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Doh Sorry about that, I'll go correct it .... By the way, thanks for teaching me the word "whinge" - I've seen the word around but finally looked it up ... didn't realize it was from Aussie English. Couple points: If the "Ubi masters" don't care about a PC specific version, why did they decide to make the Xbox and PS2 versions different? They probably spent more money, time and resources doing that than getting Ubi Shanghai to do their usual straight port of Xbox to PS2 (like they did for GR1, Splinter Cell, Rainbow Six 3). If they are committed to optimizing GR for the PS2, wh

He is technically correct. As opposed to the PlayStation 2 and GameCube, the Xbox was designed upon the PC platform, and more specifically with an underlying a Windows/DirectX-based operating/graphics system. A PC and and Xbox are not very different at all when you crack them open. Because both use DirectX 8 as a base, porting a game from Xbox to a Windows PC is much easier than say ... a PlayStation 2 game like Metal Gear Solid 3 to PC. That doesn't mean they cannot make any substantial changes to the game when they do make the PC version, even if it is built on the foundation of what t

Glad you bought the game deleyt - join the club Now that you've actually played the game, why don't you list what changes you would like to see in point form in an objective neutral manner. This approach would be more helpful to the developers and have a greater chance of what you would like see changed become a reality. You obviously are very passionate about GR, given the amount of time you've played the game, run your clan, and worked on your mods. However, you need to be more specific about what your ideas are, rather than just saying you are disappointed or don't have much hope fo

Great list Kurtz. That is the type of constructive criticism that RSE is looking for. I think it's time to make a GR2 PC wishlist made ONLY by people who have actually played GR2 on the Xbox! And no whinging in the thread

I doubt it is a BIOS or OS problem. I think it is a physical hardware problem. I always have my systems boot to the HD with the OS 1st to save time. (There's no point waiting for your system to search for a floppy or optical drive) Is your HD plugged into your primary or secondary IDE port? You should also give us more info on your HD: manufacturer, speed, size, when you bought it etc. What other devices do you have on your IDE cables (master/slave) - do you have more than one HD or optical drive? Are your jumper settings set properly on your drives? Your problem may be your IDE c

The major changes in GR2 mainly pertain to single player. I'm curious what aspects of the current GR2 Xbox multiplayer you think your clan members may object to? (Unless your whole clan just plays single player) From what I can see, GR2 Xbox MP plays just as intense or better than GR1 MP on the PC. I think Raven Shield's gameplay is further removed from Rogue Spear's compared to GR2 vs. GR1, just from the fact that the feel is different using the Unreal engine.

Glad to see you got your system running well again Cobblers! Nothing beats a nice, clean reformat With the DVD drive, there are definitely reports of certain media not working properly with certain drives. For example, a friend of mine and his bro-in-law both have BenQ DVD burners which don't recognize Memorex media. So in the end, it's a process of elimination to figure out your problem. Take your DVD-R and see if it runs properly in another computer's DVD drive. If it works perfeclty, then the problem may be your optical drive. Conversely, buy another brand DVD-R to use in your

Actually, I'm not sure if Sony and Microsoft care too much that they are not selling as many consoles. Both make more money from sales of games, not hardware. In fact, MS loses money with every Xbox unit sold. Sony already has won this round of the console wars with the PS2 and have already came out with their budget PStwo unit. (An aside: Where do you put the HD on that thing I wonder? I guess most people don't need the HD for most games, which is maybe why the next Xbox may not have a built-in HD too) Microsoft's strategy is more to just get themselves into everyone's living room - whe

I disagree with Kurtz in that I feel the voice acting is very professional (they even brought in Wesley Crusher from Star Trek:NG!). Red Storm has always used professional voice talent in their games. It is well known that even the best actors may not be suitable to be voice actors in animated features (Disney, Pixar etc.), as voice actors need to over-exaggerate their vocals a bit to compensate for not being on-screen. I don't think this was a factor in GR2 though. I do agree with Kurtz that I personally prefer the pre-mission briefings of the original GR. RSE did take a creative risk t

LOL, I can tell you how I found it - I saw Serellan's post in this thread that he had updated his site: http://www.ghostrecon.net/forums/index.php...ndpost&p=244914 Then I saw the link to the article in his articles/press section Is that how you found it? Funny how none of the GR sites picked it up ...

No matter what your taste is in tactical shooter gameplay, you have to admit that the character models in GR2 are awesome. 1Up posted a great article a couple weeks ago (that I don't think anyone here noticed) that gives an excellent description of the process Red Storm used to create the new Ghosts appearing in GR2. http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3136577&did=1 The article has very interesting quotes from three of GR2's developers. Here are some snippets of info: Jeff McFadyen (Character Artist) who did the concept art and textures for the characters discusses how Red Stor

For the PS2 mouse, check in your system's BIOS under power management features.

Yup. AFAIK, in a single-channel setup, when the computer is storing info in the RAM, it will use up the RAM on the first slot before continuing to the second one. You haven't mentioned if you are running WinXP or Win9x on this machine. I've read somewhere that WinXP uses about 150MB of RAM when it is running (that is why they usually recommend a minimum of 256MB RAM for WinXP) while Win9x can run on 32MB of RAM. So I would imagine that WinXP would run a bit more efficiently if the 512MB stick of RAM is in the first slot - to be honest, it's just a guess, and I don't have any benchmarks

Hey DS, do you have a link to the online version of the article or is this taken from a print mag?

I'd also open up your case and double check that the data cable (IDE or SATA cable) to your hard drive is nice and secure. Also check your system clock ... if it's running slow, it could mean your mobo battery is dying and that can cause some funny probs.

Nurface, your recommendation would be good if he was running a motherboard with a Intel 865 or 875P chipset, as they support dual channel RAM However, firefly does not need identical RAM as his system has the older Intel 845 chipset which only supports single-channel DDR RAM at maximum speed of 266MHz (i.e. PC2100 RAM). He also only has one RAM slot open. @Firefly, at this point, it doesn't matter if you buy PC2100, PC2700 (DDR333), or PC3200 (DDR400) RAM as they will ALL run at 266MHz on your system (and I doubt you'll have much luck overclocking on a Dell motherboard) So if you like

Do you have the graphics running in software mode? (i.e. your CPU is doing all the graphics rendering work.) Even if it was just running in software mode with your system, it should be faster than that, unless your resolution is really cranked up. Also, what resolution are you running the game at? Any AA and AF on?

Most modern memory has info on it about who the manufacturer is, its ratings and timings, etc. which can be read by certain utilties such as Sisoft Sandra. Download the Sisoft Sandra utility here: http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/redirect/dload.php?id=40 When you have installed it, click on "Mainboard Information" and let the utility analyze your system. Then look under "Memory Module" and let us know what kind of memory you have. Also tell us what motherboard chipset you have, and any other system specs (CPU/OS/HD/graphics/audio etc.). Yes, it matters what type of RAM you get. Cert

@Recon, have you tried your mouse in another computer?

I'll likely decide whether to buy it after trying the demo

Happy bday Rocky! Did your wife buy you NFS:UG2 for your birthday? Wish my wife would buy me computer games too instead of getting the usual ... socks etc.

Wow, that's a real sweet mouse Cobblers. I would guess the side-scrolling feature for the wheel within games depends on individual game support for it. This is brand-new technology for 2004 (for both MS and Logitech) so I think it may take a few years for games to use it until this type of mouse technology penetrates the market better. The mouse I have is the one Recon mentioned in the title of his post: the Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseand...ls.aspx?pid=004 The side buttons on my mouse I was referring to are not on the scroll wheel. They are ju

Way to go Kurtz, great post! Although I may not agree with everything in the post (but I do agree with a lot of it), Kurtz has offered the most articulate, balanced, and fair critique of the game I've read so far on these forums. He actually went and tried both SP and MP (i.e. not just half the package), mentioned negative points with backup reasons, but also said what he liked about the game. In the end, remember that RSE made this version of GR2 for the Xbox, not for the PC, and likely fulfilled their objectives. I would still not lose hope for the PC version to restore some of wh

Here's a link to the news at GameSpot http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/11/24/news_6114004.html

Both my wife and I use IntelliMouse Opticals at home - really love the two side buttons hehe Are you running Windows XP? If so, you don't need to reinstall drivers, as WinXP has them built in. Few other tips - 1) Have you tried plugging it into a USB port yet? WinXP will automatically install the driver 2) Unplug the mouse and you can try to uninstall the mouse from the Device Manager, then reboot and WinXP will automatically reinstall the driver 3) Go to the Control Panel and click on "Mouse". Go through all the options there to see if your mouse is responding properly.