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jeremyjosh In reply to Riox [2011-04-20 02:45:31 +0000 UTC]

Dude, lots of people still play Swarm(including me). They updated the mods and now they allow you to get exp from custom maps, so people who got tired of the same stages and left came back; it's relatively lively right now!

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Riox In reply to jeremyjosh [2011-04-20 04:06:13 +0000 UTC]

Well, I'll keep that in mind - in the meantime, I need to save up money and get my computer upgraded to handle stuff other than Firefox and Counter-Strike.

It's a 'gaming computer' from a few years ago, so it could use some upgrading. That, and a better internet card...

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jeremyjosh In reply to Riox [2011-04-20 12:30:51 +0000 UTC]

Ahh I see...I built one not too long ago for less than $500 US, an Athlon II x4, a 5570 Radeon and a cheap Asus motherboard. I only have 2gb of 1333mhz ram, and I can run Crysis on max and Crysis 2 almost on max. I don't wanna sound like a stiff since you probably know how you're going about it already lol, but parts are pretty cheap now, esp. if you shy away from Intel.

Dude, I'd totally still play Counter-Strike if I still had it. And Holy crap, the sys req for alien swarm is pretty high for a top down game..

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Riox In reply to jeremyjosh [2011-04-20 15:11:32 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I had a computer engineering class for two years, so I understand some of that stuff still - even if it's been a few years since I was in all of it. But you don't sound like a stiff, trust me - you're just saying that it's cheap to get good parts to a computer, shying away from Intel and it's expensive stuff of course. I plan on saving up money to upgrade at least to the maximum that my motherboard can handle first, so I save some money there, rather than upgrade it and get more expensive parts to go along with it. One step at a time, after all.

Man, I was known as the Shotgun Sniper back when I used to play it. Crouch, pump-action shotgun for better accuracy, and I could get a headshot from a mile away with it. It was a little cheap, but out of my friends, I was the only one who could actually pull it off. You can imagine how many times they called 'bullshit' on the headshot. XD

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jeremyjosh In reply to Riox [2011-04-24 14:26:19 +0000 UTC]

Ah okay cool lol, just wanted to make sure.
That's a good idea indeed; that must mean you got a pretty good motherboard then. I messed up my new one, it's good but it only has 2 ram slots and supports 8gb of ram, but i can't find(or afford but it'd be nice to know they exist)two 1600mhz 4gb sticks. Also as soon as I bought a radeon 1 GB ddr3 they slashed the price on the 5870 >.>..so your plan is good lol, upgrade slowly.

LOL, you sound brutal man. Would like to see a vid of that someday xD

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Riox In reply to jeremyjosh [2011-04-24 16:27:47 +0000 UTC]

Well, the motherboard is as good as the rest of the parts - I'd rather save some money and get the best I can get with my motherboard first, which given how it can handle up to some pretty good stuff, I guess it's not so bad for being a few years old and such.

Perhaps when I get back into playing it someday, and can find some form of video-taking software that works and isn't too horribly complicated to figure out how to work (like the mind-crushing difficulty it takes some people to solve a Rubix cube, for example), then we'll see. XD

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jeremyjosh In reply to Riox [2011-04-25 12:30:43 +0000 UTC]

Good stuff man, hope your upgrade goes smoothly and quickly.

lol I see. All i know is fraps or vegas...guess your feats will remain legendary till that day lol.

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Riox In reply to jeremyjosh [2011-04-26 14:36:54 +0000 UTC]

I agree - 'tis why I plan on having someone I know who puts computers together and takes them apart as a hobby help me out, so I don't screw anything up. XD

I'll consult my brother - who's made several videos of gameplay he's played - on what he uses, and go from there. Yay for being prepared!

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jeremyjosh In reply to Riox [2011-04-28 01:35:06 +0000 UTC]

Haha good decision, that way you get to watch and learn as well.

Nice! can't wait to see that headshot vid :'D

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Xander400 In reply to dgood1 [2011-02-01 22:56:38 +0000 UTC]

Alien Swarm is free

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dgood1 In reply to Xander400 [2011-02-02 00:44:14 +0000 UTC]

I mean the rate of play and system requirements.

I have a unit that lags on star craft 1. >.< Still... It's enough for the mundane things I need to do. ^^,

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Xander400 In reply to dgood1 [2011-02-02 19:49:06 +0000 UTC]

Oh right, I thought you meant cash to spend

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