portable space empires??? - Page 2

dogscoff · #11 October 5th, 2006, 08:13 AM

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I dunno if you could fit it on 128 MB. Dogscoff had a hell of a time getting it to fit on just a 700 MB CD.

Yeah, but that was including a whole heap of mods and shipsets. Remove those (or scale down the BMPs, something I was unwilling to do) and you could squeeze se4 onto a USB key no probs.

I wish se4 could have supported zip files for mod and shipset folders , I'd have a gig more space on my HD than there is now.

geoschmo · #12 October 5th, 2006, 08:33 AM

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dogscoff said:
I wish se4 could have supported zip files for mod and shipset folders , I'd have a gig more space on my HD than there is now.

You know, I'll bet someone could make a "Mod picker" style utility that would store the mods as zip files and only unzip the one you are currently playing.

scJazz · #13 October 5th, 2006, 09:35 AM

The only saving grace for purchasing a boxed external hard drive is the backup/recovery software you usually get.

Approach 1) Save money, use time, no software = buy the drive and enclosure and put them together

Approach 2) Waste money, save time, get backup/recover software = buy a boxed LaCie or Maxtor hard drive.

Personally I like the Maxtor One-Touch for its' utterly painless backup system (push the button stupid!). This is what I use on the majority of my client installations.

Azselendor · #14 October 5th, 2006, 01:05 PM

I operate a lot of my work now from a portable hard drive, as a gift a few months ago, it was a 100gb Seagate Portable Hard Drive and it was all enclosed and that good stuff. Works great too. I accidently found the receipt for it at my parent's home and it cost them about 90 bucks after shipping and freight insurance.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...|c:136|&Sort=4

That is where they bought it from and this is it, looks like the price went up or it was on sale.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...827193&CatId=0

Urendi Maleldil · #15 October 5th, 2006, 02:07 PM

Woah. Hadrian is back. Welcome back, amigo.

Ed Kolis · #16 October 5th, 2006, 02:50 PM

Oh wow, I didn't even recognize you! Hadrian as in SpaceEmpires.org? Or are you going to kill me because I remembered that?

Fyron · #17 October 9th, 2006, 02:38 PM

I dunno if you already bought your hdd, but Dell has a 160 GB external drive for $79 with no shipping. Still a little pricier than a good deal on a IDE + enclosure, but it beats the other prices posted earlier.

http://bensbargains.net/deal/7611/

wildcowboy · #18 October 10th, 2006, 06:11 PM

Fyron,

Thanks man, Ill look into it.

Sivran · #19 October 12th, 2006, 04:50 AM

Ouch, 79$ for a 160? I am so glad I live near a Fry's. I picked up an external 250 for that price after rebate.

Fyron · #20 October 13th, 2006, 12:12 AM

Hmm... this deal is more like it! 160 GB external for $50 after rebate.

http://bensbargains.net/deal/8022/

(hdd link in case the "click here" button doesn't work)