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Generations Arena is a VERY fun mod for Quake3 that merges 5 different iD games into one. When you first start out, you choose a "class." The classes are based on various games that iD has made in the past. They include: Wolfentstein (the Earth Warriors), Doom (Doom Warriors), Quake 1 (Slipgate Travelers), Quake 2 (Strogg Warriors), Quake 3 (Arena Fighters). It is a VERY fun game and it's just so awesome to see so much stuff from the early games recreated in Quake 3. It's only at v.99d right now, v.99e will include MANY updated models and skins that'll make each class feel more and more like their original games. Go download it. Now.
Edit (more information): Each class has it's own weapons based on said games. They also use the models from their respective games, various powerups have slightly different effects (invulnerability, for example, in the doom class inverts the screen like it did in Doom; the stimpack/adrenaline, instead of upping max health for a short time like in Q2, gives you beserker mode for a short time). There are also slight physics changes for each class. The doom class is quite fast and has some nice air control. The slipgaters, however, have VERY responsive air control, but may be a bit slower on ground (? I've never played QuakeWorld, but many people say it is very faithful). The Stroggers have their full arsenal from Quake 2 (all eleven weapons). And, of course, there's more, much much more.
Yes!
Alright! Screw KOTOR, I'm getting Doom3 baby! I can't wait! And what's even better, it's Linux ready out of the box! My question is, does that mean I can buy one copy and get a version for both OSs? Or do I have to buy each separately? If it's the former, I'd like to also greet the machine Brian and I share to the wonderful love that is Doom3. If it's the latter, then too bad! Linux all the way!
According to this comment it (the machine Brian and I share at the moment) is somewhere in between the low-end and the mid-range PCs. AndrAIa, when I finally get her, will be somewhere between the Mid-Range and the High-End PCs. Actually, the exact graphics card (and amount of RAM) that I'm getting is listed in the Mid-Range PC, where as the processor that I'm getting is more near the High-End PC. w00t w00t! I should have my computer by that time, so that'll be awesome. If not, I could still buy it before I get my computer ^_^
Tribes 2 Download Link
Remember how I told you that Tribes 2 was free for download? But then FilePlanet ran out of CD-Keys and halted the download. I'm pleased to announce that a kind soul has uploaded Tribes 2, and many other games, to his personal site. Specifically, here's the link for the Tribes 2 (and 1) downloads. Tribes 2 is approximately 551mb, and is the exact download that FilePlanet was offering. So, go grab it before the LAN Party and at least play the training missions to get a handle on how things work. You're out of luck if you want to get a CD-Key though, FilePlanet still isn't offering them...
Free, Tribes 2
Yes, I know this offer has been going on for a looong time, but I thought I'd like to point it out, seeing as how the tentative date for our LAN Party is July 10th. Tribes 2 is a very fun game. The gameplay is quite fast (even faster than Quake) and may take a while to get used to, but is rewarding once you finally get the hang of things. The game comes with about 8-10 "official" mods, with the required deathmatch (team DM also) and CTF modes included. There is no offline mode, but I've played with many dial-up users and they could play just fine. The game does require beefy hardware; David's machine (AMD Athlon XP 1600+, 128mb RAM, GeForce 2 MX) needs the settings turned down quite low to play it fine. My mom's machine (Athlon XP 2400+, twice the RAM, GeForce 2 MX) plays it considerably better though. And the machine Brian and I share? ::drools:: But seeing as how most of us at the LAN Parties have some pretty good machines, that shouldn't be a problem. It's suggested that you go through the tutorials first to understand various things in the game (like the inventory station, the targeting laser, mines, grenades, beacons, different armors, weapons, vehicles, etc.). To do this, you'll need to launch the 'Tribes 2 Offline' shortcut that's included with the game. This shortcut will also give you access to making and joining LAN servers. The 'Tribes 2 Online' shortcut will bring you to a login screen, prompting you to either sign in, or create a new account. When creating a new account, use the CD-Key that was provided to you on either your jewel case (if you bought the game like I did. Actually, I recieved it as a present ^_^) or via the link in this post. That's actually the ONLY time you need the CD-Key, it's more like an account key, but whatever. Once logged in, you'll create your warrior (you can choose their race/gender, skin, and voice; in tribes 1 you could also choose weapon load-out and armor here too). It's pretty easy to figure out from there. I just posted this here so some of you who are interested could play the game a bit before the LAN Party. If you don't want to, or can't, download the game via the provided link (i.e. if you have dial-up), I can rip the game for you at the LAN Party (or before, if I'm feeling nice) and I'll upload the image onto the server.
The links for the CD-Key and the Download itself are provided above this post.
WARNING: Oh! There's one, huge, gigantic downside to this whole thing. You need a fileplanet account. And to download the game itself, you'll probably have to wait in line, unless you're wasting your money on their subscription based service.
If you aren't able to download the game, or acquire a CD-Key before July 10th, I'll still rip the game for you. You'll at least be able to do the training missions and join LAN games that way.
[i]Wow, I found a use for those custom fields.[/i]
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If you did manage to get signed up, my account is satoshi (I think, when I tried to log into the online account manager i couldn't get in, it kept saying incorrect account and password... it never said which though...). So, yea! If you can, just message me and we can play.
--Yea, my account is, indeed, satoshi. I think the web account manager was just a bit screwy.