Muzman
07-08-2002, 05:17 AM
As I said when I forst appeared here, I've beaten the game hollow. Hardest difficulty, minimal expenses etc etc. I was tough at first, but as it is with these things, you get the hang of the way things work. You get to know what you can get away with and how to time thing finely based on the predictable things about the game.
The computer I achieved this standard on was a P2 400 with a tnt1 card. A bit choppy, but smooth enough to play most of the game without trouble.
I got to play it on my friend's new monster machine; and athlon xp 2200, gforce 4200, 512 of 333ddr, whiz bang HDDs etc. The game was almost unplayable to me. I tried to use all my little finessings and fine timings. Didn't work. The guards seemed to be much sharper, more observant, quicker to react and better shots. It was not as though I was running an old game on a super fast machine and I couldn't react as quick, no. The game was the same 'speed', just smoother. It appeared that the processing overhead <i>made the AI smarter</i>.
I've tried it for myself recently. Got an Athlon XP 2000 and some fast RAM, the effect was more or less the same. On high difficulty I met razor sharp, well organised and lethally accurate guards. I had to get used to the game all over again.
One behaviour I hardly ever saw was them becoming suspicious. For fun in levels like Lee Hong and Hotel I used to walk up to guards, disguised, and shoot them within earshot of other guards. Then I'd put my gun away before the curious arrive. They'd stand around over the body and look alarmed for a while then leave. Sometimes they'd decide I was the culprit, but not very often. After the speed boost they fingered me just about every time.
The other things I've notice include much quicker and better manouevering to a decent shot (say, I'm up in a window or upstairs, hiding behind a wall or pillar) and more tumbles. It's quite fascinating.
Anyone else had any experience with this? (to help me establish I'm not crazy :D )
The computer I achieved this standard on was a P2 400 with a tnt1 card. A bit choppy, but smooth enough to play most of the game without trouble.
I got to play it on my friend's new monster machine; and athlon xp 2200, gforce 4200, 512 of 333ddr, whiz bang HDDs etc. The game was almost unplayable to me. I tried to use all my little finessings and fine timings. Didn't work. The guards seemed to be much sharper, more observant, quicker to react and better shots. It was not as though I was running an old game on a super fast machine and I couldn't react as quick, no. The game was the same 'speed', just smoother. It appeared that the processing overhead <i>made the AI smarter</i>.
I've tried it for myself recently. Got an Athlon XP 2000 and some fast RAM, the effect was more or less the same. On high difficulty I met razor sharp, well organised and lethally accurate guards. I had to get used to the game all over again.
One behaviour I hardly ever saw was them becoming suspicious. For fun in levels like Lee Hong and Hotel I used to walk up to guards, disguised, and shoot them within earshot of other guards. Then I'd put my gun away before the curious arrive. They'd stand around over the body and look alarmed for a while then leave. Sometimes they'd decide I was the culprit, but not very often. After the speed boost they fingered me just about every time.
The other things I've notice include much quicker and better manouevering to a decent shot (say, I'm up in a window or upstairs, hiding behind a wall or pillar) and more tumbles. It's quite fascinating.
Anyone else had any experience with this? (to help me establish I'm not crazy :D )