Homeworld 2 Demo!
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Armonkyi Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15731Members, Constellation
Armonkyi Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15731Members, Constellation
<div class="IPBDescription">Tomorrow! omgomgomogmo*panic*</div> Rah rah rah rah!! there will be a homeworld2 demo released tomorrow!! rah!! I forget what to say abotu it, other than it is very good, and i have been waiting since 2001 for it <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Anyone else looking forward to it?
Anyone else looking forward to it?
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Homeworld 2 looks to be a winner. Not much different from the first, but heck, that was a great game.
Well, for me, I HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER DAY....
WHy oh fluffing why does sierra work by pacific time?! Completely ignore Europe why don't you you nubs. It's not like we could be 50% of your playerbase...... *annoyedb because he will miss demo and have to wait 5 hours in a queue when he finnally gets to download the thing....*
But Sierra is really Vendi Vistu who are French, shurly they work by GMT +1?
Still Woot, shame iv got a lot of homework.
you know, they have really cool board games in the 'public' PT area at relic. oh, they also have Samurai Showdown II in the lunch room
Always check Relic first. They are always good about updates.
and no, it's not posted on Sierra website yet, I just checked
[edit] Nor does Relic [/edit]
it'l probably be put up @ midnight.
U definitly should
I can still remember Homeworld 1, my own pc coudnt run it so i was playing it all day long in the pc shop till they kicked me and my friends out becuz we were hangin in their shop playing games till closing time <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
my pc probly wont run 2 neither <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
<a href='http://www.3dgamers.com/dl/games/homeworld2/homeworld2_demo.exe.html' target='_blank'>3D Gamers Mirror</a>
<a href='http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/homeworld2/downloads.html' target='_blank'>Gamespot Mirror</a>
<a href='http://www.fileplanet.com/files/120000/129916.shtml' target='_blank'>Fileplanet Mirror</a>
<a href='http://download.boomtown.net/en_uk/game_demos/Strategy_demos/homeworld_2_demo' target='_blank'>Boomtown Mirror</a>
I'll post as Relicnews updates
2 Multiplayer, 2 Singleplayer and a Tutorial
<a href='http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=43990' target='_blank'>http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?...&threadid=43990</a>
This is usually sleep time for me, but I woke up thinking DEMO DEMO DEMO DEMO DEMO SO I couldn't go sleep, and I'm Now dling it :O
The ingame browser thing is spamed to hell and beyond, thats what happens when you anounce player left and player joined...
If anyoens up for a game add xiller/online@hotmail.com removing the / (stop te spam bots)
9/10
It is a good demo, with no visual flaws, almost completely redesigned ships for the Kushan (now called the Hiigarans). The fighters no longer build singularly, instead they built in squadrons, at about 3x the price of the fighters in HW1. This is a good thing as I counted 5 interceptors per squadron for the cost of 3. The muzzle flashes are smooth, not jarring like in HW:C. The graphics are smooth, and all the fighters look streamlined as does the carrier. The A.I. no longer sits on it's laurels and amasses a massive fleet of capital ships, instead it attacks with fighters and platforms. Yes, I said platforms. HW2 has what HW1 was lacking, defense platforms. In the demo you get the Gun Platform which is of moderate health and damage and you get the Ion Beam Defense Platform, which you have to research. That said, building and research is now very different. To build various ships you have to first produce the Module for them. The Mothership has 4 module slots, Fighter, Corvette, Frigate and Capital Ship. It also has a Research Module space, 2 of them, so you build Research Modules instead of Research ships. And research is a little different. Now you get to upgrade individual ships and research ships instead of just the normal HW1 way of researching generic thing and it grants access to X. And research costs money now, not much but just enough so you have to choose *Do I want stronger bombers or faster Interceptors?*
Attached is a screenie of the new sleek carrier
The story is intresting, I plan on laying down my money for a copy of this game, if only because it might be the sleeper hit of the year, again.
[edit] And what do you think Half-Life 2 is promising? a new engine, a new story and some gameplay improvements. [/edit]
Try downloading the demo of the orginal. There's like no taskbar or anything. So far, this seems better to control. I've only played the tutorial so I'll have to see (I know if I play multiplayer everyone will pwn me cuz most probably played the original a lot).
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Try downloading the demo of the orginal. There's like no taskbar or anything. So far, this seems better to control. I've only played the tutorial so I'll have to see (I know if I play multiplayer everyone will pwn me cuz most probably played the original a lot).
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Nah the orginal cotnrolls made sense, the new ones are like the new NS RMB menu
Keep in mind I missed the first one, so I came to HW2 w/ a fresh perspective.
All I have to say is "OMG!!!!". Simply amazing. Now I'm only upset because I'm on a budget and now I gotta decide between FOUR great games all coming out within a month's time. Not to mention a hectic time schedule :X
Homeworld 2
Jedi Academy
Half-Life 2
Max Payne 2
/me drools