Re: Online copies of games are not owned
Posted on 2024-05-05, 15:13
Helldivers 2 has been pulled from Steam in 170 countries without PSN access How Sony could mess up this badly is truly mind-boggling.
Re: Patches and updates for games
Posted on 2024-05-05, 10:03
This is probably your best bet for old game patches: https://www.patches-scrolls.de/ Not sure if they have that particular System Shock 2 patch, but it's worth a look. For other games, the PC Gaming Wiki sometimes has mirrors of the original patches. However, they seem to mostly focus on fan made …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-05-05, 08:10
I think the graphics in this game are as good as about any DOS title from 1991. Great colors and monster animations and most of the outer world graphics are equally beautiful. Some dungeons not so great, but in the pyramids, gorgeous. Looks great! I need to play through these games at some point. …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-05-05, 08:04
Continuing on with Halo 2 . Either this game improved the vehicle controls, or I got more used to them. In any case, I had a great time driving a Warthog and a Ghost during the Earth-based mission. The Ghost's new boost mode was a particularly nice addition, and it made zipping across the highway a …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-05-04, 12:51
Moving on to Halo 2 . I'm playing the original version of the game on my Xbox360 via back compat. The devs made some nice graphical improvements compared to the first game. For starters, Halo 2 runs in widescreen, and still looks decent when it gets upscaled to my 1080p TV. Environments became more …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-05-03, 13:16
Finished Halo: Combat Evolved . The penultimate mission where you go after the captain (yet again) wasn't one of my favorites. There were too many instances where Flood enemies would spawn out of thin air all around you while traversing cramped corridors. I get it, we're approaching the endgame, and …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-05-02, 19:42
Two more missions cleared in Halo: Combat Evolved . And yeah, the Library was as tedious as everyone said it would be. A bunch of dark, similar looking hallways filled with waves of similar looking enemies. Repeat ad nauseam for about an hour or so. Also, that robot singing and laughing all the time …
Re: EAX appreciation thread
Posted on 2024-05-02, 09:42
As for how pleasing/weird it is is subjective and can be game dependant. I used to use 2.0 speakers back in the day with an integrated sound chip that supported EAX 2.0 and I grew to dislike EAX with a vengeance, I remember feeling like it usually made games sound overly echoy and somehow distorted …
Re: EAX appreciation thread
Posted on 2024-05-02, 08:13
I've briefly tested the PC version of Halo: CE to check its EAX capabilities. Compared to the OG Xbox version, it sounds like the audio is a bit cleaner (less compressed) on the PC. Opening HALO.EXE in a hex editor shows references to EAX 1.0, EAX 2.0 and EAX 3.0 so it's likely that the game …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-05-02, 06:28
Still on Halo: Combat Evolved . The Control Room mission was all about vehicle combat. You get a tank, enemies get tanks, and there are even a few aerial units that attack you. I think I've got the hang of the vehicle controls now, so I had some fun driving a Scorpion around and blasting enemies …
Re: Guide: Installing Windows 9x and DOS drivers on Audigy cards (version 3.1)
Posted on 2024-05-02, 06:24
crusher wrote on 2024-05-02, 06:05: @Joseph_Joestar Thanks for the updated guide and driver install CD 😀 It's always nice to see people actually work on "old" stuff! Cheers! And since I'm actively using Audigy cards in several of my retro rigs, I do have an interest in making this as good as it can …
Re: Guide: Installing Windows 9x and DOS drivers on Audigy cards (version 3.1)
Posted on 2024-05-01, 15:53
@Joseph_Joestar Hi thanks, just installed an SB0350 under Windows 98 SE using the VxD drivers inside the CD-Rom , but there is a workaround to delete this second SB16 Emulation device with the exclamation mark ? The emulation works fine, just wondering how can be remove this from device manager. …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-05-01, 13:01
Made some decent progress in Halo: Combat Evolved . I liked the mission where you're given a sniper rifle and sent to covertly take out key enemy positions. It was super fun sniping turrets and enemies from a distance while marines provided cover fire and cleaned up the stragglers. Felt like a real …
Re: EAX appreciation thread
Posted on 2024-05-01, 11:47
Assuming only 2 speakers will be used (not headphones, not a surround setup), does it make any sense to switch to a Live! card supporting EAX 1.0/2.0 for same era Win9x games? You'll still get reverb and occlusion effects, even with just two speakers. For example, many games use EAX for reverb when …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2024-04-30, 19:01
Started playing Halo: Combat Evolved on my Xbox360 via back compat. The graphics of this game hold up surprisingly well. I like the shiny pixel shader water, which was a brand new thing back in 2001, as I recall. Outdoor areas are a bit low on vegetation, but still look fine for that time. Heading …
Re: Bought these games today
Posted on 2024-04-30, 14:37
You got Halo 4 but not Reach? Well, I wanted to get the mainline entries first. Both ODST and Reach are on my wanted list, so I will eventually grab them as well. Not sure how they fit into the plot though, as I still need to check which order I should be playing the games in. From what I gather, …
Re: Bought these games today
Posted on 2024-04-30, 12:51
are you going to play them back to back? quite a few hours there ! :) Heh, not necessarily all of them at once. :) You're in for a really good time. I really loved the early Halo games. I would suggest getting Halo ODST it's also a ton of fun to play through Cheers! I do intend to get the rest …
Re: Bought these games today
Posted on 2024-04-30, 11:11
Filename Halo.jpg File size 189.37 KiB Views 553 views Getting ready for my first playthrough of the Halo series. I might also grab the original version of Halo CE, as I heard that the Anniversary Edition isn't quite as good.
Re: ESS Solo 1 - Cannot find the AudioDrive
Posted on 2024-04-30, 10:37
A little off topic now, is there an sound card for for the period 97/98 with DOS support you would recommend? Maybe a Yamaha YMF 744? Under Win9x, those cards support A3D 1.0 and EAX 1.0 (via Sensaura) as well as Yamaha XG music. The latter can be used natively by Final Fantasy 7, providing …
Re: ESS Solo 1 - Cannot find the AudioDrive
Posted on 2024-04-30, 10:01
Thanks for the info Joseph. After a long read, it appears I have a newer revision of the Solo 1 so ESSVOL will not work. Are you aware of any method to unmute the line-in when ESSVOL doesn’t work? I’d like to be able to use my SC-55 with some games. Unfortunately, I don't know of any way to do that …
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