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All right, I bought the Tex Murphy games and decided to play them in order. I start up Mean Streets, get in the car, and the help tells me that I need to use + in order to go forward. My laptop computer has + as a shift of =, and the game won't recognize it for whatever reason. The minus key works fine for going in reverse, but it makes in impossible to get anywhere. Anyone know a way to fix this?
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Jun 22, 2010 13:42
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Panzer General 2 is now available for $9.99
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Jun 22, 2010 13:58
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kuddles posted:Hell, it's worth it alone for the fact that you get the awesome soundtrack in MP3 form. The composer released the mp3s freely some time ago: http://www.kirillpokrovsky.com/
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Jun 22, 2010 15:59
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I'm in the mood I think, for one of the UFO games. Which one is the best and doesn't take a lot to get into?
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Jun 22, 2010 17:29
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Original_Z posted:All right, I bought the Tex Murphy games and decided to play them in order. I start up Mean Streets, get in the car, and the help tells me that I need to use + in order to go forward. My laptop computer has + as a shift of =, and the game won't recognize it for whatever reason. The minus key works fine for going in reverse, but it makes in impossible to get anywhere. Hahha, I did the same thing, and just skipped it. I didn't know the game was a dos era 16 color flight sim. I skipped those and decided to start with the cd one.
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Jun 22, 2010 21:30
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AxeManiac posted:Hahha, I did the same thing, and just skipped it. I didn't know the game was a dos era 16 color flight sim. I skipped those and decided to start with the cd one. It's not actually, although it's pretty badly explained. You never actually have to fly, you just need to enter a set of coordinate in the autopilot to get somewhere. Incidentally, you better have pen and paper ready to keep track of what coordinates lead to what destination. The whole system is poorly thought-out and overall a pain in the rear end, but you get used to it after a while.
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Jun 22, 2010 21:49
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Serious Michael posted:I'm in the mood I think, for one of the UFO games. Which one is the best and doesn't take a lot to get into? Whoa, that's a loaded question. None of them are actually all that easy to get into, unless you're going back to the games that aren't really X-com games. I'd try the original game if you want the "best" one though, because Terror From the Deep has a horrid difficulty curve and Apocalypse is really difficult to get into. If you wanna try the new "ufo" titles, I'm not entirely sure. The most memorable one to me was Aftershock, even though it is very unlike the original games.
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Jun 22, 2010 21:55
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Jesus Christ, you guys weren't kidding about the first dungeon of Divine Divinity being bullshit. I started a Mage, and was having some fun with it. Was trying to ration out my potions and such since I didn't even have enough gold to get healed. Got near the end of the first level, and I had to look up a FAQ because I missed a lever that was blending into the wall. Then I saw that the dungeon was FIVE LEVELS. I just got onto the second. 
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Jun 22, 2010 22:53
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So, Panzer General II is up, how does it compare with the older 5-star Generals? I wonder if it means anything that GOG has created the forum for Panzer General II as "Panzer General Series." This is separate from the "Panzer Elite" forum (which probably has no relation anyway). Could other PG games be on the horizon, perhaps Panzer/Allied/People's/Fantasy/Star?
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Jun 22, 2010 23:07
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Spincut posted:Jesus Christ, you guys weren't kidding about the first dungeon of Divine Divinity being bullshit. I started a Mage, and was having some fun with it. Was trying to ration out my potions and such since I didn't even have enough gold to get healed. Got near the end of the first level, and I had to look up a FAQ because I missed a lever that was blending into the wall. Then I saw that the dungeon was FIVE LEVELS. I just got onto the second. Yeah, early on it's tough. Something helpful to conserve potions is to put a point into Alchemy as soon as you reach level 3, as that lets you combine red and blue ones which restore a fixed amount of health/mana into white ones which restore BOTH 50% of your maximum health AND mana. It also helps a lot if you've saved both of the sick soldiers because then Goemoe teaches you the Restoration healing spell. After floor 2 of that dungeon, you shouldn't be hurting for cash for a while. You'll also want to return to the surface and rest in the bed in Joram's basement to restore yourself occasionally.
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Jun 22, 2010 23:26
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:You'll also want to return to the surface and rest in the bed in Joram's basement to restore yourself occasionally. Aha, didn't know I could do this. Thanks!
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Jun 22, 2010 23:34
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All I remember about the first dungeon is running around with a bow sniping every monster so I didn't have to use a potion.
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Jun 22, 2010 23:51
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I remember cheating, and then uncheating, and then saving, and then never going back ever ever ever ever ever ever. Until now.
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Jun 23, 2010 01:51
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Anyone with an ati card know how to set the mode so that games in low res don't fill up my widescreen but instead put black bars on the side? Radeon 4890.
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Jun 23, 2010 01:58
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doctorfrog posted:So, Panzer General II is up, how does it compare with the older 5-star Generals? I used to play PG2 a lot back in the day, from what I remember it was a really good strategy game and has a lot of depth. One of the more memorable points is that if you do really good in the Axis campaign, you can actually end up launching an invasion on the American mainland. I also really loved the Steel Panthers series as a kid! Who has the rights to those now?
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Jun 23, 2010 02:15
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GreenNight posted:Anyone with an ati card know how to set the mode so that games in low res don't fill up my widescreen but instead put black bars on the side? In your ATI Control Center :
There is a bug sometimes that will only show you the three options greyed out and it won't even represent what you really selected. One easy workaround is to lower your resolution to something other than your native LCD resolution, select and apply the setting you want and then go back to your normal resolution.
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Jun 23, 2010 02:39
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Worked perfectly, thank you so much.
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Jun 23, 2010 02:42
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Original_Z posted:I used to play PG2 a lot back in the day, from what I remember it was a really good strategy game and has a lot of depth. One of the more memorable points is that if you do really good in the Axis campaign, you can actually end up launching an invasion on the American mainland. I believe Steel Panthers is legit freeware: Wikipedia posted:The game mechanics are basically a streamlined version of the system used by Grigsby's late-80s series of three strategy games for the Commodore 64 and Apple II: Panzer Strike, Typhoon of Steel and Overrun!. The original Steel Panthers series includes the following titles:
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Jun 23, 2010 03:16
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Freedom Force vs The Third Reich is now available for 5.99
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Jun 24, 2010 17:27
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OptimusShr posted:Freedom Force vs The Third Reich is now available for 5.99 drat GoG for making me buy games over and over again! :p Is the original Freedom Force going to show up at some point too?
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Jun 24, 2010 17:40
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OptimusShr posted:Freedom Force vs The Third Reich is now available for 5.99 *sigh* These are the kind of unique PC games they just don't make anymore.
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Jun 24, 2010 17:49
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al-azad posted:*sigh* These are the kind of unique PC games they just don't make anymore. To be fair, there's a reason they don't make them anymore. That game sold so poorly it nearly bankrupted Irrational.
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Jun 24, 2010 18:00
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kuddles posted:To be fair, there's a reason they don't make them anymore. That game sold so poorly it nearly bankrupted Irrational. There is no greater argument for why people are idiots than the sales numbers of something like Freedom Force or Deus Ex, compared to the sales numbers of Modern Warfare 2 relative to the number of gamers at large in their respective eras. Lemon-Lime fucked around with this message at 18:47 on Jun 24, 2010 |
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Jun 24, 2010 18:44
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It's just like...oh I don't know...EVERYTHING else in the world. The drooling majority will always command the market.
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Jun 24, 2010 18:45
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kuddles posted:To be fair, there's a reason they don't make them anymore. That game sold so poorly it nearly bankrupted Irrational. Looking Glass and Irrational just had stupidly bad luck when it came to sales. All their games were original, unique, and critically acclaimed yet largely ignored until well after their release. It just baffles me how such a good developer didn't receive the credit they deserved until they were purchased and assimilated into a big publisher. I wonder if BioShock would have received any of the acclaim it did if they remained an independent developer. lethial posted:Is the original Freedom Force going to show up at some point too? Not unless they score EA. Sierra/Activision published the sequel.
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Jun 24, 2010 19:06
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al-azad posted:Not unless they score EA. Sierra/Activision published the sequel. It is, however, on Steam for $5. Doesn't come with GoG bonuses, of course, but it's there if you're interested. I think I got both games on Steam for $5 when they had the Christmas sale.
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Jun 24, 2010 19:08
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Spincut posted:It is, however, on Steam for $5. Doesn't come with GoG bonuses, of course, but it's there if you're interested. I think I got both games on Steam for $5 when they had the Christmas sale. You can get both games on Steam for $8 as a package... but don't do that!
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Jun 24, 2010 19:25
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Out of curiosity has anyone elses Arcanum saves become invisible? The files are still there, it just doesn't show them at the load screen. I was just about at the end too.
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Jun 24, 2010 19:27
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Is anyone else having trouble playing Interstate '76? The games runs, but performance is an issue and objects don't seem to be doing what they are sometimes supposed to do. Maybe it's the fault of the engine.
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Jun 24, 2010 21:35
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uncleKitchener posted:Is anyone else having trouble playing Interstate '76? The games runs, but performance is an issue and objects don't seem to be doing what they are sometimes supposed to do. Maybe it's the fault of the engine. Yeah, I think the games can only run as good as they did back in the day too, I recall that game being buggy. Trying to play the first Gabriel Knight, the audio is REALLY scratchy, speeds up randomly and is very glitchy. I had to turn off the narrator voice, it was bugging me too much.
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Jun 25, 2010 02:06
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al-azad posted:You can get both games on Steam for $8 as a package... but don't do that! Notice I mentioned buying the games multiple times :p I already have the hard copy, steam version and now the GoG version. Only if I could support devs that create great games more...
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Jun 25, 2010 02:37
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al-azad posted:You can get both games on Steam for $8 as a package... but don't do that! Since the original is owned by "that one company who hates their fans and just sits around on old classics and laughs at them", I think the Freedom Force pack is an exception, unless my sarcasm detector is broken tonight.
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Jun 25, 2010 02:50
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AxeManiac posted:Yeah, I think the games can only run as good as they did back in the day too, I recall that game being buggy. TAIYMES PEEKAHYUUUNNN
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Jun 25, 2010 02:50
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AxeManiac posted:Yeah, I think the games can only run as good as they did back in the day too, I recall that game being buggy. Lame, the narrator is the best part of that game. "Dat doesn't work dat way."
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Jun 25, 2010 08:30
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MrMidnight posted:Lame, the narrator is the best part of that game. "Dat doesn't work dat way." It's been a handful of years, but wasn't that Tim Curry doing a horrible creole accent?
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Jun 25, 2010 10:27
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Andrigaar posted:It's been a handful of years, but wasn't that Tim Curry doing a horrible creole accent? No, it was a woman with a pretty authentic and thick Creole accent. I love it too.
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Jun 25, 2010 10:28
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Andrigaar posted:It's been a handful of years, but wasn't that Tim Curry doing a horrible creole accent?
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Jun 25, 2010 10:28
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Wow, then it's been so long since I tried to play the game that I forgot anyone other than Tim Curry's Knight talking to himself constantly. [looks as CDs on shelf] Fuuuuuuuuu... I should go rig up DosBox.
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Jun 25, 2010 10:31
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Weekend promo: 50% off the Syberia series if you're completing the collection or buying both. 30% off if you're just buying the one.
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I feel dirty, I just spent more money today on Steam then I have the entire time at GOG. Well almost. Some drat good sales on steam right now. I played Siberia, very good, logical games. I'm playing Gabriel Knight and can't seem to play them without using a walk-through. I'm not seeing the leaps in logic, makes me worried about the 3rd one when I have to start gluing cat hair to my face.
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