A Word of Gratitude & Encouragment

DarkATiDarkATi Revelation 22:17 Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17532Members, Reinforced - Shadow
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<div class="IPBDescription">to the UWE Team</div>UWE,

I took a break from NS2 for a few weeks and came back after Patch 158 to check things out. It is really shaping up! I am getting an average FPS of about 30 right now, which is better than what I used to get (20 or so). Everything seems to run smoothly. I do not have a beast of a computer, because I simply can't afford it right now. So, thank you for making NS2 playable for folks with a mid to low end gaming rig.

<b>The power node system is awesome!</b> As a mapper I am loving the dynamic light aspect of the game that the power nodes introduce. It really intensifies a marine's anxiety when he has to walk through a darkened area in order to reclaim a lost power node. Not to mention, it gives the aliens a wonderful advantage, and makes a skulk feel extra sneaky!

<b>Keep up the great work.</b>

Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas (or Hanukkah / Kwanzaa... you know...)

Cheers,
Cody

System Specs (FYI):

AMD Athlon Dual Core 2.6 Ghz
2 GB of RAM
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1
PNY nVidia Geforce 9800 GT 1 GB XLR8 Special Edition
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    Heh welcome back Cody, indeed the game is shaping up nicely. I just came back from a round and it was soo smooth, with some lag here and there but still 85% smooth.

    Got a 2.2Ghz C2D here with 2Gb of ram with a HD4850, I'm at a 20-25 fps here...
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  • DarkATiDarkATi Revelation 22:17 Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17532Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Oh, and if the UWE team really wants to put some icing on my cake, make NS2 work with Linux! I am loving the SLAX operating system right now! I really don't want to go back to Windows...

    Cheers,
    Cody
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  • RuntehRunteh Join Date: 2010-06-26 Member: 72163Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    I must commend them on the updates UI for the menu buttons (bottom right), I think it could be improved in ways further - but it is excellent to use now.
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  • CoolCookieCooksCoolCookieCooks Pretty Girl Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16446Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation
    This is making me extra jealous that I do not have my windows rig with me. The last build I played was a long time ago, maybe enough to say one of the first 'public' builds?

    Or alternatively make a port for OSX :D
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  • Bobby is going homeBobby is going home Join Date: 2010-04-11 Member: 71323Awaiting Authorization
    <!--quoteo(post=1813527:date=Dec 5 2010, 09:37 AM:name=DarkATi)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DarkATi @ Dec 5 2010, 09:37 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1813527"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Oh, and if the UWE team really wants to put some icing on my cake, make NS2 work with Linux! I am loving the SLAX operating system right now! I really don't want to go back to Windows...

    Cheers,
    Cody<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Then it's already two of us ;)
    Although I dont get warm with SLAX, maybe I should give it another try ^^
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  • retrykyeretrykye Join Date: 2010-12-05 Member: 75480Members
    I wouldnt say 30fps is "smooth" but its better than what it was which is good ofc , platform
    AMD Phenom IIx2 545 Pro 3.00GHz 4GB Ram , still having to run in horrible graphs settings just to make the game half playable. But as we all know its a working progress :)
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1813592:date=Dec 5 2010, 03:22 PM:name=CoolCookieCooks)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CoolCookieCooks @ Dec 5 2010, 03:22 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1813592"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->This is making me extra jealous that I do not have my windows rig with me. The last build I played was a long time ago, maybe enough to say one of the first 'public' builds?

    Or alternatively make a port for OSX :D<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Bootcamp! Do it!
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  • WhiteZeroWhiteZero That Guy Join Date: 2004-06-24 Member: 29511Members, Constellation
    <img src="http://penguindevil.com/blog/blogpics/kfm11.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
    "You have our gratitude!"
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  • DarkATiDarkATi Revelation 22:17 Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17532Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1813598:date=Dec 5 2010, 09:42 AM:name=Bobby is going home)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bobby is going home @ Dec 5 2010, 09:42 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1813598"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Then it's already two of us ;)
    Although I dont get warm with SLAX, maybe I should give it another try ^^<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Which distro do you like best?

    I have tried DSL just for fun, but it won't run for some reason off my USB drive.

    SLAX occassionally crashes, and I don't care for the "Modules" thing for software.

    Ubuntu is OK, but it always seems sluggish to me. I tried Lucid Ubuntu as well as Peppermint.

    Any other recommendations?

    Cheers,
    Cody
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