Valve will be releasing Alien Swarm Source for free.
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Predator_Soul




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 02:10    Post subject:
proekaan wrote:
Lol,got nothing to do with ISP's(other than your regular speed of course). Very Happy

I switched server location back to Finland(had it in Sweden before) and the speed jumped.Got it installed ages ago,but too tired to play it now...maybe after a good night sleep. Smile


Actually it has everything to do with the ISP since Steam works in a decentralized manner. In other words if you have the content hosted on a "local" server that has 100MB/s connection to it's users(like I do) you get a big boost in speed instead of having to rely on a server that shares the workload between different ISPs. Of course having thousands of your users trying to access the same server may complicate things a bit Smile.

Anyway....played a bit of offline practice and the game is nothing to write home about. It's simple and fun gameplay. I will probably enjoy it more with some friends. Different classes makes things a bit more interesting.

The ability to weld/unweld doors also reminds a bit of Alien movies/games. I haven't found it so useful since ammo is plentiful and weapons are overkill. Maybe some later boss fights will prove more rewarding.
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SilverBlue




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 04:28    Post subject:
Great game, cant wait for tomorrow when four of us are gonna play it.
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Vulgarr




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 06:51    Post subject:
Great game for a freebie. You can definitely see the L4D influence on this game. The leveling is pretty cool and the game is quite fun really. I'm sure Valve could have sold it for $15-$20 and sold fairly well. With the release of the SDK, I'm sure there will be tons of added content too as time goes on. I had some framerate issues ion the biomass level, where I went from 60 FPS constant to 21, but didn't notice any other real issues. It's nice to get a freebie and this game is a nice throwback in many ways to the old school style of gaming, before FPS games became the big thing. Hats off to Valve for making this free. It's well worth the free download, that's for sure.
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chiv




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 07:51    Post subject:
well i thought the game was primarily for multiplayer, so meh @ missions...


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dezztroy




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 11:04    Post subject:
Game is awesome. Feels just like the original, love it.

Also, graphics are pretty stunning tbh.
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 11:35    Post subject:
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 11:42    Post subject:
This game is great fun! Definitely looking forward to some 4-p action ^_^
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goukii
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 11:49    Post subject:
garus wrote:
Is this game complete?

almost, it could need some more content, just 1 campaign is a little short.
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dezztroy




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 11:50    Post subject:
A bit short right now, but it shouldn't be too long until we see custom campagins and maps.
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Mussolinka
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 12:52    Post subject:
Well the maps look extremely simple so it indeed shouldn't be long before we see even better campaigns.


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chiv




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 13:17    Post subject:
trying to get into an online game... once i got in but all i could do was spectate? every other attempt has just timed out.. fucking hate matchmaking shit, why not just have a damn server browser so i can atleast see pings. argh. get what you pay for, i know, i know...


ok got into a game... hmm maybe if i keep at it ill enjoy it more, but as it is, i dunno... wasnt as much fun as id hoped it'd be...


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human_steel




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 13:37    Post subject:
How do I get hold of the SDK? I only downloaded the game itself yesterday.
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 13:38    Post subject:
Is the single player any good?
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 14:00    Post subject:
PARASITES!!!!! FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!
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human_steel




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 14:06    Post subject:
Yeah, F them!
So, where's the SDK?
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dezztroy




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 14:09    Post subject:
In the Tools tab in your Library.

Also, parasites are awesome tbh.
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 14:10    Post subject:
Ahh, thanks. Smile
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 14:17    Post subject:
dezztroy wrote:

Also, parasites are awesome tbh.


How in the FUCK do you figure that?
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dezztroy




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 14:26    Post subject:
Cause they force you to work together and try to keep the medic alive. Go solo, and you're fucked if you get infested.

I also love the feeling of when your teammate gets infested and you've no medic, you simply have to gun him down for the good of the team.
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 14:29    Post subject:
Bah. I hate cheapness in any game, and instakill enemies/etc just boil my blood.
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Mussolinka
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 14:33    Post subject:
dezztroy wrote:
Cause they force you to work together and try to keep the medic alive. Go solo, and you're fucked if you get infested.

I also love the feeling of when your teammate gets infested and you've no medic, you simply have to gun him down for the good of the team.


Indeed, seems like someone just doesn't like any challenge at all.
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CoFran




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 14:43    Post subject:
cheapness?

its just a DOT that you have to heal thru/cleanse..
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dezztroy




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 15:16    Post subject:
sabin1981 wrote:
Bah. I hate cheapness in any game, and instakill enemies/etc just boil my blood.


It only instakills if you don't have a medic/medkit/electric armor.
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 15:20    Post subject:
dezztroy wrote:
sabin1981 wrote:
Bah. I hate cheapness in any game, and instakill enemies/etc just boil my blood.


It only instakills if you don't have a medic/medkit/electric armor.


I'd already used my medkit on the LAST parasite attack.. heh.
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 15:40    Post subject:
Well, Medics and electric armor then.
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 16:36    Post subject:
Game is a piece of shit.

1. framerate on the residential area is absolutely fucking DISGUSTING. 19-20fps (and don't even think of saying "works fine for me" because it's a MAJOR complaint on the Steam forum) down from usual 60 locked.
2. it's an absolute CONSTANT stream of enemies attacking you, with zero respite, which means you invariably run out of ammo half way through the later mission.
3. those fucking Parasites are absolutely DISGUSTING. Don't say "medics can cure you" because they can't. The last mission we had two medics and one of us got infected by a parasite .. the medic CURED him REPEATEDLY, only for the infected guy to STILL FUCKING DIE FROM THE DAMAGE-OVER-TIME bullshit.
4. eye-raping levels of MOAR BLOOM means turning the brightness down to bare minimal levels else suffer eye cancer.

Fuck this game. No wonder it's free Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 16:52    Post subject:
The rage is strong in this one.

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2. it's an absolute CONSTANT stream of enemies attacking you, with zero respite, which means you invariably run out of ammo half way through the later mission.


One would think that's the whole point since you're well... not supposed to stop to paint your nails?

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3. those fucking Parasites are absolutely DISGUSTING. Don't say "medics can cure you" because they can't. The last mission we had two medics and one of us got infected by a parasite .. the medic CURED him REPEATEDLY, only for the infected guy to STILL FUCKING DIE FROM THE DAMAGE-OVER-TIME bullshit.


No, u. As Dezz said: electric armor and medi-gun. Also, common sense not to melee them Rolling Eyes

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4. eye-raping levels of MOAR BLOOM means turning the brightness down to bare minimal levels else suffer eye cancer.


It looks great here, try not spitting on the monitor.

Anyway, still having great fun with it, although I'm unable to find the saves as I wanted to restart my progress(deleting the file in the save folder didn't do the trick).


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dezztroy




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 16:55    Post subject:
Sabin,

If you run out of ammo, just get two people to carry ammo packs.

About the curing, if he still died from it then the medic didn't cure him fully. That simple. Also, don't use Bastille if you're having problems with parasites.

Haven't noticed excessive bloom. Game looks great.

Only thing you're right about is the poor performance on one of the maps.
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 16:59    Post subject:
dezztroy wrote:

If you run out of ammo, just get two people to carry ammo packs.


So waste weapon slots by forcing multiple people to carry extra ammo? Nice "strategy"

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About the curing, if he still died from it then the medic didn't cure him fully. That simple. Also, don't use Bastille if you're having problems with parasites.


The medic put up TWO health fields and the guy infected ALSO used his health pack. DOT still killed him outright. It wouldn't be so bad if it was just one parasite, but it never is.. there's always three or four attacking at once.

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Haven't noticed excessive bloom. Game looks great.


Then you're blind.

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Only thing you're right about is the poor performance on one of the maps.


I'm right about it all.
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dezztroy




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Jul 2010 17:10    Post subject:
I'm sorry, but you've no idea what you're talking about.

And how does it not make sense to carry spare ammo if you're running out? 1 ammo pack = 15 clips for an assault rifle.
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