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Well there already seems to be quite a few Half-Life 2 threads cluttering up the PC Forum and I have no idea how many more will be made after the game gets released. So, I made this thread which can be used to talk about everything that is Half-Life 2 related and I hope you will all use it instead of making a thread for every problem/query you have.
So if you have any questions, links, general info about the game or you need help after its release tommorow, please use this thread :)
So if you have any questions, links, general info about the game or you need help after its release tommorow, please use this thread :)
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I won't let this constant stuttering stop me from playing the game, it does get annoying but at least there's no slowdown.
ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> It seem to effect 90% of people with the other 10%
> refusing to admit or just not fussed (hard to believe).
I get an occasional stutter, but nothing problematic.
> It seem to effect 90% of people with the other 10%
> refusing to admit or just not fussed (hard to believe).
I get an occasional stutter, but nothing problematic.
Scope wrote:
> Alastair if your getting the sound stuttering problem then it must be
> a major bug as I can't see why your PC would give you problems.
They are fixing it. Check the link again below to see how many it is effecting. There are over 100 threads on the Half Life 2 forum for the same problem. It seem to effect 90% of people with the other 10% refusing to admit or just not fussed (hard to believe). It isn't a hardware bug though, from top to low end, no matter what you select it still has an effect.
Quite a big bug, I aren't playing it until they fix it, I'm in no rush though, a couple more weeks doesn't fuss me.
> Alastair if your getting the sound stuttering problem then it must be
> a major bug as I can't see why your PC would give you problems.
They are fixing it. Check the link again below to see how many it is effecting. There are over 100 threads on the Half Life 2 forum for the same problem. It seem to effect 90% of people with the other 10% refusing to admit or just not fussed (hard to believe). It isn't a hardware bug though, from top to low end, no matter what you select it still has an effect.
Quite a big bug, I aren't playing it until they fix it, I'm in no rush though, a couple more weeks doesn't fuss me.
I wasn't getting it... Till you all mentioned it, then I did.
Just putting it down to 2 speakers seems to solve it.
Just putting it down to 2 speakers seems to solve it.
Alastair if your getting the sound stuttering problem then it must be a major bug as I can't see why your PC would give you problems.
Whitestripes X wrote:
> Aha, Cyclone, don't listen to Alistair and his entirely unnesessary
> expense on PC components. You have better specs than me, and I'm
> playing the game on full settings with no real slowdown at
> all.
>
> The min requirements are 1.2Ghz and 256MB RAM, and trust me, you
> really can play the game on that.
I love you even more now.
WOOT!
I know you guys earned your stuff - I was only joking. I can't speak for other people though...
> Aha, Cyclone, don't listen to Alistair and his entirely unnesessary
> expense on PC components. You have better specs than me, and I'm
> playing the game on full settings with no real slowdown at
> all.
>
> The min requirements are 1.2Ghz and 256MB RAM, and trust me, you
> really can play the game on that.
I love you even more now.
WOOT!
I know you guys earned your stuff - I was only joking. I can't speak for other people though...
Plus it was all earned, as is everything I buy.
Indeed. I get the hostiles from people who ask me my spec yet when I tell them they suddenly start saying what a waste of money "blah blah" etc...
I wouldn't care but I program and like to play games on top whack, I see no problem going full on out on a top end system. Of course games are playable on lower spec mechines, you just have to tone the settings down.
It's nothing 'geeky' or anything like that, I just built the best I could afford.
I wouldn't care but I program and like to play games on top whack, I see no problem going full on out on a top end system. Of course games are playable on lower spec mechines, you just have to tone the settings down.
It's nothing 'geeky' or anything like that, I just built the best I could afford.
This upgrade pettiness is appalling. Up until 6 months ago I was using a 1.5 Ghz Athlon with 512mb, and a geforce 5200. It still ran Doom3 playable (low detail), but at very low detail and some hacks to increase performance. FarCry was a big No-No. Playable in outdoor sections (and quite smooth), impossible 1 / 2 fps indoors.
Basically and obviously, the better the hardware the better the game will run.
If you can't afford to upgrade, I don't see the point of jealousy toward people that can. Just remember. No matter how good your machine, someone out there will have one that outperforms yours into a cocked hat. For example, my brothers (who works in the games industry) is a beast an a half with a top range Athlon FX. Not a hope in hell I could afford 600+ for a processor.
Half of the people whinging about not having a machine up to spec to play HL2 are probably the same people who told their parents they needed a pc for internet access for school / uni and word processing.
"Mam, I need a geforce 6800 Ultra so I can get my schoolwork done" :D ;)
Me, I work for mine, and sacrifice other things so I can buy hardware that allows me to play cutting edge titles, which has been my hobby and passion for over twenty five years.
Basically and obviously, the better the hardware the better the game will run.
If you can't afford to upgrade, I don't see the point of jealousy toward people that can. Just remember. No matter how good your machine, someone out there will have one that outperforms yours into a cocked hat. For example, my brothers (who works in the games industry) is a beast an a half with a top range Athlon FX. Not a hope in hell I could afford 600+ for a processor.
Half of the people whinging about not having a machine up to spec to play HL2 are probably the same people who told their parents they needed a pc for internet access for school / uni and word processing.
"Mam, I need a geforce 6800 Ultra so I can get my schoolwork done" :D ;)
Me, I work for mine, and sacrifice other things so I can buy hardware that allows me to play cutting edge titles, which has been my hobby and passion for over twenty five years.
It's not just that though, it doesn't go to waste. 2GB isn't uncommon these days and if he knew anything about Movie Editing and compiling he probably wouldn't be so quick to act like a jelous brat.
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