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Ardent

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Posted in: Wall Grab and CLINGing?
  Ardent
10-05-2003, 3:38 AM
#10
Originally posted by Agen_Terminator I found wall running them flipping back quite far, most people will anticipate where you will land, go straight into a kata and surprise them. Doesn't get them more than once though :p Don't bet on that...and a...  [Read More]
Posted in: jedi academy the book
  Ardent
10-05-2003, 3:42 AM
#6
The Dark Forces game have always been somewhat estranged from the Star Wars continuity at large, but they've never been labelled Infinities. So Kyle Katarn is a canon character...so is Rosh Penin. Jaden, however, is questionable, as the character can...  [Read More]
Posted in: the "Kel Dor" species - where did they come from?
  Ardent
10-06-2003, 10:55 AM
#28
Originally posted by Azymn There's something cool about a powerful lookin jedi that never speaks. I for one would like to see a little blade action out of him in Ep3. Well, he has to die in Ep III, so hopefully GL won't let any of the Jedi Counci...  [Read More]
Posted in: 300fps and beyond!
  Ardent
10-03-2003, 3:28 AM
#42
Originally posted by Emon I have experience to prove that. For years, we had built PCs out of scavaged parts to save money, always ran like ****. Once we started building everything from new components... Hey... It works! I have a cobbled-together...  [Read More]
Posted in: 300fps and beyond!
  Ardent
10-03-2003, 2:29 AM
#40
Originally posted by Emon Of course, the same is true for almost anything. But my point is that OpenGL is largely CPU dependant, as opposed to how Direct3D is very GPU dependand. Upgrading from a GF4 to like a Radeon 9x00 won't have a huge differenc...  [Read More]
Posted in: 300fps and beyond!
  Ardent
10-03-2003, 2:20 AM
#38
Originally posted by Emon CPU is the major factor in OpenGL speed, so how fast is yours? Well, it's one of...but you need a lot of things to make OpenGL run quickly. If your machine doesn't run cohesively, as far as OpenGL's concerned it may as we...  [Read More]
Posted in: 300fps and beyond!
  Ardent
10-03-2003, 1:30 AM
#34
Originally posted by Chewy289 2400+ costs $82 2200+ costs $72 $10 more for 200 more MHz is a good deal I think... didnt when i was building...maybe i need to buy a new cpu <3...  [Read More]
Posted in: 300fps and beyond!
  Ardent
10-02-2003, 7:02 PM
#32
Originally posted by Chewy289 Here's my complete system specs: AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 512MB PC2700 DDR RAM 120GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache HDD 52x/32x/52x CD-RW GeForce4 Ti4200 64MB DDR AGP 8x That's close to my specs, I run a gig of PC3200 DDR RAM and a 22...  [Read More]
Posted in: 300fps and beyond!
  Ardent
10-02-2003, 12:07 AM
#16
Originally posted by Emon That's not actually true. You don't see in frames, your eyes don't have a refresh rate. Your eyes are constantly taking in streams of light and images. You can really "perceive hundreds of frames per second", alth...  [Read More]
Posted in: 300fps and beyond!
  Ardent
10-01-2003, 10:58 PM
#12
The average human being's eyesight only refreshes at around 45-50fps. A professional-level gamer may be pushing 100, but anything beyond that is just wasted, both from a hardware standpoint and from a human capability perspective....  [Read More]
Posted in: 300fps and beyond!
  Ardent
10-01-2003, 8:42 PM
#2
Originally posted by Chewy289 Haha, I can get 333fps in JA with a GeForce4 Ti4200 in SP and MP. Check the screenie: http://216.118.116.39/fps.jpg Is this...uh...normal? I guess it could be...but its not going to matter unless you have your scre...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why cant i move when using Fast Kata?
  Ardent
10-02-2003, 4:20 PM
#9
Originally posted by Cosmos Jack Overall that's worse than moving and doing a kata. On top of that it looks silly like you're break dancing or something. They need to fix that in the patch. "SPAMing" I have seen someone walk into a crowed...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why cant i move when using Fast Kata?
  Ardent
10-01-2003, 9:33 PM
#2
Originally posted by Igotskeelz I'm an avid fast style user and when i played SP i found out i could move while performing the kata for the fast saber. So i went to try it out in MP and no go. I have to be stationary. I even tried to see if playing...  [Read More]
Posted in: fps
  Ardent
10-02-2003, 2:40 AM
#10
Originally posted by D8alus Not on an ATI Radeon, it's not... App Pref is a check box..there IS no off, trust me... Eh, another reason I'm glad I only invest in nVIDIA cards. Sorry mate, don't know how to solve your problem. Maybe someone else wi...  [Read More]
Posted in: fps
  Ardent
10-02-2003, 1:37 AM
#8
Originally posted by D8alus no such thing as off...it's on application preference...now..if JA uses it, how do I tell it not to? Off should be just to the right of application preference :)...  [Read More]
Posted in: fps
  Ardent
10-01-2003, 9:36 PM
#6
You guys are going to want to right click on your desktops, tab over to settings, go into your 3D card's section and TURN OFF ANTIALIASING. Among other things, it ruins your FPS. Depending on what card you have, there are sometimes other settings the...  [Read More]
Posted in: Rosh Penin's struggle *SPOILERS*
  Ardent
10-01-2003, 3:42 AM
#3
Originally posted by SamFisher I spared him too, he's cool. I never regretted gutting him with an FBS. I feel he was one of the more annoying characters ever introduced. I think the "beware the Dark Side" lesson could have been more dra...  [Read More]
Posted in: lamer blues
  Ardent
10-01-2003, 4:41 PM
#41
Originally posted by Kurgan I've taken to bowing AFTER I've killed somebody, rather than before... quit satisfying. ; ) Try gloat. It leaves you very vulnerable. gf Raven!...  [Read More]
Posted in: lamer blues
  Ardent
10-01-2003, 3:04 AM
#20
I can respect not attacking someone with their chatbox up (and I'll apologize if I do by accident -- why the hell did Raven make the chatbox so hard to see?) because they may legitimately be working in the console or with their settings (and thus una...  [Read More]
Posted in: Screenshots of pure ownage (not bragging, just wanted to show)
  Ardent
10-03-2003, 3:48 PM
#34
Smurfing for fun and...well it's always for fun. http://www.geocities.com/raybanv/neenja.jpg Some quick lessons on why slow and steady is the way to blow everyone out of the water. http://www.geocities.com/raybanv/dom1.jpg http://www.geocities.com...  [Read More]
Posted in: Screenshots of pure ownage (not bragging, just wanted to show)
  Ardent
10-03-2003, 5:07 AM
#32
That's a duel server. Time always comes up like that...some sort of weirdness with the engine....  [Read More]
Posted in: Screenshots of pure ownage (not bragging, just wanted to show)
  Ardent
10-02-2003, 2:34 PM
#27
Originally posted by ksk h2o Actually, I'm kind of let down by the FFA side of things in JA. All you need to do in JA, to rack up fast fast kills is use two sabers and time your crouch+forward+attack move well. This move beats out all other katas,...  [Read More]
Posted in: Screenshots of pure ownage (not bragging, just wanted to show)
  Ardent
10-01-2003, 4:09 PM
#18
k fixed you're gonna have to copy the urls to your browser bar, but they work http://www.geocities.com/raybanv/ownage.jpg http://www.geocities.com/raybanv/ownage2.jpg http://www.geocities.com/raybanv/ownage3.jpg http://www.geocities.com/raybanv/ard...  [Read More]
Posted in: Screenshots of pure ownage (not bragging, just wanted to show)
  Ardent
09-29-2003, 9:19 PM
#4
I think the time is the important factor. If I had 72 minutes (LOL) and 20 targets I'd be well past the 200 kill mark, probably. I amassed close to 50 in 11 minutes on Sokar's server today. I'm sure I would've won if the server hadn't lagged out. :'...  [Read More]
Posted in: Poll: Choice over Kyle?
  Ardent
10-01-2003, 3:48 AM
#16
Kyle was a thoroughly boring "master" and helper. Personally, I'd've loved to see someone like Mika Reglia or Ganner Rhysode accompanying you as your student-companion, or perhaps another Jedi master more suited to the task at hand (Kam, T...  [Read More]