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66011	2002-07-27 08:54:00	The guys over at Unreal Fortress ( . unrealfortress . com/news . php" target="_blank">www . unrealfortress . com)have released version 1 . 0 of Unreal Fortress Gold . This is the first non-beta release of the team and class based Unreal Tournament total conversion mod . Here's a description of what the mod is: Unreal Fortress (UnF) is a total conversion modification of Epic Games' Unreal Tournament . You can download it free of charge from the Internet, although you'll need a copy of Unreal Tournament to play . Unreal Fortress is a class-based mod, based on the original Quake I Fortress . "Class based' means that the player (you), can choose between different kind of players . Each kind has certain unique skills, but also has setbacks to keep things in balance . An example is the ‘Heavy Gunner’ . He has a big Mini-Gun, and is extremely strong . U would say, he is the best class around, but he is very slow, and is hard to maneuver . He is strong, but also very slow, which makes him less of an advantage . The Unreal Fortress mod stars 9 different classes, all with different skills, and different tasks . Each class also includes specific weapons directed towards the profession of that class . These weapons will be discussed later in this document . In addition to having a variety of character classes, UnF also includes three different types of game play . These add a large amount of variety to the game since the goals for Unreal Fortress are dictated by the game type that is chosen . Unreal Fortress has five different 'game types': Modified Capture the Flag Command Point One Flag Capture Objective Assault Escort Go get the 107MB download from one of the many mirrors here ( . unrealfortress . com/downloads . php" target="_blank">www . unrealfortress . com) . A new patch ( . bethsoft . com/downloads/patches/Morrowind_v1 . 2 . 0722 . exe" target="_blank">www . bethsoft . com) for Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind ( . elderscrolls . com/main . htm" target="_blank">www . elderscrolls . com) is out bringing the game to version 1 . 2 . 0722 . The patch is 3 . 8MB and includes save game improvements, over two dozen bug fixes, and over a dozen quest fixes, all of which can be viewed here ( . elderscrolls . com/downloads/updates_patchnotes2 . htm" target="_blank">www . elderscrolls . com) . Grab it from the first link above . The PC game based on the TV series Farscape has gone gold . The character driven, team-based, 3D action game will be shipping to stores in the US next week . Doomsday HQ ( . doomsdayhq . com/news . php" target="_blank">www . doomsdayhq . com) has released new versions of their Doomsday modified DOOM engine (version 1 . 7 . 0), jDoom (version 1 . 14 . 0) the modified DOOM game, jHeretic (version 1 . 3 . 0) and jHexen (version 1 . 2 . 0) . You can download each of these individually or as a unified package which ends up half the size of the four separate downloads . The new releases offer several fixes and changes, including completely re-written sound code, which no longer offers A3D support (OpenAL support is planned for a future release) . Of course you will need either the retail or shareware versions of these games installed first . Some early details on the PS3 have started floating around and The Red Herring ( . redherring . com/insider/2002/0719/playstation071902 . html" target="_blank">www . redherring . com) has posted them . Here's part of the write up: The soul of Sony's new machine is a cell-computing chip . These chips enable a distributed style of computing (known as cell computing) that performs computing tasks in much the same way a cell phone network routes calls from base station to base station . Due for release in 2005, the PlayStation 3 will thus be able to use its broadband Internet connection to reach across the Internet and draw additional computing power from idle processors . And if still more horsepower is needed, the PlayStation 3 can use a home network to enlist support from other available machines to tackle big computing jobs . Pieces of a computing task--for example, creating realistic 3D graphics that simulate entire worlds--will be distributed among available processors to harness their combined power . GameSpot has previewed ( . com/gamespot/stories/previews/0,10869,2875631,00 . html" target="_blank">gamespot . com) a copy of the soon to be released PS2 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 . Here's a little of what they said for all the NFS fans: These somewhat extravagant camera perspectives and visual effects are mirrored by the game's exaggerated physics model . Hot Pursuit 2 has two different handling options that you can choose from before every single race: classic and extreme . Classic, obviously, is more conservative than the latter option . Here, cars will behave somewhat predictably: They'll understeer during heavy cornering, they'll slow down significantly when they hit other objects, and so on . The extreme setting, on the other hand, is noticeably more visceral . All the cars, from the Lotus Elise all the way up to the Ferrari F50, will peel out madly under hard acceleration . In this mode, tapping the accelerator during a turn will cause oversteer, and running into oncoming traffic will be more devastating to them than it will be to you . It's much more satisfying to play the game with this setting, though the classic mode will undoubtedly please those who prefer a tamer driving experience . If your a fan and own a PS2, then start saving for this should be a cracker The Inquirer has posted a news report on one of Intel's fabrication plants in the US getting hit by lightning causing a temporary shutdown and an estimated loss of $US800 million worth of chips . Read the full report here ( . theinquirer . net/?article=4578" target="_blank">www . theinquirer . net) . That's gotta hurt . WinDVD Tweaker version 3 . 5 is out with the following list of changes: Added support for extra features in version 4 . 0 . 11 . 83 . Added support for always on top and video desktop . Fixed links in info section . Updated the audio wizard . Fixed where undo eset button could cause visual errors . Updated the fix errors and detect errors buttons . WinDVD Tweaker now minimizes when the "Run WinDVD" button is pressed . Added better advice about using DirectSound and DirectSound AR . Some minor other updates and code tweaks . You can download WinDVD Tweaker 3 . 5 here ( . shu . ac . uk/~pthusban/WinDVD_Tweaker3 . 5 . exe" target="_blank">homepages . shu . ac . uk) . Kazaa Lite version 1 . 7 . 2 Ad Free has been released with the following new inclusions: Better virus protection Fixed a rare vulnerability Updated help file Newest version of Speed Up included You can download the new version here (http://www . k-lite . tk/) . There are new Omega drivers out for nVidia based cards . This new set is based on the Detonator 29 . 80 and has the following changes: Based in the 29 . 80 official drivers . (9x/ME/2k/XP Fixed the XP resolutions AGAIN, reverted back to the old method for setting the resolutions, this way the drivers allows custom resolutions to be added . The only drawback is that normal tools that "fix" the 60Hz problem in Windows won't work, you HAVE to use RefreshForce to fix it (included) . (2k/XP) Added a few new resolutions, they are all 4:3 in aspect . (2k/XP) Added a 720x576 resolution for PAL TV output . (2k/XP) Found out that nvidia "locked" the drivers so they couldn't display the 1400x1050 resolution anymore, not even FORCED, so I made a workaround for the problem and added a NEW resolution to replace the missing one, 1440x1080, it works perfectly (up to 100Hz) . (9x/ME/2k/XP) Removed non-standard resolutions, like 1600x900, etc . (if anyone can give me a good reason to add them again, like for "What are they used for?" then I'll add them back in the next release) . (9x/ME/2k/XP) Added options to the drivers SETUP, now you can select what to install and what not . (2k/XP) Added support for Quadro based boards . (9x/ME/2k/XP) Grab em here ( . omegacorner . com/nvidia . htm" target="_blank">www . omegacorner . com) and if you don't believe that they do offer an increase in graphic quality, check out the screenshots while you are there . Leadtek have released a new nForce WinFast K7N420DA autosetup Driver version 1 . 07 . The package includes the Chipset Driver, Audio Driver, Lan Driver and VGA Driver . Grab the one for your OS from the links below: - Nforce autosetup Driver v1 . 07 for windows2K/XP Multilanguage (ftp://ftp . leadtek . com . tw/mb/K7N420DA/K7N420DA_WinXP2K . exe) - Nforce autosetup Driver v1 . 07 for windows 9X/ME Multilanguage (ftp://ftp . leadtek . com . tw/mb/K7N420DA/K7N420DA_Win9XME . exe) HWiNFO32 version 1 . 20 and HWiNFO version 4 . 8 . 6 are out . HardwareInfo32 is a system information utility designed for detection of hardware . and HWiNFO is the DOS equivalent . The new versions have the following new stuff: HWiNFO32 v1 . 20 Enhanced detection of Intel 845E, 845G, 845GL and 845GLL chipsets . Added report of GPU and Memory clock for later nVidia, Matrox, ATI and 3Dfx cards . Added recognition of SiS Xabre GPU . Added detection of ATI RV250, Radeon Mobility M9 and M9-GL . Added recognition of VIA CLE266, P4N333, P4X600, KT400 and K8HTB chipsets . Added detection of 3DLabs P10 VPU and various Wildcat VP cards . Updated support of Intel Mobile Celeron based on Northwood core . Added recognition of Matrox Parhelia . Added detailed information for VIA KT266/333/400 and VT8231/3/5 components . Fixed support of HPT366 UDMA controller . Fixed support of Multi-LUN SCSI devices . Updated calculation of CPU frequency HWiNFO v4 . 8 . 6 Enhanced detection of Intel 845E, 845G, 845GL and 845GLL chipsets . Added report of GPU and Memory clock for later nVidia, Matrox, ATI and 3Dfx cards . Added recognition of SiS Xabre GPU . Added detection of ATI RV250, Radeon Mobility M9 and M9-GL . Added recognition of VIA CLE266, P4N333, P4X600, KT400 and K8HTB chipsets . Added detection of 3DLabs P10 VPU and various Wildcat VP cards . Updated support of Intel Mobile Celeron based on Northwood core . Added recognition of Matrox Parhelia . Added detailed information for VIA KT266/333/400 and VT8231/3/5 components . Fixed support of later VIA SMBus hosts . Download HWiNFO32 v1 . 12 here ( . hwinfo . com/html/download32 . html" target="_blank">www . hwinfo . com) or HWiNFO v4 . 8 . 6 . . . here ( . hwinfo . com/html/download . html" target="_blank">www . hwinfo . com) . SiS have released a new GPU driver for the SiS300/SiS305 chipsets . The new driver is version 1 . 15 and is WHQL for Windows 9X/ME/2000/XP . The only new feature is support for DirectX 8 . Grab the new driver from here ( . sis . com/support/driver/300 . htm" target="_blank">www . sis . com) EPoX has released a new beta version BIOS for the 8K3A/+ . Grab it here ( . aoaforums . com/forum/attachment . php?s=&postid=84598" target="_blank">www . aoaforums . com) if you want to try it . Asus have released their own version of nVidia's 30 . 00 Detonators drivers and they are available from the links below: - Asus Detonators 30 . 00 Drivers for Windows 2000/XP (ftp://ftp2 . asus . com . tw/pub/ASUS/vga/Liveupdate/Win2k/Win2KXP_3000 . exe) - Asus Detonators 30 . 00 Drivers for Windows 9X/ME (ftp://ftp2 . asus . com . tw/pub/ASUS/vga/Liveupdate/Win9x/Win9XME_3000 . exe)	tweak'e (174)
66012	2002-07-27 10:27:00	<bump>	dipstick01 (445)
66013	2002-07-27 12:16:00	Hey Dude wheres the news on Election Results ;) LAB =????? NAT =???? ACT =??? GREEN =?? NZF =? Leave the blanks for you to fill out!! ;)	Ritzz (731)
66014	2002-07-27 12:22:00	Here Elections2002 (http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/)	Babe Ruth (416)
66015	2002-07-27 15:22:00	Thanks Tweak'e, Got the latest K/Lite1 Cheers,Kiwitas,;-)	Kiwitas (514)
66016	2002-07-28 23:55:00	no prob :)	tweak'e (174)
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