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411570N3
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:26 am Posts: 4074 Location: That quaint little British colony down south
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Alien Swarm
The bloke that wrote the game's Steam page description wrote: Alien Swarm is a game and Source SDK release from a group of talented designers at Valve who were hired from the Mod community. Available free of charge, the game thrusts players into an epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics. With your friends, form a squad of four distinct IAF Marine classes. tl:dr: Free run and gun game. Intended for four player co-op. Classes with unlockable equipment. So yeah, it's worth a shot.I personally like it. The weapons play well and, assuming you get some friends you know passed pre-school education together to play, the teamwork runs pretty decently too.
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Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:14 pm |
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maart3n
Joined: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:04 pm Posts: 1545
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Re: Alien Swarm
This really had to be the week in which everything has to be released, and I'm stuck on some island separated from my pc!
Anyway, I hope there will be enough people around to play it with. A DRL team maybe?
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Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:18 pm |
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411570N3
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:26 am Posts: 4074 Location: That quaint little British colony down south
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Re: Alien Swarm
I know that GI and p3lb0x are playing, as am I. Darlos may or may not be getting it. Etc. for other members. The problem may be that many DRL members are geographically isolated, making playing together somewhat less enjoyable due to unpalatable latencies.
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Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:36 pm |
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unwoundpath
Joined: Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:19 am Posts: 1279 Location: Places. And things.
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Re: Alien Swarm
yeah, i saw that on steam, to bad my good computer is down! i hope to get it up in the next few days.
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Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:25 pm |
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TorrentHKU
Loose Canon
Joined: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:07 pm Posts: 2992 Location: --------------->
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Re: Alien Swarm
I only JUST managed to start the download, I'm in the East US if anyone nearby wants to play Co-op. http://steamcommunity.com/id/TorrentHKU/home
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Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:33 pm |
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411570N3
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:26 am Posts: 4074 Location: That quaint little British colony down south
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Re: Alien Swarm
I'm in Australia, and I got the download first try. So I'm guessing the main rush is in America.
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Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:48 pm |
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Lizardheim
DRL Developer
Joined: Fri May 15, 2009 10:29 am Posts: 4107 Location: Russia
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Re: Alien Swarm
Had to download from denmark XD Usually a medic/officer if anyone wants me to join.
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Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:56 pm |
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YHTFLKC
Joined: Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:08 am Posts: 590 Location: USA
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Re: Alien Swarm
Yeah I got this game, and it's really fun. I'm seeing about getting a mic if anybody else has one. I can be an okay medic, but I prefer Tech.
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Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:10 pm |
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TorrentHKU
Loose Canon
Joined: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:07 pm Posts: 2992 Location: --------------->
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Re: Alien Swarm
I'mma tech.
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Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:19 pm |
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YHTFLKC
Joined: Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:08 am Posts: 590 Location: USA
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Re: Alien Swarm
Do what you will, I just got the FlameThrower, woohoo! I really don't care what class I use, just so long as our Medic and Tech are... effective...
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Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:33 pm |
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Alenth Eneil
Joined: Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:34 am Posts: 2378
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Re: Alien Swarm
I played once online and ran through most of the game(?), got to level 7 or something.
Played Tech the whole way except as Medic in the BURN BIOMASS mission. One other player, who was Medic literally the whole time.
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Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:29 pm |
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TheLastBanana
DRL Developer
Joined: Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:27 am Posts: 3138 Location: A little south and a lot west of Moscow
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Re: Alien Swarm
Considering this is free, this is a pretty great game. Actually, even not considering that it's free, it's a pretty great game.
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Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:29 am |
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411570N3
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:26 am Posts: 4074 Location: That quaint little British colony down south
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Re: Alien Swarm
I am playing as medic, and damn is the unlockable heal ray awesome. It heals significantly faster, mobilely and at range. A tip I would give is that you shouldn't be afraid to use your grenades/whatever you have equipped. They'll get refilled at the end of the level anyway.
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Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:58 am |
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Alenth Eneil
Joined: Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:34 am Posts: 2378
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Re: Alien Swarm
MASTER TECHNICIAN.
Also, Tesla Cannon is the best gun.
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Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:37 am |
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411570N3
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:26 am Posts: 4074 Location: That quaint little British colony down south
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Re: Alien Swarm
With good team play, most of the stun weapons are awesomely powerful. Otherwise, not so much.
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Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:42 am |
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