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    Crashing and other problems

    My tweaking of RADEON and of XP was not in vain because I figured some other things out. ... Good news! ... PROBLEM SOLVED! ... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/diomed.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":dio" border="0" alt="diomed.gif" /> <img...
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    Crashing and other problems

    I'm working out the kinks. In the ATI RADEON Profile manager included with newest driver package, I created a shortcut with custom parameters to run Pirates!, disabling anti-aliasing and downloading most recent Bink video player <a href="http://www.smacker.com/down/Bink/RADTools.exe"...
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    Crashing and other problems

    Sometimes after a save game, the towns literally disappear from the map and ships going to and from the actaul locations simply sail throught he surrounding jungle terrain and my ships want to land on the shore where the town is supposed to be- thought at first this had to do with whether one...
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    Crashing and other problems

    re: RADEON 9250 256MB PCI card, I get an annoying system hang right as the first broadside hits the enemy ship after a savegame. Event log blames it on DCOM?! I disabled DCOM but that shut down my ISP access <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ib012.gif"...
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    SMP Game Physics

    Where every third or fifth machine round is a tracer (not in game but in firefights) improves the gunner's aim; and perfect adherence to the artillery tables can't account fully for the "weather guage" and other random variables (geography, ambient temperature affecting expansion of gases...
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    SMP Game Physics

    <!--QuoteBegin-Merciless Mark+May 15 2005, 12:50 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Merciless Mark @ May 15 2005, 12:50 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->technically there arent any physics in SMP swordfights  <img...
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    SMP Game Physics

    When the enemy ship fires a spread-out broadside, you can often sail right into it, weaving a bit, and not take damage - or outflank it with a sharp turn (rapidly raise sails if yer crew is strong enough), then drop sails after if wind and position are ok. And, as so many others intuit or point...
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    SMP Game Physics

    I am impressed with the close-combat physics of ship combat in Sid Meier's Pirates. For example, if your ship is arcing "the the outside" while it fires, the shot is widely dispersed horizontally (works Ok against Galleons) - may tighten fire with inward arc (not sure); if you come to even a...
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    Sultry Images

    <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> Sorry for the broken link: It worked initially; maybe FTP site chganged permissions ... <img...
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    Sultry Images

    <!--QuoteBegin-Bumsrush+May 7 2005, 09:47 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bumsrush @ May 7 2005, 09:47 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->If you're not down with using porn images or the like - or have kids asround the house - for, say yer Feared Pirates' sails and flags, try...
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    MOD SOUNDS READY TO SHARE

    Thanks CapitainDams; hope some are worthwhile - AM working on new & improved's with attention to modulation, blending of samples, interesting background sounds mingled in (ship's bells, conga drums, bird screeches, "bodily noises" etc.); will post new FTP location pretty soon. I am pleased that...
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    MOD SOUNDS READY TO SHARE

    <!--QuoteBegin-Cpt. Jack Sparrow+May 12 2005, 03:26 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Cpt. Jack Sparrow @ May 12 2005, 03:26 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I will download this now! How do i install? <div align="right">105098</div><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> I <span...
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    OVERDRIVE WINDOWS and OpenGL Tweaks

    Re: Above discussion about changes to Windows settings - do show restraint - and depending on your motherborad, processor and harddisc speed and general efficiencies: yes, I did get alot of game speed-up, especially for the most (seemingly) highly-rendered dueling sequences. Also test out...
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    MODS and MODS

    <span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'><a href="http://www.addictedtopirates.com/forum/images/smiles/DMAGE.gif" target="_blank">http://www.addictedtopirates.com/forum/ima...miles/DMAGE.gif</a></span> <span style='font-size:10pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:orangered'>Seems...
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    Whom to visit in town in what order ...

    Yes, there are so many of yer'vicarious or even yer'native "MORAL" levels on which to base yer journey - and they change in tha game as, perhaps in "real-life" sumtime, and it's HILARIOUS and O SO TRUE that ye ALWAYS be comprimisin' sumthin'!
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    Whom to visit in town in what order ...

    As everything is a trade-off, showin' yer proper "respect" fur them Powers-that-Be yields handsomely, as opposed to trucking right to the guildman fer bargains - when, if the Town and Governor are sufficiently friendly and wealthy, goin' thrrrough yer raight channels be workin' m'best!
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    Whom to visit in town in what order ...

    <b>GOOD REMINDER</b> Make a distinct point to strategically and often Save/Re-load your scenario, such as after before and perhaps after (reload) Governor and result of Dance - same with consequential sea and land battles and duels, encounter with Villians or resuced Family Member. <span...
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    Whom to visit in town in what order ...

    Yeah, thanks; there might be an ill effect in the Tavern or slowdown of fame points if you go to the Goverenor first and happen to dance with Daughter, but flub it - <span style='color:green'><i><b>so many great compexities in this rockin' game !!!</b></i></span> Btw: Don't reject every plain...
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    Whom to visit in town in what order ...

    <span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>Trying to work out the balance of where to go in town. If I'm going to sell a ship, <span style='color:darkred'><i><b>I go to the Merchant first (business before pleasure) and sell my goods (if price and his gold are enough), then to Shipwright and...
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    Sultry Images

    If you're not down with using porn images or the like - or have kids asround the house - for, say yer Feared Pirates' sails and flags, try making some scans from, say a Victoria's Secret catalog. Then resize/convert to *.dds files for your Custom folder as described in the ReadMe.html on Disc 2.
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