New IPX Game

Great topic. Glad you brought it up.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while actually. While I can see your point on QW “dying” it’s still going to be around it a playable form for a while yet. I can’t see pub servers disappearing or a lot of the players invovled in the ladder. I am however all for getting into other games. Also I’m with Lt on keeping any main game we play Linux compatible. Keeps us in touch with some very core members of the group, and means if any of us wanted to change our OS to Linux, the games we play as a team wouldn’t stop us.

Some ideas… no need to restrict us to full games. There’s lots of demo’s out there that we could try, some even let you play multiplayer – would be a way for us to figure out if we like the game before we buy it. Also trying games via “other” means before we buy is an option, especially if we can get them going multiplayer. Free is always good, but not essential.

Agree with n0mad – a good car game would be great fun. Trackmania something or other forever is one I tried the other week – free – it’s ok, maybe worth us giving a go but lack of collision is a bit of a killer for me (hog driver at heart – I live for the collision).

We could set aside a Friday night once a month for new games night – have a thread where we put our ideas for new games throughout the month, then if there’s more than 1 put a vote up to see which one we try that month. Would only work if we could get enough committed to the concept that we don’t end up with 2 or 3 people there each month… but very doable I think with a playing roster our size.

One suggestion – game called combat arms – DON’T bother with it. Free multiplayer game – my A/V called it a virus so I gave it the flick then and there.

Some starting points: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_first-person_shooters

Although I have tried most of them.

I’d be up for buying HL2 or some variant of it that got us CS source, TF2, and all the good HL mods.

Anyway, food for thought.

PS. If anyone wants Half Life 1 – 10th anniversary special on Steam on this week. $0.98 US. Not sure if the deals over, but I grabbed it the other day.

Am always interested in new things. its all bout playing with mates
no one is saying that ETQW is gone or that we are leaving it by any means. what we do need to do is keep looking for the next big thing.
IPX has always been on the cusp of cutting edge tech’s. we had MP3s long long long before people had CDS, – settle Shad, back on topic.
new games just adds variety to the IPX line up. keeps us sharp and keeps us together.

I am still waiting for that battlefield heroes to come out, also am interested in a car game. HL, not such a big fan of the futuristic aspects…. but the TF2 and CS would probably get my interest. COD5, never heard of it. am interested

anyone got some links? or know of any torrents which someone could email out?

there is nothing wrong with waving the IPX flag and throwing our colours in the face of some new people and some new games!
anyone for some Ice Hockey? i hear thats an interesting game…

Hearing sum great things about this Left 4 Dead game as it fails in Single Player but Rocks in Multiplayer;

Official Site: http://www.l4d.com/game.htm

m0re inf0 when I’m awake……….

n0mad
What I can type while I’m asleep

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=steam_confirmation&num=1

http://games.slashdot.org/games/08/11/29/1443227.shtml

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/black-mesa-mod-is-still-coming-out-looks-i...

Left 4 dead review here

Think this will be the next game I try… (when I get bored of GTA 4, or feel I’ve spent enough time in it to justify the 44 hours it took to install)

Let’s go Blood – new game, L4D Time

We need more cover!