Interview with the developers of C4!

"Tancred" <too.many.sp RemoveThis @ms.to.count> wrote in message
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> <lurk mode: off>
>
> Hi Iakovos, once again it's good to see you've lost none of your
> passion for this series.

Hello Tancred, good to see you are still around, even in lurking mode
My problem is that I can't play C3 till I get a brand new system for my
needs.
Any suggestions concerning everything?
From RAM to hard drive to graphics card?

> I'm not registered on the site and don't care to be but if you don't
> mind asking...

Done. Your questions have already been posted there.

> Thanks,

No sweat...

Cheers,
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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 21:21:12 +0300, "iakovos"
<indianos RemoveThis @ath.forthnet.gr> wrote:

>Hello Tancred, good to see you are still around, even in lurking mode
>My problem is that I can't play C3 till I get a brand new system for my
>needs.
>Any suggestions concerning everything?
>From RAM to hard drive to graphics card?

Firstly, I would like to say Hi to Tancred
Good to see you back.

Iakovos, if you are looking to invest in a new PC, it highly depends
on your budget. But just as an off the cuff suggestion, this is what I
recommend you get (at least):

Intel P4 2.4 Ghz with HT (You can keep on going higher till P4 3.4
Ghz, depending on your budget)
OR
AMD Athlon 64FX (you can even look at the lower speed 64bit
processors. But if you are going for AMD, their 64bit processors are
the best. Don't get a 32bit AMD, specially now)

512MB PC 3200 DDR Ram (This ram is rated at 400mhz, it is very good.
You can also optionally get the 333mhz one - pc 2700 or the new 533mhz
one, depending on your budget)
I would suggest an ideal of 1GB, but 512 is enough for most tasks.

An ATI Radeon 9800 Pro/
ATI Radeon 9800 XT
(You can even look at the X800 if you have the money, X600...IMO, not
worth it).
Optionally, if you like nVidia, go with
Geforce FX 5950/
Or maybe a Geforce 6600 (new price conscious card, is good for normal
gaming and stuff). If you have the money, 6800 GT

a SATA based Hard drive. IDE is dead.
This can be configured in an optional RAID config with another drive.
Get at least 3 times the amount you think you'll need.
I have 2 disks (about 200GB) and I am running out of space (don't have
more than 1.5 GB free on any partition).

A good cabinet, make sure you get a big one. Also, get an ATX size
motherboard, not a mini ATX.
Motherboard should have at least 5 PCI slots (if you aren't going for
PCI Express yet).
Get a good name motherboard, from Intel or ASUS. I would avoid the
rest, I've had/seen bad experiences with most of the rest.

Make sure you have a decent Power Supply Unit (PSU). Very important.
Should have a rating of at least 400W.

A sound card, well it depends on how important sound is to you. You
can get anything from a SoundBlaster Audigy 2 to just a Live! Value
card. Or just forget about one if you don't really need one and your
motherboard has onboard sound.

Other stuff are mostly peripherals. Buy what you need.

Get a good monitor. This is very important. You're basically going to
be spending all your time on the computer with your monitor. Make sure
you get a flat tube and at least 17inch. An LCD is nice but not really
required, I would instead go for a bigger CRT which has a flat tube
(19 or 21inches).
Personally, I was tempted to upgrade my 17inch flat Samsung monitor to
a 21inch one, but I just bought another 17inch and I am very happy. I
have double the screen space, and can multi task very well on 2
monitors.

>> I'm not registered on the site and don't care to be but if you don't
>> mind asking...
>
>Done. Your questions have already been posted there.
>

Good questions. I would have liked to ask them myself
Though knowing Pyro, I think the first question's answer is that they
developed the game engine in house


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"Phoenix AG" <contact.me.DeleteThis@in.the.ng> wrote in message
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> Iakovos, if you are looking to invest in a new PC, it highly depends
> on your budget.

Most peripherals I am planning to keep from the old one (Monitor, scanner,
printer, cd-writer, old hard drive as slave). All I need is a new tower,
with most things new... it's not like I am upgrading, it's like I am buying
a new PC all over again, but setting my mind on the really important stuff.
As far as budget is concerned I plan to use from either 700 Euros (minimum)
to 1700 Euros (maximum).

> Intel P4 2.4 Ghz with HT (You can keep on going higher till P4 3.4
> Ghz, depending on your budget)

I am looking for a P4 3.0 to 3.2 Ghz. What does HT stand for?

> 512MB PC 3200 DDR Ram (This ram is rated at 400mhz, it is very good.
> You can also optionally get the 333mhz one - pc 2700 or the new 533mhz
> one, depending on your budget)
> I would suggest an ideal of 1GB, but 512 is enough for most tasks.

Noted.

> An ATI Radeon 9800 Pro/

I have my mind set up on this one.


> a SATA based Hard drive. IDE is dead.
> This can be configured in an optional RAID config with another drive.
> Get at least 3 times the amount you think you'll need.
> I have 2 disks (about 200GB) and I am running out of space (don't have
> more than 1.5 GB free on any partition).

I am planning to get either an 80 GB or 120 GB hard drive. And I have set my
mind to keep my old 6 GB hard drive as a slave, for internet use only.
Question: When you have 2 hard drives, you can see them both at the same
time by using the same software (Win XP in my case, as I have set my mind on
this one, I had win98) or do you need to select one of the two when
switching the PC on?

> A good cabinet, make sure you get a big one. Also, get an ATX size
> motherboard, not a mini ATX.
> Motherboard should have at least 5 PCI slots (if you aren't going for
> PCI Express yet).
> Get a good name motherboard, from Intel or ASUS. I would avoid the
> rest, I've had/seen bad experiences with most of the rest.

Noted.

> Other stuff are mostly peripherals. Buy what you need.

Any comments on DVD writers? Most of the new PCs in Greece have a combo of
DVD-Rom plus a CD-Writer. I already have a CD-Writer, so I'll keep it, but I
want to install a DVD-Writer as well.
>
> Get a good monitor.

I'll keep the one I've already got. 17 inches Eizo F55S, very good still.
I'll buy a whole new system (plus laptop) when I move abroad, if all things
go according to plan . Definitely.
And I'll still ask for your expertise.

Iakovos:)
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"Phoenix AG" <contact.me.TakeThisOut@in.the.ng> wrote in message
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> Why do you want to keep your tiddly widdly 6GB around? As its old, it
> has a higher chance of failure as well. Anyway, you can just keep it
> around for non important work like keeping your swap file and doing
> other temp work on it.

I didn't think of that. By your thoughts, would you suggest that I get two
drives then?
One master 120 GB and one 80 GB as a slave? I like this idea better.
And thanks for pointing out.

Iakovos:)
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On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 19:48:44 +0300, "iakovos"
<indianos DeleteThis @ath.forthnet.gr> wrote:

>I didn't think of that. By your thoughts, would you suggest that I get two
>drives then?
>One master 120 GB and one 80 GB as a slave? I like this idea better.
>And thanks for pointing out.
>
> Iakovos:)
>

Yes, a MUCH better idea.
Btw, don't think of them as Master and Slave Cos you wont even
notice it, its just like a lot of hard drive space...
Its only the motherboard which makes a distinction between the
2...Windows does not notice.


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"Phoenix AG" <contact.me.DeleteThis@in.the.ng> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 19:48:44 +0300, "iakovos"
> <indianos.DeleteThis@ath.forthnet.gr> wrote:
>
> >I didn't think of that. By your thoughts, would you suggest that I get
two
> >drives then?
> >One master 120 GB and one 80 GB as a slave? I like this idea better.
> >And thanks for pointing out.
> >
> > Iakovos:)
> >
>
> Yes, a MUCH better idea.

Ok, in my special future plans I'll consider that.

> Btw, don't think of them as Master and Slave Cos you wont even
> notice it, its just like a lot of hard drive space...

Ok, I just never had 2 hard drives before.

> Its only the motherboard which makes a distinction between the
> 2...Windows does not notice.

Ok. Question: Do I need to install windows to both drives?

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On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 17:48:14 +0200, "iakovos"
<indianos.RemoveThis@ath.forthnet.gr> wrote:

>Ok. Question: Do I need to install windows to both drives?

No...LOL

Install it to the primary. And if by any chance you buy a fast drive
and a slow drive (for monetary reasons), use the fast one as primary
even if its of lesser capacity. Then install Windows to the primary.


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"Phoenix AG" <contact.me.DeleteThis@in.the.ng> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 17:48:14 +0200, "iakovos"
> <indianos.DeleteThis@ath.forthnet.gr> wrote:
>
> >Ok. Question: Do I need to install windows to both drives?
>
> No...LOL
>
> Install it to the primary. And if by any chance you buy a fast drive
> and a slow drive (for monetary reasons), use the fast one as primary
> even if its of lesser capacity. Then install Windows to the primary.

Because the purchase will be simultaneously, both of them I guess will be
fast.

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On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 13:00:28 +0200, "iakovos"
<indianos RemoveThis @ath.forthnet.gr> wrote:

>Because the purchase will be simultaneously, both of them I guess will be
>fast.

Yes, even so, you may decide to buy a bigger, slower HDD and a small,
fast HDD due to monetary reasons.
Only then, does this count. If you buy both the same speed, then it
doesn't matter.


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"Phoenix AG" <contact.me DeleteThis @in.the.ng> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 13:00:28 +0200, "iakovos"
> <indianos DeleteThis @ath.forthnet.gr> wrote:
>
> >Because the purchase will be simultaneously, both of them I guess will be
> >fast.
>
> Yes, even so, you may decide to buy a bigger, slower HDD and a small,
> fast HDD due to monetary reasons.

Ok, point taken.

Still.. I do not see your questions for the developers on this thread...
c'mon people, dont want to know things?

Iakovos:)
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On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 16:12:37 +0200, "iakovos"
<indianos.DeleteThis@ath.forthnet.gr> wrote:

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>"Phoenix AG" <contact.me.DeleteThis@in.the.ng> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 13:00:28 +0200, "iakovos"
>> <indianos.DeleteThis@ath.forthnet.gr> wrote:
>>
>> >Because the purchase will be simultaneously, both of them I guess will be
>> >fast.
>>
>> Yes, even so, you may decide to buy a bigger, slower HDD and a small,
>> fast HDD due to monetary reasons.
>
>Ok, point taken.
>
>Still.. I do not see your questions for the developers on this thread...
>c'mon people, dont want to know things?

developers? I don't understand...what question?


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"Phoenix AG" <contact.me.TakeThisOut@in.the.ng> wrote in message
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> >Still.. I do not see your questions for the developers on this thread...
> >c'mon people, dont want to know things?
>
> developers? I don't understand...what question?

Commandos 4... you know... interview with the developers... check the
headline!

Iakovos:)
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Hehehe, I still do play BEL for hours. (And I still hate that two tiered
Mission 8. It is the only Mission out of all the games I can't get.) :-p

gemery
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