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Legend · Nov 20, 2016, 06:24 PM

Star Citizen aliens. I didn't realise the game had more alien species than just the vandals.

Mmm_fish_tacos · Nov 21, 2016, 01:57 AM

Well my brother in law scrwed up the pc i built for him. something is wrong with his cpu, and ram. his ssd is doing pretty shaming too. not sure how to fix it short of nuking it and starting over.

BasilZero · Nov 21, 2016, 08:24 AM

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Nov 20, 2016, 06:31 AMNot sure where the comparison makes sense.
Hasn't been in development anywhere near as long as either of those, and haven't heard any negatives of quality.

o.O

I could have sworn they announced it 4-5 years ago? Closest to TLG/FFvsXIII I meant :p - PC wise at least.

BasilZero · Nov 21, 2016, 08:25 AM

Quote from: Legend on Nov 20, 2016, 06:21 AMHeck yes people are!

Single player campaign releases next year. Have you kept up with it at all?

Oh, there's actually SP content? My friend filled me on info about it until a few months ago. He uhh...disappeared. Since then really havent had any info on the game, been too busy looking at Pokemon/FinalFantasyXV/MassEffect/KingdomHearts/NintendoSwitch/Zelda/GodOfWar/etc.

the-pi-guy · Nov 21, 2016, 12:06 PM

Quote from: BasilZero on Nov 21, 2016, 08:24 AMo.O

I could have sworn they announced it 4-5 years ago? Closest to TLG/FFvsXIII I meant :p - PC wise at least.

4-5 years isn't really that long.
FFXV is 10 years now.

Legend · Nov 21, 2016, 04:02 PM

Quote from: BasilZero on Nov 21, 2016, 08:25 AMOh, there's actually SP content? My friend filled me on info about it until a few months ago. He uhh...disappeared. Since then really havent had any info on the game, been too busy looking at Pokemon/FinalFantasyXV/MassEffect/KingdomHearts/NintendoSwitch/Zelda/GodOfWar/etc.

Yeah it has a single player game called Squadron 42. This acts as a prequel to the "MMO" side of Star Citizen. Was supposed to have released this year but it's been delayed.

Hope your friend's ok.

darkknightkryta · Nov 21, 2016, 11:18 PM

Quote from: Mmm_fish_tacos on Nov 21, 2016, 01:57 AMWell my brother in law scrwed up the pc i built for him. something is wrong with his cpu, and ram. his ssd is doing pretty shaming too. not sure how to fix it short of nuking it and starting over.

Depends, if his CPU and Ram is dead, just change them. Unless they're stuck in their sockets (My P4 got stuck to its motherboard)

Mmm_fish_tacos · Nov 22, 2016, 03:32 AM

Quote from: darkknightkryta on Nov 21, 2016, 11:18 PMDepends, if his CPU and Ram is dead, just change them. Unless they're stuck in their sockets (My P4 got stuck to its motherboard)

I got it fixed. There's a bug in intel's thermal monitor. I had to shut it off. I hope they get it fixed soon. It was thinking the pc was always overheating and down clocking it. But he's fully watercooled so it shouldn't hurt anything anyway.

darkknightkryta · Nov 22, 2016, 03:37 AM

Quote from: Mmm_fish_tacos on Nov 22, 2016, 03:32 AMI got it fixed. There's a bug in intel's thermal monitor. I had to shut it off. I hope they get it fixed soon. It was thinking the pc was always overheating and down clocking it. But he's fully watercooled so it shouldn't hurt anything anyway.

How do water coolers work? Do you have to change the water every day?

Mmm_fish_tacos · Nov 22, 2016, 03:39 AM

Quote from: darkknightkryta on Nov 22, 2016, 03:37 AMHow do water coolers work? Do you have to change the water every day?

Well his is a closed system so never. But I think they change it when it starts to look poorly executed. Should be good for a few years.

Legend · Nov 22, 2016, 03:49 AM

I want a water cooled PC so bad. Mentally I just hate the idea of an open system. All that dust getting in there.

the-pi-guy · Nov 22, 2016, 03:59 AM

Mentally I hate the idea of a water-cooled system. I know it's fine and all, but I don't feel comfortable with it.

Raven · Nov 22, 2016, 06:16 AM

Quote from: Legend on Nov 20, 2016, 06:24 PM

Star Citizen aliens. I didn't realise the game had more alien species than just the vandals.

Xi'An, Banu, Vanduul, Tevarin, and Kr'Thak.

That picture there is of the Tevarin. Humans fought two wars against them. The end of the first war saw us take over pretty much all of their territory. In a supremely sucker move, we even terraformed their homeworld and took it as one of our colonies. Years later, a warlord gathered together as many Tevarin as he could and assembled a huge battle fleet. Its sole purpose was pretty much to take back their home. They ended up losing but before the end he and his remaining warriors flew their ships directly towards their old home and allowed themselves to burn up in the atmosphere. This was back during a time when humanity was ruled by a nasty, xenophobic emperor who used the wars to solidify his power and ideals. The race is dying out slowly. They have no world to call their own. They rely on the other races to allow them to live. Many live in human territory but very few are ever given citizenship. Though there is one of them running to gain a seat in the senate.

Mmm_fish_tacos · Nov 22, 2016, 11:44 AM

Quote from: Legend on Nov 22, 2016, 03:49 AMI want a water cooled PC so bad. Mentally I just hate the idea of an open system. All that dust getting in there.

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Nov 22, 2016, 03:59 AMMentally I hate the idea of a water-cooled system. I know it's fine and all, but I don't feel comfortable with it.

Mentally, you're both weird.

darkknightkryta · Nov 23, 2016, 03:57 PM

Tried Rise of the Tomb Raider on my Skull Canyon... it wasn't pretty. I just tried the benchmark, I didn't actually try playing anything. There was a lot of stuttering, didn't matter what settings. Some more advanced effects don't even show, like they turn white. I think it's a driver issue more than anything, but oh well. I'll see if turning off Direct X12 does anything. If I decide to play it in my room I'll probably just stream it from my desktop downstairs.