Outis
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12 hours ago, Genava55 said:
The end of support for Win10 will mostly concern Microsoft integrated features and Microsoft cloud based apps.
I was worried about safety. For instance, logging into my google account. In fact, that is the reason i kept my old laptop disconnected.
12 hours ago, Genava55 said:Ah and something else, you don't have bitlocker activated on the Win10 laptop?
No, bitlocker is not activated.
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10 minutes ago, Genava55 said:
Although I think there is less risk in transforming your old Win7 laptop into a Linux Mint instead of changing your wife's laptop.
Yes, but this one has other issues. For one, the fan is loud. It also heats up if I block the fan outlet (same root cause I guess). Even after opening it up and thorougly cleaning it. Some keys stopped working. The battery is dead. And, worst of all, Vulkan doesnt work on this one
. I mean I bought it when Starcraft 2 came out with my first salary. When we thought RTS was forever... Then, well, it wasnt... Until, I came upon 0 AD! Ok, Im digressing. I meant to say, maybe it is best I give my old laptop a dignified end. Its service was admirable.
25 minutes ago, Genava55 said:And SSD are cheap.
Like this one?
But do you suggest to keep Win 10? The end of life is October. Isnt that just delaying the investment on a Win 11 compatible laptop just a bit more?
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1 minute ago, Genava55 said:
Either we've misunderstood each other, or your wife's laptop runs on a HDD too.
Both have HDD only. Unfortunately, its HDDs all the way down... Is this a problem to have a Linux Mint only setup?
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6 minutes ago, Genava55 said:
But if it is a Win7 laptop, you are probably using an old version of microsoft Office anyway.
This is mainly for my wife. For office stuff, I can use my work laptop.
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9 minutes ago, Deicide4u said:
a little more HDD space.
This is not an issue for me at all
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10 minutes ago, Genava55 said:
You can keep using Windows 10 after the end of the support.
Well, not really... Win 10 and HDD are not a good combination... I was throwing around downgrading this one to Win 8 as an option, hence my question about Win 8 above. I can feel my beard grow as I watch this one boot up...
14 minutes ago, Genava55 said:Congrats!
Thank you
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1 hour ago, Seleucids said:
Not risky at all if you know what you are doing.
If you want dual boot, install Windows first, then shrink up your disk partition in "create and format partitions" tool, then install Linux on the freed disk sectors. This is because the handicapped Windows installer cannot create and resize disk partitions without destroying everything...
Regarding the choice of Linux distribution, LInux Mint is a beginner friendly OS but its 0ad package is outdated, you will either get A26 or need some long-winded way to get the latest release. That's why I recommended Endeavour OS, as it uses pacman and is always giving you the latest updates. It's totally up to you.
So, I understand the Linux world is quite wide compared to Windows... Which distribution would you recommend for old laptops?
By the way, I am looking to run A27 as I have no problems running A26 with Win 7.
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3 hours ago, Genava55 said:
I can try to help you and maybe other people can give their insights.
Youre very kind indeed.
3 hours ago, Genava55 said:- What is your current computer, laptop or dekstop?
Hmm. Well... Prepare to be mindblown... Im playing with my laptop, Intel Core i7 Q720 1.60 GHz with 2GB RAM, NVIDIA Geaforce GT 335M graphic card.
3 hours ago, Genava55 said:- Is this your only computer or do you have other computers (laptops or desktops, no tablets)
I have half a mind to appropriate my wife's laptop because it runs Windows 10, cannot upgrade to Windows 11, and after Windows 10's end of life, she will not use it. Specs are: Intel Core i5-5200U @2 20 GHz with 8GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 820M graphic card
3 hours ago, Genava55 said:- What is your usage of this computer? Which applications you are using the most?
I only play 0 AD with this machine nowadays.
3 hours ago, Genava55 said:- You are using an outdated Windows OS, why have you not switched to Win10 or Win11 ?
Well, as mentioned, I only use this for 0 AD. I keep it disconnected from Internet. I use my work laptop or my wife's laptop in case I need a Windows device for any other task. Why so old? I did not upgrade to Win 8 because Win 7 is great and Win 8 is... well... Win 8. Win 10 was out of question due to the specs as you might have guessed. I took good care of it and it served its purpose until now.
4 hours ago, Genava55 said:- Buying a new computer cost money, switching to Linux cost time. What do you have more of, time or money?
I have both, but soon I will have none... because we are having a baby!!! Well, I might want to buy a new laptop for other reasons. As I mentioned, my wife will want a new Windows laptop after Win 10's end of life this October. Also it is when the baby is due, so she will be home without the work laptop and may need a personal laptop more. My laptop is too old now and having other problems like loud fan noise, broken keys, dead battery etc. Another option is to install Linux to my wife's old laptop and use that, but dual operating system won't work because it can't handle Win 11. I have never used Linux, but I am open minded. Would you recommend going with Linux alone? I mean I think Microsoft office programs won't work and that may be a deal breaker...
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It would be great if someone can make a version of the German buildings with round shields, then it can be potentially used in the Millenium AD mod. I would do myself but dont know how to...
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3 hours ago, Genava55 said:
Hey @Genava55, i take this recommendation to heart, but i have never used linux and i have so many questions which i cannot clarify completely... i read it may be risky to install both linux and windows on the same drive, and i have only one drive. Also, is the performance good with hdd or is it severely reduced like with windows 10?
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2 hours ago, Genava55 said:
Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 8 in 2023. And this is a very unpopular OS. So I won't expect 0AD to work with Win8 and clearly it is not in the scope of the devs to maintain compatibility with it.
Do you mean starting with the very next release, Windows 8 will not be supported as well?
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Thanks a lot @Deicide4u and @Seleucids for the replies. I guess i will get a new laptop as my current one is very old.
Do you know when support for Windows 8 will stop?
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Sssooo, is it fair to assume this is no longer investigated?
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2 hours ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:
allow melee units onto walls
I was thinking mainly for Millenium AD but this sounds cool.
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Are there animations created for axe throwing or knife throwing?
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Will the German civilization be included? Then Boiorix makes sense.
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Are there spec maps available for the XIII Century AD textures?
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3 hours ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:
This is surely a bug, but maybe we can just call it a feature. lol
Or an easter egg??
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On 02/03/2025 at 1:58 PM, Grautvornix said:
So, would it be useful to have a different AI for the different levels? (easy to medium = Petra, difficult = another one, very difficutl=yet anpother one etc.)
It would be great to have AIs with different behavior as well, for example turtling AI, booming AI, rushing AI, or overall aggressive vs defensive behavior.
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5 hours ago, Stan` said:
Can your rather make a gitea issue ?
Done!
5 hours ago, Player of 0AD said:This actor is wrong? Don't give him the Oscar Trophy then
That oughta teach em!
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Hello,
I just came across and wanted to let you know in case you want to fix: It appears like the expert kushite cavalry spearman mount actor has the advanced rider actor:
binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/kushites/cavalry_spearman_e_m.xml
<prop actor="units/kushites/cavalry_spearman_a_r.xml" attachpoint="rider_R"/>
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And I think for EA not all heroes and references are necessarily from the Cimbri tribe.
12 hours ago, hyperion said:Starts with "Not to be confused with Germans.
I think the intention is to dissociate the ancient faction from the modern nation.
12 hours ago, hyperion said:Then goes on with suggesting Germani.
I will suggest to name the faction Germanians.
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6 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:
I'm actually partial to naming the civ Cimbri again. I've done so in my own mod.
But you have other Germanic tribes in the mod as well
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8 hours ago, Adriano0ad said:
I would like to know if the developers can create an editing tool within the map editor.. for example modifying textures, modifying structures, adding or removing objects, creating new structures, technologies, etc.. This tool would be great for expanding the mods and enriching the game even more.
In fact the game files are so easy to handle that it is very easy to modify the game without any editing tools. I suggest to check an existing mod to see how it was done.
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Thank you very much, this has been very enlightening.