Recent content by ellie

OK, been given a 9800 pro (256mb) that a friend was getting rid of. Ill stick this in, see if it helps. Not sure how these old cards perform but worth a try. Anyway thanks guys appreciate it

Ive had defensive pacts in the past. Usually i regret it. You get dragged into a war too often

Well playing marathon now. I think it exaggerates the advantage of teh leaders / players who know how to trade. In the current game ive ended up going for cavalry by 600ad or something silly. Having to resist the urge to go to nationhood and draft endless cavalry / go on the rampage...

k guys ill prolly get the x1300 (AGP version) dunno if anyone has experience with it. Wasnt sure how much ram the bigger maps used, so wasnt sure if the lag was unrelated to the graphics card.

Well i can understand the fustration, everytime my pc got rebooted id curse. But underneath it all is a cool game. And personally: I was a civ III graphics fan, but the graphics on civ iv have grown on me. Anyway, i didnt know there was a patch coming, is it for performance+stability?. El

I have the same issue on my main machine, x2 4800+ 2GB ram X800 card 2 or 3 times a session i have to reboot due to a similar freeze patch is installed, ive tried reinstalling, checked dx etc. Ended up moving to a lower spec machine which is slow but stable I work in IT for a living...

Hiya Ive had to stick civ iv on my spare machine, which is lower spec. Ive found that even with graphics at lowest setting i get really slow responses between turns on large maps so im willing to spend a little on upgrades. Currently the processor runs at 2Ghz, there is 1GB of pc3200...

I really dont wanna get into a fight on this, but i think pressure especially if sustained and intense does affect how people behave. Another angle to look at is the huge proportion of homeless people in britain that are ex-soldiers. Clearly stresses experienced in the army have dealt with...

The footage ive seen doesnt show if they were or werent involved in the attack that precluded the beating. I was curious, becaUse personally i dont know how id deal with months of that shi* and dont see how anyone could know unless they have had to put up with it.

People like these 'kids' have been involved in attacks on troops, when one convoy was ambushed a number of the attackers were teenagers. A lot of the soldiers are 18 as well btw. you seem to feel you could 'handle' being attacked daily can i assume you have served?

Whatever happened, the damage is now done. Strange how it took the BBC to show the attack on the compound (the early part of the tape) and 'the forces newspaper' missed it out as it didnt fit their angle. The fake mirror pictures had their effect in the same way. As to iraqi police...

Want to play huge drooling over a huge earth map i wanted to try on marathon But 3GHZ processor, low res graphics, 1GB ram dies on huge maps ;(

I havent been in iraq, but a family friend has. The image the MOD puts out is a friendly place compared to bagdhad. Thats not the case, his regiment was attacked daily everything from gunfire, to mortars to stones. The video IS shocking, and retaliating to months of attacks is most...

I thought id love marathon, i find epic extremely quick once into industrial. But find the opening game a bit fustrating with so much 'press enter and do nothing' Might re-try it after current game. Gotta stop playing, played none-stop since i got it ;/

In last game as not pushed for space (on island) i chopped them, the engineer went into into the parthenon..as lizzie that should be nice GPP . Playing england, got pyra, parth, stonehenge , oracle all very early and shouldbe insteresting to see what happens (just gotta chop some axemen and...