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Space Marine is the wish-fulfilment simulator of 12 year old me. 
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Jan 20, 2014 21:05
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Honestly all i want is an updated version of Chaos Gate. 
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Jan 20, 2014 21:18
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Mass Effect style Inquisitor game would be the best game ever made of all time. It would be better than a 1000 Ocarinas of Time.
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Jan 20, 2014 21:19
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Arquinsiel posted:Space Marine is the wish-fulfilment simulator of 12 year old me. It's a really average game, but god drat did they get the sound effects and combat in that game right (for the first half).
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Jan 20, 2014 21:46
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UberJumper posted:Honestly all i want is an updated version of Chaos Gate. I share your pain, brother Heck, I would even be satisfied with a GoG-version of Chaos Gate that actually worked in Win 7.
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Jan 20, 2014 21:53
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Waroduce posted:I wish so hard for a proper 40k mass pvp mmo, or a better xcom ripoff, an rpg trader game, or a cool inquisitor rpg. The setting is so rich. You could make anything. The story is already written for you. Armored Core with Titans Looks like it was Relic and Vigil that was making it, but now it's no longer an MMO, but a massively immersive single player game with online elements. Maybe Skyrim in the grim dark with some co op? This article is two years old now. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/warhammer-40k-mmo-no-longer-an-mmo/1100-6368810/ FURTHER reading indicates that since THQ is gone, the Dark Millennium game they and Relic and Vigil were making is totally dead. A Canadian company, Behaviour, is making an MMO called Eternal Crusade and they shoot for 2015. Looks like it all comes around. The Big E wills an MMO for space marines. http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/25/warhammer-40k-eternal-crusade-mmo-announced Space Marine is as fun as stomping around as a space marine can be. THQ went tits up and as such there is no support, content, and the multiplayer is dead. A real shame too. But don't fret, the director of the project indicated the plot had Titus going renegade to clean house. The guy has a new studio and just closed a kick starter deal for 250k, so let's hope The Long Dark is Space Marine 2. lite_sleepr fucked around with this message at 23:28 on Jan 20, 2014 |
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Jan 20, 2014 23:11
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I'm pretty sure that Eternal Crusade was cancelled too. Space Marine was a pretty good game and probably would have been better if THQ was better run. A sequel would probably have been able to fix some of the weaknesses but welp. Space Hulk was pretty disappointing and while it occasionally captured the appeal fo the game the presentation was pretty bad overall. Also it ran really bad for what should be a pretty simple game with not particularly good graphics. Supposedly there's some sort of Apocalpyse/Epic game coming up from some other tiny strategy developer but who knows. OXBALLS DOT COM fucked around with this message at 00:03 on Jan 21, 2014 |
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Jan 21, 2014 00:00
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Sega owns the WH40K license now so don't hope for anything but strategy games in the future.
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Jan 21, 2014 00:05
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Angry Lobster posted:I share your pain, brother The game actually had really good music that fit the 40k theme. Sandweed posted:Sega owns the WH40K license now so don't hope for anything but strategy games in the future. Since when? The 40k license seems to be being whored out to pretty much anyone who wants it. - Eternal Crusade (MMO) - Storm of Vengeance (DOTA) - Carnage (Shooter?) - Deathwing (FPS take on Space Hulk) - Space Wolf (CCG) None of these are sega  Also the turn based strategy game, for epic looks kind of awful: 
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Jan 21, 2014 00:39
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UberJumper posted:
By the same people who did EYE: The Divine Cybermancy, so it'll be janky, confusing and one of the best 40k games ever. I'd love to see their take on Chaos.
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Jan 21, 2014 00:40
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Aziraphale posted:Space Marine is as fun as stomping around as a space marine can be. THQ went tits up and as such there is no support, content, and the multiplayer is dead. A real shame too. Even the multiplayer is dead? drat. Space Marine had a really good multiplayer (when it worked) and really captured the feel of immortals beating the poo poo out of each other. Cream_Filling posted:I'm pretty sure that Eternal Crusade was cancelled too. It's not cancelled and initial reports indicate that it's a cross between Planeside 2 and Space Marine. Not sure how it will actually turn out though.
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Jan 21, 2014 00:44
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Improbable Lobster posted:By the same people who did EYE: The Divine Cybermancy, so it'll be janky, confusing and one of the best 40k games ever. I'd love to see their take on Chaos.  So there is hope? EYE wasn't bad, even though it was confusing as hell.
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Jan 21, 2014 01:01
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Kegslayer posted:Even the multiplayer is dead? drat. Space Marine had a really good multiplayer (when it worked) and really captured the feel of immortals beating the poo poo out of each other. Yeah, it was a blast (when it worked), if they had dedicated servers instead of whatever poo poo they where using, it would have been much better. Now I feel really sad that I never maxed my multiplayer level (just unlocked all items). UberJumper posted:Also the turn based strategy game, for epic looks kind of awful: I believe it was being developed by Slitherine, so it will be pretty grognardy. Also, that picture reminds me so much of Rites of War, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
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Jan 21, 2014 01:06
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A friend of mine sent me some instructions on getting Chaos Gate working on Win 7 a while back, I'll dig and see what I can find.
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Jan 21, 2014 01:07
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Space Hulk is pretty good, if you're into the whole turn based strategy thing.
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Jan 21, 2014 04:12
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Olanphonia posted:Space Hulk is pretty good, if you're into the whole turn based strategy thing. The interface is crap, though, as are the animations/overall presentation. Anyone who puts click and hold into a mouse interface should be executed. I also enjoyed Final Liberation and Chaos Gate.
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Jan 21, 2014 04:15
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Waroduce posted:I wish so hard for a proper 40k mass pvp mmo, or a better xcom ripoff, an rpg trader game, or a cool inquisitor rpg. The setting is so rich. You could make anything. The story is already written for you. Armored Core with Titans A PvP 40k MMO is coming out, and contrary to what people said in other posts, it isn't canceled or even close to being canceled. http://www.eternalcrusade.com The only problem is that it's being made by a company that has only worked on movie games in the past.
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Jan 21, 2014 05:11
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Arquinsiel posted:A friend of mine sent me some instructions on getting Chaos Gate working on Win 7 a while back, I'll dig and see what I can find. You will be my lord and saviour if you find them. E: sorry again for the double post, the Awful app is dumb.
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Jan 21, 2014 05:13
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Cream_Filling posted:The interface is crap, though, as are the animations/overall presentation. Anyone who puts click and hold into a mouse interface should be executed. Final Liberation was awesome, even the campaign was extremely difficult to the point where i couldn't get past a certain point.
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Jan 21, 2014 05:22
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Noctis Horrendae posted:A PvP 40k MMO is coming out, and contrary to what people said in other posts, it isn't canceled or even close to being canceled. Last time I heard that one, we got Mechwarrior Online.
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Jan 21, 2014 05:55
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Khizan posted:That aside, "wet leopard-snarl" and "practical/theoretical" were the big offenders I remember from Abnett. I know the practical and theoretical things were all in And They Shall Know No Fear because of Guilliman and the Ultramarines but does Abnett repeat that theme in other books in the Heresy series I haven't read yet? It was a pretty awesome read, but poo poo was borderline annoying after awhile.
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Jan 21, 2014 06:25
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It's pretty easy when you make sure to never let a platoon die and always remember to leave stuff on overwatch where possible. I had great success using armoured columns that would drive a single move and then disembark everyone leaving it a nice knot of Chimeras and IG teams to shoot whatever Ork thing appeared to poo poo.
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Jan 21, 2014 06:35
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AndyElusive posted:I know the practical and theoretical things were all in And They Shall Know No Fear because of Guilliman and the Ultramarines but does Abnett repeat that theme in other books in the Heresy series I haven't read yet? They're a per-book thing - he gets fixated on some things, but next book it'll be something different, and if you put two Abnett books from different years together, you'll find they have a fairly different styles. Keeps him fresh to read.
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Jan 21, 2014 06:55
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Angry Lobster posted:I believe it was being developed by Slitherine, so it will be pretty grognardy. Also, that picture reminds me so much of Rites of War, which is not necessarily a bad thing. It's going to be Panzer General > Rites of War > runs ok on Win7. This is a huge loving win, the PG style games are all about tactical wargaming and building up a unit over multiple battles. It was perfect for 40k when RoW came out and it's perfect now.
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Jan 21, 2014 07:24
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Noctis Horrendae posted:A PvP 40k MMO is coming out, and contrary to what people said in other posts, it isn't canceled or even close to being canceled. They were referring to Dark Millennium, which was an MMO, but turned into a RGP with multiplayer elements, and eventually got poo poo canned. It's neat to see another one popped up, it looks like it will be free to play to an extent, meaning you can only play orks. 
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Jan 21, 2014 07:34
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Arquinsiel posted:It's pretty easy when you make sure to never let a platoon die and always remember to leave stuff on overwatch where possible. I had great success using armoured columns that would drive a single move and then disembark everyone leaving it a nice knot of Chimeras and IG teams to shoot whatever Ork thing appeared to poo poo. Artillery. Three Basilisk squadrons, heavy weapon platoon. Repeat twice, then add a thunderhawk, pair of war hounds and more artillery. Win every single level.
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Jan 21, 2014 09:14
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mllaneza posted:It's going to be Panzer General > Rites of War > runs ok on Win7. This is a huge loving win, the PG style games are all about tactical wargaming and building up a unit over multiple battles. It was perfect for 40k when RoW came out and it's perfect now. And the best thing is there won't be any loving eldars, by the Emperor, I hate the space elves with a passion.
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Jan 21, 2014 12:26
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Chaos Gate just needed to be patched to 1.2 and have its compatibility changed to XP service pack 2 or 3 or whatever. Sadly the game doesn't run flawlessly, cutscenes and music play poorly if at all. But ya can still progress through the levels.
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Jan 21, 2014 12:57
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UberJumper posted:Also the turn based strategy game, for epic looks kind of awful: Also, anything 40K Strategy/Epic is awesomesauce.
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Jan 21, 2014 14:55
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lenoon posted:Artillery. Three Basilisk squadrons, heavy weapon platoon. Repeat twice, then add a thunderhawk, pair of war hounds and more artillery. Win every single level. Years ago some goon did a Let's Play of it, and found the original unit editing tools on a yahoo group setup by one of the devs after it all collapsed. I have had a LOT of fun with them by doing stuff like making Space Marines actually not miss all the time and just making "tank Bolters" be regular Heavy Bolters.... and then giving lots of them to Orks. I also figured out how to make new weapons, so Planetary Guard became Tanith First and Only sniper teams. Good times.
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Jan 21, 2014 17:25
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UberJumper posted:Final Liberation was awesome, even the campaign was extremely difficult to the point where i couldn't get past a certain point. Was it the map with the Orks spamming Fighta-Bommaz all the time? Otherwise, the game was relatively easy, and ridiculously so when you got Titans?
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Jan 21, 2014 17:58
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I feel like I missed out man. I was vaguely aware of warhammer 40k, but I played DnD predominantly until HS. Videogames were a few FFs, starcraft, EQ and CS. I never played any of that. I had to quit that for sports, and after hs I picked up Warhammer through reading online a little bit of the Lexicanum (spelling) and than buying Eisenhorn on a whim at the bookstore. I literally had no idea about any of the series, the authors or anything. In hindsight, pretty lucky to start with Eis. I pretend my best guys in XCOM get selected for the Astartes program . Or they are Astartes. I need to find some skins.
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Jan 21, 2014 18:12
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Waroduce posted:I feel like I missed out man. I was vaguely aware of warhammer 40k, but I played DnD predominantly until HS. Videogames were a few FFs, starcraft, EQ and CS. I never played any of that. I had to quit that for sports, and after hs I picked up Warhammer through reading online a little bit of the Lexicanum (spelling) and than buying Eisenhorn on a whim at the bookstore. I literally had no idea about any of the series, the authors or anything. In hindsight, pretty lucky to start with Eis. You played sports instead of video games. Sounds to me like you dodged a bullet made of loneliness and heart disease.
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Jan 21, 2014 18:15
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Waroduce posted:I feel like I missed out man. I was vaguely aware of warhammer 40k, but I played DnD predominantly until HS. Videogames were a few FFs, starcraft, EQ and CS. I never played any of that. I had to quit that for sports, and after hs I picked up Warhammer through reading online a little bit of the Lexicanum (spelling) and than buying Eisenhorn on a whim at the bookstore. I literally had no idea about any of the series, the authors or anything. In hindsight, pretty lucky to start with Eis. You saved more money than you would believe, I assure you.
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Jan 21, 2014 18:18
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What the world needs is a game about the Titan Legions. Abnett's Titanicus made titan combat sound like an insane mix of submarine silent running, long range aerial engagements, tank combat and Pacific Rim style beat downs  
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Jan 21, 2014 20:42
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You mean this?
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Jan 21, 2014 20:45
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Arquinsiel posted:You mean this? I'd like to see a Space Hulk-esque re-release of Adeptus Titanicus.
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Jan 21, 2014 20:50
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There were rumours that Christmas just gone's "big box" re-release would have been Epic or BFG. Looks like they gave up on the idea entirely.
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Jan 21, 2014 21:08
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Arquinsiel posted:There were rumours that Christmas just gone's "big box" re-release would have been Epic or BFG. Looks like they gave up on the idea entirely. The more likely scenario is someone just pulled that rumour out if their arse.
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Epic and BFG are fun games with pretty sane rules that you don't need a billion models to play. So naturally GW hates them and wants them to die. See also Necromunda, Space Hulk, and basically the rest of the specialist games.
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