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Friday Mini-LAN
DF-Lynx is hosting another Mini-LAN tomorrow. The start time is likely to be around 7pm. The games will be BF:Vietnam, with possibly a bit of BF:Vietnam thrown in for good measure.

Bring your kit along, or join at bobbly.gotdns.com.


Doom 3 Released
Doom 3 was available in stores throughout the UK yesterday. First impressions - fantastic :)

It's got the great gameplay we were hoping for, and a superb atmosphere that makes you jump whenever you turn a corner. It tops AvP2 for suspense, and that takes some doing.

So what about playability and performance? Well out of the box on my P4 2.4GHz with GeForce 4 Ti4600 GS (ForceWare 61.77), it did seem to struggle at 1280x1024 with suggested settings. A quick trip to the UpsetChaps Doom 3 Tweaks page provided me with a bunch of settings optimised for a 128MB card. Applying these made all the difference. Gameplay was very smooth with no stutter, even when it gets busy. These settings do turn off shadows, which would add a great deal to the game, but I think most people would prefer a smoother game.

All in all, great game. Now it's just a matter of finding time to do it justice :/


Search Phrases
After twawling through the web logs for this site, we've compiled a list of the more amusing search phrases people have used to arrive here.

You can view the list in our Humour section.


Doom 3 Guide
UpsetChaps have published a guide for Doom 3. It covers various gameplay aspects, and also offers some settings for optimum performance for difference PC setups.


BF Vietnam v1.1
An update for the popular Battlefield Vietnam game was released yesterday. There are numerous changes, including new maps and vehicles, gameplay tweaks and UI improvements.

Read the full changelog and download the update from the EA Site.


Skype 1.0 Released
Earlier this week, Skype left beta stage and was officially released as a full product. The final beta came out last week with loads of tweaks and fixes, however we've found nothing wrong with Skype during all the recent mini-LANs we've been using it for.


Doom 3 Hardware
HardOCP have published an article testing ATI and Nvidia graphics cards with the latest Doom 3 demo.

Read the findings on the HardOCP site.


WON Shutdown
The Steam news site last night published details of the closure of the WON auth system for the non-Steam versions of HalfLife, Counter-Strike and all other HL mods. Here's the article:

Starting July 26th the shutdown of the WON authentication servers will begin. This process will be completed on July 31st. This means players will no longer be able to access Internet features of Valve games, such as Counter-Strike 1.5, using the WON authentication servers. Users can continue using Valve games on the Steam service by downloading the Steam installer and setting up a Steam account. For more information visit www.steampowered.com. Counter-Strike 1.5 players will be upgraded to Counter-Strike 1.6 free of charge through Steam.


BF Mini-LAN
Bob will be hosting a mini-LAN tomorrow night. Games will be BF1942 and BF Vietnam, however Wij has demanded some Painkiller.

Gaming due to start around 7pm


Doom 3 Release Date
A press release has been circulating indicating that Doom 3 is to be available in stores from the week of 2nd August. There is no indication whether this is for PC or XBox, however it was believed that the PC version was to be released first.


HalfLife 2 Hardware
hl2fallout.com have posted an article detailing what kind of performance you can expect from various levels of hardware. It seems the key is having a decent DirectX9 card, along with a CPU of 2.4GHz or above.

Read the full HalfLife 2 hardware requirements article.


HalfLife 2 Cast
The HalfLife 2 team have named the voice-over cast for the forthcoming game. Some names we know from films and TV shows, others we don't.

Read the full list on the PC Zone news page.


Swiss Neutrality?
We was robbed :/

Once again, England go out of a major competition on the back of a woeful refereeing decision. Okay, we were outplayed for a lot of the game, but didn't deserve to lose like that :(


HalfLife 2 News
A couple of interviews posted on gaming news sites indicate that HL2 is due to be shipped to the publishers in August, and available for sale in September. Now I seem to remember hearing those timescales quoted before, but for a different year.

If Henman wins Wimbledon and England win Euro 2004, then I may be tempted to get my hopes up...


Battlefield Vietnam Patch
The latest patch 1.02 for Battlefield Vietnam has been released. The patch resolves some disconnection and crash issues.

Download the patch from FreddysHouse FTP - 17MB.


HalfLife Makeover
Valve have announced that they will be re-releasing HalfLife, along with all official mods, using the new Source engine. Mods included are CounterStrike, Team Fortress Classic, Opposing Force and Blue Shift.

It will not be a free download, but if they bundle it all together for a reasonable price, like they did with the original Generations pack, then I can see it doing well. QuakeWorld next I wonder? :)


LAN Photos Again
Thanks to Pup, we now have some piccies from the Easter 2003 LAN at Bob's. You can view them in our Photo Gallery.

We are still missing some LANs though, so have a dig into your archives and see if you find any. We need piccies from:
  • Nov 2000
  • Apr 2001
  • Nov 2001
  • Nov 2003
We also do not have any photos at all from the great LANs we had up at Reubs' place. I know digital cameras were not around then, but I do remember a few legacy cameras about the place. It shouldn't take long to scan a few in :)


CoD United Offensive
PC Zone have an put up an interview with the developers of the expansion to the excellent WWII game Call of Duty. As with the original game, the single player campaign will take you through missions as British, American and Russian. The Wolfenstein developers have a hand in United Offensive, with the addition of the flame thrower being a good result of that :)

They have also done a lot of work on adding depth to the multiplayer game. New multiplayer gametypes include Capture the Flag, Tank Battle and Domination. CoD was the natural successor to Medal of Honor, so it will be interesting to see how much they have gone towards the gameplay of BF1942 this time.


Steam and CZ Update
Over the last week, there have been a couple of Steam updates, mostly aimed at Counter-Strike Condition Zero. The updates include the following enhancements to CZ:
  • New high-definition player models
  • New high-definition weapon models
  • New high-definition sound effects
  • New Buy Package system
  • Custom Mission Pack support
There are other enhancements too - read the article on the Steam News page for the full details.


Medal of Honor : Pacific Assault
More info on the sequel to MOHAA has started to emerge. PC Zone interviewed lead designer Dave Nash to get the latest news on the game, hopefully due out later this year.

From the sounds of it, the game is set to be a big improvement on Allied Assault, including better AI, more driveable vehicles, new weapons and greater squad-based missions.

You can read the full interview here on PC Zone.



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