Sleeping Dogs (formerly True Crime: Hong Kong)

TheFullDuck

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Nightline,did you pay the fiver for the courier?they didn't deliver till 5:00 for me yesterday.

I paid the standard €2. I thought the fiver would get you it a day early and standard on release day. Said to myself I could wait till Friday. I'll be cursing my tightness it seems :pac:

Shiminay

Same boat as yourself Duck, but I have a PC to build tonight for my girlfriend, a friend's stag *AND* the Nocturnal Forum beers to attend tomorrow, so maybe it's for the best...

spider_pig

TheFullDuck wrote: »

I paid the standard €2. I thought the fiver would get you it a day early and standard on release day. Said to myself I could wait till Friday. I'll be cursing my tightness it seems :pac:

that's exactly it an post would be standard delivery

TheFullDuck

Shiminay wrote: »

Same boat as yourself Duck, but I have a PC to build tonight for my girlfriend, a friend's stag *AND* the Nocturnal Forum beers to attend tomorrow, so maybe it's for the best...

Oh well, guess I'll keep at Assassin's creed. Still have brotherhood to finish.

spider_pig wrote: »

that's exactly it an post would be standard delivery

I'll call down tomorrow morning to the post office. See if it came in tonight's delivery! All is not lost

blaa85

TheFullDuck wrote: »

Lads who delivers for Gamestop? I got the shipping order at midday yesterday and An Post have been and gone this morning so I hope it's not them

An post deliver parcels seperatlely. You will be grand. I always freak out but get it delivered round 2 or 3.

gizmo

balkieb2002 wrote: »

The game is now finally live

Here was a benchmark screenie - manged to add some more settings without taking a big performance hit - looks and plays very smoothly.

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A note on this. After flicking through the Digital Foundry article on this, it seems they've used some pretty hefty super sampling techniques on top of FXAA for anti-aliasing. Seems those without a decent machine would be advised not to stray above normal if you're running at high resolutions.

balkieb2002 wrote: »

I came out of the game to post this but now my game is downloading something else - a 1.2GB file - but have no idea what it is - total size over 10GB now!

That'd be the high res texture pack.

wnolan1992

TheFullDuck wrote: »

I paid the standard €2. I thought the fiver would get you it a day early and standard on release day. Said to myself I could wait till Friday. I'll be cursing my tightness it seems :pac:

Same boat as you, though I'm actually happy it didn't come today since I've exams to study for.

On the upside, that package I was waiting for from Germany arrived this morning bright and early. All these microphones and cables are SO SHINY!

PseudoFamous

They really should have put the games out to delivery a day earlier. I only got my delivery notice yesterday, making it fairly unlikely I'm going to get it today, unless it comes in the last van. Kicking myself that I didn't just get a digital copy like everyone else

Mr Blobby

Just played the first hour and so far I'm loving it.

The setting is a lot of fun and just running round the city doing odd jobs is great.

The Combat also makes you feel like a badass

Just one thing though.... has anyone had jumpiness when driving ?
I'm playing the Pc version and i can't figure out if my settings are to high or if its normal...

balkieb2002

gizmo wrote: »

A note on this. After flicking through the Digital Foundry article on this, it seems they've used some pretty hefty super sampling techniques on top of FXAA for anti-aliasing. Seems those without a decent machine would be advised not to stray above normal if you're running at high resolutions.

Yeah this is very true. I tried raising this to high and while it was still playable on my original settings, you did notice a massive hit. Shadow filtering also causes a big hit for me.

That'd be the high res texture pack.

It's not though.

That is over 4GB and I had that downloaded before and was already using it. It was an additional 1.2GB on top of that. Thought maybe it may have been some DLC but it doesn't seem to be

Just one thing though.... has anyone had jumpiness when driving ?
I'm playing the Pc version and i can't figure out if my settings are to high or if its normal...

If your noticing jumpiness when you reach top speed in your vehicle then thats normal but if your noticing it normally I'd say some setting is too high probably AA.

iMuse

Enjoying it so far, The driving handling isn't the best but the main worry is that I got an achievement for 10% completion and have only played an hour or so. Could be very short for an open world game.

Mr Blobby

[QUOTE=If your noticing jumpiness when you reach top speed in your vehicle then thats normal but if your noticing it normally I'd say some setting is too high probably AA.[/QUOTE]


No its just when driving..... It runs 100% smooth everywhere else.

balkieb2002

balkieb2002 wrote: »

It's not though.

That is over 4GB and I had that downloaded before and was already using it. It was an additional 1.2GB on top of that. Thought maybe it may have been some DLC but it doesn't seem to be

Looks like it was an update:

Sleeping Dogs Update Released
Product Update - Valve
Sleeping Dogs version 1.3 update tonight!
In anticipation of the European launch of Sleeping Dogs and in response to some of the feedback generated by the PC gamers on the forum we’ve prepared a patch that aims to improve some PC-specific features as well as fix some bugs that have been reported by the community. The full list of changes is below:

Improvements & Bug Fixes
• Fixed several bugs where NPCs would not path through doors properly – this corrects the issue where Naz stops running in the first mission of the game
• Added HD Textures for UI screens (only available with the free HD Texture Pack DLC installed)
• Improvements made to reduce the frequency of erroneous “don’t lose your target” warnings in missions where you are chasing an NPC
• Significant improvements to mouse support on various options screens
• New Keyboard/Mouse option which makes the keyboard & mouse the only input devices even if a controller is connected
• Several minor text bugs corrected
• Fixed an issue where mouse clicks would sometimes be ignored in the UI
• Fixed the keyboard and mouse camera controls in the Phone Tracing minigame

blobby360 wrote: »

No its just when driving..... It runs 100% smooth everywhere else.

But is it all the time when your driving or when your going fast?

Trying reducing something and test it... I'm not having the same issue so looks like its a setting.

Mr Blobby

No only when going fast.

balkieb2002

blobby360 wrote: »

No only when going fast.

Yeah that normal, happens to me too. It trying to portray a sense of speed!
It's a bit broken though and shakes too much so hopefully may be fixed.

There are a few complaints about it on the official forums and steam forum.

Mr Blobby

Was anyone like me, when they seen you could changed outfits.

1st step.... Remove Tank top to look more Badass

Temptamperu

This game is fantastic fun. the combats a little rough but im sure the more I play the more i'll get used to it.

Sephiroth_dude

When I first loaded up the game there was a lot of textures missing and then it CTD :eek:

Lone Stone

Anyone else finding the combat horrendous on pc ? like its the worst thing ive ever seen in my life camera twitching about non stop the controls just seem to stop working in fights for me, and its very sluggish.

Do steam do refunds

Mr Blobby

Lone Stone wrote: »

Anyone else finding the combat horrendous on pc ? like its the worst thing ive ever seen in my life camera twitching about non stop the controls just seem to stop working in fights for me, and its very sluggish.

Do steam do refunds

I love the combat on Pc.
Its silky smooth when I'm playing.... Are you using a Controller like me ?

balkieb2002

Lone Stone wrote: »

Anyone else finding the combat horrendous on pc ? like its the worst thing ive ever seen in my life camera twitching about non stop the controls just seem to stop working in fights for me, and its very sluggish.

Do steam do refunds

I wasn't happy with the combat. You just need to learn the different opponents and how to attack them using different combos and grapples. I died quite a few times in my early fights but now since I've learnt how to fight, I've actually won two fight clubs (the 6th rounds are crazy v 10 people).

I'm also using a 360 controller and works wonders... makes driving and fighting so much easier for me (shooting also quite manageable).

Lone Stone

I dont have a controller its a pain in the backside tbh, controlling cars is easier than moving around on foot =/

Anyone know an easy way to get a ps3 controller working on a pc ?

EGriff

Lone Stone wrote: »

Anyone know an easy way to get a ps3 controller working on a pc ?

http://www.motioninjoy.com/download

Can be a bit fiddly but it definitely works.

spider_pig

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnG7jxtJn6o

Zero-Cool

What a game! Having a blast tearing around the city. Fighting is way more challenging than the earlier vids showed and im learning class moves. The graphics in the rain are unreal.

Anyone having problems on the social club? Says im the only person on my friends list but I saw other people on my list playing it.

Mr Blobby

sheehy83 wrote: »

What a game! Having a blast tearing around the city. Fighting is way more challenging than the earlier vids showed and im learning class moves. The graphics in the rain are unreal.

Anyone having problems on the social club? Says im the only person on my friends list but I saw other people on my list playing it.

I remember when it started raining for the first time.
I thought it looked amazing.....

Then I continued beating the crap out of the guy beside me.

Sephiroth_dude

Ya the fighting can be really hard,I spent an hour trying to get through one fight

balkieb2002

sheehy83 wrote: »

What a game! Having a blast tearing around the city. Fighting is way more challenging than the earlier vids showed and im learning class moves. The graphics in the rain are unreal.

Anyone having problems on the social club? Says im the only person on my friends list but I saw other people on my list playing it.

I actually hated the cars at the beginning but then i got some Class B cars and now I 'm actually looking out for races to test my driving. Love drifting perfectly around a bend in the rain! Also Class A cars go fricking mental fast!.

Also I used to used to hate chase missions in GTA as too hard to shoot and drive etc but in this game they are actually fun though its quite tricky to press, LT, RB and LB to drive, aim and shoot

Also sheehy83 my social club is working fine, thought it was broken but one of my friends just bought and hes showing up on the challenges. Maybe it needs a restart? Does the global list work for you?

Sephiroth_dude

Some screenshots

J. Marston

Feck sake. Went to Xtravision earlier to get this and they didn't have it.

They had the cases out on display, but when I went to the counter I was told they won't have it until next week but ''they have to leave the cases on display.''

Why?! It's teasing people!

caspa307

yeah i cant seem to get it anywhere in limerick

danthefan

It's back down to €22 on g2play.net.

Zero-Cool

Those pics are class man. Ya the global list works on my social hub, will try again this morning. I love the driving. I think they nailed it. Camera on the bikes can b wonky but driving those super bikes is a great laugh. Pulling a wheelie to ramp over cars is class too.

meoklmrk91

caspa307 wrote: »

yeah i cant seem to get it anywhere in limerick

Ah feck was going in today to pick it up , is this game really that much under the radar mainstream wise? I just assumed because it is all over the internets there was a decent amount of interest. If you find it anywhere let me know.

Elysian

danthefan wrote: »

It's back down to €22 on g2play.net.

Thanks for the heads-up man, just picked it up there

spider_pig

theres a gun located in a lock box here at boardwalk you will see the red man thingy pop up kill the three dudes there and beside the boat is the box with the gun

spider_pig

also with a pistol grab anyone with circle to take them hostage then if you press square on ps3 you will knee cap them i waited around and an ambulance came and wei stole it at gun point lol

caspa307

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

Ah feck was going in today to pick it up , is this game really that much under the radar mainstream wise? I just assumed because it is all over the internets there was a decent amount of interest. If you find it anywhere let me know.

gamestop in william street had 2 in thats the only place i found it, tried xtravision, smyths are not even advertising it!! hmv were out

meoklmrk91

caspa307 wrote: »

gamestop in william street had 2 in thats the only place i found it, tried xtravision, smyths are not even advertising it!! hmv were out

Thanks! Will get it in GameStop so sound out.

Glico Man

Is there anyway to store cars you hijack? Sick of losing the nice ones and I've barely any HK to my name to buy new ones, not to mention that I'm still on Face Lvl 1.

wnolan1992

aaronh007 wrote: »

Is there anyway to store cars you hijack? Sick of losing the nice ones and I've barely any HK to my name to buy new ones, not to mention that I'm still on Face Lvl 1.

I'm going to be majorly disappointed if there isn't...

Thought I saw Wei using a garage in one of the GP demos...

PseudoFamous

aaronh007 wrote: »

Is there anyway to store cars you hijack? Sick of losing the nice ones and I've barely any HK to my name to buy new ones, not to mention that I'm still on Face Lvl 1.

wnolan1992 wrote: »

I'm going to be majorly disappointed if there isn't...

Thought I saw Wei using a garage in one of the GP demos...

You can only store cars that you have bought.

wnolan1992

PseudoFamous wrote: »

You can only store cars that you have bought.

Ghey.

PseudoFamous

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Ghey.

I think it's a fair compromise between Saints Row's "Steal anything you want and then its yours" and GTA's "Car ownership? What's that?"

Sephiroth_dude

I just got a pistol

Zero-Cool

I didn't even shoot a pistol yet, only 12% of the game completed. Whats everyones favourite combat moves?

I find myself going for the grapple and leg break making all the guys around wince. That and the class wall vault although it can get a bit glitchy. Anyone who hasn;t tried it, in a fight press x facing a wall and then press square to kick off it to do a mad spinning kick.

Sephiroth_dude

Ok I don't seem to have the pistol now anymore

wnolan1992

PseudoFamous wrote: »

I think it's a fair compromise between Saints Row's "Steal anything you want and then its yours" and GTA's "Car ownership? What's that?"

But with GTA you can keep cars you steal. Part of what I like about free-roam games like that is finding a rare car and storing it in my Garage and taking out for a leisurely cruise now and then.

But I guess I'll live without it.

Glico Man

sheehy83 wrote: »

I didn't even shoot a pistol yet, only 12% of the game completed. Whats everyones favourite combat moves?

I find myself going for the grapple and leg break making all the guys around wince. That and the class wall vault although it can get a bit glitchy. Anyone who hasn;t tried it, in a fight press x facing a wall and then press square to kick off it to do a mad spinning kick.

Only weapon I've used so far is a tire iron, and that was to destroy a car. Love the fact they made Wei a weapon himself. Some of the moves are brutal, like the jump off the wall spin kick. Which is class by the way

Temptamperu

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Ok I don't seem to have the pistol now anymore

he puts it away down on the direction pad takes it out. unless your on that mission at the docks.