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Message ID: 20796
Date: Mon Jul 31 19:54:37 BST 2000
Author: Kevin L. Crawford
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Digest Number 1064
----- Original Message -----
From: "Essam Khairullah" <olgwinn@...>
To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Digest Number 1064
> OK, I know I'm a little late on this (I was on vacation out of town all
last
> week) but I wanted to throw in my 2cp and mention a few things as well...
>
>
> >CPU: Pentium III, 500Mhz
> >RAM: 128mb
> >Video Card (and RAM): Leadtek Winfast GeForce2 GTS, 32mb
> >Video Resolution: 800x600 (would use 1024x768 but the icons are too
small)
> >Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live Value
> >HD speed (rpm): No idea, but it's 13gb so probably 5400?
> >'Net speed: 768k down, 396k up DSL, 56k modem as backup (connects at 44)
> >Geographic Location: Chicago, IL
> >Options enabled or disabled: Sky texturing: Double-layer
> > Particle Effects: Low usually just so I can see what I'm doing
> > Mip Mapping: Off
> >Clip plane distance: Mostly Max, reduce to 75% in case of need (rare)
> >
> >How many songs can you twist? 3, once I surprised myself by accidentally
> >twisting 4
> >Do you slow down when it rains? Never has
> >How about in Unrest or Kunark? Some Kunark zones with way too many
trees,
> >but not many
>
> I have recently upgraded my video card to a GeForce2 GTS from a Voodoo3
> 3000. The Voodoo3 was fine except some spell effects would lag me down,
> most notably the AOE rain type spells. So I upgraded. The visual quality
> on the GeForce2 isn't quite as good; the ground ahead gets kind of grainy
> and/or swimmy and in general things in the distance don't look as good,
but
> I don't get graphical lag at all any more.
>
> I also sometimes get Fatal Error 0E in VXD VMM sometimes leaving EQ or
when
> I get bonked to the server selection screen when zoning. My MB BIOS is
> current (the BIOS date was only a week old when I got the new MB last
month)
> but it is a VIA KX133 Asus MB. I have been trying various options of
> settings and everything but was wondering if anyone else had similar
> problems that they fixed or any other visual quality tweeks.
>
> I'm going to try to get my guild to raid Kaesora soon; it's the only coin
I
> need yet for the Nostrolo Tambourine. If only somone would produce a map
of
> that zone that's not so confusing and looks better.. hehe
>
> Oh, and I recently (ok, a couple of weeks ago) got my hand on Soinachie's
> Partisan during a guild attempt to get our wizzies the Brain Bite spell in
> Karnors. What a sweet weapon! And it looks unique, unlike so many other
> bard-only weapons... Yeah, I like to swing weapons a lot just because
I'm
> too lazy to keep switching instruments. =8^) Most of the time I'm my
> regular group's closest thing to a tank... Plus I have to hit arena and
> practice my brass skills again... hehe
>
> OK, enough babbling (you know how we bards can get)...
>
> Olgwinn Pendragun
> Bard of 40 Missed Notes
> E'Ci
>
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