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[firehawk12]

I just tried to play the demo for Medieval II Total War to see if I should get it on the Steam deal, and I have no clue what's going on in this game. They teach you the controls but little else for how you actually win a battle.

I haven't played an RTS since Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun. The Cortez battle I lost with no clue as to why, the second demo battle was a draw and I had no idea why, and the last demo battle I won with no clue as to why!

How exactly do you route an enemy? Which troops are best for which tasks?

It's been a long time, but there's still a limited amount of rock paper scissors in the battles. But flanking and terrain is extremely important as well, so you have to pay attention to your formations and how and where you set up your troops.

The enemy will retreat if they are overwhelmed and losing, so you want to pick at their forces if you can.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

It seems that something called Aliens vs Predator Classic has appeared in the Steam files~

 

[borsdy]

Apparently that patch they released for Borderlands today added SecureROM to the game.

lmao gg gearbox

 

[Monroeski]

Just heard that Counterstrike: Source is only $5.00 this weekend. Hopefully this will lead to an influx of other n00bs so I can actually join a game and not get crushed in two seconds every time.

Picked up the game up 2 years ago or so on clearance at Circuit City but the game was practically impenetrable. Should have known the couple of years between playing regular CS and playing Source was enough for me to fall completely behind.

 

[Chinner]

I've actually been waiting for months for CS:S to get a price drop.

 

[Dead Prince]

CS:S is up now for $4.99.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

Just heard that Counterstrike: Source is only $5.00 this weekend. Hopefully this will lead to an influx of other n00bs so I can actually join a game and not get crushed in two seconds every time.

Picked up the game up 2 years ago or so on clearance at Circuit City but the game was practically impenetrable. Should have known the couple of years between playing regular CS and playing Source was enough for me to fall completely behind.

counter strike! I used to love that game 10 years ago.

I'll grab for 5 bucks. worried that only hardened freaks play the game now though

 

[DodgyGeezerFella]

£3.50 in the UK.

I wonder if this is to combat MW2 and boost the player count back up :lol

 

[Blizzard]

Apparently that patch they released for Borderlands today added SecureROM to the game.

I posted my screenshots and what I found in the Borderlands thread, but just to reiterate, we only KNOW that the DLC has SecuROM. The patched Borderlands.exe executable now has the string "SecuROM" mentioned a few times, but I don't know if it's actually using it, or if it's just the hooks to work with the DLC...

*edit*

CS:S is up now for $4.99.

FINALLY. I've been waiting for years, basically, for that thing to go below $20. :lol Will buy.

 

[Javaman]

Just heard that Counterstrike: Source is only $5.00 this weekend. Hopefully this will lead to an influx of other n00bs so I can actually join a game and not get crushed in two seconds every time.

Picked up the game up 2 years ago or so on clearance at Circuit City but the game was practically impenetrable. Should have known the couple of years between playing regular CS and playing Source was enough for me to fall completely behind.

Please tell me that that isn't the weekend deal.

 

[Blizzard]

Please tell me that that isn't the weekend deal.

Quit whining, save your wallet, and enjoy the TF2 update. =P

 

[Volcynika]

Please tell me that that isn't the weekend deal.

Java sippon on that haterade.

 

[Twig]

Well they can't hit a home run EVERY weekend.

The bads have to have their turn, too.

 

[Dark Stalkers]

I want to buy CS:S but I'm afraid for my manhood.

 

[Rubezh]

I posted my screenshots and what I found in the Borderlands thread, but just to reiterate, we only KNOW that the DLC has SecuROM. The patched Borderlands.exe executable now has the string "SecuROM" mentioned a few times, but I don't know if it's actually using it, or if it's just the hooks to work with the DLC...

I really hope they didn't add Securom to the original game. If they did, they should update the Steam Store page. It's messed up to sell a game with no kind of DRM (with the exception of the Steam DRM) and then suddenly tack it on without warning in a patch.

 

[DodgyGeezerFella]

Anybody fancy chipping in for a *no bullshit* CS:S server that doesnt have people whine about rates, plays maps other than dust2 and doesnt use UT sounds ?

 

[Stallion Free]

I want to buy CS:S but I'm afraid for my manhood.

Honestly, CSS helped to make me an internet man. The sheer amount of awful shit you can run into in that game was unbelievable. It made me jaded to shock pictures, playing music through mics, hackers, being hated on. I miss those days and wish we could get a decent Gaf group together for some 5 on 5s or 8 on 8s.

 

[Javaman]

Java sippon on that haterade.

Next weekend deal, 25% off best of Railworks DLC.

 

[MNC]

Honestly, CSS helped to make me an internet man. The sheer amount of awful shit you can run into in that game was unbelievable. It made me jaded to shock pictures, playing music through mics, hackers, being hated on. I miss those days and wish we could get a decent Gaf group together for some 5 on 5s or 8 on 8s.

This is making me go away from the CSS deal. I can live with that shit ON THE INTERNET, but i'd prefer them to stay off my games.

 

[5il3nc3r]

Which has a bigger player-base, CS 1.6 or CS Source?

 

[Doytch]

Anybody fancy chipping in for a *no bullshit* CS:S server that doesnt have people whine about rates, plays maps other than dust2 and doesnt use UT sounds ?

Never works. We had TF2 servers going for a while but it eventually disintegrates.

 

[Boonoo]

Hot dog! I've been waiting for this deal to come along.

 

[Stallion Free]

This is making me go away from the CSS deal. I can live with that shit ON THE INTERNET, but i'd prefer them to stay off my games.

Yeah, that's why I would love to get a solid group of Gaffers who played once a week or so. Mics would be used for legitimate reasons, sprays wouldn't be used at all, and ridiculous insults would be every other thing said.

Never works. We had TF2 servers going for a while but it eventually disintegrates.

The best bet would probably be to just jack an empty server that has the majority of the settings you want for the group you are playing with. Empty servers aren't too hard to find.

 

[Baha]

I'd be down for a gaf CS:S group. I'll be picking this up tonight, been meaning to get back into CS for a long time.

 

[TheExodu5]

Which has a bigger player-base, CS 1.6 or CS Source?

Source, by a bit. Still both really big though.

 

[Doytch]

Yeah, that's why I would love to get a solid group of Gaffers who played once a week or so. Mics would be used for legitimate reasons, sprays wouldn't be used at all, and ridiculous insults would be every other thing said.

Spray hatin' makes me sad. What better way to combine video games and hardcore pornography?

Anyway, we did have a decent-sized group of people playing CS:S a few years back where we would just crash an empty and populate it. Was pretty fun, but I think TF2 coming out put a stop to it.

 

[careksims]

Oh good. It's just CS:S I ain't buy going to buy anymore games til the End of the Year Sale.

 

[Javaman]

Yeah, that's why I would love to get a solid group of Gaffers who played once a week or so. Mics would be used for legitimate reasons, sprays wouldn't be used at all, and ridiculous insults would be every other thing said.



The best bet would probably be to just jack an empty server that has the majority of the settings you want for the group you are playing with. Empty servers aren't too hard to find.

Yeah, especially if it has some type of voting enabled. Is there any way to search for that?

 

[Dr. Zoidberg]

Wow. I'm surprised so many people didn't already have CS:S.

 

[Volcynika]

Next weekend deal, 25% off best of Railworks DLC.

Deal of the century.

 

[Diablohead]

CSS isn't too bad, I played it a lot on my old computer before the likes of TF2 came out. Try and find a zombie mod server and you will have hours of stupid fun :lol

 

[Stallion Free]

Spray hatin' makes me sad. What better way to combine video games and hardcore pornography?

I saw some dark dark shit because of sprays.... *shudders*

Java, I don't think there is anyway to search for servers with voting, but any servers with normal map rotations should have it anyways. RTV baby.

 

[Twig]

Deal of the century.

I wonder how much money those fuckers are making.

It seems like there's new DLC at least twice a week.

goddamn

EDIT: I'd also actually probably play CS:S if we got a big enough group going. The only reason I always avoid is because the community is balls for people who suck.

And I






suck.

 

[zbarron]

I bought Counter Strike Source. It gave me a free guest pass. I asked a lot of my Steam friends that don't already have the game. None of them wanted it. If anyone wants it just post your steam ID in this thread and it's yours.

 

[Nelo Ice]

Wow. I'm surprised so many people didn't already have CS:S.

yeah how do u guys not own it?!

also dm servers are so much fun :lol

 

[Diablohead]

I own my copy from a pre order on HL2, which also came with the entire old HL collection at the time. Scary how I had more fun with CSS then HL2...

 

[darkressurection]

Does anyone know when the Dreamkiller free weekend starts, I am assuming it will unlock around the normal noon unlock time.

 

[DodgyGeezerFella]

Downloaded CS Source to see if anything had changed, after spending awhile combing through the servers i found a populated that wasnt modded, running a custom map or de_dust2. Great lets do this 5 minutes later a vote popped up for a map change, every single person picked dust2.......

Uninstalled.

 

[Reno7728]

Just in case anyone wants to know/hasn't found out yet, in order to get the cheaper price on HoI3 you need to get all 4 of the new dlc packs

 

[perryfarrell]

Anybody fancy chipping in for a *no bullshit* CS:S server that doesnt have people whine about rates, plays maps other than dust2 and doesnt use UT sounds ?

I find that the CS:S community is actually pretty decent. Not too much whining or cheating or whatever (compared to, say, the L4D2 community). Either the immature players have moved on long ago, or most players have spent so many hours playing that they're bored with raging or whining.

But, yeah, dust2 is a problem. So many servers have just that map on rotation (plus a bit of office now and then).

 

[TheExodu5]

Downloaded CS Source to see if anything had changed, after spending awhile combing through the servers i found a populated that wasnt modded, running a custom map or de_dust2. Great lets do this 5 minutes later a vote popped up for a map change, every single person picked dust2.......

Uninstalled.

Wow what a whiny little bitch.

 

[DanDeschain]

I bought Counter Strike Source. It gave me a free guest pass. I asked a lot of my Steam friends that don't already have the game. None of them wanted it. If anyone wants it just post your steam ID in this thread and it's yours.

I'm down. Steam ID Danmagz.

 

[vocab]

Which has a bigger player-base, CS 1.6 or CS Source?

For high level play. 1.6
For Pub play, probably Source. The competitive Source community died down a lot.
Both games have over 50k people playing so ya. I wouldn't worry about a drying up community in either game. Original CS has been going strong for almost 10 years. That game will never die, and I still scrim daily.

Wow. I'm surprised so many people didn't already have CS:S.

Well, if you have 1.6, and actually like 1.6, there's no reason to get source.

 

[CrookedRain]

Honestly, CSS helped to make me an internet man. The sheer amount of awful shit you can run into in that game was unbelievable. It made me jaded to shock pictures, playing music through mics, hackers, being hated on. I miss those days and wish we could get a decent Gaf group together for some 5 on 5s or 8 on 8s.

We had a GAF server and some nightly GAF games about two years ago or less. I don't think it lasted for very long though and they ended up getting rid of the server.

It's hard to believe that CS is now over 10 years old and is still one of the most played FPS games out there. I don't think any other game will ever get more hours out of me than CS did. I had an amazing time with it even during the early versions (started playing during beta 2). Actually, I kinda miss some of the mechanics of the beta versions. They were a lot faster paced.

Anyone that hasn't bought CS yet is missing out on one of the greatest multiplayer games of all time. Buy it.

 

[Rur0ni]

Downloaded CS Source to see if anything had changed, after spending awhile combing through the servers i found a populated that wasnt modded, running a custom map or de_dust2. Great lets do this 5 minutes later a vote popped up for a map change, every single person picked dust2.......

Uninstalled.

The other maps take too long because no ones knows them. So you're sitting around waiting on it to end, eventually settling on a d2 server. And server admins don't have the sense to limit round time to 1:30 or less.

Best to actually participate in scrims if you want to play other maps.

 

[perryfarrell]

Downloaded CS Source to see if anything had changed, after spending awhile combing through the servers i found a populated that wasnt modded, running a custom map or de_dust2. Great lets do this 5 minutes later a vote popped up for a map change, every single person picked dust2.......

Uninstalled.

That would be a rage uninstall? Even worse than ragequitting.

 

[Lafiel]

Downloaded CS Source to see if anything had changed, after spending awhile combing through the servers i found a populated that wasnt modded, running a custom map or de_dust2. Great lets do this 5 minutes later a vote popped up for a map change, every single person picked dust2.......

Uninstalled.

Yeah i'm pretty sick of office and de_dust2. That' my biggest problem with CSS. Most of the servers seem to only play those maps these days. Haven't managed to find a well-populated server, with a full rotation.
CSS for $5 is a sweet deal, considering buying a another copy for my brother to play together. <3 steam.

 

[MoFuzz]

That would be a rage uninstall? Even worse than ragequitting.

Neither of those hold a candle to the rage reboot. You know, repeatedly hitting the reset button on the tower?

Ooh, or how about the rage reformat. Where only an OS install will cleanse the ashes left in the wake of your fury.

Not that I've ever done anything of the sort.

 

[Boonoo]

Downloaded CS Source to see if anything had changed, after spending awhile combing through the servers i found a populated that wasnt modded, running a custom map or de_dust2. Great lets do this 5 minutes later a vote popped up for a map change, every single person picked dust2.......

Uninstalled.

Works for me, I love dust2! I always head for the catwalk no matter which team I'm on. It's the same as the CS1.6 dust2 right? I haven't played source before.

 

[kpeezy]

Yep, get into scrimmages if you want to really play CS. It's a totally different game. I only have cash or I would buy this (even though I'll still just play 1.6).

mIRC + CS is really the only way to play.