General Gaming

You've played TA and SUPCOM, now play PA

DEATH eVADER — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:25:10 +0000

PA stands for Planetary Annihilation, basically the love child of Total Annihilation and Supcom, it will bring RTS on inter-planetary scale, whereby an asteroid itself becomes a WMD. The game will be developed with enough funding. The kickstarter has only been going for about 1-2 hours, and its already at $9,000

Kickstarter Page
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects...nihilation-a-next-generation-rts?ref=category

PC Gamer Interview
http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/08/15/planetary-annihilation-interview/

and Preview
http://www.pcgamer.com/previews/pla...view-when-strategy-worlds-collide-with-moons/

Awesomeness Factors
-Total Annihilation inspired gameplay (Streaming Resource Economy)
-John Patrick Lowie, who narrated Total Annhilation (and is our very own favourite sniper from TF2) reprises his role as the Narrator
-RTS veterans developing project
-Multi Monitor Support (Draw yourself into a large battle whilst keeping an eye on your resource base)
-Advanced Command and Control that we are familiar with in TA and SupCom also in.
-1v1 20 minute battles or 40 players in 12+ hour games
-Procedual Planet Creator
-Stylised Art
-On a planetary Scale
-Client-Server Multiplayer
-Advanced Modding Features

Games for busy people?

ZT — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:59:22 +0000

I've been done with school for a year, and I've come to that point in my life where I work a lot, need to practice design, research tutorials for my job, have a girlfriend I see everyday, and have a larger social life in a bigger city.
I don't have time for most games, I usually install a game, try to play for a bit, but then become super overwhelmed and uninstall it. A pretty massive change from last year, so I realize jumping into games like "Skyrim" simply isn't possible anymore.

I'm looking for games that are good for busy people, but NOT for casual people. IE: I want games I can pop in and out of, but are not peggle.

TLRD;
I really like games with a sense of progression and challenge, but not crazy addicting. Something I can pick up for 30 minutes between obligations.
Here are some I am thinking of maybe?-

Dota 2
Guild Wars 2
Team Fortress 2
Star Craft 2

Origin Sale - til June 19th

ShinRa — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:14:40 +0000

So as much as I love Steam, a lot of games I love are only available on Origin. While I hate EA, they have a pretty amazing deal going on their site right now. Battlefield 3 is $5, Crysis 3 is $20, Dead Space 3 is $20, the entire Mass Effect library for $20, etc. Go check it out!

http://store.origin.com/

The Last of Us- New game by Naughty Dog

SnakeTheLegend — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:07:36 +0000

I just started playing the Last of Us. The new game by the creators of Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter, and Uncharted. I really loved the uncharted series and this game follows in the same tradition of quality that the 3 uncharted titles brought to PS3. So far the production values, voice-acting and story has been top-notch. I especially love the music of the game; it sort of has a twangy southern guitar soundtrack that reminds me of something out of "No Country for Old Men." The game has a lot of similarities to the books "The Road" and "No Country for old men", which both examine human nature and how human cruelty for survival knows no bounds. Both are excellent books by Cormac Mccarthy, so something in video game form in the same vein is phenomenal. I was just wondering if anyone is playing it here on the forums or was thinking of picking it up. I am open for any discussions. I am about 3 hours in game so I probably won't get too deep in the discussion until I complete it. Currently, I am playing it on hard and having a great challenge.

Metal Gear Solid 5

Krynn72 — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:20:24 +0000

New trailer released. 50% cool video, 50% what the flying f*ck?

Has anybody been to a Gamestop midnight release?

Krynn72 — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:14:12 +0000

So The Last of Us comes out tonight, and I have a pre-order at a Gamestop a couple towns over for it. Thing is, when I pre-ordered I thought it was going to be releasing on a Tuesday, like normal games do, and that I could just pick it up on my lunch break or after I get out of work, since I work not 5 mins from the place. But I found out that... nope, its releasing on a Friday (tomorrow). So instead of being able to just pick it up on my way home from work, I'm going to have to specifically drive out there on my day off to get it.

However, as it turns out, I'm going to be in town hanging out with a friend tonight in that area. Gamestop is having a midnight release for it, and I'm going to be out there around that time anyways so I am now considering going to the midnight release. But I've never gone to one, so I'm not sure how it works. I also haven't pre-ordered a game through a retail shop in probably almost a decade. So a few questions for you experienced nerds.

1) I got a text yesterday saying "GameStop:Your The Last of Us avail 12:01AM Fri, Arrive 10pm Thu to finalize payment, 30% bonus on trades."

Dafuq does this mean? I have to get there 2 hours early to pay the rest of the bill in order to get it at midnight? I asked them if I could pay the whole thing down when I pre-ordered and they said they only like to take the $5 reserve. I sure as shit don't want to hang out there in that tiny ass store for two hours with shitloads of "gamestop customers" smelling up the place eugh.

2) Does this mean they simply will not be closing overnight? Like, if my friend doesn't want to go, and I just head over there at 1 or 2am when I leave his place, will it still be open and I can grab the game then?

3) How social are these events? Will I have to talk to these people? Are any of them going to be normal?

Thanks in advance.

The Witcher 3: The WIld Hunt

ShinRa — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:30:25 +0000

Ok so the Witcher is probably one of my favorite RPG-style games of this generation. The first one to me was an instant classic and the second one, while much more linear and not nearly as open world, still told a great story and was incredibly fun to play. The trailer below basically has me salivating and I literally cannot wait for this to hit PC. Looks like I'll have to buy a new video card though, doesn't look like even a GTX680 will hold up with these visuals. Looks like theyre going back to their open world element from the first one while improving upon all the great additions of the second. Should easily be my GOTY 2014.

Actual gameplay (sorry I couldnt embed from this shit computer at work):
http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/06/10/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-debut-gameplay-trailer

E3 2013 Games Thread

Wanted Bob — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:43:50 +0000

So while there is likely going to be a large focus on the new consoles coming out this year (and we have threads to discuss those), I'm more interested in the games that are going to be announced or shown at E3 this year.

What are you all excited about? Personally I can't wait to see more of Watch Dogs, will be interesting to see how open and freeform it all actually is. The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk, Rome II, and X Rebirth are other games I plan to be watching very closely as well.

Feel free to post impressions of what is shown as the expo goes on

Valve releases 7-11 Steam Cards

trunk_slamchest — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:06:01 +0000

didnt see any threads about this yet, so i figured id make one:

this is funny to me because a year ago, i was going to 7-11, buying $25 visa gift cards, then putting money on new accounts to buy more item farming accounts for TF2.

and now i can just buy steam cards and do the same thing. i can buy 1 key on 1 account then buy 4-5 premium gifts with a steam card and VIOLA!

its like valve is making products just for me!

Human Revolution Wii U to have overhauled bosses, modified sniping, throwing back grenades, more

ríomhaire — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:14:20 +0000

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/396958/deus-ex-wii-u-features-overhauled-boss-fights-new-game/

I would pay for this as DLC on Steam.

Xbox One

Mogi67 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:55:45 +0000

Seriously? What an awful name! I understand that the idea is that it's supposed to be a complete entertainment center, hence the concept of "oneness", but it's going to cause some confusion. Whenever I am talking about the original Playstation I can say the "PS1" or "playstation one" and people will know what I talking about. I'm already experiencing some cognitive dissonance - I see "Xbox One" and I think of this:

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?

Remember Me. New sci-fi game from a new developer

Krynn72 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:59:26 +0000

Just stumbled upon this game somehow. Haven't seen much in the press about it, but it looks pretty good. Out on Steam this Tuesday. http://store.steampowered.com/app/228300/

Official Release trailer:

Video describing basic concepts/mechanics of the game:

Volition presents: the dumbest goddamn thing I've ever seen

Bad^Hat — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:44:11 +0000

I just felt like sharing this because... jesus christ.

Remember how fun Saint's Row 1 and 2 were without any of this stupid shit? Am I just jaded or did trying too hard to differentiate from GTA IV ruin the **** out of this series?

The Genius Behind Valve and their actions

tomemozok — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:58:19 +0000

In the next few lines i will describe why i am a die-hard fan of Valve,and why do i think they really are the smartest of the bunch in terms of approaching their costumers,and mr.Gabes talks about value to customers paying off,in practice.

First off,i would like to say the following numbers are an estimate,and should be taken with a bit of a reserve,but i think i will be hitting the mark pretty close.

This thread is about the International 3,and how valve have effectively done a self-sustained tournament with the largest prize pool that i know of.

As of this moment,the prize pool about dota2 has grown with the help of compendiums to 2,3 mill $.
Now,valve is giving the starting 1,6 mill $ out of its own pocket,as it was with the International 1 and 2.

So,compendiums have generated an extra 700k $ in the prize pool,which is pretty neat,and considering that the international is in august,they will generate more(my prediction goes to around 2,7 mill made, but we will see).

So,valve lets you boost the international by 2,5$ for each compendium,and you get some cool stuff out of it, plus the more the merrier, since for each goal passed you get something extra.(info here,the thread isn't about how compendiums work).

Here is where things get interesting. Compendiums cost 10$ each (8 euros here, but euro to dollar ratio is 1,3 dollars=1 euro,so 8 euros are roughly 10$), and you deposit 2,5 dollars in the international. That leaves valve with 7,5$ of your purchase. And since 7,5/2,5 =3, they are basically making 3 times more than the deposit from compendiums.

So,700k times 3 is 2,1mill. They made 2,1mill profit because we donated 700k in the international.
Now, subtract the starting 1,6mill from 2,1mill,and you get 500k $ left.
I believe that the remaining 500k will be spent on stuff like hotels,paying the staff, the hall they will be using, and the programmers and designers back at valve that will be making the compendium exclusive items and such. They should brake even and have 0 on their balance now.

From here on out,every 100k $ is 300k $ in valves pocket as PURE PROFIT,it will not be used on the international, they will be able to do anything they please with it since they just funded the whole international with customer money.

And noone will mind,since you get a lot for 10$,albeit virtual goods, they are still goods.

No one will be able to touch them,noone has figured this out before, and i don't believe that someone will in the near future. They will do every international in this fashion from now on, and be sure that it will only help them grow DOTA 2 more and more as an e-sport,since the prize pool can't be found in any other e-sport game.

All in all,Cheers valve,for the sheer brilliance with this move,we love you,give us HL3 etc etc.

P.S. i have bought a compendium a long time ago,and if you play dota, my advice is to get it, and you will get a lot of stuff for just 10$.

Humble Weekly Sale: Serious Sam

bobtheskull — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 23:51:09 +0000

Just a heads up for anyone that doesn't subscribe to Humble, but this week it's the Serious Sam franchise on offer. I won't be getting it this time round as I'm not a fan of the Sam games, but thought I'd post here in case someone else is.

http://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

Ouya games console (Kickstarter)

StardogChampion — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:38:50 +0000

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console

We get it – smartphones and tablets are getting all the new titles – they're "what's hot.” The console market is pushing developers away. We’ve seen a brain drain: some of the best, most creative gamemakers are focused on mobile and social games because those platforms are more developer-friendly. And the ones who remain focused on console games can’t be as creative as they’d like.

Let’s open this sucker up! It's time we brought back innovation, experimentation, and creativity to the big screen. Let’s make the games less expensive to make, and less expensive to buy. With all our technological advancements, shouldn't costs be going down? Gaming could be cheaper!

We're handing the reins over to the developer with only one condition: at least some gameplay has to be free. We borrowed the free-to-play model from games like League of Legends, Team Fortress 2, Triple Town, and many others. Developers can offer a free demo with a full-game upgrade, in-game items or powers, or ask you to subscribe.

I like the idea, but I think everyday people are too stupid to embrace this. If you look at the list of games people want (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ouyatop20), they're all still clicking on the shitty commercial games like CoD, Battlefield and Assassin's Creed, etc. A lot of indie games are close/ahead, but still...

People are dumb, and they'll continue to be dumb. They'll complain about the graphics. They'll complain about the RAM/CPU. They'll continue to want the worst and most commercial games. They just don't get it.

Deus Ex: The Fall reveal

BabyHeadCrab — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:05:29 +0000

Horryyy shieeet.

edit: iPad bullshit. **** everything that walks.

ARMA 3

Krynn72 — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:02:03 +0000

Its about time we actually make a thread specifically for this game, and today's news makes a good starting post. Vegeta already posted a link in the other thread, but didn't provide much info on what he was linking to (presumably because his pants needed changing).

Starting on March 5 you will be able to Pre-Order the game. All Pre-Orders come with access to the Alpha. The Arma 3 Alpha runs from 5 March 2013 until the Beta becomes available (expected in Q2 2013).

So yeah, buy it. Its got several versions. I personally will be buying the Supporter edition because Bohemia is probably one of the highest caliber game developers around and I want them to stay around.

There is a page dedicated to information on the Alpha as it progresses here.

And here is the required specs for your computer to run it. Its a beast of a game and requires a beast of a computer so make sure you check this.
http://www.arma3.com/buy#requirements

And some videos, because why not?

Metro: Last Light

FrostedxB — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:58:54 +0000

http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/...ur-underground-future-never-looked-so-bright/

“We want to keep everything that was great about the first game and that our fans loved,” Beynon explained. “We’re not going to westernize it or dumb it down. The design philosophy isn’t turn everything up to 11. We want to maintain and preserve that unique soul and spirit, that Eastern European perspective. We want this to appeal to the more cerebral gamer. We want it to be a more slow paced affair, and we’re going to preserve those moments of horror and exploration and the gameplay mechanics that reward the more investigative player.”

Read more: http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/...-future-never-looked-so-bright/#ixzz1OBAoX7Bt

Post a screenshot!

theotherguy — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:45:10 +0000

Post the best screenshots you have of any game on your computer! (no real reason for this, just wanted to see what moments people had captured)

Here's mine:

Fire and Ice: bombers take on a group of assault frigates in homeworld 2.

Humble Bundle 8

Bad^Hat — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:57:46 +0000

Figured this could use a new thread since the others are about different Humble deals, and we don't really have a "Humble stuff" thread any more, so whatev. Pretty great line-up in this one anyway, well worth a look.

http://www.humblebundle.com/

(Also soundtracks for most of them, as usual.)

Grabbed it as soon as I got the mail, gonna head straight for Little Inferno and Hotline Miami as I've been wanting to play them since passing them up in the last xmas sale. Only went a little above the average as I'm poor, but I've done more in the past so I guess it evens out... sort of.

Naturally, notch is the lead contributor with a $5000 bid. The next one isn't even half that. I wonder how many more years he's gonna be able to ride out the riches he got/is getting from Minecraft.

Bioshock: Infinite [no spoilers]

BabyHeadCrab — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 00:55:37 +0000

Well, it's incredible. I didn't ever doubt that, but the formula seems perfected. The atmosphere is unrivaled and beautiful. Ken Levine delivers again, huzzah! I'm a fan of Booker DeWitt and the idea of a talking protagonist. Also lots of race/class issues at hand that most vidja are too scared to tackle.

A lot to talk about here. Didn't see a thread proper. Ample use of spoiler tags duders.

Euclideon Geoverse 2013

trunk_slamchest — Thu, 30 May 2013 20:43:56 +0000

not sure if theyre are any threads about this, but

i am speechless. and if anyone knows how much i rant and ramble on here...it is hard to render me speechless.

thoughts/comments anyone?

Divinity: Original Sin

Destructo-Bot — Thu, 30 May 2013 20:24:45 +0000

For anyone familiar with the Divinity games, the latest installment is nearing it's kickstarter completion.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/larianstudios/divinity-original-sin

They are very near their last stretch goal, so if you enjoyed Larian's particular blend of humor and fun feel free to chip in. $25 gets you the digital download.

So Starcraft 2...

lyndoncardano — Sun, 26 May 2013 22:32:52 +0000

I've basically been watching alot of streams recently as I'm recovering from a visit to the hospital, and Starcraft has usually been on the Twitch.tv front page.
I've only ever played Fps's and rpg's before just wondered if its easy to get into at all, just watched some IGN Starcraft and 1 guy beat all the enemy team; and I actually got quite excited even though I didn't know what the hell was going on

need help with playing 1st game!!!!

stonecarver21 — Sun, 26 May 2013 18:01:25 +0000

downloaded my 1st game, medieval2: total war, and it will not start!!! i've gone over all of the requirements, I am quite sure theyre met or exceeded. don't know what else to try. Updated drivers already. What next???? Emailed tech support but from what i see on other threads, I'm not terribly hopeful about getting a response anytime soon.

Alan Wake: Humble Sale

DEATHMASTER — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:42:48 +0000

https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

In case you haven't heard of the game series (only 2 so far), it's pretty awesome. It tells a dark, gritty story and the gameplay is pretty fun too. I bought the game on Steam quite a while back but I decided to get this because of the new extras. Pay what you want for the games, and a whole crapton of extras not released before including:

Early Alan Wake Demos (torrent) 246 MB
Harry Garrett Show (torrent) 136 MB
Making of Videos (torrent) 2.6 GB
Writer in the Cabin clips (torrent) 318 MB
Night Springs Episodes (torrent) 4.0 GB
Balance Slays the Demon Music Video (torrent) 141 MB
Alan Wake "The Movie" (full playthrough of the game) (multiple GBs)
The Library of concept art and production photos 44.0 MB
Alan Wake Score Sheet Music 46.8 MB
Alan Wake Screenplays 1.03 MB
Alan Wake Visual Identity Guidelines 1.86 MB
The Alan Wake Files Book 5.2 MB
Alan Wake Wallpapers 50.8 MB
Cardboard Cutouts 12.7 MB
Night Springs Comic Book 128 MB
Psycho Thriller Comic Book 94.2 MB

This is a message from them to us about a possible sequel and where the developer, Remedy, is at right now:

ERROR IN GARRYS MOD 11

LOL — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:12:03 +0000

I keep getting this error when i try to pen the thrusters menu!

garry's mod ox11c617bf memory cannot be read

I need the thrusters for alot of stuff, from comics to regular machines...

is there a fix for this?

PLEASE GET TO ME ASAP

Will valve have any role in the Xbox announcement?

tomemozok — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:35:43 +0000

Your toughs on Valve and their console of choice.

Will they be on stage on the reveal of the new xbox?

P.S. I know that they will be forcing the steambox, and don't really need to get up on stage, but they do need the consoles to generate some revenue for them, and since they have always done their games on the xbox themselves, do you think they will support the new xbox?

next 3 sonic games will be WiiU exclusive....

Skyace65 — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:42:54 +0000

"facepalm" of all the consoles to go exclusive with they choose the one that's doing the worst in this generation, especially at the launch of the next generation where they can make a name for themselves on the next XBOX or PS4 and really get a larger number of fans.

so far the games we know are

-mario and sonic winter Olympics
-sonic lost world(which from what we can gather looks like a full sonic game)
-and a third unannounced game, possibly a follow up to sonic and all stars racing transformed

thoughts?

Nintendo claiming ad revenue from Youtube videos (Let's Plays, etc.)

ríomhaire — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:51:13 +0000

http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/16/4336114/nintendo-claims-ad-revenue-on-user-generated-youtube-videos

Basically Nintendo partnered with Youtube and now videos with a certain amount/length of content matched to Nintendo's samples that they've provided to Youtube have had ads put on them with the money going to Nintendo or if the uploader was already monetizing them the money is now going to Nintendo instead of them.

To be honest I'm surprised it's taken this long for a major company to do something like this. Let's Plays are pretty blatant copyright infringement (whether it has any positive or negative effect on sales or anything else) and large companies tend to be fairly conservative about that sort of thing and edge on the side of caution.

Total War: Rome II

Wanted Bob — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:04:35 +0000

After many rumours, the sequel to Rome has finally been announced! I've played all the Total War games since Rome, and it still remains my favourite so I'm very excited for this

Here is the live action announcement trailer:

A preview by PC Gamer:

http://www.pcgamer.com/previews/tot...new-engine-naval-combat-multiplayer-and-mods/

Thoughts on the newly announced game? What improvements to the original would you like to see, or what should they retain from the newer Total War games?

GTA V announced

suckface — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:32:58 +0000

http://www.rockstargames.com/
trailer out
oh boy

LucasArts Shut Down

MFL — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:12:26 +0000

http://kotaku.com/disney-shuts-down-lucasarts-468473749
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/03/lucasarts-lays-off-staff-moving-to-licensing-model

About god damn time, the studio hasn't been good since Dark Forces 3: Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast.

What's that phrase for how Valve maps show you where to go next?

TrevorMag — Sun, 05 May 2013 18:12:51 +0000

What's that phrase Valve designers use for the way a map or level subtly guides you to where you need to go next? Using lighting and features to draw your eye automatically. Something like "hidden hand" or "unseen guide"??? I read about it somewhere, but can't seem to find it for me.

Pirates Play Game Development Simulator - Go Bankrupt Due To Piracy

Stylo — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:55:36 +0000

Guys, I want to know what you think of ---> THIS

When we released our very first game, Game Dev Tycoon (for Mac, Windows and Linux) yesterday, we did something unusual and as far as I know unique. We released a cracked version of the game ourselves, minutes after opening our Store.

The cracked version is nearly identical to the real thing except for one detail… Initially we thought about telling them their copy is an illegal copy, but instead we didn’t want to pass up the unique opportunity of holding a mirror in front of them and showing them what piracy can do to game developers. So, as players spend a few hours playing and growing their own game dev company, they will start to see the following message, styled like any other in-game message:

"Boss, it seems that while many players play our new game, they steal it by downloading a cracked version rather than buying it legally. If players don’t buy the games they like, we will sooner or later go bankrupt."

Slowly their in-game funds dwindle, and new games they create have a high chance to be pirated until their virtual game development company goes bankrupt.

Actually considering playing the demo now and if I like it, buying it. $7.99 or £5.15 of my English Gold is pretty much nothing.

Gonna check it out. Cool marketing strategy. Also, looks like a nice little game.

Homeworld IP sold to anonymous buyer.

MFL — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:46:04 +0000

Now this shit is intriguing.

http://www.polygon.com/2013/4/19/42...on-homeworld-ip-by-mysterious-buyer-refunding

Day Z: a realistic open-world zombie mod for Arma 2 with PvP and persistent death

Ennui — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:39:04 +0000

So as far as I can tell, Day Z is pretty much the game that we've all been waiting for our entire lives.

It's a mod for Arma 2: OA (or Combined Ops) and is in alpha, just having been released a few weeks ago ago... but it's exploded in popularity over the past weekend and for good reason it seems. The official site is http://www.dayzmod.com/ but it's down at the moment, presumably due to server overload.

The server is an open world environment in a post-Soviet state, with an area of 225km (15km on each side). You spawn with a pistol and a handful of supplies, and your only goal is to survive by scavenging for gear. You require food and water to survive so you can't just hide somewhere, you have to keep moving to replenish your supplies or you will die. You are free to kill other players so be careful - many players roam in packs of bandits killing other survivors for their supplies. On top of that, there are fast zombies wandering around everywhere (especially in towns) which are drawn by noise.

When you die, you are DEAD. You lose all your items and weapons and have to start over from scratch. New players spawn in the coastal area which is also prowled by bandits looking for easy kills. However if you log out without dying you will start in the same spot with the same supplies you had when you left, even if you join a different server (there are something like 10 servers, each a 64 player instance of the same huge map). The only thing that rolls over after death is your "humanity" score which is basically karma based on whether or not you are killing other players.

I'm downloading it right now... looks incredible. For anyone looking for a more in depth idea of what the gameplay is like, check out this two-part RPS article about it (the second part is more interesting, so if you are pressed for time skip the first half):

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/05/10/thank-you-for-the-dayz-part-zero/

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/05/14/surviving-in-day-z-part-two/

There is also a great Something Awful thread about Day Z which has mirrors for the download files as well as installation instructions for both Steam and non-Steam copies of Arma 2:

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3481582

Needless to say, we need to get some HL2.ne--er, ValveTime.netters together and play. Take the fight to the bandits!

edit: The mod's site is back up. The direct link to their file server is http://cdn.armafiles.info/ - to install just download all the rar's from that directory and extract them all to your Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead/addons/@dayz folder (you will have to create it - your Arma 2 folder is in steamapps/common if you have the Steam version) and put -nosplash -mod=@dayz in launch options or shortcut.

Leviathan: Warships

Krynn72 — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:36:56 +0000

Great trailer, and game could be fun too. Supposed to be a sort of Frozen Synapse type of game.

Leviathan: Warships

Krynn72 — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:36:56 +0000

Great trailer, and game could be fun too. Supposed to be a sort of Frozen Synapse type of game.