X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,5f530c01611dfdf6,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-11-28 05:00:49 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!host-62-65-115-218.hernonet.SE!not-for-mail From: "Joaquim G�ndara" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Nerd Boy, episode 466 Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 13:54:29 +0100 Lines: 46 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: host-62-65-115-218.hernonet.se (62.65.115.218) X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1070024448 65558010 62.65.115.218 ([102694]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:618 What's up? I got a Dolby 5.1 system `,,, , for my computer, and '.. OO it really freaks me out. || .||. ___________ |\ _______ dd __________ How so? Like, in Broken Sword 3 there's ` occasional scratching noises in ,,, , the back speakers, as if '.. OO something's following you. .||. .||> __________ || __ dd ________________ Really? Neat! But.. It's weird. What is? `,,, , '.. OO .||. .||. _______________ || __ dd _____ I didn't hear anything, and I was watching you play the whole time. `,,, * '.. Oo *scratch* <|| || jg *scratch* || dd ---- Dolby 5.1 is cool. I just can't understand why so few games use it when it's not even that hard. Just feed the 3D coordinates to the DirectSound API, and you're laughing! But no, apparently there are people stuck in the 2D stone age. Get with the times, dammit! -- OO Joaquim G�ndara .||. http://www.Nerd-Boy.net bb jg