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by ruminator
Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:36 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Computer Virus Help
Replies: 16
Views: 7829

Re: Computer Virus Help

The slowdown while running may indicate malware on your PC, but I think the fact that it takes you 40 minutes to boot up means there is a hardware fault - possibly a corrupt hard drive. If you're not up to swapping bits about yourself then a trip to the PC doctor is called for. You do need to get ho...
by ruminator
Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:58 pm
Forum: Age of Empires 3
Topic: Is there an event I wasn't invited to?
Replies: 12
Views: 5749

Re: Is there an event I wasn't invited to?

[quote=""Aaryn_GenD""][quote=""Saint""]Isnt that ESO population as a whole..like other ESO games included or is that Just AOE population??[/quote] no, there are ESO and ESO2, one is for Age of Mythology plus its Add-Ons the other one is for Age of Empires III ...
by ruminator
Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:18 pm
Forum: Tech Help
Topic: Hopefully buying a new computer, need some advice!!!!
Replies: 23
Views: 13615

Re: Hopefully buying a new computer, need some advice!!!!

[quote=""Highlander999""]So basically that rig will run STALKER on top settings and Empire Total War on sort of medium/good settings?[/quote] STALKER stats: HIGH SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2) / Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4 Processor type : Intel Cor...
by ruminator
Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:08 pm
Forum: Join N3O
Topic: Tubruk
Replies: 30
Views: 21366

Re: Tubruk

There's a world of difference between being kicked and leaving voluntarily. I'm not aware of anything Tub did wrong and you even gave the infamous Shadoxbomber a second chance. Surely this one's a shoe in, but hey that's probably why I'm not an officer ....
by ruminator
Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:03 pm
Forum: Tech Help
Topic: Hopefully buying a new computer, need some advice!!!!
Replies: 23
Views: 13615

Re: Hopefully buying a new computer, need some advice!!!!

For the money that's a pretty good set up - includes Vista, monitor etc. You will really notice the load speed increase on AOE3. I ran the demo for Empire: Total War on a similar specced ring (replace Core 2 duo for the X3) and it handled it smoothly ... Please remember that using an Intel quad or d...
by ruminator
Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:07 pm
Forum: Strategy & Recorded Games
Topic: what version of AOE3(vanilla, TWC or TAD)did you enjoy most?
Replies: 25
Views: 14643

Re: what version of AOE3(vanilla, TWC or TAD)did you enjoy m

Vanilla was the best, when you had to really earn those extra cards and reaching your first level 25 HC was a major achievement. There has been no learning curve quite like it ...
by ruminator
Fri Mar 20, 2009 5:15 pm
Forum: Age of Empires 3
Topic: Longest Game Ever?
Replies: 21
Views: 10532

Re: Longest Game Ever?

When the game clock hits the 1 hour mark I always resign (or as soon after as I notice). Strange I know but late game is not my best and if I can't win in an hour then maybe I deserve the loss ...
by ruminator
Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:48 pm
Forum: Age of Empires 3
Topic: Fanpatch 1.1 Discussion
Replies: 95
Views: 41965

Re: Fanpatch 1.1 Discussion

[quote=""I__CHAOS__I""]My über grens will pwn that silly combo any day :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:[/quote]

Only if you're playing a nation that has grens ...
by ruminator
Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:31 pm
Forum: Strategy & Recorded Games
Topic: Aztec Age 3 and Late Game Units?
Replies: 17
Views: 8215

Re: Aztec Age 3 and Late Game Units?

I'm not convinced that Aztec are that UP late game. The fire pit makes such a difference with those 10 WP on. I tend to not use it to make skull knight as I'm either getting attack boost, siege boost or faster build times when replacing my army. One of Aztecs best features is that the majority of th...
by ruminator
Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:22 pm
Forum: Age of Empires 3
Topic: Fanpatch 1.1 Discussion
Replies: 95
Views: 41965

Re: Fanpatch 1.1 Discussion

[quote=""cheesehat""]Longbows are already better than Yumis More damage due to ROF You cant kill something you can't hit :P[/quote] I played a Brit recently who went massive LB and pike. There's nothing you can do vs this in age 2 is he keeps his pike close to keep cav away. Only...
by ruminator
Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:14 pm
Forum: Age of Empires 3
Topic: Next top civ?
Replies: 41
Views: 15612

Re: Next top civ?

[quote=""HuggyPierre""][quote=""Sporting_Lisbon""]People underrate -5% on boyars and less 1 cossack. It's a lot. Advanced arsenal with that upgrade for free isn't a boost, you have to spend a card on it, and that card could either be 13 strelets, 4 cossacks or...
by ruminator
Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:08 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Prob a sad fairwell for awhile
Replies: 18
Views: 7899

Re: Prob a sad fairwell for awhile

If it worked before, it can work again. Positive thinking ...
by ruminator
Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:05 pm
Forum: Age of Empires 3
Topic: To Joe
Replies: 21
Views: 8720

Re: To Joe

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by ruminator
Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:01 pm
Forum: Age of Empires 3
Topic: What are some of your machine specs?
Replies: 17
Views: 8105

Re: What are some of your machine specs?

There are some serious antiques out there, but AOE3 does appear to be pretty low spec, my old 2.53 P4 on a 4*AGP board used to run it okay. I now have a dual core E6600 and load times have pretty much halved, although it doesn't seem much different in game ... Current specs: Coolermaster 330 case - ...
by ruminator
Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:35 pm
Forum: Strategy & Recorded Games
Topic: China Players
Replies: 37
Views: 19510

Re: China Players

[quote=""Sporting_Lisbon""]Keshiks are really good now, don't forget they now take 0.75x damage from cavalry.[/quote] Nah, changing to 0.8 in the new Fan Patch. I think that 1 hussar still kills 2 keshik without micro - so too weak vs what they're supposed to counter. The differe...