Whats a good online FPS for a shitty connection?

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2003-04-13 04:01pm

I have Half-life counterstrike, and team fortress classic, but I can't download the updates(i let it dl over night and it fucks up some time around 50 mbs. So, I was wondering if there are any good online FPS with small or no patches needed to play online?

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2003-04-13 04:12pm

The only shoot-em-up you'd be able to play with an analog modem is probably Soldat. Other than that, I'm afraid you're basically out of luck

Alferd Packer · Post by **Alferd Packer** » 2003-04-13 04:16pm

JediNeophyte wrote:The only shoot-em-up you'd be able to play with an analog modem is probably Soldat. Other than that, I'm afraid you're basically out of luck

Soldat. Absolutely. Less than a 9 meg download, and fun as hell.

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2003-04-13 04:58pm

If you still have Quake. Heh. Now those are some rockets.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-04-13 05:16pm

If you have Worms...

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-04-13 05:20pm

Cal Wright wrote:If you still have Quake. Heh. Now those are some rockets.

Quake 1. The BEST Rockets in a game EVER!

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2003-04-13 05:26pm

Is there anyplace to download Soldat?

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2003-04-13 05:33pm

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
Cal Wright wrote:If you still have Quake. Heh. Now those are some rockets.
Quake 1. The BEST Rockets in a game EVER!

Oh shit yea, the rockets in Q3 suck. You can play pinball with your opponents, but that get's boring after about the 60th frag. Now Quake, you had one chance. heh. A well placed rocket was a sure frag.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2003-04-13 05:50pm

anarchistbunny wrote:Is there anyplace to download Soldat?

http://soldat.cyberion.pl

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-04-13 05:51pm

Cal Wright wrote:
Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
Cal Wright wrote:If you still have Quake. Heh. Now those are some rockets.
Quake 1. The BEST Rockets in a game EVER!
Oh shit yea, the rockets in Q3 suck. You can play pinball with your opponents, but that get's boring after about the 60th frag. Now Quake, you had one chance. heh. A well placed rocket was a sure frag.

Well that's why I love the Railgun on Q3. They got that weapon perfect... mmmmmm 3wave Instagib CTF....

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2003-04-13 08:10pm

JediNeophyte wrote:
anarchistbunny wrote:Is there anyplace to download Soldat?
http://soldat.cyberion.pl

The link doesn't work

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2003-04-13 08:16pm

Looks like their site is down. Try downloading it from here - http://www.acid-play.com/game.php?name=Soldat

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-04-13 09:25pm

America's Army.

Hell, I can play it over dial-up from Tasmania and 0wnz0r fools.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2003-04-13 09:35pm

anarchistbunny wrote:I have Half-life counterstrike, and team fortress classic, but I can't download the updates(i let it dl over night and it fucks up some time around 50 mbs. So, I was wondering if there are any good online FPS with small or no patches needed to play online?

There is Cube:
http://wouter.fov120.com/cube/

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2003-04-15 01:16pm

doom ][ !

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2003-04-15 01:44pm

Slow connection action players should try Soldat. It's fantastic. After that, dig up a copy of Serious Sam. It's fun to hell, and cheap too. Co-Op mode rules any other multiplayer mode, anyway.

Coaan · Post by **Coaan** » 2003-04-15 01:48pm

Co-op is the greatest form of multiplayer and always will be...whether it's against the computer in a story like you would with a single (btw..what is with designers not giving that anymore?...the last I've seen it was with system shock 2! I want to tear around space with another freelancer on my wing thank you!)

it seems designers stopped caring what the public actually want long ago

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2003-04-15 02:02pm

Coaan wrote:Co-op is the greatest form of multiplayer and always will be...It seems designers stopped caring what the public actually want long ago

Except for Croteam and Serious Sam or Serious Sam: SE. Really. It's basically Doom, though, with hordes of pointless enemies, classic and uninspired weapons, and pointless level design geared mainly to giving you vast arenas to shoot things - and I mean a LOT of things - in.

Although I hear that Halo has Co-op. Anyone confirm this? I know it's coming to the PC soon and if it's half as good as I've heard AND has coop mode, I may pick it up.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-04-15 02:08pm

Lagmonster wrote: Although I hear that Halo has Co-op. Anyone confirm this? I know it's coming to the PC soon and if it's half as good as I've heard AND has coop mode, I may pick it up.

Yeah the X-Box has two player co-op.

It made it pretty fun for my friend and me.

Crazy_Vasey · Post by **Crazy_Vasey** » 2003-04-15 03:59pm

I used to play Quake3 on a 56k and it wasn't too bad.

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-04-15 04:18pm

HalfLife and its mods work quite well on a 200+ ping connection

In fact, you don't need to lead your shots that much

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-04-15 04:50pm

The original Unreal Tournament works OK on a dialup, although you do tend to get laggy with a ping around 300. The only problem I can see you having is getting the latest update to version 436 (unless you recently purchased UT, that is).

UT2k3 has slightly better optimized network code, IIRC, but the graphics should be switched to OpenGL if you want it to run anywhere near smooth.

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