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Tiak
Tiak - - 8 comments @ C&C Tiberian Dawn Redux Troubleshooting & FAQ's

I'm getting the invisible cursor too. I love a challenge, but that's a bit much...

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Tiak
Tiak - - 8 comments @ Marathon//Max 1.0

Well I was going to say good things about this mod, but you used the word 'Spazeroid', so it's off now.

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Tiak
Tiak - - 8 comments @ Max Payne Chronicles

Very solid contribution - nice level design, but the length of the main area makes the game punishing on the hardest setting, because of the limited saves. A reset after the 'boss' would've been ideal.

The mod doesn't seem to be hosted on here, but it can be got on CNET and other places [be warned - weedy bandwidth].

The battlefield squad mod was fun too, but the choke point is seriously aggravating!

Btw, when Elvis' 'Hound Dog' came on in the disco room, the song started playing on my own radio too...Spooktacular ^^

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Tiak
Tiak - - 8 comments @ EQ Gunkatas v3.0

After the Olympian standard that HOM set I was very much looking fwd to getting into this one. And yes, it is outstanding in some ways - the moves are phenomenal to look at, and it's a truly cinematic experience trying them all out. However the mod suffers from balancing issues, and a few odd inconsistencies.

For instance, one of the playable characters becomes virtually invulnerable for near infinity if you just hold C down while he lays waste to everything around him, and the end boss was ridiculously easy to beat (first time) by just running circles around him while dishing out the bullet buffet non-stop. Also, sometimes the game won't allow you to inflict damage while in slo-mo, while at others it's fine with it - seemed random to me.

The boss in the 'sword' room was bugged - I killed him before I'd finished with his henchmen, then had to kill him again when I finished his goons off!

All in all though, very impressive achievement. The squad segment I particularly enjoyed - would be excellent to see more mods with this kind of team play incorporated.

PS I think user 'Dogumms' (above) should pay for legal copies in future, like anyone who cares about supporting developers should.

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Tiak
Tiak - - 8 comments @ Mona The Assassin

Only recently got round to MP2 after having it just sit there for years. So many games, so few hours, etc, etc. Not often I replay a game, and rarer still to clock it on all skill levels, but this one was worth it. The story is so special, and of course the action matches it.

Superb job on this, with novel/subtle touches like the cleaner doing his best not to crack up tidying up after a murder by humming a merry tune. Keeping both myself and the 'escort girl' alive in the finale on the hardest level taxed my skills to near their limit - it was way tougher than any curveballs the original game threw!

Cold blooded assassins aren't the sort of characters I have empathy for, but I quite warmed to Mona in MP2 (and not just because she looks good in figure hugging jeans).

Cheers!

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Tiak
Tiak - - 8 comments @ Hall of Mirrors

Only recently got round to MP2 after having it just sit there for years. So many games, so few hours, etc, etc. Not often I replay a game, and rarer still to clock it on all skill levels, but this one was worth it. The story is so special, and of course the action matches it.

So after that I found some great mods, and HOM is definitely of the First Class Grammaton order. It's completely over the top, but huge fun - the way the Gunkata moves have been absorbed from the film is a marvel. Fan additions like this that must make developers dance with glee, knowing how much they stretch out the life of their creations.

The only real criticism I'd have is that it lacked skill levels - I found myself able to stay on any of the 'Deathmatch' levels for over an hour after just a handful of plays; but then I am a 'first class cleric' in real life ;)

Great to hear other plans are being toyed with - would be keen to play anything else this team get the time to do!

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Tiak
Tiak - - 8 comments @ TRIBESai mod for DedicatedServer

Sorted it out now :)

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Tiak
Tiak - - 8 comments @ TRIBESai mod for DedicatedServer

New to using mods, so step 5 has lost me.

How exactly do I modify "111ServerStandard.bat"? Would appreciate a walkthrough from anyone!

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