Momentum 2 - Finished - Psycho/Pan wins! - Page 40

Valerius · #**391** March 7th, 2010, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Psycho

I am having some virus related problems. That's what happens when you let family use your computer. I am going to spend tomorrow formatting and reinstalling from scratch. Please delay 24h.

Good luck. Hosting has been postponed 24 hours.

Valerius · #**392** March 9th, 2010, 01:03 AM

I postponed hosting since SciencePro's turn wasn't in with only a few minutes to go.

Psycho · #**393** March 9th, 2010, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by PsiSoldier

That's always fun. I had thought my computer had come down with a virus a few weeks back and formatted and reinstalled windows several times before I realized my 9800GX2 was simply dying on me. Sent it back to BFG and they replaced it with a GTX285 that I got in the mail 2 days ago. Still haven't gotten to try it out yet though since it doesn't have an HDMI output and had to order a DVI to HDMI converter from newegg which hasn't gotten here yet (By the way dont buy crap like that from Best Buy because they overcharge you about 400%, those are 35$ from bestbuy and I got one from newegg for 5.99 plus 2$ shipping). Until then I'm using a Radeon 5770 that I guess I'll sell once I can install the GTX285. Unless of course the 285 doesn't benchmark much better than the 5770 and then I'll sell the 285 since it goes for about twice as much on Ebay.

Anyways who knows, you might have a vid card or hard drive or some Ram dying that's just making you think you have a virus like I initially thought. I got pretty frustrated after about 5 or 6 formats and reinstall's and still having trouble. But I'm using win 7 and thought maybe the install process might have been screwing up or there was a boot sector that was infected that wasn't getting cleaned in the reinstall/format since it was the first time I'd been through it since the initial install. But at least I got an upgraded video card for free out of the deal or at least free minus the shipping I paid to RMA the old one.

That was all what had caused the big delay with the game earlier when I was having trouble. Ive got two 1.5TB seagate Baracuda's that are identical and accidentally clicked the wrong one to format during one of my many reinstall where I was getting tired and accidentally wiped out my Dom3 when I couldnt find the disk or manual to reinstall. Normally I physically unplug the harddrives I do not want to install windows on so something like that cant happen but after about the 4th reinstall I got lazy and it cost me.

At first I actually thought I had a graphics card problem as well - whenever I started a 3D game or tried to watch a video, the blue screen of death would appear. It's an old 8600GT, so I though it was dying on me. But then I noticed that if I started a game as soon as windows desktop appeared, I could start it and it would run fine until I alt-tabbed from it, at which point the blue screen of death would appear again. I figured that I must be starting the game before the virus gets loaded. Anyway, I've finished the reinstall (which isn't at all fun for me) and everything is running smoothly now.

Psycho · #**394** March 13th, 2010, 02:13 PM

Lol at that battle. My troops couldn't scratch anyone, but it was funny watching the thugs suicide themselves. And especially lich who was one square away from retreating when the lightning hit him.

Psycho · #**395** March 14th, 2010, 09:57 AM

For some reason I thought that hosting was due tomorrow. I just got the reminder and I'm not home. Can I have 24h?

Valerius · #**396** March 14th, 2010, 01:13 PM

Sure, hosting postponed 24 hours.

Valerius · #**397** March 15th, 2010, 05:34 PM

I won't be around at hosting time and there's still a couple of turns missing. Psycho, I know you sometimes submit close to the deadline but Psi doesn't so I'm postponing hosting.

Valerius · #**398** March 16th, 2010, 12:29 PM

Psi and I have talked and we are willing to concede to the game to Psycho. Since SciencePro earlier indicated that he was of the same mind the game has ended. Congratulations, Psycho! As in the first Momentum game, you fought off multiple opponents for a well-deserved win. If there is a third game in this series I may rename it the "Psycho Invitational."

I'll post some thoughts on the game later but am interested in everyone's feedback on the game settings.

Thanks everyone for playing and especially to SciencePro for stepping in as a sub.

Psycho · #**399** March 16th, 2010, 01:27 PM

Heh, just when I was about to launch a massive attack on Psi. I have several raiding parties in his lands and made preparations to take all his lands in two turns.

Well, thanks. Since this was my only game, I will have some free time, so I'll try to write a detailed AAR. And comment on game settings, of course. Not today, though.

Thanks for the invite Val, but I doubt I'll be joining another momentum in a foreseeable future. Due to lack of free time, I'll have to stick to slowboat games. I'd like to see you all again in future games, especially Val.

PsiSoldier · #**400** March 16th, 2010, 05:08 PM

Congrats Psycho. And yeah, I learned a good lesson from watching my pretender die in that battle lol. Ive never seen a commander use more than one extra gem for a battlefield spell before and he goes and uses 2 leaving himself with none to cast returning like he was scripted. Ahh well live and learn. At least the game went out with one final halfway interesting battle and I learned a little something. The annoying thing was that he completely did not need to use any extra gems at all for the spell being S7 casting an S4 100 fatigue spell, although I had given him one extra gem which I assumed the AI would use but using 2 just kind of flabbergasted me.

Dom3 really needs an improved scripting system to do a way will hogwash like that. But at least I now also know that I can take advantage of a commander using more than one extra gem to reduce fatigue as well, so it could prove advantageous in some circumstances.