Why Is This Game Intent On Embarrasing Me?

Mathetais · Wed, 12th Dec '01, 2:43am

Maybe someone can help me understand this ....

I have this game loaded on my work computer. Every now and then the game will come up, with the trumpet fanfare turning heads around the office.

Now, my games and I usually have a quiet understanding. I sneak away to play them every now and then, and they don't make a fuss.

For some reason TOB is the first game that demands this sort of attention!

Should I send the game flowers, or is a hand written poem in order?

Seriously ... is there a way to stop this?

Big B · Wed, 12th Dec '01, 3:50am

Hmmm what an amusing situation. I take it you've tried turning the volume down. And it still does the fanfare?

Ragusa · Wed, 12th Dec '01, 9:01am

afaik there is no alternative than giving BG-2 the attention it needs - afaik you can't switch it off. So, Big B's idea to simply turn down the volume, sounds pretty convincing to me

Turambar · Wed, 12th Dec '01, 6:44pm

Copy the cd to HD, remove the sound file, burn it to a new cd and your problem is gone.

But seriously, what's there to be ashamed of. You could be doig alot worse, like neeing caught looking at animal porn sites or something.

Fri, 14th Dec '01, 10:48pm

I heard there was a "mute" button on the sound controls...

Gnolyn Lochbreaker · Sun, 16th Dec '01, 7:22pm

I don't think the game's sound options affect the start-up 'scream'. Have you tried head-phones? (course, then you can't hear the boss coming around the corner...)

Mathetais · Mon, 17th Dec '01, 1:07pm

I finally figured out how to fix this ... I will skip work and play TOB until I finish it. This will solve two things;

1) I won't be at work so the darn game will be unable to embarass me in front of my co-workers;

2) I will finally have this game done and I can move on with my life .... unless I descide to try the game as an archer, which means that I'll have to go through all this again ....

War Nerve · Mon, 17th Dec '01, 6:12pm

I feel your pain. It's never ending in the constant struggle of real life vs the Baldur's Gate series.

gollum · Tue, 18th Dec '01, 5:59am

Mabey tha game hates you!

Garret Jax · Tue, 18th Dec '01, 3:59pm

Tell everyone you are in a band and you practicing a bit

Kitiara · Thu, 20th Dec '01, 7:34am

Why not skip the game at work and play at home *grin* I could never get away with playing games at work. So i play for hours on end on the weekends

Then just stay in chat at work

Tue, 25th Dec '01, 3:52pm

You could just hmm... ahh! 'Disconnect yourself from life' for a week. Did that when I was in school. I just stared at the professor, not taking notes, and thinking whether to go to either Umar or Windspear hills.

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Wed, 12th Dec '01, 2:43am	#1
Mathetais Gems: 28/31 Latest gem: Star Sapphire Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Moving Posts: 2,767 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 6,732 Level: 25 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 19.02% Daily Activity 3.53% Weekly Activity 2.52% Monthly Activity 2.73% Achievements	Maybe someone can help me understand this .... I have this game loaded on my work computer. Every now and then the game will come up, with the trumpet fanfare turning heads around the office. Now, my games and I usually have a quiet understanding. I sneak away to play them every now and then, and they don't make a fuss. For some reason TOB is the first game that demands this sort of attention! Should I send the game flowers, or is a hand written poem in order? Seriously ... is there a way to stop this?

Wed, 12th Dec '01, 3:50am	#2
Big B Gems: 27/31 Latest gem: Emerald Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,521 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 5,972 Level: 23 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 92.65% Daily Activity 3.53% Weekly Activity 2.52% Monthly Activity 2.73% Achievements	Hmmm what an amusing situation. I take it you've tried turning the volume down. And it still does the fanfare?

Wed, 12th Dec '01, 9:01am	#3
Ragusa Eternal Halfling Paladin Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: ... this world, where reality beats satire ... Posts: 10,131 Like: 5 Liked 17 Times in 12 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 25,505 Level: 43 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 92.65% Daily Activity 3.53% Weekly Activity 2.52% Monthly Activity 2.73% Achievements	afaik there is no alternative than giving BG-2 the attention it needs - afaik you can't switch it off. So, Big B's idea to simply turn down the volume, sounds pretty convincing to me

Wed, 12th Dec '01, 6:44pm	#4
Turambar Gems: 13/31 Latest gem: Ziose Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Lierskogen, Norway Posts: 518 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,161 Level: 11 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 68.41% Daily Activity 3.53% Weekly Activity 2.52% Monthly Activity 2.73% Achievements	Copy the cd to HD, remove the sound file, burn it to a new cd and your problem is gone. But seriously, what's there to be ashamed of. You could be doig alot worse, like neeing caught looking at animal porn sites or something.

Fri, 14th Dec '01, 10:48pm	#5
Shadow_Goddess Guest Posts: n/a vBActivity - Stats XP: 0 Level: 1 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 0% Daily Activity 0% Weekly Activity 0% Monthly Activity 0%	I heard there was a "mute" button on the sound controls...

Sun, 16th Dec '01, 7:22pm	#6
Gnolyn Lochbreaker Gems: 13/31 Latest gem: Ziose Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 554 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,684 Level: 13 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 76.94% Daily Activity 3.53% Weekly Activity 2.52% Monthly Activity 2.73% Achievements	I don't think the game's sound options affect the start-up 'scream'. Have you tried head-phones? (course, then you can't hear the boss coming around the corner...)

Mon, 17th Dec '01, 1:07pm	#7
Mathetais Gems: 28/31 Latest gem: Star Sapphire Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Moving Posts: 2,767 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 6,732 Level: 25 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 19.02% Daily Activity 3.53% Weekly Activity 2.52% Monthly Activity 2.73% Achievements	I finally figured out how to fix this ... I will skip work and play TOB until I finish it. This will solve two things; 1) I won't be at work so the darn game will be unable to embarass me in front of my co-workers; 2) I will finally have this game done and I can move on with my life .... unless I descide to try the game as an archer, which means that I'll have to go through all this again ....

Mon, 17th Dec '01, 6:12pm	#8
War Nerve And it took me back to something that I'd lost somewhere, somehow along the way Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 241 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,181 Level: 11 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 77.5% Daily Activity 3.53% Weekly Activity 2.52% Monthly Activity 2.73% Achievements	I feel your pain. It's never ending in the constant struggle of real life vs the Baldur's Gate series.

Tue, 18th Dec '01, 5:59am	#9
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Tue, 18th Dec '01, 3:59pm	#10
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Thu, 20th Dec '01, 7:34am	#11
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Tue, 25th Dec '01, 3:52pm	#12
ywpark89 Guest Posts: n/a vBActivity - Stats XP: 0 Level: 1 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 0% Daily Activity 0% Weekly Activity 0% Monthly Activity 0%	You could just hmm... ahh! 'Disconnect yourself from life' for a week. Did that when I was in school. I just stared at the professor, not taking notes, and thinking whether to go to either Umar or Windspear hills.