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#1
Other Games / Anybody play ARK?
August 09, 2017, 08:48:14 PM
Me and a few of my friends IRL rent a private server for ourselves, but we're thinking about making it open to more players. The biggest issue is, we want players that we can trust with passwords and people that will be competitively friendly.

If anybody is interested, you can reply here, send me a private message, or catch me on Steam. (shazam2436)

We run on Ragnarok with boosted stats and mods, all of which can be tweaked/changed/added at any time.
#2
Tech Support / Re: Building a PC
May 17, 2017, 09:50:29 AM
Quote from: WusiBabyEater on May 16, 2017, 12:13:55 PM
GTX 1080 is an overkill playing on a 1080p monitor. Is it necessary to have get 2 monitors? because you can get a 1440p monitor which look nice on games and you will get you moneys worth on the gtx 1080. There's also 1440p ultra wide monitors and they are even better looking.

I need 2 monitors, and I've even considered getting a third.  I do a lot of programming and web design for college, and the second screen makes everything much easier.

I didn't realize the GTX 1080 was overkill, so I'll probably upgrade my monitors once they're more affordable.  (Hopefully there are some good Black Friday deals this year.)


Quote from: Linux user Awesome on May 16, 2017, 05:14:22 PM
Well with Windows 10 you get a computer that controlls you.
with every update of Windows 10 you get less and less controll.
and the Windows 10 lisence gives Microsoft the right to take
any of your documents, remove any of your programs, well
realy the they have the right to do anything to your PC.
but with Windows 7 you still mostly have controll and its
just more privet but still it has its issues to(as all OSes do).
You can read more about it for your self.

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3159424/microsoft-windows/you-still-can-t-turn-off-windows-10-s-built-in-spyware.html

witch Is why I also use Linux and if it will run all your programs in wine(Zorin comes defalt with wine)
It would be great.
the dolphin emulater should work on Linux
there are software alteratives for Linux
the new battlefronts might work on Linux.

But you should probaly get Windows 7
it should definatly run all your programs.
and it doesn't spy as much as Windows 10.

I'm definitely sticking with Windows, but I'll explore my options.  Thanks for your help.
#3
Tech Support / Re: Building a PC
May 16, 2017, 11:19:55 AM
Thanks for the quick replies!

Quote from: {PLA}gdh92 on May 15, 2017, 12:13:01 PM
Looks like a really good pc, I'm very jealous of your prices. ;)

The only thing I think you're missing is a solid state drive, they make a massive difference to startup times and mean copying files/photos around your pc will be almost instant.

You can get a 1tb one for a decent price (although still 4-500 us dollars I think)  or just a 120 as a second hard drive with your operating system and your most used programs on it.I would recommend the Samsung 850 which I've got.

Only other thing I would be tempted to add is a bit more ram since its cheap and games are always using more but that would be easy enough to get in the future.

Heh.  Funnily enough, the 850 series is what I had picked out a while ago, but I must've deleted it on accident.  I decided to go with 250GB instead of 120, but I plan on using it for my OS and the programs that I use a lot, like you said.

I wasn't sure how much RAM I'd need--the only serious game I've ever played is SWBF, and it doesn't use a whole lot.  I'll probably hold off unless I end up needing it.

Thanks, gdh  :cheers:


Quote from: Linux user Awesome on May 15, 2017, 05:43:56 PM
here's my list.

mother board: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138445&ignorebbr=1
CPU: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113430&ignorebbr=1
RAM: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313884&ignorebbr=1
Video card: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125968&ignorebbr=1
case: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154118&ignorebbr=1
monitior: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824025464&ignorebbr=1
Wi fi adaptior: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704129&ignorebbr=1
thermal paste: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007&ignorebbr=1

As for the OS I would never get Windows 10
If you must have Windows than get Windows 7
otherwise this will work great (Your programs might work on it. just try. and if they don't work than you can install Windows over it. no harm done.)

Zorin 11:https://sourceforge.net/projects/zorin-os/files/11/zorin-os-11-core-64.iso/download

Hope this helps  :D

I appreciate you looking through Newegg, but I've been picky about my parts and I'd prefer to keep my build as close to what it is as possible.

Why do you recommend 7 over 10?  I'm running 10 on my Surface with no problems, but I don't use it for gaming.
#4
Tech Support / Building a PC
May 15, 2017, 08:59:37 AM
I'm ordering parts for a PC (hopefully) this week, but I'm hoping a few of you could look through the parts to make sure what I've got picked out is what I need.  I've never built a PC, so I'm sure I could make some adjustments.

Here's my list: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/zaccentric/saved/

I need it to run the following:

- the Dolphin emulator
- the new and upcoming Battlefront games
- FL Studio
- Photoshop (and other Adobe products)

I don't need the best parts, but I'd prefer parts that won't need upgraded soon.

Any help is appreciated.  :cheers:


-edit:  I could also use some keyboard, mouse, and headphone recommendations
#5
General / Re: Merry Christmas
December 24, 2015, 01:29:50 PM
Happy Birthday to meee... :panic:
#6
Welcome Center / Re: Emerging from the World of Academia
November 28, 2015, 10:02:11 AM
Welcome back  :cheers:

FC is planning to have a get-together at some point today --> http://www.swbfgamers.com/index.php?topic=9994.msg102587#msg102587
#7
Requests / Re: SWBF2 - Dead Bodies Stay Mod?
October 28, 2015, 08:42:59 AM
It is possible to have bodies stay on the Battlefield after they die, but they stay in the position they were in when they died.

It is an unintentional feature in a SWBF1 trainer I have.  When you enable "Jump While Shooting," it also triggers bodies to stay on the Battlefield and on the minimap. 

But before anyone asks, no, I do not have the source for the trainer.
#8
I'll try my best to participate.
#9
SWBF1 Modding / Re: Sniper rifle problem
September 13, 2015, 03:34:08 PM
Quote from: Delta327 on September 13, 2015, 03:04:44 PM
Well it works but I fires 6 times instead of fireing multiple time like a rifle would.

What I said above is if you want it to shoot multiple shots at once, like a shotgun would.

To have it fire like a rifle would, follow Phobos's instructions.
#10
SWBF1 Modding / Re: Sniper rifle problem
September 13, 2015, 12:42:49 PM
I think he's wanting the sniper rifle to act like a shotgun, not an automatic weapon (if I am understanding him correctly)

Compare the sniperrifle.odf to the shotgun.odf and look for "salvo"

I think it would be something similar to this:
SalvoCount = 1
SalvoShots = 6

I'm not at my PC, so I'm not completely certain if those are the correct lines--someone with the mod tools handy can tell you exactly what they would be.

You can also tweak the spread to improve the accuracy.
#11
Released Assets / Re: AT-AT Skins
September 12, 2015, 10:40:41 AM
The rainbow AT-AT looks really cool with Hoth Twilight --> http://www.swbfgamers.com/index.php?topic=7616.msg82215#msg82215
#12
Ah, cool.  I'll tweak and test the settings next time I need to host a LAN or self host server--most likely 40, 50, and 60 TPS.  Thanks!
#13
Very cool.   :cheers:

What TPS settings do you recommend?
#14
Released Maps and Mods / Re: Heathen Horde (Rebels Mod)
September 05, 2015, 03:53:42 PM
sick
#15
SWBF 1 and 2 Tournaments / Re: SWBF1 2on2 Leaderboards
August 17, 2015, 04:11:15 AM
I may not have too much time to practice, but I'll try my best to compete in this!