What is a reliable, but not too time-consuming way to determine if a certain game is limited by the graphics card or by the processor speed?
I have some preconceptions about whether I'm mostly GPU or CPU limited, but I'd like too verify if I'm right about that. I have some ideas how I would go a...
Okay, I've did some testing, and, it really doesn't matter much how you use it, as using a "pumping motion" (leaving a slight delay between each usage) or "pressing it as fast as you can" give both a direct boost to maximum speed, the item has a fixed usage time, and you can't double up on the bo...
I find this game rec question very exciting. It finally feels like the various scattered arguments and debates have been condensed down into a useful form. Like we might actually accomplish some kind of useful decision making.
Even if it is an imperfect process that we've never tried before.
@Macha I get the feeling we left DF a bit in favor of MC, also the chat moves may have influenced it. (not to mention the average gamers attention-span)
Yes, it feels like we're debating in real terms rather than might bes, and voting on what simple plan should be enacted. I'm not sure I've explained it correctly but there's definitely something different about this discussion, feels like it might actually produce results.
I'm recording my own DF game atm, and I need to edit and voiceover that video so I don't want to play too fast or I'd have too much work to do to ever do it, so I was looking for another one to play in the meantime :P
Those game fads sort of serve as my game rec. Once a game I've never heard of reaches a certain mass of questions on the site, I decide to check it out
In Wing Commander 1, the Claw Marks (the official manual, written in-character) mentions a Terran corvette class called Venture. In the years I've played WC1, I have never encountered one in a single mission and it has thus become a great mystery to me and the people I played it with, whether the...
The question is very WC1-specific. I do like the "wing-commander" tag however because it allows you to search for all questions around the series (I'd say most people who have played WC1 have also played WC2 and SM1 and SM2 and SO1, etc.) and you add it to your favourite tags.
I'm sure we're not done with Minecraft. Interest peaks again whenever there is a big update, and now that Notch has help and a real development process, updates are likely to come out faster.
I have started to get away from Minecraft simply because when I do play, I get sucked in for waaaaay too long. As fun as it is, it absorbs way too much of my time
There doesn't seem to be a general consensus about adding series or not adding it to our tagging. For example, we have [sonic-the-hedgehog] as the series label but not [sonic-the-hedgehog-series], yet we have [fallout-series] and [mass-effect-series]
@alexanderpas :) I understand that sentiment. I think there is potential for interesting dynamics around that sort of real-time gameplay though. d2n also has some interesting group dynamics that are only just beginning to be explored
I question how useful the series tag is, when the question pertains only to the one game. However, if someone feels it worthwhile, go ahead and add the series tag too.
@FallenAngelEyes those are questions that ask about the series, and not a specific game or the relation between a specific game and the series. (at least in the [fallout-series] case)
If there are multiple games in a series that share a common name, how should these be tagged?
Take How do I lower my weapon in Halo 3? for example.
Should this be tagged:
halo-3 only, as it refers only to Halo 3?
halo and halo-3, to allow all Halo questions to be found under one tag? (With ha...
With the myriad sites of the Stack Exchange network, it will become increasingly likely that many questions will end up in the wrong place and, depending, be ignored or moved. If it's moved, that's good, at least.
But if you have a question where you're not sure which field would suit best (if a...
Man, OnLive is good to their beta users. I got a free mini-console, two free games, and now I get to try out the new subscription service (sans the subscription fee).
We currently have:
nfsmw ×6
need-for-speed-world ×3
need-for-speed-hp ×2
need-for-speed-mw ×2
I think this makes it self evident that we should rather tag our games:
nfs-most-wanted
nfs-world
nfs-hot-pursuit
Thoughts?
@alexanderpas Honestly, we're kinda abusing the tag system. Jeff vehemently disagreed on game tagging and would rather see the game name in the question title.
We don't have a lot of examples of other things we can consistently tag with. Game name is the one obvious choice. In my experience, it has been quite useful for searches and sorting favorites, which seem like the primary use cases to me
@alexanderpas There is also the fact that games must have special hooks to work with the OnLive remote server system, which will hamper their selection until they can convince developers that it's worth that extra little investment
Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by the Valve Corporation. It is used to distribute games and related media online, from small independent developers to larger software houses. Steam also has community features, automated game updates, and in-game voice and chat functionality.
As of 2010, there are over 1,200 games available through Steam, and over 30 million active user accounts. Although Valve never releases sales figures, Steam is estimated to have a 70% share of the digital distribution market for video game...
@CRoss that was just because the Vista hardware was only availble in the stores.... remember... "Windows Vista Compatible" & "Windows Vista Ready" & "Made for Windows Vista"
@IvoFlipse I call that he fault of microsoft: not giving OEM proper documentation and proper time.
OK, we've established prior that I'm not above using certain exploits (notably the caps exploit for weapon/armor shops) when I play. This, however, is an exploit I'm not sure I would use, because it (a) really seems like it'd make the game entirely too easy and probably less fun overall (since th...
I noticed the question i3 core performance problems migrated from Superuser to Gaming. It is essentially a tech support question about Linux graphics driver problems/performance.
I personally think this question is off-topic on Gaming SE, but there are probably more ambiguous questions about tec...
We have a question over on Super User about why a game doesn't start. I suggested he try here instead as SU has a no game-questions policy.
But the another user wondered if questions like that are welcome here. So could you have a look at it and tell if questions like that are welcome?
I personally think they absolutely belong on SU (or maybe Linux/Ubuntu in some cases), but I can't earn enough rep to downvote Jeff on everything I disagree on with him. ;)
A popular game gets patched and won't start for 10% of players, but can be solved by deleting some special file they screwed up. Forums or someone figure this out and spread the word. Someone asks here and on SU. Which population is more likely to have read/know about the fix?
@hheimbuerger You know, that's not a bad basis for what's on/off topic. If a tech support really is Q&A, (and gaming...) then its on topic. But if its "my game won't run. WAAAA" then it becomes Q&A&Q&A&Q&A... that's outside our scope. I like it.
When i'm trying to start Metroid Prime 3 my Wii freezes, is this a problem with my disk or does my Wii has a problem (I've got a launch-date Wii)
Don't know if it is related, but in Metroid Prime, in the chozo ruins, when I shoot the sap sacs the game halts, goes black, and continues again, but ...
I don't know. I see your point about more specific problems which only other gamers may know about. But then again, it kinda dilutes the topic of the SE. Answering these questions requires a different approach and doesn't really have much to do with gaming. Plus gamers just might not be interested in technical problems they don't have themselves (like me).
Whenever I talk to Mimi in world 2-2 of Super Paper Mario my Wii freezes. Do I have a bad disk, or is it my Wii? (actually, i can talk to her once, but if i try again, the freeze happens)
@hheimbuerger So, we are probably most likely to be able to answer these. They are not answerable on SU (as they'll get closed). These two things, however, do not make an airtight case for their validity on the site.
I usually play mafia wars and use bookmarklet like Spockholm, Arum, etc.
Can these bookmarklet get my facebook data when I run them, they usually ask to unframe the facebook page.
I was just wondering if they are stealing friends info in my facebook to advertisers?
I just want to be sure
Seems like bookmarklets interacting with web games occupy a similar space to mods (provided they're designed to work with the game, and not just something insert-coin-esq)
Following the New Question Migration Paths blog post, you (mods and those with close right) should ask for links to the sites you'd like questions to be migrated to.
Click to embiggen picture.
You will need to add links to existing questions that should be/have been migrated to the site in que...
@badp I know for 100% Arda Xi is not a torch and pitchfork guy, well, on the outside she may look like one, but I know for 100% Arda Xi is not a torch and pitchfork guy
Guy or guys may refer to:
* Guy, slang term for a man
** you guys, used in place of second-person plural pronoun "you" (particularly in the USA)
* Guy (given name)
* Guy, an effigy burned on bonfire night (as in 'Penny for the Guy' - see Guy Fawkes#Legacy for derivation)
In places:
* Guy, Arkansas
* Guy, Indiana
* Guy, Texas
* Guys, Tennessee
In characters
*Guy (Final Fight), character from the Final Fight and Street Fighter games
*Guy (Fire Emblem), character from Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken
*Guy Smiley, character from Sesame Street
*Guy #1 and Guy #2, characters in We Like Sportz, by T...
I have purchased a copy from Steam and it has all of the visual gore taken out. I'd rather play the game as it was intended and not be at the whims of some politician who thinks all Australians should be treated like children when it comes to gaming.
How can I edit, crack, or hack this game int...
@WillfulWizard Don't be confused if you notice something in your inbox that looks like a comment from me, but when you look at the thread the comment is on another post entirely.
I am going to end up getting very very very very angry about comments on that Accessibility answer if they keep moving in the direction they've been headed.
I mean, if we decide that treating questions re: Accessibility and reccomendations tailored to specific accessibility concerns is too much trouble, that's one thing, and while I don't agree, I can stand behind the decision. But trying to argue as he is that there isn't a specific domain of knowledge there or that there aren't special needs that need to be addressed - or worse yet, comparing it to having a shitty PC is just offensive.
and I do think @tzenes misses the problem of accessibility in attempting to reject our ability to assist with more 'educational' tools.
We as a community should be perfectly capable of saying, for example, that Borderlands is an absolute nightmare for the color blind.
(It's use of Red and Green UI elements with no other visual distinction except color to represent different states is Really Really Bad. Especially given the lack of a UI toggle to switch to a more color-blind friendly schema).
While I agree with @badp in general there are some cases where I think a game recommendation question is OK.
The ones that spring to mind are requests for games that can be played by people with disabilities either physical (visual or motor control issues), or behavioural.
In these cases it's n...
In replays, I see Terran players using Marine blobs to have the marine move a bit then attack then move a bit then attack then move a bit then attack. What is the reason for doing this micro?
Is there other micro moves for Terran infantry?
@GraceNote The trick isn't to not seem like a pompous jerk, the trick is to make it clear that you have the right to be a pompous jerk in the particular context.
See: me when people start flapping their gums inaccurately about copyrights and piracy.
I'm looking for a very specific genre of game, that should yield no more than 2-3 recommendations, and yet, that would be great.
However, considering the debate on game recommendation questions, which tends to prohibit them so far, I'm left wondering where would be an appropriate place on the w...