Mafia_Jabba Posted August 15, 2001 Author Share Posted August 15, 2001 How...exactly...did you reverse the law of gravity and float when you blasted upward and then floated up the tunnel? Or did you jump some kind of way?.....to land on the celing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt-- Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 I blasted a staircase into the walls and walked/jumped up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhuf Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 If anyone is interested in the multiplayer Red Faction Demo, it is now available online. Mirrors listed atBlue's News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Krayt Tion Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 Any new weapons in the mp demo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafia_Jabba Posted August 16, 2001 Author Share Posted August 16, 2001 Dude the MP demo SUCKS! Q1 ALL OVER AGAIN! Main I thought we evolved as a community in providing more games that did not involve just running around and shooting. WTF is that all about? I know its just a test but still...mabe Im just ranting off..anyways...I got one line.... RED FACTION IS HALF LIFE TO THE MAX! Did anyone notice this. Even the little red parallelagrams that appear (spelling on parallelagrams) when you fall appear on Red Faction..except they are more elegant graphically...OH WOW! Man come on..at LEAST be creative! Lets see what else...human interaction was the same...Man ****, a lot of crap was the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyOneCanoli Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 Trying to download it, but IE6 does not play nice with Download Accelerator. Chances are that MSN will cut me off if I don't use it, so whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdcfanbill Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 wtf, ie6? hmm, am i behind in the times, or am i just slipping. i only knew of 5.5something til now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt-- Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 ie6 is a public beta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vagabond Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 Wilhuf and I played this last night, and here's my summary: 1. No joystick support, so, god forbid, I had to play with a mouse, resulting in my sucking major anus. 2. One could blow holes in walls with certain weapons, which was kind of cool. 3. The weapons were of the standard fare, although a few had these cool little heat-sensing scopes mounted on the actual weapon, that you could use to detect targets - kind of cool. 4. The maps were average, being nothing special. 5. Overall, it was very much like Unreal Tournament, except with walls you can blow up, and without stick suppport. [ August 16, 2001: Message edited by: Vagabond ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Krayt Tion Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 They also claim that this is just a technology test, not a full-fledged demo. Still, an acorn can only fall so far from the tree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhuf Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 Performance was somewhat choppy, but as K-Ti said, it is just a test at this point. Framerate could use a lot of improvement, but I could turn down the details of course to help the FPS. Multiplayer worked OK (not great) on a listen server, and would have been better if I could have loaded up a dedicated server. Unfortunately the dedicated server software gave me a .cpp error so that was a no go in this particular case. Developers gotta fix that! I enjoyed the demo, and there was some fun strategy in blowing holes in walls, ceilings and floors. Was really fun in the CTF map. You could just blast a hole through the wall to the flag room, making for a more 'convenient' entryway or exit. Also, there were 'secret' rooms containing weapons which could only be accessed by blasting through walls. And of course Vagabond and I had fun camping up on top of the stairway tower, dumping explosive charges and rockets onto the enemy. Fortunately Red Faction has some good anti-camper weapons: There were two new weapons in the multiplayer demo not found in the single player demo. The shotgun and railgun. The railgun was especially fun since you can use secondary fire to look through and shoot through walls, neutralizing would-be campers. Secondary fire shotgun is lethal! Rapid fire shotgun! The game became more fun as we played it more, learning the weapons and maps. Seemed like the gamers playing yesterday who caught on to the weapons had a good time with them. As was said, Red Faction does seem very similar to UT, with the added ability to blast holes in the game environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyOneCanoli Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 I didn't even download it. Stupid servers. My IE6 is the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhuf Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 Got the dedicated server running. Works much better, lower pings for all, smoother gameplay. We should try some more rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vagabond Posted August 18, 2001 Share Posted August 18, 2001 Count me in - just don't laugh at me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhuf Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 I'm laughing with you, not at you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vagabond Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 Thing is, I'm not laughing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdcfanbill Posted August 19, 2001 Share Posted August 19, 2001 maybe not on the outside, but deep down, your laughing, we all do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhuf Posted August 23, 2001 Share Posted August 23, 2001 Red Faction Multiplayer Test 1.1 patch now available through the in-game updater. Squashes bugs, adjusts network code, adds a new CTF map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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