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[Game On] Phantasy Star Online
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January of 2001 was both the worse and best month of all time.
On January 29th, Phantasy Star Online, Sonic Team's magnum opus of online gaming, was released for the Dreamcast. One of the best Online games EVER, in my opinion, it did things alot of people never thought possible on a console, and more importantly over dial-up.
For the uninitiated, think a more advanced sci-fi gauntlet or a slightly dumbed down diablo.
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And then, two years later, SEGA decides to throw in the towel of hardware development.
Sigh.
But, Phantasy Star Online is still awesome. While all the servers for the original game(s) have been shut down officially, we now have homebrew servers.
Enter SCHTHACK, the homebrew private servers set up for the game. It can be played with all the original versions, which the exception of Episode III on the Gamecube and the Xbox releases.
For Dreamcast players, if you have the broadband adapter, all you have to do is change a few DNS numbers to tell the game to connect elsewhere, or if you have Dial-Up a couple of codes via a codebreaker disc works.
For the Gamecube, tweaks also need to be made to the connectivity settings.
But for most, the easiest thing to do is just download the PC version free of charge. I'd love to play on my Dreamcast, personally, but the lack of Broadband Adapter prevents me from doing so.
You can download the PC version of PSO: Blue Burst from the SCHTHACK website here. which includes Episode 1, 2, and 4, and works perfectly on any modern computer.
So, who wants to discuss PSO?
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There's a do-it-yourself homebrew gamecube PSO server out there, with PSO DC and BB support being worked on. One really smart college kid is developing it in his spare time. I wish someone would do the same for Monster Hunter 1, but I'm guessing no one has comparable records of all their network traffic to work from.
Also, there's always offline-multiplayer on Xbox and Gamecube.
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You want a gamepad. It's better.
When I go to extract it.
You don't need to install the japanese item patch if you're installing the game fresh from this site, the top link on the downloads page already has it rolled in.
Said patch is only if you have a retail copy of Blue Burst you need to upgrade.
Thats incredible
Oh man.
Had such fun with the GCN version. My Human Sniper (I forget the class name, but I gave him a rifle and he had high enough accuracy to never miss with charged shots, so he's a sniper) still lives on my memory card. Gotta recreate him I think.
So, I download the full install, then the windowed client, but do I need anything else?
All you really need to do is download the "full install with the patch rolled in" file and register on the site.
That's it, really.
Woo, fun times!
RaMar (Ranger/Marksman)? I can't remember the class names either.
Yet another free game in mah PC, eatin' mah time.
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dream a little dream or you could live a little dream
sleep forever if you wish to be a dreamer
Yep, dug out my manual, it was a RAmar (Ranger/Human/Male) named Sig. I was playing Jak II a lot at the time. Think I'll just go with Snofeld when I get online.
I like windowed mode because I can run Pidgin along side the game.
I haven't even tried full-screen mode, honestly.
Also putting the game on the Nvidia control panel and forcing AA on everything seems to help.
I'm the opposite. I always played force or ranger and now I'm trying out hunter.
So guys, how about we all make our games obvious to other PA'ers when we play? That way we can just check the teams and if we see "PA Game", we know it's somebody from here and the password I guess would always be "wang".
Oh well, no PSO for me.
Is it searching for the stage map or something? I had that problem and a socket error. It was because of the episode 4 fix and JP item stuff. If those are your problems, don't get those things. Just the basic installer. That should make it work.
I want to play with you guys, I'm already level 16!
Card #, Character name, etc.
I shall add them to the OP.
how do I find the Card # though?
Screenshot will come later.
Let me tell you about Demon's Souls....
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I've been playing on the Skyline server, block 1
dream a little dream or you could live a little dream
sleep forever if you wish to be a dreamer
1. Can I change the resolution?
2. How do I leave the lobby?
Somebody walk me through getting started. Once I'm IN the game I'll be just fine, it's just until then I'm stumped.
Gilder
Snofeld, to change the resolution, click the online exe in the main folder. Then click options. You can change it there. To leave the lobby, talk to the people at the counter and choose something about party. You can create or join a game there.
Also I'm playing right now in Skyline block 1, room PA Game, password wang. If anyone wants to join, feel free.
1. Options when you start the game.
2. Press enter near those desk Clerks in the middle, that'll let you join teams or make your own. (rooms)
Now someone tell me why I'm constantly dying in two hits from those boombas. And the ultra super duper secret to making the camera and thus the targeting system not poop. PS. I don't have a game pad.
a game pad helps a lot. Anyways, the key to PSO isn't just hacking away at the enemies - you have to get a feel for your hits, how fast they are, their length, how much they push the enemies, etc. My usual trick with the saber is a light hit, a heavy hit, back off a bit, then repeat. You have to make sure you can push them away and run away before they can retaliate. The camera is easier to control with a bumper, but it's always bad in the really small areas. You'll also get used to using the map to fight and worrying less about what you can see. The targeting system is another thing you just have to get used to. It's pretty good about picking the closest enemy, so you basically just face towards the group of enemies and fire away.
dream a little dream or you could live a little dream
sleep forever if you wish to be a dreamer
dream a little dream or you could live a little dream
sleep forever if you wish to be a dreamer
edit: lol the game closes when you alt tab?
Yep, it is 9 characters. Yaaay.
Save me a rifle if you find one.
I got a some armor that I can't wear. I also cannot for the life of me figure out how to bind spells to the action shortcuts.