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Official GAF Chromehounds Squad Thread
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dude, me brining up VOOT was sooooo last page.
it's all about Chromehounds from here on out.
let's do it guys :lol
it's all about Chromehounds from here on out.
let's do it guys :lol
I was screwing around in the Mech Assembly trying to come up with a 4th hound and ended up making something dubbed the "Longneck". It's a sniper variant that allows me to look over hills/buildings. I switched each sniper rifle to a seperate weapons system so I can maintain a constant barrage of sniper fire... and with 70+ shots per rifle, that's a long ass barrage. Plus it has both night and thermal vision.. :lol!
It's obviously a first strike/support mech though, since if anyone gets close to me I'm ****ed since I can't aim that low. Though it's a shame that they have height limits. If not, I could probably see the whole battlefield without moving.
It's obviously a first strike/support mech though, since if anyone gets close to me I'm ****ed since I can't aim that low. Though it's a shame that they have height limits. If not, I could probably see the whole battlefield without moving.
The 13th was already in Tarakia. It just seems like a lot of the nation abandoned ship near the end. :/chespace said:
raYne said:
Sweet, I'd like to see you use that in action.
I love how where you place the weapons in this game actually affect accuracy based on the spread of the linked weapons. I put 4 linked anti-hound cannons on my right arm once and firing the cluster would turn my torso almost 90 degrees to the right just with the recoil alone. Very disorienting, and obviously, not as good as having 4 cannons in one central cluster on the top of your head or 2 on each arm, etc.
God this game is so deep.
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
chespace said:Sweet, I'd like to see you use that in action.
I love how where you place the weapons in this game actually affect accuracy based on the spread of the linked weapons. I put 4 linked anti-hound cannons on my right arm once and firing the cluster would turn my torso almost 90 degrees to the right just with the recoil alone. Very disorienting, and obviously, not as good as having 4 cannons in one central cluster on the top of your head or 2 on each arm, etc.
God this game is so deep.
What about the phallus that is that center mounted Bastard of yours? :lol
Yeah, I tried to use sniper cannons in this variant, but after each round it'd throw my aim up 40 degrees. It's not that difficult to re-adjust after each shot, but losing sight of the target for the given time is annoying. For now I just stuck to regular snipers and see which is the better way to go.chespace said:Sweet, I'd like to see you use that in action.
I love how where you place the weapons in this game actually affect accuracy based on the spread of the linked weapons. I put 4 linked anti-hound cannons on my right arm once and firing the cluster would turn my torso almost 90 degrees to the right just with the recoil alone. Very disorienting, and obviously, not as good as having 4 cannons in one central cluster on the top of your head or 2 on each arm, etc.
God this game is so deep.
I've done your method in the past as well. I linked a bunch of stuff together on a heavy/defensive Hound and was ready to own everything. Then I head to the trial level and my first shot spins me all over the place. :lol
raYne said:
As for height, you can add a couple of spacers to get some really high sniping action going.
Might be really good for urban environments. or even to snipe from a hillside but not have your hound exposed to return fire. Unless someone snipes your sniper rifles, lol.
Where to you think the "Longneck" comes from?chespace said:As for height, you can add a couple of spacers to get some really high sniping action going.
I have a few spacers hooked up on top of each other. I'm currently using the angular type, which is the 3rd available.Does that actually work? Hmmm...Schafer said:
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
well, i wrote that mini-review on one of these pages when i'd not tried the online and i gave the game a big fat "meh"
But man, me and the wife were talking about it last night, online it's awesome to the point of it possibly being the best Xbox game to date (outside of Oblivion)
Never has a mech game stirred such feelings in the depths of my shorts.
But man, me and the wife were talking about it last night, online it's awesome to the point of it possibly being the best Xbox game to date (outside of Oblivion)
Never has a mech game stirred such feelings in the depths of my shorts.
The reviewers also never delved into the online mode. Online is the selling point of the game, and it's a HUGE one. That along with the mech customization which isn't really used in the single player either.Dr_Cogent said:
Not to mention the game is beautiful when you're battling in some of the online "towns". Especially at night without nightvision. OMG the lighting!
As DCharlie and everyone else have said. Offline? eh... Online? hawtness.
Hitler Stole My Potato
Banned
*sigh*
I hope my damn game gets here soon.
I hope my damn game gets here soon.
"!"shuri said:WHAT! I'm in Sal Kar!
Get 'im boys!
NeoGaf brigade is still full as far as I know, but GAFHound (ie 13th GAFHND SQD) still has spots available.White Man said:
Just head on Live, click on Join squad and type "13th GAFHND SQD" in the search for the squad name category. The password should be X Y LT RT. The the currently online members will accept your request etc. After that you should be taken directly to the squad server.
If it's empty they're probably on a mission. So you can start mech building or whatever 'till they get back.
SaggyMonkey
Member
sal kar? how could you?
RaySpencer
Member
Or you could do the oposite of Longneck, and have a sniper between your legs !!
...ok so a sniper wasnt the best thing i coulda put there, but im sure something would work good under there
...ok so a sniper wasnt the best thing i coulda put there, but im sure something would work good under there
Tonight was pretty fun and a pretty good night for the NeoGAF Brigade. We had enough guys online that we were running two matches at a time pretty consistently. At one point I got left out of a game and I decided to take on a solo mission. It was one of the most intense moments I've ever had online.
I cranked up the difficulty and went out against the CPU solo. I knew that I had to be ammo conservative since I was going to have to take down the base myself. Well, as my luck had it, I the last base I checked was the right one. I went crazy pouring everything I had in the base as my ammo dwindled. Eventually all I had left was a rifle and about 2 minutes to go. Seeing that I'd never finish the job in time I went out and started to draw fire (intentionally) towards me with their automatic guns and moved around enough that they were hitting the base when they missed me. With 3 seconds left the base finally went kaboom, and I finished the mission with every gun either disabled or out of ammo. My mech was probably 5-10 more seconds from being totally destroyed as well.
This game effin' rules. If you've been holding out, GO OUT AND BUY CHROMEHOUNDS!
I cranked up the difficulty and went out against the CPU solo. I knew that I had to be ammo conservative since I was going to have to take down the base myself. Well, as my luck had it, I the last base I checked was the right one. I went crazy pouring everything I had in the base as my ammo dwindled. Eventually all I had left was a rifle and about 2 minutes to go. Seeing that I'd never finish the job in time I went out and started to draw fire (intentionally) towards me with their automatic guns and moved around enough that they were hitting the base when they missed me. With 3 seconds left the base finally went kaboom, and I finished the mission with every gun either disabled or out of ammo. My mech was probably 5-10 more seconds from being totally destroyed as well.
This game effin' rules. If you've been holding out, GO OUT AND BUY CHROMEHOUNDS!
NeoGAF Brigade members, help me to round out the names of the roster so we can match NeoGAF names with the XBL names we see online.
Oh, and here's that blog I set up to act as a reference for the list of names and random crap: http://neogafbrigade.blogspot.com/
If anybody is into posting any cool stories or experiences on the blog, PM me the text and I'll update the blog with a post. I'll credit the author at the end. If that's just a bit too geeky for you all, we can at least use the blog to keep track of the current NeoGAF Brigade squad list. Just PM me of any changes that come up...
Oh, and here's that blog I set up to act as a reference for the list of names and random crap: http://neogafbrigade.blogspot.com/
If anybody is into posting any cool stories or experiences on the blog, PM me the text and I'll update the blog with a post. I'll credit the author at the end. If that's just a bit too geeky for you all, we can at least use the blog to keep track of the current NeoGAF Brigade squad list. Just PM me of any changes that come up...
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
Jeff-DSA said:
Jeff,
Scaramanga OS gave up his spot for another GAFfer so you can take his name off the roster.
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
SonnyBoy said:
You can earn parts in single player or buy them online. Single at least gets you more comfortable with different units.
Musashi Wins! said:
Cool. I have the rental at my hosue and if its anything like you guys make it out to be Im going to purchase it ASAP. I need something to hold me off till Madden drops and I love working coop with great players. Ill be on tonight and looking forward to being shown the ropes.
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
ugghh... i wasn't much help last night, my connection got really wonky ----- gotta have the cable guy come check it out this weekend.
though I can still do CPU fights, I'm having troubles connecting to competitors far far away --- maybe this is a server issue, but I'll be doing a few 1 on 1's if i can't connect.
though I can still do CPU fights, I'm having troubles connecting to competitors far far away --- maybe this is a server issue, but I'll be doing a few 1 on 1's if i can't connect.
This thread should not be on the 2nd page Last night was a lot of fun again. We had our first team quit on us (after we blew up their HQ), which I didn't think was possible. So we got no credit and no money out of it. Seems like it's really hard to get a match against humans, so we fought a bunch of higher level CPU opponents.
Last night was a lot of fun again. We had our first team quit on us (after we blew up their HQ), which I didn't think was possible. So we got no credit and no money out of it. Seems like it's really hard to get a match against humans, so we fought a bunch of higher level CPU opponents.Trav said:This thread should not be on the 2nd page
I've been hearing that quitting is becoming an issue. Hopefully the server update that's planned is going to institute some sort of penalty for squads that disconnect.