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Source MODS

DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
edited October 2008 in Social Entropy++
So Steam is announcing the 5 most popular source mods on their service for download. I want to get some discussion going about what mods people have played and which ones they liked, maybe one or more of the mods are good enough to hold our interest as a group for a while. I played Zombie Panic a couple of months back and it seemed kind of rough but fun, don't know how different/more polished it is now. I'm downloading Age of Chivalry right now to see if it's any good.

Share your experiences, tell us which mods you think we should avoid. Maybe we can get some games going together.

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  • PotUPotU __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2008
    I played Age of Chivalry with vent yesterday and it's really fun. The only problem is that the servers are quite laggy.

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I've played Insurgency a fair bit. It's quite enjoyable with the right mindset. You don't play it with a Rambo mentality otherwise you get shot by a guy in cover instantly. When you get a server where everyone knows what they're doing it's really fun. Team work is required of course.

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  • Beef AvengerBeef Avenger Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Natural Selection has probably been my favorite half life mod.

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Synergy (co-op half-life 2 campaign) was clunky but pretty fun.

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2008
    PotU wrote: »
    I played Age of Chivalry with vent yesterday and it's really fun. The only problem is that the servers are quite laggy.

    cool, looking forward to trying it out once it finishes downloading
    *sigh*

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  • PotUPotU __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2008
    Downloading it took me ages.

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  • Ramen NoodleRamen Noodle whoa, god has a picture of me! Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I didn't have that good of an experience with AoC. Maybe we should get some games going.

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  • Cold Salmon and HatredCold Salmon and Hatred __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2008
    Hidden: Source is quite easily the best one

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  • DroolDrool Science! AustinRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    We had some fun with the beta AOC back in the day. The seemed to have made some good improvements. Insurgency is probably the most polished. It's pretty hard to figure out what the hell is going on though.

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  • Dr.FunkensteinDr.Funkenstein Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    THE HIDDEN. Although its best played with friendly fire on.

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I can't play Valve's games online anymore. I wonder if this applies to mods as well?

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  • Cold Salmon and HatredCold Salmon and Hatred __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2008
    anyone played that Zombie Fortress 2 mod yet?

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  • MechMantisMechMantis Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    There is not nearly enough Dystopia love here.



    Get it get it GET IT you stupid idiots.


    It's an objective+team based multiplayer shooter that's in a Shadowrun-like setting without magic.

    Get it.

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  • Dr.FunkensteinDr.Funkenstein Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    PotU wrote: »
    I played Age of Chivalry with vent yesterday and it's really fun. The only problem is that the servers are quite laggy.

    SO MUCH KILLING AND I HAVEN'T EVEN EATEN BREAKFAST YET

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Moriveth wrote: »
    I can't play Valve's games online anymore. I wonder if this applies to mods as well?

    If they use valve servers then yes it does.

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Stupid Steam account hackers rarrgghgl

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  • Randall_FlaggRandall_Flagg Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    how is DIPRIP?

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Dystopia is pretty fun.

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  • Dr.FunkensteinDr.Funkenstein Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Remember Zombie Master? That was good times

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  • WallhitterWallhitter Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I remember fucking everyone over in that due to my shitty accuracy!

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  • George Fornby GrillGeorge Fornby Grill ...Like Clockwork Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Randall_Flagg wrote: »
    how is DIPRIP?

    It was pretty meh when I played it, might have gotten better in the last couple months, though.

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  • WrenWren ninja_bird Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    age of chivalry is totally horse shit. pvk2 is waaaaay better

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2008
    yeah, diprip was pretty boring when I tried it a few months back
    it was strictly ffa and there were no apparent objectives, you just drove around and tried to blow each other up

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  • FugitiveFugitive Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Hidden: Source is probably one of the simplest yet most entertaining multiplayer mods

    But only if you play with the right people
    Wrong being those who focus on winning over playing

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2008
    I tried AoC out and it seems promising but the most notable problem was how choppy it was

    also it seemed like the class selection was messed up
    like, I'd select a knight and then select a flamberge and when I'd spawn I'd have some little dagger instead

    or choose a hammer and it would give me an axe
    I don't get that

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  • PotUPotU __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2008
    Druhim wrote: »
    I tried AoC out and it seems promising but the most notable problem was how choppy it was

    also it seemed like the class selection was messed up
    like, I'd select a knight and then select a flamberge and when I'd spawn I'd have some little dagger instead

    or choose a hammer and it would give me an axe
    I don't get that

    Change your weapon maybe?

    You know, pressing 1, 2, 3 and sometimes 4?

    Also, if you can press 1 while already having the weapon equipped, you can use it as a ranged weapon.

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2008
    huh, I was using Q to change weapons and it only seemed to cycle between two
    a thrown weapon and a melee weapon

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  • BibbleBibble __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2008
    Druhim wrote: »
    huh, I was using Q to change weapons and it only seemed to cycle between two
    a thrown weapon and a melee weapon

    you used wrong

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  • PotUPotU __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2008
    Like normal axe and throwing axe?

    Yeah, that's just one weapon. There's also a hammer and a sword and shield. If you take the hammer knight, that is.

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  • augustaugust where you come from is gone Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    Dystopia is pretty fun.

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  • WrenWren ninja_bird Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    anyone ever try counter strike? that ones kinda neat too

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Q only ever cycles through the two weapons you've been using

    Also Pirates Versus Knights Versus Vikings was a pretty sweet mod

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2008
    I'm gonna give insurgency a try tonight

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I played Insurgency Beta or whatever for a few months, it is a truly fantastic mod

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  • Crazy RobotCrazy Robot Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I'm downloading Insurgency right now.

    I'm a DoD :S player, but I want something that's different to switch it up. I hesitated d/ling Insurgency cause I thought it was just another CS/COD4/Rainbow 6 clone.

    I see the realism thing it's going for, but is it fun?

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  • DroolDrool Science! AustinRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    It can be with people who work together. Otherwise it's basically a clusterfuck.

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  • Crazy RobotCrazy Robot Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    So basically...

    people work together = fun

    people running and gunning thinking they're Rambo = shit?

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  • DroolDrool Science! AustinRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Just like most team based shooters.

    It's basically a hyper realistic Counter Strike. No crosshair so you have to use iron sites. You move slower, you can lean around corners, and it's hard as hell to see other players or tell the teams apart.

    They do some really cool things with the HDR lighting on a couple of the maps though.

    It's also a little crass to be playing a game based on a war that people are currenty fighting and dying in.

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  • thorgotthorgot there is special providence in the fall of a sparrowRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Wren wrote: »
    anyone ever try counter strike? that ones kinda neat too

    sign this petition to bring back bunnyhopping

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  • Crazy RobotCrazy Robot Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    yeah, I went through a phase where even playing WWII shooters made me feel kinda guilty (I had just visited the beaches in Normandy and seen all the memorials). I got over it, but I know what you mean.

    I'll give the game a shot just cause it's getting raved about so much.

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