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Alien Swarm |OT| - Free Co-op Multiplayer from Valve
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Spotless Mind
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I got hooked on it last night and played it for a while. The controls are fine to me aside from some odd button layouts. I didn't even realise there was an alt fire until my second playthrough.
All it needs is more content, which i'm extremely hopeful the mod community will provide. I'm kind of hoping for an all out sequel that expands on what's here. Do it Valve. I want to give you my money!
I'd love for someone to create a top down version of Team Fortress 2 in this vein.
All it needs is more content, which i'm extremely hopeful the mod community will provide. I'm kind of hoping for an all out sequel that expands on what's here. Do it Valve. I want to give you my money!
I'd love for someone to create a top down version of Team Fortress 2 in this vein.
After the hellhole which is Steam Forums, I have only a simple question:
How do I map the aim to the second analog of my USB joystick (non XNA/360 controller)?
How do I map the aim to the second analog of my USB joystick (non XNA/360 controller)?
As much as I like it, I'm not fond of other PC gamers that much. See this thread (yikes!).kagete said:
belvedere said:
Once i enabled 360 controller support...YOU ARE RIGHT Sir.
It makes all the difference in the world when you can change the pace that your marine walks at. Right trigger...gun, left trigger...BIGGER GUN....
I'm loving this game.
I will always be a fan of STEAM.
1) Got this game for free...AMAZING
2) Got Red Faction Guerilla for $5...just as AMAZING
Dreohboy said:
The Steam sales are the reason I stick to PC gaming. Sure, I spend a little more money up front, but I can buy games for $5-20 within a few months of their release compared to $40-60. It adds up after awhile. I love Valve.
I've played with a few GAFers so far and we've had a blast, if anyone else wants to play I'm on a lot. At this point we're focusing on completing Insane
Steam is sleepallwinter
game seemss fun, only got to play for about 10 min earlier.
only thing i was having issues with control wise was being able to do a quick 180 to choot stuff behind me. felt weird. maybe it just takes some getting used to, or maybe ill try a controller.
thats why the first thing you do is check the control config.
i didnt realize either until i went to check that out.
i saw you on but i was still downloading at the time. maybe see you in the morning if your around.
only thing i was having issues with control wise was being able to do a quick 180 to choot stuff behind me. felt weird. maybe it just takes some getting used to, or maybe ill try a controller.
Spotless Mind said:
thats why the first thing you do is check the control config.
i didnt realize either until i went to check that out.i saw you on but i was still downloading at the time. maybe see you in the morning if your around.
btw for everyone saying the reload bar is out of sight:
If you look at your cursor the half circle shows how much ammo you have left, and also your reload bar (with the quick reload section as well) when you reload it.
Personally I would like it above my char's head since that's where my eyes are but there ya go, its not just in the bottom left corner of the screen.
If you look at your cursor the half circle shows how much ammo you have left, and also your reload bar (with the quick reload section as well) when you reload it.
Personally I would like it above my char's head since that's where my eyes are but there ya go, its not just in the bottom left corner of the screen.
gregor7777
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Blackface said:
I don't have firsthand experience with it, but do they all have the SDK installed?
gregor7777
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crimsonheadGCN said:A poster on SomethingAwful has been working on a new player model:
Nice :lol
I want the characters from Aliens
Metal Gear?!
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It's amazing how much better this is than the Alien Breed and Alien Syndrome revivals. Team 17 are lucky they got their $15 game out first.
Protip: Tesla sentrys rock, especially for the last level. You can't pick them up but you can deploy 3 of them, so if a couple players take them rather than whizzbang rockets or mines or medpacks or armor you get 6 of them which is enough to help out every single panic event.
Super Protip: Adrenaline is really useful for taking on those parasite spitting queens but if someone dies while it's on EVERYONE WILL CRASH. Use at your own peril.
Protip: Tesla sentrys rock, especially for the last level. You can't pick them up but you can deploy 3 of them, so if a couple players take them rather than whizzbang rockets or mines or medpacks or armor you get 6 of them which is enough to help out every single panic event.
Super Protip: Adrenaline is really useful for taking on those parasite spitting queens but if someone dies while it's on EVERYONE WILL CRASH. Use at your own peril.
crimsonheadGCN
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Metal Gear?! said:
Valve actually delayed Alien Swarm because of the revival of Alien Breed. It was ready back in April/May, according to the developers who post at the BCS forums.
I want to play the level from Aliens. Where instead of just having to go through a level. They give you the level and you have to survive for X long, or so many waves. Give you more mobile sents and everything to use.gregor7777 said:
Awesome game by the way. I really don't understand the difficult of the Residential District. The level is fairly easy, but my hard group quit like pussies when we got to it.
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That was errrr... rather nice of them, I guess?crimsonheadGCN said:
First level where you encounter those parasites man. Once someone pops, the fun don't stop... 'till everyone drops.shintoki said:
The recommended settings the game defaulted to (Very High Shader Detail, High Effect Detail and High Model/texture Detail) were way too much for my crappy old 320MB 8800 GTS. I had to dial everything down to medium to stop the game from constantly slowing down and hitching until I got a Nv4_disp error.
I don't mind playing on lower settings, I just find it weird that a Source game like this would overestimate my PC's power so much when that hasn't happened to me with other games released by Valve.
I don't mind playing on lower settings, I just find it weird that a Source game like this would overestimate my PC's power so much when that hasn't happened to me with other games released by Valve.
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Games are never ever that accurate when it comes to auto-configuring settings. You should always expect to fine tune settings.Curufinwe said:
BloodySinner
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sfried said:
How do you enable the 360 controller at all?
asw_show_all_singleplayer_maps 1 in the dev console is your friend, you'll be able to pick maps when playing practice mode. It doesn't go to the next map tho, so you'll have to quit to main menu and restart practice mode every time you're done.Minamu said:
Have I said how much I hate the retarded interface already today? -_-
Also, anyone know why every time I try to play a custom map with friends, I get a "Reservation cookie 0: reason netsupport" error?
BloodySinner said:
To enable 360 support....
Go to OPTIONS
KEYBOARD/MOUSE
Enable DEVELOPER CONSOLE
Go into game.
Hit the . key (on your keyboard)
type the following
exec 360controller_xbox
you should then be good to go. You're going to have to familiarize yourself with how the buttons are mapped.
one thing you'll find out. Clicking down on each of the analog sticks will command your unit to stop and guard an area, or to follow you. Push forward on analog stick a little, your guy appears to walk. Push forward all the way, he runs. A button, he jumps, B button, he does a melee attack.
If Valve could tighten up the aiming with the right analog stick the game would be perfect with a 360 controller.
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Haha it's more or less what they used in 2004 in terms of setup.DrBo42 said:
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You can actually use that google cad software (I forget what exactly it's called and import it in as geometry).DrBo42 said:
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A wired 360 controller uses a USB port. This isn't rocket science. I'm not sure why some people got the idea that there are 360 controllers built specifically for computer use.jufonuk said:
Yeah, I know it has a plugin for L4D so hopefully it will work with Alien Swarm's editor as well.DrBo42 said:
If you have a wired Xbox 360 controller, it will work with your PC as along as you have installed the driver. If you have a wireless Xbox 360 controller, you need to purchase a wireless receiver.jufonuk said:
First person console commands :lol http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1371355
Nice to see the detail from a different perspective
Nice to see the detail from a different perspective
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Did anyone else never have an icon for the game in grid view? After restarting, it's still just blank with that windows icon in the middle.
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You don't even need drivers for the wired controller on Windows 7.azentium said:
This was actually worth putting some money towards.
34,447 60,467 Alien Swarm
16,117 60,751 Counter-Strike: Source
15,973 57,437 Counter-Strike
15,965 64,320 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Multiplayer
15,625 24,302 Team Fortress 2
6,944 13,604 Left 4 Dead 2
Haven't played a whole lot, but man it looks and plays nice. Releasing Portal for free, and now this... Valve throws a few hq freebies out there to get the non-steam users out there into the fold.
34,447 60,467 Alien Swarm
16,117 60,751 Counter-Strike: Source
15,973 57,437 Counter-Strike
15,965 64,320 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Multiplayer
15,625 24,302 Team Fortress 2
6,944 13,604 Left 4 Dead 2
Haven't played a whole lot, but man it looks and plays nice. Releasing Portal for free, and now this... Valve throws a few hq freebies out there to get the non-steam users out there into the fold.
HorribleJames
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why is this free? is it temporary? will it cost something in the future?
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Because Valve loves you.HorribleJames said:
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The 360 controller works really well...I'm very impressed...Can anyone post screenshots of FPS and 3rd Person mode? I'm curious to see how well the detail holds up...