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Uncharted: Among Thieves release date, box-art and pre-order incentives announced
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Lord Error
Insane For Sony
So here is the Uncharted 2 countdown Mac OSX Widget, and Windows 7 / Vista Sidebar Gadget I've been making for the past few days in my spare time. As you can imagine, the chest will open on the release day, but after that day is gone by, the widget will switch from countdown mode into displaying the current date and time, so you will have some reason to keep it even after the release, if you chose so.
Download OSX Widget Here
Download Windows Vista and Windows 7 32bit Gadget Here
Download Windows Plain Executables (Recommended for Win XP which has no sidebar, and 64bit Windows 7)
Here's what the widget looks like on Mac.
As you will see if you install it, it has numerous animations such as the snow storm going, and the snow buildup on the chest (hey, it's a feature in the game so I had to have it), which can be shaken off by rolling mouse over the chest. However, I made sure that after the widget screen is closed, any memory and CPU usage from this widget are completely eliminated, so you can run it on laptop without any worries, unless you like to keep widget screen open looking at it for hours
Of course, since we still don't know the release date outside of the US, I made the settings screen available, so that you can set the correct date to which it will count down to, once the date is known:
As you can see, there's an option to disable the snow storm animation (which will also prevent the snow buildup, of course!) but there's not much need for this on Mac because as I mentioned, there's no CPU and memory impact once the widget screen is closed.
Unfortunately, this version of widget doesn't display the settings in a standard Flip-around widget fashion, but I have that version available as well upon request, it's just that you will have to set some cookie settings, which I didn't want to have in a regular release.
Lastly, if the screen estate is tight on your widget screen, you can also use the small version of the widget instead (it's included on the zip file)
And the default Windows Sidebar Gadget looks just like the small Mac version, conforming to standard sidebar size:
In the spirit of the way Windows gadgets operate, when you drag it out of the sidebar, it will expand become full size, just like the bigger one on Mac, and you can position it anywhere on the desktop, even if sidebar is hidden:
The option to disable the snow storm animation could be useful on Windows as the gadget is present on the screen all the time, so it would eat some CPU cycles (even though it's minimal with the small version)
Download OSX Widget Here
Download Windows Vista and Windows 7 32bit Gadget Here
Download Windows Plain Executables (Recommended for Win XP which has no sidebar, and 64bit Windows 7)
Here's what the widget looks like on Mac.
As you will see if you install it, it has numerous animations such as the snow storm going, and the snow buildup on the chest (hey, it's a feature in the game so I had to have it), which can be shaken off by rolling mouse over the chest. However, I made sure that after the widget screen is closed, any memory and CPU usage from this widget are completely eliminated, so you can run it on laptop without any worries, unless you like to keep widget screen open looking at it for hours
Of course, since we still don't know the release date outside of the US, I made the settings screen available, so that you can set the correct date to which it will count down to, once the date is known:
As you can see, there's an option to disable the snow storm animation (which will also prevent the snow buildup, of course!) but there's not much need for this on Mac because as I mentioned, there's no CPU and memory impact once the widget screen is closed.
Unfortunately, this version of widget doesn't display the settings in a standard Flip-around widget fashion, but I have that version available as well upon request, it's just that you will have to set some cookie settings, which I didn't want to have in a regular release.
Lastly, if the screen estate is tight on your widget screen, you can also use the small version of the widget instead (it's included on the zip file)
And the default Windows Sidebar Gadget looks just like the small Mac version, conforming to standard sidebar size:
In the spirit of the way Windows gadgets operate, when you drag it out of the sidebar, it will expand become full size, just like the bigger one on Mac, and you can position it anywhere on the desktop, even if sidebar is hidden:
The option to disable the snow storm animation could be useful on Windows as the gadget is present on the screen all the time, so it would eat some CPU cycles (even though it's minimal with the small version)
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Ah that makes me happyTTP said:
As it always happens, I planned this to be much, much simpler, but it quickly ballooned to a more involved undertaking, as when I get any idea, I just can't not do it.Now I'll see if I can grab some more free time to work on an Uncharted 2 theme as a followup to one I did for the first game. No promises, but I'll do what I can.
brandonh83
Banned
Lord Error said:
Yes please. Thanks for the widget.
paperheart
Banned
Nice to hear about no screen tearing. Also, Lord Error, that gadget is awesome. I don't use gadgets, but if I did I would definitely use that one you made.
Also, Lord Error, that gadget is awesome. I don't use gadgets, but if I did I would definitely use that one you made.StealthGoblin
Banned
Awesome widgets. Thats dedication.
mgviperman
Member
I can't use it, but that looks amazing.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Aewesome when I get my Windows vista PC next week Ill be sure to get it.
Im still waiting for Uncharted 2 icons and wallpapers.
60+ days this wait is becoming unbearable.
Im still waiting for Uncharted 2 icons and wallpapers.
60+ days this wait is becoming unbearable.
iamcool388
Member
Thanks for the awesome widget Lord Error!
womfalcs3
Banned
Okay. Amazon currently has 3 dollars off the MSRP, but they're also including a 5-dollar credit towards music downloads once the order ships.
The only thing holding me back is if they have a 5 dollars off promotion where you enter a code at checkout. I also wish they included a 10-dollar credit towards a future video games purchase as they're doing with Modern Warfare 2. They guarantee the lowest pre-order price, so I'm not weary of them lowering the base price in the future.
The only thing holding me back is if they have a 5 dollars off promotion where you enter a code at checkout. I also wish they included a 10-dollar credit towards a future video games purchase as they're doing with Modern Warfare 2. They guarantee the lowest pre-order price, so I'm not weary of them lowering the base price in the future.
Dedication Through Light
Member
womfalcs3 said:
You know the 5$ code expires BEFORE the game ships in October. It says the code expires on September 30, 2009
So its not really a deal for this game, since it wont be applicable. They dont charge you until the day it ships.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Yeah, there's several gotchas to get this running on Windows 7, wish I tested this more on it before I posted.RavenFox said:
First of all, to get Sidebar working at all on any Windows 7, you have to have UAC enabled at least on default setting (Control Panel / Action Center / User Account Control link on the left side, check if the slider is on Default)
Then, you need to re-download Gadget from the same link above - I had to replace it as I realized the way I packed it, Win 7 wouldn't recognize it, but it was working fine on Vista. New one should work fine on both, as long as you use 32bit Windows 7.
On 64bit Windows 7, there's simply no way to get this to work in a legit way - not until Adobe fixes things on their end. What you have to do to get it to work is to manually run the 32bit Sidebar.exe, by going to C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe
and then double clicking on Uncharted 2 Countdown.gadget which you would have unpacked from the downloaded zip. Then it will show up and run fine, and basically, as long as you ensure that 32bit Sidebar.exe is running upon reboot, this should all continue working.
It's a bit of a hassle though, so for those who don't want to go through it, I created plain .exe files that can be run on any Windows with no problems, but they have the typical window border around them:
http://www.mediafire.com/?kkmnhtzkeuk
Ken Masters
Banned
I just can't figure where to preorder this game, I really hate this type of shit
Dedication Through Light
Member
womfalcs3 said:
It seems to be on the page for every videogame except for those lacking a release date.
Lagspike_exe
Member
Beowulf28 said:
Clan system wasn't in the beta, so I don't think you'll see it in the final version.
Loudninja said:
:O @ info&screens.
SolidSnakex
Member
nelsonroyale
Member
holy shit....!
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Just one bottle of bourbon?
Hypereides
Member
OMG OMG
The sheer awesome is cutting off my scalp.
Love the enemy in the gimp mask btw.
The sheer awesome is cutting off my scalp.
Love the enemy in the gimp mask btw.
Boombloxer
Member
Can't wait. Even the gf was addicted to the multiplayer.
XxBigP123xX
Member
Announce the Limited Edition so I can pre order the damn game Naughty Dog!
Lagspike_exe
Member
arne said:Just one. It was quality so it needed to be savored. haha. Kidding.
Let the nitpicking on the screens begin...
Is the 2nd multiplayer beta going to be the last taste of multiplayer before the release, or are you going to do a multiplayer demo as well?