Boxwars

TzarconTzarcon Join Date: 2002-02-28 Member: 259Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Really cool mod</div>Just last night a whole bunch of guys in the IRC room got together and played boxwars for a few hours, and it was a blast! It has some really good playability, especially since when they say you can't tell which boxes are real people, they're serious. You can't, which is perticularily fun when sniping (Remember? <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--> ) I would suggest that anyone that hasen't played this game yet goes and plays it right now, you wont regret it
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  • RhoadsToNowhereRhoadsToNowhere i r 8 Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 33Members
    Boxwars is the type of mod that you HAVE to play for 5 minutes, and whether you play it more after that is up to you.  I thought it was entirely too easy to snipe, mostly because you're not instantly recognized as something that can shoot.  Heck, even <i>I</i> was doing quite a bit of sniping.  And the people who won a lot of the time just became the scientist (you get points for being a scientist for as long as possible) and camped away from everyone else.  Gameplay issues aside, it's a fun little mod.
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  • CMEastCMEast Join Date: 2002-05-19 Member: 632Members
    When I first heard of it I thought pffft, sounds rubbish. Then I heard a few people talk about it and thought, well, maybe I should have a look at some point. On PHL Beta3 of boxwars was advertised so I decided to look and it sounds really interesting so Im downloading it now (and bear in mind im on 56k so dont undertake these tasks lightly, its only 6.6mb though).
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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    Yep, fun for the whole fammily, too many headshot though.

    <a href="http://www.boxwar.net" target="_blank">BoxWarz0rs</a>
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  • EosEos Join Date: 2002-06-08 Member: 738Members
    Never tried it before, but I will give it a whirl! <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    I played the version before this one on LAN with 2 others in my 3d animation class. Or tried to; the player models were default half life models for some reason.
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  • ZcaliberZcaliber Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 93Members
    My first expirience with Boxwars... (Latest version mind you).

    Kinda like watching a boring Slideshow... ¬_¬ Only server then had a average latency of the upper 1000's.
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  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    I hosted a server just to stuff around in without any intention of people joining. In about a minute, 6 people had joined! This mod needs some more servers, if a crappy 128Kb/s upload server on the east coast of Australia can get 6 people in a minute, a big server would fill up faster than a wombat's tonker!

    --Scythe--
    the_only_scythe@subdimension.com

    P.S. No, I don't know what a tonker is either but I'm told that's how we Australians talk.
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  • FolkenFolken Join Date: 2002-04-09 Member: 402Banned
    What an incredibly crappy mod. I really wanted it to be good. I love the concept, no lie. Crate Deathmatch (Quake III), while only having two maps, was an arseload of fun. Boxwars is laggy, ugly as hell, and there's no way to switch weapons. It's great having an RPG and being not able to use it.
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  • MooMoo_the_SnowCowMooMoo_the_SnowCow Join Date: 2002-08-03 Member: 1057Members
    You can switch weapons but some classes like the light extra fast one cant use the rocket launcher.
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  • NecroticNecrotic Big Girl&#39;s Blouse Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 53Members, NS1 Playtester
    played the old version on lans only and was always great fun tych ~ the problem with the models we discovered was unless you installed the old version in exactly the same path with exact same folder name (inclusive of capital letters) anyone connecting to the server would have default hl models.  At least thats what we found out, so we played a kinda "hunt teh box" gameplay mode. great fun *downlaods new version*
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  • TzarconTzarcon Join Date: 2002-02-28 Member: 259Members
    it always confuses me how some people can make up false facts about good mods and make them look bad
    Boxwars had no problems when I played. I never lagged, I never had any problems.
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  • NovakoalaNovakoala Join Date: 2002-07-17 Member: 962Members, Constellation
    This has got to be the strangest mod I have ever played. I had a bit of fun showing it to a friend (friend: 'what's with the crates?&#39<!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->.

    The only problem I have is finding servers for it.
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  • FolkenFolken Join Date: 2002-04-09 Member: 402Banned
    Oh yes, I must be lying. If you say it's a good mod, it <b>can't</b> have any problems. Boxwars had no problems when <i>you</i> played. I played both on LAN and online, and whenever someone shot something, a giant lag spike would be created. Now uh, about the no HUD/no weapon switching - I've heard some complain about it, and others say there's no problem. Wouldn't know how to fix this, and don't really care.

    So, just because you like crappy mods, it doesn't mean they're good.
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  • GwahirGwahir Join Date: 2002-04-24 Member: 513Members, Constellation
    and just because you think they're crappy doesn't mean they're bad, I suggest you agree to disagree.
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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    My ideas:

    New Weapons:
    Nailgun
    Watergun

    New Gamemode:
    Teams, Red vs. Blue -or- MGH Shipping Co. vs. GH International Transport

    Rambox(Rambo), Gets Nailgun in which you don't have to reload and it's slightly stronger, and the player gets larger amount of health also recharges.

    Capture the Golden Nail, CTF standard rules.

    New Equip:
    Tougher Lumber upgrade, works like armour

    Note: 1111th Post!
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  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    <!--QuoteBegin--Folken+Sep. 09 2002,01:40--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Folken @ Sep. 09 2002,01:40)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Oh yes, I must be lying. If you say it's a good mod, it <b>can't</b> have any problems. Boxwars had no problems when <i>you</i> played. I played both on LAN and online, and whenever someone shot something, a giant lag spike would be created. Now uh, about the no HUD/no weapon switching - I've heard some complain about it, and others say there's no problem. Wouldn't know how to fix this, and don't really care.

    So, just because you like crappy mods, it doesn't mean they're good.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    The <b>only</b> problem I had was it lagging horribly when I used the flamethrower. I encountered no other serious bugs at all.

    --Scythe--
    <a href="mailto:the_only_scythe@subdimension.com">the_only_scythe@subdimension.com</a>
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  • CollateralDamageCollateralDamage Join Date: 2002-07-15 Member: 949Members
    I gave it a try. The lag was horrible, then the crosshair and the HUD disappeared. Couldn't switch weapons at all. Deleted it 5 minutes later.

    These game-breaking bugs should send a clear message to all those who still wonder why the NS playtest lasts so long.
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Couldn't switch weapons at all.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Maybe because you were the "small" class and could only use tiny guns? This is also why NS will have a manual to <b>read</b>, just like boxwars did... <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
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  • CollateralDamageCollateralDamage Join Date: 2002-07-15 Member: 949Members
    Bleh, I did read the "tutorial", and chose that "Mr. Oak" thing as a class. And still the weapons would *only* switch once I drained the ammo of the one I was wielding.
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    I can imagine showing this to my friend:

    "Dude, these levels suck. They are just boxes! There should be other types of levels."

    In fact, I would bet hard cash he says something akin to that. I just know it.
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  • GingerGinger Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1043Members
    i have just downloaded the mods and i cant wait to play it.. it looks SOO funny <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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  • GingerGinger Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1043Members
    hmmm there is no servers but my mate said he has played it? how??  <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->
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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    There was probably a server up when he played. Trust me, there are good days and bad days. Anyways, the disapperaing HUD thing happened to me, it... only happened that one time though. :|
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