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ThatSeventiesGuy 03-06-2018 05:58 PM

People still have desktops, other than at work?

zappa1 03-06-2018 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluenoser (Post 4287958)
Everybody has different needs. I played on a laptop for years. I'm retired now, only play at home, and most importantly, the eyes are showing their wear and tear, so playing on a desktop with a large monitor suits me. I can't focus well enough on a laptop anymore.

Don't even mention tablets to me - my wife bought one, my thumb covers half the screen - ya sure, I'm gonna play ootp on that :laugh:

I hear ya, man. I have no use for a laptop. I'm retired, also. Eyes, also. In fact I just got my new computer glasses in the mail today. Love 'em. Eyes feel pretty good with them. I'm happy with my desktop.

Calvert98 03-06-2018 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by zappa1 (Post 4287999)
I hear ya, man. I have no use for a laptop. I'm retired, also. Eyes, also. In fact I just got my new computer glasses in the mail today. Love 'em. Eyes feel pretty good with them. I'm happy with my desktop.

What computer glasses did you get Zappa?

Calvert98 03-06-2018 07:45 PM

I'm likely going with a new desktop myself soon. I have a new laptop but that's a work thing. I pretty much have a new desktop spected-out and picked-out.

On the monitor front, I'm going with a 24 or 27 Dell P2417H. Not sure which I should go with (24 or 27) but I'm leaning towards the 24.

BaseballMan 03-06-2018 09:49 PM

Laptop screen is small for me too. Strange that Earl Weaver II never seemed small on a 14" monitor.
A laptop screen is to small and a big screen tv is to big but a desktop monitor is just right 23-28".

Mat 03-07-2018 03:40 AM

I find 17" laptops good for games. Especially OOTP which is all I have on my laptop anyway these days.

With 1600*900 it looks great.

Bluenoser 03-07-2018 11:06 AM

Just picked up a new monitor this morning, does OOTP ever look nice at 2560x1440 :)

Sweed 03-07-2018 11:28 AM

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Yes, it does doesn't it! I bought a 2k monitor a few months ago. Ended up with this as my in game screen, it has everything :)

Xogo 03-07-2018 12:10 PM

Torn on what to do.

I agree about the mobility of the laptop being appealing. But Im concerned about the screen size.

I guess an compromise at home could be to get the laptop and then play it on my 24" monitor when at home.

Never thought of running it to flat-screen TV. That could be interesting.

Andy 03-07-2018 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweed (Post 4288257)
Yes, it does doesn't it! I bought a 2k monitor a few months ago. Ended up with this as my in game screen, it has everything :)

I'm super jealous!

r0nster 03-07-2018 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweed (Post 4288257)
Yes, it does doesn't it! I bought a 2k monitor a few months ago. Ended up with this as my in game screen, it has everything :)

I love that screen I hope I can get that on mine

andyhdz 03-07-2018 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by AirmenSmith (Post 4287954)
Best device I have ever used for ootp was a surface pro. The portability and pen added a lot to the game for me. This time around I have the surface book 2 so i'm expecting even better results.

I have a surface pro 2 as well. What do you use the pen in the game for?

Syd Thrift 03-07-2018 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ThatSeventiesGuy (Post 4287978)
People still have desktops, other than at work?

I have one for my 4k screen. Honestly my laptop I owned previous to my desktop was mostly staying on my desk anyway. I do have Mac laptop on top of the desktop but if anything it helps me separate game-playing from work (which I have a separate laptop for, too, of course, because it's 2018) from writing, which makes it nice. If I want to go and write, I take my Mac into Starbucks and I'm just plain not even tempted by OOTP or Civ 6 or EU4.

The Buck 03-07-2018 08:11 PM

Anybody have any comments on trying to remotely connect to a desktop with a laptop in order to play OOTP? My desktop is awesome and I purchased it a couple years ago for gaming, but I now see the advantage of the portability of a laptop and being able to "spend time" with my wife playing OOTP on the couch while she watches her cheesy TV shows. :D

Along the same lines, I know when I preordered OOTP a couple years ago it came with two game keys. Does anyone know if that's still the case?

The Buck 03-07-2018 08:26 PM

Also, I've been searching the forums trying to answer my own questions. If I have the game on Steam and download Steam on both my desktop and my laptop can I essentially play the game in both places with the one license? Thanks for any help.

Izz 03-07-2018 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by The Buck (Post 4288451)
Also, I've been searching the forums trying to answer my own questions. If I have the game on Steam and download Steam on both my desktop and my laptop can I essentially play the game in both places with the one license? Thanks for any help.

Yes, you can install on as many machines as you want. However, you can only play on one at a time* and saved games won't transfer between machines.

*You can (i think but haven't actually tested) play on more than one machine at a time if launching in Steam's offline mode.

Bluenoser 03-08-2018 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Izz (Post 4288463)
Yes, you can install on as many machines as you want. However, you can only play on one at a time* and saved games won't transfer between machines.

*You can (i think but haven't actually tested) play on more than one machine at a time if launching in Steam's offline mode.

I can't speak for steam, but your OOTP License is good for two (2) copies, meaning you can run OOTP on 2 different computers at any given time.

You can also transfer your league between the 2 quite easily by copying your ".lg" folder.

r0nster 03-08-2018 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Bluenoser (Post 4288568)
I can't speak for steam, but your OOTP License is good for two (2) copies, meaning you can run OOTP on 2 different computers at any given time.

You can also transfer your league between the 2 quite easily by copying your ".lg" folder.



That is why I asked about thumb drives that way the game is on it and I can play it on my personal laptop then move it to company laptop and not have it on company laptop and continue to play game during the slow periods

zappa1 03-08-2018 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Calvert98 (Post 4288006)
What computer glasses did you get Zappa?

From Readers.com. They were the cheapest pricewise. There are more expensive ones from other companies. Mine were 30 bucks but you can easily spend 100. Do a search for computer glasses and check out all your options and reviews. Money was the big problem for me. :D

JasonC23 03-08-2018 09:17 AM

I run long-term, league/history-building sims on my iMac desktop (eg, starting a league in 1901 and letting it play out with no interference from me until, say, 2016) and then transfer the league to my MacBook to actually jump in and take over a team (preferably one that hasn't won--or hasn't even appeared in--a World Series yet).


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