We have all seen in almost everything relating to bugs in GC2 some reference to updating your drivers. And, often, we don't think much of it. I know I didn't. Then I built my new computer. I put in the graphics card (An nVidia 9800 GT), installed the drivers that came with it, and thought I was set. Then, in the midst of a game (which I was winning), my computer froze, and crashed. The result was that my wireless network was completely blown, and a CD I was using to move some files around was actually rendered useless, and I lost many turns worth of progress.

So, for a good while I pondered what might have happened. Then, when I got the network back up, and started shifting through the information I had on the crash, I saw the word "driver", and my head hit the desk. So I did the unthinkable and took five minutes of my time to install the latest drivers, restart my computer, and the problem has not recurred since.

The moral of this little anecdote: Really do update those drivers, because you never know when something like that might come back and bite you in ways you never thought possible. I actually did not know it was possible for a crash spread as far as a wireless network, or actually more or less destroy a CD.

Just a little reminder, PSA, whatever you want to call it.