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Free Dark Age of Camelot Graphics Upgrade

Posted by Zonk on from the love-for-the-newbs dept.

Described via Voodoo Extreme, in something of a roundabout way Mythic Studios has released the Dark Age of Camelot 'Catacombs' graphics upgrade for free to its players. Apparently they've gone all out improving the new user experience, and as a result to see the improvements to the starting towns the Catacombs engine is needed. The download, which takes up 50 megs, is optional but suggested if your machine can handle it.

11 comments

  1. In hitachi marketing.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    in hitachi marketing, graphical upgrades GET PERPENDICULAR ....sorry

  2. Errr by The_Dougster · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm still playing Neverwinter Nights, and I don't plan on changing soon. I just today updated my linux clients and W00T! Crashes all gone. Does DAoC even have a linux client?

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    1. Re:Errr by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Yeah NWN rocks!

      Best value for money ever!

    2. Re:Errr by d3kk · · Score: 1, Informative
      I'm not going to switch to Dark Age of Camelot either because I like going to the beach on weekends.

      Neverwinter Nights isn't anything like Dark Age - or even a MMORPG. Your post is totally irrelevent since you're comparing apples and oranges.

    3. Re:Errr by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      ..so.. a game that was published years ago.. ..and the crashes are gone just now?

      not that it matters - nwn is sold as a single player game that only gets enough value to be worth buying when you play it online(it's very boring, the story is boring, the missions are boring, there is NO roleplay involved).

    4. Re:Errr by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

      Actually, a lot of servers run continuous worlds on NWN, which play a little like MMORPGs. But your original point still stands.

  3. It's Mythic ENTERTAINMENT by spielermacher · · Score: 4, Informative

    Story says "Mythic Studios" - the name of the company is actually Mythic Entertainment.

  4. Yeah well by Knara · · Score: 1

    They still haven't fixed the Ranger class, so that's a dealbreaker for me. One of the few examples I can think of where a class was nerfed almost immediately and hasn't been usable in years since.

    1. Re:Yeah well by NonSequor · · Score: 1

      What the hell are you on? Since new frontiers archers have been overpowered and as a result there are far too many of them.

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  5. If it's free, by Gamelore · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Then why am I paying their programmers on a monthly basis for CS, content, and the occasional upgrade?

  6. I've always liked Mythic by TelJanin · · Score: 1

    They treat customers like people, rather than disposable tissues. I don't play DAoC any more because I simply didn't have the time, but it was really fun. I would start again in a heartbeat if it wouldn't kill my grades.