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Check the manual appendix. All the stats for all the ships is there.

But jah. The answer REALLY is to not mine on Midae. Perhaps its just not conducive to mining. What do you expect, all planets to equally easy to mine? Don't take it personally, just move on. If you can't take a little brow beating from the SC, you won't last here. We all have felt his wrath, even guys that have been here for years.

I just wanted to plug the tutorial. Its great for learning planetside ops/tactics with marines.

quote:Originally posted by Papi: 2 minutes to new year here! Happy new year everybody!!!! Still have 5 1/2 hours here. Hmmm, wonder what 2005 feels like... Happy New Year everyone!

You need both badly. But if you can only do one, I would say a video card upgrade. But 128 MB of RAM is just not enough memory for XP.

It might be worth trying using DOSBox.

Can't you destroy your shuttles and buy new ones? I have never tried it so I don't know if it would work given that you have deployed mining drones. It might associate the deployed drones with the new shuttles. But its worth a try before reloading an old save.

quote:Originally posted by funky_chunkyuk: it may sound like a stupid question but when you upgrade your engine are you able to fly faster? i have just upgraded my megarons starcry/s engine to a numega and there is no increase in performance or is it that set assets fly at set speeds or am i upgrading my engine incorrectly anyone had the same trouble? YAY for the search feature.

quote:Originally posted by Freyar: Well, what about those poor people without an internet connection? (Don't answer that... should be placed in a new topic entirely.) Isn't it the same answer for those that want to play WoW? You're SOL. But seriously, given the target audience, who doesn't have internet access but has a beefier enough rig to play HL2?

Just think.. You are the inspiration for many of us to know we TOO could still have the gaming reflexes down the road a bit!

I love the name of the developer. Top Heavy Studios. Heh.

quote:Originally posted by jamotto: If they have rights to NFL don't that just mean they only have rights to the team's names? Don't they have to get rights from the player's union to be able to use specific names of players? or is this a lump sum deal now? anyways, you will be able to edit the names of the "fictitious" teams to that of real teams. The deal was with both the NFL and the NFLPA. So EA has exclusive rights to the team names/logos and all the players.

quote:Originally posted by Ditto00: Moonbrooke, you might want to be careful about requesting tips in this forum. It is a direct violation of the rules... not that I am a moderator, I just don't like it when SC gets mad because it sometimes carries over into other threads. Is there a better forum to request a tip than the "Tips, Tricks & Techniques" forum? Besides, this thread is 2 months old. If it was misplaced, it would have been moved, oh, about 2 months ago.

quote:Originally posted by Solidburn: After digging back to the oldest video driver I have...it Finally works. btw...what pertinent sys info do I need to put? You are missing driver versions. Probably the most important info.

Its in the appendix under ranks/medals.

quote:Originally posted by ouch: quote:Originally posted by SunofVich: Intel 82845G graphics controller and does it work with this UC? also your going to want to register your system profile before you get banned. He doesn't have the game yet.

quote:Originally posted by mfd302: Thanks for the reply. Guess I have to start climbing the "learning curve." Just started to work with the tutorial. This is one heck of a simulation. Tony The tutorial is awesome. Almost a game within the game itself. Enjoy.

Thanks for writing up this review. This is a game I have had my eye on. Its nice to see that complex games are still being made.

I can take a stab at this. I use Nero Suite 6, an OEM version that came with my DVD/CD burner. It does not come with Nero ImageDrive but it looks like the Ultra version does. I'm betting the UC copy protection does not like ImageDrive. Perhaps if you do a selective install, i.e. install the complete Nero suite except ImageDrive your problem will go away. Link to ImageDrive page

The SC's attitude on this is basically that he's going to design the game based on his vision. If you want to come along for the ride, hop on. If not, go play another game. Thats not to say he doesn't listen to suggestions however. I remember him changing the FP controls just before the release of UC based on user feedback. He solicits feedback on many other things as well.

Don't forget to order your CC to halt as well so your officers don't do something stupid while you are gone.

quote:Originally posted by jah: Well, i have searched for those keywords, but i could noct find something. The manual writes, that SHIFT+[/] would increase or decrease the shield level, but it doesn't work. I have tried all keys on my board, but i can't find one that's working. It's the same with the Weapons and PTA Level. What should I do? RTFM? Why not just select the desired level in the SSD with the mouse? Its right there in front of you. I use the keyboard commands for most things, but this is probably one example where its easier to use the mouse.

quote:Originally posted by strykers: Any else here have problems getting the throttle control to work in UC? I've tried everything and have downloaded the latest patch. This just really bothers me that a game looking so good just cannot read a standard joystick. There is nothing for configuring the joystick either. I really want to play the game but it seems all the ships fly at 5x my speed. I have this stick. Its not the stick, mine works fine. And if it doesn't, blame the stick's manufacturer because they supply the driver for it. UC uses Directinput. Also, configuring the stick would be done using a program provided by, yup you guessed it, the manufacturer. Check the control panel -> game controllers. Do you understand how the throttle works? Read page 5 of the manual revisions doc to understand how it works. Also, what level power allocation do you have to your engines? And finally, where's your profile? This needs to be done to show that you are a legit owner of the game.

Bababooey, First, there is nothing wrong with being passionate about something you care about. I share your passion. But... quote: It is a shame that there is a real level of fear that surrounds posting opinions to these forums. This is your perception. You are stating it like its fact, not a good idea. Just because someone doesn't post, doesn't mean they "fear" doing so. I learn a lot more from reading. And 99% of the questions I have had with the game, has already been answered, and most often several times. The SC posts a ton. His answers to any conceivable question is already here for the viewing. I digress.. Just a couple of observations based on casually watching the MP forums. 1. The official servers cost someone or some organization real money to set up, maintain, provide bandwidth to etc. etc. Guess who that is? Ever hear the expression.. "For free, I am a good customer".? 2. I gather the MP experience is a disappointment to many. Technical limitations appears to keep it from being more than what it is. However, the SC has tried to drill home (in his way), the idea that its financial suicide to continue to patch a $20 game. He has to direct his resources to future revenue generating projects. As a person with a business background, I understand where he's coming from. In fact, I think he's nuts for investing the resources he has to bring it up to its current 2.19 revision. If you want more from MP, the best advice is to come back when UCAWA, UCHI and other future projects are released. The UC MP is what it is. I have no real comment on the role of Fleets in the BC/UC world, RP or otherwise. But I don't view it any differently than joining any organization. There are always rules. You take a job at McDonalds, you are expected to show up on time, wash your hands before flipping burgers etc etc. Don't like the rules? What are your choices? Yeah, you can go to your boss and say "Ya know, I really love working for McDonalds, but I don't like the starting time, can we change it?" What does the boss do? Sorry, I don't mean to lecture. Just letting you know how one other member of this community feels. For me, I choose not to participate in Fleets, mainly because I'm not sure I can meet the time commitment. Cheers.

quote:Originally posted by aethon: ...because it most likely wasn't designed to do that? Prep for the airlock. Your time has come...