philgreen

If you are really serious about needing help getting info from your 'friend', gimme his IP address when he is online(and is he cable, DSL or dialup?). Don't ask, just do it. The longer you drag this out, the worse it will get. Show everyone you are serious about helping the SC and let us help you prove whether or not this is a real 'full version' pirate copy.

quote:If gun conrol wasn't so lax in this country, 16 people might still be alive today[/QB] Then again, if everyone in that restaurant owned and carried the gun they are entitled to, there would have been one psycho with at least 16 holes in him. If the only people that carry the guns are nuts or criminals, THAT is a problem. If everyone carries, nuts and criminals have very short lives. God help America.

quote:I think I'm going to go with the H3D wireless glasses from I-O. After e-mailing them with some questions, they said I could always return them in 30 days for a full refund. Of course, I'd have to pay shipping, I'm sure; but $10 is much less a loss than $100.[/QB] You need to know one thing ahead of time. There is only OpenGL support in Windows 2000 and maybe XP. The software with the glasses, and the Nvidia Stereo drivers only work in Windows 98 or ME for full support of Direct3D and OpenGL. Have fun!

quote:Anyhoo, back to the topic. Which glasses are you currently using? Do you notice any "ghosting" effects whatsoever when using the glasses? What video card and monitor are you using and what resolutions do you play at?[/QB] The glasses I am using are from H3D, they are essentially the same glasses shipped as the 3D Revelator glasses. The Nvidia stereo drivers allow for you to adjust the stereo separation to best suit the user- as everyone percieves it a little differently. Naturallym if you have the drivers out of adjustment, you will have 'ghosting'. Luckily the Nvidia drivers and the hardware with the H3D glasses allow for hotkey adjustments on-the-fly, so you can set it differently for each game if need be. There are some games where ghosting is inevitable, as they are not well written, but BCM is one that works well! One thing about the BCM demo. The anomalies on the 2D screens do require that I turn of the stereo to view them properly, but as it is just a CTRL-HOME(or whatever you set it to) to do turn the stereo 3D off and on, it is not a hassle at all.

No, not the funky 'red and blue' glasses. Though I am sure the EyeScream Light glasses would work, those rely on the processor to do most of the stereo separation and that might take too much away from BCM. The ones I used are the LCD shutter glasses, the ones that shut off the vision to each eye in tune with the redraw of the left and right separate images that the Nvidia Stereo drivers (and the hardware for the glasses) generate on the screen. Actually, it looks just like BCM, only there is a very real perception of distance and depth that you do not get without the glasses. The star-field, from the 3D glasses perspective is truly impressive, very deep, vast seeming. In addition, all the models, especially the planets and the clouds, seem to have more volume. It's really hard to explain- you have to see it. Hmmm...If you've ever seen really good 3D, like at Universal Studios, or some of the better I-MAX 3D movies you'll have an idea of what to expect. The only issues are with all the 2D tactical screens, but I can't complain about that as BCM was not really developed for the 3D glasses. I gotta say it again; Derek Smart has really done a GREAT job on this game. From just Demo2, I feel that it looks fantastic and I am going to lock my wife and kids in the closet under the stairs so I can play the demo in peace!!!

I've been reading about BCM for a long time; I loved Derek's attitude and the way he does things. Soooo...I felt the SC deserved payment for his efforts, and pre-ordered BCM from EB's online store. Then I downloaded the Episode 2 Demo and gave it a test run. I like it. I like it alot. THEN I put on the 3D shutter glasses, hit the hot key for the Nvidia stereo drivers and man what a difference!! With the exception of anomalies in the 2D tactical screens, this game works extremely well with Stereo-3D glasses! I know it wasn't developed with these in mind, but I wanted to let everyone know they should try it if they have the means. It adds alot to the already massive scale of the models in BCM. Thanks, SC, BCM scores high marks all around! I can't wait for my copy to arrive!!!!

quote:Originally posted by Luc: How about Virtual Reality? it doesn't have to be for 3d glasses you know. Good point, but did you know that except for the 2D tactical screens, the BCM demo seems to work extremely well with 3D glasses? I love it!