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Half life has a flag ok? Your argument is invalid.

Right then! Lets get back to shooting each other shall we?

Could be a split moment of server lag generated by so many destructions + the end-of-map sequence? Just a thought. Cool stuff though! There should be an achievement for that

@DH Lets get back on target shall we? If there is a legitimate issue that you wish to raise against harvester or NodGuy or MPRA2, then these forums are the place for it. We ask that you please limit your complaints to one incident/player per thread though. Also bear in mind that Renegade X is not one of our games and we do not host a server for that game. Any complaints or issues related to in-game events for RenX or any other non-W3DHub game should be raised on their respective forums. Why don't you go back and read my response to your comments about the first lady, eh? Politics are fine to discuss (within the forum rules for behavior). Profanity must be kept in check.....but that isn't quite all to the story as to why you find yourself in your current predicament. The way in which you presented your information in that case is what eventually lead to the events that landed you in your current state, and I outlined all of that very clearly in my response in that thread. I find it ironic that you're calling out harvester for taking something out of context and in the very next post that you proceed to do it yourself. I don't believe I need to say any more on the "first lady" matter. If anyone has a question about it, feel free to PM me. Also: Listen to Voe please.

Hey there! I've moved this thread to the help forum as it fits better here Thanks for giving all this info with your issue. Maybe it will help us in getting this resolved. We are aware of this issue and are working on a solution. You are actually not the only one having this problem so that raises the priority just a tad. We'll let you know as soon as we find a solution! In the mean time, if you discover anything else that you feel might be useful, please let us know!

I lol'd at this

Hey there! Glad you found us! There are still a handful here from that time period.

Right, I forgot about those. But aren't those actually for the games and not the launcher itself?

I guess I can agree with making the update and uninstall buttons slightly larger/more obvious. I've never had trouble finding them though. As for uninstalling the launcher, its just a single self-contained executable in programfiles\w3dhub so an uninstaller that deletes a single file wouldn't be worth much to me As far as your issues with updating you'll just need to delete your "C:\ProgramData\W3D Hub\Launcher\package-cache\games\apb" folder. Should do the trick. If not, let me know! Also check the help forum and more specifically this thread if nothing I suggest helps.

Cool story br0. Lets do it again

Well thats because its a BGA type processor Sorry dude, it looks like you'll need a new board to fix this one. (Remember BGA is the kind that is made onto the board) If you're not up to swapping that out, then its time for a new one. And nobody can blame you for not wanting to attempt that haha. Your first teardown is usually the source of a nice headache! But at least we were able to nail down the issue. Without you remembering that last detail, we would all still be stuck wondering! Best of luck, and if you need any more advice then just holler!

Alstar, you could always proxy yourself to poland

LOL well there you have it folks! Nope, that would have been the CPU fan. It sounds like you have a bad fan which caused the CPU to overheat. All of the symptoms line up exactly now. Good news is, its probably a cheap fix if you feel up to replacing that. You'll need both a CPU and a fan though.

Yup, BigJoe beat me to it There are ways to force a power-on to test some things but I wouldn't recommend that unless you're really comfortable with that type thing. And it involves a paper clip if you don't have the tool that was made to do it so....yeah. I would leave it unplugged until you can either get the power supply tested or replaced. Leaving it powered can actually damage other components even if its "off" (because part of it is actually on all the time while its plugged in). Leaving it powered with a damaged power supply can actually feed "dirty power" to the other components and that's not good for them. On the bright side, you're probably looking at less than $75 for a replacement unless you just have a really high power demand, and it only takes a few minutes to do if you take it to a shop. Best of luck!

Awesome! Sounds like a little unofficial game event Also, welcome Willy! I notice you're new here. We hope you enjoy our games and community forums! Be sure to check out the game and forum rules and if you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Lol I tend to buy things "on a lag" too. Its ok I just can't afford all these expensive games! If you're ok with a used one, then I would go for something with nvidia 500m or 600m series, at least 512mb dedicated but a whole Gig would do you well, at least 4 cores on the CPU, and 4-8GB of ram. I would HIGHLY recommend getting an SSD because they make a world of difference as far as general responsiveness goes. You should be able to find something like that without a SSD for $400-$600. Its not a big deal to add a SSD to one after you buy it. A nice new 250GB one from Samsung will run you about $90 depending on the exact model. I forgot to mention above that samsung and sony are good brands too, they just don't really make "gaming" class laptops. Mostly just really nice normal-ish ones. They do make models with gaming cards in them, they just don't market them as gaming laptops

Oh i have no doubt that it can run a non-graphically intense game from EIGHT years ago just fine! If you have a pretty recent laptop with a modern chipset then it can do stuff like that but it will suffer in a FPS game versus a "real" graphics chip. Integrated graphics is not made for gaming, its just when the CPU handles video processing rather than a chip that was actually designed to be good at it. I'm an AMD fan when it comes to desktops but for laptops I choose nvidia. It just tends to work better and run cooler in my experience.

Asus is a great brand if you're going that route. I don't do the "fanboy" thing where just because its got a certain logo its automagically superior, but if you buy a mid-range or high-end Asus, you won't be disappointed. MSI is also decent for gaming but they have some funky BIOS issues more often than what I'm comfortable with (getting stuck in "wake" mode and such). HP is also good. Just be aware that you'll get what you pay for. If you want a gaming laptop, then buy one. Don't expect something with intel integrated graphics to be able to do much

What about me?? I AM FREE TOO Correct. And it is very rare but individual cores can fail. Some motherboards allow you to disable cores individually so if you figured out which one it was then you could disable the bad one and continue using it. Fun fact: AMD did this on SEVERAL of their AM2+ and AM3 model chips because of manufacturing defects. Remember the Athlon "triple core" ?? Nah man, thats a phenom X4 with a bad core. The solution? Burn the bad one to death and market it as a triple core to cut down on loss and save profit margin! They even had some "dual cores" like that which had 2 bad cores. Early on in these models, you could re-enable the "bad" cores and sometimes they worked fine, just didn't pass the benchmark test at the factory. Later on, they began burning the cores out to keep people from doing that And yes, if its one thats easy to get to, it might be totally worth it so check it out! Like sarah said, its a 30-ish minute job. And as far as your data goes, just pull the hard drive out and stick it in another PC. Board/CPU failures won't affect that

You sir, are a genius

A virus would not cause something like this. This is an issue that is occurring before a virus could be able to execute, or anything else for that matter. It could be the screen or the screen cable or something of that nature I suppose, but being as it froze up before this happened, yet the screen was still on, then that's not likely either unless only by coincidence. As far as the BIOS key, those vary so widely that you would need to look up your model to figure out which one exactly it is. It can literally be any of the F- keys or Delete or even Escape in some cases. For HP, you can usually hit Escape and it will list what F- keys do which function. It does sound like a deeper hardware issue though. The next thing I would check would be the CPU, and by check (in my case) I mean grab a compatible replacement out of the drawer and see if it boots with it installed. This usually requires a full teardown of the laptop unless its one of the few nice models that allow removal from the bottom, or otherwise by removing the keyboard and taking it out the top. This is probably the point at which you need to decide for yourself how much of a technician you want to become in a short amount of time lol (Because based off all the info here, we've prettymuch narrowed it down to either the board or the CPU). If its just a bad CPU, its usually no big deal unless its a BGA type, which means that it is one with the motherboard and inseparable without using a heat gun and really knowing what you're doing. I would not recommend this to you because it can be difficult and its usually not worth it. On the other hand, if its a traditional CPU with a ZIF socket (removable), then buying a cheap replacement might be a good option. You'll need a bit of thermal paste BUT NOT TOO MUCH (common mistake among CPU newbies). Just a bit more than a drop of the stuff will do the job for a laptop. If you decide to try this and it still doesn't work, guess what?!? It was the motherboard! (those can be replaced too, but again, how much taking apart are you comfortable with doing?) Oh hey look, another wall of my text! Sorry..... tl;dr Sounds like a bad CPU or board.

I think its the third DUI when they really try to put you away....He might get out of this one, being only his "second" as you put it. I think Cave Johnson's advice might help you here.... Video

Things usually don't smell unless there is an actual bug (as in insect) problem or otherwise a power issue. Since it still turns on then we'll assume that your power supply is good. This sounds like a fairly common issue, that is also usually easy to fix. Ever heard of "re-seating" the RAM? Its exactly what it sounds like. You take the RAM modules out and then make sure there isn't any dust in the slots or caked up on the chips, and then you carefully stick them back in. Be sure to pull the battery and unplug power and hold the power button to drain any leftover juice before doing this. It isn't for your protection but rather the computer's protection. If you've never done this type thing before, its very likely that you can find a youtube video of someone doing it on your exact model. If all else fails, search for a "teardown" video for your model. It will be way more info than what you need but at least you'll get the bit that you do need for this. Usually what you'll find is a bottom cover with one, maybe two screws that covers the RAM. Underneath, there might be one module or there could be two. The slots have some tension in them so that when you release the side tabs, the module will spring up about a centimeter. Just slide it out and dust it off with an air can and carefully put it back! When you go to turn it back on, try it first without the battery on wall power only. Hopefully it will come back to the land of the living Any troubles or questions just let us know!

Granted. @OWA renames the rehab group to "funnies" I wish puppy killing you didn't get neutered. Thats sad