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  1. Posted

    Supergrunch, I'm totally with you on that.........problem is I haven't had a real sleep pattern since the beginning of September. And I think I've given up on trying to correct it currently. Typically going to sleep most nights at 5am-6am.......or just sleeping in the afternoons when I'll lay down to just chill for a min.

     

    800 words done...........fuck. Output output output..........gota get this done. :shakehead

     

    Halfway there and I'm stuck for what to write. Not good.

  2. Posted

    Sitting up writing a essay that needs to be in by tomorrow at all costs considering it's already a week late, so if I don't hand it in tomorrow then I fail the module.

     

    Got 600 words done out of 1500 which I need. Can't stand writing either.

     

    Essay question is here below.

     

    1. Predicting the future using the past

    Students are asked here to consider the evolution of popular reading and its possible further development for future generations. Students should discuss print media since Gutenberg, rising literacy rates and the effects of digital culture on reading and communication.

  3. Posted

    Anyone know any good sites where I can get some decent free textures for some 3D modelling. Obviously I could just google, but someone might know of some decent libraries. A person's advice is better than a search engines.

    Most of you should find these two sites useful. Best free texture resources on the net. After these two you'll be paying for better ones (which I'm considering doing soon for Semester B at Uni).

     

    http://www.cgtextures.com

    http://www.mayang.com/textures

     

    Both of these are limited per day on the amount you can download.

     

    This is what I've been working on recently. It's an assignment which we were meant to base around archways.............there's some major screw ups on it, like the scale of the stairs to everything else, and also the different architecture styles between the walls and the grey archway itself. But I've decided to leave it now, and just hand it in.

     

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    Some of this stuff in this thread is purely shocking on a 'weirdo' sort of level. I know some of you are most likely bullshitting with some of your stories, but noticing the age of some of you and what you still get up to..........damn, sort it the fuck out.

  6. Posted

    Played it for about 2-3hrs on Friday evening and I've collected 8 stars so far. Looks like I'll be going through the game quite slowly.........but so far I'm just amazed by how much variation the game has. Loved the Boss in the Bee level.

     

    So glad I got myself a VGA cable so I could play this in crystal clear 480p on my LCD..........looks stunning infact.

     

    Any news on who'll be doing the N-Europe review at all, and when it's likely to drop?

  7. Posted

    I know I'm bunking my afternoon lecture to go pick it up. Cannot wait after hearing so many positive impressions and everyone generally being amazed.

     

    I've had a total media blockout on the game really, so hopefully it'll be even sweeter when I play it later this afternoon. Shower, something to eat, then driving to Game to pick it up. Awesome.

  11. Posted

    Will be picking up the PS2 version on Friday............and then the 360 version later on once I finally get one. So we'll have both in our student house, which is quite important. The faster speed of the 360 version attracts me more than a slower game personally.

     

    Really need a new copy of Pro though, as our PS2 version of PES6 sometimes locks up when the ball is kicked out of play or it just generally takes 2 minutes to load a throw-in for example.

     

    Loved the demo of '08 though, and looking forward to playing multiplayer with all these new gameplay tweaks and updated stats.

  12. Posted

    I'm organised-ish. But for some reason a pr0 urge to clean comes at a right dodgy moment, like when I'm about to sit down to watch a movie. Or something which really pisses me off is that I feel ready and able to start/do some work on an essay or something, but the problem is I've just got into bed. The next day I can't be bothered as normal.

     

    I do like my shizzle organized. Not 100%, but I like to see folders on shelves and being able to see the floor.

    I act the same way with concerns to tidying my room. Just randomly think to myself 'fuck, it's getting bad, tidy up you fool'.

     

    The worst thing for me is that I do all my work on my computer, and that's a mess tidyness wise with the desktop half filled up with crap a few hrs after I've just organised things on there. Also having 16GB's worth of textures which aren't organised into 'what's what' is really frustrating, and also knowing that the majority of them aren't edited to be useful off the bat. Waiting to get a 500GB external to sort out that and a RAID setup me thinks.

     

    Currently my desk has on it 4 empty cans of redbull, an apple juice carton and a yogurt pot all surrounding my keyboard.............I think I should get rid of them. :indeed:

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    Filler stuff? Where?

    I was about to quote 3/4's of his list, but it'll run into debate and move it off the real topic. Truth is that most of those games are PS2/arcade ports with tacked on Wii controls, when most of the ports can be found for under £15 on another platform which they were originally released for instead of buying them on the Wii at full price (which is what the majority of them will be priced at).

     

    I understand we all have different tastes in what genres and IP's we like to play, but if you were really going to buy all them and you haven't already got a 360, then I'd seriously think you aren't much of a gamer for example. When you struggle with finding the time and money at the end of the year to play all these releases you really need to single out what is absolutely worth playing......or other wise you'll be sitting there with a load of releases that you didn't even finish or enjoy all that much because you were rushing through them.

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    Not sure what you mean by Pro version. Is that the Premium with HDMI?

     

    At any rate, you should definitely shop around. I saw a fantastic 360+Forza+Choice of Game (selection inc. Halo & Bioshock) + Additonal controller bundle in Virgin, but I'm not sure if it varies from store to store or not. Take the afternoon off and have a good ol' snoop.

    Yeh, Pro is Premium HDMi version. (from what I can tell anyway). Just really after one of the quieter DVD drives.

     

    I've got Friday and the weekend off I think except for boozing, so I'll make some calls. If I really want to be a dodgy little *** I could just use my old staff discount card for Virgin, and see if I can get 10% on the hardware and 20% off a game...........although really, all I want is Halo 3, so that £260 deal sounds right on the money. :smile:

  17. Posted

    Nah, I' seen those. "Save £74!" Bollocks. HMV is offering a 360 premium and Halo 3 for the straight £250.

    Really? Do you know if that's the Pro version of the Premium at all, as if so, then I'll pick one up early next week when my student loan should be through.

  19. Posted

    lol, gamertag reserved m8s.

     

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    Check out that Silver membership right there.

    Is it possible to set up a Live account before you have a 360 then, so you then have your profile ready?

     

    I plan on picking a console up in the next few weeks, as waiting on monies and some decent deals.

  20. Posted

    No m8. I played in 720p.

     

    Maybe I just fail at seeing. :smile:

    No probs, just guessing then that the visuals just aren't for you........but I think the game looks gorgeous, and the just love the amount of colours that are on screen which isn't just the typical stick to one sort of colour scheme which most games do nowadays. The tropical level in the demo has mud flying all over the place during one section of the track and it looks excellent.

  21. Posted

    It was a commercial failure because the Dreamcast sold shit, that Sega had also dragged it from the Saturn to the Dreamcast, and in the process putting the costs up to stupid levels while also having a really bad schedule which should have been addressed before or during pre-production.

     

    As far as I was aware it sold decent numbers considering the Dreamcast install base. But it never had a hope in hell of recouping development costs.

  25. Posted

    I just got the VDigi cable. The image is quite good; don't expect to get an HD resolution, but there's really nothing to complain except for some minor artifacting only visible in the Wii Menu. Though the image is sharp and fluent, you can still count pixels on screen if you sit close. To solve that, don't sit close! If you have a Samsung monitor, I can recommend switching on MagicBright as it really makes for a more vivid image.

     

    The only thing bothering me so far is the sound. At first I thought that the cables were crap but it seems I don't have a decent line-in on my laptop or external sound card, meaning there's a lot crack noises. As the two line-ins give different cracks at different times, I think the sound RCAs from the VDigi cable are good enough and it's my horrible line-ins screwing up.

    Sounds very promising. I'm sitting on the fence about this cable currently, but it does seem like the ultimate solution to everyones VGA problems.

     

    I'm confused though about your comment saying don't expect to get a HD resolution? As the cable only supports 480p, so that is the best you'll get anyway. I'm guessing your concern is just about sitting close and seeing the pixels. I plan to pick the cable up once Metroid Prime 3 is released, and I'll be using it on a 19" WS.

     

    Wanna post up any screens DCK?

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