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Brolly Caldari Templars of Space Fallen Souls	Posted - 2007.08.21 00:16:00 - [1] Got 20 minutes until it downloads, I so freaking hope it's gonna be worth the wait. Gamers hell seem to have the fastest DL speed atm, currently cruising at a reasonable 12mb/ps. /me sits and plays the waiting game
Dark Shikari Caldari Imperium Technologies Firmus Ixion	Posted - 2007.08.21 00:23:00 - [2] There's a torrent on Piratebay of the demo. With over 14000 peers 23 Member EVE Video makers: save EVE-files bandwidth! Use the H.264 AutoEncoder!
Brolly Caldari Templars of Space Fallen Souls	Posted - 2007.08.21 00:29:00 - [3] Originally by: Dark Shikari There's a torrent on Piratebay of the demo. With over 14000 peers Meh, missed that one. Ah well, only 8 minutes left. /me goes to roam the forums whilst waiting
Mardonius Gallente Get out of the Kitchen Zzz	Posted - 2007.08.21 02:44:00 - [4] Originally by: Brolly Edited by: Brolly on 21/08/2007 01:46:15 Originally by: Dark Shikari There's a torrent on Piratebay of the demo. With over 14000 peers Meh, missed that one. Ah well, only 8 minutes left. /me goes to roam the forums whilst waiting Just played it and it runs amazingly well . It runs smoothly on my amd 3200, 1 gog o' ram, 8600gtx (win xp), that was at 1200x1024 with all settings at full, getting an average FPS of 30+. The demo is short and pretty damn good. I'm suprised at how tense the atmosphere is, the intro is kinda like a more emersive, horror(ish) halflife. It's well worth a bash if you're into FPS, survival horror affairs. I thinks it's something like that anyhoo's I think I shall purchase game on friday if i can find it for ú20. Great news. I'm downloading the demo right now. I have some high expectations.
Kazuma Saruwatari	Posted - 2007.08.21 02:53:00 - [5] I've just had a moment through the first part of the 360 version of the game. Barring spoilers, get it. Get it now. No buts, just get it. Oh and I hope you're emotionally stable before you play. This game will mess you up bad... - NPC Vendetta system, Local rehash, Probe decoys
Hitman396 Caldari UK Corp FATAL Alliance	Posted - 2007.08.21 10:41:00 - [6] Just been playing the demo, cool game kinda scary in places =O. Got it pre ordered on steam too for $55 which is like ú30ish i think
Elliot Reid Digital Fury Corporation Digital Renegades	Posted - 2007.08.21 10:49:00 - [7] Just had 5 mins on it but not playing it any more. I hate playing through what I've already done only a day or 2 later. It was very nice. __________________________________
Grimpak Gallente Trinity Nova	Posted - 2007.08.21 11:56:00 - [8] BioShock is so awesome and cool that it blows up computers. --- truth about EVE: Quote: "Guns are fine, boost players" Quote: "Players are fine, boost guns"
Mardonius Gallente Get out of the Kitchen Zzz	Posted - 2007.08.21 13:55:00 - [9] I'm about to play it, got all my snacks and everything ready. Thank god for Steam. I'm so excited. Shock 2 was my favourite game of all time and finally it has a spiritual successor. Will edit post with feedback on the demo.
Grimpak Gallente Trinity Nova	Posted - 2007.08.21 14:38:00 - [10] Originally by: Mardonius I'm about to play it, got all my snacks and everything ready. Thank god for Steam. I'm so excited. Shock 2 was my favourite game of all time and finally it has a spiritual successor. Will edit post with feedback on the demo. be carefull tho. your computer might go boom --- truth about EVE: Quote: "Guns are fine, boost players" Quote: "Players are fine, boost guns"
Imperator Jora'h	Posted - 2007.08.21 14:51:00 - [11] Originally by: Kazuma Saruwatari Oh and I hope you're emotionally stable before you play. This game will mess you up bad... No kidding. Played the demo and I have to say it is the scariest game I have ever played. Just downright disturbing (in a cool way). The comments from the residents, the mother and her baby, the Slicer after the Little Sister to name a few notable moments (and trust me those are not really spoilers...you have to experience it). The place oozed atmosphere and really does an impressive job drawing you in. Game is due for delivery here in a few hours. Looking forward to it.
Stakhanov Katana's Edge	Posted - 2007.08.21 15:12:00 - [12] Amazingly enough , Bioshock runs on my woefully inadequate PC. However , I can't get past the starting area due to it being pitch black (save for the fires and water effects) and ugly rendering bugs blocking my view half of the time. I tried to move close to a red light thingy but it does nothing special. Help ? Originally by: Cipher7 If you manage to get baited, what's your skill, being a good victim?
Chode Rizoum Minmatar Endgame. Cruel Intentions	Posted - 2007.08.21 15:14:00 - [13] i played it today... was a bit.. standard ? but i will still " get " the full version to try it out My Personal Killboard
Imperator Jora'h	Posted - 2007.08.21 15:24:00 - [14] Originally by: Chode Rizoum i played it today... was a bit.. standard ? ?? "If you don't watch all the violence, you'll never get desensitized!" -- Bart Simpson I worry for our future.
Sleepkevert Paradox v2.0 Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate	Posted - 2007.08.21 15:26:00 - [15] I'm getting it from fileplanet now, but my connection is crappy :( Still got 3 hours worth of downloading to do before i can play... Originally by: CCP Prism X It's better to be safe than sorry: This is a joke, TQ is not actually run by hamsters! We use bunnies, they reproduce faster and can utilize bigger running-wheels.
Imperator Jora'h	Posted - 2007.08.21 15:39:00 - [16] Originally by: Stakhanov Edited by: Stakhanov on 21/08/2007 15:19:11 Amazingly enough , Bioshock runs on my woefully inadequate PC. However , I can't get past the starting area due to it being pitch black (save for the fires and water effects) and ugly rendering bugs blocking my view half of the time. I tried to move close to a red light thingy but it does nothing special. Help ? edit oh , and I have no mouse pointer in menus , rather annoying. All I can suggest is the latest drivers (Bioshock told me my latest driver was problematic and pointed me to a beta driver of all things). I'd also go into the settings and lower the resolution and turn off all effects you can. Adjust the gamma/brightness as well here. See how that goes then turn on effects as you like for best experience while remaining playable.
Stakhanov Katana's Edge	Posted - 2007.08.21 15:49:00 - [17] Edited by: Stakhanov on 21/08/2007 15:49:09 Originally by: Imperator Jora'h All I can suggest is the latest drivers (Bioshock told me my latest driver was problematic and pointed me to a beta driver of all things). I'd also go into the settings and lower the resolution and turn off all effects you can. Adjust the gamma/brightness as well here. See how that goes then turn on effects as you like for best experience while remaining playable. Well , there is no new driver for my integrated chipset video cards unfortunately I started the game on lowest settings , tried to adjust gamma as well - but all it does is change the empty black background into a dark grey one it seems that my PC refuses to render anything besides the fire , smoke and water effects. There was no noticeable slowdown when I switched settings to highest details - the water effects look prettier , but the rest still seems... missing Originally by: Cipher7 If you manage to get baited, what's your skill, being a good victim?
Imperator Jora'h	Posted - 2007.08.21 16:17:00 - [18] Originally by: Stakhanov Edited by: Stakhanov on 21/08/2007 15:49:09 Originally by: Imperator Jora'h All I can suggest is the latest drivers (Bioshock told me my latest driver was problematic and pointed me to a beta driver of all things). I'd also go into the settings and lower the resolution and turn off all effects you can. Adjust the gamma/brightness as well here. See how that goes then turn on effects as you like for best experience while remaining playable. Well , there is no new driver for my integrated chipset video cards unfortunately I started the game on lowest settings , tried to adjust gamma as well - but all it does is change the empty black background into a dark grey one it seems that my PC refuses to render anything besides the fire , smoke and water effects. There was no noticeable slowdown when I switched settings to highest details - the water effects look prettier , but the rest still seems... missing What video card do you have? Bioshock does NOT support Shader Model 2.0 (uses SM 3.0) so an older card that cannot handle SM3 is SOL looks like.
Stakhanov Katana's Edge	Posted - 2007.08.21 19:01:00 - [19] Originally by: Imperator Jora'h Upon further reading your problems sound exactly like those described by people with x800 video cards (they do not support SM3). There apparently is not fix for this except a new graphics card. Note I am not saying this is why your game will not run...just a possible suggestion. Thanks , that must be it. Trying to bend minimum system requirements doesn't always work , even when the game doesn't crash Thing is , I have the required 1 GB of RAM , but part of it is used by the integrated graphics card so it wouldn't have worked well anyway. Time to get a real card... Originally by: Cipher7 If you manage to get baited, what's your skill, being a good victim?

TheDagda Forum Moderator Interstellar Services Department	Posted - 2007.08.21 19:25:00 - [20] Ah the demo is on steam and it rockzorz! Definately buying it. Forum Rules \| [email protected] \| CRC Website

Ozzie Asrail Infinitus Odium The Church.	Posted - 2007.08.21 19:32:00 - [21] 94% downloaded This is gonna be a great game, can't wait for release day. -----
Imperator Jora'h	Posted - 2007.08.21 20:22:00 - [22] Originally by: Ozzie Asrail 94% downloaded This is gonna be a great game, can't wait for release day. Release day is today. UPS just delivered mine. Installing it as I write this. Think I will be out of EVE for a bit.
Imperator Jora'h	Posted - 2007.08.21 20:36:00 - [23] Originally by: Stakhanov Thing is , I have the required 1 GB of RAM , but part of it is used by the integrated graphics card so it wouldn't have worked well anyway. Time to get a real card... I've never been a fan of integrated anything (audio or video). Sucks to think you have to buy a new video card just to play a game but assuming your problems are as I mentioned earlier it sounds like it is time for you to take the plunge anyway. Video cards have a roughly 2-3 year lifespan if you play games and yours, I think, is a bit out of date. On the plus side you need not buy the most expensive video card out there to run this. I'd be surprised if a video card sold today did not support SM3 (but double check to be sure). Just the way of the computer world. I have had several uber PCs I built that today couldn't run Windows XP much less a bleeding edge game like BioShock. Endless upgrades and thinning of my wallet seems to be a gamer's lot in life. Note that a video upgrade will help when EVE updates their graphics engine as well (not to mention most any other game you play depending on what card you buy).
Aioa Planetary Assault Systems	Posted - 2007.08.21 20:54:00 - [24] Originally by: Imperator Jora'h Originally by: Chode Rizoum i played it today... was a bit.. standard ? ?? Kinda felt the same as Chode about it tbh. The art is gorgeous, and I'll play it for that alone. The demo was very linear, nothing particularly new gameplay-wise. You went from room to room, killing things and collecting medpacks. But hey, its just a demo, hopefully they have held a lot of stuff back for the full version. Better that than a game like Prey, where they gave away just about every interesting idea they had in the demo.
ReaperOfSly Gallente Lyrus Associates Betrayal Under Mayhem	Posted - 2007.08.21 21:39:00 - [25] Bioshock is the sequel to system shock 2, right? But I can't find system shock 1 anywhere. Does it exist? --------------------------------------------------------------------
Tarminic Black Flame Industries	Posted - 2007.08.21 21:51:00 - [26] Originally by: Aioa Originally by: Imperator Jora'h Originally by: Chode Rizoum i played it today... was a bit.. standard ? ?? Kinda felt the same as Chode about it tbh. The art is gorgeous, and I'll play it for that alone. The demo was very linear, nothing particularly new gameplay-wise. You went from room to room, killing things and collecting medpacks. I would very much recommend that you take some time and do more than just kill things and collect medpacks. You'll miss out on half the game otherwise. ------------ Whiners - Unite! Tarminic - 26 Million SP in Forum Warfare.
Godlesswanderer Gallente The Scope	Posted - 2007.08.21 22:11:00 - [27] I played the demo on my 360 a few days ago and it's pretty safe to say that I NEED this game. Definately getting it on the PC though, that's just common sense. --------------------------- Custom made EVE graphics
Ribadil	Posted - 2007.08.21 22:24:00 - [28] Any of you steam guys noticed a wee surprise yet? You thought your game was loaded... BUT IT'S NOT!
Kazuma Saruwatari	Posted - 2007.08.21 22:29:00 - [29] Suffice to say I've just tried the demo on my PC (without and then with the aformentioned beta NVIDIA drivers), and intial results point to the linked Bioshock kills PC thread a likely possibility. My AMD 3600+, 1GB Kingston, 7600GST cried. On lowest settings. Definately a PC killer, this game, be warned. PS: I've just had a chat with my techie friend who "obtained" a copy. Says his best gaming PC just blew and his backup silently died as well. I dont know if it's related to it being an "obtained" copy but considering the demo was too hefty even for my min-end, I'm leaning towards the game being too awesome for PC's around the world. - NPC Vendetta system, Local rehash, Probe decoys
LUH 3471	Posted - 2007.08.22 00:06:00 - [30] the demo worked perfectly fine for me (amd3000+, 1gig ram and a 7600 agp @ 1024x768 max details) until the first part was finnished. upon loading the second part my comp crashed and the second time i tried the game frooze at exactly the same point.

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