Leferd

Hey techies, having a problem connecting to this internet thingie. I have an eVGA 680i motherboard with a Windows Vista upgrade installed over XP. This computer is networked to another PC through a wired US Robotics router and is using a Cable broadband connection. So, last night I decided to click on the "Windows Update" icon and one of the optional updates available was an nForce networking controller update. So thinking, "why the hell not?" I downloaded it and installed it. The following occured: Upon completion of the installation, it stopped reading my network connection. The Windows Network Diagnostics says the following Error Message: "There might be a problem with one or more network adapters on this computer", followed by, "The network adapter 'NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller' is experiencing driver or hardware related issues". Upon further investigation, via the Device Manager, I checked on my nVidia nForce Networking Controller properties. The error message reads as follows: "The device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device. (Code 31)" So, on my other PC, (which is having no connection problems) I downloaded the latest nVidia nForce drivers and transferred the file via flash drive to my ailing PC. I installed the drivers. Upon reboot, I am still reading the same error messages. Anyone have any ideas, thoughts, suggestions? Thanks.

Cool. That sounds very promising.

Thanks Seganerd! That was an informative post. I had the Sega Genesis years ago (and I actually still have it) and it is my favorite gaming platform behind the PC. I've always been impressed by their quality of products, ranging from Sonic and Golden Axe, to Football manager and their (now defunct) series of ESPN sports titles (of which they are now branded 2K with their transfer to Take 2). Some of my favorite video games came from the Genesis (NHL 93-95, Tony LaRussa Baseball, Madden 93-96, FIFA 94-95 all from EA). Definitely looking forward to Obsidian's projects as well as the continuation of the Total War series. Admittedly, my experience with Sega has been limited as of late, but as a publisher, they haven't been skimping on the packaging. I've been impressed with the way (atleast here in N. America) they included thick manuals, maps, soundtracks, and other goodies with their initial retail releases of the Total War series. Is that the normal on their part? What's their financial outlook? Are they in dire straits, such is the case with Atari? Are they supportive of their third party developers -in terms of being generous, or atleast reasonable, with giving them enough time to develop quality and polished products? Since you're running a fansite for them, perhaps you know a little more about that than the forum regulars here.

This is so cool. I'll be keeping track of this.

The only games I can recall registering are from BioWare. I actually like participating in their surveys. Plus, it allows me to post in their forums unhindered, displays my avatar, and shows off my games list as if they were boy scout merit badges.

Gaider sounded surprised by the ME-style dialogue comment on the Bio Boards. Quote: Posted 11/03/06 00:02 (GMT) by A Grain of Sand I like what I saw, gotta admit that, but I am leery of the ME conversation style. I'm not really sure why it says that. Other than being more cinematic, the two dialogue systems don't have a lot in common. I guess it depends on what Scott meant by "modified". - Gaider's quote.

A = Gamebreakers. Hard/soft crashes. B = Major gameplay bugs. C = Graphical issues (clipping, stuttering etc.,) AI, general gameplay bugs. D = Text (spelling, grammar etc.,) Just a guess of some examples.

Old discussion from way back. Hope this helps.

I'd just like a nice full-sized and in-depth spiral bound manual with lots of tables. It should also have some empty lined pages in the back for notes. Maybe a cookie recipe in the back too.

I am now officially hook, lined, and sinkered.

Dragon Age Medieval II: Total War(!) Mass Effect NWN2 Fallout 3 NHL 2K7 MLB 2K7 ...ummm Bioware MMORPG? ...Unnanounced Bio Project? ...Project NJ? Jagged Alliance 3D (if good reviews)

It mostly involves martial arts/hand to hand combat. That said, yes there are weapons. Though VERY limited.

Jade Empire's a good game. Especially at its $20 price point.

I didn't like Jedi Academy.

I suggest that you get a boxed copy with the manuals. Or else, download the game and purchase a manual directly from battlefront.com. The games are complicated enough on their own...last thing you need is to play without the instructions.

Sounds to me like you're looking for a 3rd person Star Wars game. The Battlefront series should work fine. As well as the Jedi Knight/Academy games.

Not an RPG.

Looks like you'll have to wait for Mass Effect, Bioshock, or Project New Jersey.

Then you're outta luck. You could try Jade Empire, but its got no lightsabers, isn't medieval, and has no customizable character appearances.

Wargamer.com reviews: Beyond Overlord Barbarossa to Berlin Afrika Korps They appeal to the hardcore grognards. It's a fun and involving series if you can get past the archaic graphics.

Quote: Posted 05/13/06 18:28:17 (GMT) by Papermonk Interesting.. I assume the "2 companions" is more just in that instane and we can still have more than that. Thanks for the heads up, Spin! Yeah I'm not sure if that is a miquote or not. In the tutorial you have 2 companions, for the rest of the game you can have up to 3 (for a total of 4). However, those settings are just for our campaign. Your own campaigns can have more or less (or none). From Anthony Davis -gameplay programmer.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6147583.html interesting...

Or maybe, it's G) None of the above. For a game that's supposedly abandoned, their forums look remarkably full of BioPosts. Maybe just once, we can assume that video game developers aren't all complete liars whose only purpose in life is to misdirect and cheat their most hardcore of fans.

Didn't like Morrowind. My pc is ridicilously slow (p4 1.7, 768ram, ati 9600). But I'm hooked.

Some of those numbers are ridiculously high. Did you finish the game from start to end, or from savepoints? I've beaten K1 (start to end) three times. K2 once.