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Tribes 2: Fast Attack Alex, I totally agree. I forgot all about Starcraft. That was probably the closest game I have eve... read more 04/15/2002 (5:14 pm)
Kind of games in Torque If you know C++, I believe the skys the limit. :) -Jeff... read more 04/15/2002 (12:30 pm)
A Semi-Rant on Attitudes and Creativity @Justin: It seems that most people aren't aware of this. I find that using emotes will break this b... read more 04/15/2002 (12:25 pm)
Combat Dynamics [quote]Thanks Chris, indeed, my spelling is bad. I need an editor... (any volunteers? ;-) ).[/quote]... read more 04/15/2002 (12:18 pm)
Tribes 2: Fast Attack @Robert: I am sure the gameplay could have been influenced by TF, but I was more speaking of the ... read more 04/14/2002 (10:07 pm)
Tribes 2: Fast Attack Wow, I am totally amazed that you said that Jeff. The similarities with the flags, marines and buil... read more 04/14/2002 (9:44 pm)
Tribes 2: Fast Attack I was a major 40k addict. I still have all the rules/figures/structures/etc... Too bad it is too i... read more 04/14/2002 (9:15 am)
Tribes 2: Fast Attack That's cool. If worse comes to worse, all you have to do is remove all reference to the Tribes Univ... read more 04/14/2002 (6:45 am)
Tribes 2: Fast Attack Yeah, that may be it. You know that sparked something I had pondered before. Does anyone else no... read more 04/13/2002 (1:47 pm)
Tribes 2: Fast Attack I like epic games myself. Lots of action! Also, it seems to me that the more people you have on ... read more 04/13/2002 (7:59 am)
Tribes 2: Fast Attack I think it would be pretty funny if someone would mod this "new game" in entirety out of Tribes 2. ... read more 04/13/2002 (7:31 am)
Anyone used 3d Game Engine by Conitec??? No problem on the info. I like to help as often as I can. As soon as I am done with my daughte... read more 04/12/2002 (10:29 pm)
Anyone used 3d Game Engine by Conitec??? Cory, Both A5 and Torque will get your feet wet in game design. But since you are going for an ... read more 04/12/2002 (9:42 pm)
A Semi-Rant on Attitudes and Creativity I think the bottom line of all this is to be considerate and/or constructive, or say nothing at all.... read more 04/12/2002 (8:47 pm)
Anyone used 3d Game Engine by Conitec??? If you are a hobbiest who isn't a C++ coder, I would most definatly suggest 3DGS. It has an extensi... read more 04/12/2002 (2:52 pm)
A Semi-Rant on Attitudes and Creativity I can't believe I read that whole thing. Nice post! I agree with all of it. -Jeff... read more 04/12/2002 (2:34 pm)
Tribes 2: Fast Attack lol... I was just heading here with a link. I wanted to state that I feel this product is in ext... read more 04/08/2002 (7:40 am)
Design Suggestions Since there is magic in the game, a form of magical reflective shield could be applied. Much like a... read more 04/06/2002 (3:53 pm)
Programmer Looking For Work Don't listen to Ian, although he seems to know everyone here and their budgets, he doesn't. I wil... read more 04/05/2002 (5:08 pm)
quark4torque I am not sure they can start this. Not to sound lude, but I think their balls are rolling all over t... read more 04/03/2002 (1:35 pm)
Design Suggestions My idea was nothing more than a lock-on system that would provide some focus help for Melee in a vir... read more 04/02/2002 (5:49 pm)
Design Suggestions Good Point... In that case, in addition I would implement "Select Nearest Target" and "Cycle Target... read more 04/01/2002 (4:40 pm)
Design Suggestions I thought it might be kind of cool if there was a Toggle-able Melee Lock system, where players can l... read more 04/01/2002 (2:39 pm)
Fun and Forced Team Play >>The problem I was trying to solve with the squad formation pre-battle is the one of the solo playe... read more 03/27/2002 (3:09 pm)
Fun and Forced Team Play That's a good point Mark. But I wonder if your proposed solution would help much during an ever-c... read more 03/27/2002 (1:35 pm)
Fun and Forced Team Play >>I believe it was mentioned above, but you're going to have to accept that people might not want to... read more 03/27/2002 (11:54 am)
Fun and Forced Team Play Thats cool. This sounds like a really cool game concept. I just hope I see groups a bit more than ... read more 03/27/2002 (11:10 am)
Fun and Forced Team Play Thats true... However you could create classes that are designed to get around certain bonuses, c... read more 03/27/2002 (8:25 am)
Fun and Forced Team Play Exactly! As mentioned above, each class could posess a group giving enhancement, like Scouts givi... read more 03/27/2002 (7:39 am)
Fun and Forced Team Play I guess I was a bit misunderstood. I *Do* believe that player skill should be a factor. My idea is... read more 03/27/2002 (6:01 am)
Fun and Forced Team Play It's too bad people don't play Tribes as a team game. Don't get me wrong, it's a great game... ... read more 03/25/2002 (3:42 pm)
Realm wars related - may be a stupid question :) You are very true on that technicality. However, my original point stands. The "Fantasy" genre... read more 03/21/2002 (8:09 pm)
Realm wars related - may be a stupid question :) EverQuest Asherons Call Dark Ages of Camalot Age of Empires Age of Empires 2 Warcraft Ultima O... read more 03/21/2002 (5:22 pm)
Realm wars related - may be a stupid question :) Judging from what I have seen in the past, it really doesn't matter what era or game style you make ... read more 03/21/2002 (5:13 pm)
Fun and Forced Team Play I fully understand where you are coming from. :) I guess my logic stems from the fact that every ... read more 03/18/2002 (8:42 pm)
Fun and Forced Team Play Hmm, I have Diablo and Anarchy Online and I don't remember gaining speed/power/defense just by being... read more 03/18/2002 (7:09 pm)
Torque vs 3D Game Studio Yeah, I have to say that the one thing that drives me crazy is that I spent $1200+ and I don't get t... read more 03/16/2002 (2:11 pm)
Torque vs 3D Game Studio "Besides, is the President of the Conitec personally trying to sell you on the A5??" LOL Tha... read more 03/16/2002 (12:15 pm)
Torque vs 3D Game Studio I have to say that 3DGS's community is it's greatest asset (not trying to start a war here. hehe). ... read more 03/16/2002 (11:49 am)
Torque vs 3D Game Studio Actually I have 3D GameStudio Pro. And it isn't made by the DarkBasic people. It was created by JC... read more 03/16/2002 (10:40 am)
What tools should one own to develope on a Mac? Ooof, thats not too encouraging. Hopefully he can work something out. Thanks a ton for the reply... read more 02/01/2002 (7:10 pm)
For all the Cheaters Although I did find that funny, that was way to harsh... just because someone cheated in a video gam... read more 01/30/2002 (8:21 am)
Wish List Section @Jeff I am not much of a programmer, but I think what scares people off from contributing to the ... read more 01/11/2002 (9:22 am)
If you have ever wanted a visual programming tool you should che What is that? A game engine or a presentation tool?... read more 12/22/2001 (7:52 am)
Resolution Options not showing up. Good call, thats exactly what happend. Thanks! :)... read more 12/19/2001 (6:41 am)
Making a Lamp... I dont know exactly, but the Torque demo weapon emits a light from it's explosion. You may be able ... read more 12/18/2001 (6:22 pm)
Resolution Options not showing up. Desktop resolution is not always the culpret. My Desktop is set to 1024x768 and the most Torque wil... read more 12/18/2001 (6:12 pm)
Good or bad for learning? As I understand it, if you want to make a game that only uses some of the components from the game "... read more 12/18/2001 (8:11 am)
MilkShape Exporter Supports Multiple Animation Sequences I like that idea. The cool thing about using half-life models, is that it's easy to load in animati... read more 12/18/2001 (7:08 am)
Inventory Popup Tutorial Thanks :) That is very useful :)... read more 12/14/2001 (5:25 pm)