Random Question Thread: Tech

[Ratatapa]

You have to extract the game which is separated in multiple files

One should end in .zip .rar or .7z Download 7zip or winrar and extract em

[Xno Kappa]

Negative. I see one that ends in .nfo and another in .sfv that's about it.

[Ratatapa]

Can you SS the folder with all those files?

I can assure you at 95% there is a file you need to extract and it will extract them all

[Caiyuo]

Rata's right, those are parts of an archive file that hold all the pieces of the game's image file. The .sfv should actually run a check to see if all the parts of the archive are there if you have a program that utilizes them. Teracopy would do that, for example.

[Xno Kappa]

Spoiler: show

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[Ratatapa]

seems to miss a file, but to be sure install winrar and right click the .001 and click extract here, see if it extract the .iso

[Xno Kappa]

but to be sure install winrar and right click the .001 and click extract here, see if it extract the .iso

[Niya]

Why do people still use Winrar and keep the hassle of always getting the "your trial has expired yaddayadda" crap? 7-Zip, 'nuff said.
Try to open the .001 with, it will probably show you that some kind of disk image format is inside.

[Ratatapa]

Guess it worked

As for niya I'm old school lol

[Xno Kappa]

Guess it worked

Yup thanks! Extracted the .001 and the disk image .iso icon popped up. Now for any recommended settings? Game is lagging bad and my laptop should be able to handle this nonsense lol.

[Ratatapa]

I would check their website different game could use different settings

[hey]

Game is lagging bad and my laptop should be able to handle this nonsense lol.

I doubt that. Emulation requires a really good cpu. There are many ps2 games that will not run full speed in pcsx2 on any existing laptop. I'm not super familiar with pcsx2, but i know dolphin has somewhat similar requirements, and there is even one game (last story) which does not run full speed in some areas on any desktop cpu, even heavily overclocked.

[Gulkeeva]

I guess related, my board is only PCIe 2.0, will run into any bandwidth type issues with the newer 3.0 cards?

PCIe 2.0 can sustain 150watts, PCIe 3.0 can sustain up to 300watts.

If you stick a 3.0 card into a 2.0 slot, it will work but it tends to make what i would call a "whine" noise at times, due to the lowered "possible" power it can consume to run something intensive (if you got a good video card anyway that uses a lot).

I had the whine issue with a 670, when i was trying to get it working along side a soundblaster card, and was messing with various configurations to get the 2 cards working >.>
As for an example of how loud the whine noise was, its sounded like a cricket on crack in the PC, which was audible from about 1 room away through a door.

(P.S. you will lose some FPS with a 3.0 card in a 2.0 slot, like say FFXIV benchmark maxed 2560x1440 drops from 45-50fps down to 35-45fps ranges depending on scene)

[Meresgi]

Why do people still use Winrar and keep the hassle of always getting the "your trial has expired yaddayadda" crap? 7-Zip, 'nuff said.
Try to open the .001 with, it will probably show you that some kind of disk image format is inside.

The pop up on Winrar really isnt a huge deal for me since 9 times out of 10 I just right click extract the file anyways.

[Niya]

PCIe 2.0 can sustain 150watts, PCIe 3.0 can sustain up to 300watts.

Um... no. A PEG slot always delivers a max of 75W, regardless of PCIe version. The additional power comes completely from the 6-pin (75W) and 8-pin (150W) connectors that go straight into the PSU.

Meresgi, I see your point ^^ Though I still think that choosing a program that does the same thing (or even more, AFAIK 7-zip supports more archive formats than WinRAR) with less hassle is the better choice

[Elizara]

Ok, this is for the mobile fans..I just got a Kindle Fire three days ago. I don't wanna root it but I'd like to sideload some apps. Since that's the ONLY android device I own; what's a good emulator so I can actually d/l apps to sideload?

[Buffy]

Anyone got any tips for using Microsoft Project? I've got a school assignment due and this is the first time I've ever used the software.

[Talint]

Anyone got any tips for using Microsoft Project? I've got a school assignment due and this is the first time I've ever used the software.

Define "tips"? It's pretty run-of-the-mill project development software.

[Buffy]

Define "tips"? It's pretty run-of-the-mill project development software.

I had never touched it before, and had never used any software like it before, so it was a pretty foreign concept to me. I finished my assignment, had the darndest time trying to figure out how to assign predecessor tasks numbers and getting that arrow to show up....until I realized it was just the row number.

I'm discovering I really enjoy working with things like Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio doing Data Flow Diagrams and Network architecture diagrams, and this project development assignment. Is there an actual career utilizing those skills or is it something you do more as part of another, larger job?

[Talint]

I had never touched it before, and had never used any software like it before, so it was a pretty foreign concept to me. I finished my assignment, had the darndest time trying to figure out how to assign predecessor tasks numbers and getting that arrow to show up....until I realized it was just the row number.

I'm discovering I really enjoy working with things like Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio doing Data Flow Diagrams and Network architecture diagrams, and this project development assignment. Is there an actual career utilizing those skills or is it something you do more as part of another, larger job?

Stuff like Project, Hansoft, JIRA, are all necessary in software development. It's expected for everyone to have some familiarity with how this software works in both the video games industry and software industry, though producers/project managers are the primaries responsible with its oversight and execution.