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• I'm so happy that you're back. : Helter Skelter
• Just get the most updated TS client available. : dkrulz
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  Where is the love for BF2 :( : genjuro
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    skip it and do BF2142. MECHS. TITAN MODE. good shit. but viva 1942 nonetheless!!!!! :D :D :D umax I'... : Downforce
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      i also liked 2142. game got no love here : maulla
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        i never bought it because of the ads : feek
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          i dont even remember the ads. i think they did a decent job of not making them distracting : maulla
          • FUTURE WEAPONS SUNDAY NIGHT ON DISCOVERY : shortbuscaptain
        • lol @ you sir. they were practically invis : barichnikov
    • I liked 2142 also. : hirez
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      Post your IGN's for BF2142. me = PewpStewart : PoopStewart
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        I've taken it one step further: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/shackpac : PoopStewart
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        • joined! : hirez
  • The love for BF2 is right here http://steamcommunity.com/groups/KillShack in the shack steam group for BF... : AgentPothead
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  • Go eat all the ham in town so we don't have to hear you whine like a bitch. : pres589
• Ill be there. : ezanga
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  Couldn't find my CDs so I went out and bought the complete collection for $10 this morning! : H@rvester
  • this is how it's done!!!!!!!!! A++++ : feek
  • I had 2 copies of BF1942 but couldn't find them, so I ordered the complete set from gogamer. Naturally I... : yosemiteclimber
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    Where did you get it? : ant_hillbilly
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      I see Best Buy has it for $10. Anyone know how it runs on Vista? : ant_hillbilly
      • working fine on vista 64 for me : maulla
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        runs fine if you run it in admin mode. i seem to remember it occasionally crashing during loading, though... : feek
        • Well looks like I will go pick it up since I need to get my xbox live card anyhow thats sitting there. : ant_hillbilly
• INSTALLING! : noobja
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  • F2 F2 : Katarn3279
• Vista menz: If you are having some issues try combos of running bf1942.exe as admin and backwards compat... : lowayne
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  this thing available digitally somewhere... can't find my cd? : dael
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• We are playing now, come get some. : lowayne
• HELL YES : c0bra
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  Just reinstalled and am ready to go for tomorrow. : plunkymeadows
  • Fuck, I can't get it to run. Damn thing keeps telling me to reinsert the CD. : plunkymeadows
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  WTF you wanna run 1942 it needs the CD sigh Fine, but then it loads a Road to Rome CD and it needs you to... : barichnikov
  • loads a road to rome MAP*** : barichnikov
• posting in this thread for retrieval at home tonight! :D : thetangent
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  no ventrilo ? I unistalled teamspeak a long time ago :( : barichnikov
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      so elitist. TS is free. : lowayne
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        vent is too ! : barichnikov
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          not for hosting your own server that can handle more than 8 connections. : ArcKnight
          • oh see never had to...sorry then : barichnikov
        • Not really. : Jonathan
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      wow who cares really? it's perfectly acceptable and easier to ues than ventrillo : feek
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    stfu and use what is provided free to you and then say thank you : dantastic
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      geeeeez i said sorry already wtf is your problem : barichnikov
      • now say "thank you rydogg1 and UtilityMaximizer, i appreciate the time and effort that you put into this ... : dantastic
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    I offered my server and got no reply :/ The offer still stands though, its really not being used, and I c... : DonarUDL
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      i think for this match it's safer to just use what's already planned instead of switching at late notice.... : feek
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        Thats fine, I just saw everyone bitching about TS and figured I'd offer. If people want to use it for fut... : DonarUDL
        • yeah, i personally definitely appreciate the offer, and i think it should be considered for the next matc... : feek
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      We've used TS since day 1. It's free, it's easy to configure, it works fine, and it's already set up. I s... : yosemiteclimber
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        Like i said, thats fine, I'm not even playing in the battle and I have no preference either way. I just s... : DonarUDL
        • And that is very kind of you sir :) : yosemiteclimber
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  TEAMSPEAK: There is a password listed in rydogg1's profile. And you should get TeamSpeak Overlay: http... : yosemiteclimber
  • Not compatible with Vista. DENIED : ant_hillbilly
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    Hmm, it says TSO is not Vista compatible but I'm pretty sure I've played with people running it, maybe so... : yosemiteclimber
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      i think it kind of works, it's just not officially supported. i just installed it when running the instal... : feek
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        It seems to be an issue with x64, as it's designed to run in 32 bit. : yosemiteclimber
        • from what i can tell it just cant work with 64bit games. installed fine with my x64 vista but i havent tr... : feek
    • Can someone try this and report back? (a) Run as Administrator. (b) In the Compatibility tab, run i... : yosemiteclimber
    • TSO would get me kicked by PunkBuster by the way. : deject
    • I've heard rumors of a Windows Vista specific version of TSO, but I haven't had a chance to look for it. : Maddog_Delphi97
    • I just make sure I have the TS window visible on my other monitor. : rock elf
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    I can't login to the teamspeak I just get Bad Login (name and/or password wrong) I'm using the password f... : AgentPothead
    • I am retarded I didn't have a chat name set. : AgentPothead
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  Is there any recourse for someone who has the CD's but not a CD-Key? I can take pictures of my CD's ag... : NastyJack
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    the key is on the back of the case? : dantastic
    • He didn't say he had the case, just the CDs. : ArcKnight
    • I don't keep any cases. I have all my old games in a CD booklet and most of them have the CD-Keys either ... : NastyJack
  • go buy it nastyjack!! : feek
• I AM COMING FOR ALL OF YOU that fly airplanes on a map with AA : the_doctor
• just reinstalled 1942 last night - hopefully I can make it tomorrow! : lonepie
• installed and updated :D : FPSDavid
• I just bought this since I missed out when the shack was agog over this game and I'm afraid I'm going to ... : CrazyPants
• Installed and played on the Shackserver last night. Good times. We had about 6 or 7 of us and it was pr... : Phil
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  Some people are playing today : rosewood
  • are they on right now? : ArcKnight
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    Yeah I don't understand that either. If it's all shackers why are we using punkbuster? I could play if we... : NastyJack
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        Find one on the internet yes. Is that a problem? : NastyJack
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    • there was a shacker who was banned from the shackbattles when he posted a desktop screenshot with his bat... : pharoah mike
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  HALP!!! I don't know if anyone here has a CD key and isn't going to play but if you do I'd be much oblige... : NastyJack
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    It's only 10 bucks at best buy or gamestop if you can't find a key just go buy it! : H@rvester
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      I checked that. I live in a very small city. We do have a Best Buy but the website says it's sold out at ... : NastyJack
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        You better start making phone calls, starting with the local Best Buy. The website may not be correct. ... : Maddog_Delphi97
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          There are only a couple of places in my town. Oh well, it's not the end of the world, I just won't play. : NastyJack
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            how far would you have to drive to find a place that sells it? I mean, it could be a quick drive for a... : Maddog_Delphi97
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              Maddog I took your advice and drove around town. There are really only 4 places in town where it's likely... : NastyJack
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                I just bought it at London drugs. : monkeygone
                • haha me too. found it thursday : Mmmmmoo
                • Noice, I was gonna go there next. : NastyJack
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              • Yay! :D I told you that you'd have to look around. But I guess these four places couldn't be reached ... : Maddog_Delphi97
• Holy fuck i forgot how good that game is. I can't wait til sunday, i'm going to have my shackbattles shir... : sammyl
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  Is there a way to recover a 1942 key from registry? : rosewood
  • Damn it, I thought keyfinder would find it from my old registry hive but it doesn't see it :( HKEY_LOC... : rosewood
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  We've got a bunch of people on right now JOIN US : yosemiteclimber
  • Oh, shit, hang on! :d : Maddog_Delphi97
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    MOAR!! Iwo Jima up now! : yosemiteclimber
    • Wake is up! GOGOGO : yosemiteclimber
• that was most excellent, guys. i got an airplane kill with a tank shot, woo! we really need to make thi... : the_doctor
• ATTN BF1942 MENZ Are you like I once was, missing my BF1942 key? Well maybe I can help you find it. ... : rosewood
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/016JPG_8ue0ytvo5gmjlqpwksop.jpg awwww yeah : extrahappyturtle
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    Open it up and find all 8 CDs inside : rosewood
    • im on 3 right now =( : extrahappyturtle
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      this thing sucks : sanchez
      • FUCKIN THING SUCKS! : jamesray
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      Anybody else only have to install 4 cds? : ant_hillbilly
      • the last ones are vietnam : extrahappyturtle
  • I wish they'd put that up on Steam. I bought 1942 and BF:Vietnam but none of the 1942 expansion packs. : ThomW
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  Am I the only fucking person having problems with this game : Thomas Hace
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    i cant get 1680x1050 to work : extrahappyturtle
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      you have to make the file read only so the game won't change it, and the menus will always be 800x600, on... : sanchez
      • will be trying this now : Downforce
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  invalid cdkey what the hell : extrahappyturtle
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    anyone else get this message? i just opened the box =( : extrahappyturtle
    • That sucks :( : NastyJack
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      Sure you're not reading characters wrong? Triple check. : Bamtan
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        it works for installing the game but i cant join multiplayer games : extrahappyturtle
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          update doesnt work in xp either =( : extrahappyturtle
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            Email EA. If you do and you still can't get it to work, shackmsg me. : rosewood
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              thanks, just waiting for a response : extrahappyturtle
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                dude that happened to me and i straight up had to call them. i found the number somewhere on the web, an... : kainen1
                • yeah i got one reply so far telling me to make sure i didnt type O instead of 0 =(. : extrahappyturtle
    • e-mail ea support and take a picture of your cd case with the key. they'll generate a new one for you. : carnivore
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    Are you on vista? This happened to my buddy and we could not get it working. We ended up trying it on XP ... : AgentPothead
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      i installed fine in vista? might want to try running the installer in xp compat. mode : feek
      • heck, i'm running it on windows 7 beta rather well. : carnivore
      • Yeah I've found tons of people saying they installed fine and I've found tons of people saying they've in... : AgentPothead
      • Wow after re-reading the gp I thought he meant BF2 for some reason? BF1942 installed fine on vista for us... : AgentPothead
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  goddammit you faggots --- reinstalling right now... I'm not even sure I'm going to be home for this to... : dedgecko
  • ...and yea that's a lot of fun still! : dedgecko
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    I guess buy it at a store? : Maddog_Delphi97
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• TEAMSPEAK SETUP: http://rydogg1.shackspace.com/teamspeak_setup.jpg : RyDogg1
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  Anyone get widescreen to work with vista? I cant seem to locate the folders and files I need to edit :/ : noobja
  • I did on windows 7 : extrahappyturtle
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  Looks like I'll be there if I can find my CDs. : WaterSign
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    OKAY SO NOW WHERE IS THE STUPID CD KEY? : WaterSign
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      • where the hell is my jewel case )c: : WaterSign
• anyone having the "can't enter an address in the add server box" problem? :( : cltcprd
• So where would I find the server p/w? I've checked a couple of profiles, but haven't found one yet. I e... : disdain
• o.m.g...... : metralgia
• Why aren't we playing BF2 instead, it is so much better. : ant_hillbilly
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  I can't find my copy :( : spazzium
  • I really wish this was available as a digital copy somewhere. : spazzium
• yo people need to get back in here we got 16 on wake : feek
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  Oy. That was fun. Harvester can't fly for shit. And AlexXdude can suck my cock. : djkenohki
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• That was fun...until the CTD :( Nonetheless, thx guys... : punchdog
• that was so goddamn fun : Downforce
• GG Guys. Lots of fun. Sorry I was on the wrong channel but didn't want to take the chance that the game... : metldude
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  I have no idea what password is the same as usual means. Someone SM me pls? : NastyJack
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    • :) : NastyJack
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  Map rotations? Just checking but is the shack server fitted with all the vanillas? I've been playing ... : kainen1
  • Yeah, I was on when we played Bulge. : FPSDavid
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  Umax you faggot I called this thing for 7 PM CST / 8 PM EST so that means you hug dudes. But that's kind... : pres589
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    Oops, sorry. I thought you said 8PM CST. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19088241 http://www.shack... : UtilityMaximizer
    • Oh, and I don't even have enough hair for a mullet. :( : UtilityMaximizer
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  I was serious when I said BF1942 may win 2009's GOTY. : rosewood
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  Whenever the map switches my primary and secondary screens swap. Does anyone else have this problem? (ATI... : StuMan1337
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• If you have a key but no discs, I may be able to ASS-IST. SM me. For the lawls, here are two alternati... : Micand
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      id like to play more BF:V : dantastic
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      • me too : Thomas Hace
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      i love BF:V, we should play that too sometime : kainen1
      • always loved some retarded enemy blaring the radio and being able to run off the road and set up an ambus... : dantastic
  • For the moment this is a one-time thing, but if turnout is high enough maybe we could play once very two ... : UtilityMaximizer
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    I would totally be down for something like a once a week 1942 shackbattle. More or less often would also ... : thetangent
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• wtf mang my freaking first install disc won't read >:( : johngloid
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  oh god invalid CD key wtf I bought this like 5 years ago HAAALP : mikecyb
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    you're doing it wrong : johngloid
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      I'm reinstalling in case something got fucked up because I haven't played in a while >:( : mikecyb
      • hooray reinstall + reapply patches and it worked! : mikecyb
• Oh fuck - time for a panic install. Apparently I've only got BF2 installed :( : Jonathan
• CDs located!!!! installing now!!!! !!!! : theWhite
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  I think we're going to have more than 64 players. : Bamtan
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    how big is the server? : johngloid
    • i think the game only supports 64 players max? : the_doctor
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  What time are people going to start hopping on to get back in the groove? I played on some random server... : plunkymeadows
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    I'm going to get on that server every possible moment. we rocked it last night, like 12v12-ish for a whil... : Downforce
    • Yeah it was fun last night until i sucked royal dick on Wake : cltcprd
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      whatever, i was on for hours yesterday and didn't see you. liar! :) : the_doctor
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        probably the wrong server, n00b! ask PHIL who was on the receiving end of my STG hot : Downforce
        • fucking axis hack is what you had. those guns fire like 50 fucking bullets a second it sounds like. the... : Phil
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    i think there are still people on now : dantastic
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      there's a small group of us running and fucking around for the last 3 hours : dedgecko
      • Yes, it was awesome!!! It is cleared out now, but I will be back later. : jbt11
• Im not going to be able to make it this week. Maybe next week. : bobbman
• I will be starting early. Other East Coast time people should join me. : lowayne
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  i tried to join but it says I have an invalid cd key :( : buzzbat
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    Reinstall + reapply patches has halped others. : lowayne
    • Yeah I saw that after I posted. doing it now :D It's not like I am running on a copy installed circa ... : buzzbat
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  Goddamn the GF decided we where going to visit her friends tonight. Leave me a spot Im going to be late : MrLobo
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    • I am thinking about it :( They are currently in a big discussion about antibiotics and other legal dru... : MrLobo
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  helpful tips for people who haven't played 1942 with Shackers for years and needs to know the "usual pass... : riptyde
  • where do hobos live : buzzbat
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19153931#itemanchor_19153931 : Bamtan
    • thx. : riptyde
  • it's in Rydogg1's profile, teamspeak password. I don't know if we really need to keep it so secret thoug... : mikecyb
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  Apparently my wife and I are going to celebrate somebody's birthday today - oh well. : sergeon
  • booooo! : mikecyb
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    It's my birthday today! Thanks, dude! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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  • What the hell is going on? Women are trying to destroy this Shackbattle! : Bamtan
• It's upsetting to see several people who aren't dedicated to the cause. Your wives and girlfriends can j... : stump
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  Has anyone successfully gotten BF1942 to run at 1280x1024? I tried the instructions that came up via g... : DOOManiac
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    nah im just running it at 1600x1200 : ant_hillbilly
    • ditto my monitor scales so it looks fine : dantastic
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    I have. C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 1942\Mods\bf1942\Settings\Profiles\Whatever Profile E... : Bamtan
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      Ohhh, I gotta set it to read only? That's probably where I fucked up. : DOOManiac
      • Woot, that WAS it. Also I learned there's both a game.setDisplayMode 1280 1024 32 75 AND game... : DOOManiac
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      what do I edit the .con with? : monkeygone
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          won't let me save the file. : monkeygone
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          • All is well. : monkeygone
      • notepad : Clay
• Bought the complete collection. See you guys there! : WaterSign
• I'm about to to install the second patch and play. : coolbreezr
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  • You don't want people to be burnt out early! Also I gotta eat dinner soon so I have more time to crash... : DOOManiac
• WOOO! Had fun playing. I'll be back again at game time. So much fun. I'll need to join the ts server l... : Danny5225
• I can only find my BF Vietnam discs D: : Frozen Pixel
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  Man, I can't wait to play Battle of Britain again. I've missed that map so much since I stopped playing. : WaterSign
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    I can't wait to snipe brittish engineers in the head : Clay
    • You're the one who does that? You son of a bitch! : BanjoBoy
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      I'm always a Nazi, so I shall assist you in your endeavors. : WaterSign
      • You son of a bitch! : BanjoBoy
• Why do I crash so much? : WaterSign
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  Starting a mapvote on berlin (and other maps) = crashes game for lots of people : sanchez
  • Is there a fix? : WaterSign
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  UMax or Rydogg or whoever: The game crashes for a bunch of people when a mapvote is initiated. Don't have... : Bamtan
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    it appears it's something to do with the fact sometimes the mapvote is initiated and nothing appears on t... : Bamtan
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      afaik it's related to the tweaks to enable widescreen : Downforce
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        About 5 crashes and I have this tweak.... damn Guess I'll disable : Wyvern
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          I had several crashes at 1680X1050. I set it at 1280X1024 and seems to be pretty stable so far. At lea... : metldude
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      • i think rydogg said it was due to missing appelflappen : yosemiteclimber
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• Ah, that was fun. I certainly lived up to my nick: iamdead Hopefully I'll play a bit better later : plunkymeadows
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  Well crap, I loaded this up last night. even joined the server this afternoon but it was empty. Now bf ju... : Slowtreme
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    I reduced my screen res A LOT and got in, then the server crashed : Slowtreme
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      wihtout modifying anything i was on in vista 64 with 1600x1200 with no crashes or issues earlier today ev... : dantastic
      • I have a pretty old VC in this box, I dunno. I'll try again when the server is fixed : Slowtreme
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        from what I understand if you have the widescreen tweaks, just DON'T VOTE. I played several maps last ni... : Downforce
        • Mine has crashed on map loading most of the time. It's also crashed once when I died and just running aro... : Wyvern
  • yeah it usually crashes 2-3 times before I can get into a game and the map loads. Then when a map change... : ant_hillbilly
• BF1942 is pretty much the best game ever for big online matches. Never let it die! : brewsterdog
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    • BILLY MAYS HERE : johngloid
  • yep it's down : mista mista
• There's something wrong with the server and no one can connect to it now. Things were working well, the ... : pres589
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  server crash. would be nice to have a couple admins because we can't do map vote since it crashes the gam... : feek
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    Well the game hasn't officially started for another hour. : Bamtan
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  • ruh roh! : kainen1
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    someone says it crashes because of the widescreen hacks? : dantastic
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      no, it's just BF1942. Crashing is it's natural state. : DonkeyPopsicle
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    • if the server crasher because of that, the EA provided server software is terrible then. : jbt11
    • there doesnt seem to be any pattern, it's just some people crash whenever a map vote is called. some peop... : feek
• Heading in soon, do I use my old Battlefield name or my newer name?! OH THE CHOICES!!! : whore
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• someone set us up the server :( : the_doctor
• feeeeeex it : Clay
• ONE HOUR TO GO!! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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  • This is terrible :( : yosemiteclimber
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    I think my goal for tonight will be to lawn dart a plane into you. : Wyvern
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• haha * D I C E ' D * : Yanks
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  this server outage is depressing. : Slowtreme
  • Seriously, I can't take it anymore. : WaterSign
• Does anyone know why, after the initial intro video, I'd get a black screen with BF music in the backgrou... : riptyde
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  servers up apparently. still need more admins so we can change maps :( : feek
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• It's full. NOOOOO!!! : Danny5225
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  Server is full !! Get off you goddamn newfags. : Phil
  • Well that leaves me with a almost guilt free evening of watching cheesy Scifi. Glad it's a successful tur... : Jonathan
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    ditto... wtf... by the time i see a spot opens up - the lag between connecting and entering the fuckin... : dedgecko
    • FUCK YOU CD CHECK!! : dedgecko
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  Damnit. I was lagging so badly I can't play. :( Of course I never have any issues playing any other gam... : stump
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    Yeah, I couldn't even aim. packet loss or something, my view kept warping. : pyide
    • That's what was happening to me too. Do a 180 and a second later, I warp back to only doing a 90 degree ... : stump
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      uh-huh.... suuure : Wyvern
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        Seriously. It was fine when we were playing battle of the bulge a few hours ago. Couldn't even take ou... : pyide
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          Could be my fault though, I didn't have punkbuster checked and ISDN was chosen for my netspeed in the act... : pyide
          • Not sure it matters but I didn't have PB checked either and I've not had a problem since I killed the Wi... : Wyvern
  • i thought that was just me : RikiTiki2
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  It's full :( And my multimon issue gets even more interesting. I disabled the 2nd monitor and the game... : StuMan1337
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    I've got no problems with 2 monitors here : sanchez
    • My only guess is that it has something to do with either windows 7 or the ATI drivers. : StuMan1337
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  • For Server Full Folks... anyone want to populate another L4D server? : Crimson
  • touche server... touche >:( : theWhite
• full server, this is horrible!! : mikecyb
• BAH! Stupid game crashes and blue screens my computer. :( Guess I'll keep playing games on my 360 inst... : FormerHPB
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  • Nobody knows why either. :( : DOOManiac
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• crashed and burned : sanchez
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  • i prefer team tactics and stuff to try when youre gtting your ass kicked rather than hearing 63 people ta... : dantastic
  • But it kinda fucks over trying to put together any sort of plan. : ArcKnight
• ANGST!!! : Crimsonbeak
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  • xfire says it's running aberdeen, 0/64...? : RikiTiki2
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      fine with me, but that always tends to splinter the attendance and we lose steam fast. : beastrabban
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      arr rook same : Bamtan
      • goddammit : RikiTiki2
      • hahah this is funny : noobja
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      • kekekekeke! : sergeon
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      Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! : Slowtreme
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  • I got ran over by a plane coming out of the spawn. I couldn't believe it. They got low enough to run me... : ant_hillbilly
  • yeah my favourite part was when i died and got to watch our allied planes flying around joy riding around... : dantastic
• Bump for dead server :( : yosemiteclimber
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  :( got here late to the party, but it looks like the party hasn't really started yet. : SolveChrist
  • it started for a little while and then ended all too soon : mikecyb
  • The party was indeed started. Alas, the party crashed. : Wyvern
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    But Clay, I do not have BF2. Why must you be so selfish? : Wyvern
    • It's only 10 junior bacon cheeseburgers. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832130174 : AgentPothead
  • or the BF2 Forgotten Hope mod. It's WWII, and if it's anywhere near as good as the original Forgotten Ho... : DonkeyPopsicle
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        8( thanks for sticking around! : pyide
        • heh I was just messing with you. : RyDogg1
  • I haven't had any crashes with BF2 yet. We have a steam group setup here http://steamcommunity.com/groups... : AgentPothead
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  • ok DON"T GO HERE. go to reguular server : RikiTiki2
• SERVER IS BACK UP! : jamesray
• I just got my computer working. So is the server still down? I wish I had some kind of admin access, but ... : UtilityMaximizer
• IT'S UP GOGOGOGO : yosemiteclimber
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  • Seriously! First I can't find the original CD. Then some, err, patches I had installed to avoid the CD-... : Enkidu
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    A full BF1942 server? That is amazing. : UtilityMaximizer
    • I am still on the road so I hope people will play late :( Otherwise Ill make sure to organize a battle... : MrLobo
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      I agree... I'm not playing, but is it a 64-player server? If so, awesome that that many people turned ou... : Zero|DPX
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        yea its insane, you see like 10 soldiers running up a hill in a huge firefight : Chandler55
        • FUUUUUUCK. I wish I found my copy. : spazzium
• i just left, so a spot should be open for those interested : liquidlies
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    DO THIS AGAIN.

    Feb 08, 2009 7:22pm PST
    DO THIS AGAIN. : thekidd
  • wait, something's broken. no rosie :( : biskits
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      I agree, I find BF2 to be a lot better. In that game I can actually see the in game text. : ant_hillbilly
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      how much is BF2 these days? : Mmmmmoo
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            i can't afford $30. red alert 3 is next on my game list : Mmmmmoo
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              • yeah. i found it online for $10. $50 for the whole collection on futureshop.ca :[ : Mmmmmoo
  • well i miss squads so much is really the biggest thing for me : kainen1
  • Join us all you BF2 people! http://steamcommunity.com/groups/KillShack : AgentPothead
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    • Or we could play the Forgotten Hope 2 Mod for it. I can dream cant I? : ant_hillbilly
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    • dude last night I thought that the air in 1942 was a bitch. I can't stand the fact that the AA batteries... : kainen1
• Noooooooooo the power went out! Oh well gg dudes, see you maybe if it comes back soon :( : mikecyb
• cdkey problem anger rising : extrahappyturtle
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• 50 players right now. Get in guys! : Bamtan
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• Thanks guys. That was awesome! Let's do that again soon. : BanjoBoy
• gg everyone. good times : Mmmmmoo
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  shitty shit shit, all day I was feeling like I was forgetting something. WELL NOW I KNOW WHAT : Goncyn
  • The game is still going. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  ggs everyone, except mista mista ;) : hirez
  • Yeah, he kinda single-handedly ruined Omaha for about 60 Shackers. I salute that excellent griefing whil... : Enkidu
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  fuck yeah that rocked. lets do it again soon guys. : beastrabban
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      i thought the server crashed? i got disconnected : feek
      • It restarted on Kursk. : UtilityMaximizer
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    with an improved map list it next time : RikiTiki2
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        frankly there isn't a map i really dislike. i'm lukewarm about invasion of the philippines, i guess : RikiTiki2
        • Philippines is okay if there are 64 players, but anything short of that and it sucks. It's just too big. : UtilityMaximizer
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      • BATTLE OF THE FREAKING BULGE : kainen1
  • So good. I never realized how much I missed playing that game. : plunkymeadows
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  God damn, the popularity of this may just make me reinstall 1942. For those of us who like BF2 more, w... : MercFox1
  • we used to do shit tons of bf2 back in 05, so plenty of us have the game : RikiTiki2
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• That was tons of fun everyone! I can't believe how many people were there!! : SolveChrist
• Fun times, fellows! I think I'm done for now, but I'm keeping this shit installed. : delataur
• gg's everyone, that was a blast! Let's do it again next week :) : yosemiteclimber
• I had a blast. It was great letting my Axis hair down and killing some American swine. : c0bra
• that was a lot of fun : carnivore
• That was awesome. : Bamtan
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    • bf1942 was pretty bad on release too : RikiTiki2
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  Thanks UM and everyone that played. I had a blast. : Wyvern
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  We should do this every week. : WaterSign
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      Need to play Forgotten Hope 2. 64 player server would be insane. : ant_hillbilly
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  • im saying!!! freakin amazing : feek
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    well, at the very least, take out Aberdeen and Kursk. Either way, though, I had insane amounts of fun. : DonkeyPopsicle
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      please replace one with battle of the bulge. it's such a good map and i dont know why it's not on there. : kainen1
      • It's not a real monday morning on the shack without people bitching about the BF map rotation ;) : MrLobo
      • it came up once in the rotation last night, but before the official time of the shackbattle (like around ... : DonkeyPopsicle
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        that map with 64 players isnt all that fun tbh. it would have been more fun with half that many people : dantastic
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• It sucks that I missed this, but I really need my sleep on the weekends. >:( : MeenMunky
• BF1942 GOTY 2009 : moe6
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