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Post by Squirrel Hero on Apr 30, 2008 4:43:15 GMT 10
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Post by The Pletch on Apr 30, 2008 5:26:53 GMT 10
I'll stick to winning at StepMania and Dwarf Fortress if it's all the same to you.
...Oh, this isn't the egocentrism topic? Fooled me, sorry.
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Post by Max Firestorm on Apr 30, 2008 7:26:56 GMT 10
Which Max and I will pwn you in.  Damn frigging straight! |
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Post by Neo // Racing Stripe A/V on Apr 30, 2008 7:55:36 GMT 10
Looks too graphical for my PC to handle. D:
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Post by Space on Apr 30, 2008 9:13:43 GMT 10
This... looks awesome. In-game editor = instant plus in my eyes, and I'm not bad when it comes to racing. If it wasn't for the fact that my connection fails in anything multiplayer, I'd so take you guys down. (eventually ) note to self: download tomorrow at college.EDIT: I'm assuming it has an offline mode, right? |
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Post by iBishyT on Apr 30, 2008 11:38:35 GMT 10
Since when was trackmania free? I have a slighter earlier game of Trackmania, which I paid for. Surely there must be a downgrade in this version somewhere to warrent it being free. EDIT: Dude, they're DEMO versions! (or at least UNITED is, not quite sure about NATIONS) focus.gamesplanet.com/game-trackmania-united-forever.htmlAnd I can assure you that Trackmania is an excellent game, with even better graphics. It's like, next-gen. |
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Post by ShardNet on Apr 30, 2008 11:45:17 GMT 10
Seen a looong time ago... I fail at it. XD
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Post by Space on Apr 30, 2008 13:38:00 GMT 10
As far as I can tell, Trackmania United is the retail version. Nations is a free version of the game that also seems to serve as an add-on, as it's fully compatible with United. I'm so downloading Nations tomorrow. (Curse HughesNet and their download limit!) |
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Post by Max Firestorm on Apr 30, 2008 19:58:56 GMT 10
Bishy, United Forever is a retail thing.
I already had United, so I could get the Forever sections as an add-on.
Nations however is a free version that uses the Stadium environment.
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Post by Squirrel Hero on Apr 30, 2008 20:17:50 GMT 10
I had Nations Forever, but I thought it was awesome, and thus bought United Forever. Also because Stadium is one of the worst environments. I liek my James Bond car. XD EDIT: I'm assuming it has an offline mode, right? You'sa right. |
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Post by Neo // Racing Stripe A/V on Apr 30, 2008 20:28:30 GMT 10
Exactly how graphical is this game? I don't think my computer could keep up a decent framerate... Hell, it couldn't even Doom 3 without crashing on the SECOND FREAKING LEVEL.
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Post by Squirrel Hero on Apr 30, 2008 23:41:29 GMT 10
Exactly how graphical is this game? I don't think my computer could keep up a decent framerate... Hell, it couldn't even Doom 3 without crashing on the SECOND FREAKING LEVEL. That's why you can tone down the graphics, hell, if it runs slow, it even ASKS if it can downgrade the graphics for you. Force motion blur FTW though. XD |
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Post by iBishyT on May 1, 2008 2:59:19 GMT 10
As for the graphics, here is what it boasts:
1) Really nifty motion blur.
2) Colour changing.
3) Realistic lighting effects.
4) Colour correction.
5) Antialiasing (duh).
6) Plus next-gen quality models and textures/shaders.
All of which can be toned down and still look pretty spiffy. It also has realistic water.
Also, I remember playing a custom map in UNITED, and it was a level that took advantage of some glitch to create a really trippy field of capsules, and then you landed inside of one by glitching through it and then got trapped.
And some people have done some sort of scripting on some levels to make certain things happen if you go down a certain road, such as triggering a flyby of the level.
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Post by Space on May 1, 2008 6:44:07 GMT 10
Are there any mirrors for Nations? The connection at college is absolutely failing right now, and even though I've given my download manager free rein of my wireless, it's still running between 1 - 10 kbps at best. I can only hope that the connection improves and the download finishes (and that the server doesn't block my manager for some reason) before I have to pack up and go to C++ class. (I almost had it earlier but the connection pulled a "limited or no connectivity" on me.)EDIT: Nevermind. Finished with about 5 minutes to spare. EDIT2: 'Tis AWESOME. Editor = schweet, but simple mode's too simple and advanced mode could use a bit more description. Sadly the game crashed when I clicked on the custom skin option. Ah well. I have a DDS/TGA converter. I can GIMP myself up a skin.  EDIT3: *looks at super complicated 2 megabyte PNG-converted texture* ... *wishes he had the UV map for reference* |
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Post by Max Firestorm on May 1, 2008 17:11:46 GMT 10
Maybe we should get a track sharing thread going in here?
I'm sure Therio would love to practise at Incremus and FlightPath XDDDD
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