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This should not be related to the CPU, I think.

I once had a CPU overheated (I was careless enough to block the fan with an Audio cable when I assembled the system) - it doesn't reboot, but goes on stand-by (at least with a P4).

Maybe your power supply is not constant. I had a computer which would reboot everytime a truck passed by the house, because an internal power cable had loose contacts.

If this happened (juice cut off) in the middle of saving the game it might have corrupted the HDD portion you were writing to, so some header date AGS is looking for wasn't there after the restart...

Oh, I didn't pay much attention, so right until now, I though Andail WAS the moderator here... well anyway, whatever

I would definitely vote for Andail or Darth.

Just a n00b's opinion

Thank you for your replies, but however it all didn't help.

I had to buy a new motherboard and I also got an CPU and VGA Card while I was at it - so now I am reinstalling the whole stuff. :o

My HDD also took fatal damage (it was all caused by a power surge problem - a lightning struck near us) it also damaged the TV, the phone, the AC, the elevator (they work but with apparent currency problems), even some lights are blinking since then...

Well whatever - I lost a lot of data, so my games schedule will have to be moved for 2-3 weeks to the late side.

This happens if you don't follow the old man's advice kids: "Save often, save early!"

Can anyone help me, please - I am really desparate!

since I tried to restart windows yesterday evening my computer (the home one, not the office one I am writing from now - just to be sure I don't get that kind of replies  ...) blacked out and won't even start BIOS.

It activates the DVD, the HDD, the CPU (cpu fan running) and the RAM (RAM-LED on MB is on) but, it does not activate the graphic chip (onboard) at all. So it just stands there, running all fans and the Power LED on, but nothing much happens...

I will install a new graphic card today, but does anyone have a clue what happened? I heard from someone there are viruses that can cause this, but then I have a quite good protection...

Ideas? Thanks in advance!

Magic is...

... a beauty in a magic mirror...



(my first ever competition entry here...)

I went for the same style you used on the bullet (though I reduced all to 4 colours. Maybe you like it?



btw. if you look at Andail's post, you can see that not all people are attracted by guns - some even repelled by the image - so you might think twice before using this as your company logo.

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Now I know what you are aiming at (pun intended) you might consider using an old fashioned revolver - since they have a much more recongnizable sillouhette (did I write that correct?) when you are taking only the barrel.

Here are some variants of the historical Colt A.S.S. "The Peacemaker"




@Andail:

Sorry, I was just joking - since I have been a professional soldier for several years, I sometimes forget not all people are as easy about guns as I am. No offence meant!

Hey, Raider, you made it look muuuuchh better!

Here is a brief idea for the formpoints/missiles - again, it is not accurate done, but you should be able to work from there on.

If you don't like then - just ignore...



(oops - I first uploaded your original image - how smart I am today !Ã,  )

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here is a good link if you are looking for data (it's german thogugh...) http://members.aol.com/kastnerk/technik.html

Here is a Glock 17 from Austria. Standard hand weapon of police forces around the world (incl. LAPD) - don't take anything else if you can get one of those babies!

Photo: Shape:

Or if you prefer american products, the legendary Colt .45 ACP M1911:
Photo: Shape

Or are you looking for stoping power at maximum - IMI Desert Eagle from Israel:

Photo: Shape:

Need more? (know you all know one of my hobbies )

EDIT:

Andail reminded me some may feel offended by me joking about guns...

There is something about those white brows and glasses that somehow distracts me. It looks as if he had two pairs of eyes. Maybe you should make the brows grey just like moustache and hair, and let a bit of the eye be seen through the glasses?

I think you should copy this to a new clean paper and ink it properly. I tried cleaning it up, but it would take like an hour to do it manualy and using levels a lot of information is lost...



after that we'll see... 

NICE WORK!

Whenever I like something I want to play with it - so I gave it a go and added some stuff. Mostly I made large portions of thewhole image darker to give it a more misterious look (besides I doubt such a small lamp could light a room of ca. 20 m² so bright). I also added some "waving" and bulging to the wallpapers since I imagined this to be an old room (looks like something my grandma spent het youth in)

I also was not too accurate but I think it get over some ideas. Discard anyhing you don't like!

Are you using a fixed IP-Adress or a dynamic one?

Anyway I would recommend a firewall. XP comes with one alread, you can look up on the µ$ homepage how to activate it.

oh, i forgot to add, i'd never wear trachten (lederhosen and stuff like that)Ã, 

That's what everybody says - but where do the three million people in "lederhosen" come from you see each week on the Oktoberfest?!?!?!

Hah. Erwischt. (=gotcha)

Prost! (=cheers)

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I got proof!

Biff Tannen still has that Oh La La magazine you bought in the future.Ã, 

no it's the sports almanach, the Oh La La is from the fifties ... OH NO, your time thread is running backwards!

Some day soon it will meet mine and the result of this collision is unpredictable.

I have to find the knot in the continuum and fix it with a monkey wrench BEFORE the zombies leave racoon city! Gotta run, so read you later!

(oh, and Rich,

Shit in PS isn't organized very well, IMHO; there should be a way to reorganize the tools to one's liking.

you can, and you can save even different "workplaces" for each purpose - like "comics", "pixelart" etc.Ã,  )

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why  should anyone organize shit very well? Cleaning up should be enough

*ignores ongoing discussion*

dreammaster, I say one word - wood!

I think that a rather "rustical" design of the GUIs would fit fine to the scenery of the BGs.

Or maybe stone slabs - or both!

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Just a simple example (took me some 2 minutes in PS - so it's not quality work...)

...and I was thinking about Calamity Jane when I first read the name... still a really good name!

I'm the friend. I totally pimped AGS to him.

Impressive! If I ever go for commercial games, maybe I'll offer yout to be my markeing strategist, alec...

Sorry, but though you changed the window perspective/side it is still quite wrong.

Look:



all these red lines should meet in one point, then it is correct.

To make sure you should determine this "Point of Flight" (is that the englisch word for "Fluchtpunkt"?) on the horizon (ie. eye level of beholder) and draw everything from it...

You are making great progress!

I just noticed this thread so a bit late: "Hi!"

I gotta go to work! (most common quote during the week)

Why is it [PC] doing this to me! (most common quote weekends)

I am sorry!!! (most common quote on any social occasions  )

yeah and since it's tuesday: I gotta go to work now!

Would anyone actually be interested in seeing more of Constance's adventures? I thought of redoing this game, now that I'm not under time-restrictions, but also thought perhaps I should treat this as an intro or a prequel to a bigger game. I'd probably do it anyway, just for myself, but I'd be nice to know if anyone else thinks its a good idea.Ã, 

Yes surely. Keep it up! Nice idea using this as an intro to the "real" game! See you in CL thenÃ,