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Thanks for both your replies - but as it says in my OP I have already flashed the latest BIOS on both boards, and I *cannot* manually force a lower Vcore - neither BIOS gives that option (the Asus has a manual Vcore setting but it does not offer me any setting below 1.775v). I don't think I'm...

Hi folks, I hope one of you experts can help - I'm going totally nuts here. In the last few weeks I've re-jigged most of my systems. I'm having real problems with two of them (purchase dates in brackets): 1. AthlonXP3200+ (Jul 04) in an Asus A7N8X2.0 Deluxe (Aug 03) 2. Sempron2600+ (Aug 05)...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic (More info?) rlsuth wrote: > "magnate" <chrisc@dbass.demon.co.uk> wrote > > > > So I've saved that for the next time I install, but > > how will I go about using it? > > Dug out my old back-up CD and found my notes: > > 1 - Click the start...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic (More info?) rlsuth wrote: > Actually, when you click on "Search for Update" it saves patch4 to your > harddrive. (I cant remember where as it's been a long time since I played > this game). You need to find the location and then save that...

Archived from groups: rec.games.roguelike.angband (More info?) Wil Hunt wrote: > pete mack wrote: > > Diving fast is fun, innit? Make sure to carry Rods of Light, > > especially if you go past 2000' without rPois or detection. > > Why's that? What do they do for you other than provide a way...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic (More info?) John Doe wrote: > There is little comparison between Total Annihilation and Starcraft. You are quite right - one is a soulless game with a good UI and the other is a deeply immersive science-fantasy with an engrossing campaign...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic (More info?) Yes, that's right, that's RoN "patch 3", which seems to be the last released as a stand-alone patch. I simply can't believe that customers are expected to waste their bandwidth downloading patches every time they reinstall. I do...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic (More info?) In response to a recent recommendation in the "elusive perfect game" thread, I've recently dusted off and installed RoN and its expansion (Thrones & Patriots). Both the base game and the expansion require patching after install...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic (More info?) That's actually a really good idea, and there is also the option of not telling players exactly what the prereqs are in the current game. So in your example, the player would know the hard prereqs (battleships before...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic (More info?) I never really got into TA but I accept that it's a well designed game. Putting Starcraft and Warcraft3 into the same basket is ..... just .... lame. Starcraft is an awesome RTS, imho way way more fun than TA, though I will...

Archived from groups: rec.games.roguelike.angband (More info?) Welcome back (again) Leon, and I'm sorry to hear about your dad. It hasn't happened to me yet, but I'm not looking forward to it. Of your suggestions, I would very definitely prefer #2, because some of the changes in beta18 were...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic (More info?) Silverlock wrote: > One of the features I really like is an Option (and it has to be an > option) for a variable tech tree. This precludes a pure turtle race up > the tech tree strategy because you do not know what the tech...

Archived from groups: rec.games.roguelike.angband (More info?) www.runegold.org/sangband Enjoy, CC

Archived from groups: rec.games.roguelike.angband (More info?) This is ridiculous. I'm only raising seven skills (Karate, Burglary, Stealth, Perception, Disarming, Dodging, Spell Resistance) - I can't even keep those ahead of the rising minima. I've just got to power 18, and my karate skill is...

Archived from groups: rec.games.roguelike.angband (More info?) Hi All, I've just fired up the latest S (beta18) - I know it was released back in June when Leon magically reappeared, but I've been addicted to Dominions2 for most of this year and have done hardly any *banding. Anyway, I read...