30-11-2004, 11:16 | #21 |
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30-11-2004, 11:31 | #22 |
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First: I've decided not to buy any Firaxis games NOT because there are still bugs in a game. It is the manner how they dealt with it and what their priorities are that unsettles me. But we had that talk before so I'm not getting into it (again).
Pirates! constantly gave me a blue screen on my laptop computer (1.5GHz with Radeon Mobility), on my desktop (2GHz with Geforce) the mouse pointer is screwed up and the sound is cracking sometimes (not on other up-to-date titles like Doom3). On both machines the grafic is just wrong sometimes, especially when on the sea. There are some gameplay issues as well, but that might be because I don't know any better. Nevertheless I find them quite annoying. For example, when talking to ppl who give who information, I say I'll not it in my log. However, I don't see this info being recorded anywhere (except city info, which will pop up when I click on the regarding city) which means I have to write it down manually (and outside of the game). Or the fact that my ppl become unhappy and I have to divide my precious wealth with them and start over. 10%? |
30-11-2004, 12:34 | #23 |
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Nice sail . Apart from that, the graphics look pretty dimm
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It sounds like the problems I was having with Rome: Total War though. It turned out that my memory was broken. And that my graphics card sometimes doesn't connect too well (bumping into the cpu, which is standing next to my leg. My wooden leg, arrrrr!). Also a bit weird, since this only caused problems in R:TW and not in very demanding FPS games. Quote:
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I noticed the land battles are very slooooooooooooooooow. All moves are animated, and that makes them very sloooooooooooooooooooow. Next to unplayable. Sinking ships is still fun though.
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or are the sails simply passive-stone, giving them that glow, from all the [weed] you pirates smoke?
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Nope. Removing the latest nvidia driver and rolling all the way back to a 2002 driver did the trick for me! Played until 4am last night and dreamt of sailing off the coast of South America. I thought the game was bloody dull,sail and fight sail and fight sail and fight. And then my crew got pissed off at me and I had to share my 60,000 gold between them. I got the option to advance to a higher level! Big deal. Then next time I attack Cuadad de Nombre or somink I take out the cavalry and suchlike in those lovely slooooooooooow games of chequers and got to appoint a governer? So I put a good honest Dutchie to work and they now fix my boats for free. I have 1 wife at the moment, dancing didnt do it, but constant slaughter of spaniards and returning to the same port (Curacao) meant the Dutch were big fans. (OK a ruby ring and a diamond necklace helped) I'm a Mayor or Baron or somink now with a fame of 29. Also next swordfight I get into I get to choose a weapon! Ra! This is what I remember and the fights arent just me beating the Thrust button to death (ok, it still kind of is, my one gripe with the game so far). Only bug I've found is sneaking into a city. It tells me to follow the white arrows... What fucking white arrows? How about I just wander about until I find the inn huh? Melifluous PS. OK one more gripe... Does the wind change direction anywhere? Or is it always east to west?
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what that funny symbols in the pic under the "Sint Kees" (and English sloop)? The load? (like stardust both in family and single packages, then we have doctor hats and earphones?) |
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No they are the upgrades on his boat.
Lets see he has Copper plating (turn faster) Cotton Sails (go faster?) Triple hammocks (more men to a boat, hello sailor) Iron Scatterlings (or somink, resistant to hull damage) Chain Shot (ouch mind me legs, anti personel cannons) Grape Shot (Do you know how long it took me to stitch that sail? Anti-sail cannons) and finally a Bronze Cannon (more accurate shooting) But he dont have no fine-grade powder yet (longer range) That answer your question? Melifluous PS. Diclaimer I freely acknowledge that the grape and chain shot may be muddled. I always get confused. If in doubt go for the Round Shot and take the hull out from under them
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