The AMC TC v3.6.5-4 - DEPRECATED file - The AMC Squad

AMC TC Episodes 1, 2 and 3 - v3.6.5-4 Fully Patched

The third episode of the AMC TC, a huge standalone game based on the Build engine has been released! Taking direct inspiration from the FPS of the 90s, you'll face a huge variety of foes and explore a vast array of new environments in a 30+ hour story-driven campaign full of epic encounters and surprises.

v3.6 contains significant engine upgrades; AMC TC can now finally be played with the polymost renderer. The Polymost renderer uses OpenGL and offers better performance, as well as fixing the view shearing effect that produces motion sickness in some players. Doom64hunter and Sangman are responsible for the vast majority of work in getting this up and running, alongside support from the EDuke32 dev team (particularly TerminX, Hendricks266, Pogokeen and StrikerTheHedgefox).

Classic/Software mode support will still be maintained, but the Polymost renderer is the preferred renderer from this release onwards.

There is also additional content, some exciting new cinematics by sebabdukeboss20 and more art overhauls as well. More GUIs have been replaced with design work by AliCatGamer as well. Finally, there is a new map starring Alien Armageddon's Bombshell built by Micky C that can be played in Episode 3. To find the level, start your journey by defeating the Choasphere level, and ensuring you have the paranormal research division up and running. Once beaten, Bombshell can be chosen in the AMC base and played as any other character!

The v3.5 Redux version contains a massive art overhaul of the vast majority of enemies and weapons by sebabdukeboss20, as well as brand new GUIs by AliCatGamer; Doom64hunter also lent a hand with art duties. It also contains new content in the form of 3 new enemies for Episode 3's Egypt section, the re-casting of Rusty_Nails and Geoffrey by Major Tom and Eddie Teach respectively, a new addition to the boat cutscene in Episode 2, and new lines for Sang after a certain story section, as well as additional tweaks and improvements to existing maps like Micky Begins and Dis Base. There are also new lines for Zaxtor, Mikko and Micky.

The story premise is that you play as the AMC squad, a task force formed to protect the galaxy from powerful threats in the spirit of Marvel's Avengers. These threats include aliens, demons, fanatical cultists, mercenaries, and even evil regimes. You go on a globetrotting and interstellar adventure and fight in varied and detailed settings, ranging from snowy mountain ranges to lush jungles, from urban city levels to expansive high-tech moon bases.

You get to play as 10 different unique characters, which can be dynamically switched in between missions, each with their own unique arsenal, abilities and personalities. Also unique to the mod is that you can find collectables, upgrades, additional weaponry and more, with your progress being stored completely without the need for manual saves. In addition, levels are selected through the use of a world map, and can be replayed at any time.

The people behind the AMC TC Episode three are James Stanfield, Michael Crisp, Sangluss, Cedric 'Zaxtor Znort' Lutes, Loke, and Snowfall (with certain maps using segments built by Highwire and Jenz/amaka) Artwork is by sebabdukeboss20, AliCatGamer, and Doom64hunter.

Information before playing

As of Version 3.6 and up, the AMC TC uses a modified EDuke32 engine, which makes a number of changes that could not be implemented through CON scripts easily, or at all. It also prevents certain crashes that occur due to the large number of art tiles that are used in the game.

EDuke32 and Build are licensed under GPL 2.0 and the BUILD license, which we have included in this download.

• The recommended renderer to play in is now Polymost/OpenGL. A few features will not work in Classic/Software, but it will still be playable.
• While the main maps have been tested for playability, the EDF Missions may still have progression problems. If you find any issues, do not hesitate to report them, either on ModDB or in our Discord.
• If it's your first time, start with 'The Men who were AMC' and play on Normal difficulty. The higher skill levels introduce new mechanics that you will be unprepared for, and underequipped to deal with. In the AMC base lobby you can talk to the receptionist to take an optional training course that's highly recommended. If it's NOT your first time and you would like to carry your progress from previous episodes, copy the data folder and the eduke32.cfg into episode 3's folder.
• Head into the key binds setting and ensure you have keys bound; remove the keybinding for 'run' as it's not used (as of this moment, it's not possible for us to remove this setting) AMC TC is designed for mouse + keyboard, and it's recommend to have alt-fire bound to your right mouse button.
• AMC's inventory system is different from other BUILD engine games; press the Inventory left key to open up a wheel, and then scroll with the mouse key to move around it. You can change this back to the standard left/right system in the AMC_Settings.ini
• The AMC_Settings.ini contains some settings that may help increase performance if you're struggling to maintain a good framerate; screen resolution is the overall deciding factor however so consider turning that down a bit if you don't find it playable.
• All your progress in the AMC TC is saved; beating a level is permanent and when you start a new game on a higher skill level, you retain everything you've researched and purchased (with the sole exception of weapon upgrades, which are handled on a case to case basis)
• Finally, when visiting the AMC base right click on a character's portrait to be taken straight to the underground base rather than their room. If you wish to change characters when there, head into the base' briefing room. The mission interface has multiple levels; you can zoom out with a right-click.

Computer Specs

AMC TC pushes Eduke32 and Build to the very limits; you will need a much more powerful computer than the original games to run at a stable framerate; 2GBs of RAM and an i5 at the very least is recommended as well. If you're having framerate issues, try lowering the resolution.

Known Issues:

• There is a significant startup overhead in OpenGL mode, so if the game doesn't launch immediately, wait a few seconds and it will pop up. This should not affect ingame performance.