x64 compatibility

Callandor · Nov 5, 2008, 12:22 PM

Thanks for all the feedback AWOMO staff and I'm really looking forward to the beta 64bit client so we can get to testing but I'd also like to apologize for not having installed a 32bit os and started testing it out yet, just moved back to my hometown after a really long time so its been hectic and all so I haven't really had time to sit down and do some optimizing coz when I do it I wanna do it good, btw a special request, I heard from Mousey that awomo's getting some new games, can we please get an fps and can the system save standings so we can play with each other (beta testers) for those of us who love fps?

TRL is a cool game and so is Rome: Total War but I think a good fps would make more people, even people with busy schedules pop in more, especially if there were some kind of online standings/ranking system available.

Neshi · Nov 5, 2008, 01:27 PM

that would be awesome!

swimtech · Nov 5, 2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SkimpyBikini

Swimtech - you can call your own ball as it were - Vista or XP Pro 32-bit, either!
Dyre Straits - I think the only way to do this will be to copy the contents of the cache to the other physical drive. So for example, if you d/l TRL on Vista, then switch to XP, start the download, locate the XP cache and copy over the full cache files from your Vista AWOMO cache to the XP AWOMO cache.
Vikingod and others - looking forward to you guys being able to participate soon. With all these +1 x64 votes I'll soon be able to level up...

Skimpy
AWOMO Team

OK, XP Pro 32bit SP3 is on, configured like Dyre's on separate drives too, except my other OS (dual booting) is Vista64 Ultimate SP1.

Hmmm, might rather just put a shortcut in Vista 64 to point to the software in XP and work out of 1 cache for both OS's - to see if that works - maybe even using different compatability settings in the Vista64 environment. The highways would be cloverleafing...

Or maybe I'm just an idiot for thinking this.

kn00tcn · Nov 6, 2008, 05:49 AM

dang it, luckily i have XP32 setup with a 4850 at work so i guess i'll only be testing there instead of my vista64/xp64 at home (dont wanna test on my x800 xp32 comp... or do i?)

SkimpyBikini · Nov 7, 2008, 10:00 AM

Let us know if you have any firewall etc issues at work kn00tcn when your invitation comes through.

swimtech · Nov 7, 2008, 04:59 PM

I tried this too last evening - the plugin worked behind our firewall to enable my login. Now to see if it'll download a game- watch for an edit here - I was curious too 'cause of kn00tcn's post...

Edit: OMG, DL speed as reported by the Awomo web page plugin topped at 4.9MB/sec!!! Rome TW from starting the download to launch taking less than 10 minutes.

Chaos · Nov 7, 2008, 05:51 PM

yet one more user that runs Vista X64

Shaga · Nov 9, 2008, 11:32 AM

x64 here also.

**MIG-31** · Nov 10, 2008, 12:06 PM

Just out of curiosity..and i know you are busy with other parts of this application. How close are we to the 64bit app ?

t0ucH · Nov 10, 2008, 06:52 PM

Hi, I'm wondering the same as [COLOR="Yellow"]MIG-31[/COLOR].
I have Vista x64 too, so I'm really looking forward to the x64 version of AWOMO.
This is a GREAT concept! I loving it even before I've tried it :P

When it's all ready to go with my x64 system, I will do my best to participate as much
as I can. Btw, in the future I agree that first-person shooter games would be very
tempting for a lot of people

**Mousey** · Nov 11, 2008, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Callandor

btw a special request, I heard from Mousey that awomo's getting some new games, can we please get an fps and can the system save standings so we can play with each other (beta testers) for those of us who love fps?

Woah woah woah i never said that lol

I said that Skimpy pointed out to me there's some new games coming when these 2 are optimised and the 64 bit client's out bladeda.
Some FPS Games would be pretty cool to test though

Callandor · Nov 11, 2008, 10:22 PM

Isn't that the same thing?

mike2h · Nov 12, 2008, 12:56 AM

i thought so...

**Mousey** · Nov 12, 2008, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Callandor

Isn't that the same thing?

Well yeah but the new games aren't coming for a while yet

Callandor · Nov 12, 2008, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mousey

Well yeah but the new games aren't coming for a while yet

Yeah, but thats k, by the time they come we should have been refreshed by the festive season and new years, rendering us ready to own at any time.

SkimpyBikini · Nov 12, 2008, 05:15 PM

Hi all, x64 still a ways off :-(

New games will come when we've really put the two in there already through the meat grinder. We're getting there... The more people who play, the quicker we can get new games in.

There are a LOT of games coming for the 'proper' launch - in the hundreds, not the ones and twos...

Skimpy
AWOMO Team

**temeteus82** · Nov 12, 2008, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkimpyBikini

Hi all, x64 still a ways off :-(

How many way's off??

swimtech · Nov 12, 2008, 10:59 PM

...a lot longer than it takes to install Win 32 I bet???

and yes, I was an idiot earlier.

SkimpyBikini · Nov 13, 2008, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by temeteus82

How many way's off??

Lots of ways. As soon as I have an update from the programming team, I'll ask, but I know they're very busy tweaking all the main optimisation algorithms at the moment.

Skimpy
AWOMO Team

Lelisevis · Nov 15, 2008, 11:42 PM

Im still patiently drumming my fingers on my desk and visiting the AWOMO site in the hope that 64-bit version has appeared.

In the meantime I guess the number of people waiting with me has given some interesting feedback to game developers and the AWOMO team on the number of people now running x64.

Al_Vampyre · Nov 16, 2008, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lelisevis

In the meantime I guess the number of people waiting with me has given some interesting feedback to game developers and the AWOMO team on the number of people now running x64.

I think the availability of cheap DDR2 has had a huge effect on x64 takeup, of course the Athlon 64 started it all for home computers but once people realised that DDR2 was ridiculously cheap and they need 64 bit addressing to access all 4Gb or more it all it was always going to happen.

Anyone else remember paying £120 for their first CD-ROM and 4Mb (yes Mb!) memory expansion back in the good old days?

BlueMak · Nov 16, 2008, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Al_Vampyre

I think the availability of cheap DDR2 has had a huge effect on x64 takeup, of course the Athlon 64 started it all for home computers but once people realised that DDR2 was ridiculously cheap and they need 64 bit addressing to access all 4Gb or more it all it was always going to happen.

Anyone else remember paying £120 for their first CD-ROM and 4Mb (yes Mb!) memory expansion back in the good old days?

I agree, that's why when recently I ordered my PC I got 8GB instead of say 2.

I paid £200 for half a megabyte of memory for my ST back in 1988. Like half the price of a new ST system.

**kris23** · Dec 12, 2008, 05:15 AM

is there an ETA on the x64 version of AWOMO?

Chaos · Jan 31, 2009, 02:03 AM

I guess not since you posted 6 weeks ago and still no reply

**Mousey** · Jan 31, 2009, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkimpyBikini

Hi all, x64 still a ways off :-(

New games will come when we've really put the two in there already through the meat grinder. We're getting there... The more people who play, the quicker we can get new games in.

There are a LOT of games coming for the 'proper' launch - in the hundreds, not the ones and twos...

Skimpy
AWOMO Team

What? Why are you trying to recruit more people in at 32 bit level?
If you make x64 a top priority people will be flooding in to join because that's the standard now. Come on man, common sense

Neshi · Jan 31, 2009, 04:00 PM

yea, I guess there hasn't been done a proper research to what OS most gamers have. Just a simple poll would have sufficed..

Nov 5, 2008, 12:22 PM	Thread Starter #31
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,228 Rep Power: 303 System Specs	Re: x64 compatibility Thanks for all the feedback AWOMO staff and I'm really looking forward to the beta 64bit client so we can get to testing but I'd also like to apologize for not having installed a 32bit os and started testing it out yet, just moved back to my hometown after a really long time so its been hectic and all so I haven't really had time to sit down and do some optimizing coz when I do it I wanna do it good, btw a special request, I heard from Mousey that awomo's getting some new games, can we please get an fps and can the system save standings so we can play with each other (beta testers) for those of us who love fps? TRL is a cool game and so is Rome: Total War but I think a good fps would make more people, even people with busy schedules pop in more, especially if there were some kind of online standings/ranking system available. __________________

Nov 5, 2008, 01:27 PM	#32
Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 3,376 Rep Power: 177 System Specs	Re: x64 compatibility that would be awesome! __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? Life is just too damn short for if's and maybe's

Nov 6, 2008, 05:49 AM	#34
kn00tcn DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 649 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: x64 compatibility dang it, luckily i have XP32 setup with a 4850 at work so i guess i'll only be testing there instead of my vista64/xp64 at home (dont wanna test on my x800 xp32 comp... or do i?) __________________ http://www.kn00tcn.net/site/ati-catalyst-profiles/ http://www.kn00tcn.net/FPSLimiter.rar

Nov 7, 2008, 10:00 AM	#35
SkimpyBikini HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	Re: x64 compatibility Let us know if you have any firewall etc issues at work kn00tcn when your invitation comes through.

Nov 7, 2008, 04:59 PM	#36
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Re: x64 compatibility I tried this too last evening - the plugin worked behind our firewall to enable my login. Now to see if it'll download a game- watch for an edit here - I was curious too 'cause of kn00tcn's post... Edit: OMG, DL speed as reported by the Awomo web page plugin topped at 4.9MB/sec!!! Rome TW from starting the download to launch taking less than 10 minutes. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it. Last edited by swimtech; Nov 7, 2008 at 05:07 PM.

Nov 7, 2008, 05:51 PM	#37
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	Re: x64 compatibility yet one more user that runs Vista X64

Nov 9, 2008, 11:32 AM	#38
Shaga Intelligent Life Form Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nordic Region Posts: 383 Rep Power: 48 System Specs	Re: x64 compatibility x64 here also. __________________ Server: Currently Offline

Nov 10, 2008, 12:06 PM	#39
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,817 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Re: x64 compatibility Just out of curiosity..and i know you are busy with other parts of this application. How close are we to the 64bit app ? __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Nov 10, 2008, 06:52 PM	#40
t0ucH HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Trondheim, Norway (but I was born in Oslo) Posts: 101 Rep Power: 0	Re: x64 compatibility Hi, I'm wondering the same as [COLOR="Yellow"]MIG-31[/COLOR]. I have Vista x64 too, so I'm really looking forward to the x64 version of AWOMO. This is a GREAT concept! I loving it even before I've tried it :P When it's all ready to go with my x64 system, I will do my best to participate as much as I can. Btw, in the future I agree that first-person shooter games would be very tempting for a lot of people __________________ The line below is true, the line above is false. It's better to like what you do, than to do what you like.

Nov 11, 2008, 10:22 PM	Thread Starter #42
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,228 Rep Power: 303 System Specs	Re: x64 compatibility Isn't that the same thing? __________________

Nov 12, 2008, 12:56 AM	#43
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	Re: x64 compatibility i thought so... __________________

Nov 12, 2008, 05:15 PM	#46
SkimpyBikini HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	Re: x64 compatibility Hi all, x64 still a ways off :-( New games will come when we've really put the two in there already through the meat grinder. We're getting there... The more people who play, the quicker we can get new games in. There are a LOT of games coming for the 'proper' launch - in the hundreds, not the ones and twos... Skimpy AWOMO Team

Nov 12, 2008, 10:59 PM	#48
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Re: x64 compatibility ...a lot longer than it takes to install Win 32 I bet??? and yes, I was an idiot earlier. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Nov 15, 2008, 11:42 PM	#50
Lelisevis Howlin at the moon Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,663 Rep Power: 0	Re: x64 compatibility Im still patiently drumming my fingers on my desk and visiting the AWOMO site in the hope that 64-bit version has appeared. In the meantime I guess the number of people waiting with me has given some interesting feedback to game developers and the AWOMO team on the number of people now running x64.

Dec 12, 2008, 05:15 AM	#53
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,017 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Re: x64 compatibility is there an ETA on the x64 version of AWOMO? __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Jan 31, 2009, 02:03 AM	#54
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	Re: x64 compatibility I guess not since you posted 6 weeks ago and still no reply

Jan 31, 2009, 04:00 PM	#56
Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 3,376 Rep Power: 177 System Specs	Re: x64 compatibility yea, I guess there hasn't been done a proper research to what OS most gamers have. Just a simple poll would have sufficed.. __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? Life is just too damn short for if's and maybe's Last edited by Neshi; Jan 31, 2009 at 04:00 PM. Reason: spelling