Good afternoon entities.

Had a bit of a scare while playing a game, for a second I thought, blackout, then I noticed that nothing else had stopped. Which was the final push I needed to finally, once and for all, stop procrastrinating and clean up my computer.

It wasn't all THAT dusty though.

A bit of dustbunny hunting, and a couple baby wipes changing colour later. My rig is up and running again, and while I was at it I discovered something I was unaware of. The funnel on the computer case can be adjusted to move closer or farther from the CPU fan. So I turned it a couple of times and moved it closer, hopefully that'll help me shave off a degree or two.

And I was reading the front page and thought of something.

It says pre-order and preload.

So what happens if you pre-order, preload, then pull off the network cable and change your computer's date to the 18th?

EDIT: It's surprising what a bit of cleaning can do, it's still barely warm.
It's also surprising how hot things can get in a computer. After I opened the case I touched the CPU heatsink, and I couldn't keep my finger on it.

Alright folks, off to sports. See you all later *hugs and waves* :)

He leaves just as I arrive.

Good strategy.

I think you can not download all of the files until the release date. I seem to recall someone mentioned that preload lets you download the majority of the game, but a few files are kept until release date, to stop people playing it earlier. I could be wrong, as I have never preloaded (or even preordered) a digital game before.

Have fun!


Edit: The forum seems to be breaking a lot for me today.

That makes sense, you can download the data files, but not the executables.

Good afternoon! :)

Yeah, I finally got around to cleaning out my PC last week, and my speakers died (after 13 years), but my PC is running a bit cooler, though a defrag might me needed...

a pre-load plus pre-order is too much for my simple mind to grasp... it does not compute...

It could be because of your theme music... The j0ekerr :P

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Have some coffee to celebrate! I'll make it cold and very sweet, which is how you said you liked it ;)

*pours iced coffee, adds sugar packets*

That is very nice of you! *hug*

And now....

*pours dark roast coffee for everyone else*

Defrags are mostly a thing of the past.

I assume you're running Windows 7 or higher with NTFS file system?

NTFS does not really require defragmenting like the old FAT32 did. Well that's not entirely true. It can still become excessively fragmented and benefit from a defrag, but it's much more rare. It's a much smarter file system and is a lot better indexed.

It's still supposed to underperform compared to ext3.

It is probably the most reliable way to ensure no one plays the game early.


Hello, Moonshine! I am glad to hear you are home safely. How was work?

*half a hug*


What is it with all these darn coffee drinkers everywhere. :-)

Hello, BMF! How are you today?