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Glottis
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PostPosted: Sun, 14th Dec 2008 21:50    Post subject:
Yes deletesecurerom is working on vista64. It doesn't work on xp64.

sabin1981, thanks for quick reply.


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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Sun, 14th Dec 2008 23:05    Post subject:
No probs!
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Dec 2008 00:26    Post subject:
Glottis wrote:
Yes deletesecurerom is working on vista64. It doesn't work on xp64.

sabin1981, thanks for quick reply.


You won't notice a difference, maybe on a huge 30" monitor or something. I used em and th eonly time I could see the slightest smiggen of a difference was when I zoomed all the way in, and in that case, your not able to play the game lol. Didn't affect my FPS either with the game completely maxed on my 8800GT


Also if anyone wants a decent FPS boost, go into your nvidia drivers and turn ageia physx processing to your CPU. Gives your GPU more power to work on just the gfx than trying to squeeze in the physics too.


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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Dec 2008 00:32    Post subject:
I thought the Nvidia CUDA for physics was minimally taxing the GPU. Or is that not the case?
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Glottis
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Dec 2008 01:28    Post subject:
Guess I'll skip very high textures then, I checked comparison shots once again and really it's just not worth keeping an extra 7GB on the hard drives for such a trivial difference.

BTW anyone noticed that walking under the trees makes the game perform weird? I have constant 60FPS (vsync is crucial in this game) but when I walk under the trees FPS sometimes drops to 50. I don't get it why it's so demanding to make trees transparent. I remember in Titan Quest there was a similar issue where walking under the trees caused fps drop in some places.

At least I have a powerful video card now so I don't feel FPS drop unless I turn on fraps, but before on my 8800GT walking under the trees made the game feel choppy :s


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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Dec 2008 01:36    Post subject:
I personally see a significant difference with the elite textures, most noticable in the character textures which are actually sorta blurry with standard ones. I don't understand why someone wouldn't opt to just use them for the sake of using them. I get no performance hit. If you are blind or play on a 15 inch monitor than sure saying the standard textures will suffice works.

I don't see the size of the install as a deterring factor in today's day and age. Laughing
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Dec 2008 01:46    Post subject:
The difference is minimal unless you're playing with the most zoomed in camera angle. When you zoom right in, thereby making the game unplayable due to the fact that you can't see fuck all, you can see the difference in clarity. Normal play? No, you can't see it unless you're playing on a 50" Plasma at 1920x1080 Rolling Eyes

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,661759/News/Sacred_2_Default_textures_versus_Elite_Graphics/
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Dec 2008 07:38    Post subject:
I do notice a difference but as you say it's even more noticeable zoomed in - which is why I modified the camera setting in a sort of third-person perspective, still needs work though.

Also all patches so far has added or updated textures (Filling in those 1KB temprorary GraphicsXX.zip files)

Problem is that the HD "patch" is graphics20.zip to graphics24.zip and placed in a "hq" folder which means "high-quality" whereas the default textures are "mq" and the low-resolution ones "lq"

Problem being that the patch hasn't really updated the high-quality textures so they're either ignored or perhaps reverted back to mid-quality ones when used in the game.
(It's the graphics10.zip for HQ textures but only those that used high-quality by default such as the HUD and graphics11.zip for the rest - such as the new bosses and the "christmas" theme - which appears to be unused so far.)
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rhagz
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Dec 2008 18:04    Post subject:
Sorry for not reading all 50 pages again, but does this work now?

I know when it was first released they had triggers that stopped you from gaining exp or something. Is that still a problem?
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Dec 2008 18:05    Post subject:
So far it seems to work great, even with the latest patch. The new loader works great.
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Dec 2008 18:07    Post subject:
Which release should I look for then?
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Dec 2008 18:09    Post subject:
This is the one I'm using;

Sacred2 V2.31.0 Crack V2.0


Just remember to run "deletesecuromreg.exe" every day (well, if you play the game every day that is)


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rhagz
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Dec 2008 18:10    Post subject:
Cool thanks. Now to download 20 freaking GB.
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Dec 2008 18:10    Post subject:
20GB if you want the Elite tex pack, or 14GB for just the game. Wink


=Edit=

Just been looking around and it seems a lot of people are having trouble with the latest crack/patch combo. Something about the game crapping after you reach Lv19 -- the game mentions something about it being a trial or "Dark Copy" and thanks you for playing, before advising you to buy the full version.

I don't know how much truth is in that, but at least the official Reloaded (2.12 and not 2.31) release works perfectly, guaranteed.
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Dec 2008 19:10    Post subject:
Is it like +19lvls of current lvl or if you're playing from start ?
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Dec 2008 19:11    Post subject:
Using that comparison by PCgameshardware that's been linked on here 100 times doesn't do much. Play the game on any normal 20+ inch display and the difference is significant enough to warrant using them. I see absolutly no reason besides crashing issues against using them.

Where is iNatan when you need him. If you can't appreciate the difference (During gameplay not these static images of horrible examples) than I can say you are blind.

I still don't understand why people are swaying others away from the elite textures. It would make sense if everyone paid for the extra DVD but it's a free download so what's the big fuss.
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Dec 2008 19:13    Post subject:
I do/did play the game .. sure it was only on a 19" monitor, but the differences are very slight when you're playing - again, unless you're playing zoomed in as far as possible. I'm not trying to sway anyone away from trying them, just giving a rational viewpoint that could save 7GB of needless waste.
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PostPosted: Mon, 15th Dec 2008 19:30    Post subject:
some say that you have to rename the sacred2update.exe or simply delete it, and on the game start screen u have 5sec to klick ''start the game'' or will it update to dark copy ??

lol , sounds quite funny actualy ;D
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Dec 2008 15:11    Post subject:
new update is out here is the info
Content Update Patch 2.34 Now Available
It's Christmas time in Ancaria, and we have a new content update for you to help celebrate! In addition to some important fixes, Content Update Patch 2.34 adds some new seasonal content for you to enjoy. The new content includes more sets as well as an island for you to find and explore.

Version 2.34.0 includes the following:

New Content:

* New area with 24 aboveground sectors and about 6 additional underground
sectors
* New textures and objects to create a snowy landscape
* Additional sounds for the snowy landscape
* 20 new creatures
* New NPCs
* New full quest chain
* Additional armor set for each character
* New armor items and weapons

Hint: The Christmas Island is shrouded in mystery so you can't see it on the world map. To begin your journey to it, find and speak to the Kobold in Thylysium, then sail to the port he unlocks.

Fixes:

* It was not possible to load an old save after patching, if the
character in the old save had an item in their hand (held by the mouse
pointer) at the time the save occurred.
* Characters over lvl 61 were unable to create game channels (only able
to join them).
* Sometimes after rebirth at a resurrection monolith, the character
started at an incorrect position on the map leading to a dead end.
* The fourth Guardian of the Big Machine could sometimes be killed while
it still idled. This skipped the end boss fight.
* Crystal Monster: The lightbeam adjustment didn’t rotate which led to
confusion about why the hero was stunned.
* When tabbing out of the game then going back, the position of the
mounted hero had changed.
* Temple Guardian’s “Amplifying Discharge” with Mods 1b & 2b "
Ricochet": Rebounding projectiles did not cause further damage after
the first rebound.
* Temple Guardian’s “Combat Alert” with Mod 1a "Assault": The
increase in attack value was not shown on the tooltip.
* Temple Guardian’s “Dedicated Blow”: The damage conversion for
'prone to ice' for fire elementals converted damage into poison.
* High Elf’s “Blazing Tempest” dealt too much damage.
* High Elf’s “Fire Demon” with just achieved mod "Enliven": The
increased damage was only visible after changing the CA slots. New
damage is now instantly shown.
* High Elf’s “Glacial Thorns” dealt too much damage and caused
massive frame rate fall off when used on bosses.
* The “Fire Demon” and “Moribund Animus” buffs restarted
automatically. Now you need to reactivate them again manually.
* Inquisitor‘s “Ruthless Mutilation” didn’t work properly with
ranged weapons.
* Shadow Warrior’s “Rallied Souls” with Mod 1a "Armament"
resistance values were too high.
* Seraphim’s “Archangel's Wrath” with Mod 1b "Salve": Additional
fireball was added but damage didn’t decrease.
* At the end of a combat-art move the Dryad erroneously shot another
round of shuriken/knifes.
* Dryad’s Hireling “Moribund Animus” no longer lies down every few
seconds.
* It was possible to forge high-level items into low-level weapons and
armor. This could lead to overpowered items. Now the highest level of
the forged items will be the new level of the item.
* Slot boni on forged items didn’t work properly. Now silver slots give
7 % bonus and gold slots give 15 % bonus.
* Item bonus "+x to all CA’s" didn’t work correctly.
* Monster attacks had a motionblur-effect that lasted too long.
* The audio option “Character Effects on Center” had no effect on
playback in 5.1 surround sound.
* Several sound issues fixed for boss music, deathsplatter-effect and
unique items.
* Missing sound profiles added for T-mutant Human and High Elves as well
as for new mini-bosses.
* All sounds were initiated with a short snapping sound.
* Singleplayer CoOp: When you started an SP game and opened the game as
MP, the server started without a name. Now the name is
CharacternameXXXX where XXXX stands for a random 4 digit number.
* Rivers had dust clouds instead of water splashes.
* Inventory picture for “Celdrahil's Gloves” was missing.

hopefully it wont take long to find a crack for it
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Dec 2008 15:23    Post subject:
http://update.sacred2.com/dl_international.html

Nice find "gold24" Smile

EDIT: Damn, 231MB, these patches are big.
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Dec 2008 15:29    Post subject:
Did the gameplay get any better/diverse with the patches? Maybe it's time now to buy this one.
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Dec 2008 15:31    Post subject:
It's been improved a bit but no major changes yet, though game balance has been tweaked further.

This patch also has a check for modified files so back those up if you use modifications or similar alterations.

EDIT: And that check takes fucking forever, does it check inside those .zip archives or something?

EDIT: Patching also took a while but finished without errors.
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Dec 2008 16:09    Post subject:
Lemme guess.. it's gonna require a new crack?
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Dec 2008 17:57    Post subject:
lol cant patch my legit version - GREAT !!!!!!


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damador.




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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Dec 2008 18:23    Post subject:
JBeckman wrote:
It's been improved a bit but no major changes yet, though game balance has been tweaked further.

This patch also has a check for modified files so back those up if you use modifications or similar alterations.

EDIT: And that check takes fucking forever, does it check inside those .zip archives or something?

EDIT: Patching also took a while but finished without errors.


it md5 check every file even inside of the zip game files ...
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Dec 2008 18:31    Post subject:
Few screens showing the way to the new area, couldn't stay there long though as it's pretty tough.

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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Dec 2008 19:26    Post subject:
nice ;D

waiting for a new crack ;D
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Dec 2008 22:39    Post subject:
This game is pretty fun. Anyone tried using the update with the 2.31 loader?
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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 01:41    Post subject:
I'm considering buying this, hows' the online part? Is it some account like stuff?
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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Dec 2008 09:55    Post subject:
The game is great, I love it. Was a big fan of Sacred Gold.. I even still play that with my brother from time to time.

The online aspect is decent, it still needs a bit of work.. but with the latest patch came the Sacred.net beta, which lets people from around the world play together. You create and account, right within the game, there's a ladder now as well. You can play a campaign server, or a free play server, and as well a PvP server. It's getting better and better. I would definitely recommend buying it, I did, and I haven't regretted it yet.. still some kinks to work out but the game is fantastic otherwise.

Cheers
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