Subsim tactical gaming - Page 8

frenzied · 10-01-10, 02:40 PM

After reading this thread I decided to get RO yesterday, and I've been having a blast. Literally in many cases, as grenades, tank shells, and everything else explosive lands on my head.

I find some of the maps a little annoying, where you're meant to defend a point, but spawn just as far away as the attackers.

Other than that, I've enjoyed it. I think I've done best when playing as a basic rifleman and sitting back in some cover.

Does anyone know if you can shoot tank drivers through their vision slits?

Task Force · 10-01-10, 02:43 PM

Nope, cant shoot through their eye slots, but when they poke their heads out... BANG...

Herr-Berbunch · 10-02-10, 12:43 PM

I like being a sniper best, absolutely bloomin' useless with anything else! Some of the sniper only maps have the same people in, seemingly, all the time and they know every nook and cranny to hide/shoot from.

Still got a guest pass if anyone wants it, time running out!

Dowly · 07-13-11, 10:17 AM

EDIT: See the next post.

*looks around the empty conference hall*

*pulls pants down*

HEYOOOOO!!!

Arclight · 07-13-11, 10:32 AM

*blows off dust*

*cough* *hack*

Right tactical gaming... erm, well this thing, that is STAB, really formed as an off-shoot of SSC. An attempt to branch out from Arma really.

But to be honest, other than Arma neither the people I play with or myself really played much beyond that. We've been messing around a bit though: for example, Dowly, Lion and me played through the Rainbow Six 3 campaign. Good fun. More recently, Dowly and me picked up R6 Vegas.

I know, Vegas, not really R6, right? At least, that's how I thought about it untill I gave it a spin. It's quite challenging, with a pretty darn solid cover system. Set the thing to 'realistic' and you'll quickly learn that getting caught off guard is punished rather severely. So much so in fact that we went from no respawns to 3 lives (minimum setting) to make it a bit less frustrating.

Oh don't give me that look. Yeah, it's rewarding if you can manage it without that 'help', but replaying a level 20 times when you're just trying to get into the game can be a bit much. Rather get some experience first than go off the hardcore end and splatter your brains against a wall over and over.

Anyway, what I'm trying to get at is that we/I really had tactical FPS games in mind. Something like DW is great but getting people together to actually play it... Also, with FPS games there's actually a larger, more varied selection to get into. It's all room clearing and flashbangs at the end of the day, but each game does it a little differently and offers something different in terms of levels and gear.

So, what does it come down to then? We'd really like to get more players involved into games that are currently either already owned or easy to obtain;

Rainbow Six 3 and it's expansions.
Ghost Recon and it's expansions.
Rainbow Six Vegas 1&2
SWAT 3&4

Just suggestions those, if we do manage to get people for something like DW I'm all for it. More suggestions are welcome.

Just wanted to see if we can open up a discussion for it: do we want to pick fixed times, maybe organise things ad hoc, what exactly to play etc.

For the moment Dowly and me have been getting stuck into the first Vegas game. The missions are 4 players max, so consider this an open invitation. In case you have doubts, the sneaky ferret recorded a bit of our escapades.

* and of course he beat me to it.

Oberon · 07-13-11, 10:41 AM

Herr-Berbunch · 07-13-11, 10:45 AM

Ahh, a game I have played before - Rainbow 6 (but not Vegas), but that would have been around 1999

I've just check the prices and it seems very doable by me. Even think I've got Ghost Recon on a disk somewhere...

Dowly, "Ready?"
Arclight - boots door open! "Yes"

Just pick a game and stick with it, can't just buy them all 'just in case'!

Dowly · 07-13-11, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Just pick a game and stick with it, can't just buy them all 'just in case'!

Gamersgate has sale on both R6 Vegas and Vegas 2 (6.75€ a piece IIRC).

Dowly · 07-13-11, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

Spoony: Speaking of... where are the four other guys of my
****ing unit?? Uh... what are they doing? They're standing
around the door playing with themselves, laughing at me as
I get my ass blown off by a ****ing terrorist with a submachine
gun? You didn't even have the inclination when you heard the
shots being fired, to come in and rush to my ****ing aid? That...
that isn't artificial intelligence, that's COMMON ****ING SENSE!

*Checks the next room with the mirror*

Spoony: I bet these guys are getting a real good laug-
AI: Move it, you're in my spot.
Spoony: YOU SON OF A BITCH! You are so ****ing lucky I have
a defective shotgun today! I'm serious dude!
AI: Clear!
Spoony: Yeah! Yeah! You ran 5 feet down the hallway and you
call it clear!?

Who haven't seen it, the Spoony Plays Swat 4 is worth checking out:
http://spoonyexperiment.com/category...swat-4/page/3/

HunterICX · 07-13-11, 03:30 PM

Just added Vegas 1&2 to my Game collection with the little remaining funds I had on Paypal

HunterICX

Herr-Berbunch · 07-14-11, 03:59 AM

Just ordered both on disc - should be here next week (by which time you'll all have moved on to something else!)

HunterICX · 07-14-11, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Just ordered both on disc - should be here next week (by which time you'll all have moved on to something else!)

Nah...still have to make you pay somehow for that thread you made in the GT

HunterICX

Dowly · 07-14-11, 04:55 AM

Goodie.

Here's a Widescreen res patch for R6Vegas, tried and works.
http://downloads.guru3d.com/Rainbow-...load-1543.html

Quote:

What do you need to do ? Simply select and rename the file you
want to use to R6GameConfig.bin (taken from your downloaded archive) and
copy and paste it in this directory:

"My Documents\Ubisoft\R6Vegas" overwrite (or rename) the existing file if
you get prompted. Make a back-up of the original just in case.

Herr-Berbunch · 07-14-11, 05:14 AM

Going back to the other game options... I do have Ghost Recon, it's original not the Advanced Warfare, but it does have the Desert Siege and Island Thunder add ons.

Crécy · 07-14-11, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Going back to the other game options... I do have Ghost Recon, it's original not the Advanced Warfare, but it does have the Desert Siege and Island Thunder add ons.

I've got that too. Might be willing to join if people want to play it.

10-01-10, 02:43 PM	#107
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Nope, cant shoot through their eye slots, but when they poke their heads out... BANG... __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

10-02-10, 12:43 PM	#108
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I like being a sniper best, absolutely bloomin' useless with anything else! Some of the sniper only maps have the same people in, seemingly, all the time and they know every nook and cranny to hide/shoot from. Still got a guest pass if anyone wants it, time running out! __________________

07-13-11, 10:17 AM	#109
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	EDIT: See the next post. looks around the empty conference hall pulls pants down HEYOOOOO!!! Last edited by Dowly; 07-13-11 at 10:35 AM.

07-13-11, 10:32 AM	#110
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	blows off dust cough hack Right tactical gaming... erm, well this thing, that is STAB, really formed as an off-shoot of SSC. An attempt to branch out from Arma really. But to be honest, other than Arma neither the people I play with or myself really played much beyond that. We've been messing around a bit though: for example, Dowly, Lion and me played through the Rainbow Six 3 campaign. Good fun. More recently, Dowly and me picked up R6 Vegas. I know, Vegas, not really R6, right? At least, that's how I thought about it untill I gave it a spin. It's quite challenging, with a pretty darn solid cover system. Set the thing to 'realistic' and you'll quickly learn that getting caught off guard is punished rather severely. So much so in fact that we went from no respawns to 3 lives (minimum setting) to make it a bit less frustrating. Oh don't give me that look. Yeah, it's rewarding if you can manage it without that 'help', but replaying a level 20 times when you're just trying to get into the game can be a bit much. Rather get some experience first than go off the hardcore end and splatter your brains against a wall over and over. Anyway, what I'm trying to get at is that we/I really had tactical FPS games in mind. Something like DW is great but getting people together to actually play it... Also, with FPS games there's actually a larger, more varied selection to get into. It's all room clearing and flashbangs at the end of the day, but each game does it a little differently and offers something different in terms of levels and gear. So, what does it come down to then? We'd really like to get more players involved into games that are currently either already owned or easy to obtain; Rainbow Six 3 and it's expansions. Ghost Recon and it's expansions. Rainbow Six Vegas 1&2 SWAT 3&4 Just suggestions those, if we do manage to get people for something like DW I'm all for it. More suggestions are welcome. Just wanted to see if we can open up a discussion for it: do we want to pick fixed times, maybe organise things ad hoc, what exactly to play etc. For the moment Dowly and me have been getting stuck into the first Vegas game. The missions are 4 players max, so consider this an open invitation. In case you have doubts, the sneaky ferret recorded a bit of our escapades. * and of course he beat me to it. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

07-13-11, 10:45 AM	#112
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Ahh, a game I have played before - Rainbow 6 (but not Vegas), but that would have been around 1999 I've just check the prices and it seems very doable by me. Even think I've got Ghost Recon on a disk somewhere... Dowly, "Ready?" Arclight - boots door open! "Yes" Just pick a game and stick with it, can't just buy them all 'just in case'! __________________

10-01-10, 02:40 PM	#106
frenzied Watch Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 30 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	After reading this thread I decided to get RO yesterday, and I've been having a blast. Literally in many cases, as grenades, tank shells, and everything else explosive lands on my head. I find some of the maps a little annoying, where you're meant to defend a point, but spawn just as far away as the attackers. Other than that, I've enjoyed it. I think I've done best when playing as a basic rifleman and sitting back in some cover. Does anyone know if you can shoot tank drivers through their vision slits?

07-13-11, 10:41 AM	#111
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20

07-13-11, 03:30 PM	#115
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Just added Vegas 1&2 to my Game collection with the little remaining funds I had on Paypal HunterICX __________________

07-14-11, 03:59 AM	#116
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Just ordered both on disc - should be here next week (by which time you'll all have moved on to something else!) __________________

07-14-11, 05:14 AM	#119
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Going back to the other game options... I do have Ghost Recon, it's original not the Advanced Warfare, but it does have the Desert Siege and Island Thunder add ons. __________________