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Posted by: Wittmann Nov 5 2006, 12:19

This thread is for the discussion of games other than Armed Assault

Discuss the latest and greatest games here! If you like a game tell us why, show us some screens if you wish and give us an honest review of games past and present!

Posted by: King Homer Nov 5 2006, 12:31

I'm currently in love with GTA San Andreas again.

Started to play last week, during my holiday and now can't stop. I'm already in the third city of the hughe island and doing jobs for the Mafia.

I guess it has one of the most intensive stories, even as good as the OFP story. I really like how the different character are displayed and the like. You get to know many people and their traits and faits.





PS:
Never had that much fun cruising with the chopper through the country!

Posted by: Sniperwolf572 Nov 5 2006, 12:40

Just finished career mode in NFS: Carbon, having mixed feelings about it, it's almost identical to last 2-3 releases of the game, but I play them anyways, sort of tradition. I wish they would make something like NFS4: High Stakes.

Graphics-wise, the game is superb, but it doesn't look convincing, at least to me. Motion blur is awful and I turned it off, it really ruins the feel. Since EA is going with the "game-color-coding", MW had orange tint, this one has a purpleish feel to it. Also, it's filled with disco-like features, Scout people in your crew emit two pink-purple lines behind them, Drafters have some kind of blue draft area behind them, most of the menus have some kind of disco lines going around. Not really impressed, but hey, it's EA.

Toyota Supra I finished the career with:

http://img236.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tsuprach0.jpg http://img236.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tsupra2eg5.jpg http://img70.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tsupra3po7.jpg

Posted by: King Homer Nov 5 2006, 12:55

I didn't even know this is already released. Or did you play the console version?

But you're right, since NFS Underground the games are most likely the same: Tune up your car, get upgrades for winning races etc.

My favourite NFS part is still NFS: Porsche. High detailed damage model, you could upgrade your car aswell but no nonsense style tuning, no real part chaning in the engine etc. And at least, Porsche a dream of every German.

Took 2 pictures in GTA, that's him CJ, Carl Johnson.



CJ with SPAS12



CJ on Freeway chopper, look-a-like Schwarzenegger in black

Posted by: Sniperwolf572 Nov 5 2006, 13:05

QUOTE(King Homer @ Nov 5 2006, 12:55)

QUOTE(King Homer @ Nov 5 2006, 12:55)

Posted by: King Homer Nov 5 2006, 13:16

Yes, nothing is better than speeding with an 911 Turbo. I sat in one in reality, not as driver but the feeling was great aswell. Damn, it's a shame it doesn't run properly on WinXP systems (tried it once).

Posted by: JdB Nov 5 2006, 15:51

QUOTE(King Homer @ Nov 5 2006, 13:16)

Posted by: King Homer Nov 5 2006, 18:22

Thank you very much John, didn't know such a patch exists! Finally I'm able to play NFS Porsche again. 911, I'm coming!

Posted by: Wittmann Nov 5 2006, 23:26

Quick JdB, find an online game mode that allows caravans!

Bought a new strategy game yesterday, will give you all a run down when I have time to test it

Posted by: x-ray Nov 5 2006, 23:30

I started playing IL-2 again (+ all addons --> Forgotten Battles/Aces Expansion Pack/Pacific Fighters). Just awesome, this game. The physics in this game rock and the cockpits too... only the missions are a bit boring sometimes because you have to fly very far to reach your mission objective

Posted by: King Homer Nov 6 2006, 05:33

QUOTE(x-ray @ Nov 5 2006, 23:30)

Posted by: x-ray Nov 6 2006, 19:12

As i said, its really hard, but if you get used to it, its "easy". You jsut have to practice throwing bombs in editor... and of course you need a good joystick

Posted by: King Homer Nov 6 2006, 19:19

I guess I'm a more modern player, B-52 and co are my metier.

Posted by: x-ray Nov 6 2006, 19:21

there is nothing like a good ol' B-26

Posted by: King Homer Nov 6 2006, 22:37

QUOTE(x-ray @ Nov 6 2006, 19:21)

there is nothing like a good ol' B-26

Posted by: x-ray Nov 7 2006, 00:00

hm, i prefer a bomb bay full of parafrag bombs... the ultimate weapon against enemy planes on the ground

Posted by: Wittmann Nov 7 2006, 00:03

Well Homer your in luck.

The new expansion for Combat Flight Simulator 3 has a mission editor available with B29 and the two operation nuclear weapons from 45...you can go drop one on Hiroshima, Berlin, hell, even Paris!

Posted by: x-ray Nov 7 2006, 00:23

QUOTE(Wittmann @ Nov 7 2006, 00:03)

Posted by: King Homer Nov 7 2006, 07:03

QUOTE(Wittmann @ Nov 7 2006, 00:03)

Posted by: Wittmann Nov 7 2006, 11:25

Posted by: King Homer Nov 7 2006, 14:51

This remembers me of the "End of the World" animation.

And Australia's still down there like WTF?

I decided to buy CF3, got money from working today. Nukes, I'm coming! ^^

Posted by: x-ray Nov 7 2006, 15:52

I wonder what happens if you shoot that plane down in that game... Will the bomb detonate or not? Homer, test it!

Posted by: Sniperwolf572 Nov 7 2006, 16:02

Mmmmm, nukes.

Well, I've been playing SC: Double Agent today. Graphics are impressive as ever, but a big hit on my system, game averages around 25-30FPS.

Gameplay is similar to previous parts, with minor differences. I hate the new "action menu" and inventory system, I so got used to the one from previous releases. I also don't like the decision to remove subtitles, with the some kind of odd audio system, it's hard to hear the radio dialog, at least for me. Maybe I'm going deaf with all the rock music from my MP3 player.

Anyhoo, this is how it looks on my rig (No AA since HDR is enabled):

http://img199.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scda1rh6.jpg http://img279.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scda2as5.jpg http://img303.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scda3qb5.jpg http://img303.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scda4yh4.jpg

Posted by: King Homer Nov 7 2006, 18:39

Okay, just bought some new hardware today:

AMD 64 X2 4000+
Asus M2NE Mainboard
2048 MB DDR2 PC800 Corsair RAM
Asus Geforce 7950GT

With that system I'll test all new games, from SC over CoH to CFS3.

Posted by: Deadeye Nov 7 2006, 22:18

QUOTE(King Homer @ Nov 7 2006, 18:39)

Posted by: King Homer Nov 7 2006, 22:25

Sorry meant 1024 MB. Don't know why I've written 2 Gigs.

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 7 2006, 23:55

MTW2 released this friday. apperently is the best yet, the good RTW if you will. a good religion system is back and so is dread

Posted by: King Homer Nov 8 2006, 07:03

Yeah I was in the local electronic store yesterday and it was presented with lot of posters, full scale plastic statues etc but it's not the type of game I'm playing.

The new RWM 6.7 mod will be released soon for Sudden Strike 2. Hopefully Wittmann will get his game working so we shall have a nice game together.

RWM = Real Warfare Mod, a long time developed mod since the release of Sudden Strike back in 2000.

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 8 2006, 08:46

QUOTE(BigglesTrevor @ Nov 7 2006, 22:55)

MTW2 released this friday. apperently is the best yet, the good RTW if you will. a good religion system is back and so is dread

Posted by: King Homer Nov 8 2006, 10:36

realwarfaremod.dk

It's not about modern units, just accurate WW2 gameplay with more than 300 new units and realistic damage systems etc.

Posted by: Deadeye Nov 8 2006, 14:28

QUOTE(King Homer @ Nov 8 2006, 10:36)

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 8 2006, 14:37

QUOTE(Deadeye @ Nov 8 2006, 13:28)

Sounds interesting, I loved SS1, maybe I'll buy SS2 and we might have a game or two

Posted by: King Homer Nov 8 2006, 14:38

Images are property of -Barbarossa- from sudden-strike-maps.de forum

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 8 2006, 14:53

wow very nice, theyve pyt bren gun carriers in! the one thing that always stood out to me in that game is the great artillary bombardments you can make and the fact you can replenish troops.

Posted by: King Homer Nov 8 2006, 15:10

Hehe, yes, a good prepared attack with Jagdtiger and smaller tanks for his back and flanks and you're as good as unstoppable.

2 Tiger II's to his left and right and 4 ore more Tigers as backup and Stalin can go home.

I mean, that 128mm basically blows up everything with one shot.

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 8 2006, 16:41

better still make a line of tenches with at guns behind, send out a scout car and get enemy armor to chase you back.

Posted by: Wittmann Nov 8 2006, 16:45

Huzzah! After reinstall without patching she works! And Ive got RWM 2.6!

personally as of yesterday Ive been playing the Ciais realism mod for COD2 with a sensible blood mod...none of that spray everywhere crap...looks good and plays nice.

http://img385.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cod1hc6.jpg

US troops open up supporting an assaulting squad advancing toward a German battery

http://img182.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cod4rd6.jpg

British tank brews up from a direct hit from a Tiger. A mortar shell has also rendered a poor squaddie to the right quite dead.

http://img393.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cod6xv7.jpg

RUN!

http://img288.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cod7fh8.jpg

Fire and manoeuvre

http://img288.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cod7fh8.jpg

@#%@&* Tiger!

http://img300.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cod11pb0.jpg

Grenades, they hurt

http://img490.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cod14vj6.jpg

OH SHI...........

http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cod15zw0.jpg

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 8 2006, 17:39

dam that looks good, i never got round to getting COD2

Posted by: Rewan Nov 8 2006, 18:29

I love the Combat Mission series, don't lag, realism is there, pretty good AI's


Very good AI's...


Stupid Rewan (he can teach you how loose 4 Tigers against a Stuart)


Joking that was 16 Stuart , they pin my Tiger and explode them... Herr Homer die first killed by the Stuart of the Lt Dickinson. And the Lt Wittmann died when his Stuart got hit by a 88mm shell


Anyway: Witty give me the linnk of these patch plz

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 8 2006, 18:39

QUOTE(Rewan @ Nov 8 2006, 17:29)

I love the Combat Mission series, don't lag, realism is there, pretty good AI's
Very good AI's...
Stupid Rewan (he can teach you how loose 4 Tigers against a Stuart)
Joking that was 16 Stuart , they pin my Tiger and explode them... Herr Homer die first killed by the Stuart of the Lt Dickinson. And the Lt Wittmann died when his Stuart got hit by a 88mm shell
Anyway: Witty give me the linnk of these patch plz

Posted by: King Homer Nov 8 2006, 19:12

I'm no fan of round based strategy games, that's why I stayed with Sudden Strike.

Posted by: Wittmann Nov 9 2006, 05:37

Yes but its not turned absed and you need it to be so for the bigger game that are battalion sized

For company sized I prefer CC5 and its mods

http://www.closecombatseries.net/CCS/index.php

Maybe I should take Rewan on via an email game of CM:BB

Ok links to COD2 mods I use:

http://callofduty.filefront.com/file/Ciais_Realism_Megapack_Mod;70326

http://callofduty.filefront.com/file/WCP_Blood_Mod;63242

I'm also playing Blitzkrieg 2, I got it for 12 bucks....not bad for that price

Posted by: Serial Killer Nov 9 2006, 08:16

I'm kinda disappointed about Call of Duty, both 1 and 2. I always completed the games after 3 hours of getting and installing them.

I've now started playing Battlefield 2. It isn't really bad, the Single Player is just too easy, even with the hardest difficulty. And the multiplayer is even easier when playing with my dad and his friends.

Posted by: King Homer Nov 9 2006, 08:42

Well, BF2 isn't supposed to be difficult

It's made for beginners, easy shooting, easy driving.

OFP is for average players, many BF players failed where the average OFP player was winner.

ArmA will be for average+ gamers aswell.

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 9 2006, 10:05

free download of close combat eh? thats cool. the new red orchestra was a big dissapointment for me. i played the free trial and didnt think it good enough to get full game. the version on unreal was great.

Posted by: da rat Nov 12 2006, 02:14

I used to play CoD all the frickin time (during my sustained break from ofp anyway) but I'm immeasurably pissed off about CoD3, it's not even comign to PC... How DARE they!?

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 12 2006, 02:29

QUOTE(da rat @ Nov 12 2006, 01:14)

Posted by: da rat Nov 12 2006, 02:31

lol, screw halo. I'll just wait 'till Halo 3 comes out on 360...








Then steal my friend's 360

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 12 2006, 02:33

im also waiting for the new resident evil on playstaion 3 , sounds great.

Posted by: da rat Nov 12 2006, 02:54

Can we talk about movies here too, or just games? Saves making a new topic that would probably fall into obscurity now and again, then people who wanna talk about them would have to dig up/ make a new one

Posted by: LooseKannon Nov 12 2006, 03:01

Can I just throw into the mix Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater?

WOW! I rented it from the local store yesterday, 12 hrs later I was sitting in front of my PC with my jaw on the floor going "Good god, that is the 2nd best game I have ever played" whereas OFP is #1. It has the best storyline in any game that I have ever played, great graphics and realism, great maps, great camerawork etc. Just a tops game

Anybody played it?

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 12 2006, 03:04

QUOTE(LooseKannon @ Nov 12 2006, 02:01)

Can I just throw into the mix Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater?

WOW! I rented it from the local store yesterday, 12 hrs later I was sitting in front of my PC with my jaw on the floor going "Good god, that is the 2nd best game I have ever played" whereas OFP is #1. It has the best storyline in any game that I have ever played, great graphics and realism, great maps, great camerawork etc. Just a tops game

Anybody played it?

Posted by: da rat Nov 12 2006, 03:04

Can I just throw this in?

it has a guy who has a gun that can fire BEES

Posted by: LooseKannon Nov 12 2006, 03:14

rofl

Good point, but that is what makes it different and fun

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 12 2006, 03:37

QUOTE(da rat @ Nov 12 2006, 02:04)

Posted by: da rat Nov 12 2006, 03:38

QUOTE(BigglesTrevor @ Nov 12 2006, 02:37)

*Trevor runs to town to see if gamestore is open*

that has just made it a must buy!

Posted by: King Homer Nov 12 2006, 09:07

I just tested FEAR Extraction Point with my new video card, dudes, I can run everything on maximum with 8x AA and 16x AF. That's so incredible, and I have a constant FPS of 50-70!

It's really amazing how good this game looks on these detail settings. I'll take some pictures later.

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 12 2006, 12:16

QUOTE(King Homer @ Nov 12 2006, 08:07)

Posted by: Nik Nov 13 2006, 07:21

Im not much for Stratergy Games, But I got Company of Heroes and I thought It was really good, Its also really hard but it is well worth buying I would say

Posted by: Wittmann Nov 13 2006, 08:21

CoH is a fantastic game if you like RTS, Im really enjoying it

Im also playing Blitzkrieg 2, I picked it up for a mere $12 on sale, and Ive found it to be enjoyable and challenging at times.

Posted by: King Homer Nov 13 2006, 11:51

Are there any good realism mods out there, for BK2? I have the game here on DVD but it's like stock SuSt, BK and every other strategy game, shitty unrealistic!

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 14 2006, 12:29

i got MTW2 yesterday and WOW. its amazing , graphics is great, its really good fun. i started a campaign as England and France attacked me straight away. in one swoop move i was able to capture Paris and kill there king in the process! Longbowen own, just plonk them on a hill and put some spikes up and they will stop anything armored or not. just brilliant. btw is it ok if i was to open a "Non-OFP combat photoprahy thread" so we could put screenshots of other games in there?

Posted by: da rat Nov 14 2006, 18:31

Ah please homer! That would be awesome. I cant wait to get MTW2, looks so fun, and the demo is quality. *Hopes new pc can run it at full*

Posted by: Red Square Monkey Nov 14 2006, 22:21

QUOTE(King Homer @ Nov 5 2006, 12:31)

Posted by: Helping Hand Nov 14 2006, 23:13

the beagle is great, as is the dakota or the rustler to fly in

Posted by: da rat Nov 14 2006, 23:33

Or the cropduster... I love that plane

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 15 2006, 00:31

cant beat flying over the army base and getting sam sites firing at you

Posted by: da rat Nov 15 2006, 00:51

I don't understand why flying over that Naval base gives you 5 stars... Silly! Anyone ever played san andreas multiplayer online? Apparently it's awesome. I'm buying it purley for the MP They do roleplaying servers and shit too with players acting as police, ambulance, fire, taxis etc...

Posted by: King Homer Nov 15 2006, 06:45

I didn't even know that there is a MP mode!

Posted by: Wittmann Nov 15 2006, 12:49

3rd Party mod

Posted by: Nuker Nov 15 2006, 15:23

Well, actually I'm only playing CounterStrike Source these days. One of the best pure FP-shooters ever if you ask me. There are always plenty of servers and a wide variaty of maps you can play. It also has a quite nice community and alot of dedicated gamers. I'll stick with this game until I can get my hands on ArmA.

Posted by: Helping Hand Nov 15 2006, 21:12

yuck CS yuck

COD UO and COD 2 i love cod 2 weapons handle perfectly

Posted by: NeMeSiS Nov 15 2006, 21:43

QUOTE(Helping Hand @ Nov 15 2006, 21:12)

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 15 2006, 22:00

QUOTE(Nuker @ Nov 15 2006, 14:23)

Posted by: da rat Nov 15 2006, 22:01

CoD2's got nothing on UO IMO.. Infact, the only good thing about it is the SP, and even that's crummy sometimes because in theory, you can take an UNLIMITED amount of bullets and not die

Posted by: Lt. Earth Apple Nov 15 2006, 22:06

CoD 2 sucks... I hate it... absolutely nothing really good new (exeptetd the zooms and the fact its more biuetyfull than CoD 1), so I prefere UO... The Jeeps are fun, the MG's anyway... Artilleri ownes... and so on, but most time I'm playin day of Defeat (1.2, not source, for nearly the same reason than CoD2)

Posted by: Red Square Monkey Nov 15 2006, 22:18

QUOTE(da rat @ Nov 15 2006, 00:51)

I don't understand why flying over that Naval base gives you 5 stars... Silly! Anyone ever played san andreas multiplayer online? Apparently it's awesome. I'm buying it purley for the MP They do roleplaying servers and shit too with players acting as police, ambulance, fire, taxis etc...

Posted by: Helping Hand Nov 15 2006, 23:17

COD 2 is good for weapons meaning - inclusion of grease gun and shotgun... those are what i own with, and the STG is better

Posted by: King Homer Nov 15 2006, 23:49

Anyone of you tested FEAR:XP already. I'm stuck at level after leaving the subway. I'm on that Parking deck but nothing happens, the screen remains black and I only see crosshair and so on. Sounds are working, FPS is good but nothing to see. Anyone has the same problem here?

Posted by: da rat Nov 16 2006, 00:17

QUOTE(Helping Hand @ Nov 15 2006, 22:17)

Posted by: Wittmann Nov 16 2006, 07:02

I like CoD2 with the Xtreme MP mod, makes it more interesting and adds a health bar plus promotion system for the round, rewards are more health packs to use, call in mortars or arty, more nades and smokes....admiral mod is OK too.

CoD2 MP vanilla is shite and unrealistic, I only like to play this at work via LAN with my mates, but as a shooter I say BS to those who get a shot on you from the hip with a bolt action, its VERY hard to do so.

Ciais realism mod for SP is nice as well, cant play without it now. Not many UO servers in AUS tho so I haven't reinstalled it.

CoH and CC5 with El Alamein mod is occupying my attention right now

Posted by: Nuker Nov 16 2006, 07:26

QUOTE(BigglesTrevor @ Nov 15 2006, 22:00)

alot of dedicated hackers too. and alot of dodgy servers out there

Posted by: King Homer Nov 16 2006, 07:44

QUOTE(da rat @ Nov 16 2006, 00:17)

Might I add: omfg...
Rifles only is the only way to play cod ^^

What about video drivers etc Homer? Although you already said that you could play it before on full

Posted by: d@nte Nov 16 2006, 11:35

really , no problems for me, if i want to put the older drivers but i have an ATI card.

nobody plays at UT2004?

Posted by: Helping Hand Nov 16 2006, 12:51

yea i play UT2K4, insta gib fast reloads and fsat run on MP with my mates is funny as hell

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 16 2006, 18:23

any il2 fans here? i heard they were bringing out a new one of some description, anyone know anything about that?

Posted by: da rat Nov 16 2006, 18:25

*Loves IL2* I used to take LOADS of pics of that beautiful game, but they all went down with the ship when I installed new RAM and it buggered the whole thing up I love the fire effects. At certain angles, it looks real

Posted by: d@nte Nov 16 2006, 18:29

QUOTE(Helping Hand @ Nov 16 2006, 12:51)

Posted by: King Homer Nov 16 2006, 21:55

Isn't UT2007 released yet? Last UT series game I played was 2003? Which version was that?

Posted by: da rat Nov 16 2006, 22:02

Latest one is UT2004, UT2007 comes out 2007 I assume

Posted by: King Homer Nov 16 2006, 22:14

Was there an UT2003?

Posted by: da rat Nov 16 2006, 22:56

Yup. UT2004 is like an updated '03 IIRC

Posted by: King Homer Nov 16 2006, 23:41

UT2003 was quite fun playing it but I could never establish my position in such a community. Playing for skill isn't my target in any way.
People just fighting each other to become the best of something really unnecessary is just dumb.
ESL an Co are for those people who must compensate something they can't do in reality.

My words: Realism all the way, coop is the only thing I play. Or tactical gaming, strategy - that's it.

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 16 2006, 23:51

QUOTE(King Homer @ Nov 16 2006, 22:41)

Posted by: da rat Nov 17 2006, 00:39

Hit the nail on the head there Homer + Trev. I only like DoD:S for the graphics and physics, and what you said trev, shooting americans with the sniper rifle and seeing them fall
On another note, anyone ever looked at the facepunch forums for Gmod? Strikes me it's one of the worst communities around They ban you because they dont like you, or because you make too many spelling mistakes o.o

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 17 2006, 02:43

i find the CS community, and HL2 connected communties in general very arogent. perhaps all the noob bashing has made those who play it and are 'good' recognise themselves as some sort of nobility? Seems to me most best communitys come out of games that brains need to be used for, in other words simulation games. Racing games have great communities, always friendly people on Toca servers, the occasional ass hole rammer but fine apart from that. OFP and flight sim games create a great community, mostly becuase they require a certian level of skill and deter most of the hardcore FPS gamers.

Posted by: LooseKannon Nov 17 2006, 06:22

IL2 Fan? IL2 FAN! I am the IL2 fan! Lets have a game some time man.

Flight sim communities are the nicest out there, I'm sure. When I used to play Combat Flight Simulator 1, 2 and 3 (Microsoft) there was the nicest guys on there. Probably because all the players are over 20 most of the time.

Posted by: King Homer Nov 17 2006, 06:51

I played HL2 DM sometimes. Quite fun because it remembered me of good old times, back in 99 when bashing HL noobs

I hope HL2 E2 will be out soon, because I heard it will be released first in 2007. I love the HL2 story and I can't wait for it to continue!

Posted by: Nuker Nov 17 2006, 10:56

QUOTE(BigglesTrevor @ Nov 17 2006, 02:43)

Posted by: d@nte Nov 17 2006, 13:06

gasp, i wanted to try America's Army, but it's impossible to play a single mission out of internet. i don't like that someone tells me what i must do, same thing for the demo of bf2142.

Posted by: Helping Hand Nov 17 2006, 14:05

americas army is a wannabe OFP IMHO cant even use the AKSU unless you kill someone

Posted by: King Homer Nov 17 2006, 14:40

Well, AA developed a lot since the release in 2002. Back in that year it was really fun playing it, because of the nice realism, good looking graphics and cool training methods. But the current AA and it's community sucks all the way, main factor why it sucks: Honor system. Oh yeah, it pissed me off everytime I played that game, kids telling you they're more intelligent and better than you because they have higher honor etc. No doubt, there are good and fair players out there but they die out.

Posted by: Helping Hand Nov 17 2006, 15:09

thats why i stopped playing and turned back to COD and flashpoint

Posted by: King Homer Nov 17 2006, 17:02

Just started FEAR:XP again, finally it's running but now I have to play the whole missions again, I played already. But since I didn't find any savegame of it I have no other choice

Posted by: da rat Nov 17 2006, 17:17

QUOTE(King Homer @ Nov 17 2006, 16:02)

Just started FEAR:XP again, finally it's running but now I have to play the whole missions again, I played already. But since I didn't find any savegame of it I have no other choice

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 17 2006, 17:41

yeh, especially the medical ones! i mean comon! you throw a key at him, you dont have to operate on live casultys.

Posted by: Helping Hand Nov 17 2006, 21:19

lol true i never got round to doing medical just SF and full weapons training

Posted by: da rat Nov 17 2006, 21:21

I could never complete that shoot house was it? Some kind of house... My pc was too laggy to do it

Posted by: NeMeSiS Nov 17 2006, 21:22

I did the medical once, but after a while we lost that account and i was too lazy to do it again, so i just googled the answers the second time (apparently the answers arent in some random order )

Posted by: Helping Hand Nov 17 2006, 21:25

lol, whats your fav weapon combo off of it those of you that are SF qualified...

Posted by: King Homer Nov 17 2006, 23:49

I got an account with 42 honor left, anyone interested
Did all training except Medical 2 years ago, don't know if there's something new. Got 40 hits on firing range... and advanced marksman. My favourite weapons was the M82 on Bridge 2 and Mountain Pass and M24 on Bridge.

Posted by: Helping Hand Nov 18 2006, 00:12

bridge is an evil but fun level used to grab an M4 with either an ACOG and bipod and set up on the side ledges of the bridge or put the trji reflex and charge to my imminent death across the bridge

Posted by: da rat Nov 18 2006, 00:44

Is that the map with utterly terrible visibility due to snow, and just a bridge with some stuff on it which people fight over?

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 18 2006, 01:05

QUOTE(da rat @ Nov 17 2006, 23:44)

Posted by: Wittmann Nov 18 2006, 03:30

bridge is a haven for hackers who take the skies and fly...script kiddies

I enjoy AA but only if I play with my brother or our American friends and we get on TeamSpeak, the honour system is a joke as Ive seen absolute morons with 40 or 50 honour, just they play for so long it accumulates. At least they dindt include 'do you wish to punish for TK' ala BF2, that shits me off at times, they don't look st see what happened, just punish.

I finished all training, even the medical, I actually found the one on symptoms of shock interesting

Posted by: King Homer Nov 18 2006, 06:38

QUOTE(Helping Hand @ Nov 18 2006, 00:12)

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 18 2006, 17:21

QUOTE(King Homer @ Nov 18 2006, 05:38)

Posted by: Wittmann Nov 19 2006, 04:05

Only servers marked as 'SF' have custom M4s replacing the default weapons, or 'random weps' which is a hodgepodge of many different ones.

Posted by: da rat Nov 19 2006, 13:37

Just downloaded Halo Zero, hehe, what a crazy game! I'm so awful at side scrollers on pc

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 19 2006, 13:45

one to watch for any flight sim fan.

http://rapidshare.de/files/35683872/BOB.avi

(vid from the new project from the il-2 makers)

keep in mind its in very early stages of development, i think its a christamas 2007 release date.

Posted by: Nuker Nov 19 2006, 19:13

AA was a great game a few years ago. It has changed quite alot now.

Posted by: King Homer Nov 19 2006, 22:13

Yes. I downloaded the 2.7 version today and completed that HMMWV and Javelin training. Bit easy I guess in comparison to the older trainings

Functions didn't change much and Bridge still looks the same. New Iron sights are cool (remember, last version I played was 2.0) but I'm missing the oldschool iron's from 2002

Posted by: Nuker Nov 20 2006, 18:09

QUOTE(King Homer @ Nov 19 2006, 22:13)

Yes. I downloaded the 2.7 version today and completed that HMMWV and Javelin training. Bit easy I guess in comparison to the older trainings

Functions didn't change much and Bridge still looks the same. New Iron sights are cool (remember, last version I played was 2.0) but I'm missing the oldschool iron's from 2002

Posted by: King Homer Nov 20 2006, 18:42

Yeah but I liked the difficulty! You had to be really good to take the challenger, but now everyone can play AA!

Posted by: Nuker Nov 20 2006, 19:06

QUOTE(King Homer @ Nov 20 2006, 18:42)

Posted by: da rat Nov 20 2006, 19:14

Was AA REALLY meant for recruiting people into the US Army, or was that just some sales hype/ forum gossip??

Posted by: Nuker Nov 20 2006, 19:17

QUOTE(da rat @ Nov 20 2006, 19:14)

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 20 2006, 20:42

QUOTE(Nuker @ Nov 20 2006, 18:17)

Posted by: King Homer Nov 20 2006, 22:08

What does the 1946 stand for? That the airwar continued after the fall of the third Reich?

Posted by: Wittmann Nov 20 2006, 23:51

Played some AA with Homer last night.

Got kicked from one server in the UK while playing Bridge for 'camping'

I was on defence...

Moved to another server and had some fun The King is a Scharfschütze par excellance

Posted by: da rat Nov 20 2006, 23:58

I hate games where 'camping' is frowned upon.. It's a recognised military tactic also kown as sniping

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 21 2006, 00:15

QUOTE(King Homer @ Nov 20 2006, 21:08)

Posted by: Wittmann Nov 21 2006, 00:59

Well in this there is a bridge. One team defends it, the other must assault it and reach an extract point

I think its a valid tactic to sit back and let them come accross he bridge and take them down, I dont see why I must attack if Im defending They have smoke grenades and cover, let them come!

Anyway never going to that server again, had fun on a differet one

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 21 2006, 01:13

QUOTE(Wittmann @ Nov 20 2006, 23:59)

Well in this there is a bridge. One team defends it, the other must assault it and reach an extract point

I think its a valid tactic to sit back and let them come accross he bridge and take them down, I dont see why I must attack if Im defending They have smoke grenades and cover, let them come!

Anyway never going to that server again, had fun on a differet one

Posted by: King Homer Nov 21 2006, 06:58

THe problem in AA is, there is no real sniping, there is no place where a sniper could hide and take out targets without being seen. You either got shot by some M249 acrobat or blown up by a well placed 40 mm grenade. Your only chance seems to be faster than the others are, but I guess that should always be the case

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 21 2006, 09:45

its easier on some of the newer maps, like the middle east towns, with all those holes in buildings to pop up in.

Posted by: King Homer Nov 21 2006, 14:44

Yes but a profi AA player knows them all. There is no real need of a sniper in AA, if he can't take the role as sniper serious!

Posted by: da rat Nov 21 2006, 18:21

That's kinda why I prefer ofp missions with no respawn. You kinda value your life more than on games where ou can just charge forward at a sniper, die, respawn and try again - Your life means nothing, so you dont need to employ tactics

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 21 2006, 19:08

QUOTE(da rat @ Nov 21 2006, 17:21)

Posted by: King Homer Nov 21 2006, 19:15

Okay, enough bunnyhopping and other shit for today. Will wait for ArmA next week, will install no other game until this day

Posted by: da rat Nov 21 2006, 20:10

Celibacy ftw! No other game satisfies me like ofp... Was playing a CSLA mission a few mins ago... It's nothing like any other game.. Beautiful

Posted by: Sniperwolf572 Nov 21 2006, 23:21

Any of you guys played Brigade E5: New Jagged Union? I'm having a blast with it. Someone should slide this under the table to BIS devs, the realism is amazing. I think where is a preview of the demo on dslyecxi.com, I'm really hooked. I'll post some screenshots later.

Posted by: King Homer Nov 22 2006, 06:50

Jagged Alliance addon or what?

Posted by: Sniperwolf572 Nov 22 2006, 14:02

QUOTE(King Homer @ Nov 22 2006, 06:50)

Posted by: Helping Hand Nov 25 2006, 22:53

i found a demo of it, you've got me hooked mate :O

Posted by: King Homer Nov 26 2006, 15:59

Just started with NFS:Carbon yesterday, 21% completion status already!

My car
Mercedes CLK 500


But will buy Evo 9 later on and Porsche!

Posted by: Helping Hand Nov 26 2006, 16:57

95% on PS2 for me i cant beat darius... Got a Subaru WRX STI and did haev a porsche cayman

Posted by: Sniperwolf572 Nov 26 2006, 17:51

QUOTE(Helping Hand @ Nov 25 2006, 22:53)

Posted by: Helping Hand Nov 26 2006, 18:08

my demo really is pants... crashes whe you try to save and some other things but the gameplay is good

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Nov 26 2006, 19:02

QUOTE(King Homer @ Nov 26 2006, 14:59)

Posted by: King Homer Nov 26 2006, 19:06

Looks good to me, but really, I'm no Mercedes fan.
I'll wait for my Evo and my Porsche Carrera, and they'll get no external tuning.

Posted by: Helping Hand Nov 26 2006, 19:24

Evo is easy to get to but the Carrera ZOMG even i havent got that yet apart from one in challenge mode which is a rinspeed one

Posted by: da rat Nov 26 2006, 19:25

Anyone here play the unpatched version of JK2?

Posted by: King Homer Nov 26 2006, 23:08

QUOTE(Helping Hand @ Nov 26 2006, 19:24)

Posted by: Helping Hand Nov 27 2006, 00:20

yep it depends what you start off with i started with the RX8 so the tuners come first exotics beat exotics and muscles vs muscles allthough the camaro ss is poop apart from drifting...

Posted by: Helping Hand Dec 20 2006, 18:11

Hey people, i'm thinking of buying the brigade E5 after trying the demo for a while, but there are a few things i want to clear up first.

There is a bug in the demo whereby if you take say a box of ammunition from a corpse and use some of the rounds then you try to put the box back it crashes the game is this persistent within the full version?

Is there a way to regain your stamia once you've been hit?

Regards HH

Posted by: Sniperwolf572 Dec 21 2006, 22:54

AFAIK, No such bug with taking ammo exist, or at least, after playing for around 50-60 hours, I didn't run into it. As for the stamina, I patch my guys/girls up at a hospital, and then let them sleep, that way, they are fully recovered. AFAIK there is no way of recovering stamina bar in the battle, at least not when you're hit. If you're just ran out of breath, you can drink some water from the flask to recover it quickly.

Hope it helps.

Posted by: Helping Hand Dec 21 2006, 23:58

i think i will get the full game, and yea thats what i do i take a flask and 2x $1700 medipacks as a minimum for my char on the demo (weapons are extras ^^ )

Posted by: Blackscorpion Dec 24 2006, 14:03

Any tips for using i.e. medipacks, remote charges, claymores, weapon kits etc.? Haven't figured out how to use them yet.

Hmmm, guess I need to equip them with some water bottles then, yesterday, when moving into position, Coyote passed out for a moment, I thought he had hit a wall first.

Posted by: Helping Hand Dec 24 2006, 15:09

medipacks - right click and then left click... (you need it as your primary weapon)

Mines - the only one i use it the proximity one...

Posted by: King Homer Dec 24 2006, 20:01

Anyone played DoW: Dark Crusade yet?

Posted by: Helping Hand Dec 24 2006, 21:33

Don't have a clue what that is

Posted by: da rat Dec 24 2006, 21:35

Dawn of War: Dark Crusade
It's an expansion for Dawn of War. And nah, haven't played it, RTS isn't really my thing. I'd love to get into Company of Heroes, but ehh.. Rts..

Posted by: Helping Hand Dec 25 2006, 01:06

brigade e5 is addictive so download the demo ^^

Posted by: King Homer Dec 25 2006, 10:13

Well, for the Dark Crusade players here, I'm currently playing the SPace Marines campaign but I don't understand why there are so many building limits!

I played the original DoW, and there it was somewhat easier. Now you have a limit for Apothecarius, Plasmagenerators and Bolterturrets but why? I mean I need somewhat more defence than 6 turrets sometimes especially agains Tau...
The long-range missile launchers are shitty and I can't blow'em all up.
Anyone knows how to deactivate that limitations?

Posted by: D@V£ Dec 25 2006, 14:02

QUOTE(King Homer @ Dec 24 2006, 19:01)

Posted by: Helping Hand Dec 26 2006, 20:08

I bought test drive unlimited for my x360 today after my cousin managed to scrath my r6 vegas by moving the damn x360 (itsbeing fixed dont worry). BUT TDU is awesome, so may cars, girls an a huge area to play with...

I also bought just cause whici is a good game allthough i havent played it that much today...

Posted by: Blackscorpion Dec 27 2006, 14:09

My E5 demo takes a while to save already... prolly because I got übermad and spent 'bout half a million for stuff. Yeah, I prolly got more guns than the enemy!

Posted by: Blackscorpion Dec 27 2006, 19:48

OK, now it refuses to load my saves, lol!

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Dec 28 2006, 00:25

got the new rainbow six on the 360 today. really cool game, its like a clone of GRAW in may ways though.

Posted by: Helping Hand Dec 28 2006, 13:23

mm from the short time that i was able to play it before it got broke i thought it was good allthough its lost some of the R6 hallmarks, best thing is pickin up terro weapons^^.

TDU is still the best game i've ever played, im driving my Wiesmann GT around and i havea Triumph bike to play with as well now...

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Dec 29 2006, 00:07

QUOTE(Helping Hand @ Dec 28 2006, 12:23)

Posted by: Helping Hand Dec 29 2006, 12:21

lol, i get my new copy today which my cousin cant kil...

Posted by: da rat Jan 2 2007, 20:48

Well, I just played the demo of the worst games I have ever encountered. It's offensive, poorly thought up, and unrealistic to name but a few of it's attributes. On top of that, it has an appalingly unoriginal name - "UberSoldier"
The Jewish (world war 2) prisoners are portrayed as zombies, who run screaming up to you and slash at you with their claws... The graphics and physics are quite good though, and with a better plotline - perhaps something that's not shit (?) - It might be fun

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Jan 3 2007, 14:59

QUOTE(da rat @ Jan 2 2007, 19:48)

Well, I just played the demo of the worst games I have ever encountered. It's offensive, poorly thought up, and unrealistic to name but a few of it's attributes. On top of that, it has an appalingly unoriginal name - "UberSoldier"
The Jewish (world war 2) prisoners are portrayed as zombies, who run screaming up to you and slash at you with their claws... The graphics and physics are quite good though, and with a better plotline - perhaps something that's not shit (?) - It might be fun

Posted by: Helping Hand Jan 3 2007, 18:39

soldner is tolerable at times...

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Jan 3 2007, 18:54

yeh, it had great graphics for its time, single player was appalling, multiplayer could have been great if they took snipers completly out the game.

Posted by: JdB Jan 3 2007, 20:14

From what I heard from some people that actually play(ed) it, it is now pretty playable in MP (after a load of patches).

Posted by: Helping Hand Jan 4 2007, 10:51

the only problem is that at 500MB + for a patch its rather annoying. the idea is good but the game just doesnt live up to expectations.

Posted by: da rat Jan 7 2007, 02:03

http://www.jaggle.nl/log/item.php?id=26260
z0mfG
I really hope I can play that when it comes out... I'd love to know the specs of the pc they recorded that on

Posted by: JdB Jan 7 2007, 02:18

Another "hey! look at me with my flashy graphics and lack of gameplay! buy me!" -shooter

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Jan 13 2007, 14:07

how good does this game look!

http://www.battlefront-newsletter.com/Blogfront/tabid/55/EntryID/68/Default.aspx

Posted by: JdB Jan 13 2007, 14:27

Bad, the model and texture errors are numerous

Posted by: Helping Hand Jan 13 2007, 14:29

looks ok but texture wise it sucks

Posted by: Lt. Earth Apple Jan 13 2007, 18:23

QUOTE(JdB @ Jan 3 2007, 20:14)

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Jan 13 2007, 20:14

QUOTE(Helping Hand @ Jan 13 2007, 13:29)

Posted by: Lt. Earth Apple Jan 16 2007, 21:34

Somebody ist played, or ever played Boilling Point ?
It's such a strange game....
Love, Hate, Love, hate. Nearly the same problems than Armed Assault

Posted by: King Homer Jan 17 2007, 07:07

QUOTE(BigglesTrevor @ Jan 13 2007, 14:07)

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Jan 17 2007, 12:54

its from the makers of the Combat Mission's

Posted by: King Homer Jan 21 2007, 13:13

Short question: Does anyone know a strategy game with some (fictional) Cuban Crisis storyline? Should be realistic and no round-based strategy game.
Or something playing in similar time (60s-80s). I have the SuSt 2 clone Cold War Conflicts but it's too unrealistic and too difficult to mod.

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Jan 21 2007, 13:17

i think theres a modern mod for Hearts Of Iron 2. Not sure how good it is but might be worth checking out.

Posted by: King Homer Jan 21 2007, 13:20

Well that doesn't help me in any way. I don't know whats Hearts of Iron 2 neither I do know where to get special mods for it. Would be nice if you could add some links to your post.
Furthermore I prefer full games instead of mods

Posted by: da rat Jan 21 2007, 13:34

I've been playing the demo for Dark Messiah of Might and Magic alot over the last few days. It's awesome imo. One of those games where you really have good proper fun with And the replay value is huge because of the many different ways you can dispatch your enemies.
It's basically a first person fighting game (swords and bows and magic) and runs on a modified version of the source engine (HL2's engine for those of you who don't know - but you don't need steam to play it). As a result, most of the combat is physics based. You can kick enemies off stuff, throw boxes at them, cut ropes and trigger giant traps of swinging death and loads of other stuff, and that's just the demo! If the combat in Oblivion was anything like that, it would have been a far greater success I think.
Highly recommend you download the demo! It's a blast!

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Jan 21 2007, 13:54

http://www.heartsofiron2.com/

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=292 - not sure how far into development this is

this game has events so i guess cuba would be included as one in this mod.

Posted by: King Homer Mar 1 2007, 17:01

Anyone tested the new Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars Demo already?
I downloaded it yesterday evening and I must admit: Really damn nice. Finally we get a good story again, good actors and the Tiberum flavour.

Runs well on maximum details on my rig and it looks damn good. Nice light and shadow effects, full zoom/scaleable. Its worth downloading 1,2 GB of demo =)

PS.:

Kane's back!

Posted by: D@V£ Mar 1 2007, 18:20

I haven't tried it yet, but after hearing that I will

Posted by: NeMeSiS Mar 2 2007, 09:49

I downloaded it and the only thing i liked are the cutscenes, the gameplay itself seems to be exactly the same as it was years ago, and it has bored me since then

Posted by: King Homer Mar 2 2007, 13:02

Yeah you're right about that. But that's okay for me, because it's easy and becomes handy very fast.
I'm missing some old units like the Mammoth Mk II, too bad it isn't produced anymore. Nice to see the Juggernaut back and the Mammoth tank.
And for the cutscenes: As good as Max Payne's comic-strips =)

Posted by: dabitup Apr 22 2007, 19:24

QUOTE(Lt. Earth Apple @ Jan 16 2007, 21:34)

Somebody ist played, or ever played Boilling Point ?
It's such a strange game....
Love, Hate, Love, hate. Nearly the same problems than Armed Assault

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Jul 2 2007, 19:22

anyone here play hearts of iron 2?

Posted by: Helping Hand Jul 2 2007, 20:24

Seen bits and pieces on it but never actually bought it. I'm getting into that sort of game now though TBH.

Posted by: Deadeye Jul 2 2007, 22:25

I've played through 1 and started 2 a while again but never found the time to finnish it.

Posted by: Rewan Jul 20 2007, 10:37

Who tried World In Conflict here ? (RTS game by the creator of GroundControl game)

The game is actually in open beta phase, you can got the beta (with a BetaCDKey) on some sites...

Posted by: Wittmann Jul 20 2007, 11:07

Internode and FilePlanet were giving out beta keys. Im downlaoding it as I speak, I pre-ordered it so had a key sent to me

Posted by: Deadeye Jul 20 2007, 11:30

I got it from here :

http://www.worldinconflict.com/

1,7 Gig filesize.... will take a while

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZEHzhJ4FWs&mode=related&search=

Posted by: da rat Jul 20 2007, 11:33

I got a beta key, but it wanted me to torrent it; My torrent speed is ridiculously slow - about 30kb/s usually - So I just didn't bother

Posted by: Rewan Jul 20 2007, 12:29

Even if you pre-ordered you need a beta key Witty, the one like ASDF - ASDF - ASDF is for unlock special content for MP (another map). Well, I say that just in-case, you must knew that right ? ^^

By the way, there are some in-game screens:

http://img62.imageshack.us/my.php?image=worldinconflict1mx1.jpg http://img256.imageshack.us/my.php?image=worldinconflict2xl8.jpg http://img75.imageshack.us/my.php?image=worldinconflict3jd3.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/my.php?image=worldinconflict4ef8.jpg http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=worldinconflict5sk6.jpg http://img264.imageshack.us/my.php?image=worldinconflict6wx2.jpg

http://img55.imageshack.us/my.php?image=worldinconflict7tg2.jpg http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?image=worldinconflict8id5.jpg http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=worldinconflict9oq7.jpg

Well they're nice, aren't they ?

Posted by: Wittmann Jul 22 2007, 02:31

I received a beta key AND the Bonus' Rewan

If you pre-order you get a beta key emailed to you.

Bought GRAW2 yesterday, Ill give it a go later and get back to you all.

Posted by: Deadeye Aug 8 2007, 12:42

Anyone played Combat mission - Shock Force ? First game of the combat mission saga featuring modern units/weaps and stuff.

Just downloaded the Demo I'll report my first impression here

Posted by: Helping Hand Aug 8 2007, 13:18

DL'd the demo quite nice but they still haven'y 'fixed' the combat mission camera which puts me off.

Posted by: Deadeye Aug 8 2007, 14:00

Yes indeed, the camera is messed up. And there seems to be an issue with C2Duos and GF 7xxxx cards. The Demo keeps on crashing and looks awefull. Time to reinstall

Posted by: Helping Hand Aug 8 2007, 14:18

Demo was a tad slow for me but i like the idea in theory.

Posted by: Wittmann Aug 10 2007, 03:52

I bought the full version. Very nice, Im very happy with the new engine for the series

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Aug 25 2007, 19:26

my need for a new pc just got a whole lot bigger

http://www.totalwar.com/index.html?page=/en/communityandforums/empire.html&nav=/en/6/8/

Posted by: The Lord Aug 25 2007, 20:34

*Is glad he just bought a new one *

That looks absoloutley brilliant! Cant wait!


Well as for reviews, here I am going to review a game thats getting on now. Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

Now, dont get me wrong, I want to like this game so much, I think it could be awesome!

Heres what gets me though, its just sooo unfinished! The reload anims are just universal, there is no changing of magazines. How hard is that in this day and age?! The game is fulll of FUBAR game elements. For instance your mate died, and then when you leave combat area he comes on video and tells you not to. thats the dumbest thing I have ever seen. Your AI sucks. They run around, getting mown down and prove more of a hinderance than anything else if your playing on hard, which really is what it says on the tin. Damned tricky!

My friend and I have talked about it, and its a game with so much potential and possibility around it. Have any of you guys played GRAW2. If they fixed all these problems with GRAW then I would really enjoy it. Realistic combat sim, it aint,, its fun and its short. Thats it

Posted by: D@V£ Aug 26 2007, 00:14

Hmmm... I should probabley get a new PC as well... I really need one that runs ArmA so I can get what everyones complaining about!

(Ok, I need a PC that can run ArmA at a decent speed, it's all the same thing! )

Posted by: Wittmann Aug 27 2007, 12:38

GRAW2 isnt bad. Some issues, but I dont mind it. Feels more like an expansion than a new game though, but the fact that it isnt all in Urban areas is nice. Reload anims to change as well in GRAW2.

Posted by: d@nte Aug 29 2007, 06:41

someone has tried or played at company of heroes? what do you think about this game?

Posted by: D@V£ Aug 29 2007, 11:21

I tried the demo, it's pretty damn fun, I'm not too good at it though

But it is very nice

Posted by: Wittmann Aug 29 2007, 11:36

I was addicted. When Opposing Fronts comes out and I have World in Conflict, well, between them and Shock Force + HoI2, my strategy haul overfloweth and I shall be gone gaming for quite the while.

Posted by: Helping Hand Aug 29 2007, 15:02

Anyone in this place played Trainz Railroad Simulator 2006 or 2004 before?

Posted by: d@nte Aug 29 2007, 15:17

QUOTE(D@V£ @ Aug 29 2007, 12:21)

I tried the demo, it's pretty damn fun, I'm not too good at it though

But it is very nice

Posted by: Helping Hand Aug 29 2007, 15:19

Faces of War is a good game bit like company of heroes. Or for FPS something like COD2 or Brothers in Arms.

Posted by: d@nte Aug 29 2007, 15:56

ok, thx.

Posted by: Wittmann Aug 30 2007, 03:32

Brothers in Arms Hells Highway later this year will be a great blend of squad work and FPS.
COD2 for fast fragging is not bad, but Medal of Honor Airborne comes out soon and has a demo out, I like it as much as CoD2 for mindless killing.
Soldiers; Heroes of WW2 while older is better than Faces of War. Homer got me addicted.
Company of Heroes, well: *drool and gurgling sound* Bloody good RTS. BLOODY good. And the expansion is coming, which is actually also a standalone game, but CoH1 has such a good campaign it would be a waste not to get both.
Hearts of Iorn 2 for RTS but its GRAND strategy, you dont actually direct a tactical battle...
Close Combat series; old, but still brilliant for some company level RTS. Pick it up very cheap now days.

They are my favourite world war two games, god knows, Ive played alot...

Oh of course I forgot; for realism; Red Orchestra. Tank and infantry combat, OstFront, 1941-1945. If you want realistic action, one shot kills, no 3rd person, no bunny hopping, thats the one for you.

Has anyone played BioShock yet? It looks good...

Posted by: Elliot Carver Aug 30 2007, 03:39

Posted by: da rat Aug 31 2007, 13:58

QUOTE(Wittmann @ Aug 30 2007, 03:32)

Posted by: d@nte Aug 31 2007, 15:47

QUOTE(Wittmann @ Aug 30 2007, 04:32)

Posted by: da rat Sep 1 2007, 19:38

Bioshock arrived today, and what can I say - it's totally awesome! *recommends to everyone*

Posted by: JdB Sep 1 2007, 23:25

Meh, the best WW2 FPS ever is H&D2 + Sabre Squadron expansion, not as extreme as OFP, but not as brainless as CoD either. One of my favorite games of all time

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Sep 2 2007, 00:09

love H&D 1&2, brothers in arms i began to find dull near to the end of the campaign. Got a bit bored of the same wall shaped hedges, and as a game cover, fire and flank gets a bit tedius after the 300th time.

Posted by: Wittmann Sep 2 2007, 02:42

Right thats it, ill get BioShock off steam (cheap with the current exchange rate for AUD to USD) and spend my week drooling over it.

Oh and a free version of Far Cry is out, it has in game advertising but other than that is the full game.

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Sep 2 2007, 16:38

weird question : can anyone recomend a good pirate game. Got pirates of the carrabian by bethesda but tired of it. anyone ever tried sid miers Pirates and are there anymore alternatives?

Posted by: JdB Sep 2 2007, 16:55

QUOTE(BigglesTrevor @ Sep 2 2007, 17:38)

Posted by: da rat Sep 2 2007, 17:50

The deeper and deeper you get into Bioshock, the more incredible it gets! As the controls become second nature, you find yourself setting up incredible ambushes and the like for those 'Big Daddies' The graphics are top notch too, looks stunning.

It does crash sometimes though... I had to download drivers by nvidia designed for Bioshock (to my understanding) to make it play well and just get past the first mission! Crashes are now far less frequent though and it's incredibly playable on full settings (cruising pretty much constantly on 25-40-60 fps now ) When it does crash though, it seems to be with lots of stuff happening; voiceovers, ai's spawning, lots of fire etc.. But at least it's not just me, lots of people are reporting it to be completely unplayable so I count myself lucky

All in all, ~Addicted~

Buy Bioshock now!

Posted by: Wittmann Sep 3 2007, 03:24

Ill examine my finances after the movie today and think about getting it via Steam...but with all the reviews Im seeing...I haven't seen scores so high since HL2 or Oblivion...

Posted by: Blackscorpion Sep 4 2007, 21:58

QUOTE(BigglesTrevor @ Sep 2 2007, 18:38)

Posted by: D@V£ Sep 4 2007, 22:13

"I want a life sized chocolate pirate ship... and not the hollow kind!"

Actually, like sized chocolate pirates ships have been constructed. I'm not sure if they were hollow or not...

Posted by: da rat Sep 5 2007, 18:45

Yay, I've got to a part in Bioshock and just can't progress because of crashes... (Get to a certain point and poef, gone )
I think I'll just wait for a patch or something rather than try to fix it...

Posted by: The Lord Sep 5 2007, 19:32

Thats strange, couldnt be a corrupt save or something like that?

I hear of many driver problems with bioshock. but its what we get for being PC gamers.! The best gamers i might add!

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Sep 6 2007, 00:44

QUOTE(Blackscorpion @ Sep 4 2007, 21:58)

The Monkey Island series, especially n.3, The Curse of Monkey Island... totally hilarious.

Posted by: d@nte Sep 6 2007, 04:44

i have a request for the IL2 players. if you have some maps of north africa, could you take some screens, please?

-Tobruk, Gazala, the surroundings of Tobruk

Posted by: Wittmann Sep 6 2007, 10:04

I could show you quite a few but most of JG2s action in Nord Afrika takes place over the desert with no cities for miles...desert, sun, hills and sea is all you get...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JG2_Wick/JG2DesertRimarskiMain.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JG2_Wick/JG2DesertMain43.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JG2_Wick/JG2Macchi1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JG2_Wick/JG2DesertMain30.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JG2_Wick/JG2WickBanner8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JG2_Wick/JG2DesertMain4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JG2_Wick/JG2DesertMain6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JG2_Wick/JG2DesertMain15.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JG2_Wick/JG2DesertMain16.jpg

As you can see, nice, but nothing too special Towns in most North African maps are just scatterings of default buildings anyhow.

Posted by: d@nte Sep 6 2007, 19:58

thx Witty. don't worry, that would be also useful, for the mountains, the river and vegetations.

Posted by: d@nte Sep 10 2007, 05:07

a thing for the pilots :

http://www.targetware.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index&catid=&topic=7&allstories=1&POSTNUKESID=45e0ea7c4a6fc32b362db9c21519cab5

do you know that?

Posted by: Wittmann Sep 10 2007, 05:54

Never heard of it. However the War over Poland and Korea beta mods have caught my eye.

Off to DL!

Posted by: d@nte Sep 10 2007, 07:23

keep us informed

Posted by: Wittmann Sep 10 2007, 07:44

Didnt get it working after DLing one of the mods, and the servers were empty. Meh. Ill stick to IL2 and wait for Storm of War

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Sep 10 2007, 11:25

does anyone have track ir?

Posted by: Blackscorpion Sep 10 2007, 14:26

QUOTE(d@nte @ Sep 10 2007, 07:07)

a thing for the pilots :

http://www.targetware.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index&catid=&topic=7&allstories=1&POSTNUKESID=45e0ea7c4a6fc32b362db9c21519cab5

do you know that?

Posted by: da rat Sep 10 2007, 16:32

QUOTE(BigglesTrevor @ Sep 10 2007, 11:25)

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Sep 10 2007, 18:38

yeh, and looks pretty cool on arma also.

Posted by: Wittmann Sep 11 2007, 01:22

Pfft learn to use a mouse and hat-switch effectively, if I can get a kill without Track IR you can!

Posted by: Sheildsy Sep 11 2007, 02:32

Does anyone actuly feel that Track IR actuly give you an advantage in a dog fight?
I personaly (and me being a drunk and tired young man whilst i game) would be prone to shoving the thing to where not even the most daring Gypsy fighter pilot of 400B.C would dare to venture

Now for something complety different, does anyone find that S.T.A.L.K.E.R (Oblivion Lost and Shadows of CB, pending your nation) scares the living crap out of them?
After having a lunch time enduced discussion on the matter at work, i was informed that people actuly had to minimize the game ebcouse they were afriad of creating some McNuggets in thier panaloons.
It is a scary game yes, (especailly with that brain rape monster at the SpetzNatz outpost) but i dont see what a few 7.62's and a lot of yelling at my moniter can cure

Anyone have any opinons on any other games that have scared the living crap out of them?

Posted by: Wittmann Sep 11 2007, 03:06

Try F.E.A.R, can screw with your head at times.

As for Track IR it does give you an advantage in that your situation awareness is much higher and you can keep your hands on all controls and monitor the target, your instruments and your own flight path easily by moving your head, rather than fumbling with a mouse and hat switch.

Wont improve your gunnery, but will help you keep your wits about you.

Oh a bioshock review I have to agree with but hey, it made me laugh so hard I almost wet myself.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/1394-Zero-Punctuation-BioShock

Posted by: D@V£ Sep 11 2007, 11:43

STALKER wasn't scary... I mean, the poltergeists and controllers are sort of creepy to begin with, and there are some point at which some of the nastys jump ut at you. But I wouldn't say it's like FEAR or something.

Now, the "Ghouls Forest" mod for DooM, that looks scary!

I'm afraid to download it!

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Sep 11 2007, 19:32

that review was brilliant, favorited that website.

Posted by: Wittmann Ka-Tet Sep 25 2007, 04:41

QUOTE(Wittmann @ Sep 11 2007, 03:22)

Posted by: Linker Split Sep 25 2007, 21:37

anyone knows about the ETA for Crysis???? can someone give me some video Links pls!?!?

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Sep 25 2007, 22:41

halo3 so soon!!! (needs to rebuy xbox 360!!! )

not a normal fan off shoot em up console games, but Halo is so unique and story driven.

Posted by: da rat Sep 26 2007, 20:13

Halo 3 is brilliant so far

(I don't even own a 360, but I'm addicted to playing it at my mates' houses )

Posted by: GIJOE94 Sep 26 2007, 21:06

Yes, Halo 3 looks incredible! Gears of war was excellent to. Some people even say that some xbox 360 games are better than PS3 games!

Posted by: Helping Hand Sep 26 2007, 21:50

IMHO they are. Mercenaries 2 has been delayed till Q1 next year :@

Posted by: Jason Sep 26 2007, 21:51

Didn't even know they was making a 2nd Merceneries game. I loved that game when playing it on my PS2 a few years back

Posted by: Deadeye Sep 27 2007, 19:35

Anyone heard of SuperPower 2 ? Some sort of HOI but based on 2001

http://www.superpower2.co.uk/images/EUscreen1.jpg

Posted by: Jason Sep 27 2007, 21:04

Woa, I guess it isn't the easiest game to just pick up and play heh?

Posted by: Deadeye Sep 27 2007, 21:13

Nah, I tried the demo... pretty hard ... but I like the genre

Posted by: Jimboob Oct 4 2007, 10:14

Halo3? Most over hyped game for a while, not so much different from Halo2 appart from vehicles, weapons, the abillity to rip off turret guns and the story itself.

Should of waited for it to become cheap.


Been playing the Crysis beta, pretty fun though as it seems to only be Direct X 9 the graphics arnt what they should be, though still pretty sexy. Gameplay wise for me it takes a while getting used to switching to each different "power" or whatever they're called.

Posted by: da rat Oct 4 2007, 16:23

There's a Crysis beta? Well, I'll be downloading that if it's still available tomorrow at school
Edit: Too late it seems Bloody Fileplanet

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Oct 5 2007, 10:53

i need to get a ps3. And i know it sounds sad, but im getting it simply for 1 game. If somone can guess it ill give you a cookie.

Posted by: Jimboob Oct 5 2007, 11:43

Halo4?

Posted by: da rat Oct 6 2007, 18:16

I'm seriously considering getting a 360 for Halo3 online

It's just so addictive

Posted by: Flyer Oct 8 2007, 12:03

Arrrrr. Have to visit my friends with the XBox 360, Halo 3 and a HD TV

Even the TV spots of Halo are great: http://youtube.com/user/Spartan117ofHalo3

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Oct 8 2007, 18:49

man hunt 2 banned again. Bah! its got an 18 label, it apperently promotes random sadistic killings. Personally i would never buy the game because its sick, but how is it any different from say the saw movies?

Posted by: D@V£ Oct 8 2007, 19:17

This is almost as stupid as the time those American's banned teaching evolution.

Although I doubt that actually happened. So this is the stupidest thing ever.




I mean, it's an 18 rating. There are plenty of movies that promote sadistic killing that have a 12 rating. Hell, there are books that promote genocide that are taught to youngsters accross the world (glares at "The Bible"). If kids are buying the game then it's the stores fault. If it's not the store's fault it's the parents fault.

This is stupid enough to make you vote BNP!

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Oct 8 2007, 19:22

indeed. alough im not overly bothered about the game in question. it more bothers me that it might stop future games. Manhunt however is a pointless sick game which clearly dosnt use death to try make a point of any sort.

Posted by: JdB Oct 8 2007, 20:18

I guess they'll hide behind classical lies, like "in movies you see it happening, but in games you have the liberty to do it yourself", or similar pieces of bullsh*t made into government policy by people that never leave their marbled halls with their rich friends, and have zero idea of what is actually going on in the country.

Horses wear their eye-shielders on a 90 degree angle to their eyes, politicians have them right in front of their eyes, blocking all traces of reality.

Posted by: Wittmann Oct 9 2007, 09:20

Manhunt review in here:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2048-Zero-Punctuation-Manhunt

Posted by: BigglesTrevor Oct 9 2007, 12:25

lol, "short answer no, long answer, no and go f*ck yourselves you ignorant scare mongering cock bags"

Posted by: da rat Oct 14 2007, 10:21

UT3 Demo is awesome!
Same UT gameplay, runs flawlessly at full settings with beautiful graphics, fun vehicles etc
I'll put some screenshots up later in the OT Games photo thread

Posted by: Linker Split Oct 21 2007, 19:07

did you know that Call of Duty 4 DEMO for PC is out???

http://www.mofunzone.com/download_games/call_of_duty_4_modern_warfare.shtml#
here there's the demo!
Downloading now

Posted by: Helping Hand Oct 21 2007, 19:43

Been out for a week or so we had it at our local Internet Café looked good from what I saw.

Posted by: d@nte Oct 28 2007, 13:54

is it possible to play at japanese games (i mean imported from Japan) on a french PS2? it seems that the japanese PS2 and the french are differents.

NTSC J in Japan (NTSC in north america)
SECAM in france (PAL in the UK)

Posted by: Helping Hand Oct 28 2007, 14:09

I think that A they are different zones game wise and B different TV settings..

Posted by: JdB Oct 28 2007, 14:11

No you cannot, NTSC J and PAL are different, you need a tv compatible of displaying it, and a European tv is only PAL compatible.

Posted by: d@nte Oct 28 2007, 14:12

i need a convertor to change NTSC to PAL?

Posted by: Helping Hand Oct 28 2007, 16:33

Or a TV that can display NTSC

Posted by: D@V£ Oct 28 2007, 17:14

As I understand it, it's a way to stop people buying import games. Due to variences in currency certain people want to keep prices for games up.

For example, in the UK most games cost around £20-£30. In the US however they only tend to cost $20-$30 (for new games that is, older games tend to go down to about £5-£10, which converts to $5-$10.)

If you want a perfect example of this, look how THQ are stopping their games being brought on steam for australians

Posted by: Deadeye Oct 28 2007, 19:18

Anyone tried the Crysis SP Demo?

http://www.crysisdemo.com/

Posted by: da rat Oct 28 2007, 19:40

Sweet - I'll DL it tomorrow at school if I get the chance

Posted by: NeMeSiS Oct 28 2007, 23:35

I did, its like Far Cry, but with more options. Quite fun but while the maps are quite large they are still linear as f*ck.

Posted by: Linker Split Oct 31 2007, 00:06

downlaoding now... for what I saw the official editing site there are a lot of more options than the games you can see now... also, it supports new features only available with DX10... but the incredible thing seems the map editor: you can make a lot of things

Posted by: Linker Split Nov 3 2007, 13:10

http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sdsdsdsua5.jpg

Editor in Crysis

Posted by: Impale_that_Lee† Nov 28 2007, 15:51

Is The Witcher worth it ?

Posted by: da rat Nov 28 2007, 16:10

Just finished Crysis. Ending crept up on me I must admit
Good game though with lots of mod potential

Posted by: pMASTER Dec 1 2007, 23:56

Does somebody here know "Terrorist Strike" by accident? A cool little game, indeed not a high-budget production for certain, but it focuses much on team tactics and is very challenging.

Posted by: Helping Hand Dec 1 2007, 23:57

Never heard of it. Got a link to some info or shall I just google it?

Posted by: pMASTER Dec 2 2007, 00:35

http://www.encoreusa.com/product.aspx?ProductID=77838







You have to take care of a lot of things, conduct real life tactics, and the AI is surprisingly clever when it comes to room clearance maneuvers.

Posted by: Linker Split Dec 2 2007, 02:21

something like SWAT4 so?

Posted by: P226 Dec 2 2007, 06:10

QUOTE(pMASTER @ Dec 1 2007, 23:56)