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Title: Recommended OS?
Post by: Resetti's Replicas on May 13, 2011, 12:37:34 PM
Hey guys, my laptop died and I have to get a new one.  Problem is, I'm not sure if the new laptop will run Robot Arena 2.  I had XP on my old laptop, I'm thinking of getting a new one with Windows 7.  Will Robot Arena 2 with DSL run?  What OS's do you guys use?

Thanks.

EDIT: salvaged the replicas from a backup drive.  I lost some videos I was working on, but the important thing is all my bots are safe and sound.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: FOTEPX on May 13, 2011, 12:38:26 PM
Windows 7 will run, but glitches will be harder.

I recommend Windows XP SP2 or Windows 95 Plus.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on May 13, 2011, 12:39:53 PM
RA2 is fine for me on my Windows 7 laptop.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: FOTEPX on May 13, 2011, 12:40:32 PM
RA2 is fine for me on my Windows 7 laptop.

For me, stacking is harder on Windows 7.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: kill343gs on May 13, 2011, 12:41:03 PM
DSL and stock both run fine on my Win7 laptop... but I can't stack a single thing. I think Fotepx is right when he says glitches will be harder.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Scourge of teh Galaxy on May 13, 2011, 12:41:43 PM
I run on XP and I can't stack anyway, so I have no problems.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Resetti's Replicas on May 13, 2011, 12:41:52 PM
When you say glitches, what exactly do you mean besides stacking?
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: FOTEPX on May 13, 2011, 12:43:16 PM
Axle loading and Trinity. Never been able to do either on my Win7, done both on my XP.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on May 13, 2011, 12:45:36 PM
I can still axle load, never tried the trinity glitch. Trov Glitch is fine.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: NFX on May 13, 2011, 12:45:53 PM
I run Windows 7 on my laptop, and both Stock and DSL run perfectly fine. I can stack, eFFe, Axle Load, Trov Glitch, Trinity, Snapper Load, in fact pretty much everything. I don't find glitches any harder on Windows 7 at all, to be honest.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Sage on May 13, 2011, 03:08:48 PM
Yea guys, I can't glitch at all on windows 7. I mean seriously all those tutorial videos I made were completely special effects and computer animation, and I make all my bots in photoshop.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Squirrel_Monkey on May 13, 2011, 03:11:02 PM
HOW COULD YOU SAGE!?
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Reier on May 13, 2011, 03:14:54 PM
My favorite is Ubuntu, but after that is Windows 7
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Conraaa on May 13, 2011, 03:15:34 PM
Wheres the love for 3.1?
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Scourge of teh Galaxy on May 13, 2011, 03:16:30 PM
Wheres the love for 3.1?
I'll give it some love, if my grandma gives me my old PC back :gawe:
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: russian roulette on May 13, 2011, 03:39:34 PM
Wheres the love for 3.1?
Yeah Honeycomb is the best tablet operating system to date! :trollface
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: GroudonRobotWars on May 13, 2011, 04:23:45 PM
I use Windows 7 and the games work perfectly. Just have problems zooming out in battles and building bots.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on May 13, 2011, 05:28:52 PM
The answer is simple... Stick to what you know works well for you. You say that you had been running XP. Then I would stick XP.

On the plus side, it should be cheaper too.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Resetti's Replicas on May 13, 2011, 05:32:42 PM
The answer is simple... Stick to what you know works well for you. You say that you had been running XP. Then I would stick XP.

On the plus side, it should be cheaper too.

I thought XP was outdated, do they still make computers with it?
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: kill343gs on May 13, 2011, 10:08:20 PM
To be completely honest, the transition from XP to 7 was extremely natural. A couple minutes of playing around with it, and I found it just as easy to use as XP. It's a lot prettier, too.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: JoeBlo on May 13, 2011, 11:59:37 PM
Yeah, Its vista thats the one to watch out for  :mrgreen:

I still <3 XP though..
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Jack Daniels on May 14, 2011, 09:58:43 AM
Using Win 4 Pro 64bit here.  RA2 works fine. (and by fine i mean that it only crashes every now and then like RA2 normally would)

I can't vouch for glitches being harder because I don't use glitches at much as everyone else. 
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: LiNcK on May 21, 2011, 11:48:32 AM
You dont have to choose your OS revolving around RA2 alone o.O
Unless RA2 is your life & The only thing you do in a PC :P

But I recommend Windows 7, I use it, I never used XP for playing RA2 & I can do the glitches with no prob at all :3
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Serge on May 21, 2011, 11:52:03 AM
I still <3 XP though..
Eww.

Using Win 4 Pro 64bit here.
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: LiNcK on May 21, 2011, 12:02:55 PM
I still <3 XP though..
Eww.

Using Win 4 Pro 64bit here.
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW


QFT!!! :D

I wish there was another OS that was like a Linux but you can do Windows stuff... (Not Wine, It sucks)
The only reason why Windows is do succesful its coz EVERYTHING is made for Windows.


Something like xBox vs PS3, Maybe the PS3 has better hardware but the xBox has Halo & Other stuff that everybody loves so most people get xBox.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Jack Daniels on May 21, 2011, 01:08:05 PM
Using Win 4 Pro 64bit here.  RA2 works fine. (and by fine i mean that it only crashes every now and then like RA2 normally would)

I can't vouch for glitches being harder because I don't use glitches at much as everyone else.

Windows 4? What the heck was I smoking? O.o

I meant to type Windows 7.  *facepalm*
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on May 21, 2011, 02:18:07 PM
Something like xBox vs PS3, Maybe the PS3 has better hardware but the xBox has Halo & Other stuff that everybody loves so most people get xBox.

So, basically Microsoft Windows has a monopoly on PCs, and Microsoft Xbox 360 has a monopoly on gaming...
 
Hmm... It's like they have trillions upon trillions of dollars backing each of them or something...  :laughing
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: JoeBlo on May 21, 2011, 08:54:33 PM
Windows 4? What the heck was I smoking? O.o

I meant to type Windows 7.  *facepalm*

Windows XP? What the heck was I smoking? O.o

I meant to type Windows XP... oh wait..
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: LiNcK on May 22, 2011, 04:21:39 PM
Something like xBox vs PS3, Maybe the PS3 has better hardware but the xBox has Halo & Other stuff that everybody loves so most people get xBox.

So, basically Microsoft Windows has a monopoly on PCs, and Microsoft Xbox 360 has a monopoly on gaming...
 
Hmm... It's like they have trillions upon trillions of dollars backing each of them or something...  :laughing


Well, Windows does kinda have the Monopoly on PCs, And the xBox is the most "popular" (Not by SOO much though) of the Next-Gen consoles, So you could say that Microsoft is pretty much in control :P



Windows 4? What the heck was I smoking? O.o

I meant to type Windows 7.  *facepalm*

Windows XP? What the heck was I smoking? O.o

I meant to type Windows XP... oh wait..


I can see that you were INFACT smoking somethign coz youre using XP :3
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Avalanche on May 27, 2011, 01:29:30 PM
Hmm,ive heard of a dual boot.Get one of those.And XP and Win7.
OFT:Sonny when you are ok,i have request.Gravity war!Gravity(uk) And as many oth versions as you can!
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on May 27, 2011, 02:42:22 PM
Hmm,ive heard of a dual boot.Get one of those.And XP and Win7.

Idiot.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Avalanche on May 27, 2011, 04:15:32 PM
Oooh,sorry mr Perfect/Aww,i suicide lol no i jokin :3 Guy.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Resetti's Replicas on May 27, 2011, 06:21:50 PM
have request.Gravity war!Gravity(uk) And as many oth versions as you can!

I already did that (and I'm stunned I understood what you said)
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Avalanche on May 28, 2011, 05:07:47 AM
Link?Ive just rummaged through your YouTube Account and its not up.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Resetti's Replicas on May 28, 2011, 09:26:28 AM
Link?Ive just rummaged through your YouTube Account and its not up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeEpIJbCxZs# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeEpIJbCxZs#)
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on May 28, 2011, 03:20:23 PM
Link?Ive just rummaged through your YouTube Account and its not up.

Suck it. I don't have to answer to someone less than half my age.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Resetti's Replicas on May 28, 2011, 03:50:48 PM
Andrew, that one was directed at me.  The above video is the one he was asking about
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: Avalanche on May 28, 2011, 03:59:04 PM
Well,the winner in the match,was actually Gravity 4.5.Not what i expected.
Title: Re: Recommended OS?
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on May 28, 2011, 05:30:04 PM
Whoops... Quoted the wrong part.

Oh, well... Screw it.