Mordrak
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This is my first pass at a custom flag. The sword feels too dominant to me. A similarly simplified rose I think is beyond my skills in photoshop (especially w/o a tablet), so I just used a free brush I found online.
Suggestions?
I’d go sword blade pointing up and maybe try a google search on ‘rose logo’ and see what the images say… Maybe some of these?
http://images.google.com.sb/images?q=rose+graphic&ndsp=18&svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&start=36&sa=N
…and damn, tried to order the game off GameStop, but when they suggested I pay $59 do ship the game “international economy” I balked…
I hear the war is on. Didn’t get my box yet from Amazon so I can’t log in but I’m hearing stories of ports already going into contention, of contention attemps disrupted, and battles on the high seas.
Any first hand accounts?
Dang nabbit! I have the retail game and Prima strategy guide, yet haven’t had a chance to dive in (spent all day yesterday trying to hunt down a copy of Tetris DS for my g/f with no luck). I’m also concerned it won’t run well on her PC (P4 2.8 GHz, 1 GB RAM, X1550 PCI card (yeah, freakin’ PCI, not PCI-e!)), while my power rig sits home in Phoenix. Oh, and she uses a CRT monitor, not an LCD. <heavy sigh> But I’ll be on the seas soon!
TIP
If you want the Prima strategy guide, head to Circuit City where, this week, all strategy guides are 50% off. So, this $20 guide will cost you only $10. As an FYI, Best Buy will match CC’s deal.
JM1
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Yarrr. I be Gerald Bellicose, Pirate, on Bonny.
Skipper
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Mysterio and JM, be sure and send a PM to one of the folks in the thread if you go Pirate. We’ll get you in the growing society.
Format for doing that in game:
/tell firstname lastname, message
JM1
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Done. Slowly getting my head round all this…
Skipper
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Geez … these graphics problems are killing me. Last night I crashed 4 times in 30 minutes before throwing my wireless mouse and walking away. And I’m am as laid back as nearly anyone you would meet. I submitted multiple tickets, I hope to god they fix it.
As it stands I’m on a decent system with an 8800 card, but to play with less crashes I’m forced to run in a window with graphics set low, no FSAA, and no AF. And I’ve disabled my second display. Tell me there isn’t something seriously wrong with that.
At any rate, once I handicapped the hell out of my system I got over to Santa Clara this morning so I can go in search of a Xebec this evening. Thanks for the tip on that place Tom. It’s loaded with pirates roaming around in those ships. For anyone heading there though, note that the lowest level I’ve seen the pirates in the Xebec’s is 16. There are a few that pass by lower than that but they aren’t in the Xebec ships.
LATE EDIT: Xebec acquired. Thanks again for the tips guys.
JM1
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Yarr, I be making a video of a mission where I be boardin’ and scavenging plenty o’loot to show you landlubbers what this game looks like.
291mb, I suck at compression AND the game, but hey.
JM1
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Avast! We be hurtin’ the good folk of Gibara tonight. Inter-natio-nal ten-shuns, they call it! We call it darn good pickings.
… That was a lot of fun. Despite some issues with getting everyone in the group to actually join the combat, we took on some high-level NPC convoys for money and loot (and excellent XP), as well as several players. Our little group certainly punched above its weight, and I really enjoyed being the “tackler” by virtue of having the fastest ship - it led to some really tense chases and on one occasion I had the tables turned on my by a well-prepared opponent, who shot my sails to bits and was chasing me down before some nifty manouevering by the rest of the guys brought him into the range of everyone’s guns.
After many such battles we got baited into a fight where we were heavily outgunned - we lost our Goon (BEES!) while I heroically fled back to base. Outstanding stuff.
Meanwhile, the first battle for contention erupted about 20mins ago - a 25 v 25 fight between Britain and Spain for ownership of Port of Spain. It’s still going and might take some time…
Looking to get my copy Friday night sometime, hopefully will be pirating (or something) soon…
— Alan
Arg… NZ won’t get it until Feb 8th at the earliest, and from there I’ve got to get it shipped to where I am… Argg! jealous
You can buy it online, though the download is around 5-6 gigs. That’s essentially what everyone who pre-ordered did.
Yeah, can’t download that much here - on pre-paid wifi - 250mb or 7 days - whichever comes first - for $30us.
Calistas, order the US / EU version and play on the US / EU servers. Same situation here in Oz, although they’re saying March here plus the question of a dedicated Oceania server seems debatable. I play WoW on EU servers and the ping is perfectly acceptable.
Station.com or Direct2Drive? I’m not sure I trust that SOE site!
There’s a kiwi shop ordering the US version. Gah, I’m really going to miss the One-Server approach of EVE Online. Really love that.
…shit I’m stupid. Should have asked someone with the pre-order to burn it on DVD for me and mail it to me. Gah, I miss out on playing now, and I miss out on the cool parrot :(
I want a cool parrot :(
JM1
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I’ve got an EU copy and I’m playing on a US server…
I am a pirate and I make Lignum Vitae Blocks already.
Yeah, I found that out eventually. I was confused with the Advanced Block making recipe.
