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Re: OpenRA

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Post by spyware_suburbs »

patentlyze wrote: post #33

OpenRA is awesome. Whoever runs it, you're awesome! The player base is only slightly lower than when I used to play RA2 on dial-up like 20 years ago. I've boycotted EA ever since they ruined the franchise.

Same, breaks my heart they ruined this franchise. It does make me happy that someone loves red alert as much as me and has made OpenRA.

Re: OpenRA

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Post by b112 »

monocasa wrote: post #67
b112 wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's the same backend, so it's a bit like a fun theme difference. I played Dune2 first, and like RA too.

They're talking about Doom, not Dune.

Heh, yes, right you are.

Re: OpenRA

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Post by Forgeties79 »

cogman10 wrote: post #32
OptionOfT wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Try the Doom ones.

I'll have to give them a shot, but admittedly the nostalgia is almost certainly a big reason I love the RA OST (and starcraft as well). I didn't play enough doom to really love it in the same way.

Man the Terran tracks are so incredible

Re: OpenRA

#75

Post by rvba »

It is funny how StarCraft Brood War runs circles around C&C games - people still play it online, there are still 20k dollar tournaments in Korea... the game is just more fun to play and to watch. It received an official remaster too that was only a graphics update

Meamwhile people make threads about RA what was a bad game even when it came out - "strategy" was to made few overpowered towers, then mass tanks and flood the computer with them. Mutliplayer was tanks + dogs, so the first shot of the enemy tank was wasted on your dog.

Re: OpenRA

#77

Post by minitoar »

apitman wrote: post #46
dice wrote: post #40

We used to play RA on my friend's home network, which was thin net running IPX. The house rule was that if we'd collectively built enough units that the game started slowing down you had to attack. It was good times.

When it worked, IPX LAN was maybe the peak UX in multiplayer gaming. Moving everything to TCP/IP came with a lot of improvements, but we also lost important things. Reminds me of the move from Flash to HTML5.

I was using ipx over hamachi for multiplayer c&c as recently as 15 years ago!

Re: OpenRA

#78

Post by gehsty »

Ah man I remember playing Red Alert against my friends online where you had to put the other persons phone number in and (I guess??) you made some kind of direct network connection. No idea if it was billed as internet or what!

Re: OpenRA

#80

Post by warumdarum »

OptionOfT wrote: post #30
cogman10 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I love using the RA OST for coding. The songs are fun and fast paced with low lyrics. It helps that this is a childhood favorite game of mine.

Try the Doom ones.

Total annihilation had an amazing score.. it was a young media giving talent a way to shine without first having to do a pilgrimage through some elder legends sweatshop.
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