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America's Army Client For Linux Released
nexex writes "You can now download America's Army for Linux as a stand-alone installer. Previously it was only available as a full ISO on a Gentoo LiveCD." The official America's Army site has more info on this Army-sponsored FPS title, first released about a year ago for the PC, which "..provides civilians with an inside perspective and a virtual role in today's premier land force: the U.S. Army."
I played it on Windows XP with a fairly decent computer (runs UT 2003 in 1024x768 with max details perfectly) and it was running like crap (well online playing, my ping was like crazy and it seemed pretty jumpy and not a smooth game (some games like Rainbow Six and Operation Flashpoint feel jumpy online, and other games like Urban Terror, Counter Strike and Quake 3, feel very smooth.) It seems like, the more realistic a game is, the worse online play is. Anyway, does anyone know how well this game runs in linux? My linux computer is only a 600 MHz PIII with 388 MB of RAM and a GeForce3 Ti200 and I don't think the download would be worth it.
Originally this game was completely devoid of any cheat detection. Punkbuster has stepped up to tackle this but the results of this effort remain to be seen as one of the items that defines a good game is addressing exploits ASAP.
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I read about it, it sounded cool. I downloaded it.
Installed it. And it wouldn't let me play unless
I registered for "boot camp" online. Fuhuck that.
I did the real thing. I don't want to relive it in
a game. I'd also rather not have to give over
personal information just to play a war simulator.
I'll stick with InstaUnlagged, OSP, and any other
railgun mods for q3 for now, until such time as
Doom 3 and halflife2 make an appearance.
For every annoying gentoo user, are three even more annoying anti-gentoo crybabies. Take Yosh from #Gimp for example.
as with most online games, a variety of problems developed. cheats and just plain jerks, team killers, "rambo" types ruined the experience. they also had a bunch of network issues. i haven't played for months now. hopefully they've fixed those things.
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The early versions did have very bad netcode. But I would like to point out that since it was the Unrealy Warfare engine, the netcode was much better than the Quake 3 engine, which doesn't allow modem play too well (ever try to play Jedi Knights with a modem? My ping was always 999). Since that time, they've updated the version of the Unreal Warfare engine (the version number is not in my mind right now). The version of the game is 1.7 and soon to be 2.0 (most likely) by the end of the month. The new update should be providing Combat Lifesavers, the implementation of PunkBuster, new player models, and of course, a new map.
And for everyone who complains about it being Army propaganda, get over it... it's free. It's not like you HAVE to join if you play. The basic training only takes a few minutes to complete for most people. I'm not brainwashed... I just think it's a good game that should be given a chance. In fact, I'm so not brainwashed, I've been playing RTCW:ET lately and haven't touched this game in like a week.
It's like sex, except I'm having it!
Here is the bittorrent link for those who are interested:w /bt/armyops-l nx-170.sh.bin.torrent
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Do you get to abduct "combatants" and detain them indefinitely in violation of international treaties whilst claiming that they aren't prisoners of war?
Or is that a forthcoming feature?
I play this game on Windows XP. It is fantastic. You need a lot of mussle to run it, but is has great gameplay, unlike other battle games, it forces you to really use some sort of tactic instead of just running out to be killed instantly.
Before long, I'll need both hands to count how many games Linux has. Kudos!
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Oh my god! My geek girlfriend is going to dump me with my procession of United $exist Army!
There are plenty of women in the US Army. Just not in combat positions. This game is about combat, not logistics, intelligence, engineering, and any number of non-combat positions filled by women. Lack of glorification makes non-combat positions no less important.
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If non-combat position is so important, why the hell US Army game was designed such that only combat positions are available? This is no oversight, but rather an poor excuse to undermine female roles in the army. The macho programmers were trying to kill two birds in one stone (or one bullet if you prefer).