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You know what might be cool?
If Steam could let me play level 1 of Crysis Warhead while it's still
downloading levels 15 though 25...
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Orchid XP v8 escreveu:
> You know what might be cool?
>
> If Steam could let me play level 1 of Crysis Warhead while it's still
> downloading levels 15 though 25...
I'm looking forward for the day when models, textures, AI and other will
be all streamed on-demand through the network in a game you own the
license to. Kinda like Google Earth, except with far better graphics...
:) or perhaps it's the contrary and Google will be the one to finally
show how it should be done? :D
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>> You know what might be cool?
>>
>> If Steam could let me play level 1 of Crysis Warhead while it's still
>> downloading levels 15 though 25...
>
> I'm looking forward for the day when models, textures, AI and other will
> be all streamed on-demand through the network in a game you own the
> license to.
Well, this is what Steam does - just not in real-time. Once you have a
Steam account and you purchase a game, you can install it on any PC,
anywhere. Just log in to your Steam account and start downloading.
Of course, Internet speeds will have to increase by orders of magnitude
before you can play a game instantly. (Crysis Warhead is a 5GB download!)
The other thing is... currently it takes about 3 minutes to connect to a
TF2 server. And I already *have* all the maps, textures, etc. on my PC.
I have no idea why the hell it takes so long...
> Kinda like Google Earth, except with far better graphics...
> :) or perhaps it's the contrary and Google will be the one to finally
> show how it should be done? :D
Heh. I'm just waiting for Google Earth to go 3D. I mean, they already
have crude 3D models of a few buildings. But what if there were some
satelate technology that allowed the Earth's surface to be scanned in
true 3D? Not just the bits people bothered to model, but the whole Earth
in 3D?
Then again, I'm still waiting for higher-resolution images of the south
pole and the seabed...
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Orchid XP v8 escreveu:
> Heh. I'm just waiting for Google Earth to go 3D. I mean, they already
> have crude 3D models of a few buildings. But what if there were some
> satelate technology that allowed the Earth's surface to be scanned in
> true 3D? Not just the bits people bothered to model, but the whole Earth
> in 3D?
You do know it displays true 3D texture mapped surfaces like mountain
ranges, right? Like, go to Grand Canyon to see it. There's also a
"flying mode" which makes it for quite a nice flying simulator. (CTRL+G
or something like that)
It'd only be better if the graphics were up to Crysis... :)
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Heh. I'm just waiting for Google Earth to go 3D.
All you need to do is fly a plane around taking pictures for a day, and then
let the computer crunch on it a while.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n0052nWets&fmt=18
http://kart.finn.no/3d/
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] dev null> wrote in message
news:4ac51ae6$1@news.povray.org...
> You know what might be cool?
>
> If Steam could let me play level 1 of Crysis Warhead while it's still
> downloading levels 15 though 25...
Huh? There are only 7 levels...
Unless Steam provides the game in blocks that is... ?
~Steve~
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nemesis wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 escreveu:
>> Heh. I'm just waiting for Google Earth to go 3D. I mean, they already
>> have crude 3D models of a few buildings. But what if there were some
>> satelate technology that allowed the Earth's surface to be scanned in
>> true 3D? Not just the bits people bothered to model, but the whole
>> Earth in 3D?
>
> You do know it displays true 3D texture mapped surfaces like mountain
> ranges, right?
Sure, it works for geological features. Doesn't work so well for
man-made structures.
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>> You know what might be cool?
>>
>> If Steam could let me play level 1 of Crysis Warhead while it's still
>> downloading levels 15 though 25...
>
>
> Huh? There are only 7 levels...
Well, given that the game hasn't finished downloading yet, I didn't know
that. :-P
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
news:4ac5cebf$1@news.povray.org...
>>> You know what might be cool?
>>>
>>> If Steam could let me play level 1 of Crysis Warhead while it's still
>>> downloading levels 15 though 25...
>>
>>
>> Huh? There are only 7 levels...
>
> Well, given that the game hasn't finished downloading yet, I didn't know
> that. :-P
Ah, ok. You'll enjoy Warhead, they're good levels, hey and you get MP
Wars too, so see ya on the battlefield! :)
~Steve~
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> You know what might be cool?
>
> If Steam could let me play level 1 of Crysis Warhead while it's still
> downloading levels 15 though 25...
Well, let's see, that's 3 crashes so far. I wonder how many more times
this game is going to crash? Seriously, this makes MS Word look
reliable. :-P
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
news:4ac61956$1@news.povray.org...
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> You know what might be cool?
>>
>> If Steam could let me play level 1 of Crysis Warhead while it's still
>> downloading levels 15 though 25...
>
> Well, let's see, that's 3 crashes so far. I wonder how many more times
> this game is going to crash? Seriously, this makes MS Word look reliable.
> :-P
Have you downloaded the last 1.5 patch? You really should do it before
playing, unless it's included with steam? (I bought the discs).
Anyway, here it is if not:
http://www.mycrysis.com/filebase.php?fileid=9437
~Steve~
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> --
> http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
> http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Sorry wrong link Andrew, this is the one you want:
http://www.crytek.com/downloads/crysiswarswarhead/
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>> Well, let's see, that's 3 crashes so far. I wonder how many more times
>> this game is going to crash? Seriously, this makes MS Word look reliable.
>> :-P
>
> Have you downloaded the last 1.5 patch? You really should do it before
> playing, unless it's included with steam? (I bought the discs).
Steam's entire purpose is to install updates, so I'm pretty sure it's
already in there. ;-)
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Well, that was fairly short...
It was fun and everything, but I don't think it was quite as good as
Crysis. (I notice, though, that Warhead lets me play even though Process
Explorer is running. Crysis refuses to run unless I disable PE - with is
a massive PITA.)
The pacing wasn't as good, and half the time I didn't really know what
was happening around me. This is mostly because almost all of the dialog
happens while you're being shot to pieces.
Also, some of the missions were fairly boring. Like the one where you
just sit on a train, waiting for it to reach the station. You don't have
to *do* anything, just wait. Or the one where you and a bunch of guys
just have to run to the tunnel entrance. You're utterly surrounded by
alien forces trying to kill you, but actually, if you just ran away, you
don't get injured all that much. So it's basically just an exercise in
running.
Still, it was an enjoyable way to spent 4 hours. I don't suppose I'll
ever play it again, and I'm not sure if it was worth £35, but hey...
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