I had a quick spin on the demo.  I quite like it, seems like a lot fun.  The Ion cannon seems to be an actuall superweapon this time around lol.  Good Stuff.  

I dont think C&C have to worry about SP as competition, I know which game is better but Im still going to by C&C3 because its C&C.

Quote from: Doomsto be honest its lucky it came out after supcom, people are so happy they can turn a game upto full everything (even if it doesnt look that great and deosnt even live upto the screenshots or supcom) they are happy saying "Thank god producers are being realistic with their specs!"

Supcom I find has a wide range of graphical settings.  There is big difference with the texture settings for example.

To be fair, With a 7800/7900 or X1900/X1950 card, you can play single-screen at High, with high 30s average framerates.  Its not asking the monster PC, but it vastly rewards one.  CPU doesnt matter that much, just have at least 1GB of ram.

I started a skirmish game, kicked the computers butt and then thought what else I could do.

Started mining tiberium - big time. Of course there was the problem of storage so I built a few storage silos. At just under 150,000 I got sick of building silos so I started manufacturing heavy tanks, this wasnt good enough with just two factories, so I built five more.

Some time wasted later and I had completed the task, very little tiberium crystal on the map and my silos were empty

Then I noticed how many tanks I had made, dozens of them, possibly a couple of hundred. Yet the interface was still fast and didnt skip at all - even when moving huge groups

Of course that might change when I go over to fighting more than one opponent, upping the capability of the computer controlled players might increase the issue too.

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Quote from: SeriousRuns on my ageing 2500+ Barton very well during the demo. Only tried it at 1024*768 as yet but I might be able to push that up a bit.

[edit] Works at 1280*1024 on the skirmish level supplied. Might be able to push it to 1600*1200 if I was lucky [/edit]

It does run at 1600*1200

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this gives me much hope that itll be more popular than the last game i bought!  
If it runs on slightly crappy rigs then it should have a bit more popularity.  I just wonder how it works with on-board graphics as well.

Just had a look on Play and it seems there is a Kain edition for a few more quid...

Kain



[edit] ordered a copy so I dont have to remember when it comes out.


As a side issue play has sold out of Suocom Limited Edition Cybran Faction Pack, anywhere else got copies at the same price or is that it?
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Quote from: SeriousI started a skirmish game, kicked the computers butt and then thought what else I could do.

Started mining tiberium - big time. Of course there was the problem of storage so I built a few storage silos. At just under 150,000 I got sick of building silos so I started manufacturing heavy tanks, this wasnt good enough with just two factories, so I built five more.

Some time wasted later and I had completed the task, very little tiberium crystal on the map and my silos were empty

Then I noticed how many tanks I had made, dozens of them, possibly a couple of hundred. Yet the interface was still fast and didnt skip at all - even when moving huge groups

Of course that might change when I go over to fighting more than one opponent, upping the capability of the computer controlled players might increase the issue too.

I did that, its fun, back to the good old days, you need a lot more tactics then red alert 2 now of course but you can still build massive things

2 things for me though -

I would like to zoom out a  bit more
formations - I really would like my tanks and troops moving in a nice formation or 2

Quote from: SeriousAs a side issue play has sold out of Suocom Limited Edition Cybran Faction Pack, anywhere else got copies at the same price or is that it?

Game - Aeon, Amazon - UEF

Annoying the 360 doesnt get a nice ltd edition set of some kind

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Quote from: SeriousAs a side issue play has sold out of Suocom Limited Edition Cybran Faction Pack, anywhere else got copies at the same price or is that it?

Game - Aeon, Amazon - UEF

Ta. Amazon had it in at the same price, just went for the free postage so hopefully it should get here eventually.

Ive just done the skirmish on Hard, cant seem to last longer than 30mins on Brutal though.  

did the mission

then skirmish on medium and got my ass kicked, then walked it on easy, now just owned them on meidum, time to turn it up a bit i think

looking good so far.... tho Im a bit dissapointed by the tek tree so far... unless theres more to come its a bit limited

I just got a copy of the original TA! Its soo good still.....

Quote from: matt5cottAnnoying the 360 doesnt get a nice ltd edition set of some kind

No demo either...

Amusingly the 360 version is going to have online modes not available on the PC Version

Quote from: DoomsAmusingly the 360 version is going to have online modes not available on the PC Version

only because the 360 gamers will get utterly wiped out if they play an RTS against PC gamers online.  Gotta give them something to make up for the fact they just cant compete, no matter how good they are.

In an FPS they stand a chance against an average player, the fact a PC Gamer has such a massive level of control in an RTS means they dont stand a chance.

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Quote from: DoomsAmusingly the 360 version is going to have online modes not available on the PC Version

only because the 360 gamers will get utterly wiped out if they play an RTS against PC gamers online.  Gotta give them something to make up for the fact they just cant compete, no matter how good they are.

In an FPS they stand a chance against an average player, the fact a PC Gamer has such a massive level of control in an RTS means they dont stand a chance.

is there a mouse available for the 360? that would level the playing field.