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Offline SKurj

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« on: April 10, 2004, 04:30:22 PM »
Alotta squealin on the official forums, but curious if any of you have it and if its working or not for you?

For me it works great.  And looks even better


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« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2004, 04:31:24 PM »
Havent tried it yet - may tonight.  Im getting burnt out on BFV.
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2004, 11:44:19 AM »
I have the demo from PCGAMER and was somewhat impressed. The AI seems to be pretty tame.
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Offline Kirin

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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2004, 01:17:27 PM »
Well, I got the dreaded "Please insert correct cd-rom" bug/protection but nothing a no-cd patch can handle. Actually I had to enable my onboard soundchip to read the cd *temporarly* now it seized completely.

But the game is a blast! I play on *realistic* level - very, very challenging. In fact the best AI I experienced in a FPS. They use their senses like eyesight and hearing. They call for help when outgunned, they hide and use cover very effectively. They even try to flank you - with good success I have to admit. Plus, on realistic they have the same damage model as you. So best stay out of gunfights and try to kill em silently with aimed headshots. Some of them got bodyarmour, others have shields. They even use flashlights to find you. Another breed are the mutants - they are straight forward and fierce. You're really screwed without the shotgun. They jump like 10m and one or tow slashes with their claws are enough to take you out.

Another great feature is the freedom of movement. In the outdoor levels you can take whatever path you want - some are easiser, some are harder. You can swim around the islands or rush straight trough in a jeep - or try to avoid all contact by sneaking through the jungle. The indoor levels are more linear but still very atmospheric.

Greatest thing: GFX - absolutely stunning!!! On my Rig (Athlon XP 2.4 OC @ 2.3GHZ, 1024MB RAM, Radeon9700Pro, Audigy2) I can run medium settings smoothly or high settings at a decent framerate with some dropouts during firefights. You've never seen better use of bump-mapping and reflections. The lightning effects are just state of the art and enchance the gameplay. Sourround sound is very nice and gives you a real advantage while sneaking around the corners. All models are high poly and the textures are beautiful. Both outdoor and indoor landscape are so rich in detail that I sometime just stood there and admired the GFX.

Also very well done: physics engine. You can throw up your enemy by running into them with your car, push down barrels a steep pathway to run over a pack of mercs. Shoot up explosives and see bodies and parts of the architectures fly around. Jump down cliffs, fly a glider around the island, etc. ...

All in all the best FPS yet - HL2 has to put up a very good show to top it. The story
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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2004, 01:29:14 PM »
Runs fine on mine...excellent graphics, and gameplay...the multi is a real dog imo (the constant logging into UBI is a real pain)...

quite amusing taking cover behind a wrecked zero in the jungle....

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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2004, 10:31:59 PM »
Demo was very nice - real polished - a nice change from the **** alphas that companies are putting out as 'demos' these days.

I might head out and buy it methinks.

PS:  GREAT engine.  Really reminded me how much of a POS the Battlefield series is.
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« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2004, 12:04:56 AM »
just downloaded it, you need a 9700pro or higher to run it decently at any resolution over 1024x768
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« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2004, 12:37:25 AM »
I love it.I actually think the AI is pretty good-when you shoot the ones you miss will try to circle around and/or flank you.
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Offline Kirin

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« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2004, 01:08:51 AM »
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PS: GREAT engine. Really reminded me how much of a POS the Battlefield series is


Yup - and coming from good ol' Yurop. Germany to be excact. Those people who have it on their product ban list will surely miss something out. Oh, and the publisher is French - I know at least 2 guys here who won't play it... ;)

Well, anyway - looking out for the upcoming mods. Farcry rally will be one of the first me thinks - sure sounds funny! :cool:
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« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2004, 01:43:40 AM »
Great games know no borders, Kirin :)

Just played the demo - I think it's fantastic.  It runs fairly well on a 1.2ghz AMD and a 9600xt at 1024.  I won't be buying it til I buy a new motherboard/CPU in a few weeks though.  I'm impressed :)
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« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2004, 06:23:10 AM »
physics eng. is from max payne 2.
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« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2004, 06:27:32 AM »
Game is great (MP specially). Single player story gets old real fast (once the mutant thingies show up).

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« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2004, 08:06:28 AM »
Are you playing on the hardest level cyrano? If not - u missing something...  those mutants are a real challenge - each and every of them. 1 or 2 slashes and you're gone. And they take a lot of bullets - the shotgun is the only cure I know so far. Plus I know entered the level where armed mutants appear - OMG :eek:

The story is standard B-Movie science fiction, you're right... nice, stylish cut-scenes though.

I do not fancy multi so much (yet) since the netcode seems far from optimized and rockets/grenades really unbalance FFA for example. The maps are great though - and I like the shiny, reflection effect for the scoped weapons - no more invisible snipers... :)
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« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2004, 09:33:13 AM »
Kirin, my problem with the mutants is the almost complete lack of IA they have. Most of them have very simple approach patterns, while the mercenaries develop some level of teamwork.

They are hard, for sure, but after you have killed the 100th, it becomes repetitive :)

Daniel
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« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2004, 09:55:07 AM »
Downloaded the demo djust now, i hope its as good as you guys say it is :)

EDIT : GAH!!! Download failed at 99% complete... Well someother time maybe...
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