Archive for July, 2007
How to Run Battlefield 2142 1.25 and 1.40 beta
Posted by Wanderlust in First Person Shooters, PC Gaming Tuesday, 31 July 2007 08:14 No Comments
So the beta is out and you want to try it. I had issues in previous versions of the BF series with trying to run two versions but after being told this doesn’t, I tried it and it works.
How to run Battlefield 2142 1.25 and 1.40 beta:
Copy (not MOVE) your 1.25 install to a folder in the same directory called Battlefield 2142.125 or whatever you named your code directory with the extension .125 (if you didn’t choose the default). If that’s not clear it may be hard for you but we’ll try more details: copy your Battlefield 2142 folder and paste it in the same directory, it creates it as Copy of Battlefield 2142. Rename it to Battlefield 2142.125.
Method 1:
Install the 1.40 patch. You can rename each directory when you want to play, so you rename the Battlefield 2142 folder to Battlefield 2142.140 and rename the Battlefield 2142.125 you created to Battlefield 2142 to play 1.25 version or vice versa to play 1.40. Launch BF2142 and it works. (Obviously you can name them what you want if you understand this method)
Method 2:
The other way you can do this is to use my VBS to do it. It’s not super cool or anything but I use it and it works great and thought I’d share it. You have to copy your shortcut to each folder since it looks there for the shortcut and if you use custom start items (such as widescreen, etc.), it will use them. You must have WSH enabled.
Download it Here! As I said it’s nothing special, it asks if you want to launch 1.25, if you click no, it asks if you want to launch 1.40, if you click no, it says you didn’t make a choice and exits.
Read the instructions in the zip file and always backup your code folders first. I take no responsibility for problems, however it doesn’t write anything to your hard drive, it checks your registry for your install path (InstallDir) and then renames the folder appropriately, so make sure you back up your 1.25 code to Battlefield 2142.125 (or your custom name.125 first). I’m no ubber-programmer but I know how to use vbs to do shit on my system so if you have something constructive about my code, let me know but screw off if you send me a bitching message. I’m just sharing this because it works fine on mine and a few friends systems with XP.
Tabula Rose Closed Beta
Posted by Wanderlust in Betas/Demos, First Person Shooters, PC Gaming Sunday, 29 July 2007 06:16 No Comments
If you have a Founders account on FilePlanet, they are currently offering Tabula Rose closed beta from the Guild War developers. You can check it out here. I’m still downloading the client, started it Saturday morning and forgot about finishing it (it’s a whopping 2.77gb). They have a lot of information at the their website about the game and how it combines RPG with action shooters in an MMORPG (love acronyms). I hessitate to say FPS since it appears to be 3rd person but their site claims “First person shooter fans who crave a richer gaming experience will appreciate a massively multiplayer game that is reactive to player choices and allows for a broad range of character movement.” We’ll see once I finish the download and start playing. I’ll get some of my screenshots from the game once I’ve had the chance to play it.
The closed beta is weekends, Tuesdays and Thursday evenings so it’s a bit restrictive. I’ll probably give it a try on Tuesday.
Check out their site at http://www.playtr.com/index.html or their screenshots here.
Edit: There appears to be a patch that is downloading at about 200kbs/s that says another 50 minutes for the install to finish. So yeah, it’ll be another day for playing.
And a YouTube trailer:
woot-off / shirt.woot.com
Posted by Wanderlust in Hardware, Web Saturday, 21 July 2007 03:55 No Comments
I was sick through much of the current woot-off but missed little of it. I did attempt to get an RF Microsoft Mouse/Keyboard for $25 but these things sell like mad. Not sure how I got the Logitech Bluetooth MX5000 last year and would love to see another one of these offered but no such luck. I also missed the Leak frog which I seem to do every time it’s up! 
http://shirt.woot.com also kicked off tonight and was at the end of the woot-off. I grabbed a few of the shirts for $10 w/no shipping, so not a bad deal… not very attractive shirts but was my one item! 
I also picked up the Logitech Harmony 880 remote for todays woot for $80, which is an awesome deal even if it’s refurbished.
Until next time!
Quake Wars to hit on 10/2/2007 [Date Updated]
Posted by Wanderlust in First Person Shooters, PC Gaming Saturday, 21 July 2007 03:51 No Comments
Looks like Quake Wars will be released on September 3, 2007 October 2, 2007. Below are the pre-order links to Amazon! I’ll look for you on the battlefield maybe. I’m still deciding if I like the game enough to buy it and I had pre-ordered.
Standard Edition:
Collectors Edition:
Rock Band … Coming Soon!
Posted by Wanderlust in Music, XBox 360 Tuesday, 17 July 2007 02:35 No Comments
This holiday season Rock Band hits the scene built upon what made Guitar Hero 1 and 2 so popular. Added is a drum kit and Mic to fill out your 4 piece band!
From the Rock Band Site here’s the rundown on the drums/vox:
Drum kit Controller: 4 pads, 1 kick pedal and drum sticks
Mic: “High-Tech” Karaoke design which rates pitch, rhythm and phonemes.
Rock band will also allow co-op locally and use Xbox Live so you can “rock out with friends half-way across the world”.
The game will include 40 licensed songs from the 60′s – today with support to download and buy additional songs (bahh…more purchases on top of all the hardware).
Finally Metallica is included! 
Check out the site for more details. It’s release is listed for Xbox 360 and PS3.
And here’s something from E3
