Re: Wrath: Aeon of Ruin

Posted on 2019-03-08, 12:17

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Munx wrote: I know this sounds very elitist, but Id prefer if developers just advertised their games for what they are instead of claiming connections to other games that arent really there. Not elitest at all. There's nothing wrong with expecting a little clear, transparent honesty.

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Re: Planning an FM/MT-32/GM comparison. Requesting suggestions.

Posted on 2019-03-07, 11:53

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Here's a preview if anyone's interested. Travel music in GM via DreamBlaster X2. Using the GUD 1.04 soundbank. edit: added Roland MT-32 and Yamaha OPL3 FM version.

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Re: Planning an FM/MT-32/GM comparison. Requesting suggestions.

Posted on 2019-03-07, 11:00

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So instead of using this 'Listen to this device' feature that you can reach through the Recording Devices section, you should simply enable the 'Line-in' as a playing source that can be reached through the 'Playback -> Speakers -> Levels' section. All modern versions of Windows support it even on …

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Re: Planning an FM/MT-32/GM comparison. Requesting suggestions.

Posted on 2019-03-06, 23:28

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By no means was I trying to correct you. I agree. They are rare. :) If anything, you reminded me of that fact. I just wonder how many of these games have soundtracks that actually sound good in more than one format. Subjectively, Star Trail sounds pretty good in FM (Yamaha OPL3 from an Audician 32 …

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Re: Planning an FM/MT-32/GM comparison. Requesting suggestions.

Posted on 2019-03-05, 23:15

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Hey, specifically, I'm planning this for a Realms of Arkania: Star Trail. It's a rare game that supports all three, and a game whose music I really like. I'm planning on recording this comparison for either Youtube, Soundcloud, or both. Where I'd like your suggestions is: -should I have each song a …

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Planning an FM/MT-32/GM comparison. Requesting suggestions.

Posted on 2019-03-05, 17:48

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Hey, specifically, I'm planning this for a Realms of Arkania: Star Trail. It's a rare game that supports all three, and a game whose music I really like. I'm planning on recording this comparison for either Youtube, Soundcloud, or both. Where I'd like your suggestions is: -should I have each song a …

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Re: What are your computer-related obsessive-compulsive disorders?

Posted on 2019-03-04, 01:52

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mostly if I download archives and extract them, then delete the archives immediately... nothing terribly important It bothers me to no end, especially from a disk space and clutter standpoint, when I'm maintaining our work file servers and I'll find a and next to it, the folder where someone …

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Re: What are your computer-related obsessive-compulsive disorders?

Posted on 2019-03-02, 17:33

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Forgot to mention my OCD for DOS speed sensitive games, setmul, and benchmarking Pentium Test Registers with setmul. 😊

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Re: Games that don't run properly on faster CPUs

Posted on 2019-03-02, 17:30

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Added Realms of Arkania I and II to the DOS section of the Wiki.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2019-03-02, 17:21

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Just started Thief: The Dark Project. Playing on my P3-933 with Voodoo2 SLI and Audigy EAX. 17" CRT monitor at 1024x768. :cool: Meh...I gave up on this game after about 2.5 hrs. I cleared the first level (stealing the sceptre from the throne room), and it wasn't as fun as I remembered. Then I …

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Re: Wing Commander II with MT-32 gives wrong sound effects

Posted on 2019-02-27, 18:14

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I should clarify that the sound effects I speak of are especially noticeable in the intro such as the fireworks after the fanfare, and the ships launching missiles at the TCS Tiger's Claw as well as the subsequent explosions. How do you know they are wrong? What do they sound like vs what are they …

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Re: Processor choice for later dos games

Posted on 2019-02-27, 10:58

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My MMX 233 runs duke3D in 800x600 res at 25-30fps. I highly doubt that, with my Pentium 2 Overdrive @ 350mhz & Geforce FX5500 with the dos tweaks 800x600 the slowdowns were bad, had to drop back 640x480. I can vouch for this. My P200MMX benched in Duke3D 800x600 with various graphics cards: TNT2 …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2019-02-26, 18:14

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Personally I was really disappointed with PoE. Coming from other Obsidian games where the choice/consequence was so deep -- I stopped playing after the first major city where, no matter your actions and who you side with, things play out the same. Without finishing the game, how do you know things …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2019-02-26, 10:59

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Had a major Pillars of Eternity week You nearly had me with this one but I just can't come at that isometric, dialog heavy gameplay. Sounds amazing though all the same. Most of the major dialog is voice-acted (quite well). In fact, I was surprised at just how much voice acting there was. Then there …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2019-02-25, 21:55

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Just started Thief: The Dark Project. Playing on my P3-933 with Voodoo2 SLI and Audigy EAX. 17" CRT monitor at 1024x768. 😎

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Re: What are your computer-related obsessive-compulsive disorders?

Posted on 2019-02-25, 21:53

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Unfortunately, I also had another obsession back then which was to buy every new game that remotely interested me. I read CGW's reviews (and later, PC Gamer and others) which tempted me to buy many more titles than I otherwise would. That meant I had more games than time to play, and every shiny …

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Re: List the PC games that you have beaten

Posted on 2019-02-25, 00:22

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Just finished Pillars of Eternity. Probably the most satisfying endgame sequence I've ever experienced! The game itself was incredible, but for me, a little too long. It took me almost 81 hrs to complete it, and that was with the decision to skip a bunch of sidequests in Act 3. It could easily have …

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Re: What are your computer-related obsessive-compulsive disorders?

Posted on 2019-02-23, 13:24

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You're a top-notch guy, Kreshna. Enjoyed your story. MY retro OCDs involve MS-DOS, MS-DOS graphics benchmarking, and gaming. When I first got into retro computing around 2015, it was finding as many PCI cards and benchmarking them under pure DOS. Why pure DOS? It was my favorite era of computer …

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Re: List the PC games that you have beaten

Posted on 2019-02-22, 01:54

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Just finished Metro 2033. Took me 16.5 hrs over the course of 42 days. I did not get the Enlightened ending. 🤣.

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Re: How to block internet on windows 98

Posted on 2019-02-20, 00:43

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I was going to suggest similar to darry: delete the machine's gateway setting. No gateway means no way to the internet.

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