Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Peter Dollochan" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: TA-kingdoms the real let down was : Re: Outcast the letdown Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:25:51 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 58 Message-ID: <7m514q$dq810@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <377A5A6D.650CB269@which.net> <7lnb00$ko221@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <7ltdd0$i9a5@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <7m020k$e691@scea> NNTP-Posting-Host: 212.225.18.160 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Hmm I have a TNT2 card so obviously it'll be using dodgy drivers :( in fact I recently went back to the drivers I got with the card instead of the new ones because a) several games crashed and b) it started overheating ... (yup it was slightly overclocked) no doubt the game will get a second chance at a later date especially if its a driver thing although I'm very sceptical when general advice from games companies is true (upgrade to the latest drivers ;-) Pete. Steve Spiller wrote in message <7m020k$e691@scea>... >My copy of TA: Kingdoms did this for me too... I upgraded to the latest >drivers for my 3D card (Viper 550) and all the problems went away. I run at >1024x768 with all the options on and it's smooth as silk. Even >multi-player. > >-Steve > >Peter Dollochan wrote in message >news:7ltdd0$i9a5@chuka.playstation.co.uk... >> I would like to point out for anyone else interested in TA kingdoms that >> they have managed to quarter the speed of the game with the beafed up >> graphics, there isn't very many units to muck around with and the game is >> generally guff.. stick with TA + all the internet unit packs. I mean on a >> two PC LAN both running well above the recommended box specs the game >pauses >> for about one second every ten.. and thats not including the occasional >> message on the client saying waiting for other player ?? never ever had >this >> trouble with TA (which is great and 15 quid - go buy it ;-) ) >> >> >> Have you had any probs with it Ed ? >> >> >> Pete. >> >> Ed Fear wrote in message <7lnb00$ko221@chuka.playstation.co.uk>... >> >One of my friends has it and he said it was a bit buggy but generally >> >excellent. I'm waiting a while to see if I'll buy it... However, TA : >> >Kingdoms and Dungeon Keeper 2 are higher in ~my~ list! >> > >> >Ed :) >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >