Re: Great collectors of Vogons! What's missing in your collections? :P
Posted on 2014-01-30, 17:31
NIB Thrustmaster HOTAS Cougar. 🙁
Re: subwoofer explained
Posted on 2014-01-26, 13:20
obobskivich wrote: What an awesome thread! 😀 I'll spare the boredom of listing all of my gears though. 😵 What, are you kidding? List them here, better with photos! Will reply to your other points but right now I'm delirious with flue. Nonetheless I enjoy reading them.
Re: Your speaker and headphone system(s)
Posted on 2014-01-23, 22:00
If they actually had any idea about how surround sound works they would've used normal two-speaker headphones and an HRTF algorithm. Indeed. But strangely enough, the resulting sound is sufficiently directional - at least according the review. The sound quality, of course, is entirely another thing …
Re: Fabien Sanglard takes on Strike Commander
Posted on 2014-01-23, 21:59
Awesome, Strike Commander is always my favorite game and I hope he's successful. I wonder if his works would result in a Gemini Gold equivalent of Strike Commander. 😀
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2014-01-22, 06:59
Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman has almost *210,000* replies to this thread. Rock on KAN!! Actually, almost 210,000 views, not replies, but that's still amazing! 3167 replies is great. I love to see all the retro gear that is being kept out of recycling and garbage! Thanks! *bows down* :) I've never …
Re: Your speaker and headphone system(s)
Posted on 2014-01-19, 17:55
Just wonder: anyone ever tried Psyko's Carbon surround-sound headphone? The design is outlandish and the review is skeptical, but I wonder if anyone ever fell for it.
Re: Sluggish joystick response in A-10 Tank Killer and Battledrome - am I the only one?
Posted on 2014-01-19, 17:11
Ah, so I've tried the joystick driver patch. The joystick dead zone is noticeably reduced - still too large for my liking, but reduced to reasonable level. Now at least the controls become more manageable. It should be noted that the control in overall is still sluggish, though not the particular …
Re: Preservation of historical ftp site content
Posted on 2014-01-10, 06:14
All data is offsited (at work) using multiple dual bay synology NAS with 1 NAS synced per week. Unfortunately I'm running out on space on those so I hope the 5TB hard drives come out this year. ( I can't even do snapshots due to how low on space I am :( ) Wait, you're using your workplace's …
Re: Preservation of historical ftp site content
Posted on 2014-01-09, 15:48
I maintain a file server at home which currently has 25TB out of 28TB used. Do you have backup/contingency plan? I have to admit I don't have backup for my entire collection, but I try to backup some of the rare/important ones to the internet, like the CH Speedkeys utility I received from Bob …
Re: Preservation of historical ftp site content
Posted on 2014-01-09, 09:56
I've made a habit of selectively storing copies of old games and applications and mirroring some archives if space permits. The problem is always the cost of storage and the gamble of how long such information will remain available. Since old games have typically small files, I keep a habit of …
Re: Wasteland
Posted on 2014-01-09, 09:25
SKARDAVNELNATE wrote: Great Hierophant wrote: By it from Steam : http://store.steampowered.com/app/259130/ www.gog.com/game/wasteland_the_classic_original Same facelift. All things being equal, I choose GoG.
Re: Wasteland
Posted on 2014-01-09, 08:49
By it from Steam : http://store.steampowered.com/app/259130/ Interesting facelift . :) I didn't find the MIDI part though. The system requirements is kinda... well.... PC System Requirements Minimum: OS: Windows XP Processor: 2 GHz Processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 3D graphics card DirectX: …
Re: Wasteland
Posted on 2014-01-09, 05:44
Just because a specific patch exists for a game, doesn't mean similar patch exist for another game. I haven't heard a 256 color and MIDI patch for Wasteland, why didn't you try Google?
Re: Sluggish joystick response in A-10 Tank Killer and Battledrome - am I the only one?
Posted on 2014-01-06, 03:08
There are a couple of issues with A-10. There is an odd behavior with the mouse, at least in DOSBox. Ripsaw made a patch for this. There is also an official patch (A10PATCH ) which includes a new joystick driver, though this is meant for version 1.5. http://sierrahelp.com/Patches-Updates/Patches- …
Re: Sluggish joystick response in A-10 Tank Killer and Battledrome - am I the only one?
Posted on 2014-01-05, 14:56
I have no idea if that makes a difference, but have you tried fixed cycles with either timed or not timed? Seems fixed cycles helps joystick stuff at times. I always use fixed cycles with my games, except those DOS games with built-in DOSBOX bought from gog.com Why did younpost in Milliways? …
Re: Sluggish joystick response in A-10 Tank Killer and Battledrome - am I the only one?
Posted on 2014-01-05, 14:13
There is no deadzone in dosbox actually (at this moment), but you could try boosting the maximum values. You will need to recompile dosbox though to do that. Switching between timed and non-timed might help as well, as the resistance values are calculated in a different way. I see, thanks. In my …
Sluggish joystick response in A-10 Tank Killer and Battledrome - am I the only one?
Posted on 2014-01-05, 08:07
So I dug up my old "treasure crate" a week ago and became interested in two games: A-10 Tank Killer and Battledrome, both from Sierra Dynamix. I didn't have the chance to play Battledrome a lot the first time I bought the game, but I still remember playing A-10. Now I decided to play them with CH …
Re: Your speaker and headphone system(s)
Posted on 2014-01-02, 19:05
The specs is quite impressive indeed. Frequency response: 20 - 22K Hz
Re: Your speaker and headphone system(s)
Posted on 2013-12-28, 22:11
Wing Commander 1 (via MT-32 connected to the decoder), as well as the Ultima VI, connected in the same way sound good. There's no obvious separations or unwanted side effects of alienated instrument directions. Both sound like enhanced stereo, with equal stereo separation, and they just enhance the …
Re: I Have a Brand New Modern Gaming Pet-Peeve
Posted on 2013-12-28, 22:05
Jorpho wrote: Surely this goes all the way back to "bullet time" in the original Max Payne, if not earlier? I thought bullet time was slower speed, not lower frame rate.
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