toms Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Thought some people might want to know that the empires at war demo is out at: http://www.download.com/Star-Wars-Empire-at-War-demo/3000-7488_4-10492455.html But its 741mb!! It seems to have been out for a day or two, but since no-one's mentioned it here yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Obi-Wan Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 I tried to download, and I grew impatient and cancelled it. But, I here in the "Empire at War" section that it's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 You can get it quick(er) if you are in gamespot complete. And i bet there are torrents out there by now. I'm not that much into RTS so i aint downloading a 740mb demo of one, but i thought i'd let you guys try it and tell me how it is PS/ they have a list of mirrors and all sorts of usefull info in the empires at war forum http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=586 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Obi-Wan Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 PS/ they have a list of mirrors and all sorts of usefull info in the empires at war forum http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=586 I know...that's where I choose what sites I want to use to download. Maybe I'll use GameSpot this time. Thanx, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 http://files.filefront.com/Star+Wars+Empire+at+War+Demo/;4632916;/fileinfo.html Usually only a few minute wait. Good speed, no registration. Filefront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Anyone know the requirements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joetheeskimo Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I think the requirements are listed on the first link that toms quoted. It takes a 32MB video card, I believe. Anyways, I set it up to download while I slept and am installing it right now. I'm confused as to what type of game it is - it doesn't look like a FPS but, judging from the screenshots, looks like a improved version of Galactic Battlegrounds (an RTS)...am I right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 RTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Downloadin it now. TBH, I didn't care about this game that much until I heard it was being developed by members of Westwood Studios, and if you've ever played a RTS game then you know who Westwood is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joetheeskimo Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Downloadin it now. TBH, I didn't care about this game that much until I heard it was being developed by members of Westwood Studios, and if you've ever played a RTS game then you know who Westwood is. I sure do. I own all of their games A shame to see them die out. I'm glad some of their employees found new jobs (which is what I'm guessing from your post). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Obi-Wan Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I downloaded it earlier today. I have only completed the tutorials. There okay, though I hope the maps aren't has small as they are in the demo. It fun so far. And thanks, TiE for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I think the requirements are listed on the first link that toms quoted. It takes a 32MB video card, I believe. Yah, just barely run it. Lowest settings possible and you can get it to play a slide show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 But its 741mb!! LucasArts and Petroglyph for the fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joetheeskimo Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 So I've started playing. It's a little confusing to get at once - a lot of buttons to keep track of - but I've pretty much got it figured out. Although I've only done psace battles so far, not ground, it's looking to be a very fun game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 It's a big demo yes, but worth it. However, there are a few things you should know: 1) A few people (myself included) have noticed it takes a painfully long time to load up initially (the game is fine otherwise, but the initial startup is horrendously long, many of us thought the game had crashed). 2) There's a few missions where you have to destroy space stations, by targetting various "hard points" on the starbase to blow it up. Due to some weirdness in the way the hardpoint targets are displayed, if you destroy them in the wrong order, the game goofs up and they all disappear, making completing the mission impossible, or worse, resulting in a "fatal exception" error. Also, there's no save feature, so you will have to be extremely patient to see the whole thing. Thankfully, there's numerous free mods released that basically hack up the demo so that virtually everything from single player is unlocked (except any missing maps from the full version of course) and let you skip past any parts that screw up. It's so huge I imagine in part because it includes a directX installation, but otherwise I imagine it was distributed to magazines on a 90 or 99 minute CD or a DVD, because it's bigger than standard CD size (80 minute). The "real reason" for the huge size I'm guessing is that instead of stripping out most of the non-demo content, they merely locked it off, which modders unlocked with config and xml files. It's basically 5 tutorials and a single player "Galactic Conquest" mission that covers at least three planets (not sure exactly how many) with space and ground battles on the Rebellion side. With mods apparently you can take control of the Empire as well (though you normally only get to be the Empire in tutorials). Looks like a promising game, assuming they support Linux Dedicated servers (no word yet), modding (looks like we're in luck) and support after the game comes out (ie: patches, bonus content, etc; hopefully). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Well I completed most of the tutorials, up to the space battle as the empire. Then, I remembered that they were gonna show Remember the Titans on tv, so I stopped. Now my moms on the computer that can run it, so I have to wait for her to do something else. Kurgan, are those files considered illegal, or would you be able to link to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Andrew Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 If anyone is worried about the download time try this link: http://www.gamedaily.com/download/finish/?packageid=0078700883&mr=us I managed to download it in 1 hour 20 minutes on my DSL connection. Kurgan, are those files considered illegal, or would you be able to link to them?If you're talking about the modifications themselves, look here: http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=676 The two mods I tried worked pretty well with only a few bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 If you're talking about the modifications themselves, look here: http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=676 The two mods I tried worked pretty well with only a few bugs. Which ones did you try? I know a lot of them are pretty buggy still, and if I ask here I'll probably get a non-biased answer. But if there are some that work well, I'd want to try them. I just don't want to have to deal with a lot of bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Andrew Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I first tried Chriz's mod (the German one) that added space battles to all three planets and a somewhat agressive AI to the Imperials, and it seemed bug free to me. I also tried a bit of Bryant's mod that includes all the planets. I started as the Imperials and invaded Alderaan, but during the space battle, the space station that appeared on the map never appeared onscreen, so I believe that's a bug. Also, some of the planets' textures in Galactic Mode didn't appear, and I've heard that certain heroes crash the game if they are in a battle that their model hasn't been created for yet. I believe Bryant will fix some bugs in a 2.0 update sometime soon. That's all I've managed to try so far. There are a few other mods on the Petroglyph Fan Forums, so check there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I'll try them out when I get done with the demo non modded out, then I can get the full enjoyment of it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 The "real reason" for the huge size I'm guessing is that instead of stripping out most of the non-demo content, they merely locked it off, which modders unlocked with config and xml files. Well THAT was a daft idea!! Modders always find those things, look at the whole hot coffee debacle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joetheeskimo Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Aw, poor Lucasarts, they've given us the full game to download for free... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 What do you want to bet that by the time the game comes out retail, someone will have cracked the demo to make it the whole thing, with no bugs whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 This is game is fun. I recommend trying it out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie™ Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Yup, it's awesome. You won't regret at least trying the demo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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