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I’ll have a look at ep 1 in the next days and will tell how I liked it. But Defiance S03E01-02 will have a higher priority for sure. ;-P
I’ll have a look at ep 1 in the next days and will tell how I liked it. But Defiance S03E01-02 will have a higher priority for sure. ;-P
I discovered I-War (1) some time after watching Babylon 5 for the first time. Remember the first episode “Midnight on the Firing Line”, where Garibaldi disrupts a Raider attack on a cargo vessel? That was the FIRST time ever I had seen a fight in space with actually realistic physics. I was in love, pure and simple – and I was a lost cause for all the Star Wars, Star Treks and whatnot.
So when the first I-War game came out and promised me the “B5” feeling I was in, head over heels. 😉
Fortunately, I had a Logitech Wingman Extreme joystick at the time bought for a game like Strike Commander or something along those lines. I was quite heavily into simulation games at that time. Still, even with the joystick (which I threw away not to long ago for it being a Gameport joystick, which in turn required a Soundblaster card), I wasn’t terribly good at playing the game. But I was not terrible, either, so with enough patience I managed to finish the first game and was well on my way with the add-on “Defiance” when I encountered a mission that I was unable to finish. And believe me, I tried hard, and often. 😉 I still have to finish I-War and Defiance again. Unfortunately, the often cited issues with hit detection in I-War make it hard not to lose interest. Also, being an adult, I have much less time for gaming than I used to have.
Anyway, WRT Independence War 2, I did play the demo back in the day, but while I-War and Defiance managed to get me fall in love heavily, IW2 didn’t get my excited AT ALL. With the first 2 games, I loved the awesome (even by today’s standards!!!) CGI sequences, coupled with the story-driven mission and the overall feel. IW2, however, was more like Elite’s pretty and shallow little brother. Also, I didn’t care for the Storm Petrel (I still love the shape of the Dreadnaught), and… I dunno, it just wasn’t my thing.
Only when the I-War games were released on GOG (I still have the original CDs for I-War and Defiance in my shelf, looking straight at me), I finally realized that IW2 was actually a fairly decent game and grows with you the longer you play it. Granted, it does have a lot of shortcomings, but graphics-wise it is still among the most beautiful space games ever made.
I have all games installed on my computer and plan to re-visit them properly as soon as my time allows.
I discovered I-War (1) some time after watching Babylon 5 for the first time. Remember the first episode “Midnight on the Firing Line”, where Garibaldi disrupts a Raider attack on a cargo vessel? That was the FIRST time ever I had seen a fight in space with actually realistic physics. I was in love, pure and simple – and I was a lost cause for all the Star Wars, Star Treks and whatnot.
So when the first I-War game came out and promised me the “B5” feeling I was in, head over heels. 😉
Fortunately, I had a Logitech Wingman Extreme joystick at the time bought for a game like Strike Commander or something along those lines. I was quite heavily into simulation games at that time. Still, even with the joystick (which I threw away not to long ago for it being a Gameport joystick, which in turn required a Soundblaster card), I wasn’t terribly good at playing the game. But I was not terrible, either, so with enough patience I managed to finish the first game and was well on my way with the add-on “Defiance” when I encountered a mission that I was unable to finish. And believe me, I tried hard, and often. 😉 I still have to finish I-War and Defiance again. Unfortunately, the often cited issues with hit detection in I-War make it hard not to lose interest. Also, being an adult, I have much less time for gaming than I used to have.
Anyway, WRT Independence War 2, I did play the demo back in the day, but while I-War and Defiance managed to get me fall in love heavily, IW2 didn’t get my excited AT ALL. With the first 2 games, I loved the awesome (even by today’s standards!!!) CGI sequences, coupled with the story-driven mission and the overall feel. IW2, however, was more like Elite’s pretty and shallow little brother. Also, I didn’t care for the Storm Petrel (I still love the shape of the Dreadnaught), and… I dunno, it just wasn’t my thing.
Only when the I-War games were released on GOG (I still have the original CDs for I-War and Defiance in my shelf, looking straight at me), I finally realized that IW2 was actually a fairly decent game and grows with you the longer you play it. Granted, it does have a lot of shortcomings, but graphics-wise it is still among the most beautiful space games ever made.
I have all games installed on my computer and plan to re-visit them properly as soon as my time allows.
Well, *maybe* the old base as a whole is just too much for him. After all, screens that fit exactly into the consoles aren’t just lying around, they would have to be produced – either by outside parties or my the base itself. However, while Lucretia’s Base surely has production capabilities (it’s a biobomber, after all), the facilities would need to a) be activated and b) know how to build the desired machinery.
So all in all, Smith might be going for “good enough at the moment”, just like Lucretia’s pirates before him.
Well, *maybe* the old base as a whole is just too much for him. After all, screens that fit exactly into the consoles aren’t just lying around, they would have to be produced – either by outside parties or my the base itself. However, while Lucretia’s Base surely has production capabilities (it’s a biobomber, after all), the facilities would need to a) be activated and b) know how to build the desired machinery.
So all in all, Smith might be going for “good enough at the moment”, just like Lucretia’s pirates before him.
What exactly did you mean by “third” movie? Can you give me the exact name? I recently watched Appleseed Alpha from 2014, and I was pleasantly surprised of the quality of the 3D animations. Also, the story was not as bad as I was afraid of.
What exactly did you mean by “third” movie? Can you give me the exact name? I recently watched Appleseed Alpha from 2014, and I was pleasantly surprised of the quality of the 3D animations. Also, the story was not as bad as I was afraid of.
There were several projects that tried to compete with EVE in that regard, but none really got anywhere. We’ll have to see where E:D will go. I personally won’t hold my breath.
There were several projects that tried to compete with EVE in that regard, but none really got anywhere. We’ll have to see where E:D will go. I personally won’t hold my breath.
Oh, and what about compatibility settings? Do you run the game as Admin? What compatibility mode did you try (Win95, 98, XP…)?
Oh, and what about compatibility settings? Do you run the game as Admin? What compatibility mode did you try (Win95, 98, XP…)?
You might have DX11 installed, ybut you still need the DX package for legacy games. What you need to consider is that the standard Windows setup does *not* contain the complete DX package. There are files missing, and that might very well be the ones that cause this error.
Also, what I completely forgot: Can you post your config (hardware and software)?
You might have DX11 installed, ybut you still need the DX package for legacy games. What you need to consider is that the standard Windows setup does *not* contain the complete DX package. There are files missing, and that might very well be the ones that cause this error.
Also, what I completely forgot: Can you post your config (hardware and software)?
Hi Blazing, you did install the entire DirectX package from the MS website? It should be this one here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=35
If you did so and you still have no luck, then I hope anyone of the others can help you.
