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Valin Halcyon

The original music files were a form of MIDI, and used a soundbank. There was an old program (16bit) called DTX that could extract the music into MIDI format, though it never sounds *quite* the same as it does in-game.

Valin Halcyon

Much better quality than the D2 L4 you did, IMO. I like this.

Valin Halcyon

No problem, though it looks as though I'll be at development for awhile on my own anyway before kickstarting. *shrug*

Valin Halcyon

I think you don't know what Kickstarter is... You get your "return" immediately.

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My wife wanted a Kindle Fire until she saw the Nexus 7...

Valin Halcyon

Quantity of memory only speeds things up when you use so many concurrent programs that you run out of RAM and Windows has to switch to virtual memory. Using old RAM that's slower than the newer, larger, and faster module brings the nice speedy chip down to the speed of the old one.

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Well, I'd written a rather large initial post on this and didn't want to overload it with details. First, Kickstarter is for casual investors where they get a certain reward for funding to certain dollar value levels. Opening the project's particulars and finances up to the "investors" isn...

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Sure, if you invest more than $1K. Some of that is reasonable for all, but for less than 1% of a stake, I don't see why someone needs that much detail.

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Just taking OUT the 256mb module will help. Getting new "high end" DDR2 RAM will be a further help..

Valin Halcyon

Generally speaking, smaller RAM sticks are slower, so are older and/or generic ones. Also I assume this thing uses DDR2? If so, toss it all out and get these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166 $70 for a full stack of RAM is equivalent to 2 dinners at Chili's...just do i...

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I'm trying to work out exactly when I want to launch my Kickstarter for the game Material Defender , so I'm putting it to you lot now to see what you all think... As for the game, the design is mostly solid. Some details are still being worked out, but It's been prototyped in an analogue format to t...

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DOS had em too... Remember SETBLASTER=220,5,1 by any chance?

Valin Halcyon

Why would I get any help from CCP? I don't work for them anymore. Besides, can you imagine a company spending money and effort on someone's hobby/moonlighting project?

No progress this week, I've been extremely busy. Maybe next week...

Valin Halcyon

Platform exclusivity hurts everyone, BUT, since it's the console makers that are driving that aspect of the market, I refuse to support them. When's the last time you ever saw something billed as "Exclusive for PC!"? No...it's always "Coming soon for PS3 or Xbox360 or Wii!"...

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LShift - Forward Pad 0 - Backwards A - Afterburner D - Flare LAlt- Primary fire Space Bar - Secondary Fire X - Drop bomb S - Rear View Pad 8 - Pitch Forward Pad 2 - Pitch Backward Pad 4 - Turn Left Pad 6 - Turn Right Pad 1 - Slide Left Pad 3 - Slide Right Pad + - Slide Up Pad Enter - Slide Down Pad ...

Valin Halcyon

If they want to talk to me, they know how to reach me.

Valin Halcyon

<< Keyboarder for 18 years... Tried jstick once, didn't like it.

Valin Halcyon

Unfortunately, as the trademarks and specific copyrights to Descent 4 expired or were otherwise declared invalid, I picked them up and they are in the registration process, something that can take some time. I can't make Descent 4 on them alone, but neither can someone else.

Valin Halcyon

Also, I've progressed beyond the initial prototype, I now have 2 levels of the D1/2 design, but not a replication from either, and can progress from one to the next and achieve an end game. In short, my iteration steps are proceeding well. :wink: My next sprint (Using Agile development methods) will...

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Mobius, while I appreciate your enthusiasm, I'm afraid I've already spoken with the RV people and they were not interested in my proposal. You're welcome to make that Descent mod for RV if you wish. I intend to make a complete game experience for the PC (win/mac/linux). I don't care about console su...

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Configuring and compiling your kernel, while at first daunting, is ridiculously easy. Every option can be looked up and it's not that difficult to determine what things you need compiled in, and what can be loaded as mods. It's just a time issue. Doing the studywork to prepare for it takes a couple ...

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I use Ubuntu when I need a fast-setup Linux box, but typically I use Gentoo, which is even easier now thanks to virtualization, as I can copy my Gentoo VM forever and repurpose each one to whatever need. Ubuntu is a nice stable end-user distro like a college kid's 4-cyl economy car (that young peopl...

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(unless you never played any of the games, in which case you suck). ...yeah, I guess I won't try to argue that one :oops: Here you go: http://www.playnesflashgames.com/nintendo-nes-home/super-mario-bros.-series/super-mario-bros.-1.html :P (Requires Java. X to jump, Z to run & shoot fire, and Ar...

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Frankly, while I like...hmm, hard to explain...the instruments used?, I don't much like the fact that the melodies aren't strong, and therefore forgettable. The over reliance on the digitized voice track causes them all to sound a lot alike, to the point that I have trouble knowing when the track ha...

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Downloading with prejudice...

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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/880 ... hed-by-you

Admit it, you WANT ONE...

Valin Halcyon

I'd like to point out that Clusters are a logical construct that organizes a group of continuous sectors. A Cluster is the smallest unit which can be allocated to hold a file. Therefore if your drive is setup to use larger than 512byte clusters, you are potentially wasting a lot of space. However, l...

Valin Halcyon

Certainly not a mod. Can't sell mods.

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To clarify, developing on UE3, not UDK.

Valin Halcyon

http://i48.tinypic.com/r77l1y.jpg This is, obviously, the main menu for Orbital's Descent IV. I've recently dug out the archive with all of D4's materials in it and started poking through it. Since 2002 I've acquired a good deal more experience and knowledge (working for CCP Games and others..) and...

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...why would you ever install frontpage to begin with? I'm so very confused...

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Are you doing Descent II first? I was looking forward to the D1 bots...

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Some topics are so full of fail they don't deserve a reply....except this reply.

Valin Halcyon

Assuming this will be on the tracker?

Valin Halcyon

Oh, right. I missed the single GPU bit. I have tri-SLI.

Valin Halcyon

Definitely. I draw only a little more more than that, but use a 1000 watt PSU. For a single GPU, I'd recommend an 850 watt minimum. 650s are for OEM PCs with virtually no accessories. You've also got to remember that PSUs generate fewer watts the hotter they get, and in order to make the numbers loo...

Valin Halcyon

Liking what I'm hearing. Some of the vocals are a little too much/strong, and I think toning them down would make the tunes shine.

Valin Halcyon

What did the 1.5 patch correct? Wasn't 32bit color fixed in there?

Valin Halcyon

Eh...I see why he used those, but frankly they leave this circular sheen on the view that drives me slightly insane. I'd much rather just have the concave projection surface, 3 projectors, and correction software. Then put it outside of a cockpit window thing for depth/realism.

Valin Halcyon

You might be ahead of me on this, but are these models going to be usable in D2X-XL? If I remember right, Diedel had to do a good bit of tweaking of models other people had submitted to make them work right.

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