I at the end of my rope for this game...

paulguy · Post by **paulguy** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:44 am

Well, these things are getting considerably better, especially recently. I always found vmware asking for your company and shit to be rather ridiculous. There're a LOT of people using virtualization for non-business shit.

nintendo_nerd · Post by **nintendo_nerd** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:05 am

True, true. But I think it's stupid that they ask that since people can get around it so easily. You're right, though, video card virtualization is a lot better than it used to be. Let's hope they release updated drivers someday.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:14 am

nintendo_nerd wrote:So, I want to download, and it asks me to register my company (i.e. put in the information for the company/place I work for). The thing of it is, I'm currently unemployed, so, I'm pretty much SOLed, right?

Make something up, just like you do when you install Windows.

nintendo_nerd · Post by **nintendo_nerd** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:44 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
nintendo_nerd wrote:So, I want to download, and it asks me to register my company (i.e. put in the information for the company/place I work for). The thing of it is, I'm currently unemployed, so, I'm pretty much SOLed, right?
Make something up, just like you do when you install Windows.

Already did. Installed and working beautifully, uh, for the most part.

creaothceann · Post by **creaothceann** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:02 pm

kode54 wrote:The 3D support is probably better than VirtualBox, which has some bugs in its 3D acceleration implementation. For instance, some D3D/OpenGL windows will render their contents over top of overlapping windows within the guest operating system. The problem has been reported for both Windows guests and Linux guests.

The latest beta has some fixes regarding 3D support, though it doesn't say anything about overlapping windows...

http://www.aep-emu.de/PNphpBB2-file-vie ... 13903.html

Post by **odditude** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:44 pm

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
nintendo_nerd wrote:So, I want to download, and it asks me to register my company (i.e. put in the information for the company/place I work for). The thing of it is, I'm currently unemployed, so, I'm pretty much SOLed, right?
Make something up, just like you do when you install Windows.

  d.b.a. <alt+0160>

nintendo_nerd · Post by **nintendo_nerd** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:36 pm

Not once have I used a real company name or real name when installing Windows, heck, I don't see the point of using real info. Here's hoping for a new version of VMWare that addresses the missing graphics bugs, but that likely isn't going to happen for quite some time. I now like VMWare more than Virtual Box anyway.

Post by **grinvader** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:48 pm

Post by **odditude** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:01 pm

so very apropos

nintendo_nerd · Post by **nintendo_nerd** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:16 pm

And by the way, I managed to get Chaos Theory to run on Windows 7, but I assume you're not gonna ask me how or where I found out. Not that it matters, anyway. That's what Ubisoft gets for making honest gamers suffer.

Post by **odditude** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:22 pm

i would expect it would be from following the directions listed in the first link returned by googling 'chaos theory "windows 7".'

but that's just me, and i don't like to whine for a week before trying out common sense.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:40 pm

O RLY?

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:55 pm

nintendo_nerd wrote:And by the way, I managed to get Chaos Theory to run on Windows 7, but I assume you're not gonna ask me how or where I found out. Not that it matters, anyway. That's what Ubisoft gets for making honest gamers suffer.

So you downloaded a hacked version? And they get... no punishment, since everyone that's going to has long since bought the game, which is now out of print?

nintendo_nerd · Post by **nintendo_nerd** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:38 pm

Well, see, people like me tend to get fed up with that kind of crap. Some people may justify doing so because one, Ubisoft officially severed ties with Starforce and two, their refusal to release a patch for Windows Vista/7 users only adds fuel to the piracy scene as a whole. On the other hand, people who legitimately bought the game (me) have to suffer because of some lazy company's asinine excuse for not supporting older games (four years isn't that old, IMHO). Starforce causes harm anyway. They really should've used non-crappy protection, you know, like SecuROM, which doesn't conflict with newer OSes.

Post by **grinvader** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:19 pm

nintendo_nerd · Post by **nintendo_nerd** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:37 pm

grinvader wrote:

Sorry, unable to see picture. What a shame.

Post by **odditude** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:40 pm

nintendo_nerd wrote:
grinvader wrote:
Sorry, unable to see picture. What a shame.

must be user error... it's visible just fine, here.

and again, so very apropos.

nintendo_nerd · Post by **nintendo_nerd** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:17 am

odditude wrote:
nintendo_nerd wrote:
grinvader wrote:
Sorry, unable to see picture. What a shame.
must be user error... it's visible just fine, here.

and again, so very apropos.

Provide an alternate link that actually works, and I'll believe how apropos it really is.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:08 am

nintendo_nerd wrote:
odditude wrote:
nintendo_nerd wrote:
grinvader wrote:
Sorry, unable to see picture. What a shame.
must be user error... it's visible just fine, here.

and again, so very apropos.
Provide an alternate link that actually works, and I'll believe how apropos it really is.

I can't stop

How about one that rotates the other way?

Did Oskar's version go the other way? I can't recall...

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:46 am

Deathlike2 wrote:Did Oskar's version go the other way? I can't recall...

It spun in the same direction, and I still don't get the spinning thing.

I can see the picture, but I just don't get the joke. D:

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:53 am

adventure_of_link wrote:I can see the picture, but I just don't get the joke. D:

You need to get drunk or high to even "get it".

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 6:44 am

The versions included with many games aren't compatible with win7 or vista and require a manually applied Securom update.

nintendo_nerd · Post by **nintendo_nerd** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 6:57 am

franpa wrote:The versions included with many games aren't compatible with win7 or vista and require a manually applied Securom update.

Well, at least those updates work. Starforce updates are a joke, they ask you to to restart after "installing" every time. Companies like them shouldn't interfere.

Post by **badinsults** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:21 am

I'll say one thing, Nintendo Nerd, I recommend reducing the size of your signature, or I will do it for you. And I don't want to do it for you, if you know what I mean.

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:24 am

use the [size] tags!