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[Wittmann]

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[King Homer]

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!

[Sniperwolf572]

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:

[King Homer]

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

[Sniperwolf572]

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

No, this is the PC version, and yeah, it's been out for couple of days I think.

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.

I liked Porsche too, I especially enjoyed speeding down autobahn in a 911.

[King Homer]

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).

[JdB]

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).

Works fine, you just need a patch.

[This one]. You need the 3.5 update to be installed (I think it's an unofficial update).

After applying it the game worked perfectly.

[King Homer]

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!

[Wittmann]

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

[x-ray]

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

[King Homer]

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

I enjoyed IL-2 aswell because of the realistic damage system but for me it was somewhat difficult...
I did never hit anything with bombs and my joystick was really f***ed up, I couldn't win any dogfight.

[x-ray]

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

[King Homer]

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

[x-ray]

there is nothing like a good ol' B-26

[King Homer]

there is nothing like a good ol' B-26

True but I favour the B-29.

Talking about the B-29, the only thing I'm missing in modern air combat simulations are nuclear weapons. Sure it's some kind sadistic but hey it's a game only. I wanna' blow stuff up and best way to do it: nukes. I always wanted to fly in 30.000 feet dropping a big bang.

[x-ray]

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

[Wittmann]

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!

[x-ray]

you can go drop one on Hiroshima, Berlin, hell, even Paris!

...and on Sydney too?

[King Homer]

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!

Great. Any pictures of that available, I mean nukes without effects are boring

Edit: Found one

[Wittmann]

.and on Sydney too?

Not unless they map it out Bomb Sydney....I can live with that. Having a scenario for the bombing of Darwin could be interesting

[King Homer]

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! ^^

[x-ray]

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

[Sniperwolf572]

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):

[King Homer]

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.

[Deadeye]

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.

I shall ask, where you have bought 2 Gig RAM for 140 Euro ?

[King Homer]

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

[BigglesTrevor]

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

[King Homer]

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.

[BigglesTrevor]

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

i havnt heard of that one, just modern units for sudden strike i presume? sounds good anyway. might dig my copy of SS out.

[King Homer]

realwarfaremod.dk

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

[Deadeye]

realwarfaremod.dk

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

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

[BigglesTrevor]

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

im sure you can pick it up for minimum price nowdays. TES4 Oblivion expansion announced, "The Nine" i think was the title, also Xbox 360 version available vire internt. an oppertunity to waste yat another year of my life

[King Homer]

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

[BigglesTrevor]

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.

[King Homer]

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.

[BigglesTrevor]

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

[Wittmann]

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.



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



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.



RUN!



Fire and manoeuvre



@#%@&* Tiger!



Grenades, they hurt



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

[BigglesTrevor]

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

[Rewan]

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

[BigglesTrevor]

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

i like the first combat mission, didnt think much of the others, seriously outdated by then

[King Homer]

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

[Wittmann]

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...apack_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

[Rellikki]

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.

[King Homer]

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.

[BigglesTrevor]

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.

[DaRat]

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!?

[BigglesTrevor]

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!?

they said that about Halo. patience.........

[DaRat]

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








Then steal my friend's 360

[BigglesTrevor]

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

[DaRat]

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

[LooseKannon]

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?

[BigglesTrevor]

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?

make them 2 and 3 with ArmA

im going out to buy MTW2 tomorow, looks like a sound investment of fun.

[DaRat]

Can I just throw this in?

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

[LooseKannon]

rofl

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

[BigglesTrevor]

Can I just throw this in?

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

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

that has just made it a must buy!

[DaRat]

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

that has just made it a must buy!

lmao, I knew someone would say something liek that

Well, time for beddie bies!! Cya's all tomorrowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[King Homer]

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.

[BigglesTrevor]

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.

im very jealous, maybe when i get a job ill save £4000 and get some sort of super computer that use to run traffic. i guess your all set for next generation games homer

[Nik]

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

[Wittmann]

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.

[King Homer]

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!

[BigglesTrevor]

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?

[DaRat]

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*

[Red Square Monkey]

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!

You should try city hopping with that propeller driven aircraft near San Fiero's runway. It's called a Beagle or something. Now that's relaxing... not too fast... not too slow, just perfect.

Never thought flying in GTA would be that much fun

[Blackbuck]

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

[DaRat]

Or the cropduster... I love that plane

[BigglesTrevor]

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

[DaRat]

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...

[King Homer]

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

[Wittmann]

3rd Party mod

[Nuker]

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.

[Blackbuck]

yuck CS yuck

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

[NeMeSiS]

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

CoD2 weapons (and especially the sounds) make me think of plastic toys

CoD1 was fun for some random shooting, and i had a good time trying to team up my team to 'rush' the enemy in harbor in S&D, always fun on a big server, especially when 9 out of 10 people actually cooperated

But i have a hard time liking other games after playing OFP for several years.. -.-'

[BigglesTrevor]

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.

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

[DaRat]

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

3rd Party mod

Forgot to mention that

[Lt. Earth Apple]

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)

[Red Square Monkey]

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...

I played the Multi Theft Auto mod for Vice City on LAN. It was fun for a couple of times but it was very laggy . Don't know if it's the same deal with San Andreas.

[Blackbuck]

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

[King Homer]

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?

[DaRat]

inclusion of grease gun and shotgun... those are what i own with,

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

[Wittmann]

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

[Nuker]

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

You just need to know how to find the 'right' servers

[King Homer]

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

I have the newest video drivers installed, I can't even install older ones...

[d@nte]

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

nobody plays at UT2004?

[Blackbuck]

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

[BigglesTrevor]

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

[DaRat]

*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

[d@nte]

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

yeah, it's a great game, especially with some new vehicles. i hope they will make some new ones for UT2007

[King Homer]

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

[DaRat]

Latest one is UT2004, UT2007 comes out 2007 I assume

[King Homer]

Was there an UT2003?

[DaRat]

Yup. UT2004 is like an updated '03 IIRC

[King Homer]

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.

[BigglesTrevor]

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.

i second that one, i play DoD source to relieve stress. nothing like sniping a few dumb 12 year old americans as a german sniper as the run up the road with BAR's and Thompsons

but i cant get into the community , too informal , too many people, i like to know the people im talking too (as much as you can know somone over the internet).

[DaRat]

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

[BigglesTrevor]

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.

[LooseKannon]

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.

[King Homer]

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!

[Nuker]

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.

I really have to agree on this. The 'Valve' Community is just absolutely different when compared to the OFP community. Yet I do play CS:S/HL2 because the engine is such remarkable if you ask me. Also, Garry's Mod (a HL2 mod) is always enjoyable.

[d@nte]

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.