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Computer Gaming / Re: Groghead Game Donation Thr...
Last post by Jarhead0331 - Today at 03:03:51 PMAnybody? Destroyer is still up for grabs. No quid pro quo.
#2
Computer Gaming / Re: FREE --> Machinika: Museum...
Last post by WallysWorld - Today at 02:48:16 PMThank you for the heads-up! I just added the game to my account.
#3
Computer Gaming / Re: Star Citizen
Last post by Jarhead0331 - Today at 10:53:52 AMQuote from: MengJiao on Today at 10:51:13 AMQuote from: Jarhead0331 on Yesterday at 01:59:20 PMI'm not sure how I feel about the new master modes in 3.23...
They seem helpful for casual novice players like me. I haven't crashed yet, unlike this time last year when I played for a week or two and crashed a lot.
Flying in NAV mode with no weapons or shields gives me the heebie jeebies.
#4
Computer Gaming / Re: Star Citizen
Last post by MengJiao - Today at 10:51:13 AMQuote from: Jarhead0331 on Yesterday at 01:59:20 PMI'm not sure how I feel about the new master modes in 3.23...
They seem helpful for casual novice players like me. I haven't crashed yet, unlike this time last year when I played for a week or two and crashed a lot.
#5
Computer Gaming / FREE --> Machinika: Museum @ S...
Last post by steve58 - Today at 10:17:31 AMhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1507190/Machinika_Museum/
Free to keep when you get it before May 27 @ 1:00pm.
Free to keep when you get it before May 27 @ 1:00pm.
#6
Current Events / Re: Russia's War Against Ukrai...
Last post by nelmsm - Today at 08:44:05 AMQuote from: Skoop on Yesterday at 08:16:30 PMThe 2nd SS and the near breakthrough at prokarovka is a legendary moment, but you can't have an encirclement with only one pincer. The arty and trenches were so effective on the north side, the Germans could never get past ponryi which was only a few miles from where they started. So yes arty and trenches won Kursk.
I'd be all in for dozens of arty shell factories springing up all over America to produce 100,000 shells per month for Ukraine, but good luck convincing fellow tax payers on that trillion dollar endeavor, especially since we aren't really at war. But that's what's really going to make a difference in Ukraine, not a hodgepodge of Bradley's, abrams, and f16s. Artillery is still the god of war in 2024.
Agreed. As far as I'm concerned we should be gearing up industry to supply Ukraine with whatever we can. I'd rather we be sending weapons so other folks can fight the Russians than pussy footing around and letting them fall and just encouraging Putin to gear back up and pick on the next country on his list.
#7
Computer Gaming / Re: Imperator Rome is not dead...
Last post by Jarhead0331 - Today at 08:32:02 AMThe best part is Johan in a toga.
#8
Tech Talk / Re: Strange new PC problem
Last post by Jarhead0331 - Today at 08:09:14 AMAs it turns out, it seems that the USB switch was not the problem.
After disconnecting the USB switch, the problem started again, wherein every time I turned on the computer from a dark state, the mouse and keyboard would not be detected until I unlugged the USB cable attached to the KVM switch and plugged it back in. As it turns out, my USB switch was not even connected to the KVM switch. Rather, it has USB lines running directly into each computer.
In any event, the only thing I could think of was that the KVM was, in fact, on the way out. Either that, or being several years old, perhaps newer Win11 updates created a conflict of some kind. As a result, I picked up another one that was a relatively modest price. I spent under $200 and it can support up to four PCs and three monitors with audio and three USB ports. Man alive...disconnecting the old and installing the new was a giant pain in the ass due to the location of the PCs under my desk and all the damn wires down there. The new KVM requires a ton of lines to function. I now have three PCs connected to it and for each one, it needs two HDMI cables, a display port cable, and a USB. That's 6 HDMIs, 3 displays and 3 USBs. On top of that, it needs another 2 HDMIs and a display port cable that run from each monitor to the KVM, for a grand total of 8 HDMI cables and 4 Display port cables! If I was to add a fourth PC to the echo system it would require another 2 HDMIs, another display port and another USB!!!
So far, its working great, but for one major issue. I can't get the KVM to recognize the display port cable running from the monitor into the KVM. I've tried two different cables so I'm pretty sure that is not the problem. The other thing I want to try is to maybe run the display port line to a different monitor and see if that works. I understand that the majority of KVM issues have to do with incorrect setup, so there is a big possibility the problem is on me.
Its not the end of the world because I can still just run the display port line directly to a PC and get it to function that way, but then of course switching the KVM won't provide functionality for that monitor that is not connected to it.
In any event, the hurdles we jump through...serious first world problems.
After disconnecting the USB switch, the problem started again, wherein every time I turned on the computer from a dark state, the mouse and keyboard would not be detected until I unlugged the USB cable attached to the KVM switch and plugged it back in. As it turns out, my USB switch was not even connected to the KVM switch. Rather, it has USB lines running directly into each computer.
In any event, the only thing I could think of was that the KVM was, in fact, on the way out. Either that, or being several years old, perhaps newer Win11 updates created a conflict of some kind. As a result, I picked up another one that was a relatively modest price. I spent under $200 and it can support up to four PCs and three monitors with audio and three USB ports. Man alive...disconnecting the old and installing the new was a giant pain in the ass due to the location of the PCs under my desk and all the damn wires down there. The new KVM requires a ton of lines to function. I now have three PCs connected to it and for each one, it needs two HDMI cables, a display port cable, and a USB. That's 6 HDMIs, 3 displays and 3 USBs. On top of that, it needs another 2 HDMIs and a display port cable that run from each monitor to the KVM, for a grand total of 8 HDMI cables and 4 Display port cables! If I was to add a fourth PC to the echo system it would require another 2 HDMIs, another display port and another USB!!!
So far, its working great, but for one major issue. I can't get the KVM to recognize the display port cable running from the monitor into the KVM. I've tried two different cables so I'm pretty sure that is not the problem. The other thing I want to try is to maybe run the display port line to a different monitor and see if that works. I understand that the majority of KVM issues have to do with incorrect setup, so there is a big possibility the problem is on me.
Its not the end of the world because I can still just run the display port line directly to a PC and get it to function that way, but then of course switching the KVM won't provide functionality for that monitor that is not connected to it.
In any event, the hurdles we jump through...serious first world problems.
#9
Computer Gaming / Re: Homeworld 3 Trailer
Last post by rss334 - Today at 07:58:26 AMSomewhere along the line I picked up Homeworld 2 on epic store for free. Never played it. Yet I'm somehow tempted to add homeworld 3 to my collection of un-played games
#10
Computer Gaming / Re: Men of war II
Last post by rss334 - Today at 07:56:11 AMSomewhere along the line I picked up Homeworld 2 on epic store for free. Never played it. Yet I'm somehow tempted to add homeworld 3 to my collection of un-played games 
Wrong post disregard. Regarding men of war 2, not even tempted - only played a couple hours of gates of hell so far but unlike homeworld i'm not even tempted by MOW2. weird
Wrong post disregard. Regarding men of war 2, not even tempted - only played a couple hours of gates of hell so far but unlike homeworld i'm not even tempted by MOW2. weird