Recent content by Da Frechman

Stupid company and I've officially become a hater... I'm tired of dealing with that company, the long waits on the phone and the reluctance to back their products up. Anyways, I guess I'm in the market for a new video card. Does anybody have any recommendations for a company that isn't going...

I'm not sure what exactly you're trying to do but you may want to try Gamedev.net Directx forums.

Thank you very much.

It'll be a voodo 3 (I'm not really sure if it'll be 2000-4000). My nephew is discovering the joys of gaming (HL1 style) and I've come across a card, real cheap.

I think we're in for a short run if power limitations aren't overcome first (kilowatt power supplies are not unheard of today). Assuming that power consumption isn't a limit, I'd guess 7-15 years on the rendering side of things (when texture quality, map sizes and all the bells and whistles are...

<inappropriate paranoid rant> Dumb.... (the claims too easily dismissed to take serious) Why not study the link between ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and TV, especially prevalent with children under five... a commercial break ever 12 minutes? Guess what? I blame...

I kinda can't wait to see that at eighty frames per second... I noticed in a movie that was coined actual gameplay, there were facial expressions, defensive posture, etc... that seemed to be almost controlled by an AI. In other words, the AI wasn't controlling the player, just certain...

You're right, what I was describing was the easiest way to do it. It's been a while since I've been to tweak guides, thanks for the pointer. On a side note, a lot of people here have reported the game looking much better at 1024 then higher resolutions. If you've got the extra fps at 1024...

I'd give general setting a try. I haven't always gotten consistent results from nVidia's game profile settings. I don't have Quake installed right now, this is by memory and the directory structure may be a little off. I haven't heard of Q4 problems with nVidia video cards. The easiest way...

Driver setting can over ride in game settings. First off make sure that your drivers Opengl texture quality setting is set to Performance or Quality... The image_downsize setting is a culprit in Q4's config file or console. The problem was related to newer ATI cards at the time and Q4's...

For the record, PHCP doesn't exist and Take Two isn't being sued by hookers. It was meant to be a sarcastic joke. Sex Workers Outreach Project USA publicly denounced the GTA franchise and ask for a boycott.Gamespot's title of the article is slightly misleading. From their homepage...

I've got nothing against sex workers personally. I did find the announcement a bit humorist and completely unexpected. Now they seem to be getting sued by shareholders claiming impropriety. I'm kinda hoping the judge will allow for an immediate dismissal to end the persecution. It's truly...

The lobby group PHCP (Prostitutes for Hilary Clinton as President) files suit against Take Two for defamation of character... link...(bit of satire, sorry) This one is for real. "Sex workers cry foul, say game "accrues points to players for the depiction of rape and murder of prostitutes."...

Perhaps and more... I take the old WWII adage of "loose lips" because you never really know. Games are fun, are not used to train killers, encourage parents to be included in their childrens lives like never before, seem to do more to stifle violent acts then contribute to them, etc... I...