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Off-Topic Discussion => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: An4ximandros on October 10, 2013, 03:18:51 am

Title: Planetary Annihilation
Post by: An4ximandros on October 10, 2013, 03:18:51 am: YES. Thank you, Kickstarter!
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Post by: Veers on October 10, 2013, 06:52:35 am: Pretty sure I have this sitting in my Steam wishlist...

Regardless, I just want to launch moons and sh*t at people :lol:
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Post by: Klaustrophobia on October 10, 2013, 03:27:15 pm: those are really small planets.
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Post by: Lorric on October 10, 2013, 03:40:30 pm: Quote from: Klaustrophobia on October 10, 2013, 03:27:15 pm
those are really small planets.
That reminds me a bit of Populous The Beginning's planets.
Title: Re: Planetary Annihilation
Post by: Luis Dias on October 10, 2013, 04:12:32 pm: It's a ridiculous concept, making for a ridiculously fun promise of a game!!
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Post by: Nakura on October 11, 2013, 09:11:04 pm: Absolutely loved TA growing up so I've been watching this for a while. I absolutely cannot wait to be able to play this.
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Post by: Lorric on October 11, 2013, 11:18:06 pm: Quote from: Nakura on October 11, 2013, 09:11:04 pm
Absolutely loved TA growing up so I've been watching this for a while. I absolutely cannot wait to be able to play this.
I got this off GOG (Total Annihilation) many moons ago to see what it's like, but it doesn't work for me... :(

I'll be keeping an eye on this I think.
Title: Re: Planetary Annihilation
Post by: Phantom Hoover on October 12, 2013, 04:39:26 am: there's a reasonably-priced supcom + supcom FA bundle on steam, it's part of the same spiritual series as TA and PA
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Post by: Nakura on October 12, 2013, 09:35:23 am: Quote from: Lorric on October 11, 2013, 11:18:06 pm
Quote from: Nakura on October 11, 2013, 09:11:04 pm
Absolutely loved TA growing up so I've been watching this for a while. I absolutely cannot wait to be able to play this.
I got this off GOG (Total Annihilation) many moons ago to see what it's like, but it doesn't work for me... :(

I'll be keeping an eye on this I think.

What problems did you have getting it to work? TA has a pretty dedicated fan base with a lot of resources (kind of like here), I'm sure someone has found a way to get the game working on newer computers.
Title: Re: Planetary Annihilation
Post by: AdmiralRalwood on October 12, 2013, 11:51:18 am: It does work on newer computers; I've been playing it on Windows 7 computers since even before work started on the "4.0" fanpatch.
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Post by: Mikes on October 12, 2013, 01:23:28 pm: For Supcom/TA/PA fans there is also Spring Engine / Zero-K to tide ya over until PA fully releases.

Bit of a different ruleset, but also very fun. Especially loved the huge team battles with hilarious player numbers that go on on a regular basis in Zero-K.

Link: http://zero-k.info/

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmYlUycWeiQ

They also have a hilarious "Chicken" mode... where player cooperatively fight against harder and harder waves of well ... aliens that kinda look like wierd zerglings of all kinds, except they are called Chickens :P