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Falker · Post by **Falker** » 08 Mar 2006, 19:39

Iâ€™ve fallen back and have started to play some old games again like Ground Control. And why not !? So what if Iâ€™ve played it several times before a few years ago. Itâ€™s a good game to play and it gives me something to do in my spare time when Iâ€™m not reading.

Soon as Iâ€™m done with that than maybe Iâ€™ll move onto G.C.II Itâ€™s not as good as the original but itâ€™s still a fun playing game.

Than ! While I was at Comp USA the other day I saw a copy of Mech Commander II for only $9.99 , that was also a good game to suck up some spare time. I still have it ready to install just in case I might need it again one day.

Might be awhile before I play HomeWorld again. Iâ€™ve done it and did it time and time again until Iâ€™ve gotten to the point where I just want to meet Karen Sjet in person.

Been thinking about Free Space this last week. More than likely Iâ€™ll wait for the Battle Star Galactica Mod on that. Iâ€™m still thinking about the B5 Mod tho.

I got the Battle Field 1942 II game a few weeks ago and itâ€™s all set up for online gaming. So thatâ€™s a bummer because I like missions too. Well yeah of course there are missions however itâ€™s all on one map with no venturing into a roll play or story line. Itâ€™s pretty much set up for capture the opponents base before yours is captured. It has good weapons and is a little more realistic than itâ€™s competition. One example would be , leading your target through a Sniper Scope. Otherwise you cant hit the dang guy

GR was the coolest tho. Play single player missions or jump on the net and bring your squad with you. Niceâ€¦ With the exception of Half Life II , Fear and Nexus , I think some PC gaming programmers (or their companies) are just getting lazy nowadays and making online gaming an excuse for not programming so much. Maybe the boss wants to cut down on the hours paid to the programmer or , maybe the programmers think other people will provide suitable Mods to help them out with their online games to make it popular. What their missing out on is the genuineness of their prior programmers who thought that making an awesome single player mission would bring a good game to life , one with good roll play and a good story line. One that could make it a very popular offline game with some online gaming potential. Like GR

KODIAK · Post by **KODIAK** » 09 Mar 2006, 08:38

Yep, have to agree. I thought GR was totally cool. I spent much time in the dial-up wilderness though whilst playing with the group. And only after I came back to UK did I manage to get my hands on a decent connection, by which time GR was effectively dead in the group, and we were playing RvS. Which wasn't bad, but it was just missing that certain something IMHO.

There was a game, nothing special, that a mate of mine played - it was you in command of section of soldiers that you armed before an assault on next objective. I think you could also direct them after the assault began. Anyone have any idea what that was called?

Hammer · Post by **Hammer** » 09 Mar 2006, 10:46

Softball, Grifter and I are set up on FS2 per the instructions in the Space Combat forum. We are maybe going to try a game or two this weekend. The idea was to get used to the game before trying a full conversion mod, not to mention it is one of the if not the best space fighter combat game out there...

Are you talking about BF2, not BF 1942 2? If so, it is just not very realistic... Could be fun, and there are realism mods for it - but they will never fix vehicles to be realistic.

Ground Control is an excellent game! If you like tactical games look at Waterloo and Austerlitz by Breakaway games, Close Combat series, and Total War series.

Falker · Post by **Falker** » 09 Mar 2006, 18:33

Right , itâ€™s Battlefield II .. O_o .. I havenâ€™t really played it much I was just messing around with it one day. The graphics are standard and so is the game play. After playing it for a few hours I didnâ€™t think it was anything special. I managed to find an abandoned truck after awhile and drive it straight into the enemy base. That was about the coolest part because I got to run over a few bad guys on the way over there. : )

My brother gave me this game for free after I loaned him my Fear game. Woops , bad trade : ) I hope his kids donâ€™t scratch up the CD like they did the last time. :roll:

Kodi , you can arm your assault force in Ground Control. You have soldiers , tanks , aircraft , and several other mobiles that you can arm with certain weapons before you begin a mission.

I think Ground Control was about one the only games out their that came close to Total Annihilation , which is why I think itâ€™s a cool game to play. Tactical Strategy game playing stimulates the mind

Iâ€™ve never heard of the Waterloo and Austerlitz by Breakaway games. Iâ€™ll be sure and look into it. Thanks for the tip.

I probably wont be around as much the next few weeks because Iâ€™m taking a bartending class for extra part time work. I already paid the tuition fee on my credit card so Iâ€™m going through with it. Itâ€™s a two week course with another two weeks for follow up. I figure why not. I donâ€™t like drinking mix drinks but I wouldnâ€™t mind serving some up. Might even meet some hot looking woman along the way.

But yeah , Iâ€™m just a smidgen away from loading up that FreeSpace game. Although I got rid of my fancy computer center a few months ago to make some room. These days I just sit on the couch and watch TV or Play Computer games from there. I think I need to buy a dinner tray ( or something like it ) so I can to move my computer monitor closer to me first. Right now itâ€™s several feet away from me in my entertainment center just below the TV , and I cant really see the screen in any detail unless I sit on the floor right in front of it. Boooo .. I think what I need is one of them digital TVâ€™s that will allow me to mirror my desk top to the TV with at least 800 by 600 pixels. That would be sweet.

Iâ€™ll think of something and Iâ€™ll bbl.

Falker

KODIAK · Post by **KODIAK** » 10 Mar 2006, 08:54

It wasn't an FPS or an action game in that sense I don't think, it was similar in ilk to MechCommander II where you commanded the section and observed from an outside (3rd party) perspective, as opposed to played out any team member's part.

Falker · Post by **Falker** » 10 Mar 2006, 17:25

Right thatâ€™s just like Ground Control. If youâ€™ve never played it you can get a free download of the Full Game that also includes the Ground Control 2 demo from File planet here ~>

http://www.fileplanet.com/142438/140000 ... layer-Demo

Some files require a Fileplanet subscription but not this one. It's all Free.
Free registration will take about 45 minutes to start the download. Itâ€™s a large file but If you have a good internet connection it would be well worth it. If interested you might want to act fast because this file has been available for about a year now and sooner or later their going to delete it.

KODIAK · Post by **KODIAK** » 11 Mar 2006, 14:11

Dude, I've re-registered with Fileplanet. And am now sat in the downloading wait area - see if this is the game then. Thanx for that find!

Mooseman · Post by **Mooseman** » 11 Mar 2006, 17:22

On the total annihilation front, there is a sequel coming out relatively soon....ok, it's not a direct sequel, i.e. the plot etc are different, but the driving force behind the project is the same one that was behind TA at Cavedog studios...PC Gamer UK are raving that it's gonna be the next big RTS to hit the scene....will try and find out what title it's working under atm

Hammer · Post by **Hammer** » 11 Mar 2006, 20:47

TA is still too much RTS for me - not a real tactical sim....

KODIAK · Post by **KODIAK** » 11 Mar 2006, 21:38

Not really a strat type myself. I am only looking to dabble in this Ground Control (if it's the right game) because I watched a mate playing it a long while back, and have been somewhat intrigued by it ever since. And my boy might like it, that's his kind of game, he likes Warcraft and such.

Hammer · Post by **Hammer** » 11 Mar 2006, 23:29

ground control is nothing like the warcraft series... they are RTS's. Ground Control is not. more like RTT...

KODIAK · Post by **KODIAK** » 12 Mar 2006, 06:04

I'm referring to Warcraft as opposed to World of Warcraft, Steel if that's what you thought I meant. Generally, the games where you are controlling characters/equipment from 3rd person perspective and not directly controlling an individual character in the first person. Yes agreed, GC is more a tactical thing than strategic. But for someone like myself who doesn't play that type, they are pretty much the same style of gameplay. Just the same as I wouldn't place say Novalogic's Lightning 3 in the same league as Falcon4 I suppose, but those who simply have nothing to do with flightsimming might place them in the same bag.

Hammer · Post by **Hammer** » 12 Mar 2006, 12:44

no, i meant the warcraft series. that is an RTSW game that has severely abstracted combat. it is not tactical at all. they are nowhere near the same type of gameplay...!!! once you get the GC demo you should see...and i am quite certain you will like it more than the warcraft series if you have tried it - especially considering your semi-tactical (:D - had to get that one in you tank mechanic!) background.

world of warcraft is a FPS (maybe 3rd as well) MMPORPG...also not near a tactical game.

KODIAK · Post by **KODIAK** » 12 Mar 2006, 14:06

Yeah, I had a quick blast at it today - it's all about individual objectives. I was playing away in easy mode, hell knows how bad it is in full-on mode. But I got my ass kicked.
I thought my young 'un might be interested, but he seemed too distracted to watch for long. Not even when I mentioned it was free!! :lol: Finally, this is pretty much the same as the game I was looking for. But the game I know of is present day kind of affair, and I believe you can even play mercenary mode of some nature.

Falker · Post by **Falker** » 14 Mar 2006, 20:03

In GC ,

Once you get familiar with each combat squad youâ€™ll know witch ones to put up front into battle first. The AI is pretty predictable in this game. I like flanking the enemy with my scouts because when the firefight gets rough , I can call them back and allow them to retreat to my main battle line. ( to get healed up ) The enemy will follow them all the way back in most cases if you persuade them enough with hit and run attacks. Then when their insight of my main battle line I spring the trap and pounce on them with everything I got.

Always look for a roundabout win scenario because your always outmatched. If you take them head on in a frontal attack your going to lose every time. Patience pays off in this game. Once you figured this out , let the fun begin.

Strategically speaking about Total Annihilation , itâ€™s a game where you need to build up your base first and than build up your amour assault force second. Only problem with that is , is itâ€™s not so easy to set up your base at first with the enemy continually assaulting your front lines. Then once you go through the long process to get your base impenetrable youâ€™ll need to build up your assault force enough to attack the enemy base with masive numbers to blow him away. That there takes along time. Itâ€™s a long war game with total combat if thatâ€™s what your into. I just like it because itâ€™s robots in the future reaming massive destruction all over the map , and the opening story line comes close to GC. So does Free Space , but thatâ€™s a different type of game.

Thanks for the heads up Moose

KODIAK · Post by **KODIAK** » 15 Mar 2006, 10:09

Thanx Falkerr! I'll try to avoid the head-on approach from now on. I've only just in the 3rd mission begun using the healing mode, and special weapons. Really, am just learning what I am able to do with it right now. But AM enjoying like you said Steel. Maybe I'll manage to convince my son he should have a go at it himself.

Hammer · Post by **Hammer** » 15 Mar 2006, 10:47

then you can do multiplayer...

KODIAK · Post by **KODIAK** » 15 Mar 2006, 10:54

Yep! That shouldn't be too much trouble seeing as he is LAN'd to me for connection anyway.

Mooseman · Post by **Mooseman** » 15 Mar 2006, 11:17

For a 'tactical RTS' you might try the Warhammer 40,000 inspired Dawn of War......genius game IMO.

The follow up to TA is called Supreme Commander
http://supcom.gaspowered.com/
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/supreme-comman ... 026p1.html
a couple of links for your enjoyment

KODIAK · Post by **KODIAK** » 15 Mar 2006, 13:14

I'll got take a look at those. But I'm probably happiest at section/squad level.

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