Stupidity in software
After i returned from work to find my computer rebooted after installing the "Windows Internet Explorer 8" update after i manually installed it from update.microsoft.com because the standalone updater seemingly picks a random date to notify me of important updates, it proceeded to not restore the IE8 session i had open (nor any other programs, like KDE can). I decided to try running Unreal Tournament 3 again, which looked like shit last time i tried it but i've since upgraded my video card to a Radeon 9800 (from a Radeon 9600, which is the minimum this game supports*) and installed the latest Catalyst 9.3 drivers. The only thing that worked were the sponsorship ads. I then tried to run the Editor, thinking it would be less demanding than a fancy menu (which never worked with Patch 2.0).
"Unreal Editor for Unreal Tournament 3 does not support your 'Shader Model 2' video card which may have unexpected results. Continue loading anyway?"
That combined with ATI's lack of official 3D display support, makes me consider one of the ads: "NVidia: The way it's meant to be played."
Maybe i should get an NVidia 7800GTX+ as recommended.
*: The fineprint on the box says: "All laptop models were not tested and some [not laptop models, apparently!] may not provide features adequate to meet the intense hardware requirement."
What happened to the days where minimum requirements didn't make games look like washed out pastel blots?
"Unreal Editor for Unreal Tournament 3 does not support your 'Shader Model 2' video card which may have unexpected results. Continue loading anyway?"
That combined with ATI's lack of official 3D display support, makes me consider one of the ads: "NVidia: The way it's meant to be played."
Maybe i should get an NVidia 7800GTX+ as recommended.
*: The fineprint on the box says: "All laptop models were not tested and some [not laptop models, apparently!] may not provide features adequate to meet the intense hardware requirement."
What happened to the days where minimum requirements didn't make games look like washed out pastel blots?