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Team Fortress 2 on PC: I appear to have burst into flames.

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  • Flippy_DFlippy_D Digital Conquistador LondonRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Just dicking around and I came up with this:

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  • GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    That's awesome, Flippy. Just out of fair criticism, I think it'd be funnier if the actual text was a bit simpler. The title is good, but I think the text would be better off just reading "You Are So Fucked"

    The visual dynamic...ness... with the word "fucked" is nice, but it draws attention away from the train.

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  • RedShellRedShell Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I dropped in for a few games last night (aka DrFresh) and had a great time. My FPS experience stands at: Goldeneye, 800 hours of Halo 2 and now this game. It was fun playing on a good server.

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  • InsanityInsanity Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
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  • Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Laughed in class ass.

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  • mcdermottmcdermott Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    My Steam folder is at 18.4 GB, and all I've got besides Orange Box is that one Sam and Max episode that was free and Geometry Wars. So yeah, OB is at least like 17 GB or so.

    But you don't need to download all of it at once. You can just download TF2, I believe, for like 4 or 6 GB and start playing. But I'm not sure exactly how big just TF2 was.

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  • DiannaoChongDiannaoChong Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Man I have the most rounded out fun with you guys, even though its a harder game. When I got to pugs it can really be hit or miss, I either get frustrated to hell with some of the shenangins I see, or I completely decimate the other team becuase they dont spy check/bother with any kind of tactics to counter me.

    I watched the same 2 people track me while cloaked running around them on a bridge, in middle of cloak, didnt run into them, didnt get hit by anything. I run past them and they just turn around and wait on the bridge at 2 fort, I sweep back around to their front, and they track me that way, and I go behind them again, and they track me there. I unstealth thinking theyill be on their way because they cant see me/Im running out of stealth, and they just stare at me, and shoot me once im uncloaked. this happened between 2 people, total of 4 times.

    When I play with you guys, I know if im not on my A game, im gonna get my ass handed to me, so generally i dont play spy becuase its largely based on just having a good streak on a pa server. I hear certain spys get talked about for how good they are, but just so you all know, you never talk about the good spies, becuase you never know they are there :)
    stab

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  • rakuenCallistorakuenCallisto Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2008
    I know this isn't very TF2 related, but it seems i get the fastest and most effective responses here. Do you guys know anything about 3dMark? I called EVGA about my recent video card problem, and twice they just told me to run that, and the third he told me to check my 12v output through BIOS.

    I can post my score right now, if anyone needs to see the info to get an answer, but I NEED HELP. No one seems to ever give me a definite answer, and I just keep troubleshooting all of them with no results.

    Specs: Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTS
    AMD Athlon 64 x2 Duel 4400+ 2.3 ghz
    3.5 gigs of ram


    1440 x 900
    AAx2 AFx4


    3dmarks Score: 6852
    SM2.0 score: 2960
    HDR/SM3.0 score: 3502
    CPU Score: 1474

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  • HounHoun Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I don't think the 3dmark means much of anything; if it's between a certain range, he'll tell you you're high and hang up.

    Did you check the 12v output? How's the GPU/CPU temp?

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  • ShadrakShadrak Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Callisto, give us a run down of things you've tried so far so we don't recommend something that's already been eliminated.

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  • EdcrabEdcrab Actually a hack Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Anyone up for a quick match on PMAver's custom server (208.167.246.56:27015)?

    It'd be nice to take a break from the Valve maps.

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  • rakuenCallistorakuenCallisto Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2008
    I have the Rocketfish 700w power supply. 4 12v lines, and i heard they were 14 amp each. GPU temp is around 54 idle stock without faster speeds to the fan. I just updated my bios and that seemed to give it about a 10-15 boost, so maybe i just need to upgrade driver again and get a better fan? Iuno give me suggestions cause it didn't make a huge difference.

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  • fadingathedgesfadingathedges Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    What else is running while you are in TF2?

    What else is on the same rail as your video card? Your PSU is plenty strong (I'm running an EVGA 8800GTS with a 600w or 650w PSU) but you may want to dedicate one line to your video card, if you aren't... As in, remove anything powered by a branch of the same rail your video card is on and put it on another rail.

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  • HounHoun Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    What else is running while you are in TF2?

    What else is on the same rail as your video card? Your PSU is plenty strong (I'm running an EVGA 8800GTS with a 600w or 650w PSU) but you may want to dedicate one line to your video card, if you aren't... As in, remove anything powered by a branch of the same rail your video card is on and put it on another rail.

    Good call. I hadn't even thought of that, since I always build my systems with a dedicated rail for Vid. ;-)

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  • Roland_tHTGRoland_tHTG Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Well if we're gonna compare steam folders, at least give us something to look at. ;)

    My full folder is 15 gigs, but I also have about a gig and a half on half life+mods. The mgower folder is a second account, but it's more or less never used, so I doubt it adds any size to the other folders.
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  • Hey YouHey You Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Hey Guys, I was playing last night and i got a few screen shots, look at this crazyness. I think something was wrong w my computer. These are pretty funny.
    Heavy learns to lay down teliporter
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    Red Scout in Blue spawn room, during match (the match was not over yet)
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    Scout learned to lay down stickies
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    Scout learns to use a new weapon
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    Scout Snipping
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    Scout Snipping
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  • coelacanthcoelacanth Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I get some wacky errors like that occasionally...anybody know what causes it to do that? I figure I've got a connection issue or an overheating issue.

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  • MrDelishMrDelish Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    coelacanth wrote: »
    I get some wacky errors like that occasionally...anybody know what causes it to do that? I figure I've got a connection issue or an overheating issue.

    Apparently it can happen when you have a "network connection problem" and your connection goes back to normal. That's what Asiina said, and afterwards she was wandering aimlessly asking people what they were, then telling them what they look like.

    Everybody looked like a scout with different weapons from what she kept saying, though it has variating effects sometimes.

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  • GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I was having a color glitch yesterday while on blue team in dustbowl. Everything but my team's colors was red. The background colors for all the data on my screen, including my own character, was red, except the outfit was blue. So my own portrait was a blue medic with a red background. Even my ubers looked red to me, while appearing blue on my target. Slightly odd but a harmless glitch.

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  • coelacanthcoelacanth Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    MrDelish wrote: »
    Apparently it can happen when you have a "network connection problem" and your connection goes back to normal. That's what Asiina said, and afterwards she was wandering aimlessly asking people what they were, then telling them what they look like.

    Everybody looked like a scout with different weapons from what she kept saying, though it has variating effects sometimes.
    It's always seems to happen after a disconnection warning so I figured that was what it was. Crazy to see the results though...everyone looks like a scout, guns float around sans bodies, etc.

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  • Flippy_DFlippy_D Digital Conquistador LondonRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Who the hell is FlippyC?

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  • HounHoun Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Flippy_D wrote: »
    Who the hell is FlippyC?

    He's you with a Goatee.

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  • EdcrabEdcrab Actually a hack Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    He's your evil nemesis from another dimension. Probably a cyborg, too.
    I'm pretty sure it's Faustum.

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  • rakuenCallistorakuenCallisto Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2008
    What else is running while you are in TF2?

    What else is on the same rail as your video card? Your PSU is plenty strong (I'm running an EVGA 8800GTS with a 600w or 650w PSU) but you may want to dedicate one line to your video card, if you aren't... As in, remove anything powered by a branch of the same rail your video card is on and put it on another rail.
    I tried messing with this last night, but that was before the driver and BIOS update. I'll go back tonight after work and plug it into one cable line that isn't using anything. Thanks for the advice, this might actually help.

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  • rakuenCallistorakuenCallisto Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2008
    Flippy_D wrote: »
    Who the hell is FlippyC?
    Also, what the hell is with everyone with _d, D, d, -d names?

    Maybe the 80s are back and everyone's wearing spandex adidas jump shoes and gold chains.

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  • NailbunnyPDNailbunnyPD Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    So I upgraded from a 9800 pro to a x1950 Pro, and now everyone is glossy. I don't think I like that.

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  • NailbunnyPDNailbunnyPD Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Flippy_D wrote: »
    Who the hell is FlippyC?
    Also, what the hell is with everyone with _d, D, d, -d names?

    Maybe the 80s are back and everyone's wearing spandex adidas jump shoes and gold chains.

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  • keroppileekeroppilee Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    have you guys gotten better or have i just gotten worse? I got one uber the whole time i was playing and very few assists. Probably riding the wrong people's coattails :P

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    My plans for tonight. Congeal in my desk chair with sars and be Ender's banana rider for easy points. All I need to do is choose medic and follow that guy wherever he goes and Ill have some fun. Dont have the effort in me to play a more hard working and higher effort class, like spy or something.

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  • rakuenCallistorakuenCallisto Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2008
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    My plans for tonight. Congeal in my desk chair with sars and be Ender's banana rider for easy points. All I need to do is choose medic and follow that guy wherever he goes and Ill have some fun. Dont have the effort in me to play a more hard working and higher effort class, like spy or something.
    :)

    guess who's got 2 thumbs and is back to sappin sentries again?

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    THIS GUY!

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  • Roland_tHTGRoland_tHTG Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Flippy_D wrote: »
    Who the hell is FlippyC?
    Also, what the hell is with everyone with _d, D, d, -d names?

    Maybe the 80s are back and everyone's wearing spandex adidas jump shoes and gold chains.

    I remember those years, so it's not a no, but a hell no.

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  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Hey, looks like a decent-sized match is going on in Custom.

    I'll be in there in a little bit, stuck uploading some files to a webserver, and it takes *forever*.

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  • Hey YouHey You Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Flippy_D wrote: »
    Who the hell is FlippyC?
    Also, what the hell is with everyone with _d, D, d, -d names?

    Maybe the 80s are back and everyone's wearing spandex adidas jump shoes and gold chains.

    I was wondering the same thing about the _d. I keep making fun of the _d names. ie. Hey You (the "d behind name" clan) I don't think anyone knowticed though :(.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    My plans for tonight. Congeal in my desk chair with sars and be Ender's banana rider for easy points. All I need to do is choose medic and follow that guy wherever he goes and Ill have some fun. Dont have the effort in me to play a more hard working and higher effort class, like spy or something.
    :)

    guess who's got 2 thumbs and is back to sappin sentries again?

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    THIS GUY!

    I am unchanged in my plan of action. Healing a spy should prove.... interesting. Disguise yourself as a heavy to mindfuck the other team.

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  • rakuenCallistorakuenCallisto Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2008
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    I am unchanged in my plan of action. Healing a spy should prove.... interesting. Disguise yourself as a heavy to mindfuck the other team.
    Haha ynow what we should do? I'll disguise as a pyro and you should uber me. Then we run right at them with all hell. As they run away with fear in ther eyes, we just run past them to the point.


    Shadrak: As for what i've done. Almost everything.

    1) Driver updates (several)
    2) Wiring
    3) Cooling (not the problem)
    4) Change settings (v-sync, AA, AF)
    5) Bought a new PSU
    6) Ran 3dmark got results
    7) Updated BIOS, this seemed for some reason to give me a slight advantage, so I updated my driver and went to work before i could check it out with the final driver.

    Any more suggestions?

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  • INeedNoSaltINeedNoSalt with blood on my teeth Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Is there a way for a sniper (in a non-legit way, maybe) to be scoped but moving at full speed? I'm not asking for a link or anything, just curious. I'm playing on a public server, and there's an enemy sniper who's leading the point by like 60 over everyone else... but he runs around the top of his fort and scores perfect headshots without ever stopping.

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  • theantipoptheantipop Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Any more suggestions?

    Call a priest?

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  • NailbunnyPDNailbunnyPD Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Do you have a method to monitor temps of the card/case?

    Honestly, you've been talking about how you're trying to resolve this for so long that I don't even know what the issue is.

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  • rakuenCallistorakuenCallisto Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2008
    Do you have a method to monitor temps of the card/case?

    Honestly, you've been talking about how you're trying to resolve this for so long that I don't even know what the issue is.
    Yeppers. anywhere from 51/52 lowest to about 60 highest. Not anywhere near too high for GTS 640 mb.

    If i don't figure it out after this weekend, I'm just going to give up.

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  • augustaugust where you come from is gone Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Is there a way for a sniper (in a non-legit way, maybe) to be scoped but moving at full speed? I'm not asking for a link or anything, just curious. I'm playing on a public server, and there's an enemy sniper who's leading the point by like 60 over everyone else... but he runs around the top of his fort and scores perfect headshots without ever stopping.

    There's an aimbot out there. Someone linked to a youtube ad of it five pages back or so.

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