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Hi All, I just upgraded my graphics card to a nVidia gForce FX 5200. (and it only cost me $99cdn) ..and the installation was once again 'painless'. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

So, do any of you know of any good games that take advantage of all the cool features on my new graphics card? I downloaded a few of the demo's at nVidia and they look great, but I'm eager to see my graphics card in live action..

Q2: I currently have Jedi Academy and Neverwinter Knights installed, I haven't played them since getting the card, do they have 'extra' umph and pizzaz if the graphics card is up to par?

Anyway, One good thing,.. it has improved my frame rates in SE5. So just for that it is/was worth it.

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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SE5?!?!? Gimme...

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Most current game say for a few high end FPS like DeusEx IW, and Doom 3.

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The latest entry in the MS Combat Flight Simulator is always a good test of frame rates. Better have some RAM though or you'll just choke it anyway.

Turin

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Don't know about Jedi Academy, but NWN doesn't get any extra umph or pizzaz... Things might look a little smoother if you were running on lower settings before, but even my old 64 MB Nvidia Geforce 4 can play it without much difference between medium and high settings...

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FarCry. Doom3.

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Will it be a minimum hardware reqiurement for se5 (I mean fx 5200)? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

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NWN's pizzaz is in the player made modules. Still not much graphics pizzaz I guess but definetly dont pass judgement on NWN based on what comes in the box.

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What are you talking about? We were merely discussing noticing any differences in graphical output with his new video card...

I will say that even with all of the player made content, NWN is still rather vacuous... Too Diablo-like hack'n'slash and not enough roleplaying-based game play for a RPG in my opinion... And no, hack'n'slash with people that actually roleplay their characters is not really sufficient. Might as well stick to OpenRPG or some such pen and paper tool for that...

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I don't think a gForce FX card will be in the minimum specs, It ran fine with my gForce 2 MX. I just got a few more FPS with this new card. not like 100 fps more, just around 12-15 more fps, which can make all the diff. As far as I know the min requirements should fall in line with Starfury. So if you download the demo of Starfury and it runs, chanches are se5 will run on your system too.

FYI: Min sys specs are one of the things that gets tested during beta. That's why it's always good to have a range of sys specs in the beta. So any of you people with lower specs might find yourself in the beta due to lower sys specs. Wouldn't that be neat? Oh, and don't ask how or when to apply for the beta, we are not there yet, and Aaron will post on his malfador.com site all that info when he is ready.

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

P.S. hmmm, FarCry I have that, and KotOR too, hmmm, I wonder,..

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You know what? That little taunt was evil....just evil http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

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[teal'c]Indeed[/teal'c] http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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Renegade, Don't think of it as 'Evil'. but rather just some encouraging news. If I have an alpha copy of se5, then that means the Beta is getting closer and that in turn means that all the drooling fans (like yourself) will be getting their hands on the final Version soon enough.

On second thought, it WAS evil, I'm EVIL,.. Muahahahahahaha! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Hmmm, good point(s). At least we now know it's all coming along well.

[chanting]We want SE5! We want SE5![/chanting]

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[chanting]I want ten million dollars and the Batmobile! I want ten million dollars and the Batmobile![/chanting]

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Sure thing Narf. But there is a small problem: Canadian or American dollars? Since there is no such thing as a "dollar" without a national adjective, this currency does not exist; therefore, your wish has been cancelled, and the Genie has gone back to the bottle.

This was a friendly message brought to you by the Association for Productive Nitpicking, ie "How to avoid fulfilling problematic wishes".

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/me drops a load of rubber hammers on Alneyan.

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OK, while we're on the topic of SE5, then, David... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/evil.gif

Have you tried running it under wine on Linux yet? I'm thinking my next PC will be a Linux box but I *really* don't want to miss out on SE5! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif Even the 2D mode would be good enough for me as long as it works to some degree... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Rubber hammers? A novel idea! *Snickers as the hammers fail to harm his crystalline-powered personal shields, and glowers at Narf just to keep that good habit*

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Well I am also the proud owner of a Geforce FX 5200 and I have been playing alot of Far Cry and Counter-Strike: Source with excellent graphics and framerate.

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Ed, I'm sorry to say I do not have Wine or Linux so I could not tell you if they will run. But the main requirement that I know of is DirectX. Is DirectX available on those platforms? If not then I'm afread you will be out of luck. I guess you'll have to keep a windows system handy for playing SE5.

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot to mention they are 200-ton rubber hammers.

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DirectX 8 will run on Linux with Cedega (a variant of wine), but not yet DirectX 9. Does SE5 require DirectX 9?

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It still does not work Narf. See, even the Ripper Beam deals a meagre 2 damage points per kt (or so, I do not recall the exact figure), while my Crystalline shielding armour effectively protects me against attacks dealing 149 damage points or less, all weapons taken one after the other.

So even if your hammers were as effective as a good old-fashioned Ripper Beam, they would deal 0.4 damage point, which is definitively less than enough to break my shields. High numbers of hammers will not help; you would need much more powerful ones to bring me down (not metaphorically speaking unfortunately).

If you believe the above explanation bends logic and maths, you are quite right.

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/me shoots Alneyan with a logic canon cannon, then drops the hammers on him.

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Alas Narf, I took to flight as soon as you have started your attacks. As such, I am currently 150 klicks away from your position, and your canon cannon has no hope of hitting me at these distances.

However, your cannon did manage to hit my Sentry Star Destroyer. You have approximatively seven minutes before the vessel destroys the system you live in. Why do I have the nagging feeling I am missing something obvious? Oh yes, I forgot the gloating part. But isn't there something else? Hmm...

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Narf, you should be aware that a logic canon cannon is a dangerous weapon, as Logic cannot be fired at a speed sufficent enough to be a projectile. Logic is in fact a very poor choice of ammo, as many species, mainly humans, appear to be very stubborn in their views and beliefs such making them immune to logic, or even the outdated Common Sense grenade. Sarcasm has replaced most forms of ammunition due to it's ego piercing properties.

Any weapon claiming to be a Logic Cannon is inherrently Illogical in nature, such as they explode when used. Many people find this highly ammusing, especially inferior races who litter their bases/colonies/homes/secret lairs with these weapons. Cries of "Finally a Logical Weapon..." are usually followed by a big loud explosion, one too big and loud to be generated by a small firearm, but that is the logic of illogical weapons. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Your Arguments that this is untrue becuase it is canon is easily negated, As any sci-fi writer who claims such thing's are canon will be against the wall at the mercy* of my firing squads alongside George Lucas, Jar Jar Binks, most the cast of Episodes 1 and 2 (excluding Palpatine, Amidala and Obi Wan who did quite well) and overly enthusiastic trekkies who will try and prove the power output of an illogical weapon. Oh and of course the executives of the American Television network that cancelled Firefly http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smirk.gif

* Mercy was not an inherrent trait we hired when deciding who should be on my Firing Squad. In fact we were "suprised" at the sheer aptitude of mercy suppression we found in these candidates http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

I'm Unsure, it's either the problem that a klick is a dubious measure of distance or the fact you live in the same solar system as Narf...Choices Choices...

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/me squish you both into goey paste. /me squish this thread into a goey paste. /me nullifies all counter-arguements.

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Since this thread has remained in its original shape (despite your threats), we can safely assume your attack did little to our bodies. This is, obviously, not an arguement, but merely a statement.

Oh, and do not take this thread too seriously. I mean, a Tarrasque in that D&D game is very nice and all, but I would rather not have to battle it right now. Granted, you might want some sort of revenge, but please, do not exert retribution upon my poor Tiefling.

Deadstar, yes it was that. I happen to be in the same solar system as Narf, which would be a complication. Annoying that. Have you seen any flying saucer for strategical retreat purposes when/if the Star Destroyer starts destroying our sun?

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Unfortunatly RD is currently a pile of gooey paste. Now, this is a problem and a new viewpoint all in one. Humans were once gooey paste, this leaves millions of options for evolution. But back then Humans weren't humans then and didn't think, certainly they weren't typing a message on a forum anyway. So if i'm doing this in a gooey paste form that makes this completely illogical, and if i come into contact with logic...

Oh Gods....

I've just become a logic triggered PLasticene Explosive!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

As for Flying Saucers....I'm assuming you have no star destroyers left? Considering that this ship was a "Sentry Star Destroyer" it was important enough to have a title, and if it was important it must have cost more. You didn't blow your budget on One ship instead of a lot did you? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif If you're looking for flying saucers all i can suggest is make sure you're carrying a towel.

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SE5 will probly be DirectX 7 since that is what Starfury used and it is basiclly the same engine.

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DX7 is horribly outdated. If new DX functions are backward compatible, se5 will be rewritten in DX9.

edit: probably. But don't quote me on that http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Thankfully, I do not know what is pLasticene, or pLasticine, or anything of the like. Therefore, I am immune to the effects of that... erh... let's adopt a scientific approach, and call it a thingy.

"Sentry Star Destroyer" only referred to its orders, as it was ordered to blow up the star when an enemy vessel (no matter what sort of ship) is sighted. A suitable title would be "The Baleful Light of the Land of Woe, Harbinger of Sorrow and Despair, Forerunner of Destruction and Chaos, Herald of Suffering and Death", among other similar appellations. But you know, speed kills in a battle, and so you need a shorter name when ordering that ship around, hence its sober name of "Oops".

Since all sorts of things can go wrong in this universe, the vessel was equipped with no less than six Stellar Torpedoes, and did kill my budget because of this extra cost. The ship also comes with its own Warp Opener, several teleportation devices, seventeen redundant Quantum Reactors, and ten thousand units of 0kt armour (P&N *something* Gel. Buckygel?). Of course, I will not bore you with details about its conventional weaponry, which merely includes eight highly focused Ripper Beams, and the Z-Bombs, powerful enough to kill twenty billion inhabitants in a single hit.

Sadly, this ship had a most impressive price tag, and so I did not have the means of purchasing other vessels. Of course, the "Oops" Star Destroyer came with escape pods, but their range is equal to "distance to reach the nearest wormhole minus one hundred meters" since I am such a wicked leader. I failed to notice it means I cannot use them myself though, and it seems a bit too late now. Annoying, isn't it?

At least, the ship was well worth its cost. There is simply nothing that can interfere with it now. A good thought to keep in mind when I die because I was a miser. Positive thinking and all that I guess.

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/me ties Alneyan to the railroad tracks...I mean, Earth. And then goes back to his ship.

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*Snickers, and calls Raging Deadstar in for support* Hey friend, you won't let me to die on that dead star, will you? I know you aren't that kind of folk, really. But please, hurry up! The ETA before Kadaboom time is only six minutes and fourty seconds.

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RD quickly mobilises himself, after returning back to a less gooey paste form. He thinks of ways to possibly get Alneyan out of there, and following tradition...

Since in The Uk it's Bonfire Night... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

Alneyan soon finds him strapped to two giant fireworks

Don't worry Friend, the Chinese Inventor who tried this originally was the first man to achieve flight years before the wright brothers....

He just achieved flight in several different directions http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

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*For a brief second, an image flickers in an orbit slightly tighter(in stellar scale) than the earths. Call it a huge spaceship. A projectile, visible only if zoomed in so far that the hull plates look flat, flies out of a briefly-opened blue glow. It looks, if we pause the image, strangely enough, like an eight-foot mouse in a spacesuit with a bubble helment, weilding a giant hammer. And if the com traffic were audible through space, a cry of 'BANZAI!' could be heard as the spacesuited mouse flies past at 1.30 C.*

*Some 6 minutes later, a figure steps aboard a spaceship through a rent in the hull of a spaceship. In the lighting, a tube can be seen leading directly into the figure's mouth, down which some liquified orange substance can be seen to flow. The figure lifts the hammer and strikes. Directly at the point of impact, the wall of the cooridor simply vaporizes. Expanding ripples blow out deck after deck. And, if the com traffic was again audible, a mutter of 'Ok, ship, let's see how tough you really are' could be heard.*

*Zooming the camera out, we see a star destroyer floating close to a yellow sun. Every few seconds, gouts of debris fly out of gaping holes which suddenly appear.*

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I mixed up October and November, and so thought Guy Fawkes Night was Last month. How annoying. You know, there is no reason for you to put me on the actual bonfire though. I mean, I am not an effigy or something, and it burns there. So would you please be so kind as to get me away from that fire, or put it out? Thankyouverymuch. I will owe you a favour.

Narf, that hammer does seem to be impressive. Problem is, there has been several, cloaked Destroyers, waiting in case something baneful should befall on the first vessel. You have thirty seconds to destroy the six other Destroyers. Dismissed.

Don't you find this to be a marvellous, evil scheme RD? A magnificent ending to that world, and I will not even have to suffer through the fire. Now if only I had a way of bLasting Narf's ship from there... He isn't in his ship anymore, so cutting his retreat path will simply... how shall I put it... teach me a lesson about why he should not cross me. Please RD, do destroy his spacecraft. Now!

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*As more cheese flows into Narf's body, Narf's strength increases. As Narf's strength increases, Narf's stomach can hold more cheese. The first destroyer is destroyed in 15 seconds. The second is destroyed in 8 seconds. The third is destroyed in 5 seconds. The fourth is destroyed in 4 seconds. The fifth is also destroyed in 4 seconds. The sixth is destroyed in just 3 seconds, one second before launch. And, if we once more eavesdrop on the communications, we can hear a mutter of 'puny'.*

Oh, as for the cloaking? My dreadnought penatrated it as I was being launched. Feel free to TRY to blow it up.

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*Bursts out laughing* Dear mouse, you needed 15 seconds + 8 seconds + 5 seconds + 4 seconds + 4 seconds + 3 seconds. As my calculator tells me, it amounts to thirty-nine seconds. Alas, you were only granted thirty seconds (30), and not fourty (40). The figure was only written down in letters, and not in actual numbers, to mislead you.

Because of this, you have failed this mission. You were still busy destroying the fourth Destroyer when the sun was blown up by Destroyer V and Destroyer VI (whether Destroyer IV managed to fire its torpedo or not is a matter of debate). Too bad Narf, but since you were so close to the sun, all you managed to did was to destroy the remaining Destroyers, quite impressively if I may say, but it was already too late.

And if we were playing some sort of rogue-like, you would be given the following epitaph: "Narf, the Mouse Extraordinaire, was killed on level Deep Space by a mathematically-challenged problem. Do you want to play again? [y/N]"

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Alneyan, if you want to roleplay, it's best not to keep changing your facts. That's just annoying and disolves into repititous 'I got a gun that can shoot through everything!' 'Well, I got a shield that can shoot through everything!'

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There has been no fact changed. Granted, you will have to take my word, unless the forum keeps logs and you can check if a post has been edited in a given time window (I could have unchecked "Mark post as edited", hence the insufficiency of this check).

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I'm serious here. It's just annoying.

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Erh... Well... Let's just say I had forgotten about that part. If I wanted to nitpick, I would say you needed a few seconds to take down "Star Destroyer 0" before the six other ones, but your point stands.

I will blame that matter on... on DST, or perhaps on our Calendar, since it is slightly late with every passing year. But back to our regularly-scheduled programme. What was this programme about by the way?

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* With a fizzle, the cloaking system of the NSN Murphy's Law, well, fizzles.

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And you're not even going to shoot at it?

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I have given up my aggressive and cunning ways Narf. Therefore, I cannot use this opportunity to bring down your vessel. You should ask RD instead, unless the "Peace Loving Random Hugging and Kissing" movement has affected him as well.

*While saying so, an odd frigate heads straight from the Dreadnought, filled with boarding parties and a traction beam to bring the ship back to Earth*

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*Narf aims his spacesuit towards his ship. That maniac was trying to land a planet-sized ship on a planet!*

* It's size is why it's called the NSN Murphy's Law. If most of it didn't work, it would be rediculous.

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NSN Murphy's Law, you are ordered to fire at the incoming spacesuit with all your turrets/beams/weapons/cannons/nasty things. If no weaponry can target the bogey, then simply engage maximum thrust and run like the winds. If you cannot outrun the incoming threat, simply stop and trigger a depressurisation as soon as the spacesuit enters the vessel.

If none of the above applies, please destroy all your engines, and scuttle yourself if applicable. Help is on the way, but you need to hold the invader at bay for an undetermined amount of time. One millenium should do the trick really. Reinforcements are still a long way off, so we need you to survive until then.

Oh, and do your best to escape Earth's gravitational pull. I thought the "planet-sized ship" part was just an ad catchphrase. Of course, it might have worked if you, my trusty ship, had just barely touched Earth, but I am reluctant to try this kind of stunt while I am still on the said planet.