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Did the default darkness for dungeons get *MUCH* darker?

I just returned from a road trip and my S.O. has once again reset many
of my macros and defaults. Most of it is repaired but I can't see a
thing in dungeons w/o nightsight.
 
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Rick Cortese wrote:
>
> Did the default darkness for dungeons get *MUCH* darker?
>
> I just returned from a road trip and my S.O. has once again reset many
> of my macros and defaults. Most of it is repaired but I can't see a
> thing in dungeons w/o nightsight.


no difference i can tell...
 
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On Sun, 09 May 2004 13:03:24 GMT, vince garcia
<vggarciaXX@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>Rick Cortese wrote:
>>
>> Did the default darkness for dungeons get *MUCH* darker?
>>
>> I just returned from a road trip and my S.O. has once again reset many
>> of my macros and defaults. Most of it is repaired but I can't see a
>> thing in dungeons w/o nightsight.
>
>
>no difference i can tell...

They "fixed" darkness sometime last year so that nighttime is *really*
dark and dungeons are even darker. Last week I forgot to insure a
Night Sight ring, got killed, someone rezzed me, and I wandered around
in the dark looking for my body for awhile so I can attest how dark it
is down there.
--
I'm on a journey in search of myself.
If I get back first, let me know that I'm
looking for myself and don't let me leave.
 
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OrionCA wrote:

> They "fixed" darkness sometime last year so that nighttime is *really*
> dark and dungeons are even darker. Last week I forgot to insure a
> Night Sight ring, got killed, someone rezzed me, and I wandered around
> in the dark looking for my body for awhile so I can attest how dark it
> is down there.
> --
> I'm on a journey in search of myself.
> If I get back first, let me know that I'm
> looking for myself and don't let me leave.


Ehhh, I'm not seing that. When it gets dark out side I don't see a
need for night sight.

--
Check out the gaming & computer forums at the [SS] clan site.
http://www.shamikaserver.com
 
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OrionCA <orionca@earthlink.net> wrote:
>They "fixed" darkness sometime last year so that nighttime is *really*
>dark and dungeons are even darker. Last week I forgot to insure a
>Night Sight ring, got killed, someone rezzed me, and I wandered around
>in the dark looking for my body for awhile so I can attest how dark it
>is down there.

You guys must have something really different in your graphic setting
or something. (Or your current situation is 2D only.) As I don't
have that problem.

D.
--
Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh.
 
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OrionCA wrote:
> On Sun, 09 May 2004 13:03:24 GMT, vince garcia
> <vggarciaXX@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Rick Cortese wrote:
>>
>>>Did the default darkness for dungeons get *MUCH* darker?
>>>
>>>I just returned from a road trip and my S.O. has once again reset many
>>>of my macros and defaults. Most of it is repaired but I can't see a
>>>thing in dungeons w/o nightsight.
>>
>>
>>no difference i can tell...
>
>
> They "fixed" darkness sometime last year so that nighttime is *really*
> dark and dungeons are even darker. Last week I forgot to insure a
> Night Sight ring, got killed, someone rezzed me, and I wandered around
> in the dark looking for my body for awhile so I can attest how dark it
> is down there.

Last time she set things so badly it was not repairable. I ended up
doing a full install to get things to work again. This time I managed to
get it back to normal by just going to every screen under the options
menu and making use of the 'Default' button to get it working after a
reboot.

Here's a story that is about as funny as a broken leg.

I upgraded one of our friends computers and he asked if he could give
the old one to his sister. I said yes.

However apparently a cat either took a pee on the keyboard or knocked
over a beer on it. I wasn't there so S.O. decided to take matters into
her own hands. She used a pair of scissors to cut the keyboard cords on
both computers so she could swap keyboards.

Her computer is down for some reason and I am a little bit short until
payday to pick up a replacement MB/processor. She is using my computer
and I am holding my breath. Telling her things like "Don't touch
anything!!!" doesn't work. She deleted registered Microsoft office and
several other things off her computer even when specifically asked "Do
not delete Excel or MS Word because I need them." Her reasoning was "Her
computer was too cluttered."
 
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On Sun, 09 May 2004 18:57:37 -0500, "WindsorFox[SS]"
<windsorfoxNO@SPAMcox.net> wrote:

>OrionCA wrote:
>
>> They "fixed" darkness sometime last year so that nighttime is *really*
>> dark and dungeons are even darker. Last week I forgot to insure a
>> Night Sight ring, got killed, someone rezzed me, and I wandered around
>> in the dark looking for my body for awhile so I can attest how dark it
>> is down there.
>> --
>> I'm on a journey in search of myself.
>> If I get back first, let me know that I'm
>> looking for myself and don't let me leave.
>
>
> Ehhh, I'm not seing that. When it gets dark out side I don't see a
>need for night sight.

Well the 2d version still has a tick box for "dark nights" or something
similar in the options gump.

--
Michael Cecil
http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/
 
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Polychromic wrote:
> On Sun, 09 May 2004 18:57:37 -0500, "WindsorFox[SS]"
> <windsorfoxNO@SPAMcox.net> wrote:
>
>
>>OrionCA wrote:
>>
>>
>>>They "fixed" darkness sometime last year so that nighttime is *really*
>>>dark and dungeons are even darker. Last week I forgot to insure a
>>>Night Sight ring, got killed, someone rezzed me, and I wandered around
>>>in the dark looking for my body for awhile so I can attest how dark it
>>>is down there.
>>>--
>>>I'm on a journey in search of myself.
>>>If I get back first, let me know that I'm
>>>looking for myself and don't let me leave.
>>
>>
>> Ehhh, I'm not seing that. When it gets dark out side I don't see a
>>need for night sight.
>
>
> Well the 2d version still has a tick box for "dark nights" or something
> similar in the options gump.
>

So does my 3D version, there is very little difference between the
two though.

--
Check out the gaming & computer forums at the [SS] clan site.
http://www.shamikaserver.com
 
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On Mon, 10 May 2004 04:20:20 GMT, Rick Cortese <ricortes@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>Last time she set things so badly it was not repairable. I ended up
>doing a full install to get things to work again. This time I managed to
>get it back to normal by just going to every screen under the options
>menu and making use of the 'Default' button to get it working after a
>reboot.
>
>Here's a story that is about as funny as a broken leg.
>
>I upgraded one of our friends computers and he asked if he could give
>the old one to his sister. I said yes.
>
>However apparently a cat either took a pee on the keyboard or knocked
>over a beer on it. I wasn't there so S.O. decided to take matters into
>her own hands. She used a pair of scissors to cut the keyboard cords on
>both computers so she could swap keyboards.
>
>Her computer is down for some reason and I am a little bit short until
>payday to pick up a replacement MB/processor. She is using my computer
>and I am holding my breath. Telling her things like "Don't touch
>anything!!!" doesn't work. She deleted registered Microsoft office and
>several other things off her computer even when specifically asked "Do
>not delete Excel or MS Word because I need them." Her reasoning was "Her
>computer was too cluttered."

Is she using XP or 2000? If so you could create just a limited user
account for her and keep her away from the admin stuff that way. Won't
help the scissors situation though...

--
Michael Cecil
http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/
 
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Polychromic wrote:
> On Mon, 10 May 2004 04:20:20 GMT, Rick Cortese <ricortes@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
<snip>
> Is she using XP or 2000? If so you could create just a limited user
> account for her and keep her away from the admin stuff that way. Won't
> help the scissors situation though...
>

XP Home edition.

I've heard there are some ways of booting to an invisible admin account,
she wouldn't even know it was there, but I can't remember if it was in
the Home edition.
 
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On Mon, 10 May 2004 15:08:46 GMT, Rick Cortese <ricortes@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>Polychromic wrote:
>> On Mon, 10 May 2004 04:20:20 GMT, Rick Cortese <ricortes@earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
><snip>
>> Is she using XP or 2000? If so you could create just a limited user
>> account for her and keep her away from the admin stuff that way. Won't
>> help the scissors situation though...
>>
>
>XP Home edition.
>
>I've heard there are some ways of booting to an invisible admin account,
>she wouldn't even know it was there, but I can't remember if it was in
>the Home edition.

Let's see...HE sets up the first user with admin rights I think, and
subsequent users as limited users. If you reboot the computer and hit f8
when it starts up to get to the start menu, you can log into safe mode
which is the hidden admin mode. (I hardly ever do the HE so this could be
wrong.)

To access the control panel user applet, log in as the admin (her account
probably from the sound of it), run "control userpasswords2" from
start>run. Create a new account with admin rights. Log into that new
account and change her admin account (with "control userpasswords2" again)
to a limited or restricted account.

Some software may not run properly from a limited account however. I've
set my mother up on her computer as a power user (able to install software
and screw most stuff up as well) and resigned myself to occasional
maintenance visits...

--
Michael Cecil
http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/
 
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In article <an8v90lck8qt6ohqn8245aqi6mvq3m44ad@4ax.com>, Polychromic wrote:
> On Mon, 10 May 2004 15:08:46 GMT, Rick Cortese <ricortes@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>>Polychromic wrote:
>>> On Mon, 10 May 2004 04:20:20 GMT, Rick Cortese <ricortes@earthlink.net>
>>> wrote:
>><snip>
>>> Is she using XP or 2000? If so you could create just a limited user
>>> account for her and keep her away from the admin stuff that way. Won't
>>> help the scissors situation though...
>>>
>>
>>XP Home edition.
>>
>>I've heard there are some ways of booting to an invisible admin account,
>>she wouldn't even know it was there, but I can't remember if it was in
>>the Home edition.
>
> Let's see...HE sets up the first user with admin rights I think, and
> subsequent users as limited users. If you reboot the computer and hit f8
> when it starts up to get to the start menu, you can log into safe mode
> which is the hidden admin mode. (I hardly ever do the HE so this could be
> wrong.)
>
> To access the control panel user applet, log in as the admin (her account
> probably from the sound of it), run "control userpasswords2" from
> start>run. Create a new account with admin rights. Log into that new
> account and change her admin account (with "control userpasswords2" again)
> to a limited or restricted account.
>
> Some software may not run properly from a limited account however. I've
> set my mother up on her computer as a power user (able to install software
> and screw most stuff up as well) and resigned myself to occasional
> maintenance visits...
>

To access the built-in "administrator" account from a normal boot, hit
CTRL-ALT-DELETE twice at the initial, choose-your-user screen (with
the pretty icons/etc). It will drop to a standard, NT-style
username/password dialog.

Assuming you know the administrator password, you'll be good to go.

Brian K
 
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On Mon, 10 May 2004 16:01:45 GMT, Brian Keener <keenerb@roleplayga.org>
wrote:

>To access the built-in "administrator" account from a normal boot, hit
>CTRL-ALT-DELETE twice at the initial, choose-your-user screen (with
>the pretty icons/etc). It will drop to a standard, NT-style
>username/password dialog.
>
>Assuming you know the administrator password, you'll be good to go.

I don't think there is a separate admin account on HE. There's the
owner's account (with admin rights) and the safe mode account (with admin
rights).

--
Michael Cecil
http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/
 
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In article <76dv909hoiv2ja6dqqjfi6iqr9uem1k72v@4ax.com>, Polychromic wrote:
> On Mon, 10 May 2004 16:01:45 GMT, Brian Keener <keenerb@roleplayga.org>
> wrote:
>
>>To access the built-in "administrator" account from a normal boot, hit
>>CTRL-ALT-DELETE twice at the initial, choose-your-user screen (with
>>the pretty icons/etc). It will drop to a standard, NT-style
>>username/password dialog.
>>
>>Assuming you know the administrator password, you'll be good to go.
>
> I don't think there is a separate admin account on HE. There's the
> owner's account (with admin rights) and the safe mode account (with admin
> rights).
>

Ah, home edition. I missed that part.

I would be surprised if it didn't exist, since both Home and Pro are
virtually identical "under the hood" so to speak, but I can't
guarantee that it does. I haven't used Home.

Brian K
 
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On Mon, 10 May 2004 19:09:08 GMT, Brian Keener <keenerb@roleplayga.org>
wrote:

>In article <76dv909hoiv2ja6dqqjfi6iqr9uem1k72v@4ax.com>, Polychromic wrote:
>> On Mon, 10 May 2004 16:01:45 GMT, Brian Keener <keenerb@roleplayga.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>To access the built-in "administrator" account from a normal boot, hit
>>>CTRL-ALT-DELETE twice at the initial, choose-your-user screen (with
>>>the pretty icons/etc). It will drop to a standard, NT-style
>>>username/password dialog.
>>>
>>>Assuming you know the administrator password, you'll be good to go.
>>
>> I don't think there is a separate admin account on HE. There's the
>> owner's account (with admin rights) and the safe mode account (with admin
>> rights).
>>
>
>Ah, home edition. I missed that part.
>
>I would be surprised if it didn't exist, since both Home and Pro are
>virtually identical "under the hood" so to speak, but I can't
>guarantee that it does. I haven't used Home.
>
>Brian K

HE is pretty annoying when you're used to Pro. It's like trying to use
DOS in Windows ME when you're used to 98. Oh well.

--
Michael Cecil
http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/
 
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On Mon, 10 May 2004 17:00:30 GMT, Polychromic <macecil@attbi.com>
wrote:

>On Mon, 10 May 2004 16:01:45 GMT, Brian Keener <keenerb@roleplayga.org>
>wrote:
>
>>To access the built-in "administrator" account from a normal boot, hit
>>CTRL-ALT-DELETE twice at the initial, choose-your-user screen (with
>>the pretty icons/etc). It will drop to a standard, NT-style
>>username/password dialog.
>>
>>Assuming you know the administrator password, you'll be good to go.
>
>I don't think there is a separate admin account on HE. There's the
>owner's account (with admin rights) and the safe mode account (with admin
>rights).

I don't know why people bought into the WinXP/HE nonsense after the
WinME fiasco. But then, I'm sticking with Win2K PE until something
better comes along - which for me, hasn't yet.

- Still remembers Win 3.11 fondly as the best, most stable version of
Windows. Ever.
--
I'm on a journey in search of myself.
If I get back first, let me know that I'm
looking for myself and don't let me leave.
 
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On Mon, 10 May 2004 19:09:08 GMT, Brian Keener
<keenerb@roleplayga.org> wrote:

>In article <76dv909hoiv2ja6dqqjfi6iqr9uem1k72v@4ax.com>, Polychromic wrote:
>> On Mon, 10 May 2004 16:01:45 GMT, Brian Keener <keenerb@roleplayga.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>To access the built-in "administrator" account from a normal boot, hit
>>>CTRL-ALT-DELETE twice at the initial, choose-your-user screen (with
>>>the pretty icons/etc). It will drop to a standard, NT-style
>>>username/password dialog.
>>>
>>>Assuming you know the administrator password, you'll be good to go.
>>
>> I don't think there is a separate admin account on HE. There's the
>> owner's account (with admin rights) and the safe mode account (with admin
>> rights).
>>
>
>Ah, home edition. I missed that part.
>
>I would be surprised if it didn't exist, since both Home and Pro are
>virtually identical "under the hood" so to speak, but I can't
>guarantee that it does. I haven't used Home.
>

You lose enough functionality in WinXP/HE that the extra money for
WinXP/PE is well worth it. Of course, there's very little improvement
in WinXP over Win2K as far as I'm concerned, and a lot more security
holes.
--
I'm on a journey in search of myself.
If I get back first, let me know that I'm
looking for myself and don't let me leave.
 
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OrionCA wrote:
> On Mon, 10 May 2004 17:00:30 GMT, Polychromic <macecil@attbi.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>On Mon, 10 May 2004 16:01:45 GMT, Brian Keener <keenerb@roleplayga.org>
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>To access the built-in "administrator" account from a normal boot, hit
>>>CTRL-ALT-DELETE twice at the initial, choose-your-user screen (with
>>>the pretty icons/etc). It will drop to a standard, NT-style
>>>username/password dialog.
>>>
>>>Assuming you know the administrator password, you'll be good to go.
>>
>>I don't think there is a separate admin account on HE. There's the
>>owner's account (with admin rights) and the safe mode account (with admin
>>rights).
>
>
> I don't know why people bought into the WinXP/HE nonsense after the
> WinME fiasco. But then, I'm sticking with Win2K PE until something
> better comes along - which for me, hasn't yet.
>
> - Still remembers Win 3.11 fondly as the best, most stable version of
> Windows. Ever.

Hardly....all programs shared the same memory areas....one program get
berserk -> reboot...
In XP (and W2K/NT for that matter) you're not totally lost if one
program starts to behave badly.

I wish EA would make a native Linux version...
 
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On Thu, 13 May 2004 01:26:29 +0200, ZoombyWoof
<zoombywoofremove@thishotmail.com> wrote:

>I wish EA would make a native Linux version...

You know that they (well some of the OSI programmers) did maintain a linux
version for the couple first years? Not that it would help you now since
it's so outdated, but it's a nice "it could have been" factoid.

--
Michael Cecil
http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/
 
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