Computer Gaming Forum

[Ancalagon]

I am sticking this thread to the top of Stuff and Bother to allow members to discuss Computer Games, without the need for a separate section.


Hello all,

Just wanted to start a little thread dedicated to on-line gaming, for those members who play. For many the ultimate game has been 'Half-Life - Counter Strike', however at Christmas I got my grubby hands on 'Return to Castle Wolfenstein', which has spawned an absolutely knock-out multi-player as part of the regular game.

Now, I am supposed to be studying somewhat and have been trying to sneak on to play every so often, though nowhere near as often as I would like. My problem is my PC, is just not powerful enough nor is my connection (56k) to give me the best experience possible. So a few questions to the members;

1. What on-line multiplayers do you currently play?

2. What sort of system set-up do you think is best for this type of gaming?

3. Do you have any hints or tips you would like to share with other members?

4. What advice do you recommend for beginners?

And that will do for now. Interested to hear your views and especially interested to hear from anyone who has played RTCW.

Regards

Ancalagon

[Tar-Steve]

I only do Monster Truck Madness.

I don't exactly go online to do it. I have three PC networked in my house and I race against my kids. It's multi-player but it's on a LAN, not the web.

However, it does work over the web as well and even though I've got DSL, I haven't done it.

If anyone knows a good Monster Truck Madness racing group on the web, I'm interested in hearing about it.

[Chippy]

my brother plays online games .....

u has been playing them ever since he was about 11 and now he is 16.....my brother ....was into counter stike .....he would play it every time he could get on the computer.....but now he is into ....Quake 3...... i have heard 'Return to Castle Wolfenstein'.... but my brother has never played it .....

And Tar-Steve i have monster track maddnes too...but i don't play on the net..only on lan ..when my friends come over... i like midtown madness better

[Ragnarok]

I play Diablo II and Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. I own at both. I want to get Half-Life and all its mods, and I'm gonna restart playing EQ again.

[Asha'man]

I play Deus Ex and Jedi Knight, but neither very much due to lack of time. I have a fairly (very to me) fast system that I will go into greater detail on another time. I have no time! *cackles insanely*

Okay, now I have time. I'm running Windows 2000 on an Athlon T-bird 900, 256 mb RAM, 40 gig HD, and the crown jewel.......nVidia GeForce2 Ti video card with 64 megs of DDR RAM. *lights shine down from sky* Oh, it's so nice to finally have a fast computer! I don't really play that much, and I'm not terribly good when I do, so I can't really give advice to newbies. Basically, just keep moving, shoot at anything that moves, and don't be laggy. Lag is not your friend. In fact, it is your worst enemy. I have dial-up internet, can you tell?

Asha'man

[Ciryaher]

I play MUME (a Tolkien-based MUD), Tribes 2 (probably the greatest multiplayer combat game ever, IMHO), and a mix of Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors, Battlezone 2, and Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 (a lot of 2's....)

I'm running on an Athlon 900mhz, 30 Gb HD, 128Mb RAM, and a piddly little 8Mb S3 video card :( I have been unable to play Tribes 2 lately because of my disgustingly inadequate video card...grrr...

No hints unless you ask specifically...

I advise that you LEARN how to play the game before you play it online. Once you get the basics, then you can get online and not make a total fool (and nuisance) of yourself.

[Khamul]

i own a bunch of games that are multiplayer but i basically only play nox its kinda like diablo but i got a free copy of it and i spend all of my money on cds so i dont have enough 2 buy diablo and i also play age of empires 2

[Khamul]

and lag can be helpful depending on what class you are

ill give u advice on nox but u prob dont have it newayz

[Ancalagon]

Ok guys, now you have to educate the ignorant here! What exactly is lag? As I am rather a novice at this lark I need to be updated on the terms used.

Another question; I plan to buy a Athlon 1Ghz Socket A 266FSB in conjuction with a Gigabyte Motherboard KT133A ATX, will these improve my gaming?

Answers on a postcard pls!

[Khamul]

ok lag is when ur internet connection either freezes up or runs very slow some other people may have a different definition but that is a basic one

[Ragnarok]

Its when the screen shakes/skips/jumps and goes slow then real fast to catch up. It is technically your game slowing down to load and catch up with the rest of the game. It sucks. Thankfully, I dont have it on my comp.

~AMD Atholon 1.3ghz
~GeForce2 64mb MX
~Soundblaster
~72x CD
~16x DVD-CD
~24x CD-RW

My comp 0wns!

[Asha'man]

Alrighty, Anc: As I understand and have experienced it, lag is when your internet connection doesn't have enough bandwidth to keep up with the other players. It is transferring too much data and gets bogged down. This usually results in your death. The other players see your character on the screen and kill him, but you don't know that they are there or have an opportunity to shoot back until after you're dead. For me, this happens when I play with people on DSL or cable; their connections transfer what happens in the game to them instantly, while it takes a few seconds for the same data to me over my slow dialup. In short, lag sucks.

About your Athlon: It should improve gaming graphics-wise, but it won't help with the lag. In fact, it might even compound it because you'll probably turn your resolution up a bit, which will slow the whole gameplay experience. Not only will you be getting the data after the other people, but your screen will take a little longer to display it at the higher res. This depends on your video card, though; do you have specs on it? And what is your current chip? The reason I ask is because it might behoove you more to upgrade the video card than the chip.

Ragnarok: You suck! Your computer sounds *so* bloody fast! :D What kind of video RAM do you have?

Asha'man

[Ancalagon]

Ash, my graphics card is a Voodoo 5500. It seems to perfrom fairly well. The chip is a Celeron and it is useless.

[Tar-Steve]

Chippy,

I've never heard of mid-town madness. Are you playing monster Truck Madness 2? (I'm not, I'm playing the original, dated around 1997.) Send me a pm. Maybe we can swap some tracks.

(Sorry to use a thread post for this but Chippy doesn't have a pm tab.)

[Ancalagon]

Don't worry Tar; this thread is for all things gaming, on and off-line.

[Asha'man]

Voodoo 5500 - sounds good. How much RAM, and how fast? DDR is twice as fast as SD, is why I'm asking. What's your chip speed, and how much RAM do you have? I'd be willing to bet that that Celeron is a piece of ****. :barf: Also, what is your board upgradable to? If you want a faster chip, you just might have to get a new board.

Asha'man

[Ancalagon]

128MB Ram, as for the chip; trust me, it's pathetic. Therefore, I now have in my posession an Athlon 1gb CPU and a Gigabyte compatible motherboard. I am also about to upgrade my hard drive to 40gb for additional storage. The Voodoo will remain, the soundcard also (for the meantime) while I upgrade. So, I can say now, that I plan to do all this tonight and tomorrow, so if you don't hear from me for a while you know why.

God.....changing my motherboard, I am trembling at the prospect.

Until next time.

[Asha'man]

Sounds like a good upgrade. What would really help would be another 128 RAM chip. I have 256 and it makes a huge difference. I think you mean gHz for the chip, not gb. :) Now, are you going to go all the way and get high-speed internet?

Asha'man

(edited to add)

[Ancalagon]

Well, I have made it back online, with virtually a new comp. I am chuffed with myself. I have just built a PC from scratch.....everything; and I survived; so if I can, anyone can.

Broadband will have to wait, it costs £40 a month, which is way too expensive for me.

[Asha'man]

Congrats, Anc! You'll like it a lot, I guarantee it.

Forty quid a month?! It's like forty dollars here, and last I checked, the pound was worth about a buck and a half.

Asha'man

[Ancalagon]

All change again. My Gigabyte Motherboard didn't recognise my Athlon, even with an adjusted BIOS. SO I have replaced it with a ASUS Motherboard which is more powerful and has a better chipset. However, I have now had to fit DDR DIMM 256MB which is lightening in comparison to regular SRRAM.

Now my games are playing even faster. Oh, another tip. Right Click on My Computer, Properties, Device Manager, X2 CLick on Disk Drives, Settings, tick the DMA box.......and bobs yer uncle, much faster hard-disk reading. Make sure you have plenty of 'short-memory'.

[Dain Ironfoot]

I just hit and swear at my comp until it works....:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Ancalagon]

Sometimes I get the feeling that would be the best approach to solving PC problems, then again, it's all working fine now (fingers crossed).

[¤-Elessar-¤]

Aw, c'mon people! Dont you all know that the best on-line game for tolkien fans is WC2? I mean seriously, you couldn't ask for better gameplay, and you can create your own worlds, perfect for those of us who wished to battle in Beleriand! Maw ha ha

[Ancalagon]

Do you have a link for this game? It always helps to have a link, rather than an abbreviation.

:)

[Eomer Dinmention]

Ha lol when i came and saw this thread i thought it was a thread for Online Casino Gaming lol

Nah Counter-Strike is so cool. I love it its the best game ever.

Has anyone played Empire Earth its sick it like Ages of Empire but you start off in Fuedal age and then keep on going to like Cyborg age. You can go into lke Nuclear age where we have B52 bombers or you can use like Stealth Bombers and everything its sick i love. You can be the three Muskateers lol

[Ancalagon]

Wolfenstein stills rocks, totally addictive game. Though Ashamans suggestion on broadband is fully understandable as the lag is sometimes annoying when the traffic is bad. BT, has just announced they are to cut the cost of broadband in the UK, though we won't find out for another 2 weeks just by how much. Knowing BT though, it will probably be by about 50p. So from now on, Broadband will cost £39.50 instead of £40.00 a month. Groovy!

[Ciryaher]

Ahh, I saw Return to Castle Wolfenstein...and it looks great (although it is nothing compared to the original Wolfenstein 3-D...my first computer game! hehe). Nothing better that capping a few Gerrys, then turning around and toasting some Tommys!

I would have to say Deus Ex is one of the best games I have ever had the pleasure of playing. It has a mind-blowing storyling (which overshadows all the other neat features on the game).

[Ancalagon]

Deus Ex 2 is due out in the autumn. I saw some screenshots from it and it looks rather impressive. Unreal 2 is due out in August and it looks fabulous also. Looks like it could be a good year for gamers. Though I am still keen to see who produces the first LOTR game, whether you like it or not, you will have to add it to your collection.

[Ancalagon]

Well, I finally have the first information relating to the LOTR computer games from Vivendi. This one in particular appeals to me because this is made with the rights to the books from Tolkien Estate and is not at all related to the film. It is apparently due out December 2002.

This is the official webpage for this particular version, which from the screenshots I have seen does look rather impressive. Better still, it will follow the books extremely closely and includes Tom Bombadil.

What do you think???


www.lotr.com

[Dagorlad]

O.K. Anc:
I'm light years from being a whiz on this stuff, but I know what it's like to start IGNORANT and learn a bit at a time.
The world of online gaming is more complicated than I can even comprehend, even now after playing for 1 1/2 years. My advice:
#1 When you have problems, go to the forums for that game and get support. It's pathetic, but pretty much all we get - unless you meet individuals who can help, like here and in chats.
#2 GET BROADBAND.
#3 GET BROADBAND, and never join low latency games if you're a 56k'er, because it KILLS the game for everyone. Also, GET BROADBAND!
#4 Learn how to set video card settings for maximum performance. For example, turn off anisotropic filtering. Screw the graphics, what good are they if you're gettin wasted? I can tell you exactly how to do this for Nvidia cards, but I don't know if voodoo is the same.
#5 In game menu, you should keep texture fairly low. And you can use 16 bit color, turn off smoke, fog and details, etc.... for better performance (if those options are available) AntiAliasing is usually very hard on a **** vid card (like mine), and I don't think yours is top notch.
#6 A cheap sound card can kill performance all by itself.
#7 I reccommend getting 512 ram, then you'll really be set for anything (including being a dedicated server, for example) and any game for a long time.
#8 A one Gig processor is beyond what's needed.
Now, when you guys speak of a "chip" when you're discussing video cards, I don't know what you mean. That's some remaining ignorance. Mabye u can fill me in?
A lot of people get lucky and Counter-Strike and its famous Mod, Day of Defeat, work for them, but I got it a week ago and have put at least 15 hrs into trying to get it to work. The whole install setup is a nightmare. In game options (video, etc..) suck, graphics primitive compared to MOH, And I can hardly get into any games. I DL'd the mappack, and yet hardly have any maps. And in DoD, my frame goes as low as 1 per sec.! All that doesn't scratch the surface of the layers of problems I have with it.
I had MOH but could never figure out how to play it online (it wouldn't let me), But I kick ass in the demo. I traded it for C-Strike.
Also played D2, AOE2, WarCraft2 (SUX), SC, Earth 2150, DUNE, Fallout.
OH, Advice for beginners? Only this: Unless you cheat, or are a vid genius, prepare to get your ass kicked for quite a long time. My way of dealing with this incessant brutality is that I play for fun, not only to win.

[Ancalagon]

Thanks Dagorlad, that's a lot of info and extremely useful. So, do you think I should get Broadband? :)

There was a thread previously started by Aerin I think asking everyones PC power which was interesting, though I can't find it. It is good to know how potent some the members comps actually are.

Cheers.

[Dagorlad]

ANC, I got DoD working totally right yesterday and it is AWESOME. I take back all the spiteful trash I talked about the game makers. It is the best game I have ever seen, and by the time you add the voice feature, where you can actually talk while you play, for teamwork, it's INCREDIBLE. The 2 beach assault maps are my favorite. It's better than MOH. So addictive, my eyes hurt even as I type this (from playing too long). I suggest trying "Gamespy" as a game playing service. It's pretty good in some ways.
I also just learned a bunch of new stuff about fixing those kinda problems with framerate, lag, making shortcuts work, commands in the console, more details on video card settings. I spent like a week on the forum.
Any questions when u get it, let me know.

[Ancalagon]

Trust me......DoD is nothing compared to Wolfie. I have played both and the difference is incredible. Saying that, I really need to update my version, though it is over 130mb which I will not be doing over a 56k modem.

[Dagorlad]

Anc, is RtCW a WWII game, like DoD and MoHAA? Or are you talking about a mod of RtCW that you can DL? Or what? If it's a multiplayer internet WWII game, then I shall be forced to try it. I don't know if you've played the latest version of DoD (2.0) but a lot of guys say it's much better than the previous one. Personally, I wouldn't know because I just got DoD, and it was already 2.0.

[Ancalagon]

Probably easier if you read it for yourself;

http://www.activision.com/games/wolfenstein/home.html

Much better than MOH, HLDOD and any other you care to mention.

I should be paid by Activision for all this promotion!

[Asha'man]

Deus Ex 2 is coming out?! Hot diggety damn! That is one of the top three best games I've ever played, and like Cir said, incredible storyline.

Now when they come out with Thief III.......:D:D:D:D

Asha'man

[Ancalagon]

Deus Ex 2 is expected in the Autumn, though no actual release date has been set. Unreal 2 is due in June, Unreal Tournament 2 is set for August. Half-Life 2 is in production but no date set for release, though I guess it would be due out before Christmas.

Any other games you are waiting to hear about?

[Talarion]

I mostly play Diablo II. I own Starcraft and Warcraft II as well but I really like the gameplay in D II. Anyone who play D II PM Me please!!! :D

[Ancalagon]

I havent tried Diablo. Played all the Baldurs Gate series though. Still keen to see an actual Tolkien based RPG instead of all these Warhammer-style spin-offs.

[Khamul]

What would by kool, IMO if they had a TOlkien rpg like Diablo or nox or something like that.

[Anarchist]

I currently play the old but good Civilization 2, the best strategy game ever. You don't need a fast computer to run it, a simple Pentium is enough. I have the Gold edition wich includes multiplayer.
Now Quake 3 is very cool for on-line gaming and I would play for hours if it wasn't with the phone bill.
Lag is alco caused by overloading of the game server, usually when too many players are using it. Diablo 2 had this problem when it was first out on the market. It was impossible to play it.
As for LOTR games, I have two very old ones and not really good. You can find them and download them from this site:

[Ancalagon]

Electronic Arts will be realeasing their first Lord of the Rings game on the 15/09/2002. If anyone is interested!

http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2848766,00.html

[Khamul]

You mean 5/9/2002 right? And yes I will be looking forward to it.

[Ancalagon]

No, I mean 15/09/2002, well, at least in the UK.

[Khamul]

What does that translate to in the US?

[Ancalagon]

I have no idea; though EA is an American company, so chances are you will get it earlier. I prefer the Activision version personally, because it is based on the Works of Tolkien and not the Movie, as EA is.

This is a cool little map from Activision.. http://www.lotr.com/frameset_flash.html

[Khamul]

Ok, well thanks for telling me about it. It might come out in some time soon then...

[Talierin]

15/09/02 works out to 09/15/02 for us americans.

[Khamul]

Ok thanks Tal.

[Ancalagon]

Just unwrapped Jedi Knight 2 for the PC. Excellent; has anyone else played this? Anyhoo, havent heard from you lot for a while, what are you currently playing? Any format; PC, XBox, PS2, DreamCast, Gameboy Advance......etc...etc!

[Khamul]

I have been playing Max Payne....(an awesome game)

[#1ArcherLegolas]

i play Diablo 2: Lord of destruction (should have Elves and dwarves rather that all humans)and i also play Team Fortress Classic and Day of Defeat ( WW2 version of half-Life)

[Gandalf White]

Man! This stinks really bad. All these games are coming out for Xbox, PS2, GC, not the PC. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?

*Runs away crying*

Haven't played RTCW yet, but MOH rocks the house!

[Khamul]

I am talking about pc....

[Asha'man]

As soon as I finish Thief II (I'm on the last level, which is where I was when my computer blew up last year) I'll pick up JK2. That looks frickin' awesome!

Max Payne looks really cool, too, though I've only seen it on PS2 as yet.

Asha'man

[Gandalf White]

I know Max Payne is for PC, Sting. I'm talking about the LotR games. What am I going to do?

[Khamul]

You can get an emulator, and play then on your computer.....

[Asha'man]

Well, I beat Thief and picked up JK2. Sweet! Graphics are awesome, my comp runs it super-smooth at high res, weapons are good so far, but I haven't gotten anything more than the Bryar pistol and the stormtrooper rifle. Looks very promising! :D:D:D:D

Asha'man

[Gandalf White]

Sting, how much does an emulator cost?

[Ancalagon]

Ash, I have completed Jedi-Knight 2, it is good, though a little samey throughout. One of our British computer mags is doing a special feature on The Fellowship game next month (PC Gamer), so I am looking forward to it. Has anyone tried Dungeon Seige yet, it's only due out here today.

[Gandalf White]

How much does an emulator cost?

[Gandalf White]

Oh, by the way, I've played the RTCW demo. Me no likee. MOH is sooooooooooooo much better. Shooting demons up with WWII weapons aint my thing. Medal of honor is so much more realistic. Haven't played RTCW multiplayer though. So i cant comment.
Anyone played Battle Realms? I have the demo, and I'm totally addicted to it. Serious sam is way cool too.

[Khamul]

Emulators are free.....Just go to google.com, and search for snes emulators.....

[The Necromancer]

Um... what about a Video Games Forum. I know that in October a new Fellowship of the Ring game is coming out on X-box and GBA and The Hobbit is going to appear on Gamecube.

[Retrovertigo]

Does anyone know if there are any PC games coming out?

[Samwise_hero]

Any PS2 games coming out???

[Retrovertigo]

Yep, there is for PS2 but none for us pc people. Ah well, I'll just sit here and wait for Fallout 3.

[Samwise_hero]

Yeah, finally i can get a game for my PS2 that doesn't involve racing cars and my brother has no choice in it!!! Wahoo!
Sorry for that outburst, i just love the lord of the rings!!!!!

[Talarion]

I didn't know they were coming out on PS2 as well. Are all of them gonna be PS2 (Movie, Book, Hobbit)? I thought I would have to buy a whole new system in order to enjoy these games. Even after I spent a years worth of allowance to get PS2 when it first came out... I should've waited -- oh well.

[Retrovertigo]

Yeah, my friend bought one when it first came out for 1000 bucks and they're more than half that now. I think I could have waited, even if playstation was my favroutist thing.

[Khamul]

$1000?

[Talarion]

Yeah I got mine for like $340 and that's when they first came out... $1000 is just plain ridiculous.

[Khamul]

Dude, are you sure it was 1000? There is no way it could have possibly that much.

[LotR_Girl]

Don't have PS2 and HAVe slow Pentium 1. So no LotR-FotR 4 me.

[Khamul]

Im on a 166mhz processor right now. Im flying....:D

[Retrovertigo]

Absolutely dead certain. It was all over the television and my friend even said "I paid 1000 for it".
So I'm guessin no one ever looks under the name where it says location and assumes everyones from the US.
If 340 is US dollars, as Talarion said, than Australians got stiffed.

[Ancalagon]

There is this thread also! http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1853

I will merge the two later and maybe sticky it to the top of Stuff and Bother for a while to see what sort of response it gets. If it is favourable I will leave it there, if not, I will let it slip back into the back pages of section.

[Khamul]

Sounds good ANC. And that is American dollars we are talking about Elwood.....

[Ancalagon]

Hello all, I have just unwrapped and loaded Elder Scrolls 3, Morrowind. Excellent graphics, can't tell you about the gameplay because I havent started playing as such. Anyone know anythhing about this game?

[Azog]

Well I have heard that morrowwind is good, but I have never heard of elder scrolls. Other than that I know nothing. Oh and about the PS2's.
Some people bought as many as they could and sold them on ebay for sometimes a 1000. (or more)

[Azog]

for a computer i would say a 17" moniter, surround sound (5.1), and 32 MB 3d card. (If only i had a 3d card)

[Istar]

I play AOE2: Conquerors and Empire Earth. Anyone daring to challenge me online, please PM me!

I also have Star Trek: Armada 2, and I can play it online, but it's buggier than Windows 95, so I'd rather not.

My computer is a 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 with a broadband connection.

[I.am.Smeagol]

Oooo a gaming thread! Score. Anyone have any game suggies for the PC? I havent played in a while, 'specially since my Star Craft, War Craft type games phase.. But just reformatted my hard drive and thought Id treat myself to a game for going through the mind numbing process of downloading drivers.. Arg.

I have a
AMD Athlon T-Bird 1.2 GHZ
128mb of ram (most I could get my dad to buy me, to cheap to get more)
a 30 gig hd
52x cdrom (just died new one will arive soon *hopes*)
8x cdrw (I envy whoever has the 24x..)
Visiontek 32mb graphic card (dun remember the model..)
and a killer speaker system

Anyone care to suggest any good games? Heard WC3 was coming out, anyone hear any info on that?

[Ancalagon]

I still highly recommend 'Return to Castle Wolfenstein', absolutely the best game I have played to date. Well, on a par with Half-Life!

If you have DSL and you play online it is second to none.

You could also try Jedi Knight 2 which is excellent.

[Jerle]

I love playing Quake 2..... haven't tried it online yet since I just got my DSL working again...... I have Q3A too but still in the box..... I love the look of Jedi Knight 2...... :cool:.... and I also have American McGee's Alice but not played yet..... I'm still waiting for Cyanworld's newest game that will be released in early 2003 called Myst Online. (http://www.mystonline.com/) Take a look at the screenshots.....It's supposed to take place in D'ni.... it looks AWESOME.... and the little movies that they've released are just breath-taking.... :D

[Asha'man]

Get JK2 - it's sweet. I've beaten it twice with god mode on, but I just keep coming back because it's so fun to play just to play. If that made sense....... I mean I play just to play, not to beat the missions.

I have a 24x CD burner......Mwahahaha!! :D

Asha'man

[Ancalagon]

Doom 3 looks excellent also. I have just viewed a load of stills from the game that came with my PCGamer mag.

[I.am.Smeagol]

Blarg. I checked out RtCW, but Im not one to favor first person view type games, decided Im gonna hold out until WarCraft 3 (http://www.blizzard.com/press/020613war3.shtml). I think there will be some awesome unofficial LotR senarios and what not as Blizzard is adding elves into the mixture of orcs and humans.. Cant wait. *Gets all giddy* :D


*Must...refrain..from...strangling..Asha'man..and. .stealing..burner*

[Ancalagon]

Wat about Dungeon Seige? It looks and sounds great.

Anyhoo, took Morrowind back because it is as dull as dishwater and I opted for Soldier of Fortune 2.......blood, guts and gung-ho glory:) Cirs type of game actually!

[I.am.Smeagol]

Dungeon Siege looks kick arse, the game play looks really similar to Bauldurs Gate. Almost bought it the other day, it comes in a really little box, no giant manuals that take up a tree’s worth of paper. Heh.

Unless there is blood and gore (or green slime), no comp game is worth playing. ;) :D

[Asha'man]

LMAO, I.am.Smeagol!! It's not even all that fast, though it might be because I got 16x burn CD-Rs and they might not be fast enough. When is Warcraft III due out? I've heard stuff about it for the last couple years, and was wondering if they'd stopped work on it or something. :(

Asha'man

[Ancalagon]

Ash, Warcraft 3 is out now in a shop near you:)

Well, it is out in a shop near me, but I live in Europe and you don't!

[I.am.Smeagol]

And at a store near me, as well. Actually it wont be out until the third, but I can wait. Gives me time to earn that 60 gosh dern dollars, too. :rolleyes:

Arg. Off to go vac, and wash, and wax, my dads car. >_< This game best be worth it. Hrm. Actually, I should prolly just wait until the price goes down in a month or two. >_<

See ya'll at battlenet.

[Istar]

I played it at my friend's house a few days ago, but he might have had a stolen version from Kazaa or something. I'm going to get it soon, too.

[Asha'man]

I stand corrected. Looking through the ads today, I saw that WC3 will be out on the third. Not that I have the money for it, but it's nice to see it finally out. There was a pic of a screenshot in the ads, too, and it looked really good. I guess this one will be more hero-oriented than the last ones have been? Like Might and Magic or something. Should be good....

Asha'man

[Valar]

Hey all, didnt realise this threas was here.

Well at the moment i'm running:

2.4ghtz P4 processer
512ddr ram
gforce4 graphics
CL audiology platinum sound Card (Probally the sweetest sound cardever)
And that helped my gaming experiences have improved no end, but broadband really does rock, playing online with other broadband peeps, is AMAZING. Its like your playing over LAN just more diverse.

At the mo i'm really into all the C&C games, and just got C&C renegade which is ok. playing alot of Age of empires too and max payne.

~Valar

[Tyaronumen]

Warcraft III is the most expensive computer game I've noticed in several years at $59.99!

However, I took the leap and spent my hard-earned $60 and have to admit that this is also one of the best games that I've ever played.

It's got really cool missions (a la Starcraft II), great graphics, and a really awesome story line.

I haven't played online yet, but I'm sure that's a lot of fun too. :)

[Jerle]

HERE (http://www.apple.com/games/trailers/warcraft3/index.html) is the WC III trailer if it hasn't been posted already.... looks good....:)

[Khamul]

WC 3 does look awesome. Im going to go download the compressed file, and play it. Might take a while though....

[I.am.Smeagol]

And where does one find this compressed file.... *Puppy Face* =D

[Valar]

Well theres a few ways that i know about. One is from a P2P downloading software, like Kazaa (http://www.kazaa.com). Where one can download any game, but it can be unrealiable, and it'll take a while on a dial up modem. Also 'Beta' sites can offer loads of downloads but its advised to have cable internet before trying use those sites. The best and least complecated to explain bet, is to get it from Kazaa, PM me if you want to know more.

NOTE: Also its illegal, so i don't do it....;)

[Jerle]

Gack... from what I hear, Kazaa will do nothing but download spyware onto your computer.... if you feel the need to use such a creature, at least use the lite version.....

I have a friend who did an experiment and downloaded Kazaa, then ran Ad-Aware..... apparently Ad-Aware almost had a meltdown with all of the sneaky little things Kazaa tried to install on his computer..... :rolleyes:

[Ancalagon]

So I beleive Jerle, but is there not a way to weed out all the adware from the program so as you are left with the base concept?

[I.am.Smeagol]

*Spasm*

NOOOOOOOOOOOO. NOT KAZAA! *Twitch*
Okay, I just went through a really big Morpheus then Kazaa phase. My poor computer and uber fast connection were beyond mutilated from the spyware. I tried everything.. I tried to go through my comp and delete everything by hand.. I tried using ConfigSave to reload all my old settings before I had gotten sucked in to the evil P2P universe. Nothing worked. In the end I was forced to reformat my hard drive as dad was getting slightly irked at our DSL line considerably slowed down from the evil minions of the spyware lord.

*Sigh* I then went to download.com and searched through nearly all the P2P's looking for one w/ out spyware.. I downloaded bearshare, yet there was still considerable activity on my comp when I wasnt doing anything.. I tried to delete it, but a few files remain, much to my dismay. P2P is a dead end. If anyone has any suggies, let me know...

[Istar]

I have bearshare, and I hate it. It's hard to find anything. There's a way to disallow the transfer of certain files, so for example, you can say don't transfer .mp3 or .exe.

[Ancalagon]

This is next on my hitlist;

http://gamespot.com/gamespot/filters/products/0,11114,188666,00.html

[Ancalagon]

For anyone with a good cable/DSL connection you should have a look at a few of these demos; http://gamespot.com/gamespot/misc/downloadcenter/

I have downloaded Dungeon Seige and will give it a whirl later on this evening:)

[Asha'man]

You can't get .exe's with it, but WinMX is excellent for music, videos and pictures. www.winmx.com Even with dialup.........:rolleyes:

Asha'man

[Ancalagon]

How do you think this looks?

http://gamespot.com/gamespot/filters/products/screens/0,11105,546322,00.html?page=30

[Khamul]

I just get my friend to download the games, and movies, and burn them on cd's for me. Thus, I have no problems.....

[Mormegil]

I see there's a lot of talk regarding Warcraft3 here.
I bought it yesterday and can honestly say it is one of the best games I have played for ages. You need to buy this game. The graphics and cut scenes are great. The missions are entertaining, and the overall storyline is interesting.
I was a huge fan of Warcraft2, and this is so much better. An interesting feature is the use of a hero to lead your armies, they earn Experience points and become stronger the more battles they are in. Their stats improve and they can learn spells or attack moves. This is a really good idea.

I also own Dungeon Seige and I enjoy it, However it gets rather repetitive. Also there isn't really enough storyline in the game.
If you are torn between buying this or Warcraft3, then go for Warcraft3.

But overall I must say that my favourite games at the moment are GrandTheftAuto3 for PS2, and Championship Manager01/02 for PC.

[Ithrynluin]

Does anyone know the Heroes of might and magic series? I think it's the best! I've noticed that many people who like to read Tolkien,like this game too.

[I.am.Smeagol]

Yes! I have Heros III! It's one of my favorite games, but I wish they'd come out with a new version and better graphics and what not.

[Azog]

Just wondering...
Has anyone here played Battle Realms? Its a sweet RTS with great graphics. I saw it in a magazine and got it.

[Ithrynluin]

Originally posted by I.am.Smeagol
Yes! I have Heros III! It's one of my favorite games, but I wish they'd come out with a new version and better graphics and what not.

Heroes 4 was released in March/April.
My favourite Heroes are HOMM2 - this is the best game ever IMO!

[Azog]

Has ne1 played Freedom Force? Just wondering...

[Samwise_hero]

I play games on the internet when i'm at school. If i got caught playing them at home i'd be drawn and quarterd. But anyways enough of the horrific stuff.
My favourite game would have to be half life! It's awesome and we get to whoop the teachers butts!:D :D :D :D :) :) :) :)

[Istar]

You can play Half-life at school? That's awesome! At my school, we can't install anything. We can't even go to many good internet sites, such as Hotmail or anything that gives away "free stuff" or is "useless" (although porn and java games are allowed - what's up with that? :confused: ) One of my friends is determined to crack the administrator's password to install games. Even some of the teachers want him to get it, because they want to play games more than we do!:D :D

[Valar]

Ah Spyware the curse of P2P. I just said Kazaa because its easy to use and if you have dial-ups, its still good to use. But i've never really used it, and when i ran adaware ages i found the spyware that was on my computer was an integral part of kazaa. Win mx is good for MP3's and other what not. I bought warcraft 3 yestaday, wow, now that is a game. I've been playing black and white again recently, it just makes me chuckle.:p

[Ancalagon]

Just got this through, thought you might be interested; http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/previews/0,10869,2874365,00.html

Regards

[Darth Saruman]

It looks...interesting, although I've never seen Bilbo as the kickass type.

[Ancalagon]

http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/previews/0,10869,2874504,00.html

Here's some more on the upcoming 'Fellowship of the Ring.'

[Ancalagon]

Though this reading of the Universal version looks excellent, in particular the strict adherence to the books, not the movie; http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/previews/0,10869,2874509,00.html

[Retrovertigo]

I so very much wish to play WC3, but my computer is too small :( *weep* It's also too small for Grand Theft Auto 3. Nooooo! I played that on PS2 and totally loved it.

[Ancalagon]

Here's a PS2 version of The Two Towers due for release soon; http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/previews/0,10869,2874680,00.html

[Grey_Wanderer]

I have a question...Has anyone seen or heard anything about a PC game for LotR? I think an RPG should be put together. I'm sure that I would invest many hours in something like that.;)

[Ancalagon]

Hello Grey Wanderer, here's a thought, why not try the links above your post or simply visit www.lotr.com

regards

[Grey_Wanderer]

Thanks for the info Ancalagon. I greatly appreciate it! It looks very promising.

[Ancalagon]

Muuuuuuwwwwwwwwwwwhhahahahahahhaaaaaaaa:)

I am just in the process of loading my nice, new, fresh-from-the-box copy of NeverWinter Nights! I'll see you all in a month;)

[Dengen-Goroth]

By diggity, I didn't know this thread existed. Curse my narrow sight. I just recently got JKII, yes a bit overdue, and am quite a pro with Empire Earth. My new system:
2.4 GHz Pentium 4
512 MB RDRAM
128MB NVIDIA GeForce Ti-4600G Video Card (Pride and joy of my system)
80 GB Hard Drive
and all the other good stuff I can't quit remember:)
Any suggestions for a good game?

[Eomer Dinmention]

Empire Earth is really good game, it has so many ages, Cyborg, Medieval and all of the others. Its a really mad game

[Ancalagon]

I strongly recommend Neverwinter Nights, if you liked Baldur's Gate, you will love this;)

[Dagorlad]

Well, Ancalogon, I went away for a while (playing DoD, that is) and now this thread that I expected to disappear is a sticky and has 9 pages.

Did you ever get broadband, Anc?

I still play DoD almost everyday, now on version 3.0.
I never could get into RtCW - I just found that despite it's incredible graphics, it's playability and overall realism are totally inferior to DoD. Also, I still couldn't figure out the basics of reading the scoreboard, and using chat and commands, etc... even after probably 30 hours of playing. Very unnecissarily complicated I thought.

The game you just mentioned... is it like, or related to "morrowind", and did it just come our recently like "Dungeon Siege"
I got Dungeon Siege and beat SP in a week, and then found that when you cut through the superior graphics and hugeness of the world, it's really just a fancy version of Diablo2, no important differences at all. I'm sick of it already.

Are neverwinter nights or any of the other new RPG's you might know of like that? I love RPG, but the repetitiveness and limitations of the worlds are so typically boring - like in D2, Dungeon Siege, or even Fallout. I'd like to find something different, not just walk around and point and click on the monster, and not have it be the exact same things all the time too.
Lets face it, in games like D2/Dungeon Siege, there is no real objective or challenge, you just walk, point, click, kill, repeat 1000's of times. You don't solve or create anything, or even discover. And teamwork is a laughable concept in the online versions.

btw, how does anyone like the version 3.0 of DoD?

Oh, and I see at the link to the LoTR game that it appears to be just for some game systems, which are not always clearly defined, but in all cases did not seem to indicate anything for PC. That would be unfortunate. But I'm sure there will be something for PC.
~D

[Mighty Sam]

Yes i know i'm a little behind on this news but it exciting all the same. i just want to know your thoughts on what kind of a game it will be. fighting, race, ect.... also any other thoughts you might have on the subject.

[Darth Saruman]

It'll probably be an action/adventure, first person, sword and sorcery type game.

[Arwen]

You can search for pics and info on the game at www.gamespot.com or www.ign.com :)
Thye have some very nice shots of the levles and what the game will be like.

[Link of Hyrule]

Personal Fave GC
toughest opponent XBOX

[Aeglos_Ohtar]

I like my gamecube alot. How come u didnt put X-Box on there anyway?

[In Flames]

Playstation2, and thats just because it have Final Fantasy X =)

Great game!

[Gamil Zirak]

Originally posted by Aeglos_Ohtar
How come u didnt put X-Box on there anyway?
I think Microsoft Gamecube is supposed to be the X-Box. Also, the Sega Dreamcast is no more. Sega decided to quit making game systems and just make games.

[Aeglos_Ohtar]

Oh, ok.

[Dr. Ransom]

I didn't read the entire thread, so sorry if this has already been discussed. But I am completely convinced that Blizzard's marketing strategy is to create games based on already written books and to make it legal, twist them just enough to not be a blatant copy. My two examples:
1# The "Warcraft" series. A sweet game, but a complete and total copy of LOTR. I almost wish they just make this the LOTR computer game.

2# The "Starcraft" series. Believe it or not, this one is even more obvious than the first. If you have ever read "Starship Troopers" than you know what I'm talking about. The only difference at all is the addition of the "Protoss" race.

Point is... How much longer do we have until Blizzard manages to make a "Chronicles of Narnia" computer game?! (read with deep sarcasm :-)

Anyway, I read a lot on this Forum but don't post much unless I think I have an original thought... (yeah, I got that idea from "A Beautiful Mind," real original huh? lol)
Let me know what you think.

[Dr. Ransom]

Ok Guys, here's the computer that I just finished building.
Gigigyte GA-7VRXP
Athlon 1800+
Geforce2TI
256 pc2100 DDR Ram
DVD (for LOTR of course...)
and a 7200 rpm 60 gig hard drive.

I haven't even had a chance to use this all yet, since I've had some tecnical problems. But I'll get back to you on all the LAN games I play...


Serious Sam II Rocks! (hehe)

Since I'll be getting a new job at Compusa soon, I was wondering if it would be a good idea for us geeks to start a tecnical support section for all the "not so found of computers" people on this forum. Might be fun...

[In Flames]

That could be rockin' computer, if you get a new vidcard that is;)

[In Flames]

Hey! A tech support section:) Im all for that idea!

Its always nice to help people!

[Istar]

Originally posted by Dr. Ransom
I didn't read the entire thread, so sorry if this has already been discussed. But I am completely convinced that Blizzard's marketing strategy is to create games based on already written books and to make it legal, twist them just enough to not be a blatant copy. My two examples:
1# The "Warcraft" series. A sweet game, but a complete and total copy of LOTR. I almost wish they just make this the LOTR computer game.

2# The "Starcraft" series. Believe it or not, this one is even more obvious than the first. If you have ever read "Starship Troopers" than you know what I'm talking about. The only difference at all is the addition of the "Protoss" race.

#1 - You can't make a good fantasy game without taking ideas from Tolkien. There's nothing wrong with that; Tolkien's works are the basis for almost all modern fantasy. It's not entirely stolen ideas, though. Examples: Night Elves and The orcs are the good guys that came from another plane rather than being mockeries of Elves.
#2 - I never read Starship Troopers, but I saw the (awful) movie. A few Zerg units are very similar to the bugs, but the comparison ends there. Starship Trooper bugs never made immobile, living "buildings", and the storylines are completely different.

[#1ArcherLegolas]

PS2 RULES ALL SYSTEMS AND IT GOES ONLINE IN 17DAYS AND SOCOM:NAVY SEALS IS COMING OUT SOON AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! GO PS2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PS2P S2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2 PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS2PS 2PS2PS2PS2PS2

[Ancalagon]

Does anyone here have surround sound for their PC? I have just installed a SBSC and harman/kardon speakers. Now the bullets flying past between my ears in Wolfenstein MP are even better than I could have hoped:)

Also, just watched the LOTR on my DVD, those arrows sound great as they hit Boromir!

[whiterider]

Is rtcw really good Ancalgon because i am thinking about buying it. I bought Ghost Recon,and I think it is brilliant especially the online gaming.
Other games i play at the moment are Age of empires :conquerers. Black and white .close combat III .Also Grand theft auto 2 ,now and again.Does anyone recommend any particular game .I hear half life is good or empire earth.Also have any of you played Medal of honour allied assault it looks deadly

[In Flames]

Whiterider, I really enjoyed Ghost Recon. I like more "realistic" games better than for example RTCW. But its still a really good game, if you just want to do some shooting :) And it looks amazing with a good vidcard. Medal of Honour is great! Especially multiplayer.

But if i have to recommend just 1 game, it would be Neverwinter Nights...one of the best games i ever played. It's from the makers of Baldur's Gate. Add some diablo to BG and you have Neverwinter Nights. The cool thing is that it comes with the toolset that bioware used to make the game, so you can make your own adventures! And to make a simple adventure is very easy, but if you want to do a advanced mod you have to know some scripting, C++. On NWN Vault (http://nwvault.ign.com/index2.shtml) you can dl hundreds of mods that people have made.

[Dagorlad]

Dr. Ransom:
I'm with you - Blizzard was influenced by starship troopers for SC. They just stole the "borg" from Star Trek and made them 'Toss. I liked the movie, and wish they made a second one, and note that it was good enough for enough people so that they made a VERY good animated show of it. I liked SC for a long while but got tired of being molested and crushed by hackers and genii, tired of it in general anyway. Warcraft (which I detest utterly) would never even have been made were it not for Tolkien. Of course you can't have any sword and sorcery fantasy these days that hasn't had influence from Tolkien, like the other fella said. Some will be "rip offs" as you said, like elves and orcs in WC. So be it. We still need games, movies, books, and art, right?

Whiterider: You asked about a suggestion for a good game, so I'll suggest DoD, the modification for Half-Life/Counter-Strike. Pay 30 (or less used) for CS and get DoD free off the net. Find my earlier post in this thread, I think page 3 or 4, where I raved about it. Also, you asked about MoHAA. I beat it in 2 days, so Its not long in SP, but that was a heck of a lot of map, lemme tell you. I could not (as with many others) figure out how to play the full game in mp, but I played MP demo and found it to be grossly inferior to DoD, and RtCW.

Has anyone else noticed this new RTS game on the shelf called "Medieval"? I immediately said "Must buy", but then saw that it's minimum system requirements are 50% beyond what I have!!! Looks like an infinately superior version of Stronghold, with a unit count of up to 10,000.
I can't believe my computer was a decent system two years ago brand new and in another 6 mos. it will be 100% obsolete. It runs on peanut oil and diesel fuel, and to start it up you have to hit it with a prybar.

[Istar]

Originally posted by Dagorlad

Dr. Ransom:
I'm with you - Blizzard was influenced by starship troopers for SC. They just stole the "borg" from Star Trek and made them 'Toss.
It seems to me like you've never seen Star Trek. The Borg have a collective consciousness and cybernetic implants. The Protoss have psionic abilities. Where's the similarity?

[Spartan117]

Did anyone notice that the poll says Microsoft "GameCube" instead of Microsoft "XBox"???

[Dagorlad]

Istar, I've seen a hell of a lot of ST and played way too much SC.
The similarities are:
-the shields that absorb (?) damage
-they made me think of cold, ruthless murderers the first time i played against them. Just like the borg.
-Someone else suggested the similarity to me first, I didn't make it up.
-and especially the fact that they are the most highly developed in technology. WAY better than the other two, for the typical SC player. Note I said typical - I know that Teran is best in the hands of a master.

Now of course theres the zerg method of taking over a damaged teran base, and then creating drones - very borgish, but the zerg basucally lack technology so there's just barely any relation there.

[Istar]

I still don't see enough to draw that conclusion, but there's no point in arguing it further.

Eomer, I noticed. That's not a mistake, we've been hacked by microsoft. They want us to believe that they control the gaming market and soon, the world.:) ;) :)

[whiterider]

Oh my god Medieval total war looks absoulutely brilliant i just cant wait for it to be released here in Ireland on the !2 of sep.
It is a massivly super game its just going to be a classic.
Have any of you played Shogun total war ,it s the next version really except it is set in Europe ,and is a milion times better and bigger .You can have battles with up to 10000 units fighting .

Dagorlad what are you computers specifications ? It might be able to play
it

[Dagorlad]

-PIII 500
-128 megs ram
-TNT2 vid card
-creative pci soundblaster sound card.
-48x cd that I dont even know if its rom or read and write. (Don't know how to tell either)
-6.4 gig HD, about 2.8 gigs free.
-A "ZIP Drive" - ive never used it cuz I've no clue what it is.
-Another drive for the little plastic square discs, which I don't use cuz I've never learned how.
According to the game box, I can only play single player. I would probably be very slow in MP, except for I think the box indicated some other new hardware that I just don't even have. So I don't think I could play at all even SP. Can't remember what it was though. Price of game for me will be about 45 for the game, and 1,000 for the new computer. The game looks VERY Awesome. Just wait until FPS games have hundreds of people online at once playing in same battle together. I've heard that we may see that in a couple - few years. Then see what comp. we all need. Everytime I think they can't do much more w games, they take it to a whole new level that I wouldn't have thought possible or if possible, wouldn't have thought practical. A new comp would only bind me to my comp more than I already am. So I'm deliberately not buying one yet.

[whiterider]

Dagorlad you should have no problem playing Medieval total war.
The minimum specifications are p11 350mhz ,128mb ram 16 mb graphics card ,yours is a tnt 2 same as mine and it is 32 mb. About 1gb of hard disk is needed which you have so you shouldn't have any difficulty playing it. You also need Windows media player 7
which you can download from www.microsoft.com if you don't already have it

[Ancalagon]

Don't forget either, update you graphics card drivers for enhanced performance. I am sure you can get TNT Detonator drivers from your cards website. Also, clean any **** out of your comp that might slow up performance. If you are not getting the most from your memory resources you will reduce the playability of your games.

For a small investment you can easily upgrade your comp to make it lightening fast! Check your motherboard make and see what is the most potent CPU you can use in it without having to change board. A 1g Athlon can be picked up for around $40 or you can stretch to 1.5+

Alternatively, you could overclock your current CPU without too much difficulty. Also, buy more RAM, it is around $25 for a 128mb stick, which for performance enhancement is a miniscule investment.

You could also upgrade your harddrive to 20/40g. If you have all your original OS Cds, then you can use the new drive to boot. If you are working from a bundled package on your original harddrive, then you can either copy your existing drive onto a new drive or boot from the original and have your new drive as a slave.l This will give you a huge memory boost for around $75. There you have it, a new comp for less than $150.

I am sure some other members will have more cheap and cheerful ideas to add to this;)

[whiterider]

Ancalgon i have a pentium II .I dont know what motherboard is in my computer but roughly could you tell me what speed of a cpu i could get.

[Ancalagon]

I sort of need to know what type of board you are using though! If you can tell me that, I can locate the make and find out how far you can push it. It may actually be easier and cheaper though to overclock your existing CPU. :)

You can usually do this directly from your BIOS, though unless you are an experienced user it might be better to learn about it first. You should read up on it here; www.overclockers.com and look under 'overclocking'. You can also look up information on how to get more from your graphics card.

If you need any help or more advice please ask.

[whiterider]

I am overclocking my graphics card at the moment and it seems to be a good improvement

[zarda]

I play diablo and quake 2, and done the first wolfenstine (spear of destiny) but question! 'Return to Castle Wolfenstein' how different to the first one is it? and dose it need a really good computer?

:) thanks...

[whiterider]

Ancalgo My motherboard ia a P6LX-A+
You wouldn' t happen to know how fast a cpu i could install

[In Flames]

Whiterider your MB supports PII and Celeron processors, so maybe a Celeron 1.2ghz? Cant remember what the fastest PII is.
Also it supports 768MB EDO or 384MB SDRAM memory.

zarda, i run RTCW on a PIII 700mhz with 256MB Ram and it runs smooth with all the graphic settings at maximum. Btw i have a GeForce3 Ti500 vid card.

[Diamond Took]

I'm a strong follower of Nintendo. Yes, I stay loyal to my brands...;) :rolleyes:

[zarda]

In flames, I'll just pretend that I understand everything this means...
"PIII 700mhz with 256MB Ram and it runs smooth with all the graphic settings at maximum. Btw i have a GeForce3 Ti500 vid card."
dumb question, what is PIII and Geforce3 card?

How do I know what I've got? what I do know is that I got 248 rams in windows 98 I think...:confused:
But i'm not sure that mean anything

[Ancalagon]

Zarda, you need not worry about your setup; all systems are go and you have a potent gaming machine in your hands. Just keep playing the games and worry about 'innards' of your comp when it starts to get slow or breaks;)

[In Flames]

Sorry zarda i should have explained,
By PIII i mean a Pentium3 processor. And a GeForce video card is one of the "leading" gaming video card.

[zarda]

Thanks InFlames and Ancalagon you tryed and I suck :D.

Next questions, how is RTCW, is it simlar to the first one? is it harder or easyer? any good, and should I bother to buy it?

[In Flames]

Hmm..I can't remember if the first one was hard or easy.
It was a looong time ago i played the original.:)

I think that the first half of RTCW was easy, but you encounter some very hard enemys in the later parts of the game. Is it worth buying?
Maybe im the wrong person to answer that, i mostly play RPG's and strategy games. But i really enjoyed it, so if you like shooters i'd say buy it.:)
But maybe you should try the demo before you buy it, you can download it here. (http://www.activision.com/games/wolfenstein/downloads/demos.html)

[Ancalagon]

For all you 'Unreal' lovers, you can download the newly released demo for Unreal Tournament 2003 (http://www.3dgamers.com/games/unrealtourn2/#filelist). Wouldn't recommend using a 56k connection though as it comes in at a hefty 100Mbs.

[gate7ole]

Nothing is compared to PC's. The others are just GAME machines. But if I had to choose one, I'd go for XBOX

[Stridir]

i think that they should make a video game of lotR. that would be awsome!!! you can like go through the levels and it would be basically the same as the movie. but, i heard from an anonomus source that they are comming out with a game for The Two Towers. that would be pretty cool.
Strider:D

[Éomond]

They are Stridir. Come to my house and borrow my DVD. On the Bonus DVD, they have a thing about.:rolleyes:

[Ancalagon]

Here is the latest news on the Vivendi version of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'. Click on the orange bar at the bottom of the link to see why I am so impressed with this game in comparison to EAs version;) The release date looks to vary between countires, I think it is released in the UK in early Nov., but in the US late Oct.

The Fellowship of the Ring - Vivendi Universal (http://www.lotr.com/frame_fellowship_ps.shtml)

[Turgon]

Anybody played Unreal 2003 yet? Such a cool game, good-looking, great physics - I love it! Argh... but why do I keep get fragged when I'm online!?! damn those pings. Doom 3 looks even more spectacular... it will surely set the standard for all games that follow after.

btw Anc - any chance that we will be getting a computer gaming guild in the near future...? could be fun, and there are plenty of guild halls just gathering dust...

hehe - and not long now until GTA Vice City comes out... guess I won't be around for a couple of weeks once I get my hands on that baby...:)

[Ancalagon]

Well, I did ask for a separate section dedicated to 'Gaming', though I am unsure whether my wish will be granted???

[Khamul]

http://savepoint.co.uk/index.php?s=

Hey, this is a new gaming site being developed, and we ask that you head on over. Lots of stuff to do, and they are in desperate need of members. Very active admin, etc. :)

[Gandalf White]

The game I want is The Two Towers. But I don't have PS2 :(



Btw has anyone else here played Divine Divinity?

[Elu Thingol]

I have a Pentium IV, 1.4ghz, 64mb Geforce 2, 256 mb RAM, and a 17 inch monitor.

I like to play
Counter-Strike
Half-Life
Soldier of Fortune II
Starcraft II, and Warcraft III
Morrowind Elder Scrolls III
Rouge Spear, Rainbow Six, etc.(haven't played these forever)
Command and Conquer: Renegade

There you have it, my fav. games

[Khamul]

I pmed you about Renegade Thingol, but for anyone else who has it, and might want to play, my sign in for westwood is drygo. Just pm me if you want to play sometime.:)

[Azog]

Star Craft 2??? Would you be referring to the expansion set, or Starcraft: Ghost?

[Elu Thingol]

I have both the expansion set and starcraft. The II part was an error on my part I am sorry. Ghost is going to be awesome, when is it coming out and I heard it was only for x-box is this true?

[Azog]

It will most likely end up on all of them.

[Rogue666666]

I recently took a trip to Hong Kong for business. While I was there I was looking at different pc games when I noticed a game that said it was "The Lord of the Rings". and on the bottom of the box there was a label stating that it is the "official game". COULD THIS BE TRUE? The company that produced it was " Black Label Games". I thought that EA was making the official game. And besides, just from reading the back of the box I can figure out that the game I'm holding in my hand is an absolutley horribly cheap game. I thought the new Lord of the rings game was supposed to be high quality. Is it possible that the official Lord of the Rings game has been released, and that what I saw was it? Does anybody know anything about this?

[Carantalath]

I'm pretty sure that EA was making the game but I don't have any proof of this. The game might not be the official one, because the official one I would expect to very good and released over here in the US before it was released in Hong Kong.

[Ancalagon]

You can download the Demo of 'Fellowship of the Ring' for PC by Vivendi Here (http://www.gamezone.com/topframe/extlink.htm?Link=http://www.gamesdomain.co.uk/demos/demo/1734.html)

[Elu Thingol]

I played the demo today and was a bit disappointed. The view of your character in 3rd person can be pretty annoying. What does everyone else think?

[Ancalagon]

I agree entirely Elu. It is extremely frustrating to play as your field of vision is very limited. Sting and I talked about it last night on MSM and agreed about this and the fact that there is little interaction with the characters and their surrounding environment. I suppose there is a lot to be said for it in respect that the mines are excellent, Gandalf is a good character to play, but everything is still overshadowed by the 1st and 3rd person.

I wonder how it plays throughout? How does the scene change if Frodo uses the Ring for example? I will still buy it, I want to see Bombadil, Barrow-Wights etc. but too be honest, the film version looks like a better bet and that pains me to say it.

[linte macil]

would anyone recomend this game? it sounds cool, but i dont want to waste me money

[Azog]

A film version? Do you mean TTT game?


*and also, has anyone seen the screens for C&C:Renegade 2 or C&C: Generals. Both look like winners.*

[Ancalagon]

Yes, the EA version based on the Film, not the books.

[Azog]

Will it be ported over to PC any time soon?

[Gandalf White]

I am sorry to say that they have canceled the PC version because it was behind schedule. *sobs*

I am seriously considering buying a PS2 now.

[Elu Thingol]

They canceled it:mad: . Unbeleiveable.

[Eliot]

I have a Apple iMac, so there's a limit to the games that are available to my computer. My favorite game's are Age of Empires, Age of Empires II: Gold Edition, Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds and Falcon flight simulator.
I'm hoping they come out with AOE III.

I also have an original PlayStation. I have too many games to name them all, but my favorites seem to be the Driver series and the Crash Bandicoot series. I totally want a PS2 or a Gamecube!!

[Azog]

I should be getting a PS2 eventually, after I get a house.

[Eliot]

If I do get one, I'm immediately getting FOTR and TTT.

I know some company is also making the Hobbit for Gamecube, but I'm not sure if it's for X-Box or PS2.

[Azog]

I saw a preview for that as well. Bilbo seems almost a superhero.

[aDaHe]

what game genre do you guys reakon that lotr should be brought out on for pc...
this is highly theoretical and is still assuming that the game as not even been begun...
personally i think that War Craft III style should be perfectfor lotr in every episode...

[Khamul]

A LOTR RTS would be great! :D

[aDaHe]

especially with the hero typeplay that WC3 offers...
you can go either RTS or RPG...
its great

[Eliot]

That would be sweet!

Only if the company made it for Mac though...

[aDaHe]

They are stupid if they are going to NOT put on pc(or mac) after all the other platforms(xbox & PS2) and quite simply if they dont then they are missing out on their biggest market - the internet!!!!

[MacAddict]

Eliot Another Crash Bandicoot fan yessssss.:) :) have you played or seen Jak and Daxter yet? and a Mac person as well it seems I am not alone.


~MacAddict

[Azog]

Any two Mac users are odd. ;)

Anyways, I love Crash Bandicoot. Too bad some Idiot made Crash Bash and messed Crash's wonderful name up. Luckily, Crash 4 revived the tradition. I am sure MacAddict knows a lot about it. He can elaborate. (I know all about Crash from him.)

[aDaHe]

i liked crash bash, but it was more of a party game (ie with lots of friends with a multi-tap)
where-as Crash1-4 is a rpg type game that people can get stuck into...
depends on what you like...

[Eliot]

I have Crash 1-3 and CTR. CTR -if you don't know- is a Crash Bandicoot cart racing game. It's pretty cool.

I don't really like Crash 4 for PS2. It wasn't made by the same company which means the looks are a bit different. I still think it's a fun game, but it wasn't as good as the originals. But I could still use a PS2 :)

Mac users aren't odd...

[MacAddict]

Crash 4 (or The Wrath Of Cortex) is a great game and is proving hard for me (one who has palyed them all at least 4 times each). Now Jak and Daxter is a Awesome Game made by Naughty Dog themselves (they are the ones who created Crash Bandicoot in the first place). That my friends is a model for all platform games to come. Read all about it at www.naughtydog.com



~MacAddict

[Eliot]

I still haven't played Jak & Daxter yet. I wish I could.

[aDaHe]

how simliar is it to Crash?

i believe that the gaming genre of the future is either RTS/RPG or Shoot em' Up.

just look and BNET and Half life (counter strike)

[MacAddict]

Jak and Daxter is almost like a Crash upgrade just different characters in a completely different universe. Its worth the $200.00 of a PS2 alone. The "Camera can move anywhere" is just sweet. Plus when moving from level to level its just a seamless transition no loading screens or anything like that. All in all its very if not exactly similar.


~MacAddict

Note: I have a PS2 and Jak and Daxter I've already beaten it. Now I got to buy the TTT game and Half-Life for PS2

[MacAddict]

I am very sorry if I have brought this thread to an end. I will move to The PlayStation thread in Stuff and Bother. Please continue with anything you would like to post in reguard to games.


~MacAddict

[Ancalagon]

This thread is open to all discussion relating to games, consoles or anything similar..........so feel free to continue contributing:D

[Khamul]

Hmm, are there any CS players here?

[Eliot]

Umm... what exactly is CS?

[Azog]

Counter Strike, Eliot. Why is your warning level 8?

[aDaHe]

has anyone got any advice about the new lotr pc game.
im think ing of getting it and would like to know how good it is against a game of its type

[Ancalagon]

It's very short for one thing Adahe. The game starts off rather slow, especially in the Shire, but as you progress to The Old Forest, Old Man Willow, Bombadil and Goldberry, it starts to get more interesting. The graphics are good, though the 3rd person is not as good as it could be, and on many occassions you find yourself unable to see anything, especially in Moria.
Playing as Aragorn and Gandalf is good and does open up the game a little more. The Barrow-Wights area is well-done as is Moria. The cutscenes seem a little erratic, especially the difference between those that are animated and blended with CGI for the purpose of storytelling.

All in all, it is worth having, but a lot more could have been done with it. In truth, The Two Towers looks better, but as it is not on PC, this one will suffice. Its strongest attribute is that it is based on the books and not the film!!!

[Eliot]

I have 8 warning points because I called Bill Gates a fa**ot (that gave me 4), and then I offended Isildur in a CCM argument (got 4 again).

I think I learned my lesson now :D

[Azog]

I just bought a PS2 today.

I'll be looking forward to buying TTT and J&D.

[MacAddict]

Warning! Warning! A Friend of mine told me that the TTT game is really short. He said it is hard but short. I haven't played it myself yet so I don't know personaly. I think i'll rent it instead of buying it first.

~MacAddict

Note: Alright Azog:D :cool: :D . Now go buy the Network Adapter so I can kick your butt :) .

[Glamdring]

Do yourselves a favor and buy TTT. It's short but I could play it every day. I beet it a month ago and I still play it all the time.

Has anyone played splinter cell for X-Box? That game is simply unbelievable. (pretty hard though)

[Glamdring]

oh, and TTT for GBA is really awesome. It's probably the best LOTR game so far. It's almost identical to Diablo

[MacAddict]

Oh really:eek: . Then I guess i'll buy TTT for PS2 tomorrow. But the thing is I want a long long game I can get lost in till january:D .

~MacAddict

[Turgon]

Bought The Two Towers for the PS2 today - not spent much time with yet - but from the little I have seem I'm impressed. I'll give you my impressions tomorrow - must master the 'Goblin Bane' attack first...;)

[Glamdring]

You should buy all the bane moves. the're really helpful. And they look ***EDITED BY ANCALAGON*** awesome! But do be warned, that game is short. If you like to play through games once, and then never again, I reccomend renting it

[Ancalagon]

Actually, the more I think about Vivendi's version of The Fellowship of the Ring, I am desperately disappointed. Basically the game is a mish-mash of cut-scenes and weak gameplay. I had such high hopes for the game, and I feel terribly let down. It is truely pathetic.

As you all know I am the worlds biggest Return to Castle Wolfenstein fan, so here is some info on the new expansion pack due soon.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein - Expansion Pack Preview (http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/previews/0,10869,2898532,00.html)

[Rogue666666]

Day of Defeat. Better than cs by a long shot, especially if your a WW2 buff, like me. More realistic, in that you can't absorb 20 9mm shells without being phased.

AND, anyone who thinks the PS2 is a better gaming system than the Xbox is wrong. Pure and simple. I'm not talking about the GAMES, the PS2 may have better games, but overall its just like buying a 500mhz pc and a 2.0Ghz pc, you tell me which one you would rather have.

[Rogue666666]

OH, and Ancalagon, i agree with you on the Fellowship of the rings game, i coudn't believe it was the real thing when I saw the back of the box, looks incredebly cheap, and I haven't played it yet. after reading such an incredible novel and then later seing such an amazing movie, I was dreaming of a Truely awesome LOTR game. I'm dissapointed.

[Turgon]

Well what can I say about The Two Towers? It is a very short game really - though it has excellent replay value, and it really shows through that it is based on the film. (Suicidal exploding orcs?!? though that was kind of fun...) I do find it annoying though that a lot of the levels on it have conditions - Kill all the orcs before Frodo is captured, or the villagers are slain and so on. Consequently you don't really have that much time to enjoy the visuals and the top-notch combat system. But it is a great looking and real fun to play. I liked the reflection of the Ent in the stream in Fangorn Forest too - nice touch! But they could have made more of certain scenarios - I would have liked to have taken part in the contest between Legolas and Gimli at Helms Deep - there could have been a bonus for whoever slays the most orcs. I've only played the game through with Aragorn at this point, so hey, maybe there is - but I'm not holding my breath. I'll give it 9 out of 10... but two of those marks come from it being set in Middle-earth...:)

[Dáin Ironfoot I]

I'm asking for TTT for GBA and Metroid Fusion at Noelle. I cant wait as I am a HUUUUUGE METROID FAN!!! I was thinking about buying a GC but I didnt want another distraction, as Im sure I would buy Prime and live in my basement until Im 30. And to all those people who hate GC--- GC isnt so bad... give it a chance!

[MacAddict]

I read the Review in the Offcial PlayStation Mag that says the FotR game is actully pretty good. It says it sticks to the book more than the Movie but lacks several things that make it weak. 1st of all neither Saruman or Gollum are in the game, but you do get to do things like go though "the Old forest" and fight different things that aren't in the book such as ghosts as well as Boss fight with Old Man Willow. As I recall you can play as Frodo, Aragorn or Gandalf and each charactor has their own abilites like with Gandalf you can use Magic. I still haven't played it but now I intend to rent it. I'll let you know if its that Good or not.

~MacAddict

[Dáin Ironfoot I]

I have also heard that the FotR for GBA is the worst game of all time!!! Supposedly its bugged like mad, and you cant get past Moria. Although, I have heard if you call the company that makes the game, they will send you the UK version, which is debugged, in case anyone has the game.

[Rogue666666]

As far as Day of Defeat is one of the most exceptional games I've ever played. There may be no plot to it, but it's huge fun. Anyone else here play DoD?

[Azog]

Hey, Does anyone know anything about SoundBlaster cards?

I have a SB 16 PCI and a Geforce 2 (32MB version) and my computer will not let me play any game besides Dungeon Seige (only w/ no sound), and when I try to turn it on the game crashes.

Can anyone help? (The problem is only with the games, but Flash MX doesn't work either even though that isn't really sound card related)

PS- I have '98 for my OS.

[Eliot]

I just got a PS2 today! It's so awesome! The only game I have so far is "SOCOM: US Navy SEALs". It's pretty sweet.

[Éomond]

Sweet Eliot! Me and my bro are getting one for Christmas. We're probable gonna get NCAA Football2K3, Final Fantasy games, and hopefuly The Two Towers!

[Eliot]

Just yesterday I got Medal of Honor: Frontline, and Madden 2003. They're both pretty sweet.

[Gandalf White]

Man, you guys are lucky. I wanted the XBox for Christmas, but my mom's worried that I'd blow to much time on it. (Which I probably would!) ;)

Oh, well...

[Eliot]

I played PS2 pretty much all day today. I just love Saturdays. :D

[Gandalf White]

At the moment, I am downloading the Splinter Cell demo. Anyone played this, and is it way cool?

[Rogue666666]

Ahh, lets just admit it. The pc beats any game system out there. If you have the money, then I won't even waste my time explaining how much better the pc is than ANY other console.

[Ciryaher]

I wonder how many people on here play Age of Kings: Conquerors, and if any of those people think that we should start our own online clan...

[Rogue666666]

THAT WOULD BE COOL. :cool:

[Eliot]

Ciryaher, do you mean Age of Empires? Yeah, I play that.

[Ciryaher]

yes, Age of Empires II: Age of Kings Expansion: Conquerors

The game with the long name :p

[Eliot]

Yep, I got that game about a year ago, and it's awesome. I didn't like the original Age of Empires. It was kinda boring.