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Forcing antialiasing on with the options.cfg file

Rarebit wrote: I remember that, but that's useropts. I think options.cfg overrides it--it does for me, anyway. useropts.cfg worked for me the whole time. That's weird! :robotsurprised: Oh, maybe it's because I never used the AntiAlias_Leve...

Residual Self-Image · 05/01/2006 17:00:59

Forcing antialiasing on with the options.cfg file

Rarebit wrote: Symmetric wrote: Been using that for close to a year now. Makes the game look super-purty on high-end machines. :robothappy: You sneaky! I didn't figure it out until today! (I'd been doing it the hard way through admin conso...

Residual Self-Image · 05/01/2006 16:56:24

Fun Meeting tonight

Zoinks! Quite a little get-together you toasters had today.

World Discussion - Recursion · 04/28/2006 18:04:04

I fear for the worst... - 4/28

Hey, it's me again, Cosine. My efforts so far have been less than fruitful. I went around asking more people today, but none of them really have any info, just theories. The pessimists think he's being held captive in some construct somewh...

Next Renaissance - Recursion · 04/28/2006 17:34

Have you seen my Captain? - 4/27

Hi, my name's Cosine. I'm the Operator aboard The Adonis. You probably know my Captain -- his name's Symmetric. I've been a bit worried about him lately. You see, a few days ago, during our normal morning shift, I noticed he was acting a b...

Next Renaissance - Recursion · 04/27/2006 17:42

MxO Resource Guides

Someone give this man a Matrix Archivist title, stat!

Guides and FAQ's · 04/26/2006 17:02:13

The Closest Thing to a Matrix OS System

PBlade wrote: Hey, i'm a Zionite, outnumbering is my game! :smileyvery-happy: 5 imaginary stars to you for correctly referring to us as Zionites and not Zionists.

Matrix Universe · 04/24/2006 13:07:54

The Closest Thing to a Matrix OS System

PBlade wrote: Blast, the Archivists are ganging up...We need more RSI Idealists. NOW!!! 3 vs. about what...a dozen or more? I likes them odds.

Matrix Universe · 04/24/2006 13:03:18

The Mega City Department of Energy

VitaminI wrote: ...Come on, we're even endorsed by KoN! Wait... that -is- a selling-point, right? :smileywink: It's as big an endorsement as if Bill Gates were to say the iPod were the best device ever created. Which it is, but that's besi...

Crew and Faction Recruiting - Recursion · 04/23/2006 12:51:35

Your connection to the Matrix has been terminated.

This space intentionally left blank. Pretend there's a long tearful good-bye post here. Pretend unicorns and vampires are real, too. This space intentionally left blank. I'll be back when people wise up and realize an MOTD about an exploit...

World Discussion - Recursion · 04/23/2006 09:10

Feedback Request: Diagnostic Tool

HCFrog wrote: Warboy090 wrote: Glimps of the source when I read that I thought it said "Gimps of the source"... :smileysurprised: lawl. You're right about the whole Vector thing...can't place too many restrictions on the tool, or else it w...

Development Roundtable · 04/20/2006 11:26:37

Feedback Request: Diagnostic Tool

I believe it should report any positive and negative buffs on a non-hostile player. This means items like TBs, Antibiotics, Health Inhalers, and Health Boosters, as well as any upgrades provided by Upgrade Masters and the like. It should a...

Development Roundtable · 04/20/2006 11:03:28

Ask Symmetric a CR2.0 question.

Alphaea wrote: Is there anything that influences the length of upgrades? Been running around with UM for a bit and it's hard to keep a full team all upgraded all the time. As far as I know, no. The only influences that increase timers are...

Guides and FAQ's · 04/19/2006 11:53:50

New MxO site

VERY nice. I especially like the news filtering feature. w00t for the Links section, too! Message Edited by Symmetric on 04-19-2006 02:57 PM

General Discussion · 04/19/2006 10:55:06

The Mega City Department of Energy

Militis wrote: BTW if you go machine go MCDoE cause they look after wildlife ! ...by controlling the surplus population.

Crew and Faction Recruiting - Recursion · 04/14/2006 20:29:55

Frolics with Ookami Batsu - Recursion - 4/6/06

Musutangu wrote: Shucks. I missed a chance to mail the queen b of puppy dogs. Oh well. We'll just have to get at her the old fashioned way: through her pups. Don't worry, dear Ookami, we'll bring you the pelts of your precious Ookami Batsu...

Live Events · 04/13/2006 01:41:42

It's strictly business...

There's a time to deal with things personally, and then there's a time to deal with things on a strict business relationship. This is one of those times. Some Machines call us freedom fighters who will do anything to destroy the Matrix and...

Next Renaissance - Recursion · 04/12/2006 20:00

The Guide for Pandoras Box...

phi wrote: What does the Prison Mastery Device actually do? It increases your Toughness by a percentage for a short amount of time. The Toughness bonus goes up as you take damage.

Guides and FAQ's · 04/10/2006 18:04:50

Fan Faire...It wasn't all a dream..

Sounds like a lot of fun. Hope you enjoyed your stay in A-town. I really wanted to go, and it made a lot of sense to go since I live in Atlanta, but I simply couldn't make it. I totally regret not being able to go. I am very happy to hear...

Archive Construct · 04/10/2006 17:18:19

Ask Symmetric a CR2.0 question.

hiperborejai wrote: And if I use special ability, but my opponent uses ordinary attack, do I still get bonus to land it successfully for my Initiative score? If yes, how big is this bonus? As far as I know, Initiative only comes into play...

Guides and FAQ's · 04/08/2006 17:45:07

Level 50 Glasses

HCFrog? NoRepro? Any word on this?

Items and Clothing Feedback · 04/07/2006 13:50:57

The General reports in Morrell

#INCOMING TRANSMISSION #MESSAGE DOWNLOAD... #2 IMAGES ATTACHED #MESSAGE DISPLAY Soldiers of Zion, The General put in an appearance on his helipad stronghold in Morrell to report the latest developments in our effort to permanently delete t...

World Discussion - Recursion · 04/06/2006 18:37

Level 50 Glasses

I thought they were supposed to add a whole range of enhanced glasses with CR2.0, but it seems they either weren't added to the item database, or weren't added to the loot tables. It'd really be nice to have some good enhanced glasses to t...

Items and Clothing Feedback · 04/06/2006 17:10:43

Do you have what it takes?

*points to your server's respective Recruitment forum*

Crew and Faction Recruiting - Vector · 04/06/2006 11:15:38

I did it!

PascaI wrote: "Valid". Are you saying if I had a fake copy of microshaft windows, it wouldn't work? Mmmmmaybe... :robotwink:

General Discussion · 04/05/2006 12:57:01

I did it!

PascaI wrote: I think all of apples stuff looks great. So now you can run any windows app on one? Yes, as long as you have one of the new Intel-based Macs. Apple just released a beta version of their new Boot Camp software, which will be a...

General Discussion · 04/05/2006 12:54:51

I did it!

ByteCrawler wrote: I was waiting for something like this, congrats Symm!! So how does it run? Hell, how does XP run on it? It runs great! Like I said, I'm running the game at the screen's native resolution (1440x900) with anti-aliasing and...

General Discussion · 04/05/2006 12:39:28

I did it!

I am officially the first player to jack in to the Matrix on a Mac: It runs great! 1440x900 native resolution, anti-aliasing, everything turned on. Made possible by Apple's new Boot Camp software.

General Discussion · 04/05/2006 12:31:03

Ask Symmetric a CR2.0 question.

hiperborejai wrote: Hello, Symmetric. I have two questions for you: 1) what does the "initiative" attribute do? (Yes, I read all FAQ's and forums, and " Initiative affects the Accuracy of all Interlock Abilities." still doesn't explain any...

Guides and FAQ's · 04/05/2006 11:52:56

Sigs Ahhh!!!

You probably want to post this thread in the Residual Self-Image forum.

Guides and FAQ's · 04/03/2006 10:27:02

Item Stability

HCFrog wrote: Okay the decay rate has been reduced. Please keep the feedback coming on what it's like with the new rate! Do we have to wait for another patch, or was it a server-side fix? And was this on the EP server or on Live? Message E...

Items and Clothing Feedback · 04/03/2006 09:44:37

WTB high-level black clothes.

Musutangu wrote: What's my obvious good looks and charm get me, Sym! All members of the Matrix Archivist club get stuff for free.

Marketplace - Recursion · 04/01/2006 05:41:39

Thank You to the Community!

It was an honor and a pleasure, NoRepro. Thanks for letting us all participate in the development of CR2.0.

External Playtest Discussion · 03/31/2006 14:09:12

The hate needs to stop.

All right, I want to address this before it gets any worse. There is a clear line between hating someone in-character, and truly hating someone outside of the game. While many of us are used to being insulted, scrutinized, critiqued, jabbe...

World Discussion - Recursion · 03/31/2006 09:10

Ask Symmetric a CR2.0 question.

BrightEye wrote: Arrrgh. Wonderful. So, out of curiousity, do the SigBoosters still just give a 1-3point boost to your skills? More like a 5-point boost. It seems strange to me that a combat enhancement pretty much demolishes a non-combat...

Guides and FAQ's · 03/30/2006 12:05:03

Ask Symmetric a CR2.0 question.

Roukan wrote: Symmetric I have problems against gunman. I have a high resistance but no matter what I do I can rarely ever dodge their bullets. I think it's cause I have a level 25 hyper dodge. But it happened on the QA with a fully levele...

Guides and FAQ's · 03/30/2006 12:00:46

WTB high-level black clothes.

VitaminI wrote: Negotiable as in... two Red Pill Specials? Yes please. Your Redpill Specials are no good when I already have two Augmented Redpill Specials.

Marketplace - Recursion · 03/30/2006 10:07:24

WTB high-level black clothes.

I have a +36 Armored Black Jayne Half-Duster Highcollar. Price is negotiable. :robothappy: Message Edited by Symmetric on 03-30-2006 10:12 AM

Marketplace - Recursion · 03/30/2006 07:12:04

Ask Symmetric a CR2.0 question.

BrightEye wrote: Am I missing something, or did coders (item/ability coders) take it in the shorts with CR2.0? I am willing to give the new combat system a fair shake, but in reality I liked the "crafting" piece of the game more than anyth...

Guides and FAQ's · 03/29/2006 19:31:26

Press

Any press for MxO is good press, even if it's one vague paragraph...

General Discussion · 03/29/2006 08:45:23

Money

DrippingCheese wrote: Symmetric wrote: How about for every hour spent on QA, you get 1 million $info? :smileytongue: Davo wrote: maybe a payout of 1 million per hour played on qa, You must learn to read what others have posted! :smileytong...

General Discussion · 03/29/2006 07:06:03

Money

How about for every hour spent on QA, you get 1 million $info? :smileytongue:

General Discussion · 03/29/2006 06:51:03

A Little Piece of Blue Sky: Theories Thread

Notice how many of the concert areas are conveniently located in a neighborhood with a Cryptos box? One of those things that make you go..."Hmm, that's interesting." :smileywink:

Events - Recursion · 03/29/2006 06:45:41

A frequently asked question

Transcendents are players who have been here for a very long time and have spent enough time on the forums to deserve that rank. They are generally very helpful people who are experienced with the game. When it comes to the FAQ forums, tho...

Guides and FAQ's · 03/29/2006 06:42:01

WTB High-level items

Now that enhanced items provide buffs for their appropriate required level, we're probably all hunting for all the new high-level enhanced items. I'm willing to buy any new enhanced items you may come across (stuff that cons yellow to a le...

Marketplace - Recursion · 03/28/2006 07:33

It's up!

Go play.

General Discussion · 03/28/2006 06:15

Ask Symmetric a CR2.0 question.

Ntrails wrote: Is it still possible to run through PB3 mission for lots of easy info? With which trees? Not anymore. It will require a group now, as that many NPCs all firing at you at once will kill you, even if you have very high resista...

Guides and FAQ's · 03/28/2006 04:28:46

Pandora, Macros, Radio and Resources.

A shorter URL (or at least easier to remember) for MxO Archive is http://mxoarchive.radiomegacity.com . I'm working with Stack to get a real domain name back. Message Edited by Symmetric on 03-28-2006 01:41 AM

Guides and FAQ's · 03/27/2006 22:41:36

Time to celebrate!

I just ordered my new computer, and that's cause for celebration! /dance

Off-Topic Discussion · 03/27/2006 22:09

An Introduction to CR2.0 (PDF)

An Introduction to CR2.0 A comprehensive look at the basics of Combat Revision 2.0 After several weeks of hard work, research, revisions, and a bit of dev-bugging, my CR2.0 guide is finally ready! This guide covers all the basics of CR2.0,...

General Discussion · 03/27/2006 21:44

An Introduction to CR2.0 (PDF)

An Introduction to CR2.0 A comprehensive look at Combat Revision 2.0 After several weeks of hard work, research, revisions, and a bit of dev-bugging, my CR2.0 guide is finally ready! This guide covers all the basics of CR2.0, including cha...

Guides and FAQ's · 03/27/2006 21:40:32