More Tribes 2 Patch Questions
by Yacine Salmi · in General Discussion · 05/06/2002 (2:47 pm) · 2 replies
These questions aren't for GG since they've already made it clear that they can't express their thoughts on this issue.
I just spent the last half an hour listening to an interview of Alex "Marweas" from Sierra on the euro-shoutcast network here. Well, not one mention of the Linux client or the server.
Did anyone manage to catch the Tribes Talk Radio show the other night? Has anyone talked with Alex? Basically does anyone have more info on the Tribes 2 patch regarding Linux?
My gut feeling is that it's not gonna happen. At least not the client. If they do the client then they would also do the server. If they were going to do the client they would have announced it.
Anyone with more info?
I just spent the last half an hour listening to an interview of Alex "Marweas" from Sierra on the euro-shoutcast network here. Well, not one mention of the Linux client or the server.
Did anyone manage to catch the Tribes Talk Radio show the other night? Has anyone talked with Alex? Basically does anyone have more info on the Tribes 2 patch regarding Linux?
My gut feeling is that it's not gonna happen. At least not the client. If they do the client then they would also do the server. If they were going to do the client they would have announced it.
Anyone with more info?
#2
Why do I say that you may ask? the features tribes has are unbelievable even for recent games, however there are some very nasty issues just about everywhere
the 1 player mode basically sucks (just 5 missions!), theres no skirmish mode and when there is, and even if it where bots cant use vehicles (what the?...) vehicles are just about the coolest thing on tribes and you have NO wheeled vehicles and most vehicles have huge bugs or are incredibly hard to maneuver.
It crashes, it lags, the AI goes cucku all the time, most cards have problem playing it, it has problems with online gameplay, the list goes on and on and on.
HOWEVER if garagegames makes a good job and fixes at least 50% of the problems, the result is going to be SO awesome this game will probably get back to the top 10 again. And if they actually do a GREAT job and fix it completely and even add some new features, theres no doubt it can TOP the charts.
just think about giving bots order to attack on their wheeled vehicles at a faster framerate or online with 64 othey guys and you will be asking: operation who? soldier of what?
Think about it, this game went to the top of the charts with every bug it has, imagine now how it will play once is fixed?
We will meet on tribes 2.
05/08/2002 (2:10 pm)
If I may express my opinion. I believe tribes 2 is probably oine of the most complex, cool and in contrast most underachieved games ever. Why do I say that you may ask? the features tribes has are unbelievable even for recent games, however there are some very nasty issues just about everywhere
the 1 player mode basically sucks (just 5 missions!), theres no skirmish mode and when there is, and even if it where bots cant use vehicles (what the?...) vehicles are just about the coolest thing on tribes and you have NO wheeled vehicles and most vehicles have huge bugs or are incredibly hard to maneuver.
It crashes, it lags, the AI goes cucku all the time, most cards have problem playing it, it has problems with online gameplay, the list goes on and on and on.
HOWEVER if garagegames makes a good job and fixes at least 50% of the problems, the result is going to be SO awesome this game will probably get back to the top 10 again. And if they actually do a GREAT job and fix it completely and even add some new features, theres no doubt it can TOP the charts.
just think about giving bots order to attack on their wheeled vehicles at a faster framerate or online with 64 othey guys and you will be asking: operation who? soldier of what?
Think about it, this game went to the top of the charts with every bug it has, imagine now how it will play once is fixed?
We will meet on tribes 2.
Alex "Lexor" Golitsis
my guess is that the Linux client will NOT be updated.
I am also guessing now that token list of changes are ALL that are being fixed for this "final" win32 client update.
I am disappointed to say the least. but at least I'm now better understanding Garage Games' position as posted in an interview -- reading between the lines, I figued that they're working off the Sierra list, and no matter how lame the list might be, there's nothing they can do about it.
T2 fans all know about "too little, too late", but this one's simply ridiculous. seems the only reason they're even thinking about this patch is to make Fast Attack a more palatable purchase...
heck, I'm not even gonna bother pirating that one :/