Pool Nation
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dodger2020




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PostPosted: Tue, 15th Oct 2013 16:19    Post subject: Pool Nation


Official web page: http://www.poolnationgame.com/
Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/254440/

Genre: Duh. Pool. Billiards. Whatever you choose to call it
Release date: October 18, 2013
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From the steam page:

Pool Nation, is the ultimate pool game - with eleven addictive game modes, including the adrenaline pumping Endurance, extensive career modes and seven exciting online modes including the new Speed Pool! Not forgetting the Box of Tricks coming soon to Steam, giving you the ability to imagine, build and share your most outlandish trickshots with the world. Utilizing a variety of objects, including Ramps, Pikes, Loop the Loops and Speed up strips, the Box of Tricks is limited only by your imagination.

With Pool Nation, gameplay is king! Online or offline, the ease of control gives you the ability to pull off shots you wouldn't dream of in the real world. The balls behave exactly as they should use the table surround to create the most unbelievable trickshots and view them back in super slow mo.

The graphics are as shiny and pixel-perfect as the physics, with beautiful locations, stunning exterior landscapes, eye-catching interiors, the ability to change the time of day, and customize your games with a huge array of balls, cues and table decals creating your ideal pool playing environment. Every detail has been considered and polished, from the super-detailed table baize and deforming cushions, to the explosions of chalk dust from the cue tip.
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dodger2020




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PostPosted: Tue, 15th Oct 2013 16:21    Post subject:
it's 25% off on steam right now. $7.49 in the US, comes out in three(ish) days.

Or....

Pool Nation-Reloaded
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lolozaur




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PostPosted: Tue, 15th Oct 2013 16:22    Post subject:
pixel perfect graphics Laughing
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dodger2020




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PostPosted: Tue, 15th Oct 2013 16:29    Post subject:
yeah, I'm hoping the metallic ball look can be changed. But in some of the reviews (which were for the ps3 / xbox versions) the physics are actually pretty impressive.

Could be the first real alternative to VP3. Not counting VP4, if it is ever actually finished.
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pikachupi




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PostPosted: Tue, 15th Oct 2013 16:30    Post subject:
i just want to know one thing:

if the stick controls, similar to virtual pool 3/4 with the mouse?
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dodger2020




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PostPosted: Tue, 15th Oct 2013 16:34    Post subject:
pikachupi wrote:
i just want to know one thing:

if the stick controls, similar to virtual pool 3/4 with the mouse?



That's exactly how you shoot in the PC version.


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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 15th Oct 2013 16:34    Post subject:
dodger2020 wrote:
Pool Nation-Reloaded


Fuck me, you weren't kidding either! I thought you were just preemptively joking "Comes out in three days, buy it for 25% off or get the Reloaded one" - I didn't think RLD had actually released it right now Very Happy 2.7GB, downloading Smile

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dodger2020




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PostPosted: Tue, 15th Oct 2013 16:50    Post subject:
sabin1981 wrote:
dodger2020 wrote:
Pool Nation-Reloaded


Fuck me, you weren't kidding either! I thought you were just preemptively joking "Comes out in three days, buy it for 25% off or get the Reloaded one" - I didn't think RLD had actually released it right now Very Happy 2.7GB, downloading Smile

 Spoiler:
 


Their fucking installer took forever. But it works. If I turn on anti-aliasing in the launcher, all I get is a black screen. Works fine if I leave it off though.

Make no mistake, this is a console port but with decent PC controls. Doesn't have all the gameplay features of VP3 but the pool physics so far are pretty good.


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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 15th Oct 2013 16:54    Post subject:
That would be the eleventy gabillion files copied during game install... Sheesh, you'd think the developers would use archives Laughing
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pikachupi




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PostPosted: Tue, 15th Oct 2013 16:59    Post subject:
dodger2020 wrote:
pikachupi wrote:
i just want to know one thing:

if the stick controls, similar to virtual pool 3/4 with the mouse?



That's exactly how you shoot in the PC version.


SUWEET Surprised
maybe we do have alternative to VP3 FINALY Smile
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randir14




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PostPosted: Tue, 15th Oct 2013 17:37    Post subject:
Does this have multiplayer? I play Pool Break Pro on my tablet because it's easy to find other people to play against.
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dodger2020




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PostPosted: Tue, 15th Oct 2013 19:20    Post subject:
randir14 wrote:
Does this have multiplayer? I play Pool Break Pro on my tablet because it's easy to find other people to play against.


There is an online menu with player match, ranked match, and tournament. Didn't try any of them since it's the yarr version
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dodger2020




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PostPosted: Tue, 15th Oct 2013 19:28    Post subject:
pikachupi wrote:
dodger2020 wrote:
pikachupi wrote:
i just want to know one thing:

if the stick controls, similar to virtual pool 3/4 with the mouse?



That's exactly how you shoot in the PC version.


SUWEET Surprised
maybe we do have alternative to VP3 FINALY Smile


It's an alternative but certainly not a replacement.

VP4 looks promising but it has no online play for the windows version. Maybe in 2014. Also, it's $30.
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Him696




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PostPosted: Tue, 15th Oct 2013 20:17    Post subject:
dodger2020 wrote:
sabin1981 wrote:
dodger2020 wrote:
Pool Nation-Reloaded


Fuck me, you weren't kidding either! I thought you were just preemptively joking "Comes out in three days, buy it for 25% off or get the Reloaded one" - I didn't think RLD had actually released it right now Very Happy 2.7GB, downloading Smile

 Spoiler:
 


Their fucking installer took forever. But it works. If I turn on anti-aliasing in the launcher, all I get is a black screen. Works fine if I leave it off though.

Make no mistake, this is a console port but with decent PC controls. Doesn't have all the gameplay features of VP3 but the pool physics so far are pretty good.



Same here, AA doesn't work but I managed to force SGSSAA via NVInspector using the Tao Yuan AA bits. Smile
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scaramonga




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PostPosted: Wed, 16th Oct 2013 01:06    Post subject:
16.5Mb patch 2 hours ago, now a 503Mb one, dunno what it fixes though?
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MannyK




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PostPosted: Wed, 16th Oct 2013 01:46    Post subject:
Is there a career?
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pikachupi




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PostPosted: Wed, 16th Oct 2013 07:13    Post subject:
MannyK wrote:
Is there a career?


played abit last night and there is single player championship of each kind of game, you can start with 8 or 9 balls and you have to win each pc player to unlock the next one and it is kinda fun, but it is not good as virtual pool 3 :/
the controls and the sound of vp3 feels so good and real, so as dodger2020 said, it is alternative, but not replacement and still it is ok game.
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prudislav
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PostPosted: Thu, 17th Oct 2013 13:04    Post subject:
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With regards to DLC, we're working on:
The Box of Tricks
Snooker
Endurance Online Battles
New Box of Tricks Object packs
Trickshot challenge modes
Cue's, Balls & Decals Pack for extra customisation
Reds & Yellows
Unlock all Assets pack
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Ghworg




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PostPosted: Thu, 17th Oct 2013 18:45    Post subject:
I wait for the dlc snooker before i dl it, i really enjoyed playing snooker on pc.
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fearwhatnow




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PostPosted: Wed, 7th Oct 2015 14:46    Post subject:
They didn't provide a Snooker DLC for this game but now they release Pool Nation FX on Early Access with Snooker included. They claim there's even an offline Snooker career. I'll believe it when I'll see it.

Anyway release is today:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/314000/


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fearwhatnow




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PostPosted: Thu, 8th Oct 2015 14:06    Post subject:
Actually the Snooker addition in this one is good. The AI is very good. There are some flaws here and there but I'm surprised. The Career is also nice. Physics are not bad, it's not VP3/4 but it's close.
This might be labeled as Early Access but it's the full game and only a MP component will be added later.
Also it's the first UE4 that doesn't have fps drops. Razz


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Janz




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PostPosted: Thu, 8th Oct 2015 14:22    Post subject:
thx for the heads up, dling it atm
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