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From: "Ed Fear" <ed@directxbeginners.freeserve.co.uk>
Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english
Subject: Re: TA-kingdoms the real let down  was : Re: Outcast the letdown
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:25:15 +0100
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Whenever a company says 'Hmmm..  check you drivers' it is a way of saying
'we haven't got a clue'.


Ed :)

Peter Dollochan <Peter.Dollochan@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:7m514q$dq810@chuka.playstation.co.uk...
> Hmm I have a TNT2 card so obviously it'll be using dodgy drivers :( in
fact
> I recently went back to the drivers I got with the card instead of the new
> ones because
> a) several games crashed
> and
> b) it started overheating ... (yup it was slightly overclocked)
>
> no doubt the game will get a second chance at a later date especially if
its
> a driver thing although I'm very sceptical when general advice from games
> companies is true (upgrade to the latest drivers ;-)
>
>
> Pete.
>
>
> Steve Spiller wrote in message <7m020k$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 <Peter.Dollochan@btinternet.com> 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 :)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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