Finally, a secret no more

[djvx]

Per the Official Acknowledgements in the book there are 2 main writers, David S.J. Hodgeson & Steve Stratton, plus 19 additional writers, as well as a plethora of assistants editors etc.

[RickOKC]

Woo hoo! The "crappy" laptop that I bought on sale a couple years ago for the purpose of just internet/email/MS Office turns out to be stout enough to run Skyrim. Not the best frame rates by any means, but it does the job as well as the PS3 and the graphics look better. Funny, all this time I had been ignoring the "ASUS Republic of Gamers" logo that popped up during each boot.

I've been getting a kick out of the Skyrim Mom twitter account that chronicles the comments from a community manager's 65-year-old mom as she plays the game.

[WormGod]

And for those on PC, the Construction Kit was released yesterday so be prepared for TONS of user mods.

We released a hi-res texture pack yesterday on Steam for free download. They make vanilla Skyrim look AMAZING, if you have the video ram and the time allotted for the 3gig download.

[djvx]

And for those on PC, the Construction Kit was released yesterday so be prepared for TONS of user mods.

We released a hi-res texture pack yesterday on Steam for free download. They make vanilla Skyrim look AMAZING, if you have the video ram and the time allotted for the 3gig download.

No mods on XBOX 360 though...No nude barkeeps--lol

[WormGod]

No mods on XBOX 360 though...No nude barkeeps--lol

Nope, maybe one day Steam will put a console in production and life will be much better....

Or you can just buy a good PC.

[nfpgasmask]

You guys and your nerd fantasy games!!!

Its all about CS:GO!!



Bart

[WormGod]

You guys and your nerd fantasy games!!!

Its all about CS:GO!!



Bart

I expected a comment from the mindless shooter crowd.

[nfpgasmask]

I expected a comment from the mindless shooter crowd.

LOL. What can I say, I like to "open the door, sit in the seat, turn the key and go!". I don't need to read, or think when I play video games. Its all about runnin and gunnin, baby!! FIRE IN THE HOLE!

Seriously though, I have heard very good things about Skyrim....from some nerd friends of mine.

Bart

[HeckaTrebeka]

You guys and your nerd fantasy games!!!

Its all about CS:GO!!



Bart

Are you kidding me? CS:GO is horrible!!! It's all about CS:S!!

[nfpgasmask]

Are you kidding me? CS:GO is horrible!!! It's all about CS:S!!

So far, I agree that Source is better in general, at the moment. I think CS:GO is going to need some updates before it smooths out. The game play is good, but the interface is a little wonky still. I have connectivity issues and issues with the menus locking me up. I don't care for the buy menu in the game either. I will probably get used to it eventually though.

I gotta say, the sprites and skins look really good, and the hit registration is right on. But, AR_baggage has got to be one of the worst maps ever!! Just terrible layout and game play.

You'll come around I think. When Source came out, everyone was like, "this sucks, 1.6 is better". That's always how it is.

I think its funny that I have been playing Counter-Strike since it came out, and it is still fun to me like 12 years later...

Bart

[HeckaTrebeka]

Well, if you ever run into me in source, my username is Evan.C

I usually play on the CA/west coast servers in Office. I'll try out GO a little more though. When I played it, I couldn't connect to any servers so I was just playing with bots... and that's no fun.

[nfpgasmask]

Agreed, BOTS are SOOOO stupid. Its like, if I want to play against the computer, I would just play Skyrim or something.

But, give it time. Give the modders and server admins time to setup things.

I play west too, |NFP|GasMask is my Steam name. I'll try to friend you next time I am on. I usually play on the Chillin & Killin Gun Game server, and I think there is a new GO server by the same guys now.

I prefer GunGame over regular CS. Again, has to do with the patience thing. Can't stand waiting for rounds to end so I can respawn. Gun Game turbo or Deathmatch is what I like. Every once in a while I will get nostalgic though and play regular maps. I just don't have a lot of time for games so when I get time to play, I like to maximize my game play time.

Bart