Not true. I ran unreal tournament on a 486, and had fun playing it. It wasn't until I played it on a much better computer that I realized how much better it could get.
Even at 320x240, the game still played well and was lots of fun. I can't think of a better example of a game that runs on the minimum system requirements, but there are examples out there.
There are situations of drivers that don't work well together and hardware that doesn't play well with other hardware, and those are certainly not the fault of the game developer. In fact, if you were to press charges against "the developers of every PC game ever made!" you'd get them thrown out of court because there's no way to determine that the game was the cause of the problem.
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90% of the time when it seems like the computer is smart, it's more because the game and the AI merge well together.
If the game has lots of bugs, bugs you might not normally see, the AI will suffer.
Oftentimes the A.I. of the game doesn't make the computer smarter. Making a game that's smooth and supports a good A.I., however, will make a much bigger difference.
With a game like chess, the A.I. program is huge and immensely sophisticated. With a game like tic-tac-toe, you can make an A.I. that can't be beaten, simply because the game is simple and allows for that.
It's important to keep in mind that the actual A.I. algorithm can only accomplish so much. Putting Deep Blue into the seat of your tic-tac-toe opponent gives you the same result as the program you wrote that doesn't break a page.
That being said, a few more examples to look for for good A.I. that merges well with its game would be Kohan and Kohan 2. The AI in that game blew me away.
I know I'll get modded down for this, but Everyone who begins their post with "I know I'll get modded down for this" or somesuch is guaranteed to get at least +3 added to their post because the moderators are predictable morons. Saying that you acknowledge how inflammatory and moronic your post is doesn't make it any less inflammatory or moronic.
As spooky as it sounds, I don't think this guy will be walking free for a while, but I don't think he should go to jail for this. I think that the vigilante stuff should be discouraged, but not if it's the only way to catch pedophiles. There are better ways to fight the war, but soldiers are still soldiers.
"A signal traveling between the Earth and Mars can take up to 20 minutes."
The signal could take much longer than that, considering that just about every other year, Mars and Earth are on opposite sides of Sol.
Part of the project is going to involve creation of satellites around the sun between Earth's orbit and Mars's orbit which allow information to be relayed through them between the planets. I suppose 3 would be a good number. This should be an interesting story to follow.
I think more and more people are finally seeing his movie and getting the crap scared out of them. After I saw it I was eager for anything to cheer me up.
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I think slashdot has found the most bitter person alive(tm).
Wow, like seriously, you wiped the smile off my face and made me regret feeling good all this morning.
Not true. I ran unreal tournament on a 486, and had fun playing it. It wasn't until I played it on a much better computer that I realized how much better it could get.
Even at 320x240, the game still played well and was lots of fun. I can't think of a better example of a game that runs on the minimum system requirements, but there are examples out there.
There are situations of drivers that don't work well together and hardware that doesn't play well with other hardware, and those are certainly not the fault of the game developer. In fact, if you were to press charges against "the developers of every PC game ever made!" you'd get them thrown out of court because there's no way to determine that the game was the cause of the problem.
That site requires you to pay. sorry about that.
http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=367
90% of the time when it seems like the computer is smart, it's more because the game and the AI merge well together.
c /strategy_games/games_e_f/emperor_of_the_fading_su ns.html
If the game has lots of bugs, bugs you might not normally see, the AI will suffer.
Oftentimes the A.I. of the game doesn't make the computer smarter. Making a game that's smooth and supports a good A.I., however, will make a much bigger difference.
With a game like chess, the A.I. program is huge and immensely sophisticated.
With a game like tic-tac-toe, you can make an A.I. that can't be beaten, simply because the game is simple and allows for that.
It's important to keep in mind that the actual A.I. algorithm can only accomplish so much. Putting Deep Blue into the seat of your tic-tac-toe opponent gives you the same result as the program you wrote that doesn't break a page.
That being said, a few more examples to look for for good A.I. that merges well with its game would be Kohan and Kohan 2. The AI in that game blew me away.
For an older game, check out emperor of the fading suns (you can get the full game for free) http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/p
I still have fun playing this one. It's interesting how the computer will actually send you money for nothing in the interest of making you like them more. There are a few other subtle details.
Incidentally I've heard that Gal Civ is based off of EFS, so if you haven't had a chance to check it out, enjoy.
99.9% of humans have more than the average number of arms.
So why does this statistic matter?
So long as the people in charge are smarter than that, we should be okay.
*ulp*
Note to self:
Do NOT drink bolivian aymara indian coca leaf tea.
It is actually his wang.
doubtful. Similar arguments could be made for any other color, as valuable gems come in all the shades of the rainbow.
I know I'll get modded down for this, but
Everyone who begins their post with "I know I'll get modded down for this" or somesuch is guaranteed to get at least +3 added to their post because the moderators are predictable morons. Saying that you acknowledge how inflammatory and moronic your post is doesn't make it any less inflammatory or moronic.
I'd say there's a very small chance that that would happen.
and this has only happened once, as far as I know.
That seems, at first glance, to match the odds. How many times have you heard of three backup systems failing?
To be more blunt, Religion and the church are moral and political opposites.
Science is not at odds with religion, science is at odds with the church.
Would that include NASA?
(joke)
Whoop-de-do, slingshotting around Jupiter. They could have shaved a lot more time off the trip by slingshotting around the sun. :)
But that method is usually only reserved for Starfleet emergencies.
NASA's Instrument For Detecting Life On Mars:
a calculator.
let's see... temperatures reaching minus 180 degrees Centigrade...
absolutely zero water... but plenty of frozen carbon dioxide!
that totals up to 0 life, excluding the now-dead microbes carried over from Nasa equipment (if you really must count it)
So seriously, what's next, a new device to measure the IQ of president Bush?
The only way to win is not to play.
Hat Fight!
He's a mathematician. The i is imaginary.
As spooky as it sounds, I don't think this guy will be walking free for a while, but I don't think he should go to jail for this. I think that the vigilante stuff should be discouraged, but not if it's the only way to catch pedophiles. There are better ways to fight the war, but soldiers are still soldiers.
"A signal traveling between the Earth and Mars can take up to 20 minutes."
The signal could take much longer than that, considering that just about every other year, Mars and Earth are on opposite sides of Sol.
Part of the project is going to involve creation of satellites around the sun between Earth's orbit and Mars's orbit which allow information to be relayed through them between the planets. I suppose 3 would be a good number. This should be an interesting story to follow.
Complaining that there aren't any nonviolent games in this list is like complaining that there aren't any comedy films nominated for Oscars.
It was called "Tennis for Two."
That might help you find more info on it.
I think more and more people are finally seeing his movie and getting the crap scared out of them.
After I saw it I was eager for anything to cheer me up.
Ringman, is that you?
( http://pw1.netcom.com/~rogermw/ADnD/IUDC1.html )
I can send you a gmail invite. that'll fix it.
That's not what the OP said either.
In any case, I give up. Winning in pedantry wars isn't really all it's cracked up to be.
It can only be attributable to human error.
The correct quote is:
"I'm sorry Dave. I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen."