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Epsilon
Dr. Strangelove
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 Posted: Wed, 11th May 2005 00:43 Post subject: Total Annihilation Spring! |
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*Total Annihilation Spring Project*
- Official web page: Here
- Publisher: Clan Sy
- [b]Developer: Cavedog
- [b]Genre:
RTS
- Release date: 2005-04-26
- Story/Description:
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It is 4000 years in the future, and the epic battle between the Arm and the Core has devastated the galaxy. Both sides fight on with super-advanced technology, from plasma guns to giant robots to sonar jammers. The only acceptable outcome is total victory.
You, as the Commander of either Arm or Core, must build up your base to destroy the other side, just like every other strategy game. Mission objectives range from taking out specific targets to rescuing hostages to capturing the enemy base and using it in the next mission.
Unlike other strategy games, however, you start out with the Commander, the game's most powerful unit, and must defend him at all costs. Resource collection is very quick and easy, since a single unit can extract metal indefinitely from a mine without ever having to return to your base, while options for producing energy include solar power, wind power, hydroelectric power, geothermal power, and fusion power.
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Multiplayer: YES
Media type and size: Zipped, *01*x*66mb*
System requirements:
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You will most certainly need a 3D graphics card to run TA Spring, which will probably require at least a GeForce3 (note that a GeForce4 MX is not better than a GeForce3). Minimum CPU requirements are a little more complex. A more powerful CPU will have the capability to support larger maps and a greater maximum unit limit. A 1ghz CPU should be able to support an estimated 500 units. The needed memory will also vary with unit count and mapsize, but 512mb should be enough.
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Screenshots: Here
Trailer: Trailer
Finally Total Annihilation gets a graphical refreshment  , core gameplay remains the same.
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sebe_mn
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Wow, thats great! I love TA -- thanks for posting this...
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| Posted: Wed, 11th May 2005 08:11 Post subject: |
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TA...that been a while.
I like the game alot, so a gfx update would be great.
| Injurious wrote: | | And then Mabel tripped over a rock and landed in a well and was trapped there with Timmy. Sadly I shot Lassie so no one is saving that bitch! |
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Epsilon
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Cheez-It
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| Posted: Wed, 11th May 2005 08:40 Post subject: |
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God, I forgot how fun TA was... what an amazing game.
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| Posted: Wed, 11th May 2005 09:01 Post subject: |
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TA was one of my all time favs - thx for posting this!
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Epsilon
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| Posted: Wed, 11th May 2005 12:57 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Wed, 11th May 2005 14:24 Post subject: |
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corrected the template and deleted some protection posts.
| Injurious wrote: | | And then Mabel tripped over a rock and landed in a well and was trapped there with Timmy. Sadly I shot Lassie so no one is saving that bitch! |
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| Posted: Wed, 11th May 2005 14:39 Post subject: |
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kicken, give me the same old units cause I love 'em
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| Posted: Wed, 11th May 2005 18:43 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Wed, 11th May 2005 19:06 Post subject: |
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I gave it a try. Well, it still has unfinished look to it, and the interface is utter crap. The gfx is much better then original TA, but no state of the art. Apart from that, there is no single player, only multi. The game lobby is pretty empty, and finding a good game may take some time.
Maybe, with good GUI this game may look better. Good try tough.
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sTo0z
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| Posted: Wed, 11th May 2005 19:26 Post subject: |
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/waits for TA:K update
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sebe_mn
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| Posted: Thu, 12th May 2005 19:30 Post subject: |
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Personally, I love TA enough to overlook any interface issues -- this is obviously an early version. But I am real impressed with some of the less apparant features -- you can 'take control' of your units, walk them around, fly them, etc. Its just cool. Also the explosions and particle physics impressed me alot.
Im really excited about this -- hopefully it will continue to be developed and improved for some time on.
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. The expansion pack Core Contingency was ok but TAK was a bit of a disaster as Chris Taylor had left Cavedog by then. My only worry with this version is its not commercial, so its release may drag on and on. Their doesn't appear to be any ambient music - the original TA musical score was superb and really increased the game's attraction. I think it was composed by an orchestra. The guys doing this converison worringly describe themselves as programmers only 
- so they could well miss the mark that made the original game truly great. It isn't enough to be a good coder only, you have to have that X-Factor that few people like Chris Taylor have 
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