Folks,
Very quick question... in Far Cry 2 I understand you can have
different views on the map. Small Scale, Medium Scale, Large Scale.
How on earth do I change that inside the game? How do I get to see the

The 1.5.06 patch came out today. There seem to be quite a few
performance improvements for DX9 and DX10, as well as addition of
DX10.1 support that should be noticeable on HD48x0 cards quite a bit.
http://files.filefront.com/STALKER+Clear+Sky+v1506+Patch/;12196007;/fileinfo.html

My old PC isn't cutting it anymore, so I'm going to buy a 2nd PC just
for gaming (keeping my old PC for work/email/Internet/etc.)
I have a Samsung SyncMaster 931c, and I'd like to be able to use it and
my keyboard and mouse on either PC via a switchbox (digital video... not

Any sign of Val, Krieger, Trigens ?  I've got the game, but it'll
sit there 'til I'm done with Crysis Warhead. Warhead is pretty
good once you learn all the tricks.
From what I've seen and read over the last few years, I

Ok so I've been reading all the negative reviews about this game on this
NG and had decided that I was going to wait tell it was in the bargain
bin. But then I checked out GameSpots video review of the game and I'm
wondering if they reviewed the same game as the one that has been ...

In a word cack ... her's some quick points:
Cons:
- No strong story line
- Roaming about killing the same people you killed 10 mins ago in the

Anybody use water cooling on the Radeon HD 4870 X2 card
or anything else?
Were you nervous as hell that your computer would fry from
a water leak? Have you heard of that happening to anyone?

I "might" get to test one of those things.
Or, I might get to bust it's chops with an
nVidia 200 series game card. Anybody tried
a 200 series game card?

OK so I figure for $33+$3 shipping I'll give the game a try. I have a
360 controller so I plan on using it to drive around.
JLC

Namco Bandai is pulling the server on Jan 31.
John Lewis

Here's a link to a collection of Far Cry 2 review excerpts ..it seems to be
doing well with the 'Big Names' e.g. IGN & Pc Gamer giving around 90%
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/farcry2?q=far%20cry
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Well there's mission where you have to intercept a convoy going around
and around a piece of dirt track. So I think the best think to do is lie
in ambush in a checkpoint I've just emptied. Looking at the map then
switch to the flame-thrower waiting for it to appear. No show so ...

What's currently the best cpu for gaming?

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=143018#143018
Note the warning though...
"NOTE : Punkbuster may kick you if you use this tool on line".

It is coming maybe in 3 years,
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