The last joystick I bought plugged into the soundcard. I'll just let that sink in for you young whippersnappers. Now I'll have to buy a real one.
The CH Flightstick was a godly piece of equipment. Modern Joysticks tremble in its presence.
I killed a Wingman 3D in less than eight months. CH Flightstick? Still going.
So I decided to look up one of these things and I actually have one of these monsters in my basement. When I get around to playing Freespace 2, I'll whip it out.
It should be noted that my CH Flightstick is roughly 17 years old and functioning like the day it was purchased.
That's correct: There are posters on this board that aren't as old as my CH Flightstick - and don't perform nearly as well when plugged into a computer and used to manipulate space fighters.
The last joystick I bought plugged into the soundcard. I'll just let that sink in for you young whippersnappers. Now I'll have to buy a real one.
The CH Flightstick was a godly piece of equipment. Modern Joysticks tremble in its presence.
I killed a Wingman 3D in less than eight months. CH Flightstick? Still going.
So I decided to look up one of these things and I actually have one of these monsters in my basement. When I get around to playing Freespace 2, I'll whip it out.
It should be noted that my CH Flightstick is roughly 17 years old and functioning like the day it was purchased.
That's correct: There are posters on this board that aren't as old as my CH Flightstick - and don't perform nearly as well when plugged into a computer and used to manipulate space fighters.
Goddamnit you suck.
I'm actually going to be going to the mall hopefully tonight to pick up one of the Saitek sticks.
Because Logitech doesn't believe in making quality joysticks anymore.
Well I just picked up Stonekeep! I'm excited to finally play it. I remember reading maybe one article about it years ago and thinking that the box was really neat, but I don't think I had the system to run it in 1995, and I wasn't as excited by this style of RPG back then.
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Just played and beat Fallout for the first time ever. GOG. I now see what all the fuss over the Fallout series was about, and am now very excited for Fallout 3. Then I started Fallout 2... Oh god. This is sick, evil stuff. As a player intent on some gun-toting, groin-shooting mayhem, the opening dungeon is beyond brutal (since I am a psychotic completionist and refuse to leave any objects un-looted). Damn you Black Isle! Damn you!
I could say I wasn't totally taken with this week's announcements, but then there's already enough in the store that I could easily buy, so it's probably for the best.
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Just played and beat Fallout for the first time ever. GOG. I now see what all the fuss over the Fallout series was about, and am now very excited for Fallout 3. Then I started Fallout 2... Oh god. This is sick, evil stuff. As a player intent on some gun-toting, groin-shooting mayhem, the opening dungeon is beyond brutal (since I am a psychotic completionist and refuse to leave any objects un-looted). Damn you Black Isle! Damn you!
Yeah, it really is terrible. If you can make it through the first dungeon, there's a pretty easy way to get some guns that I worked out after searching everywhere for them.
-Do all the opening quests in Arroyo. Run past any combat necessary (rescuing Smoke). If you really feel up to some pain, you can accept the medicine man's quest to kill the plants. If you get low on health, just run back to him and he'll fill you up.
-Take the unarmed/melee tutorials available in town, if you can. You should have high PE and probably be able to get the sharpened spear, too. Talk to the guard at the end of the bridge about it.
-Make your way to Klamath. Loot Vic's shop and all the stuff you can find.
-Sell everything to free Sulik.
-After you have Sulik in your party, go to The Den (I think there's a person who marks it on your map, maybe if you ask about Vic?)
-In the Den, head straight to Tubby's and kill him, then loot all of his guns and ammo.
After that, you can go ahead and do Klamath, then come back and do the Den quests.
Just played and beat Fallout for the first time ever. GOG. I now see what all the fuss over the Fallout series was about, and am now very excited for Fallout 3. Then I started Fallout 2... Oh god. This is sick, evil stuff. As a player intent on some gun-toting, groin-shooting mayhem, the opening dungeon is beyond brutal (since I am a psychotic completionist and refuse to leave any objects un-looted). Damn you Black Isle! Damn you!
Yeah, it really is terrible. If you can make it through the first dungeon, there's a pretty easy way to get some guns that I worked out after searching everywhere for them.
-Do all the opening quests in Arroyo. Run past any combat necessary (rescuing Smoke). If you really feel up to some pain, you can accept the medicine man's quest to kill the plants. If you get low on health, just run back to him and he'll fill you up.
-Take the unarmed/melee tutorials available in town, if you can. You should have high PE and probably be able to get the sharpened spear, too. Talk to the guard at the end of the bridge about it.
Something that might help you if you're in the temple is working out howmany action points the creatures have to move and act per turn. Then you just hit / run every turn, and they shouldn't really be able to touch you (assuming you've got enough action points)
-Make your way to Klamath. Loot Vic's shop and all the stuff you can find.
-Sell everything to free Sulik.
Do NOT sell everything. In Vic's shop there's a radio that you'll want to keep hold of.
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Just played and beat Fallout for the first time ever. GOG. I now see what all the fuss over the Fallout series was about, and am now very excited for Fallout 3. Then I started Fallout 2... Oh god. This is sick, evil stuff. As a player intent on some gun-toting, groin-shooting mayhem, the opening dungeon is beyond brutal (since I am a psychotic completionist and refuse to leave any objects un-looted). Damn you Black Isle! Damn you!
Yeah, it really is terrible. If you can make it through the first dungeon, there's a pretty easy way to get some guns that I worked out after searching everywhere for them.
-Do all the opening quests in Arroyo. Run past any combat necessary (rescuing Smoke). If you really feel up to some pain, you can accept the medicine man's quest to kill the plants. If you get low on health, just run back to him and he'll fill you up.
-Take the unarmed/melee tutorials available in town, if you can. You should have high PE and probably be able to get the sharpened spear, too. Talk to the guard at the end of the bridge about it.
Something that might help you if you're in the temple is working out howmany action points the creatures have to move and act per turn. Then you just hit / run every turn, and they shouldn't really be able to touch you (assuming you've got enough action points)
-Make your way to Klamath. Loot Vic's shop and all the stuff you can find.
-Sell everything to free Sulik.
Do NOT sell everything. In Vic's shop there's a radio that you'll want to keep hold of.
Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Oops.
I just get frustrated missing every freaking turn. I prefer to skip combat until I can hit 4/5 shots.
Anyone else still not able to get a beta code out of these guys? I originally signed up before Sept. 8th, I've signed up multiple times with various e-mail addresses, and corresponded with them by their contact address with no results.
They asked me for the addresses I applied with, I gave them the info, they replied saying they didn't have a record of anyone applying with some totally different address than the one I gave them.
Argh, very frustrating when all you want to do is grab a copy of Fallout.
Just played and beat Fallout for the first time ever. GOG. I now see what all the fuss over the Fallout series was about, and am now very excited for Fallout 3. Then I started Fallout 2... Oh god. This is sick, evil stuff. As a player intent on some gun-toting, groin-shooting mayhem, the opening dungeon is beyond brutal (since I am a psychotic completionist and refuse to leave any objects un-looted). Damn you Black Isle! Damn you!
Yeah, it really is terrible. If you can make it through the first dungeon, there's a pretty easy way to get some guns that I worked out after searching everywhere for them.
-Do all the opening quests in Arroyo. Run past any combat necessary (rescuing Smoke). If you really feel up to some pain, you can accept the medicine man's quest to kill the plants. If you get low on health, just run back to him and he'll fill you up.
-Take the unarmed/melee tutorials available in town, if you can. You should have high PE and probably be able to get the sharpened spear, too. Talk to the guard at the end of the bridge about it.
Something that might help you if you're in the temple is working out howmany action points the creatures have to move and act per turn. Then you just hit / run every turn, and they shouldn't really be able to touch you (assuming you've got enough action points)
-Make your way to Klamath. Loot Vic's shop and all the stuff you can find.
-Sell everything to free Sulik.
Do NOT sell everything. In Vic's shop there's a radio that you'll want to keep hold of.
Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Oops.
I remember that because it caught me out like, twice. Trekking all the way back to see if you can re-purchase is a pain.
So is Fallout 1 skippable or is it necessary leading into Fallout 2.
Also is it possible to get a 360 controller to work with Freespace 2? Or do I need a stick?
I guess I probably shouldn't skill Freespace 1 either though.
I don't know how complex the controls are, but if there are less controls than there are buttons you can use xpadder or somesuch. Course, I don't know how well the flying will control that way, either.
Unless I hear radically different I'll hold out until I can find a decent quality inexpensive stick.
So is Fallout 1 skippable or is it necessary leading into Fallout 2.
Also is it possible to get a 360 controller to work with Freespace 2? Or do I need a stick?
I guess I probably shouldn't skill Freespace 1 either though.
The 360 controller works with Freespace 2, or at least FS2Open. The only issue I have is binding the triggers, but that may be because I'm too lazy to do so effectively.
More buttons are required than are available on the 360 controller, but I'm currently trying to figure out which ones are needed less often.
I was excited to see that they have Kingdom The Far Reaches as one of their upcoming games, as I'm a total sucker for FMV titles. Yes, it's true. I'm one of "those people." I love Dragon's Lair, Mad Dog McCree, and QTE's. I bought Target Terror.
I may be part of the problem, but then again clearly not, as the genre died a horrible death. That doesn't stop me from having a whole shelf of them though. I hope to see more FMV classics on GOG.
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I was excited to see that they have Kingdom The Far Reaches as one of their upcoming games, as I'm a total sucker for FMV titles. Yes, it's true. I'm one of "those people." I love Dragon's Lair, Mad Dog McCree, and QTE's. I bought Target Terror.
I may be part of the problem, but then again clearly not, as the genre died a horrible death. That doesn't stop me from having a whole shelf of them though. I hope to see more FMV classics on GOG.
Too bad 7th Guest doesn't live up to the nostalgia. I had great memories of playing that game with my dad, and on installing it a couple months ago I found it sorely lacking. Le sigh.
Just tried MDK and.. well it's not quite as great as I remember it. It's not bad, but yeah, it's aged more than I thought. Oh well! It was free, and I'll probably play it some more anyway. No harm done!
I, too, am a little disappointed by my re-experience with MDK. I am, however, finding that my memories of DbtS doesn't even come close to match the experience. Damn, this game is a lot more awesome than I remember. Some sections seem like "I Wanna Be The Guy" 3d, but there's just so many memorable fucking moments..
That being said.. fuck ogres.
Also, fuck the tentacle room.
In addition, fuck that room where you walk in, pull the most obvious lever and is promptly blown to bits for no apparent reason. And the giant gears right afterwards.
Ps. fuck that room with the dragons that instadeaths you.
But all that aside, I'm having a blast. Some rooms are just unbearably epic for a game that's so blocky, I hardly can tell what's going on in the cutscenes. I think some people just don't get the whole "it's fun to fail - multiple times" type gameplay. And the swordplay is a lot (a whole lot) more bearable if you just skip right over trying to juggle the damn vsim with your mouse and just use your numeric pad.
Edit: Also - I just realized that Redneck Rampage on GOG is a collection of the three games... for 6 bucks.. Hot damn!
I just started Giants, this game is freaking hilarious. Wish I had actually played it when it came out. I need to parse through the entire inventory and see what I hasn't played and figure out what I want to try. I got MDK as my bonus game as well. GOG's indeed. I wonder who owns the rights to masters of orion 2 now.... (MoO 3... why did you have so suck so bad...)
I have to say so far I've been very, very impressed with Good Old Games.
For $5.99 I got Fallout (which runs flawlessly incidentally), the entire soundtrack on mp3, a very nice high resolution .pdf manual, a controls reference card, a very nice set of wallpapers for both the title itself and the series, and a set of avatars. It's also quite nice to not have to keep up with a disc.
As if that wasn't they had a "Buy 1, Get 1 Free" promotion which enabled me to get all of the above for Fallout 2 at no additional cost
So, uh, which should one should I get? Fallout 1 or 2? I don't care about the learning curve if it means the game is better...
Read my Fallout thread and climb the learning curve like a mountaineer.
Anyway, I'd start with Fallout 1. I just prefer it to 2, though I haven't gotten that far. At the very least, you don't get a random encounter every ten god damned steps.
"We're trying to convince them there is nothing to be afraid of," he said. "DRM-free, that is something they are really scared of, but on the other hand we can say 'all of those games are available pirated widely so it's better to sell them for small money than make the customer's life difficult and get some more revenues'."
Out of the blue just now, my antivirus (CA Antivirus) popped up saying that the Fallout 2 installer exe contained "Win32/Adclicker.JO" and deleted it. (Nice of it to tell me now, after I installed it and played it for a day.)
So then I told it to scan the Fallout 1 installer (which I've had for a good... two weeks?) and it said it had it too and deleted it.
But I find this suspicious, since 1. I've already had them for so long; 2. CA Antivirus is supposed to scan the executable when it executes; 3. I've yet to hear a single report about anything malicious coming out of GOG.
I've been using CA Antivirus for years and it has had a single false positive before. So, what do you guys think?
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But of course, you already have these and they work perfectly in ScummVM? Still.. Hmm..
Redneck Rampage!
Oh, the memories.
It should be noted that my CH Flightstick is roughly 17 years old and functioning like the day it was purchased.
That's correct: There are posters on this board that aren't as old as my CH Flightstick - and don't perform nearly as well when plugged into a computer and used to manipulate space fighters.
PSN ID : Xander51 Steam ID : Xander51
Goddamnit you suck.
I'm actually going to be going to the mall hopefully tonight to pick up one of the Saitek sticks.
Because Logitech doesn't believe in making quality joysticks anymore.
That's part of what's keeping me from buying the Freespace games from GOG.
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I need a serial port again, fuck.
The hand rest, though, is pretty lame.
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534
got kabuto and original war for 6 bucks
what a steal
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Yeah, it really is terrible. If you can make it through the first dungeon, there's a pretty easy way to get some guns that I worked out after searching everywhere for them.
-Do all the opening quests in Arroyo. Run past any combat necessary (rescuing Smoke). If you really feel up to some pain, you can accept the medicine man's quest to kill the plants. If you get low on health, just run back to him and he'll fill you up.
-Take the unarmed/melee tutorials available in town, if you can. You should have high PE and probably be able to get the sharpened spear, too. Talk to the guard at the end of the bridge about it.
-Make your way to Klamath. Loot Vic's shop and all the stuff you can find.
-Sell everything to free Sulik.
-After you have Sulik in your party, go to The Den (I think there's a person who marks it on your map, maybe if you ask about Vic?)
-In the Den, head straight to Tubby's and kill him, then loot all of his guns and ammo.
After that, you can go ahead and do Klamath, then come back and do the Den quests.
Something that might help you if you're in the temple is working out howmany action points the creatures have to move and act per turn. Then you just hit / run every turn, and they shouldn't really be able to touch you (assuming you've got enough action points)
Do NOT sell everything. In Vic's shop there's a radio that you'll want to keep hold of.
Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Oops.
I just get frustrated missing every freaking turn. I prefer to skip combat until I can hit 4/5 shots.
They asked me for the addresses I applied with, I gave them the info, they replied saying they didn't have a record of anyone applying with some totally different address than the one I gave them.
Argh, very frustrating when all you want to do is grab a copy of Fallout.
I remember that because it caught me out like, twice. Trekking all the way back to see if you can re-purchase is a pain.
Also is it possible to get a 360 controller to work with Freespace 2? Or do I need a stick?
I guess I probably shouldn't skill Freespace 1 either though.
There's no point in skipping Fallout 1 to go to Fallout 2 because Fallout 1 is better.
I don't know how complex the controls are, but if there are less controls than there are buttons you can use xpadder or somesuch. Course, I don't know how well the flying will control that way, either.
Unless I hear radically different I'll hold out until I can find a decent quality inexpensive stick.
it's necessary anyway, with or without fallout 2.
The 360 controller works with Freespace 2, or at least FS2Open. The only issue I have is binding the triggers, but that may be because I'm too lazy to do so effectively.
More buttons are required than are available on the 360 controller, but I'm currently trying to figure out which ones are needed less often.
I may be part of the problem, but then again clearly not, as the genre died a horrible death. That doesn't stop me from having a whole shelf of them though.
PSN ID : Xander51 Steam ID : Xander51
Too bad 7th Guest doesn't live up to the nostalgia. I had great memories of playing that game with my dad, and on installing it a couple months ago I found it sorely lacking. Le sigh.
That being said.. fuck ogres.
Also, fuck the tentacle room.
In addition, fuck that room where you walk in, pull the most obvious lever and is promptly blown to bits for no apparent reason. And the giant gears right afterwards.
Ps. fuck that room with the dragons that instadeaths you.
But all that aside, I'm having a blast. Some rooms are just unbearably epic for a game that's so blocky, I hardly can tell what's going on in the cutscenes. I think some people just don't get the whole "it's fun to fail - multiple times" type gameplay. And the swordplay is a lot (a whole lot) more bearable if you just skip right over trying to juggle the damn vsim with your mouse and just use your numeric pad.
Edit: Also - I just realized that Redneck Rampage on GOG is a collection of the three games... for 6 bucks.. Hot damn!
I am a freaking nerd.
For $5.99 I got Fallout (which runs flawlessly incidentally), the entire soundtrack on mp3, a very nice high resolution .pdf manual, a controls reference card, a very nice set of wallpapers for both the title itself and the series, and a set of avatars. It's also quite nice to not have to keep up with a disc.
As if that wasn't they had a "Buy 1, Get 1 Free" promotion which enabled me to get all of the above for Fallout 2 at no additional cost
Read my Fallout thread and climb the learning curve like a mountaineer.
Anyway, I'd start with Fallout 1. I just prefer it to 2, though I haven't gotten that far. At the very least, you don't get a random encounter every ten god damned steps.
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/cd-projekt-publishers-scared-to-go-drm-free
So then I told it to scan the Fallout 1 installer (which I've had for a good... two weeks?) and it said it had it too and deleted it.
But I find this suspicious, since 1. I've already had them for so long; 2. CA Antivirus is supposed to scan the executable when it executes; 3. I've yet to hear a single report about anything malicious coming out of GOG.
I've been using CA Antivirus for years and it has had a single false positive before. So, what do you guys think?