Bots acted semi-intelligently on each team and provided a nicely realistic challenge for our go at the game. Not only did they run around slaughtering each other in the warm-up phase of the game, just as real players tend to, but we also saw them perform some of the more insightful tactics such as clearing minefields with grenades so other team members could drive vehicles through and get to the frontline of the battle.
We found evidence of them dropping proximity mines around some of the extra objectives too, so that they could get down to the main battles while still hindering the opposing team.
Were happy to report back then that not only does the game play smoothly though all we could see of the game systems we used were the Logitech G15 keyboards but that the artificial intelligence we went up against was flawlessly put together. Bots emulated humanity to perfection, even running around shooting each other in the warm-up period just for kicks.
Saying the same thing twice there, sorry for the large quote but it puts it into context a little more.
Still, I must say the game sounds as if its shaping up really rather well, I just hope they don't go overboard on the realism aspect of things. If there is one thing I can't stand it's dying in 2-3 bullets and not having a chance to fight back, which is why Quake games have always appealed to me. :)
Bots acted semi-intelligently on each team and provided a nicely realistic challenge for our go at the game. Not only did they run around slaughtering each other in the warm-up phase of the game, just as real players tend to, but we also saw them perform some of the more insightful tactics such as clearing minefields with grenades so other team members could drive vehicles through and get to the frontline of the battle.
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Were happy to report back then that not only does the game play smoothly though all we could see of the game systems we used were the Logitech G15 keyboards but that the artificial intelligence we went up against was flawlessly put together. Bots emulated humanity to perfection, even running around shooting each other in the warm-up period just for kicks.
Pretty much the same IMO.
Anyways, great article, interesting read and I hate you for that! Now I'm even more looking forward to getting my hands on this game. Any news on a demo before release? ;)
Bots acted semi-intelligently on each team and provided a nicely realistic challenge for our go at the game. Not only did they run around slaughtering each other in the warm-up phase of the game, just as real players tend to, but we also saw them perform some of the more insightful tactics such as clearing minefields with grenades so other team members could drive vehicles through and get to the frontline of the battle.
Darn it... that's one of the most annoying things I find about playing games like CS!
How many of the screenshots were unique?
Note to the guy who doesn't like one hit kills: the one major thing I didn't like about Enemy Territory was you'd frequently see two guys bouncing round each other shooting, and it was the guy who ran out of ammo first that was killed.
That's how long it took to kill someone. :)
That's also why I play TC:E, because one shot under the rim of his helmet with a glock will do it.
Originally Posted by Hugo.B That's also why I play TC:E, because one shot under the rim of his helmet with a glock will do it.
QFT. And you can't move/shoot (only look) during the warmup. Thank God.
Considering a large portion of the article was dedicated to praising the super-duper-uber-awesome-totally-sweet-mega-kicks-other-graphics-engines'-collective-asses graphics, those 800x600 screenshots don't really do a great job of showing it off. Any chance of getting some 1600x1200 or 1280x1024 on the scene?
Note to the guy who doesn't like one hit kills: the one major thing I didn't like about Enemy Territory was you'd frequently see two guys bouncing round each other shooting, and it was the guy who ran out of ammo first that was killed.
It's called skill, that what made Enemy Territory one of the only games around where aim is everything. You have to be spot on. And if you can't get three headshots on a person, then you are a little noob tbh. When you run out, swap straight to pistol or even knife in the person is low on health.
That's what I found, it's imperative to have auto re-loading turned OFF, simply because it takes longer to reload than change weapon. :(
People don't realize that if you needed, you could reload really fast IRL.
i want this game so badly. I might just save up for that 8800GTS and buy them together when this comes out. oooh how exciting. I will finally be able to stop wasting my time on buggy-crashy-glitchy 2142 servers.
Originally Posted by MajorGN It's called skill, that what made Enemy Territory one of the only games around where aim is everything. You have to be spot on. And if you can't get three headshots on a person, then you are a little noob tbh. When you run out, swap straight to pistol or even knife in the person is low on health.
True story. The best ET:W players (and RTCW players for that matter) were able to annihilate most players in the two or three headshots and never needed to unload unless they were caught off guard. ;)
Looks nice, I used to play classic ET big time and it was a good game, nice and balenced.
They say they have easy vehicle control, I hope that means they're not ****ing around with my driving. Ideally they'd have the same system as BF2, which was the best vehicle control I've ever seen (even if it takes a while to fly).
Isn't it about time there was some sort of handicap system in these games for experienced players?
I haven't played a multiplayer FPS since "Alien verus Predator" for the very simple reason that I'm out of practice. There's not a lot of fun in being killed in the first three seconds of life, time after time after time, and when that's happening, you never really get a chance to work your way out of it.
Originally Posted by Tim S Nope, it's based on a tweaked up version of the Doom 3 engine (with megatexturing, improved shaders, etc)
Well, I guess id could take that as a compliment. The graphics look very good for DX9 in my opinion. The megatexturing is freaking crazy at the size they have them at. Thanks Tim for the quick reply.
Originally Posted by devdevil85 Well, I guess id could take that as a compliment. The graphics look very good for DX9 in my opinion. The megatexturing is freaking crazy at the size they have them at. Thanks Tim for the quick reply.
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ReplySaying the same thing twice there, sorry for the large quote but it puts it into context a little more.
Still, I must say the game sounds as if its shaping up really rather well, I just hope they don't go overboard on the realism aspect of things. If there is one thing I can't stand it's dying in 2-3 bullets and not having a chance to fight back, which is why Quake games have always appealed to me. :)
Anyways, great article, interesting read and I hate you for that! Now I'm even more looking forward to getting my hands on this game. Any news on a demo before release? ;)
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Damn BS... you were about 2 mins faster. :)
Note to the guy who doesn't like one hit kills: the one major thing I didn't like about Enemy Territory was you'd frequently see two guys bouncing round each other shooting, and it was the guy who ran out of ammo first that was killed.
That's how long it took to kill someone. :)
That's also why I play TC:E, because one shot under the rim of his helmet with a glock will do it.
H.B.
qft, just got alerted to it myself. Sorry for the mistake :'(
Considering a large portion of the article was dedicated to praising the super-duper-uber-awesome-totally-sweet-mega-kicks-other-graphics-engines'-collective-asses graphics, those 800x600 screenshots don't really do a great job of showing it off. Any chance of getting some 1600x1200 or 1280x1024 on the scene?
It's called skill, that what made Enemy Territory one of the only games around where aim is everything. You have to be spot on. And if you can't get three headshots on a person, then you are a little noob tbh. When you run out, swap straight to pistol or even knife in the person is low on health.
People don't realize that if you needed, you could reload really fast IRL.
H.B.
True story. The best ET:W players (and RTCW players for that matter) were able to annihilate most players in the two or three headshots and never needed to unload unless they were caught off guard. ;)
They say they have easy vehicle control, I hope that means they're not ****ing around with my driving. Ideally they'd have the same system as BF2, which was the best vehicle control I've ever seen (even if it takes a while to fly).
The weapons are so cool.
I haven't played a multiplayer FPS since "Alien verus Predator" for the very simple reason that I'm out of practice. There's not a lot of fun in being killed in the first three seconds of life, time after time after time, and when that's happening, you never really get a chance to work your way out of it.
I'm sure this problem is costing them players.
Phil
H.B.
It uses OpenGL for graphics not DX9
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