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RagingBITCH

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Sep 27, 2003
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Originally posted by: roncarter
Originally posted by: hypersonic5
Originally posted by: thatbox
I am not going to get it for PC, XBConnect is spectacular. I almost went in for the fuel rod gun, rocket warthog, and new mp levels, but then I fragged some fools online over XBC and the crazy urge to splurge left me. I need to be able to afford Halo 2 eventually, you know!
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For some reason xbconnect doesn't work for me. I hook up my Xbox to my router and I can connect to the system link screen in Halo and the Xbox is identified by xbc. But when I try to join a game it doesn't work. My xbox never recieves any data or anything :(
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If you have a router, you have to open up your ports.
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What he said ^
 
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fyleow

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Jan 18, 2002
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Worst game ever.

There are a lot of better FPS games for PC out, play those instead. You need to enable some form of AA otherwise the graphics look like crap and when you do your system will lag. If you can run at 1280 X 960 with 2X AA and not lag I will give you a cookie, because my system can't handle it.
 
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goblue420

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Aug 29, 2003
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its cool....sorta, i never really played it on xbox, but graphics are cool and it seems exactly like the xbox according to my buddy....now it would be cool if you could multiplayer with xboxes
 
yllus

yllus

Elite Member & Lifer
Aug 20, 2000
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Originally posted by: cpals
I got it, but whenever I try to run it I get some stupid Direct 3D error.... I have the latest DirectX, vid driver, etc... :( :(
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Hey cpals, I believe I can help with that. No doubt you have a program like NVRefresh forcing your refresh rate up in games - that's what Halo is taking issue with. There's an easy remedy you can apply without having to change any Windows settings.

In your Halo shortcut, append -vidmode 800,600,85 to the end to force Halo to run at 800x600 at 85Hz. Of course you don't have to use those exact settings but in essence, it'll do the trick.

 
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Conky

Lifer
May 9, 2001
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I'm getting it. I need something to do until Doom3 and HL2 come out and that's gonna be a while.
 
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SOSTrooper

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I got the game. I'm somewhat disappointed w/ it. Graphics is no where near as detailed as recent FPS (UT2K3, UT2, Raven Shield, even RTCW, MoH:AA, BF1942). It looks and plays a lot like C&C Renegade that came out 1.5 yrs ago. Nothing spectacular about it anymore, most of the stuff have been done to death over the past 2 years. I never played the XBox version, so I'm strictly commenting the game based on my first time experience with it. As a console FPS, I could imagine it being the best, but on PC, it doesn't compare against those FPS that I mentioned above.
 
0roo0roo

0roo0roo

No Lifer
Sep 21, 2002
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maybe later, still playing homeworld 2 which rocks:)

pretty funny how hard it was to convert the game for pc though heh:p xbox is better then you'd think:p
 
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Skyclad1uhm1

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Aug 10, 2001
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Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: lager
Originally posted by: Anubis
my copy shoudl have shipped today
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Expect to be disappointed.
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kiss it (_!_)

i plaied teh beta liked it. i dont need it to have 100000FPS it was playable in its beta form. just a lil unfinished. the finished version will be fine.

i will love every second of it.

I beat it on Xbox on legendary and ill do it again on PC.

even it its beta form its better then that sh!tty HL game you are all waiting for
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Have you considered taking an English course at primary school level?
 
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cpals

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Mar 5, 2001
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Originally posted by: yllus
Originally posted by: cpals
I got it, but whenever I try to run it I get some stupid Direct 3D error.... I have the latest DirectX, vid driver, etc... :( :(
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Hey cpals, I believe I can help with that. No doubt you have a program like NVRefresh forcing your refresh rate up in games - that's what Halo is taking issue with. There's an easy remedy you can apply without having to change any Windows settings.

In your Halo shortcut, append -vidmode 800,600,85 to the end to force Halo to run at 800x600 at 85Hz. Of course you don't have to use those exact settings but in essence, it'll do the trick.
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Thanks, that worked. :D Too bad I didn't save all my saved games from the beta... :|
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Lager

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May 19, 2003
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Will this run decent on 1024x768 on ATI Radeon 9500 Pro or 9700 Pro??
 
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wake

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Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
The fact that a new game will not run well on my high-end system is one reason why I stay away from new games such as this. I don't care how great the gameplay is -- if I can't enjoy because my framerates are dropping into the 20's with 1024x768 resolution, then I don't bother.

But then again, what do you expect --- it's a console port :(
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That's a value-line video card fout 18 months ago you're running there, I don't expect to run anything fast on my Radeon 8500 either. If you had a 4600 you wouldn't need to worry about sub-20 frames @ 1024x786
 
0roo0roo

0roo0roo

No Lifer
Sep 21, 2002
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Originally posted by: wake
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
The fact that a new game will not run well on my high-end system is one reason why I stay away from new games such as this. I don't care how great the gameplay is -- if I can't enjoy because my framerates are dropping into the 20's with 1024x768 resolution, then I don't bother.

But then again, what do you expect --- it's a console port :(
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That's a value-line video card fout 18 months ago you're running there, I don't expect to run anything fast on my Radeon 8500 either. If you had a 4600 you wouldn't need to worry about sub-20 frames @ 1024x786
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well its not all games, i run mohaa breakthrough, jedi acad and homeworld 2 at 1024x768 @ max settings on my pos radeon 9000 pro quite smooth:)

i'd probably get raped by halo, but i'm not above lowering resolution:p
 
BlueWeasel

BlueWeasel

Lifer
Jun 2, 2000
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Originally posted by: wake
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
The fact that a new game will not run well on my high-end system is one reason why I stay away from new games such as this. I don't care how great the gameplay is -- if I can't enjoy because my framerates are dropping into the 20's with 1024x768 resolution, then I don't bother.

But then again, what do you expect --- it's a console port :(
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That's a value-line video card fout 18 months ago you're running there, I don't expect to run anything fast on my Radeon 8500 either. If you had a 4600 you wouldn't need to worry about sub-20 frames @ 1024x786
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LMAO....you're making me look bad in front of everybody! :)

Thanks to the link given to me by Hypersonic5, my new video card is downloading right now...
 
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skace

Lifer
Jan 23, 2001
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Originally posted by: Rent
I'll let you know when I get my autographed copy from Gearbox.
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Autographed copy of Quake1 with all the original Id people is so much cooler :)
 
slag

slag

Lifer
Dec 14, 2000
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got mine at ebgames this morning

I cannot play well above 800x600 on my game machine. during intense firefights, the graphics slow down at 1024x768 or higher

I have an amd2500+ at 2.3 ghz, 512 ddr ram, radeon 9500 pro.
 

It's not bad and runs at a decent rate on my machine (see sig). Still the game is ass, I don't see what the hype was all about.
 
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