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Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: MicroPsycho on January 30, 2005, 07:21:01 pm
Some friends and I are having a LAN party next week and I was wondering what are some fun games to play onlne/over LAN. Any ideas? Co-op play and vehicle-based combat are what we're most interested in but anything will do, thanks
Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: phreak on January 30, 2005, 08:51:29 pm
vehicle based?

UT2004.  Hell just get the demo, it'll keep you busy for ages.
Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: MatthewPapa on January 30, 2005, 08:57:21 pm
Starcraft, its the best multiplayer game ever made. period.
Title: Re: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: Liberator on January 30, 2005, 09:09:54 pm
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Originally posted by MicroPsycho
Some friends and I are having a LAN party next week and I was wondering what are some fun games to play onlne/over LAN. Any ideas? Co-op play and vehicle-based combat are what we're most interested in but anything will do, thanks


C&C:Renegade...period.

It has a unique vibe and tempo that I have yet to find a match for.

Get GSA and we'll meet up in one of the empty servers sometime.
Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: Mongoose on January 30, 2005, 09:12:19 pm
If you can find it, try Descent. :D
Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: wolfdog on January 31, 2005, 12:50:12 am
Yea, Descent 1.. We've been playing it at school for over 4 years now and it still didn't bore anyone...:D
Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: Rictor on January 31, 2005, 12:52:32 am
download the Splinter Cell: Choas Theory multiplayer beta from Fileplanet. Thats should be fun, especially for LAN.

Or just get Pandora Tommorow mutliplayer, either the full version of the demo.
Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: TopAce on January 31, 2005, 12:03:14 pm
Jedi Academy or Jedi Outcast for LAN.
But do not play Jedi Knight 2 online, people cheat horribly.
Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: Gloriano on January 31, 2005, 12:04:02 pm
UT2004
BF42
IL-2
Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: Deepblue on January 31, 2005, 12:45:58 pm
Halo 2

Descent 3

America's Army

etc.
Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: Liberator on January 31, 2005, 02:04:58 pm
I'm tellin' ya, get the Renegade demo, you'll love the multiplayer.
Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: Unknown Target on January 31, 2005, 02:13:24 pm
If it's small, System Shock 2.

There's also

Jane's WWII Fighters

Tribes 2/Vengeance

Homeworld if you're into strategy

A lot of the stuff I was gonna say has already been taken, but definately try Americas Army. :)
Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: Stunaep on January 31, 2005, 02:37:42 pm
UT 2004.

I have yet to seen anything beat it in terms of sheer funness and replayability
Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: TopAce on January 31, 2005, 02:51:27 pm
Oh, people, we are forgetting Quake 3 Arena....
Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: JR2000Z on January 31, 2005, 03:32:27 pm
CoD: UO is what I'm playing lately.
Title: Re: Re: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: Roanoke on January 31, 2005, 04:08:38 pm
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Originally posted by Liberator


C&C:Renegade...period.

It has a unique vibe and tempo that I have yet to find a match for.

Get GSA and we'll meet up in one of the empty servers sometime.


Is that mod-able ?
Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: Singh on January 31, 2005, 04:17:27 pm
Renegade is a good choice :yes:

UT2k4 is also good

So is Halo 2

But the best of all......freespace 2 :p
Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: Falcon on January 31, 2005, 04:22:45 pm
Urban Assault.........
Title: Re: Re: Re: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: Liberator on January 31, 2005, 04:37:33 pm
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Originally posted by Roanoke


Is that mod-able ?


Somewhat, there's a SW mod in the works.  There's a half-finished RedAlert mod, but it moved to Source and left us hanging.  The leader, Aircraftkiller, is a bit of a creep.

Most of the widely played mods involve activating game modes that were included, but not activated by Westwood before the patch cycle ended.  If you intend to play online, you'll need to get the RenGuard anti-cheat program.  Cheating used to be rampant, but they're rare again thanks to RenGuard.
Title: Good Multiplayer games
Post by: Ausar on February 02, 2005, 04:28:17 am
Q3A!! It's so old, it's cheap, so cheap you can obtain several discs legally for minimal cost! And it's about as fun as other FPSs, just without the kickass graphics.

Seriously, I never noticed Halo 2's brilliant map scenery while playing LAN, too busy capturing the flag :)