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| Scarla O |
Posted - 11/15/2004 : 04:02:44
Anyone here played a Danelectro U2?
They are supposed to be great for that '60s surf sound (and they were one of the few companies that made left-handed guitars).
They are made out of hardboard apparently.
Half Life 2 comes out tomorrow.
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| WolfManMikeLonely |
Posted - 12/03/2004 : 16:33:29
I get off work at 4 PM tomorrow, Eastern time, so I should be around most of the night.
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
-Johnny Thunders
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| manintheshack |
Posted - 12/03/2004 : 12:49:29
quote:
Originally posted by El Barto
If you don't like it...play all the other million run and gun deathmatches.
I do. And was that quote supposed to be taken from me? Slander! The gravity gun definitely adds much to DM. Setting up traps with barrels, ahhhh. But those kids who run around looking for furniture to throw at you when you're running circles popping them with the magnum, mwahaha, prime for the picking.
We should definitely get together for a deathmatch sometime but i'm not around this weekend. Pah.
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 12/03/2004 : 08:24:56
I got an OEM card. it was advertised as made by ATI themselves but the product code led me to believe it was a PowerColor one. but i'm not sure. be careful about getting a Sapphrie one. i know that they do a 128bit version which is not as good (a 9600xt might even be better than that). but yeah, a 9800 pro is a pretty good upgrade for the price. grabbed mine for £140 ish http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=5915&GroupID=0
are the names our steam account names? if so, mine's stevendarby |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 12/03/2004 : 07:41:31
The only person I had any trouble adding was Jim, who it told me does not exist. I've got everyone else added that's posted their name, but I've yet to see everyone on. How about a game tomorrow (Sat) afternoon (or evening for our UK friends) at 1:00 CST (7:00 GMT)? Anyone in for some CS:S?
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| Scarla O |
Posted - 12/03/2004 : 07:33:14
quote:
Originally posted by PixieSteve
btw, i upgraded to a 9800 pro (128mb, 256bit) and it's awesome.
What did you get PixieSteve - was it the Sapphire 9800 Atlantis Pro? I've been thinking about an upgrade and it looked like a good card...
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| cvanepps |
Posted - 12/03/2004 : 07:28:18
quote:
Originally posted by El Barto
Been playing a lot of CS:S too. Lots of fun. Nobody has added me to their friends list for some reason.
I've tried unsuccessfully to add everyone that posted a name here. Not sure but I think both parties need to be logged in at the same time to add each other. Who knows such mysteries?
I got my new computer from Falcon Northwest yesterday, you should see Half Life 2 running with full everything. It's incredible.
-= It's not easy to kidnap a fat man =-
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 12/03/2004 : 01:16:27
hah, i'll add you once i give CS:S and HL2:DM a go. up until now i've been busy with the single player. btw, i upgraded to a 9800 pro (128mb, 256bit) and it's awesome. i did a few other tricks like disabling autosave and increasing my heapsize, and i've lost a lot of that stutter that a lot of people seem to get. no one here? |
| El Barto |
Posted - 12/02/2004 : 21:35:48
"use the gravity gun far too much"? WTF! That's the whole point...what fucking other death match game can you lob a folding chair at someone and kill them? Or perhaps mow down a group of people with a friggin desk. If you don't like it...play all the other million run and gun deathmatches. I, for one, could not stop laughing while I played HL2:DM...just being able to mow people down with a freaking bookshelf...I love it.
Been playing a lot of CS:S too. Lots of fun. Nobody has added me to their friends list for some reason.
I guess I just wasn't made for these times. |
| WolfManMikeLonely |
Posted - 12/02/2004 : 16:58:38
Yeah I noticed that most people just use the gravity gun far too much. We really need to figure out when everyone on here usually plays and try to all play a game together.
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
-Johnny Thunders
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 12/02/2004 : 15:13:55
completed the game. totally convinced now. awesome. |
| The Champ |
Posted - 12/02/2004 : 11:37:38
Deathmatch fucking blows, its just a mess of shit flying all over the place. Im sticking to CSS. |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 12/02/2004 : 11:27:33
I probably won't get to try it 'til the weekend, but should be fun.
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| manintheshack |
Posted - 12/02/2004 : 10:53:06
Haven't been on this forum for awhile but caught this thread. The deathmatch is awesome, mostly because I've found I'm actually rather good at it. Want to know a trick to win each match? Try not to use the gravity gun at all. Most of the kids on the servers don't put them down. They sure love their tables!
If anyone wants to add me to the friends list for a match or something: manintheshack
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| WolfManMikeLonely |
Posted - 12/01/2004 : 13:30:46
So Half Life 2 Deathmatch just dropped last night. What you guys think of it?
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
-Johnny Thunders
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 11/26/2004 : 07:53:28
have to say i am not overwhelmed by half life 2 so far. i find the boat/buggy stuff a bit tiresome. but still better than most games i've played. |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 11/26/2004 : 06:28:22
I had some decent experiences with CSS, but even within that, yeah, definitely a few that shouldn't be allowed near an internet connection.
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| WolfManMikeLonely |
Posted - 11/25/2004 : 21:47:50
Well I'm getting closer and closer to finishing Half Life 2. Tried Counterstrike: Source tonight, seems like it would be great fun but the assholes are out in spades.
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
-Johnny Thunders
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| Superabounder |
Posted - 11/25/2004 : 18:29:39
cvanepps Posted - 11/22/2004 : 11:49:21
I really wish I could tell what the creative team at id software thinks of Half Life 2. Do they feel owned, I wonder? What does it feel like to be bested at the genre you created by a company that started out using your technology? It must be weird.
I don't feel too sorry for those guys (or girls for all I know). I used to drive by the office building in Mesquite Texas where they headquartered, and I would routinely have to park and get out to check out the rare Ferraris that I had never before seen in person-the kind of Ferraris that they make like 500 of. I don't usually get too jealous, but...
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| LBF1976 |
Posted - 11/25/2004 : 12:39:47
I guess you don't play it then there Jimmy... I kinda like it, and I am not a frat boy. The 1 player game is nothing special, but the online play is pretty addictive.
My computer isn't good enough for all the new games, but I used to love Qauke3, SoF2, and all the Half-Life games in the 1st series...
Halo 2 is actually fun, I really like the ranking system Bungie developed.
Anyway, you can make fun of me if you want to... =(
Floops quesedillas zijn te vergelijken met het likken van fatsige Albert's aars nadat hij een fles laxeermiddel heeft leeggedronken.
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| El Barto |
Posted - 11/25/2004 : 04:08:59
http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2004-11-08&res=l
I guess I just wasn't made for these times. |
| LBF1976 |
Posted - 11/24/2004 : 21:12:00
anyone else play Halo 2?
Floops quesedillas zijn te vergelijken met het likken van fatsige Albert's aars nadat hij een fles laxeermiddel heeft leeggedronken. |
| Scarla O |
Posted - 11/24/2004 : 01:22:17
quote:
How about this little trick.
1. Sign up with any Internet Provider that offers a trial period, usually 30 days.
2. Log on said Internet Provider and register your copy of HL2.
3. Call up said Internet Provider before the trial period ends and cancel your subscription without paying a dime.
Thanks for the suggestion Thomas but unfortunately my flat doesn't have any phone sockets. Nice idea though.
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 11/23/2004 : 21:35:38
Mine is cult_of_frank. <shock>
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| cvanepps |
Posted - 11/23/2004 : 20:50:34
Steam username = BigBlackBetty
-= It's not easy to kidnap a fat man =-
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| El Barto |
Posted - 11/23/2004 : 14:17:15
Bender is my friends name. BusyDoingNothing is my steam username...I'm not sure which one it uses.
Email is jim at busydoingnothing dot net.
I guess I just wasn't made for these times. |
| WolfManMikeLonely |
Posted - 11/23/2004 : 14:03:27
Well if anyone wants to put me on their friends list on Steam my user name is MikeCoffin. What's everyone elses?
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
-Johnny Thunders
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| Thomas |
Posted - 11/23/2004 : 09:45:31
quote:
Originally posted by Scarla O
Cheers cvanepps - i think i'm gonna have to grow me some patience and wait until i've got an internet connection.
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"Life rolls by with vapour trails that break your scarlet fingernails"
How about this little trick.
1. Sign up with any Internet Provider that offers a trial period, usually 30 days.
2. Log on said Internet Provider and register your copy of HL2.
3. Call up said Internet Provider before the trial period ends and cancel your subscription without paying a dime.
Happy gaming.
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| cvanepps |
Posted - 11/23/2004 : 07:21:29
quote:
Originally posted by WolfManMikeLonely
Irregardless of all this when I'm through with the single player Half Life 2 we should all get together and play some Counter Strike: Source if you guys are up to it. It seems it'll be a lot more fun with people you've at least interacted with in some way before.
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
-Johnny Thunders
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Count me in as well. Team FB!
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| The Champ |
Posted - 11/23/2004 : 07:12:08
Man half life 2 is the best game ive ever played. They were really good at creatin a story line which forces your mind to ponder and try to figure it all out when your not playing the game. That really allows the game to be appealing and a hell of alot of fun. Now about the ending...I dont know, there are alot of questions to this sequel...
At least we know a few things..
Administrator from half life is the same guy in half life 2 who wanted the resonance cascade to happen.
Adminsistrator is not really human any more, hes got some parasite inside him or something
G man can control time or is in Gordons head most of the time (i side with the inside head idea)
G man's employers are....well who knows
Xen was most likely once at war with the combine,and i would say won eventually...
Administrator knew of the combine world back in half life 1
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 11/22/2004 : 22:41:26
Yeah, I'd be up for that.
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| WolfManMikeLonely |
Posted - 11/22/2004 : 21:18:26
Irregardless of all this when I'm through with the single player Half Life 2 we should all get together and play some Counter Strike: Source if you guys are up to it. It seems it'll be a lot more fun with people you've at least interacted with in some way before.
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
-Johnny Thunders
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| WolfManMikeLonely |
Posted - 11/22/2004 : 21:10:56
Yeah I found it now, always makes you feel dumb when shit like that happens. It's always so simple to get through where you're stuck but you never notice until you've nearly started throwing shit around the room.
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
-Johnny Thunders
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 11/22/2004 : 19:35:59
It's not very often in the game you have to stack things to get up. Most likely there's a vent or some such not-so-obvious hidden access that you're missing.
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| WolfManMikeLonely |
Posted - 11/22/2004 : 18:19:26
I picked this game up yesterday and I'm having a helluva lot of trouble with the parts where you have to stack shit up to try to reach on a jump. I just went through this part where I killed a bunch of those face hugger things and a few zombies with them on their faces then I passed a live wire then crawled under some debri and this earthquake happened and blocked my way. Now I'm stuck as all hell and getting very frustrated, I back tracked and I think I need to get on top of these little shanty type things and I'm trying to stack things to get on the roofs but I've gone at this for about 45 minutes and no luck. Arggh I hope I don't have to do this shit too often.
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
-Johnny Thunders
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| El Barto |
Posted - 11/22/2004 : 16:34:21
I have that exact setup, Steve, but with 1GB of RAM (and the 9800Pro), and the game runs like fucking butter with all the settings on high. There are very rare moments (like, tons of activity or a big, wide view of the world) when it dips in performance, otherwise it's smooth as glass. I highly suggest you double your RAM.
As far as Doom 3 vs Half-Life 2 goes, I think id stated that they never meant to do anything revolutionary with the game...it was supposed to be a straight up shooter. It's so very dull.
I guess I just wasn't made for these times. |
