Master of Orion 2 (and Space Strategy Games Discussion)

[fredgiblet]

I haven't played the first one yet, but System Shock 2 is awesome, it's also available on Steam and GOG.

[Karst45]

I'm kind of excited by this because combined with the HD versions of Baldur's Gate I'm hoping this will signify a re-birth of some older franchises. I want my Freespace 3 and System Shock 3 damn it.

actually am waiting for X:rebirth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRwj_Vu80m0

[fredgiblet]

It's already out.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/x-rebirth

[discord]

nomad: try the Complex mod for HW2, it's silly complex....and awesome.
http://www.moddb.com/mods/homeworld-2-complex

edit
holy shit? shields? 9.1? damn, they reawesomified it.

[Karst45]

It's already out.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/x-rebirth

*facepalm* never trust those auto-alert

but that actually a good thing since it seem that the game is a bugged as an EA/Dice game on it launch date

[Arioch]

33%. Ouch.

[fredgiblet]

Yeah, not a single "mixed" even from the pros.

[Karst45]

33%. Ouch.

not understanding the 33% reference

[fredgiblet]

33%. Ouch.

not understanding the 33% reference

The Metacritic rating, it's a 33 out of 100. One of the worst I've seen. Not THE worst, but up (down?) there.

[Nemo]

The X series' flight system has always felt... off. Wonky. Wasn't really looking forward to the new one since it seemed they were intent on "fixing" a lot of what set them apart instead of what held them back. I'd like to be a fly on the wall at corporate as they handle the fallout from this one.

Edit: I just compared and... how did SotS 2 manage to beat Rebirth (44%)? It wasn't even playable at release.

[NOMAD]

nomad: try the Complex mod for HW2, it's silly complex....and awesome.
http://www.moddb.com/mods/homeworld-2-complex

edit
holy shit? shields? 9.1? damn, they reawesomified it.

Im curious but what is the mod about, I read the webpage but it didn't give me too much info ?

and ouch 33% oh why so bad other than being unplayable

[discord]

nomad: total rework of homeworld 2, making it more....well complex, new ships, new resources, rebalanced, new....everything.
only for skirmish games though, try it, it's awesome.

[NOMAD]

well does it work on windows seven ?

[discord]

nomad: well, it worked for me, the question is more does HW2 work, which it does to my knowledge(since i am running a win7, not gonna move to 8 any time soon.), and this is a mod for HW2.

[NOMAD]

ok Discord, I'll try it and see. I hope it work though

[Hujedamig]

I have never had any problems with HW2 and its mods on both of my computers. (Ultimate and Home Premium)

So it should work without a hitch

[Arioch]

I tried Homeworld 2 on my new Win7 system, but it doesn't support the 16:9 widescreen resolutions available on my monitor. It ran briefly in a funky glitched mode and then crashed.

[fredgiblet]

http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showt ... p?t=353067

At your own risk, blah, blah, blah.

[Arioch]

http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showt ... p?t=353067

At your own risk, blah, blah, blah.

Doesn't work on my system; HW2 seems to ignore the command line height and width parameters.

I'm not in search of a solution (I can wait for the HD re-releases), just pointing out that it doesn't work on my Win7 system.

[fredgiblet]

I just wish they still made affordable 4:3 monitors. I play a lot of games that benefit as much from vertical space as horizontal and surfing the net is better with vertical as well. 16:10 is the best we can get these days.