User: luvless

update on rivastation.. asus releases alternate??

On: New ASUS Drivers Help Cheaters?

it appears that rivastation has updated their site with more info..

www.rivastation.com
english version @ www.rivastation.com/index_e.htm

seems that asus will not release this driver.. (although there are probably enough individuals that it will be in the fairly public domain some time soon)

but asus wants to release an somewhat stripped down version.. for educational purposes.. so that users can see how a 3d engine works..

that's the summary.. check their site for full details

-luvless??

An answer to my prayers!!

On: New ASUS Drivers Help Cheaters?

w00h00.. with this i could still get my ass kicked by Player!! and Unnamed!! yay!!

seriously though.. there are a few things to be noted about this..

i'd like to believe that the intention of this driver was to compensate for poor game design and level design.. so that those players who absolutely suck at whichever games.. could see them as "doable".. ie: finding the nearly impossible to see item.. or knowing which way the big nasty monster is facing..

I'm 100% behind that.. after all.. games are supposed to be fun.. since not everyone is Thresh.. sCary (hey bro.. like the way you whooped [DIS] on their qw server back in the day ;).. i'm totally for this driver being the answer for many poor gamers.. or to solve the "impossible" level scenario..

having said that.. we all know that many people will try to use this to an advantage in a public situation.. ie: internet based gameplay.. many will stop using after it gets old.. the same way those people stopped using the llamabot for qw..

some.. will continue to use every advantage to their hearts content.. i don't understand them nor to i pretend to.. so i won't bother attempting to explain their motives..

now.. what this means to the rest of us.. everyone with 1/2 a brain.. can adapt.. and learn to get better at their respective game.. i play "team" based games (TFC mostly).. so instead of whining about mr guy with the transpaernt wall hack.. i plan to distract him while my "team" hopefully will make him a fine red mist.. or smear.. or powder in some circumstances..

on those odd occasions i do play dm.. i'll do what always works best.. run around like a chicken with my head cut off and shoot anything that moves twice.. and anything that's not moving at least once.. usually this results in a lot of "frag stealing" but hey.. that's dm for you..

now.. for those of you who still think it's a big deal.. would you do me a favor.. and get me an athlon 1GHz.. 512Mb pc-133 RAM.. Adaptec 29160N.. 32GB Ultra-160 HD.. etc etc.. and an oc-48 that pipes directly into my head..

while you're at it.. get everyone else one too.. that way the playing field is even and everyone can stop bitching.. heh..

many people do what they can to boost performance.. from new hardware.. to custom configurations.. to internet boost software.. faster connections.. etc..

no one bitches about that.. now i realize that there is a big difference that can be summed up in one little Q n A session..

Q: why is this such a big deal??
A: because it goes against the game designers intention

fine.. now we all know.. (that was mostly for those of you who were still unclear of the situation)..

so what is going to happen?? i have no idea.. already it's a big deal.. and it hasn't even been released yet.. well that's no news.. we're panicky..

but i have some solutions for those of you who will want one if the time comes:

1. LAN game.. it's more fun anyway!!
2. write to your game developer and ask them to start driver checking (this means anyone using non release drivers are probably screwed.. including those using wicked3d drivers)..
3. write nvidia (and 3dfx if wicked3d decides to follow asus).. and ask them to apply pressure to companies who do this..
4. boycot those companies who release software such as this.. (the whole company not just the division responsible)..

suggestions to those who want more drivers like this and cheats.. hacks etc..
1. write to ASUS urging the release of this driver..
2. write to the MFR of your hardware and ask for similar features..
3. grab a C book and write drivers of your own ;)
4. write to game companies requesting "cheat" and "non-cheat" server options for this.. (it will prolly make the "cheaters" seem less irresponsible to the gaming community who generally frowns upon cheaters.. although i dunno why.. as it's more fun to kick their asses than the normal players ;)

ok.. and just to clear up some facts some of you who didn't read the posts on www.rivastation.com or their fourms (some good stuff there too ;) and a tidbit sCary let us know from Zoid (who's the bomb for those of you who never heard of him.. go loookup threewave.. and thanx again Zoid!! ;)

1. the driver has been released to selected individuals.. (which means that it will prolly show up soon even if it is never officially eleased)
2. seeing through walls and wireframe mode.. can cause framerate gains and drops.. depending on the game/circumstance..
3. it's been done before.. look for steve gibson's post for details.. and remember sCary is a pimp
4. it's doable on a savage4 chipset just by using a savage3 minigl driver (in some games.. i got it working in halflife.. it was intersting.. as my framerate went up 20fps on a k6-2 350)
5. those of you who play against the cheaters.. and don't give up.. will become better players..
6. there is a video of the driver in action on.. www.rivastation.com
7. it should work for any opengl game.. sometimes causing undesirable effects (think driving games *SPLAT!!* ;)

ok.. i hope i didn't bore you all to death.. i attempted to put as much useful fact in there as i did opinion.. although usually i have more opinion to give ;)

-luvless??