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System Shock 2 is now on Steam!

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  • 10-05-2013 6:09pm
    #1
    ancapailldorcha
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    Title says it all. It's 30% off as well. Very tempting.

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



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    Mal-Adjusted
    Registered Users Posts: 3,577 ✭✭✭Mal-Adjusted


    mother. of. God


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    #3
    -Vega-
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    Give pixels.


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    #4
    Burgo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,815 ✭✭✭Burgo


    Been out on gog for a while now.


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    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    Burgo wrote: »
    Been out on gog for a while now.

    for a lot cheaper too.


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    #6
    SeantheMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,911 ✭✭✭SeantheMan


    Yeah, I got it from GOG.
    It's probably their version that's on STEAM


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    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    SeantheMan wrote: »
    Yeah, I got it from GOG.
    It's probably their version that's on STEAM

    Is it playable? What is max resolution and is there widescreen support?


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    dreamers75
    Registered Users Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


    OS:Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
    Processor:1.8 GHz Processor
    Memory:2 GB RAM
    Graphics:3D graphics card
    DirectX®:9.0c
    Hard Drive:2 GB HD space
    Additional:Patched to version 2.4

    ffs need to upgrade or will i run it with 7870 instead of a 3d card?


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    marco_polo
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    dreamers75 wrote: »
    ffs need to upgrade or will i run it with 7870fangledof a 3d card?

    Its the old school defination of 3D as in "not tetris" rather than the modern glasses wearing one.


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    SeantheMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,911 ✭✭✭SeantheMan


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    Is it playable? What is max resolution and is there widescreen support?

    I'll load it up shortly and tell you the settings


    edit : mine , from GoG , 1680 x 1050 in the options menu , also has 1600x900, 2 highest resolutions


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    Burgo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,815 ✭✭✭Burgo


    http://imgur.com/a/1BjFg

    saw this posted elsewhere, list of mods + images in the link above. Not bad for a 14 year old game!


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    ShooterSF
    Registered Users Posts: 8,824 ✭✭✭ShooterSF


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    for a lot cheaper too.

    And drm free. Why anyone would pick steam over gog boggles my mind! Classic game though!


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    Big Knox
    Registered Users Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭Big Knox


    ShooterSF wrote: »
    And drm free. Why anyone would pick steam over gog boggles my mind! Classic game though!

    Ease of access, ease of use, management for an entire digital library of games, installed on your machine or not. Online and offline access with excellent social and store functions and the best sales in digital media.

    Yes steam sucks the big one alright...


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    Adyx
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    Big Knox wrote: »
    Ease of access, ease of use, management for an entire digital library of games, installed on your machine or not. Online and offline access with excellent social and store functions and the best sales in digital media.

    Yes steam sucks the big one alright...
    Yeah, cos that's what he said. :rolleyes:


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    3wayswitch
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    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    Is it playable? What is max resolution and is there widescreen support?

    Playing fine for me at 1920 x 1080.


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    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    3wayswitch wrote: »
    Playing fine for me at 1920 x 1080.

    With no mods? Or is there some sort of easy install.exe type mod out there?


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    #17
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    Wount be touching Steam version so.

    http://www.systemshock.org/index.php?topic=4141


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    Mal-Adjusted
    Registered Users Posts: 3,577 ✭✭✭Mal-Adjusted


    are all the issues with the main game itself or with the mods/multiplayer? All I want is to play the basic game. Iv'e looked online but can't find a straight answer.


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    #19
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    Mal-Adjusted wrote: »
    are all the issues with the main game itself or with the mods/multiplayer? All I want is to play the basic game. Iv'e looked online but can't find a straight answer.

    Well, I just got GOG version and blasted all mods that enchant visuals. Its very easy and not anal like minecraft mods are.

    GOG even did a very good explanation and direct links to mods:

    http://www.gog.com/news/mod_spotlight_system_shock_2


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    ShooterSF
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    Big Knox wrote: »
    Ease of access, ease of use, management for an entire digital library of games, installed on your machine or not. Online and offline access with excellent social and store functions and the best sales in digital media.

    Yes steam sucks the big one alright...

    Eh I like steam a freakin lot. But gog has ease of access and use and management of my library (installed or not) and a great community aspect as well as drm free installers. Both are great digital distributors but my preference will always be to the drm free alternative.


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    ancapailldorcha
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    It's $10 on GOG compared to less than £5 on Steam making it an easy choice for me. I've been able to mod if with no difficulty either. As Shadowhearth says, it's easy.

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



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    Sarky
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    Saw it last night, I was clicking on the "I agree to terms/conditions" box by the time my mind caught up with my body. My monitor only goes as far as 1440x900 and I didn't bother installing any mods to pretty it up before diving in. Still freaked me out several times before I'd even gotten down to Engineering. Masterfully crafted game, is SS2.


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    Mal-Adjusted
    Registered Users Posts: 3,577 ✭✭✭Mal-Adjusted


    Sarky wrote: »
    Saw it last night, I was clicking on the "I agree to terms/conditions" box by the time my mind caught up with my body. My monitor only goes as far as 1440x900 and I didn't bother installing any mods to pretty it up before diving in. Still freaked me out several times before I'd even gotten down to Engineering. Masterfully crafted game, is SS2.

    So no problems or issues with it?


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    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    There was a small thing about some of the sound not working, but the solution was already on the Steam forum when I went to look for it. It was just a case of installing the OpenAL driver. No problems at all since, graphically perfect, sound is crisp, the hybrids still creep me the f*ck out with their screaming "Kiiiiiiiiil meeeeeeee!" as they charge at you with a pipe wrench...


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    Potatoeman
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    The price seems to high for the age of the game. One problem with steam is that if you are disconnected from the internet for over two weeks your games stop working.


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    kevovek
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    8 quid is a grand price for most games, never played this before myself but after watching some videos it looks class


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    #27
    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    It's Bioshock, but with actually creepy bits and a proper RPG style progression. And an actual difficulty curve.


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    ancapailldorcha
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    Sarky wrote: »
    There was a small thing about some of the sound not working, but the solution was already on the Steam forum when I went to look for it. It was just a case of installing the OpenAL driver. No problems at all since, graphically perfect, sound is crisp, the hybrids still creep me the f*ck out with their screaming "Kiiiiiiiiil meeeeeeee!" as they charge at you with a pipe wrench...

    I had the same problem but I never thought to google it. Just went onto the PC Gaming wiki and it said installing to the Program Files folder causes a lot of problems. A reinstall soon sorted me out.

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



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    #29
    Kiith
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    I'm playing it at the moment as well, though i got the GOG version as i can't download from Steam in work. Installed a few mods to make it nicer, as well as they high quality music, and it's as brilliant as i remember. The main grunt enemies are creepy, the monkeys are as annoying as i remember (hate hearing them in the distance) and Xerxes sounds insane.

    Definitely, one of the best games of all time.


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    sweetie
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    is it compatible with the xbox game pad?


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    Retr0gamer
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    sweetie wrote: »
    is it compatible with the xbox game pad?

    You really don't want to play it with a gamepad, the interface relies on a lot of point and click interaction, it just wouldn't work with a gamepad.
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