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Awetopsy · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2001 12:07 am

I picked it up at EB for $10. Is it a good game? Ive heard differing opinions on it..

Im finding it spooky so far...

Ahcri · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2001 12:25 am

I also got it really cheap a few months ago. But I'm finding it too difficult for me and I can never finish this game. There wasn't any problem for me until I reached later levels where you can't avoid the poisonous alien eggs (I'm not even sure what they are called) and you stay poisoned most of the time.
The graphic is ok, the game engine it used looks better in Thief 2.

faustgfx · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2001 4:35 am

i fucking love SS2 - it's incredibly big fun multiplayer co-op..

christian cox · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2001 7:29 am

SS2 is one of the most immersive gaming experiences out there. It's also one of the scariest. Definately worth $10 (or even $50). So far I pretty much think so highly of it that it's #1 on my top ten games. I hope you enjoy it!

Vesuvius · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2001 9:40 am

yes I have, it's a good game, though at some points finding items for puzzles can be a bit annoying (having to travel long distances back and forth)

Lunatique · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2001 10:27 am

System Shock 2 was pretty good. Quite scary. When I first heard that awful moaning in the med-lab, I almost wet myself.

Muzman · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2001 11:38 am

It's a masterpiece. Sure it has it's problems (which we'll no doubt discuss once you've finished it

) but the good far outweighs the bad.
I have an urge to pay it again every now and then just to soak up the ambience. Not many games do that to me (it helps that the gameplay is so free I think. You're 'actually there', not just running through a prescribed sequence of areas and fights).

Pay very close attention to your resources and upgrades for the first half. You will have to specialise a little bit, but not too much or you'll corner yourself later on. Think like you're in the situation.
SS2 is, in effect one of the only First Person perspective Survival Horror games.

Teaweed · Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2001 4:49 am

*cough*

Shaded · Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2001 6:19 am

Funny how all the ttlg monkeys showed up in this thread this fast...

christian cox · Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2001 7:07 am

Haha, well... I'm a TTLG moneky, I must admit. ender_sai over on the forums and chat room

Vesuvius · Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2001 8:51 am

I go to TTLG btw, same username, haven't posted there in a while tho, I usually hang out in the thief or SSI and 2 sections. or the level design areas

faustgfx · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2001 1:22 pm

bend over!

*shows his brand new 'n spankin 486 sx2 66mhz 16megs of ram 540 meg hd and a samtron 76df 17" flat screen to go with it*

faustgfx · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2001 1:30 pm

Shaded · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2002 4:41 am

Holy SHIT Faust! I thought I was the only guy on the planet who'd ever even heard of Privateer.

You get the Gleefully Heroic Motherfucker of the Month medal!

[PS - what kinda OS are you running that on?]

[ January 01, 2002: Message edited by: Shaded ]

faustgfx · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 12:31 am

hahah, that got me chuckling. no i'm not the only one, that game sold like a motherfucker.. back then.. . . . . . 7 years ago .. . *twitch twitch twitch*

anyway, it's DOS 6.2. first attempt at fix0ring autoexec.bat and config.sys and i got this - it's scary that i remember all the crap after not even touching dos in what.. 5-6 years? *shrug*

code:



Modules using memory below 1 MB:





  Name           Total       =   Conventional   +   Upper Memory


  --------  ----------------   ----------------   ----------------


  MSDOS       16 141   (16K)     16 141   (16K)          0    (0K)


  HIMEM        1 168    (1K)      1 168    (1K)          0    (0K)


  EMM386       4 144    (4K)      4 144    (4K)          0    (0K)


  COMMAND      2 928    (3K)      2 928    (3K)          0    (0K)


  ANSI         4 240    (4K)          0    (0K)      4 240    (4K)


  SETVER         848    (1K)          0    (0K)        848    (1K)


  DISPLAY      8 336    (8K)          0    (0K)      8 336    (8K)


  SMARTDRV    29 024   (28K)          0    (0K)     29 024   (28K)


  KEYB         6 944    (7K)          0    (0K)      6 944    (7K)


  Free       674 544  (659K)    630 864  (616K)     43 680   (43K)





Memory Summary:





  Type of Memory       Total   =    Used    +    Free


  ----------------  ----------   ----------   ----------


  Conventional         655 360       24 496      630 864


  Upper                 93 072       49 392       43 680


  Reserved             393 216      393 216            0


  Extended (XMS)*   15 635 568    2 610 288   13 025 280


  ----------------  ----------   ----------   ----------


  Total memory      16 777 216    3 077 392   13 699 824





  Total under 1 MB     748 432       73 888      674 544





  Total Expanded (EMS)                16 056 320 (15 680K


  Free Expanded (EMS)*                13 271 040 (12 960K





  * EMM386 is using XMS memory to simulate EMS memory as needed.


    Free EMS memory may change as free XMS memory changes.





  Largest executable program size        630 768   (616K)


  Largest free upper memory block         43 520    (43K)


  MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.