PSA, Diabotical will stop working in Linux… Duh!

a1980 · 2022-06-30T02:49:05+00:00

Americans used to be moral.

Welfare then started.

Now robots exist.

Welfare and technology can give you an easy life, but you become dependent and lose your freedom.

m68k · 2021-12-19T01:38:27+00:00

I use to play OpenArena, QuakeWorld, Warsow/Warfork and Xonotic, but things got boring after many years of playing those games. The main reason I stopped playing, is simply people are only playing Clan Arena. While there are some TDM and CTF matches here and there, most of those games are off hours for me. :P

Also, to answer your second question, I don't know any upcoming games, since I don't follow modern games much today.

antares · 2021-12-09T05:29:22+00:00

I took a break from ArenaFPS. Health related reason but nothing serious. I might come back to the genre soon.

Drewski · 2021-12-05T20:03:00+00:00

Heya! I don't play a lot of AFPS these days, but I still boot up Quake Champions from time to time. What are some of your favorite shooters, and are there any upcoming ones you're looking forward to?

m68k · 2021-05-08T20:38:17+00:00

Seems there's a new indie-game called Dead Gaem, and it appears to be a single player game. Not sure if it'll have multiplayer, but we'll have to see. There is a demo out, though I can't offerer any feedback, since it only supports Windows.

m68k · 2021-03-27T03:39:30+00:00

Nice.

m68k · 2021-03-27T03:30:03+00:00

Sub'd. I'll visit when I can. :3

antares · 2021-03-16T19:07:38+00:00

Seems normal for updates to be slow in this genre, indeed.

the-ham-bummer · 2021-03-16T18:37:20+00:00

For some "news" about that kind of FPS I used to play, Sauerbraten has released new maps recently (like 9 years after the previous version LOL)

antares · 2021-02-23T03:51:01+00:00

I host a Xonotic server because it's a free and open source game. I am (or was) hosting a mapping contest on the forums with cryptocurrency as a prize. Now banned: a story starting from an IRC moderator starting an argument with me and banning when I disagreed.

m68k · 2020-11-27T22:13:31+00:00

Update log:

Added new maps "MFDM14: Deadly Choke-hold" and "MFBASES03: Deadly Bases"
Fixed some broken HUD elements
Added custom loadouts, which uses a new cvar "g_customLoadouts"
Health and armor now flash when player is damaged
New holdable item, Megadagger
Items have better descriptions (EG: "Heavy Body Armor" -> "Level 3 Armor (Heavy Body)", "Normal Health Kit" -> "Normal Health Kit (+15)")
Promode (switching between VQ3 and QW physics) is no longer an option... The attempt to attract some Quake players failed, so fuck them
You can now self-crush in the arena rule set
Spectators can now see player information such as health and armor
Lightning effect now has a magenta tint rather than a bluish tint
Players can now drop ammo in combat match mode

m68k · 2020-09-03T01:17:10+00:00

I'll just quote what I said on Ruqqus, for those who don't use Ruqqus.

Looks interesting, hope they consider a Linux release. :)

m68k · 2020-07-24T02:00:39+00:00

Short answer, no.

A game that's an ArenaFPS focuses mostly on fast movement, and quick control. Movement being how the player can dodge, and get around the map, fast. And control is how a player controls a section of a map, which could be item control, weapon control, or just position, though there’s more to this that I’ll get into.

In halo, movement is not fast, and there are times where you're camping (waiting for someone to pop out, kind of like in counterstrike). While controlling a section of a map can be a thing in a normal FPS, in an ArenaFPS, you can’t just sit around and camp. You must always be chasing something, items (deny the other player), weapons (deny the other player), or the other players them-self.

I’m sure there’s other aspects I’m missing, but this is the basic idea on what makes an ArenaFPS. :)

m68k · 2020-02-23T23:12:42+00:00

Yeah, I'm kind of split on both sides. I do wish 2GD the best with Diabotical, but there are two things that throw my interest out the window. One of course being on the Epic Game Store, and the other being a Windows OS release only.

Regardless, I wish the best with the closed beta release on Friday. :)

Drewski · 2020-02-23T20:01:44+00:00

Nice, I'm trying not to get too hyped up for this game as some other modern AFPS's have been disappointing. Also a shame it's on Epic Game Store only. Still, I hope it does well and brings a lot of new players to the genre.

m68k · 2020-01-11T20:24:11+00:00

Article has many good points. One thing that turns me off when I watch a QC duel, is the fact there are only two major items in a map. Due to this, it brings me back to ShootMania's joust mode, where two players have a quick skirmish, and then run back to their assigned poles (they do alternate after each use), and repeat. Just flat out boring, which I normally can't watch more than a couple minutes of a QC duel.

m68k · 2020-01-06T02:38:19+00:00

Sadly, the same applies to EA, Blizzard, Konami and Capcom, just to name a few. I guess what goes up, must come down, and so does these big publishers.

Tiwaking · 2020-01-05T22:27:47+00:00

Bethesda are the champions at killing their own video game franchises.

m68k · 2019-12-15T21:14:17+00:00

Not to spoil the results of the event, but the last match came close. The VOD is now available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpkoL27uD3w

m68k · 2019-12-08T23:16:23+00:00

This event has also been posted on the Warfork Steam page: https://steamcommunity.com/app/671610

m68k · 2019-10-26T22:20:41+00:00

Stream has been uploaded to Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh10ypZiWHU

Note that there's an issue with the music audio being too loud.

m68k · 2019-09-08T20:21:39+00:00

Thanks, there was one issue I forgot to mention, which is not being able to tell where I'm being attacked from. Though, that might be a HUD setting I have to change. I do use the default HUD settings, so I'm not sure if there's something I need to enable.

Also, I wish the item boxes were bigger (when you touch them), since I easily pass them. I am use to the items boxes from QuakeWorld. :P

Ian · 2019-09-02T07:01:09+00:00

Very nice review, keep it up.

Eor · 2019-04-14T19:07:46+00:00

That looks cool, going to check it out.

magnora7 · 2019-04-06T21:35:58+00:00

Oh man I used to play CPMA so much. The air control and instant weapon switching made for a very fun arena game.

magnora7 · 2019-03-24T22:20:37+00:00

Last one I played was QuakeArena

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