What cheered you up today? (12 Viewers)

[plan_D]

I'm getting a new PC, costing me £1067 ... I can't remember the exact specs, I have it in my e-mail and I can't be bothered to go look. But it's dual-core AMD 64 3800 + X2, 200 GB 7400 Hard Drive, 512 MB ATI Radeon Graphics and 2 GB DDR memory.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice, I only spent around £600 for what I am getting but having spend £1000 getting a laptop for uni last year, it is all I feel like affording (I would spend more but what I am getting will run everything I want on almost max settings). If needs be I can always upgrade little parts of it next year now I have an good upgradable set up...

 

[plan_D]

That's always a bonus, just have a good supporting motherboard and you're sorted. I'm providing myself with a machine that can take on these next generation games that are coming out. There's some real PC killers coming out soon.

For example, the best game in progress I have seen is Company of Heroes (Find the video, it's awesome) based in World War II. It's the Normandy campaign , a RTS where the troops think for themselves. There's over 2000 individual unit animations ... people were impressed with Dawn of War because it had 150 for the best character... buildings don't have hit points, you just blow windows out and use them as entrances and such... it's awesome. ANYWAY - I want a system that can run that perfectly.

 

[Gnomey]

That sounds a cool game, I mainly upgraded because I wanted to play Battlefield 2 (I do some research for one of the mod teams so I wanted to be able to actually play the mod) as well as have a system that could handle the new games coming out all for a reasonable price which I think I have been able to do (I should find out over the weekend when I get home from uni and can use it).

 

[plan_D]

Find the video for that Company of Heroes, you will be impressed. I couldn't quite believe it. You don't have to babysit your soldiers for once. And if a tank gets knocked out, your men will use it as cover ! They'll walk calmly in friendly terrority but crouch and become cautious in enemy terrority. And you can actually pin the soldiers down, they're not just suicidal maniacs anymore.

 

[Gnomey]

Yep, found the video here: http://uk.media.pc.ign.com/media/743/743961/vids_1.html

Here is the site too: http://www.companyofheroesgame.com/

I think I might get it as well when it comes out, looks like a great game!

 

[Bullockracing]

Laying over thirty feet of tire on public roads definitely cheered me up today...

 

[Gnomey]

NO more exams 8)

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

A weekend off.

 

[Gnomey]

Starting 16 weeks of holiday

 

[cheddar cheese]

Same here Gnomey! I dunno if I have as liong at 16 weeks but its long enough.

A brisk walk before dinner, some hardcore revision and a real nice packet of home baked crisps my mum got me today...

 

[Hot Space]

The sun came up. That's always a good thing.

Unless you're a vampire...or Hot Space.

My wife alway's worry when I come up as well

 

[Pisis]

Last Night the Czech Republic have betaen Finlůand in the Semifinals and today they're playin' against Sweden for da Gold!

 

[pbfoot]

Last Night the Czech Republic have betaen Finlůand in the Semifinals and today they're playin' against Sweden for da Gold!

but as you know that is just a side show to the Stanley Cup with all the guys who aren't playing in the big show

 

[lesofprimus]

Very true pb......

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Getting to sleep in.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Melandri winning todays MotoGP race...

 

[Gnomey]

Got my new PC up and running...

 

[Pisis]

Cool!

Today I recieved a confirmation of my assignment in the Czech Republic's History Competition Finals, hehe...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

unexpectedly seeing someone in town, a very pleasant suprise.......