08-20-2005, 04:19 AM
Hi, Treesh,
Interesting. I can see some people not liking aspects of Nox, such as the excessive hand-holding, extreme linearliness, the simplification, etc., but I liked the game in spite of those. However, it sounds like your main complaints were with crashes, bugs, etc., and that puzzles me, as I don't remember any significant problems to speak of with playing the game on my computer. Possibly there was some rare conflict with some of your hardware (video or sound card?). I've made a few changes to my machine since I last played Nox, so it will be interesting to see what happens if I try it out on my current set-up.
Regards,
Dako-ta
My usual sig lines are unavailable at the moment, so I decided to use this, which I think is pretty well-written:
Costello wants to buy a computer from Abbott:
Abbott: Super Duper computer store, can I help
you?
Costello: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my
den and I'm thinking about buying a computer.
Abbott: Mac?
Costello: No, the name's Lou.
Abbott: Your computer?
Costello: I don't own a computer. I want to buy
one.
Abbott: Mac?
Costello: I told you, my names Lou.
Abbott: What about windows?
Costello: Why, will it get stuffy in here?
Abbott: Do you want a computer with windows?
Costello: I don't know, what will I see when I
look in the windows?
Abbott: Wallpaper.
Costello: Never mind the windows. I need a
computer and software.
Abbott: Software for Windows?
Costello: No, on the computer!! I need something
I can use to write proposals, track expenses and
run my business. What have you got?
Abbott: Office.
Costello: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend
anything?
Abbott: I just did.
Costello: You just did what?
Abbott: Recommend something.
Costello: You recommended something?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: For my office?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: OK, what did you recommend for my
office?
Abbott: Office.
Costello: Yes, for my office!!
Abbott: I recommend Office with Windows.
Costello: I already have an office and it has
windows! Ok, let's just say I'm sitting at my
computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I
need?
Abbott: Word.
Costello: What word?
Abbott: Word in Office.
Costello: The only word in office is office.
Abbott: The Word in Office for Windows.
Costello: Which word in office for windows?
Abbott: The Word you get when you click the blue
"W".
Costello: I'm going to click your blue "W" if you
don't start with some straight answers. OK,
forget that. Can I watch movies on the Internet?
Abbott: Real One.
Costello: If it's a long movie I also want to see
reels 2, 3 & 4. Can I watch them?
Abbott: Of course.
Costello: Great, with what?
Abbott: Real One.
Costello: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to
watch a movie. What do I do?
Abbott: You click the blue "1".
Costello: I click the blue one what?
Abbott: The blue "1".
Costello: Is that different from the blue w?
Abbott: The blue "1" is Real One and the blue "W"
is Word.
Costello: What word?
Abbott: The Word in Office for Windows.
Costello: But there's three words in "office for
windows"!
Abbott: No, just one. But it's the most popular
Word in the world.
Costello: It is?
Abbott: Yes, but to be fair, there aren't many
other Words left. It pretty much wiped out all
the other Words out there.
Costello: And that word is real one?
Abbott: Real One has nothing to do with Word.
Real One isn't even part of Office.
Costello: Stop! Don't start that again. What
about financial bookkeeping. Do you have anything
I can track my money with?
Abbott: Money.
Costello: That's right, what do you have?
Abbott: Money.
Costello: I need money to track my money?
Abbott: It comes bundled with your computer.
Costello: What's bundled to my computer?
Abbott: Money.
Costello: Money comes with my computer?
Abbott: Yes, no extra charge.
Costello: I get a bundle of money with my
computer? How much?
Abbott: One copy.
Costello: Isn't it illegal to copy money?
Abbott: Microsoft gave us a license to copy
money.
Costello: They can give you a license to copy
money?
Abbott: Why not, they own it.
Treesh,Aug 9 2005, 04:15 AM Wrote:Worst piece of crap software I have ever wasted ten bucks on. Nox got Westwood Studios banned in this household. And Nox + NFS: Underground (on the PC) got the rest of EA (PC division only) banned from this household. They caused nothing but aggravation so they get the boot and more than a few rude gestures. When I have to troubleshoot for more time than I can actually play the game in a month's time, that makes me a little testy and less than forgiving.
EA console division is still welcome though. ;)
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Interesting. I can see some people not liking aspects of Nox, such as the excessive hand-holding, extreme linearliness, the simplification, etc., but I liked the game in spite of those. However, it sounds like your main complaints were with crashes, bugs, etc., and that puzzles me, as I don't remember any significant problems to speak of with playing the game on my computer. Possibly there was some rare conflict with some of your hardware (video or sound card?). I've made a few changes to my machine since I last played Nox, so it will be interesting to see what happens if I try it out on my current set-up.
Regards,
Dako-ta
My usual sig lines are unavailable at the moment, so I decided to use this, which I think is pretty well-written:
Costello wants to buy a computer from Abbott:
Abbott: Super Duper computer store, can I help
you?
Costello: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my
den and I'm thinking about buying a computer.
Abbott: Mac?
Costello: No, the name's Lou.
Abbott: Your computer?
Costello: I don't own a computer. I want to buy
one.
Abbott: Mac?
Costello: I told you, my names Lou.
Abbott: What about windows?
Costello: Why, will it get stuffy in here?
Abbott: Do you want a computer with windows?
Costello: I don't know, what will I see when I
look in the windows?
Abbott: Wallpaper.
Costello: Never mind the windows. I need a
computer and software.
Abbott: Software for Windows?
Costello: No, on the computer!! I need something
I can use to write proposals, track expenses and
run my business. What have you got?
Abbott: Office.
Costello: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend
anything?
Abbott: I just did.
Costello: You just did what?
Abbott: Recommend something.
Costello: You recommended something?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: For my office?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: OK, what did you recommend for my
office?
Abbott: Office.
Costello: Yes, for my office!!
Abbott: I recommend Office with Windows.
Costello: I already have an office and it has
windows! Ok, let's just say I'm sitting at my
computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I
need?
Abbott: Word.
Costello: What word?
Abbott: Word in Office.
Costello: The only word in office is office.
Abbott: The Word in Office for Windows.
Costello: Which word in office for windows?
Abbott: The Word you get when you click the blue
"W".
Costello: I'm going to click your blue "W" if you
don't start with some straight answers. OK,
forget that. Can I watch movies on the Internet?
Abbott: Real One.
Costello: If it's a long movie I also want to see
reels 2, 3 & 4. Can I watch them?
Abbott: Of course.
Costello: Great, with what?
Abbott: Real One.
Costello: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to
watch a movie. What do I do?
Abbott: You click the blue "1".
Costello: I click the blue one what?
Abbott: The blue "1".
Costello: Is that different from the blue w?
Abbott: The blue "1" is Real One and the blue "W"
is Word.
Costello: What word?
Abbott: The Word in Office for Windows.
Costello: But there's three words in "office for
windows"!
Abbott: No, just one. But it's the most popular
Word in the world.
Costello: It is?
Abbott: Yes, but to be fair, there aren't many
other Words left. It pretty much wiped out all
the other Words out there.
Costello: And that word is real one?
Abbott: Real One has nothing to do with Word.
Real One isn't even part of Office.
Costello: Stop! Don't start that again. What
about financial bookkeeping. Do you have anything
I can track my money with?
Abbott: Money.
Costello: That's right, what do you have?
Abbott: Money.
Costello: I need money to track my money?
Abbott: It comes bundled with your computer.
Costello: What's bundled to my computer?
Abbott: Money.
Costello: Money comes with my computer?
Abbott: Yes, no extra charge.
Costello: I get a bundle of money with my
computer? How much?
Abbott: One copy.
Costello: Isn't it illegal to copy money?
Abbott: Microsoft gave us a license to copy
money.
Costello: They can give you a license to copy
money?
Abbott: Why not, they own it.