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Zem
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Posted on 03-29-05 01:49 AM Link | Quote




http://sourceforge.net/projects/armagetronad/

You can do it cross-platform, too. That top screenshot is from a game me, Colleen, and YD were playing last night. Later on Jasukan joined in. The bottom screenshot is from just now, when I was all "Hey, I should get another screenshot" and I played against the AI.

Anyway it's awesome. You can do multiplayer games... well, I think there's a built-in thing for internet match things, but you can do it in a more controlled environment by hosting a LAN game and having other people do "custom connect" using your IP as the server name. The options don't have anything wacky, but it is fairly customizable: you can set the speed of the matches, the size of the arena, how long someone's trail stays after they die (I always had it on infinite), how big the blast radius of a bike is when it explodes (it takes out trails)... I think you can set whether trails are infinite or if they recede, like Snake or something, but I always left it on infinite. Anyway, yeah. It rocks.
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Posted on 03-29-05 04:43 AM Link | Quote
This game is seriously the bomb.

I was playing this afternoon.

We should all leave our AIM names or something, so that we can set up a game really quick.

if that's the case:

toxic avenger6
Zem
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Posted on 03-29-05 04:46 AM Link | Quote
Mine is in my profile. But here it is again:

bsznm

No AIM linkies because I'm not bothering to go look at how to do that.
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Posted on 03-29-05 05:28 AM Link | Quote
I can play tonight!! bomb.



For tomorrow:
I'll be around from 230-430 EST, and 5-10 EST

(edited by Toxic on 03-28-05 07:33 PM)
Dekker Avesque

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Posted on 03-29-05 07:00 AM Link | Quote
I will download this, and maybe play people later...

Looks neat, and it's open source.
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Posted on 03-29-05 08:10 AM Link | Quote
I hereby proclaim this game the bomb.
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Posted on 03-29-05 08:34 AM Link | Quote
The open source thing isn't that relevant to us - the cross-platform thing IS. One of the few games that we can bug pretty much anyone on the board to play.

And if you're still confused... If you've played or seen Tron, you'll recognize the game right away. If not... Think a high-speed version of Nibbles.
Zem
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Posted on 03-29-05 08:48 AM Link | Quote
Or multiplayer Snake. (For people such as myself who can't recall what Nibbles is.)


In the background you can see the aftermath of some CRAZY SHIT going down.


This may not look like much, but imagine it going REALLY REALLY FAST. Like, super fast.
Yoshi Dude

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Posted on 03-29-05 08:55 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Colleen
The open source thing isn't that relevant to us - the cross-platform thing IS. One of the few games that we can bug pretty much anyone on the board to play.

HI FOLKZ

SALSA FLIES is my AIM. I'm on spring break too.

This is awesome.
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Posted on 03-29-05 10:14 AM Link | Quote
windwaker10123 or windwaker1337.

I'm on all the time.

THE GAME ROCKS. <3
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Posted on 03-29-05 10:26 AM Link | Quote
Interesting game here

I'm surprised at how fun the game is despite its simplicity. I've only played for less than an hour and am already becoming familiar with some of the AI's tricks and strategies...

ystam4 is my AIM nick; I'm usually on for a couple hours late at night, starting around 10:30 or 11:00 EST.
Zem
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Posted on 03-29-05 10:30 AM Link | Quote
Some gameplay notes.

  • I believe the white triangles under other human players are speed indicators. They get larger as the player goes faster, and smaller as the player slows.

  • Going next to another player's trail (or your own trail) such that sparks appear increases your speed. HOWEVER, doing so next to one of the outer walls does NOT increase your speed, despite the appearance of sparks.

  • Bikes appear wide but I think they are infinitely thin. In any case, they are much thinner than they appear and your sides can be going through walls or trails. Additionally, they don't seem to have a turning radius. That means your capabilitis in a tight spot are limited only by your frames per second and reflexes.

  • Hit the camera switch button (default 'c') four times for first-person mode! This is incredibly difficult to play in, but fun to watch other people in after you die.
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Posted on 03-29-05 04:27 PM Link | Quote
This game is one of the most adiccting games i have played its really fun. Nothing beats going bettwenn two walls at really high speeds.
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Posted on 03-30-05 02:02 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Zem
Some gameplay notes.

  • I believe the white triangles under other human players are speed indicators. They get larger as the player goes faster, and smaller as the player slows.

  • Going next to another player's trail (or your own trail) such that sparks appear increases your speed. HOWEVER, doing so next to one of the outer walls does NOT increase your speed, despite the appearance of sparks.

  • Bikes appear wide but I think they are infinitely thin. In any case, they are much thinner than they appear and your sides can be going through walls or trails. Additionally, they don't seem to have a turning radius. That means your capabilitis in a tight spot are limited only by your frames per second and reflexes.

  • Hit the camera switch button (default 'c') four times for first-person mode! This is incredibly difficult to play in, but fun to watch other people in after you die.
I actually play FP mode -- if there was a camera mode that was right behind and above you, as opposed to the loose trailing camera, I would use that... but FP mode works fine, I guess
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Posted on 03-30-05 09:36 AM Link | Quote
Your speed will increase even if you're not sparking the wall, but it depends how far you are away from it - being half a grid space away will speed you up, a full space not as much.
Yoshi Dude

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Posted on 03-30-05 12:44 PM Link | Quote
The maximum players in a grid is sixteen.. we ought to organize some nerd party.
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Posted on 03-31-05 12:44 AM Link | Quote
This game is awesome. I played it for the first time a few days ago and loved it. Thx YD ^___^.

Ive noticed Im much much worse when the grid is small. =(
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Posted on 03-31-05 10:40 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Colleen
Your speed will increase even if you're not sparking the wall, but it depends how far you are away from it - being half a grid space away will speed you up, a full space not as much.
And, of course, being directly between two walls will make you go ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SPLAT


As a note, the 'official' board server is MicroBusCity.com. Go insane.

(edited by Xkeeper on 03-31-05 12:58 AM)
Yoshi Dude

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Posted on 03-31-05 11:59 AM Link | Quote
Maybe someone here should host an official board server, instead of joining one with people in it.
Zem
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Posted on 03-31-05 12:07 PM Link | Quote
Also:

I cry inside.

It says "April Fools" at the top. I hope that means the whole site, in its current state, is actually an April Fools joke. I fear this is not the case.
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