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| 45519 | 2002-04-25 00:40:00 | Valve Software has released the new dedicated Win32 and Linux server patches for HL ahead of the client versions due out tomorrow, so that administrators can prepare their servers in time. Grab the server files from these BluesNews mirror sites: - Win32 4.1.0.8 to 4.1.0.9 upgrade <www.bluesnews.com (9.8 MB) - Win32 4.1.0.9 full install <www.bluesnews.com (112.5 MB) - Linux 3.1.0.8 to 3.1.0.9 upgrade <www.bluesnews.com (8.7 MB) - Linux 3.1.0.9 full install <www.bluesnews.com (111.8 MB). Croteam has released a new patch for Serious Sam: the Second Encounter <dynamic3.gamespy.com The patch is version 1.07 and it adds the following changes: 1.07 is not net-game compatible with older versions. everyone need to upgrade - both servers and clients save games and demos are retained from older versions to 1.07 NOTE: Installing this patch will reset your video, audio, network and game settings. This is needed to reapply new fixed settings for some configurations. Player settings, demos, save games and any scripts that you wrote will remain. (I.e., PersistentSymbols.ini is reset to all defaults.). + network connection recoded to use only UDP protocol, what should fix problems with some users that couldn't connect + skeletal animation system and Serious SKA Studio + added stereo rendering support for red/cyan glasses + fixed slow loading problems with Voodoo cards + some joysticks without POV hat reported POV hat as always pressed - resulting in inability to bind commands + sound notification for chat message was missing in SE + scripted commands (like list/rlist/kick/rkick) didn't load automatically in SE + inp_i2ndMousePort is now 0 by default. if you want to use the second mouse enable it manually. it caused problems for some users that didn't have the second mouse. + bend-over cheat has reappeared in SS:SE + jump-crouch cheat has reappeared in SS:SE + fixed receiving frags in fragmatch while dead (like from a rocket that you fired before dying) + servers of incompatible versions as now shown as dimmed in the server browser Grab the 5.6MB file from these links: Fileplanet <dynamic3.gamespy.com Filefront <dynamic3.gamespy.com Fragland.net <dynamic3.gamespy.com eDome <dynamic3.gamespy.com The [dev] Resource <dynamic3.gamespy.com Take 2 Games <dynamic3.gamespy.com Nvidia has re-released the 28.32 Detonator Drivers with the big difference being that all drivers are now fully WHQL certified. You can download the re-release from here <www.nvidia.com at nVidia and have a look below again at the changes in the driver set: WHQL Certified Full Acceleration and support for the GeForce4 and Quadro4 families nView? Multi-Display Support (User's Guide available at left) NVIDIA?s patented Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) ? supports all products <www.nvidia.com in single a driver binary Highly optimized Microsoft. DirectX. 8.1 and OpenGL. 1.3 with NVIDIA extensions Microsoft has re-released PowerToys for Windows XP software set. The biggest change is that a couple of features have been removed and now you will need to download each of the components individually instead of one package, also you will need to uninstall the previous version of PowerToys before installing the new version. Here is a list of all the new PowerToys: Open Command Window Here Alt-Tab Replacment Tweak UI Power Calculator Image Resizer CD Slide Show Generator Virtual Desktop Manager Taskbar Magnifier HTML Slide Show Wizard Webcam Timershot To get more info and download, go here <www.microsoft.com SiS have announced their answer to the nForce chipset, it's called the Xabre400 <www.xabre.com which boasts support for AGP 8X and DirectX 8.1. Here's some of the spiel: SiS conquers new visual world with its new landmark graphics chip, offering simultaneous support for AGP8X and DirectX8.1~ Taipei, April 24, 2002?Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation (SiS), a leading core logic and graphics chip supplier, today unveiled its brand-new graphics chip ? the Xabre400(pronounce like ?saber?). The world?s first AGP8X graphics chip and the only one of its class that supports 8x8 (AGP8X and DirectX8.1) functions will no doubt become the new standard for the mainstream market. ?The extraordinary power of the Xabre400 graphics engine will meet market expectations for high-performance display card and prove that SiS has taken the next step. The core and memory of the Xabre400 clock is at 250MHz and 500MHz (DDR), showing that SiS has entered the high-speed GPU club. The name Xabre is derived from ?sabre,? a fast, sharp cavalry sword, and expresses the thrill of speed and combat of gaming. We also have a brand-new website (www.xabre.com) to provide service to the extensive network of computer gamers,? says Thomas Tsui, Director of the Multimedia Products Division. Check out all the details here <www.icronticforums.com GTA3.com <http://www.gta3.com> has announced the release dates for Grand Theft Auto 3 in the U.S. and U.K. The release is May 21 and here are some of the features you can expect: The textures on the GTA3 game have been vastly improved. This is what a lot of the last 7 months have been spent on since the PS2 release. They are in a higher resolution, more detailed and use a larger colo(u)r pallette. There's an increased frame-rate over the PS2 version, creating a more fluid feel to the game, and the graphics of the game are generally sharper. The user will now be able to configure the world they see to suit your system - draw distances for buildings, pedestrians and cars in the city can be tweaked, and the number of pedestrains and cars can also be changed. Those of you on slower machines can still enjoy GTA3's beauty. Confirmation of the system requirements; P3 450, 96mb Ram (that's pretty high), and 16mb graphics card. They recommend a P3 700 and a 32mb graphics card to see GTA3 in all it's glory. Confirmation of the release date; 21st May for the US, and 24th May for the UK. Check out the rest of the details at the official GTA3 <www.rockstargames.com Adobe has a new patch out for Acrobat Reader v5.0.5 to fix some bugs in Accessibility And Forms. The patch addresses known issues in reading Adobe PDF files. Here are the details: Using a Microsoft Active Accessible compliant (MSAA) screen reader to read Adobe PDF forms Using GW Micro's Window-Eyes screen reader to recognize tables in an Adobe PDF document Using GW Micro's Window-Eyes screen reader to edit and fill in Adobe PDF forms Using Freedom Scientific's JAWS screen reader to read umlauted characters correctly Reverts JavaScript functionality back to Acrobat 5.0 behavior Using the Save As Text (Accessible) feature available only in Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 with Search and Accessibility Get it here <download.adobe.com Microsoft have updated Windows Messenger to version 4.6.0078. It can be downloaded here <download.microsoft.com for Windows XP or here <download.microsoft.com for all other OS's or through the program itself SONIQUE 1.96 has been released, but no word on the changes has been posted over at the Sonique site, but if you like this MP3 player grab it from here <files.sonique.com Intel is looking to release it's new SSE3 instruction set in the not too distant future according to Overclockers.com. The new instructions will be designed to enable and improve hyperthreading rather than floating-point operations. For all the dirt and technical speak check out the details here <www.overclockers.com Intel has officially announced their new server Xeon (Prestonia) processor working at a clock speed of 2.4GHz. The CPU is made with 0.13micron technology, features 512KB L2 cache, is packed into a 603-pin MPGA package (Socket603) and is intended to work with the Intel E7500 chipset. It supports HyperThreading technology and dual-processor configurations, it is made of 12-inch silicon wafers instead of the 8-inch wafers used on the other processors in the range. For more info check out this <www.xbitlabs.com story. If you have a bit of time on your hands check out these awesome CGI movies called Gone Bad. Here's some info on the movies: Gone Bad - a 3D animated horror movie - by San Francisco based Mondo Media. Gone Bad, which has been described as a truly stunning work of art, was one of the first computer animated Internet pieces to grab serious attention from audiences all over. Think Fargo meets Night of the Living Dead, Gone Bad is full of dark humor and bone-chilling sequences. It takes place in a small town infested with zombies and only a handful of people left alive. Gone Bad was written by Italian horror writer Niccolo Ammaniti and created by Bertoldo, a 3-D animator and director for Mondo Media. Episode One from the Gone Bad series was showcased at last year's Sundance Online Film Festival. Check out the movies here <www.gonebad.com Haven't had any for a few days, so here are some hardware reviews: Abit AT7 Max KT333 Motherboard on Active Hardware <active-hardware.com Antec Performance Plus 1080 Case on Envy News <www.envynews.com AOpen AX4B Pro Motherboard on BlueSmoke <www.bluesmoke.net ASUS A7V333 Motherboard on LostCircuits <www.lostcircuits.com ATI Radeon 8500 Video Card on SLCentral <www.slcentral.com Coolermaster PTK-001 and HTK-001 Thermal Compounds on Cipher.be <www.cipher.be Crucial 512MB PC2100 RAM on Envy News <www.envynews.com EPoX 8K3A+ Motherboard on PC Hardware <www.pchardware.ro Lian Li Aluminum PC-86USB ATX Case on 3dXtreme <www.3dxtreme.org NVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti4200 Video Card on 3DVelocity <www.3dvelocity.com Power Cooler PCH147H Heatsink on Mikhailtech <www.mikhailtech.com ASUS CRW-4012A 40/12/48 CD-RW on CDRLabs.com <www.cdrlabs.com ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon 8500 Video Card on The Tech Zone <thetechzone.com Chaintech Ti200 Special Edition Video Card on hardCOREware.net <www.hardcoreware.net Enermax 5190AL-051 Aluminum Case on GamePC <www.gamepc.com Iogear Phaser Mouse on MonkeyReview <www.monkeyreview.com NVIDIA Quadro4 200 NVS Video Card on Tweakers Australia <www.tweakers.com.au Sony 24x CD-R-RW on Hardware Pub <www.hardwarepub.com Vantec CCK6012 Copper 1U Heatsink on FrostyTech <www.frostytech.com X-Arcade Multi-Platform Controller on MyGamer <www.mygamer.com Zalman ZM17-Cu VGA Cooler on 8Balls Hardware <www.8ballshardware.com thx monty www.ozquake.com |
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