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iluvmypowerbook · Jul 6, 2004, 06:16 PM

Go here and download America's Army Special Forces.

http://www.americasarmy.com/downloads/

It's so realistic and runs very well on my pBook Rev C at ultrahigh graphics.

Originally developed as a training exercise it's been made available for free legally. You have o do the basic training online before you can go into combat, it's really great.

Ryan Becker · Jul 6, 2004, 06:44 PM

Originally posted by iluvmypowerbook:
Go here and download America's Army Special Forces.

http://www.americasarmy.com/downloads/

It's so realistic and runs very well on my pBook Rev C at ultrahigh graphics.

Originally developed as a training exercise it's been made available for free legally. You have o do the basic training online before you can go into combat, it's really great.

Yeah, it's a great game, but very complex... it's not the kind of game you can just fire up and have at it. You have to pass training courses, create an ID at the Army site, etc, etc. But it's a very realistic game.

And, where have you been.... this game has been out for at least a year now.

-Ryan

iluvmypowerbook · Jul 6, 2004, 07:25 PM

Originally posted by Ryan Becker:
Yeah, it's a great game, but very complex... it's not the kind of game you can just fire up and have at it. You have to pass training courses, create an ID at the Army site, etc, etc. But it's a very realistic game.

And, where have you been.... this game has been out for at least a year now.

-Ryan

A friend has been trying to get me onto it for a long while. I've never seen a mention of it in any forums.

I just wanted to mention it...

Adam Betts · Jul 6, 2004, 07:27 PM

Nah, I prefer games with high fun factor (Halo, 1942, etc)

schuey100 · Jul 7, 2004, 07:23 AM

This is the first time I've heard of it!!!

I'm downloading now...all 800megs of it

deadpuppet · Jul 7, 2004, 09:56 AM

I completed all the training, not fun enough for me though, although it is good.

schuey100 · Jul 7, 2004, 10:00 AM

Played it for a bit. I reckon if I had of paid for it I'd enjoy it more

I think it's the same with anything really. Would I pay $40 for it? Probably.

sambeau · Jul 7, 2004, 10:04 AM

not fun enough for me

Wait till they bring out prisoner torturing plug-in..

schuey100 · Jul 7, 2004, 10:33 AM

Originally posted by sambeau:
Wait till they bring out prisoner torturing plug-in..

I can't decide whether that's funny or distastefull....

funny I think

mjankor · Jul 8, 2004, 10:49 PM

It's a very cool game. Go to aaotracker.4players.de if you want to have you're stats tracked so you can see frags, fave map etc.

If you see me say hi. I go by the name Martin.mac.au.

There's also a post on the DAMN website with some other mac players on it.

mjankor · Jul 8, 2004, 10:50 PM

Oh yeah and it's got ragdoll physics, cubemapping, and lots of other cool things. Some of the levels are really really pretty.

Ryan Becker · Jul 9, 2004, 12:19 AM

Okay, you guys got me excited about this game again... maybe I'll have to give it a shot. However, I have a feeling my poor little iMac isn't gonna be able to keep up with it.

We'll see...

-Ryan

wuzup101 · Jul 9, 2004, 02:06 AM

It's a fairly good game with a highish learning curve. As mentioned above it's also a little bit of a pain to sign up and such. I still liked the game, but when it came out I was still playing a lot of CS, MOH:AA, and the like... so I didn't play much of it...

i am yujin · Jul 9, 2004, 03:21 AM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
Nah, I prefer games with high fun factor (Halo, 1942, etc)

Arolte · Jul 13, 2004, 08:51 AM

I tried to play this game, twice, but both times I ended up trashing it. The graphics are good and it's fun to play... but I wish the community was better. A lot of people seem to have the "l33t" attitude that comes with most other 3D FPS games. There's also no concept of teamwork on most servers. For example on the Pipeline map, I walked over to each valve to shut 'em down, only to be shot in the back by OpFor. The teammates wouldn't cover anyone who actually followed the objectives! They usually just rambo it out or play it as if it's team deathmatch. Very disappointed.

Another problem I have is that I keep getting disconnected from the server that maintains changes to your profile (i.e. completed missions, honor points, etc.). I find myself having to constantly reconnect with the server just to join a stupid game. What's worse is how it doesn't even attempt to reconnect while sending the results of your training mission. Did an awesome run on your marksmanship training? Well too bad! You have to do it over again because it couldn't connect to the server!

Oh boy, what fun!

The game has the potential to be very cool, but the attitude of the community and major netcode annoyances ruin it for me. If they made an offline version with bots, I may consider getting it again.

Horsepoo!!! · Jul 13, 2004, 09:02 AM

Originally posted by Arolte:
I tried to play this game, twice, but both times I ended up trashing it. The graphics are good and it's fun to play... but I wish the community was better. A lot of people seem to have the "l33t" attitude that comes with most other 3D FPS games. There's also no concept of teamwork on most servers. For example on the Pipeline map, I walked over to each valve to shut 'em down, only to be shot in the back by OpFor. The teammates wouldn't cover anyone who actually followed the objectives! They usually just rambo it out or play it as if it's team deathmatch. Very disappointed.

Imagine when those guys actually join the US army.

schuey100 · Jul 13, 2004, 09:03 AM

Ryan Becker · Jul 13, 2004, 12:42 PM

Originally posted by Arolte:
I tried to play this game, twice, but both times I ended up trashing it. The graphics are good and it's fun to play... but I wish the community was better. A lot of people seem to have the "l33t" attitude that comes with most other 3D FPS games. There's also no concept of teamwork on most servers. For example on the Pipeline map, I walked over to each valve to shut 'em down, only to be shot in the back by OpFor. The teammates wouldn't cover anyone who actually followed the objectives! They usually just rambo it out or play it as if it's team deathmatch. Very disappointed.

Another problem I have is that I keep getting disconnected from the server that maintains changes to your profile (i.e. completed missions, honor points, etc.). I find myself having to constantly reconnect with the server just to join a stupid game. What's worse is how it doesn't even attempt to reconnect while sending the results of your training mission. Did an awesome run on your marksmanship training? Well too bad! You have to do it over again because it couldn't connect to the server!

Oh boy, what fun!

The game has the potential to be very cool, but the attitude of the community and major netcode annoyances ruin it for me. If they made an offline version with bots, I may consider getting it again.

You need to get Call Of Duty and the Heat Of Battle mod!! It's all about teamplay, and the community it top-notch. Those "l33t" kids don't last long on the Heat Of Battle servers, which have rules, and ENFORCE them!

-Ryan

iluvmypowerbook · Jul 13, 2004, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by Ryan Becker:
You need to get Call Of Duty and the Heat Of Battle mod!! It's all about teamplay, and the community it top-notch. Those "l33t" kids don't last long on the Heat Of Battle servers, which have rules, and ENFORCE them!

-Ryan

What are these mods? Are they third party downloads?

Yea the lack of teamwork by the kids and their rambo style actions is definetly a real turn off in the game.

Ryan Becker · Jul 14, 2004, 12:45 PM

Originally posted by iluvmypowerbook:
What are these mods? Are they third party downloads?

Yea the lack of teamwork by the kids and their rambo style actions is definetly a real turn off in the game.

Well, yes and no... Call of Duty is a new retail WWII game. And, Heat Of Battle is a free 3rd party Mod for it.

You might want to check out THIS site for things to spice up your America's Army.

-Ryan

cewade · Jul 20, 2004, 07:31 AM

Originally posted by schuey100:
I can't decide whether that's funny or distastefull....

funny I think

Can it be both?

I remember playing SS for Windows a while back, and I was in on Beta. I'm looking to get some games for my new Powerbook, so I think this would be a good addition. So thanks, not for telling me about the game, but reminding me it existed, I used to love it!

Also, YAY FOR TORRENT!

kentuckyfried · Jul 20, 2004, 04:58 PM

ooohhh.....another thing to try on my brand new-spanking G5....

Now...if I could only get my landlord to install cable internet service for the house.....*sigh*

Tmaxx · Jul 20, 2004, 06:07 PM

I've been playing for almost a year now. It really is a fun game, but I have to agree that the player base is very rude. There is very little tolerance for the n00b. On more than one occasion, I reminded some they were new at one time, but was chastized. I have found servers where teamplay is great and they are willing to teach the new guy, but they are few.

kentuckyfried · Jul 20, 2004, 07:12 PM

That's unfortunate...guess it comes with the territory for FPS shooters. I was playing socom a several months ago, and a couple fools laughed at me when I accidentally ran into a wall as people were shooting at me. Can't help it if I'm klutzy with the ps2 controller.

Bunch of immature little f****ers. *shakes fist*

mag2 · Jul 20, 2004, 09:19 PM

I love this game but heck I am a real soldier. This new version is mighty buggy and causes me to crash all the time. Playing on a PB 1.25 with 512 ram. I wish more people would go to teamspeak.org and leave a message telling them to hurry up with a mac version.

thanks peace out