Unfortunately the actual link to the patch is hidden inside some kind of forum which is down at the moment. If it returns to the world of the living I'll have to give it a try.
One element of Civ 4 gameplay is missing from this review. It's BIG and SLOW.
Although the producers claim that it requires a minimum of 256M and recommended 512M the game, even with the recent 1.09 patch, regularly baloons up to over a gigabyte by the time I reach the Renaissance. With a mere 512M of RAM this leads to heavy swapping during regular play and several minutes of thrashing like a beached whale between turns.
After struggling along like that for a while the game will eventually just crash. Between the infrequenct auto-saves and painfully long loading times that can cost me anywhere up to a half hour of play time and generally destroys my interest in the game.
I hope that having more memory will at least lessen these problems as I have heard some glowing reviews of Civ 4 from other sources, but trying to play with the recommended system is just a little bit too painful for me.
They could, however, let the files go out freely as long as F***planet remains the only holder of the registration keys.
That would give them all the exclusivity they want and let them encourage people to register for their service without making it impossible to get the download.
On the other hand that would undermine their image as _the_ place to download games from, so it's probably not a good idea at all.
"If it becomes apparant that you're acting like this, you're a liability, and you're practically gauranteeing you'll be terminated the instant they find a consultant who can fix the mess."
So don't let it become apparent.
Make sure that you have several binders full of documentation sitting on your desk and explain that it outlines in detail exactly how to manage all of the systems that you are responsible for. Also make sure that it is at least a year out of date, contains a minimum of three documents describing each procedure in completely different ways, and has a convenient typo in one critical procedure which will cause complete chaos if followed to the letter.
If anyone asks what will happen to the company if you have to leave just point to the binders in your "Disaster Plan" and tell them not to worry. If you like the people you work with, or want to take an actual vacation at any time, then prepare a small folder with useful directions on how to handle things while you are gone. Keep this one at home and don't ever let a copy leak onto a company owned computer.
Should you ever be fired without good cause you will have the warm inner glow that can only come from knowing that the idiots who did it are left wallowing in the mess that they created. If they try to come after you complaining about acts of sabotage, explain that you tried to produce updated documentation and offered to train your replacement but they were in too much of a hurry to get you out of the building to let you do it.
After all, everything was working fine when you left. It's not your fault that they brought in someone new who made a mess of everything.
This sounds like the same sort of business model that companies like Kaneva are offering. "Play with our tools, build games, host them on our servers and we'll take a cut of the money."
It could be good if it works out. If not, at least it will let more people see that game design isn't about eating donuts and throwing darts at the "Nerf This" board.
For a long time I've felt that most Americans aren't even talking about the real country France, just trying to make some inside joke that the rest of the world doesn't get.
"And what if the system malfunctions and you are unable to get to the hospital in time and someone dies?"
Yeah. There really ought to be a special phone number you can call to have someone pick you up and take you to the hospital if your car isn't working.
Just to make it easy to remember it should be a short one, and maybe the same in all parts of the country. I think three digits starting with '9' would probably work well.
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Er, what she was thinking.
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I think that Milton put it best when he said that it is better to Blue Screen in Heaven than to reign in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Here it is. Thanks for the tip.
Unfortunately the actual link to the patch is hidden inside some kind of forum which is down at the moment. If it returns to the world of the living I'll have to give it a try.
Although the producers claim that it requires a minimum of 256M and recommended 512M the game, even with the recent 1.09 patch, regularly baloons up to over a gigabyte by the time I reach the Renaissance. With a mere 512M of RAM this leads to heavy swapping during regular play and several minutes of thrashing like a beached whale between turns.
After struggling along like that for a while the game will eventually just crash. Between the infrequenct auto-saves and painfully long loading times that can cost me anywhere up to a half hour of play time and generally destroys my interest in the game.
I hope that having more memory will at least lessen these problems as I have heard some glowing reviews of Civ 4 from other sources, but trying to play with the recommended system is just a little bit too painful for me.
That would give them all the exclusivity they want and let them encourage people to register for their service without making it impossible to get the download.
On the other hand that would undermine their image as _the_ place to download games from, so it's probably not a good idea at all.
"Coach Carter"? Shouldn't the users of eDonkey be the ones demanding that this man be punished for sharing a movie of that quality with the world?
I don't see any breasts on page three of The Register. Are you sure it's a British tabloid?
And what are you an expert in that we should listen to your opinions?
It's Windows 95?
They're not hers, but they are real.
The theory is "If it stops traffic, it will stop swords and arrows too."
Congratulations, you may have what it takes to be an editor here.
It has boobie benefits for consumers?
So don't let it become apparent.
Make sure that you have several binders full of documentation sitting on your desk and explain that it outlines in detail exactly how to manage all of the systems that you are responsible for. Also make sure that it is at least a year out of date, contains a minimum of three documents describing each procedure in completely different ways, and has a convenient typo in one critical procedure which will cause complete chaos if followed to the letter.
If anyone asks what will happen to the company if you have to leave just point to the binders in your "Disaster Plan" and tell them not to worry. If you like the people you work with, or want to take an actual vacation at any time, then prepare a small folder with useful directions on how to handle things while you are gone. Keep this one at home and don't ever let a copy leak onto a company owned computer.
Should you ever be fired without good cause you will have the warm inner glow that can only come from knowing that the idiots who did it are left wallowing in the mess that they created. If they try to come after you complaining about acts of sabotage, explain that you tried to produce updated documentation and offered to train your replacement but they were in too much of a hurry to get you out of the building to let you do it.
After all, everything was working fine when you left. It's not your fault that they brought in someone new who made a mess of everything.
If he also has Masonry he can then move on to Monotheism and found Judaism, which would be awfully convenient for him wouldn't it?
It could be good if it works out. If not, at least it will let more people see that game design isn't about eating donuts and throwing darts at the "Nerf This" board.
I guess that makes us even.
So she gets to be China in the United Nations Security Council of Virginity?
Well, what happens if you had sex, but the person you had it with didn't?
That must be why every time I talk about electronic components the resistors are always measured in "Okay Ohms" and the capacitors in "You Farads".
Yeah. There really ought to be a special phone number you can call to have someone pick you up and take you to the hospital if your car isn't working.
Just to make it easy to remember it should be a short one, and maybe the same in all parts of the country. I think three digits starting with '9' would probably work well.
Stop that, it's silly.
Now a question of etiquette. In response to your post, do I give you the ass or the crotch?