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Galactic Civilizations I: Ultimate
$19.95
$3.99
The Political Machine 2008
$19.95
$3.99
Space Rangers 2 Complete
$39.95
$3.99
Supreme Commander
$19.99
$9.99
Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords
$19.95
$9.99
MyColors: Winter Wonderland
$19.95
$9.99
They are having a sale on a few games.
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 14:50 Post subject: |
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See my rant in the "Tweakguides Piracy" thread. Space Rangers 2 is WORTH buying! It was buggy as shit for over a year before patches fixed most of it .. but the game was/is great. I bought (with MONEY!!! ZOMG!!) the Reboot expansion a few months ago. Cost me $39. Did I care? Hell no. I even jumped through those ridiculous Impulse hoops in order to play it -- but I did - and I love the game!
Now it's even better! Jesus H, a 10x price cut!? For the FULL set!? That's ludicrously cheap and I'll bet it sells a shitload too!
Gamers, whether they're pirates or not, will buy games that are worth their money. What they won't do, is continually pay out $30-50 for a rehashed, badly ported, hack job of a game that is already a year old and STILL won't run on top spec computers.
What they won't settle for, is paying $30-50 for a fucking EXPANSION pack of items/misc that should have just been included in the goddamn original game (I'm glaring at YOU Maxis/EA)
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 17:51 Post subject: |
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Anyone have a problem with the videos not playing and the game crashing ? it's something to do with the xvidcore.dll that the game uses. Right now, I have to rename the file to skip the videos and get to the game :-/
I've tried some different versions of this dll, but same shit.
The videos are normal mpgs and play fine outside the game by the way, hehe.
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 19:52 Post subject: |
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Wow! Just bought it. Best 4 bucks spent in my entire life.
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 20:35 Post subject: |
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Does it 100% support widescreen? Proper FoV, proper resolution, proper scaling etc.
C2D E6750 @ 3.2Ghz, 4GB 800MHz DDR2 4-4-4-12, GeForce GTX 260 c216 OC 896MB, 3.2TB, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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Nec
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 20:49 Post subject: |
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Hah, widescreen, made me laugh.
According to the options screen, only 1024x768 and 800x600.
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 20:57 Post subject: |
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Nah, sorry bud... 1024 and 800 only. There's a windowed mode option in Reboot, however, which should make it easier on the eye for Widescreen monitors.
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 21:41 Post subject: |
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For $4 I'll support them, but not sure I like the while impulse install thing.
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 21:49 Post subject: |
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Ok, the download was completed.. where the hell is it though? Can I backup wherever it dumped it at, so I can reinstall it in the future, if I change systems or such?
Can I also uninstall impulse after the download safely, or do I need to still keep it around for anything?
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 21:51 Post subject: |
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Impulse HAS an option for backing up your files for later install .. but when I first used it a few months ago, the restore option didn't work (beta issues) -- I'm not sure whether or not they fixed it yet. I don't even have Impulse installed anymore, let me redownload and see what happens.
Oh and yes, once the game is installed and running, you can uninstall Impulse. I *think* the downloaded file requires Impulse to install it though.
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 21:59 Post subject: |
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Thanks for the info.. lemme know when you figure out where it dumps the files at, and how I make a backup of the installer.
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 22:00 Post subject: |
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Here is the default for where it puts downloaded files;
C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Impulse\Temporary
(Vista)
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 22:04 Post subject: |
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Cool got it.. that looks like what you'd find on an install cd.
I'll back that up.. I don't want impulse filling up my c drive with a buncha crap.
Hmm.. I recall reading that you got space rangers 2 and the new reboot game as well, but damned if I see the original game anywhere.
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 22:07 Post subject: |
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Looks like it installs games in teh x86 programs folder under cinemaware.
I want to install it on the wife's systenm as well... odds are she'll like it since she was a big starcraft fan.
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 22:38 Post subject: |
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Hmmm looks like there's no way to install it without using impulse. Least I didn;t see a setup listed anywhere.
The game title screen showed reboot and rise of the dominators in it, but I didn't see an option to pay one or the other title (unless they are just merged together.)
I'm going to try to copy the installed game folder elsewhere, and see if it plays from there.
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 22:55 Post subject: |
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I'm going to copy the folder over onto my wife's system networked here, and see if it works. If so, I'll uninstall impulse.
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 22:57 Post subject: |
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It will. SR2-R doesn't use registry entries nor any form of protection whatsoever .. and Impulse has no DRM in its installs OR downloads.
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 23:19 Post subject: |
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Very cool.. just ran it on the wife's system without issues.
I'll have to keep closer eye on stardock, since this looks to be a killer value!
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 23:21 Post subject: |
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Stardock have gained a wicked fanbase due to their excellent titles, no DRM, and great customer support -- and they're always having "weekend" deals like this, though I must admit I never thought I'd see SR2 and the Expansion (which is only 6 months old anyway) for $3.99 the pair!!
Awesome stuff.
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 23:26 Post subject: |
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Some more titles went on sale today. All the new ones appear to be from the developer Kalypso.
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| Posted: Fri, 12th Dec 2008 23:44 Post subject: |
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I wanted to buy it, but no resolution above 1024x768 in a 6 month old 3D game addon is unacceptable.
C2D E6750 @ 3.2Ghz, 4GB 800MHz DDR2 4-4-4-12, GeForce GTX 260 c216 OC 896MB, 3.2TB, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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