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Offline Kieran

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« on: January 12, 2002, 09:27:04 AM »
The full version of 1.50 is up on the ftp site. You still need to d/l the 1.51 patch and the Playgate, but it is there for the taking.

Downloading now...

http://ftp://downloads.wwiionline.com

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« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2002, 04:24:26 PM »
Tell me how to do it and i will.

DO i just DL all those damn files?

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« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2002, 02:10:29 PM »
Sets up smoothly once you get it downloaded, Chaos. My problem is is doesn't find my video card, message sends me to config utility.

I go to config utility. Only selection under Video TAB available for video card is, "Primary Display Driver - display"... I select that and try to run the game offline and get the same message "Unable to find video device" and it sends me to the config utility again.... sigh.
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« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2002, 02:29:43 PM »
Hey, I was waiting to answer Chaos until I had solved a prob I was having- the very prob you saw. What I found was this; 1.50 works perfectly, the patch for 1.51 on the ftp site does not. I think I will let the autoupdater do it for me when I try to log on.

Yes, I got 1.50 working. I like the feel of the planes a bit better now, and did notice you cannot knife-edge forever any more. That is a major step in the right direction as far as I'm concerned.

I also went to the live help when I had the error. Now, they didn't solve my problem, but they did act concerned and were helpful. Again, another step in the right direction.

I will post when I have actually gotten online to see how the flying looks. Hopefully it will be worth the trouble. :D

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« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2002, 03:18:50 PM »
Ahh, ok. Thanks, Kieren. Now I get to see what all the buzz is about... :)
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« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2002, 03:43:26 PM »
Is this the one-week trial program thing that I've heard about?
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« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2002, 04:08:36 PM »
Does anyone know how the trial works? Does it include the Beta testers who didn't sign up when it went pay-for-ctd?

I'd like to give it another try, and my playnet account is still alive. But I haven't heard how the trial 7 days goes?

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« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2002, 04:58:32 PM »
No, Oct, this is a bit different.

The "one-week" re-eval was changed to two weeks, starting this past Friday. Anyone that was formerly a player and still has a valid key can play during that period. The free download trial has not, as far as I know, started yet. Still, the full verison of 1.50 is up on the ftp site, and you can get an idea of what the planes and vehicles act like offline.

I will pop in the arena and fly a bit and see what I think, but I cross my fingers and hope the frame rate isn't as horrible as I remember...

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« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2002, 05:13:50 PM »
and the framerate is beautiful on my machine.  maxed at 60 (due to bad monitor refresh rate).  Athlon 1.2g processor w/ gf3 ti200.  I didnt do much.  I rolled around on the runway a bit.  Throttle must not have been configured right.. it wasnt working.  I'll expirement a little more later on.

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« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2002, 05:23:27 PM »
Bummer so that means I can't try it out.

In the past the offline performance had no bearing on the online performance. So checking out a 100Mb Offline demo doesn't attract me.

Oh well good luck to em, I just stick with AH.

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No, Oct, this is a bit different.

The "one-week" re-eval was changed to two weeks, starting this past Friday. Anyone that was formerly a player and still has a valid key can play during that period. The free download trial has not, as far as I know, started yet. Still, the full verison of 1.50 is up on the ftp site, and you can get an idea of what the planes and vehicles act like offline.

I will pop in the arena and fly a bit and see what I think, but I cross my fingers and hope the frame rate isn't as horrible as I remember...

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« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2002, 05:33:37 PM »
What a POS, it, all I get is:

3D initialization failed

How long until one of the WW2Doesn'tWorkOfforOnline fanboyz pops in here to tell me it's my fault?  :p

No wonder the games a failure.

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« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2002, 05:51:27 PM »
>How long until one of the WW2Doesn'tWorkOfforOnline fanboyz pops in here to tell me it's my fault?


Buy more RAM!  :cool:

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« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2002, 06:00:22 PM »
For those with the d3d initialization problem here is the fix.

DELETE the "Practice Offline" shortcut on the desktop, then go to the start menu and choose "Pratice Offline".

Pratice Offline must be FanboyzSpeak for play.

Click on it then wait 10 minutes for your hard disk to quit thrashing and the CTD to occur....then promptly uninstall and delete the 109mb of trashy coding from your hard drive. :mad:

No wonder the game and company are failing, 1100mhz, 256mb DDR, and a 64mb GF2 aren't good enough?

I fart in CRS and Strategy Firsts general direction, and no...it doesn't stink as badly as the POS they're trying to sell. :(

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« Reply #13 on: January 13, 2002, 06:08:11 PM »
Well, here's what I found-

Apparently my former account has been re-activated (even though I gave the game away and don't have the CD key). I was able to get in with nothing more than the big download and Playgate 1.60.

I was immediately updated to 1.51. A box appeared telling me my video couldn't be found (ala Gunthr's description). I went to the settings box and disabled the first two items it displays under video (no frame run ahead, no lock to refresh). With that I was able to run the game and play online.

I went German, as my particular plane of interest was the Stuka. The Germans had Mauberge, and as it looked as though there were bases slightly east being contested, I joined a mission for Stukas. Upon arrival at Berl, I saw a Somua running up the road. I dove, scored a near miss (which means you don't scratch paint) and continued to strafe for a few minutes. Realizing I was wasting time I returned for another load of bombs. Rinse and repeat.

I managed a sortie in a 110. It has lots of ammo, but it won't hurt a Somua. I used up 3 full clips in the radiator and turret ring- all wasted.

The Stuka handles wonderfully, turning on a dime. I still think I could dogfight in it, but time will tell. It definitely won't knife-edge forever now.

The framerate was good, but once again there was a near stoppage when I first approached Berl. It took about 15 seconds to cache all the info before I could safely approach the fight. I would recommend flying level over a city and using the views before trying to engage. Failure to do so is a sure auger.

My system specs are:

AMD XP 1500
20G 7200 HD
GeForce2 GTS 32MB
256 MB DDR (the real bottleneck; needs double that)
Cable connect

I was CTD'd on my last flight, and had been on a grand total of an hour (there were nearly 1,500 users on at that time). Preliminary results indicate it is indeed much better so far, but I have to get into a real mess over a city before I give a final evaluation.

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« Reply #14 on: January 13, 2002, 07:12:29 PM »
SNICKER  This really adds to gameplay I'm sure. :rolleyes:
 
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