gregor7777
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DieH@rd said:
I don't believe there is anything of note out quite yet.
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Alien Swarm |OT| - Free Co-op Multiplayer from Valve
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I don't believe there is anything of note out quite yet.
SpinningFrog
Member
dork said:
I don't know if you are still having this problem, but when this was happening to me, I restarted steam and it worked fine.
Does the "short controlled bursts" achievement require that no one in the game have ff incidents (though I'm sure I've seen individuals get it in games), or that you don't receive any ff damage yourself? I've had several 0 ff missions now, and no cheevo. Are there possibly hidden requirements, or is it buggy?
It's still useful for slowing down packs of enemies, but does very little damage now. It takes what seems to be 3/4s of a clip to kill a regular alien (on normal).
Sciz said:
It's still useful for slowing down packs of enemies, but does very little damage now. It takes what seems to be 3/4s of a clip to kill a regular alien (on normal).
Annihilator
Member
Just beat the whole game play with randoms. Was fun and will try to go through again on hard when I get a chance.
I think it was on the Idle Thumbs forum where I said that Black Cat Games is one of the few mod groups with focus and vision to bring their projects to completion.
I was a bit a red faced when, soon after that, Alien Swarm went into radio silence.
I'm not anymore. Good job, guys!
I was a bit a red faced when, soon after that, Alien Swarm went into radio silence.
I'm not anymore. Good job, guys!
I hadn't seen this posted anywhere but here's the sequence of maps in sequence through the 'Jacob's Rest' Campaign from first to last:
Landing Bay
* Access Inner Perimeter
* Download the Flight Data
* Get to the Landing Bay Exit
Cargo Elevator
* Activate the Cargo Elevator and Descend
* Reach the Facility Exterior
Deima Surface Bridge
* Gain Access to the Pipeline
* Destroy Infested Pipeline
* Get to the Colony Reactor Entrance
Rydberg Reactor
* Bring the Reactor Online
* Reach the North Exit
SynTek Residential
* Destroy Swarm Eggs 0/26
* Destroy Biomass 0/8
* Escape Using the Elevators
Sewer Junction B5
* Seal the Access Tunnel
* Destroy Swarm Eggs 0/20
Timor Station
* Activate Cable Railway
* Detonate Warhead
* Escape via Bloodhound
Landing Bay
* Access Inner Perimeter
* Download the Flight Data
* Get to the Landing Bay Exit
Cargo Elevator
* Activate the Cargo Elevator and Descend
* Reach the Facility Exterior
Deima Surface Bridge
* Gain Access to the Pipeline
* Destroy Infested Pipeline
* Get to the Colony Reactor Entrance
Rydberg Reactor
* Bring the Reactor Online
* Reach the North Exit
SynTek Residential
* Destroy Swarm Eggs 0/26
* Destroy Biomass 0/8
* Escape Using the Elevators
Sewer Junction B5
* Seal the Access Tunnel
* Destroy Swarm Eggs 0/20
Timor Station
* Activate Cable Railway
* Detonate Warhead
* Escape via Bloodhound
I really really hope the first thing to be patched is putting Alien Swarm on Steam Cloud.
There's really not a single good reason why it should be kept outside.
And having my xp and settings linked to my account would make a user like me (desktop PC and two different Macbook Pro under Bootcamp) very happy.
There's really not a single good reason why it should be kept outside.
And having my xp and settings linked to my account would make a user like me (desktop PC and two different Macbook Pro under Bootcamp) very happy.
Jay Shadow
Member
You're in luck. The first thing to be patched IS putting Alien Swarm on Steam Cloud.Ezahn said:
And that patch happened last Wednesday.
MNC said:
This could be completely unrelated to your problem, but that specific part is supposed to slow down a bit in the game. It's an "adrenaline rush" scenario which gives your whole team slow-motion for a little while. There's a few more of them throughout the game and I think you can even unlock an item that will cause the effect at will. I'm not sure how/why that'd be affecting your fps though.
so
uh
interesting bug cropped up after the patch. I'll let it speak for itself.
Thor is in the house and he is pissed.
I suspect the damage stat bonus is supposed to be applied to the tesla cannon at a 0.25:1 ratio. Right now it's 25:1. It's like this for both myself and the friend I was playing with earlier across multiple characters, missions, game sessions, and entire game restarts, so I can only assume that it isn't just a fluke bug and Valve completely screwed up the damage scaling.
Imagining the effects of chain lightning at 404 dps is left as an exercise for the reader.
uh
interesting bug cropped up after the patch. I'll let it speak for itself.
Thor is in the house and he is pissed.
I suspect the damage stat bonus is supposed to be applied to the tesla cannon at a 0.25:1 ratio. Right now it's 25:1. It's like this for both myself and the friend I was playing with earlier across multiple characters, missions, game sessions, and entire game restarts, so I can only assume that it isn't just a fluke bug and Valve completely screwed up the damage scaling.
Imagining the effects of chain lightning at 404 dps is left as an exercise for the reader.
dark_inferno
Member
Sciz said:so
uh
interesting bug cropped up after the patch. I'll let it speak for itself.
Thor is in the house and he is pissed.
I suspect the damage stat bonus is supposed to be applied to the tesla cannon at a 0.25:1 ratio. Right now it's 25:1. It's like this for both myself and the friend I was playing with earlier across multiple characters, missions, game sessions, and entire game restarts, so I can only assume that it isn't just a fluke bug and Valve completely screwed up the damage scaling.
Imagining the effects of chain lightning at 404 dps is left as an exercise for the reader.
Its normal if you use Wildcat or Crash as an Character with the tesla cannon.
http://alienswarm.wikia.com/wiki/Tesla_Cannon
-Crash and Wildcat are deadly with the Tesla Cannon. Instead of 1 damage, they get 1+75 and 1+100 respectively. Even a frontal assault on Shieldbugs figuratively becomes a walk through the park.
Quoth the Valve dev, in the middle of the night:
Of all the weapons to have a typo!
The misplaced decimal point will be returned to its proper place shortly.
MickeyKnox
Member
This game is just so fucking good, really wish they'd allow bots to fill the empty slots online though.
Also this is begging for a Space Hulk mod.
Also this is begging for a Space Hulk mod.
Nope. Damage values are fixed, as are enemy spawns (mostly). Less players is a total disadvantage for the marines.dLMN8R said:
That said the game is still completely beatable with just two players, at least on non-Insane difficulties. Two-man Insane is still technically possible, though I've only been crazy enough to try it on the night that Thor, God of Thunder, was present and smiting bugs with fearsome glares alone.
Why would you do that?
Member
I started playing this game a couple days ago. Fun stuff. It kinda reminds me of Alien Syndrome.
I've only played it with one other player, a friend, and we keep dying on the level where you need to destroy all of the biomass and the eggs... I might give it a shot online, but I hate playing co-op games with random strangers.
Now, I'm waiting for custom maps.
I have to boot into Windows 7 to play it.
I've only played it with one other player, a friend, and we keep dying on the level where you need to destroy all of the biomass and the eggs... I might give it a shot online, but I hate playing co-op games with random strangers.
Now, I'm waiting for custom maps.
Happens in Windows XP for me.dork said:
I have to boot into Windows 7 to play it.Diablohead
Member
You have xp and 7 installed but go with xp most of the time? weird :lolWhy would you do that? said:Happens in Windows XP for me.
sooperkool
Member
Why would you do that? said:I started playing this game a couple days ago. Fun stuff. It kinda reminds me of Alien Syndrome.
I've only played it with one other player, a friend, and we keep dying on the level where you need to destroy all of the biomass and the eggs... I might give it a shot online, but I hate playing co-op games with random strangers.
Now, I'm waiting for custom maps.
Happens in Windows XP for me.
Add me on Steam if you need another player..
SteamID:rumaki