Kevin's Watch

Murrin wrote:My video card isn't good enough in this PC, and my laptop struggles even running Morrowind. I'll have to wait for anything between six months and a year before I can comfortably spend money on a better comp. Guess I won't be playing this for a while.

guess what! mine neither!!! we ran into this problem before when we got Vampire: The Maquerade...our machine's power source limits our video card selection. dammit.

so there's one card we can get OR...we have a credit line at Dell! heh.
may just have to get a new cpu!!!!

ah well...it would have been detrimental to my studies at this point in the semester to have this game up and running!!
i'll just have to cultivate patience. arg.

Yay, I got it! It runs on my computer! Sure, I had to set almost everything at minimum resolution (I'm on a 7-month-old laptop) but even so, the game is nothing short of spectacular!

Now I MUST resist the temptation to buy a desktop computer so I can play the game as it is meant to be played...

ok...got a new power source and a GenForce card...but still some sort of quirk...ger's workin on it right now....soon...soon i shall be there!!

For those who are unable to play the game, or don't have it yet, you can still enjoy the view:
www.panogames.com/oblivion/fullscreen/VR000008731.html

(full set)

Wow, the draw distance really is amazing. What's the AI like? I'm a bit wary of anything that gets mocked in CtrlAltDel.

My new vid card arrived this morning. It's a serious bit of kit (cost $500 when they first came out, apparently) and looks like it eats babies. I didn't get chance to try it on WoW before I came to work, but it can play X3: Reunion on maximum detail, which is no mean feat when you consider the actual age of the card and the (near complete lack of) optimization of that game.

Hah! My archer/rogue kind of character is now an official member of the Thieves' Guild! Tremble in your sleep, you foolish commoners...

still having problems...got GeForce FX5500 and new power supply but still not running right.

ger on his way home from work now to spend yet ANOTHER evening trying to figure out what's wrong. i wish Esmer were here...maybe he could figure it out.

anybody got any ideas? video is slow and audio cuts in and out. weird.

Xar wrote:Hah! My archer/rogue kind of character is now an official member of the Thieves' Guild! Tremble in your sleep, you foolish commoners...

Tis the Dark Brotherhood they should really fear--that and my murderous orc, who is a member.

Lucimay wrote:still having problems...got GeForce FX5500 and new power supply but still not running right.

ger on his way home from work now to spend yet ANOTHER evening trying to figure out what's wrong. i wish Esmer were here...maybe he could figure it out.

anybody got any ideas? video is slow and audio cuts in and out. weird.

Are your AGP drivers and settings in good order? My brother was getting awful game performance from his comp, then I discovered that a) he hadn't installed his motherboard's AGP drivers b) his video output was set to PCI not AGP and c) he only had 2xAGP enabled in his ATI Control Center. Of course, none of those would explain the sound problem. Could one or more of your RAM sticks gone pop?

Lord Foul wrote:

Xar wrote:Hah! My archer/rogue kind of character is now an official member of the Thieves' Guild! Tremble in your sleep, you foolish commoners...

Tis the Dark Brotherhood they should really fear--that and my murderous orc, who is a member.

Hold on there, they're next in list

Nav wrote:Are your AGP drivers and settings in good order? My brother was getting awful game performance from his comp, then I discovered that a) he hadn't installed his motherboard's AGP drivers b) his video output was set to PCI not AGP and c) he only had 2xAGP enabled in his ATI Control Center. Of course, none of those would explain the sound problem. Could one or more of your RAM sticks gone pop?

thanks Nav...i'll mention to Ger but i think all those things have been checked...i remember him babbling in the corner the other night about PCI and AGP but i confess...i wasn't paying attention. ( i just leave him to babble in the corner on occasion!)

i thinks he's decided to return all the hardware he bought and buy a new cpu!!! hahaha! (which is what i TOLD him to do in the first place.heh)

anyway...thanks again for the suggestion.

I having an absolute blast playing this game!

I haven't explored every town, but I do know they each sell houses. Just gotta find one suitable to my orc's tastes. Heh.

Best dungeon so far: Goblin Jim's Cave. I had a blast in here - didn't die once, and found a great Elven blade.

Loremaster wrote:Best dungeon so far: Goblin Jim's Cave. I had a blast in here - didn't die once, and found a great Elven blade.

Love the Elven-style stuff. Wish the Elven armor was heavy instead of light--then again, my orc would look weird using Elven equipment!

So many creatures to summon - it's great!

Plugins are now available for download. Horse armour is first.

I'm the head of the Thieves Guild, the head of the Dark Brotherhood, the Grand Champion of the Arena, and a vampire If I keep going like this, I'll end up with more power and influence than the new emperor will ever have

Xar wrote:I'm the head of the Thieves Guild, the head of the Dark Brotherhood, the Grand Champion of the Arena, and a vampire If I keep going like this, I'll end up with more power and influence than the new emperor will ever have

Wow! I'm still trying to gain entry to the Mages Academy.

Xar wrote:I'm the head of the Thieves Guild, the head of the Dark Brotherhood, the Grand Champion of the Arena, and a vampire If I keep going like this, I'll end up with more power and influence than the new emperor will ever have

I'm a warrior and yet have managed to easily do the Thieves Guild quests. It's mainly because of a quest item I got from the Nocturnal Daedra statue. Very, very cool thing, that.