Hi,
Another question that should be added to & answered in the list of FAQ's is:
Specifically, why do we need Microsoft's .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 for Project Reality, i.e., pr.exe?
It wasn't needed for BF2 upon which PR is built - and it wasn't needed thru PR 0.856. I don't even see how any game should need any kind of .NET framework from Microsoft (of all companies.) The prompt to install the third party software (the .NET framework) from a second hand source [a video game mirror] was surprising & baffling. While offering to "update" my computer's .NET framework is appreciated, it is not generally a good practice to download updates from second hand sources nor even from links provided by second hand sources.
The prompt was not only unexpected but, because it interrupted the PR Mod installation, thereby making completion conditional upon accepting another third party's software, I felt like I was being hustled. This is the same shady tactic that con artists, telemarketers, & sales people like to use while you're saying 'yes' to everything else - 'Oh, BTW, before we continue, could you please just quickly [etc...]'
Both the original game, BF2, & the mod, PR, worked fine with the older .NET framework. And so the gaming community does not stand to benefit from the newer Microsoft "update" as far as playing BF2 or PR is concerned. A lot of people downloading 0.86 must be asking the same question. 'Why is it "required?"' If we don't benefit from it, who is benefiting from it? Whose idea was this?!
The new Microsoft "update" shows multiple tell tale signs of being SPYWARE:
Has Microsoft Sneaked Malware Into Your Computer? | Curmudgeon At Large - Alan McCright
An example of it being spyware is that it installs the Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant 1.0 extension (add-on) into Firefox (which is not a Microsoft product) without asking for your permission. Once installed, the option to uninstall it is grayed out. In other words, you are not allowed to uninstall it - off of your own computer! And then it proceeds to automatically & quietly install software from sites that you visit - regardless of your safety or consent. This is not only an imposition to those who prefer Mozilla over IE. The fact that Microsoft is sabotaging a competitor's trusted product is an illegal business practice. Why are you developers helping Microsoft do something that is not only intuitively wrong but also explicitly illegal? Do any of you devs work for Microsoft by any chance?
I was eager to play the latest version of PR but now I'm having second thoughts. Other people just go along with clicking "ok" and "accept" because they're just interested in playing the game. But that's just it -
We are NOT interested in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1!
We are interested in PR MOD!!!
Thank You
PS
Please reissue 0.86 without making us download the other stuff that we didn't ask for such as malware by Microsoft...
although the extra 1.5 gig doesn't seem to have made much difference. Had to turn my settings down from all medium to high to alot more mediums and a few lows and I'm still gettin 20fps (although thats up from about 10). They must have done at of optimisation and improvement to the maps in .86 cos I used to get anywhere inbetween 60 at the very highest and 30 at the absolute lowest on Korengal...
