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quote: Originally posted by Raziel: My system specs links to an offsite page because , Unfortunatly I don't have an offical UC/BC game. So far I've only been mooching off the free editions and since they aren't supported, I don't have any way of accessing that particular page...unless I am mistaken. Secondly, the info is horribly out of date (I should have updated a while ago...but been a tad lazy) the Rig I am using right now is a Dell Dimension 5100 Pentium 4 3.0 ghz 512mb ram (2 banks of 256...not sure what type. Im assuming Dimm DDR2) Ati Radeon X600 (256mb) Specific Details are in my new Profile. "I see" said the blind man. It's just that I get a little leary of downloading documents from unknown websites. As for your Memory needs, I am somewhat familiar with Dell PCs. Two sticks of 512 MB should do the trick. You can access Dell's site and input your service number to find out exactly what type of memory modules your rig uses. I'm partial to Mushkin but, Crucial also offers a lifetime warranty I believe. Oh, and stop being a cheapskate and go get a copy of UC AWA. You may not have the rig to run it on yet but at least you can get your system profile fixed up.

First of all, What type of RAM does your system use? If it's the dual channel type, you will need to install matched pairs. It's a speed thing. Also, depending on the architecture of your machine, you may have dummy cards in some of the empty slots. Most manufacturers recommend keeping these dummies installed in any empty slots to maintain circuit integrity. If you are truly interested in learning more about how your rig moves electrons around to perform work, check out Ask.com They have some very comprehensive articles on How Things Work. I have one final question for you Raz.... Why does your system profile link point to a web address that isn't part of 3000AD? FYI: It doesn't take a huge amount of time to edit your system profile, even if the information is going to be temporary you are still required to have this information stored in "your" profile. Not some offsite web page. I will be checking back on this issue in a short amount of time and I trust you will fix this poste haste. Otherwise I will.

?? THE YEAR 1906?? This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1906. One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some of the U.S. statistics for the Year 1906 : ************************************ The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years. Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars. There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union. The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower! The average wage in the US. was 22 cents per hour. The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year . A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at HOME Ninety percent of all U.S. doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press AND the government as "substandard." Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason. Five leading causes of death in the U.S. were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!! Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet. There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. Two out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health." ( Shocking? DUH! ) Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time servant or domestic help. There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. ! Now I forwarded this from someone else without typing it myself, and sent it to you and others all over the United States, possibly the world, in a matter of seconds! Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years. ??IT STAGGERS THE MIND, EH....! ??

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quote: Originally posted by Tac: this is incredible. If they can make these little prototype dance with such an amazing range of movements i'd give them 20 years and they'll have one that can be given an assault rifle and deployed in the field. DARPA has already developed robotic gun platforms. It won't be long before the military prosecutes conflicts with Vidiots at the controls.

Watching too many Terrence and Phillip episodes methinks

Page 75 of the UC manual states: The ships officers and combat pilots are valuable assets and can cause logistics problems if they die. The DNA signatures of these personnel are stored in the MEDIBAY. If one of these key people dies a clone can be created from their stored DNA. One important point to remember is that when a person is cloned, they are created from the DNA stored when they are assigned to the ship. This means that they "lose" all acquired memory and skills they gained up to the point of death.

LOL They're all joining the Nick Nolte police club.

Anger denied, Daishun. Space travel is dangerous. Just ask NASA.(Need Another Seven Astronauts) Random equipment failures and pilot error are part of the game. You can either live with it or go and code your own idea of a perfect sim. You will get no sympathy from anyone here when the game works as intended. You can put forth a million "Maybes" about what you "thought" you read and it will only get you a free ride out of the airlock. So think about it logically. Pilots can be cloned from DNA samples that are stored in the medibay but, there is no provision for storing that pilot's intellect and experience, much less downloading it back into the brain. The SC hasn't invented it yet.

Yup, and Shell Oil reported a second quarter profit of 7.62 billion dollars. They must have gotten a much better tax cut than the average taxpayer. Do you think Mr Bush and his buddies hold stock in Shell?

Gasp! All that's left to do is give birth to AI and Shazzam, Science Fiction once again becomes science fact. Welcome to the Matrix.

Eve? Meh! I'd rather watch grass grow.

Is Warrock going to be another one of THESE

quote: Oh don't drag that phantom in here it's where the Duke Nukem' forever is. well, you asked

The PS3 is scheduled for release around early November 2006 Yes PS2 games will run on the PS3. There has been a rumor going around about a revolutionary new console called the Phantom game console. So far it's just vaporware. Now, I have a question... If you don't have time to play PC games, what difference will a PS3 make?

quote: Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: heh, so you actually played it then? Without cheating? uhm, yeah I never cheat. No profit in it. Besides, I loathe liars and thieves. And a cheater is a liar and a thief all rolled into one.

Coop, please put a link(as per board rules) into the above post that gives credit to the speaker you quoted.

quote: Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: eh? wot happened? Joystick was hit by an errant missile that came out of nowhere. Boy was I surprised [ 07-19-2006, 03:04 PM: Message edited by: Wolferz ]

quote: Originally posted by Ben Zwycky: trouble is, once you do that, everyone else follows you through the hole you made Not if you turn the turret around 180 degrees

HOLY Kobiashi Maru!!!!! I need a Joystick LOL

Everything hits the "wall" eventually. When that happens, you either stop dead in your tracks, or you rethink your strategy.... Get a tank, lock and load and remove the wall.

I liked it. It was X-files meets Twilight Zone.

quote: Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: LMAO!!! You guys are whacked. Seriously. So, are going to have a party? Or will a good old pre-release UCSE demo suffice? This IS the party. Demo? SURE!

quote: Originally posted by Grizzle: Well, I gotta weigh in and say, who gives a shit? CNN apparently

LOL full 16 bit color