Thread:Vorknkx/@comment-3547390-20161116194210/@comment-1496755-20161208124850

Oh, there was a protest here - a bunch of short people gathered in front of my door and yelled something about "the privilege of the long". Long messages are sooooo politically incorrect!

Heh, I know what you mean - you know, one of the reasons I tried out and eventually switched to Winquake all those years ago was because DOS Quake simply wasn't good enough anymore. After some hardware upgrade on the old Win 98 computer, it would either run too fast (lower resolutions) or be choppy (higher res), so I decided to see what this "Winquake" thing is all about. And it was the answer to my issues - it ran just fine. And that's when I retired the DOS executable and switched completely to this version. And I still use it today (along with UQE Q1).

Yeah, that was exactly what I was thinking - give it a shot some day, see if it "clicks". You know I'd never recommend something to you if I know it's horrible (e.g. "Operation Body Count", which is revolting even to retro enthusiasts like me)... I'm sure the Hex2 engine would be interesting to you because it looks pretty much identical to Quake's but has a number of cool new features - a great demonstration of how far this engine can be pushed while still remaining quite close to the original (Half-Life's Quake-based engine is even more advanced, of course, but it's also heavily modified). I know I was impressed a lot when I played it for the first time.

Saw the video and left a comment under it - I hope it helps.

Never tried Minecraft... all I know is that it's something like a huge open-world sandbox. Newer games I have are usually sequels to older stuff that I like - e.g. the new Wolfs, some of the new C&C titles, StarCraft II, etc. Or reboots of old stuff that I liked - e.g. the new RotT and Shadow Warrior.

Yeah, I could never so crazy abouts specs. My philosophy is that if a computer is good enough, it is good enough. I don't aim to have the absolute best components since the chances of needing them aren't very big (being more retro-oriented and all) :P

My peripherals are very, very humble. An ordinary mouse, ordinary keyboard, ordinary speakers and headphones. In fact my keyboard is a more compact version (with slightly fewer buttons, e.g. there is a Ctrl only on the left side, but not on the right, which is fine because I never use the right Ctrl anyway) because it was bought in a time when I had some concerns about available desk space. Next keyboard I get would surely be something bigger and more convenient. But I'll keep the mouse ordinary - I don't like having extra buttons and stuff.