1.4

KobraKobra Join Date: 2002-06-09 Member: 744Members
edited January 2003 in NS General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">I've gotten to play 1.4 alot recently...</div> I've gotten to play 1.04 alot recently and i must say it's soo much better then 1.03 in soo many way.
2 things i really enjoy with 1.04 is the LOS requierment for the seiges, no longer will marines get to the most cramped spaces near a hive, fill it with 3 seiges a few turrets and then move on and to the same witht he next hive. Instead now The marines try really hard to build smnall outpost near hives, build one seige and use the outpost to attack the hive from. Since the seiges will no longer fire at things closeby without somekind of LoS, the marines now attack hives more personly.

Secondly, the change to Phasegates, Sicne they now cost more and are easier to kill, the marines are more aware on guarding them then before. It's nowhere as easy to do a phasegate rush anylonger and if you leave an phasegate alone without protection, an lone skulk will soon come and chew it up in no time. Also the thing that you now in order to use a phasegate must actually "use" it in order to teleport is a great relief, no longer will marines miss their stop or get stuck in an neverending phasecirkle and Aliens can now happily chew phasegates up without having to suddnly find themselves teleporting into the marine spawn.

And Balance between aliens and marines? it's better then ever.

There are still alot of bugs and some issues to be dealt with every version, gameplay gets even better.

Just my two cents, Ns is getting better and better.

Comments

  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    Someone give this man a cookie!
  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    <img src='http://www.island-of-freedom.com/satire/cookie.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

    <b><span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>COOKIE!</span></b>




    I haven't seen any Aus 1.04 test servers yet, but this is some positive feedback on the siege issue. I'd hate how some sneaky marine would just setup outside the hive and BOOM it's gone. Hurrah for Flayra's magical coding monkey!
  • SupernornSupernorn Best. Picture. Ever. Made. Ever. Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7608Members, Constellation
    edited January 2003
    ME/ takes cookie away for calling it 1.4..and not 1.04
  • DunsbyDunsby Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1042Awaiting Authorization
    Im getting annoyed at this...

    1.04, why does everyone keep saying 1.4, or say fading when they are changing to fade...
  • SupernornSupernorn Best. Picture. Ever. Made. Ever. Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7608Members, Constellation
    possibly the same reason people call grenades "gernades" and turrets "turrents"....
  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Silent But Violent+Jan 8 2003, 04:17 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Silent But Violent @ Jan 8 2003, 04:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->say fading when they are changing to fade...<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    There are 2 ways of saying things

    Long winded typing. In which case you'll likely get shot.
    "I am evolving to a gorge, I shall then secure the kharaa several Resource Nozzles. At the same time I will acquire the team some Defense chambers as well Offense Chambers. After this I plan to go wait patiently at an empty hive until I have enough resources to build it. If it's not too much trouble could I please get some skulk support to cover me while I do so"

    Universal code
    "Gorging, I'll get some RNs, then some DC+OC farms. Afterwards I'll save for a hive. Can a skulk cover me?"

    It's slang... It's much easier than typing it all out.
  • T_RATT_RAT Join Date: 2002-12-17 Member: 10967Members, Reinforced - Gold
    ROFL@pic
    Yea i havent seen any Australian servers using 1.04, but it is good to hear about the balancing of the teams. So its a more hands on approach attack at the hive, i like that. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
    Players on pub servers still build sieges to kill the aliens last hive when they have HA and HMG <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo--> [not all]
    I wonder what is going to happen now. Maybe they will stop bugging comm for things and actually do some killing, Hooray.

    <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • GreyPawsGreyPaws Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8659Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Silent But Violent+Jan 8 2003, 01:17 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Silent But Violent @ Jan 8 2003, 01:17 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Im getting annoyed at this...

    1.04, why does everyone keep saying 1.4, or say fading when they are changing to fade...<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    maybe they like getting faded?

    I started saying it as a joke... you know... getting FADED! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • UnitUnit Join Date: 2002-08-26 Member: 1230Members
    edited January 2003
    I must agree with this post. My experience last night on the Fist of Ra server was extremely memorable, the marines shifted their spawn to cargo bay with its immediate 3 res nodes, the Aliens have the viaduct hive, and worked on Powersilo as the marines continuously pounded away on Viaduct through the long, red vent that leads from cargo to viaduct. After a while our jetpacks were researched, we flew into the hidden red-room just outside of Viaduct and setup a remote siege base there, the next 10 minutes was a constant struggle to keep that base alive from desperate skulk attacks, no fades appeared yet because they can't get into that vent system. After a huge amount of struggling, our siege destroyed the viaduct hive, we quickly fortified up the red-room a bit more, and phased back to base, at which point the commander started to research armor/weapon and advanced weapon upgrades (possible because of the cargo bay res. node richness) Unfortunately just before the hive went down, it seems like the Aliiens realized that they must work together, and ALL saved up and are now ALL Fades. Next 15 minutes consisted of lmg/hmg jetpacked marines fighting desperate against Fades (They are easier to kill now because the splash radius no longer harms jetpackers unless they are VERY well aimed).

    The game went on and on and on...but because the Aliens could not utilize the Fades to kill our hidden siege base, the marines sieged down Viaduct hive again and again, eventually winning the team.

    [Oops this either happened on Fist of Ra, or HomeLan, I can't recall correctly. Either way I think both of them are good servers]
  • LucidLucid Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10534Members, Constellation
    holy crap, someone scooped flayra!! what is he gonna do when 1.1 comes out but everyone plays 1.4 instead!

    (we are so mean <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> )
  • SweatySackSweatySack Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 7218Members
    It was Fist of Ra I was playing in that game....man your not kidding what a match...for anyone who wants the Fist Of Ra IP here it is 65.120.118.134:27015 great server....even better server is voogru 63.99.234.23:27015 only bad thing about voogru is its full 24/7...im serious too even at like 6am
  • Brain_DamageBrain_Damage Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10594Members
    That vent room near the viaduct hive is one of those must have locations. If the aliens lose that room they are seriously screwed.

    Once you had a base in there I think the aliens would have been better off attacking your main base at Cargo Bay.
  • tlengtleng Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9503Members
    we actually had a battle in the vent behind viaduct with our 2 hive aliens. The Lerks airlifted the fades and the Gorges into the vent. It was pretty funny actually seeing a queue of fades waiting to be airlifted by the 2 lerks.
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