INSURGENCY

02-28-14, 10:03 PM

INSURGENCY

Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival depends upon securing crucial strongholds and destroying enemy supply.
The follow-up game to the award-winning Source mod, Insurgency is highly competitive and unforgivingly lethal, striking a balance between one-life gameplay and prolonged action.
Official Homepage

Features

Over 20 weapons with numerous attachments, no crosshair, and a focus on realistic weapon behavior including a free-aim system and intense suppression effects.
12 multiplayer and cooperative maps that take place in 6 distinctive environments ranging from Iraq to Afghanistan to Somalia.
5 multiplayer game modes supporting up to 32 players, with a focus on territorial control, destroying weapon caches and escorting high value targets.
2 cooperative game modes where you and your friends team up to complete mission-based objectives or defend an outpost against waves of swarming enemy.

Squad system built upon role-based player classes, which are customizable and asymmetrical based on what team you are on.
Squad-based communication system which includes 3D VOIP, allowing friendly and enemy players within proximity to hear you.
Overhead map detailing objective and teammate locations.
Accumulate supply to customize and upgrade your gear, affecting your weight, stamina, and movement speed.

Simplified HUD and UI for a clean, immersive user experience focused on the action and environments.
Highly immersive particle FX and audio to intensify the game experience.
Create custom maps and content using the Insurgency SDK and scripting system.
Playable on both PC and Mac OSX and supports multiplayer cross-compatibility.
Dedicated Server Support for PC and Linux.

My short review
Well, I played the mod for HL² a few years ago and already enjoyed it. The stand-alone release though, is really really good and reminds me a lot of Red Orchestra despite the typical modern shooter setting.
The shoot-outs are great fun, intense and when you see the enemies face transforming into a red mass, you feel like you've achieved something.

It is easy to learn and best played with some friends who are into communication and tactics. Many games promise this these days, claiming how super tactical they are, but in the end you just find yourself playing Counter-Strike again... boring.
INS also features a COOP mode where up to 16(?) players gang up on the not-too-stupid insurgent bots. So far, my favorite game mode to be honest, since you can really shine as a team in this mode by applying real life cqb tactics to some extent without the super-competitive and hectic pvp-action.

Workshop integration is being worked on, so we can expect to see custom content later on.

Oh, and the price is absolutely fair, around $20 I guess!

Note: If you have any questions, shoot.

CCIP · 02-28-14, 10:29 PM

How is the player community, on average?

That's the one thing that makes or breaks online shooters for me, really. I've seen some titles where I loved the game mechanics, but just couldn't stick with it because of awful players with awful habits

Hopefully the Insurgency crowd is not too bad!

02-28-14, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

How is the player community, on average?

That's the one thing that makes or breaks online shooters for me, really. I've seen some titles where I loved the game mechanics, but just couldn't stick with it because of awful players with awful habits

Hopefully the Insurgency crowd is not too bad!

I fully understand, it is the same for me. I find myself quitting pvp games with an immature community very quickly. It is also a complete immersion breaker for me when some 13yo suddenly squeals into the mic while I am on some patrol in Afghanistan...

Anyways, so far I met cooperative and mature players who communicate, team up, brain-storm and laugh about some dirty jokes ones in a while.

TarJak · 03-03-14, 02:00 AM

Might have to give this one a go. It would have to be good to top Arma3 though.

Flamebatter90 · 03-03-14, 05:32 AM

I played the mod version years ago and it was very good. Have been thinking about buying the standalone one of these days.

Here is a video from TotalBiscuit on Insurgency:

03-03-14, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

Might have to give this one a go. It would have to be good to top Arma3 though.

Uhm... absolutely not comparable...

Skybird · 03-03-14, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Nippelspanner

and when you see the enemies face transforming into a red mass, you feel like you've achieved something.

Just repeating that phrase in slow motion again, for connoiseurs.

03-03-14, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Just repeating that phrase in slow motion again, for connoiseurs.

02-28-14, 10:03 PM	#1
Nippelspanner Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	INSURGENCY INSURGENCY Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival depends upon securing crucial strongholds and destroying enemy supply. *The follow-up game to the award-winning Source mod, Insurgency* is highly competitive and unforgivingly lethal, striking a balance between one-life gameplay and prolonged action. Official Homepage Features Over 20 weapons with numerous attachments, no crosshair, and a focus on realistic weapon behavior including a free-aim system and intense suppression effects. 12 multiplayer and cooperative maps that take place in 6 distinctive environments ranging from Iraq to Afghanistan to Somalia. 5 multiplayer game modes supporting up to 32 players, with a focus on territorial control, destroying weapon caches and escorting high value targets. 2 cooperative game modes where you and your friends team up to complete mission-based objectives or defend an outpost against waves of swarming enemy. Squad system built upon role-based player classes, which are customizable and asymmetrical based on what team you are on. Squad-based communication system which includes 3D VOIP, allowing friendly and enemy players within proximity to hear you. Overhead map detailing objective and teammate locations. Accumulate supply to customize and upgrade your gear, affecting your weight, stamina, and movement speed. Simplified HUD and UI for a clean, immersive user experience focused on the action and environments. Highly immersive particle FX and audio to intensify the game experience. Create custom maps and content using the Insurgency SDK and scripting system. Playable on both PC and Mac OSX and supports multiplayer cross-compatibility. Dedicated Server Support for PC and Linux. My short review** Well, I played the mod for HL² a few years ago and already enjoyed it. The stand-alone release though, is really really good and reminds me a lot of Red Orchestra despite the typical modern shooter setting. The shoot-outs are great fun, intense and when you see the enemies face transforming into a red mass, you feel like you've achieved something. It is easy to learn and best played with some friends who are into communication and tactics. Many games promise this these days, claiming how super tactical they are, but in the end you just find yourself playing Counter-Strike again... boring. INS also features a COOP mode where up to 16(?) players gang up on the not-too-stupid insurgent bots. So far, my favorite game mode to be honest, since you can really shine as a team in this mode by applying real life cqb tactics to some extent without the super-competitive and hectic pvp-action. Workshop integration is being worked on, so we can expect to see custom content later on. Oh, and the price is absolutely fair, around $20 I guess! Note: If you have any questions, shoot.

02-28-14, 10:29 PM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	How is the player community, on average? That's the one thing that makes or breaks online shooters for me, really. I've seen some titles where I loved the game mechanics, but just couldn't stick with it because of awful players with awful habits Hopefully the Insurgency crowd is not too bad! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-03-14, 02:00 AM	#4
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Might have to give this one a go. It would have to be good to top Arma3 though.

03-03-14, 05:32 AM	#5
Flamebatter90 Medic Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 167 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I played the mod version years ago and it was very good. Have been thinking about buying the standalone one of these days. Here is a video from TotalBiscuit on Insurgency: