System Shock 2 running on an XP system!

[Quillan]

Head over to Through The Looking Glass and hit their forums. They have a sticky thread for tech issues with the game, which should give you all the details you need to get it running.

[Alinestra Covelia]

Originally posted by Kataphraktoi
I find the latest graphical orgies to be very overrated.

I dunno, I think Private does them pretty well, but then again they do have the funds to produce good quality camerawork and to try at least for some plot development and characterization (even though it will never match up to mainstream films). The women look like they're enjoying it and in control of the whole screen presence, so I don't personally have as much of an issue with the whole industry there that I usually do with lower quality stuff, where there could well be a degradation element to it.

John B. Root is also worth a look, being as he is a photographer who'd come from various normal jobs and then realized when he was getting old that he should stick to what he really wants to do professionally. It cost him his marriage, but the man knows how to photograph!

...erm...

It has belatedly dawned on me that you might have actually been talking about video games.

In which case, ignore everything I've just typed. Halo! Halo! Call of Duty! Bioshock!

There we go.

[Kuciwalker]

[Alinestra Covelia]

Originally posted by Lord Avalon
Can someone provide details on how they got it to work? I installed it, but when I try to start the game, I get an error message that says it encountered a problem and needs to close.

[Edit: I put this up at the top of the thread.]

[Lord Avalon]

Thanks for the suggestions, Alinestra.

Oh, also for the SS2 links.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia
I dunno, I think Private does them pretty well, but then again they do have the funds to produce good quality camerawork and to try at least for some plot development and characterization (even though it will never match up to mainstream films). The women look like they're enjoying it and in control of the whole screen presence, so I don't personally have as much of an issue with the whole industry there that I usually do with lower quality stuff, where there could well be a degradation element to it.

John B. Root is also worth a look, being as he is a photographer who'd come from various normal jobs and then realized when he was getting old that he should stick to what he really wants to do professionally. It cost him his marriage, but the man knows how to photograph!

...erm...

It has belatedly dawned on me that you might have actually been talking about video games.

In which case, ignore everything I've just typed. Halo! Halo! Call of Duty! Bioshock!

There we go.

[Lord Avalon]

That mod/patch (and inventory bug tip) from Strangebedfellows did the trick!

Unfortunately, I suck at fighting with a wrench!

Edit: Perhaps it wasn't the best idea to start without any additional weapons training. So I altered my career path and have done better.

[Alinestra Covelia]

Originally posted by Quillan
You can stack both SHTUP and Rebirth; both are graphical enhancements that improve textures and models. I've never tried out any other mods for it, but I highly recommend both of those.

I just installed both of those and it worked a charm!

I've edited the first post of this thread to include links to the various bug fixes and also to the Rebirth and SHTUP patches. Thanks!

[Alinestra Covelia]

I have just played through the game using the SHTUP and Rebirth mods. It took me about 7h30m and boy did I love every moment! Well worth going back to if you can!

[DrSpike]

7h30m? You must have rushed.

[Alinestra Covelia]

And just completed the game using SHTUP and Rebirth on Impossible level in 7 h 30m.

I think it's time to give this game a rest and go on to Bioshock.

[DrSpike]

You're in for a treat.

[Alinestra Covelia]

ZOMG there's a shotgun!

I love this game already!

[Alinestra Covelia]

Oh, it's worth noting that the message boards I mentioned in the first post are populated by trolls. I've complained to the admins because the trolls generally go after new visitors, but they have yet to do anything serious.

You've been warned. The sad thing is, the worst trolls are the best contributors.

[Alinestra Covelia]

Christine, a user at TTLG, has released a new fan mission called "Have a Nice Holiday" or something similar. It's a tongue in cheek mission with some pretty amazing open-air environments, sandy beaches, and (as you'd expect) homicidal monkeys throwing fruits at you.

http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120547