Did I just hear someone shout 'Halleluja'?

[Sever]

Originally posted by Bozos of Bones: A 10mm pistol more powerful than a 5.56(or even 7.62) bullet? No... How can it be!? If I play a game in which the assault rifle or SMG is more powerful round for round than the pistol(not counting peashooters), I'll say the game outright sucks.

Hmm, Is that sarcasm there, Bozos?

Either way, all this talk about SS2 and Dues Ex has got me in the mood to play them again. I think i'll try DE first since i need some digital evidence of ballistics inconsistencies to convince you... [img]tongue.gif[/img]

There's no question about Halo, though. According to your parameters, the game outright sucks.

[Hivetyrant]

I know how you feel Sever, think im gonna put DE on my machine aswell [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Sever]

The monkeys in med-sci! They're scaring me all over again!

[Iron Greasel]

This sounds very interesting. I think I will install and play this now. At least I'll know who to blame when I flunk high school.

[Sever]

Blame Shodan! It's orright though, after a few days playing through this classic again, i just killed her for you.

SS2 is one of my all time favourites. After 7 years, it still holds its age pretty well. Games like Dues Ex and even Doom 3 owe a lot to System Shock and its sequel. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

Let us know how you like it, IG. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Iron Greasel]

I would if I only got the accursed cinematics working. Could someone give me a hint?

[Sever]

Are you playing on a dual core or hyperthreading processor? If so, there are instructions here to fix the bugs. If you've not got one of those processors, try the link anyway. Lots of helpful stuff. (thanks goes to SpiritWarrior for that link. [img]smile.gif[/img] ) SS2 also had compatability issues with XP. If this hasn't been fixed for the freeware version, there's a patch on Looking Glass's site.

[Griefmaker]

Dang it all!! I have been playing SS2 for about 10 days now, and I was about to post how great a game it is and blah blah blah. But what do I find, freaking dreamer has already beaten me to it! It is a great game, though. I like to play it at night with either my headphones or with the volume up high--all of the creaks and groans really help with the atmosphere. Kick-ass game, hands down!

[Dreamer128]

Originally posted by Iron Greasel: I would if I only got the accursed cinematics working. Could someone give me a hint?

Got this one of the forums, and it worked for me. Go to 'start', 'run' and type regsvr32 C:\sysshock2\LGVID.AX (or whatever the directory is). Good luck [img]smile.gif[/img]

Also, does anyone know if it's possible to tune down the respawning a little? I recall being unable to open a chest because enemies just kept coming. Eventually, I was forced to retreat because I was running out of health and ammo.

[ 09-09-2006, 10:08 AM: Message edited by: Dreamer128 ]

[Sir Krustin]

Originally posted by Bozos of Bones: A 10mm pistol more powerful than a 5.56(or even 7.62) bullet? No... How can it be!? If I play a game in which the assault rifle or SMG is more powerful round for round than the pistol(not counting peashooters), I'll say the game outright sucks.

To echo Sever, is that sarcasm?

Assault rifles, round for round, are more powerful than pistols. Just because the caliber is bigger doesn't mean that the round is more powerful.

Pistol ammo is shorter, and thus contains less powder than rifle rounds. Even .223 (5.56mm) assault rifles have much more power than a 10mm pistol. Compound this with the shorter barrel (the longer the barrel, the longer the projectile is accelerated, and the faster the bullet is), and the pistol has much less muzzle energy than the rifle.

5.56mm rifle rounds


some popular pistol rounds

left to right, 9mm luger, 7.62mm tokarev, .357 sig, 10mm auto, .40 s&w, .45 gap, .50AE (desert eagle)

5.56 mm NATO, 10mm auto
(5.56 × 45 mm)
wt: 3.95–5.18 g, 10-13g
muzzle velocity: 772–930 m/s, 366-408m/s
muzzle energy: 1,700–1,830 J, 861-943 J

The 10mm auto, btw, is one of the most powerful handguns in existence, barring exotics like the .44magnum and .50AE.

[ 09-24-2006, 01:49 PM: Message edited by: Sir Krustin ]