chaobreaker
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Oh wow. Now all we need is the Mechwarrior 2 on GoG and that should be every literal good old game available digitally, right?
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SWAT 4 is now available on GOG! (Irrational Games/Activision)
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FloatingDivider
Member
I mean sure I could but I'd have to purchase a cd drive for my computer or transplant one from my 5 years ago rig. Then I'd have to actually locate the disc in a cardboard box labeled decades old shit I love. I'd then have to deal with that old school looking installer. I'd then have to go find patches and I'd be fucked if I know where they are since fileplanet is dead as doornails. I guess I could play it at that point though. I could also just give GoG 10$ and use the 3 hours of busywork I saved to make more money to buy other shit with.
How long does it take to set that up? I think I tried it once a few years ago and got annoyed quickly.
Daffy Duck
Member
Would you be able to use something like Hamachi to create a network, get a load of gaffers together and join said network and then play your games that way?
Fantastic game. I love that it makes you play like an actual SWAT member with its emphasis on non-lethality and requiring authorization/cause to use deadly force. This gives the game a really unique sense of tension when compared with other tactical games that are shoot to kill from mission start. As far as I know there's never been anything quite like it since.
Plus playing solo is still a ton of fun. The AI has some good line delivery ("Sir... you're in my way").
Soulblighter31
Banned
It hasnt aged a day. Thing with "how does it hold up" in gaming terms, repeated refinement over many years of a similar formula may end up making older games feel a bit off. But the tactical FPS, with an exclusive PC design unshackled by the need to gimp the game for controller usage, stoped around the time SWAT 4 was released. So theres nothing after it to make it seem dated in any way. Remains world class together with Raven Shield
Hellshingu
Member
Nice! Been waiting for this to come to GOG for years. I misplaced my physical copy almost 10 years ago and have been sad ever since.
Why are people talking about LAN tunnels? It supports direct (IP) connection.
All you should have to do is open up the following UDP ports: 10480, 10481, 10482, and 10483, host your server, and have your friends connect to you via IP.
EDIT:
Oh, and apparently people have created their own permanent servers here:
https://swat4stats.com/servers/
All you should have to do is open up the following UDP ports: 10480, 10481, 10482, and 10483, host your server, and have your friends connect to you via IP.
EDIT:
Oh, and apparently people have created their own permanent servers here:
https://swat4stats.com/servers/
FlammableD
Banned
Ehhh that may not actually be their fault. Remember that d2d today is d2d of yesterday in name only. The old storefront died what, half a decade ago? Any old games their predecessor was selling they probably had to renegotiate with the pubs to get back, which in some cases was possible and some not.
notoriousKTR
Member
Fuck yes. One of the best co-op games out there.
I mean, that's completely inconsequential to me since there are plenty of other games from different stores that were delisted, but the storefronts retained the download files for people to redownload.
To their credit, they at least didn't nuke my serial keys. Not that it matters anymore.
Plumpbiscuit
Member
If anybody is looking for some decent gameplay, check this video out. It isn't a tutorial or anything, rather, it outlines alot of the game's mechanics and just how tense things can get.
I don't think you understood the point of my post. D2d died. Totally died. Gone. Vanished. Eradicated. D2d today is not the same store, it just uses the same name.
There's a big difference between a game being delisted on steam and steam closing down, another company buying the rights to the steam name, and opening a new store called "steam" 5-6 years down the line and then selling games. Notably, theyd need to renegotiate certain contracts to maintain products. Some times possible, some times not.
It's not like they went out of their way to stick it in your ass. Activision likely just didn't want to play ball. Not much they could do about it other than face a lawsuit just to please you.
| Praxis |
Banned
Holy shit, this will bring back the memories. Especially shooting that kid's hamster.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
That's fucking awesome. This is the best tactical shooter. It's so good. And now, we get it without the bullshit that plagued the original release (remember the ads?)
Dude, those Swat 4 files vanished when D2D was still an IGN joint. It has nothing to do with the service changing hands the same way that none of these following companies fought for the ability for me to continue downloading a retail, non-steam version of Vampire: The Masquerade, which is still sitting in that withered account.
broncobuster
Banned
Wow. Just yesterday SWAT 4 came up in a conversation.Buying this.
Just need to download a server browser. Might need a patch, don't know what version gog is.
Gamezone
Gold Member
Who owns it?
snoopeasystreet
Member
My favourite Police Quest game
Still have my physical copy, but would still like a GOG version.
Rainbow Six: Siege is probably the closest we'll get to a sequel unfortunately.
