Supreme Cmdr

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quote: Originally posted by Sir John Falstaff: So, when does noobism end? What is the rite of passage to true existance? to an ancient earth folk tune How many starbases must a man take down Before you will call him a man? How many....... Ooooh. Better stop now... I'm feeling silly. I'd better check in at the medibay. Oh, by the way.... Why are we commanders and not Captains? I mean, we captain a ship, not a space station. You know, every timeI see a new thread with you in it, I just know I'm in for a laugh. Yeah, you're a funny n00b. Anyway, until you've been told to siddown more often than you've had hot dinners, you never truly make it out of n00bism. There are other requirements too, but I'll let the others fill you in.

quote: Originally posted by Talen: Coincidentally, I got lucky and purchased it at Gamestop. hehe, you get an extra mission with that.

Welcome and thanks for the link. The review was OK and yes, it was about the game. Here are some quick comments. quote: What the paper manual misses, though, is any kind of background info on the various races and ship types, or even a mention of the history behind the conflicts taking place in the game. Such thematic fleshing-out really would have added a lot of atmosphere to both the game and one of the driest reads I've come across in quite a while. The background story of all races etc is explained in the online appendix. There is a link to it from the program shortcuts and its right there on the main menu entitled Alien Nations quote: There is a tutorial in BCMG, but it in no way teaches a thing about actually playing the game. It seems to just let you cruise about without threat of attack. But how does one even begin to cruise about or do anything? Nary a clue is given in the tutorial. Weird. Luckily, a lot of the more menial tasks can be handled by the AI, which allows you to focus more on the mission at hand. Thats not true. The printed tutorials - a LOT of them - are located at the back of the manual. And they are all listed on p6 of the manual. And as you can see from the list, the very first one is probably the one he wants. quote: BCMG also supports the ability to hop out of your ship and fight both on the surfaces of planets and in space using your jetpack. On the downside, while such open ended-ness adds tremendously to the scope of the game, it still shows that a lack of polish went into developing the enemy AI. Opposing forces are a tad too willing to stand about and take a beating from you and your fellow troopers. The AI scales up the longer you plan. If you were met with high AI npcs during the early stages of any career, you'd be even more frustrated than having to read a 150 page manual. quote: They aren't nearly as great at military tactics as one would've hoped. No they're not. They weren't designed to be that advanced. If they were, well, it would be a whole other game. quote: Also, the armaments at your disposal look relatively blah and unoriginal.Yeah, its not primarily an fps. Its just "another aspect of the total immersion" aspect of the game. But BCG has a whopping 18 weapons this time around, compared to the 7 in BCMG. quote: In general, despite offering entire planets (complete with various military installations) to traverse, the first-person action of BCMG isn't nearly as well developed as most other current FPS titles. [/quote Yeah, at first it was just a matter of being able to exit your ship and wandering about. Now considering how much work (and money) went into the terrain engine, I added the fps combat aspect in order "see where it would go". Of course, that meant having to develop a full blown fps aspect, complete with tactical AI, weapons, navigation, path-finding etc etc.

Read the VCF

quote: Originally posted by Gordon: That's because you have so much spare time on your hands. Just took a look at your camera, love the fact that you can change lenses, 4.0 megapixel is going to give you great shots. I think you made the right choice I'm not a big Olympus fan. Now break that badboy out of its box! heh, you're right. Maybe I'll crack open the box today.

quote: Originally posted by Rm: *picks up his jaw off the floor* I'm pretty sure that counts as libel. Get your lawyer to give him a call SC, his boss might have deep pockets Not gonna bother. Dreamcatcher said they were going to handle it and that I should just ignore it.

A few weeks ago I caved in and got a Nikon Coolpix4300 instead of the Olympus - and with a bunch of accessories (e.g. extra CF card, case etc) I have yet to open the box.

quote: Originally posted by TheBunny: And i also am very tired of running around on emptyness, a bridge or river might be nice... I have no idea how a bridge or river has anything to do with "emptiness". And the planetary regions do have rivers, oceans etc etc. You, like that twit, obviously have NO idea what you're talking about. And the planetary regions are specifically populated with areas of interest, just like it says in the manual. i.e. mzones. And those mzones have bases and cities - scenes. Nobody told you to go running out in the wild. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Thats the WHOLE point of a massive expanse. If you don't know what you talking about STFU and sit down. Posting unfounded rubbish doesn't make you look cool, it can only get you banned. And thats got nothing to do with opinions. Its about ignorance. Now, just shut up. Please. [ 06-13-2003, 12:43 PM: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]

heh, this should be interesting.

Animals, birds etc are just there for populating the terrain and making it more alive. However, the aggressive animals (e.g. the bear, snake etc) will attack (just like regular NPCs) if you are too close etc and you will take injury. Yes, you can kill them since they are just regular 3D models like any other in the game.

Well, basically before jumping to the station, target the ODS and view it in the F10 camera view. Watch its rotation. Then beef up your shields and jump to it. Destroy it, then make a beeline for the station. If you survive that is.

OK, cool

Well, you can wait a week or so because its going to be released in Europe sometime next week or before the end of the month. Last I heard, it was off to manufacturing this week.

That wasn't even a review. And its not worth the aggravation of even being angry. It speaks for itself. In volumes.

Tac, seriously - no really - you need to get out more. Where do you find this stuff?!?! No, don't tell me, lemme guess. You read all your spam!

With BCG about to be released to the internal Beta testers, I have - as is the tradition - added several long standing and helpful members of the community to internal Beta status. $ilk Aleksey Kichigin Ben Zwycky Blades Bandus Chavik Dreada Krekol Karl Wolf Nova T C McQueen Rm [ 06-24-2003, 06:59 PM: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]

quote: Originally posted by Epsilon 5: Hey, i didn't make the killboard for my faction in Planetside twice for nothing Oh yeah, thats an accurate comparison quote: And btw, I always play with the Sunflash. i can,t stand the slow hyperdrive times for the bigger ships.The Sunflash has similar HD settings as most in its class. In fact IIRC the Solnar and Starcruiser are merely 5 secs slower. So thats nothing. quote: The easyness of the game is another reasonIf the game is so easy, why don't you post a saved game for us which shows gameplay of a standard career and with your AE at the peak of his career (i.e. highest rank, no violations, high AI crew, about 80% of the medals and at least a year or so older). And no cheating because I can detect a Playmod signature in a saved game. But I'm sure you already knoew this. Just because you can play for a few mins and not get killed, bears no relevance to the game being easy. Surviving a career (the WHOLE premise of the game) is where the skill is. Even then, if the game was so easy, then why are playing with a ship that is literally the top of its class? huh? quote: why I want the GBS, so I can give me a challenge. i want to try fighting 20 various ships using my sunflash Well you have a long wait. And even when I do release it, you won't be able to use it probably, for what you're thinking. quote: Originally posted by Wolferz: Have you tried he bunny scenario? That one should give you a thrill The bunny scenarion? I'm afraid to ask just what that is. Bunny posts on this forum are like tribbles.

Read the flight dynamics section of the manual because I have no idea what you're talking about.

uhm, it won't move unless the ship has an order before you turn the AP on.

quote: Originally posted by Epsilon 5: my point exactly, I want the enemy to be harder more often. There's nothing challenging to me in the game, except for the stations that kill you before anyone can blink an eye (unless you,re cloaked, then you can get in position and kill it just like you want) So, stop playing then. Whats so hard about that?

A bunch of new shots are over at HomelanFed

quote: Originally posted by Spindoktor: I guess you don't have to worry about item decay deploying cargo pods to a planet? *splutter* LMAO!! not unless you're hording fish.

quote: Originally posted by Epsilon 5: then you changed it after I made my post, cos I didn't touched that part No I didn't. I made a change earlier in the day, but that was only to add the ps/vs versions. Nothing else.