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Re: The Original Postal Has Been Made Open Source

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Post by bminor13 » Thu, Dec 29, 2016, 6:58 PM UTC

pyromine wrote: post #4

This is completely off-topic, but in the vein of talking about old games. Does anyone have any suggestions for games that scratched the same itch as the old school RTS games like Age of Empires and Rise of Nations? I've been searching for years but never found anything that eclipses the classics.

It may be only tangentially related to the genre, but Factorio has stolen far too many of my hours and is definitely worth the $20. It is engaging and challenging like no other game I've played in the past couple of years.

Re: The Original Postal Has Been Made Open Source

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Post by pilom » Thu, Dec 29, 2016, 7:09 PM UTC

j_s wrote: post #6

pyromine wrote: post #4

This is completely off-topic, but in the vein of talking about old games. Does anyone have any suggestions for games that scratched the same itch as the old school RTS games like Age of Empires and Rise of Nations? I've been searching for years but never found anything that eclipses the classics.

They are still publishing updates to Age Of Empires, not sure the quality though: http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/2148/ To quote a review: I grew up on AoE2, and these expansions have really brought life into the game as a whole.

AoE2 has been a staple of my entire family gamers and non-gamers alike for 20 years now. My ~50 year old parents played with my wife an I in a big 4 person game over Christmas. The updates have definitely improved the balance. Huns cav archers are a little more expensive, fire ships beat galleys beat demo ships beat fire ships, better AI. All great improvements imo.

Re: The Original Postal Has Been Made Open Source

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Post by krylon » Thu, Dec 29, 2016, 7:10 PM UTC

Alupis wrote: post #3

j_s wrote: post #2

POSTAL Redux is currently $1.43 (84% off) on Steam; reminds me of Contra. Reviews say the only unexpected down side is load times; hope they can tighten that up. http://store.steampowered.com/app/401680/ Edit: I think the big "feature" is co-op.

For me, Postal 2 was the peak of the franchise. It's goofy, and has it's fair share of [sometimes funny] bugs, plus it has first person view. It's currently on sale for $0.99 on Steam[1] [1] http://store.steampowered.com/app/223470/

Postal 2 was one of the funniest games I ever played.

Also, the movie was practically the only movie adaptation of a video game that did not totally suck. (It got there using the same indiscriminate crude humor of the game, but it did not pretend to be anything else.)

Re: The Original Postal Has Been Made Open Source

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Post by jakebasile » Thu, Dec 29, 2016, 7:13 PM UTC

Alupis wrote: post #3

j_s wrote: post #2

POSTAL Redux is currently $1.43 (84% off) on Steam; reminds me of Contra. Reviews say the only unexpected down side is load times; hope they can tighten that up. http://store.steampowered.com/app/401680/ Edit: I think the big "feature" is co-op.

For me, Postal 2 was the peak of the franchise. It's goofy, and has it's fair share of [sometimes funny] bugs, plus it has first person view. It's currently on sale for $0.99 on Steam[1] [1] http://store.steampowered.com/app/223470/

It is amazing how much objectionable content they put in that game while still maintaining a satirical black comedy tone instead of a "trying too hard" feel. The tagline was "it's only as violent as you are!" as it is possible to complete all your tasks without violence.

At one point, it has you protecting the developers of the game from anti-violent video game protestors who want to solve their problems with violence.

You can use cats as suppressors for your weapon.

You can urinate at will, and can discover you're infected with gonorrhea, for which you can get medicine.

Really, a great game for those with an open sense of humor. Postal 2 is a great example of why games shouldn't be censored.

Re: The Original Postal Has Been Made Open Source

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Post by jakebasile » Thu, Dec 29, 2016, 7:14 PM UTC

krylon wrote: post #13

Alupis wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For me, Postal 2 was the peak of the franchise. It's goofy, and has it's fair share of [sometimes funny] bugs, plus it has first person view. It's currently on sale for $0.99 on Steam[1] [1] http://store.steampowered.com/app/223470/

Postal 2 was one of the funniest games I ever played. Also, the movie was practically the only movie adaptation of a video game that did not totally suck. (It got there using the same indiscriminate crude humor of the game, but it did not pretend to be anything else.)

I think the part that cracked me up the most was Boll's dying words: "I hate video games!".

Re: The Original Postal Has Been Made Open Source

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Post by oneweekwonder » Thu, Dec 29, 2016, 7:24 PM UTC

coldpie wrote: post #8

j_s wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They are still publishing updates to Age Of Empires, not sure the quality though: http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/2148/ To quote a review: I grew up on AoE2, and these expansions have really brought life into the game as a whole.

The AOE2HD port is reasonably well done, and they've even released new content for it. It holds up.

Maybe the single player campaign but 3vPC multiplayer just sucks and will dc/hang easily.

Unfortunately the same holds true for 0AD as recommend by someone else.

But both still wonderful games.

Re: The Original Postal Has Been Made Open Source

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Post by jakebasile » Thu, Dec 29, 2016, 7:26 PM UTC

j_s wrote: post #2

POSTAL Redux is currently $1.43 (84% off) on Steam; reminds me of Contra. Reviews say the only unexpected down side is load times; hope they can tighten that up. http://store.steampowered.com/app/401680/ Edit: I think the big "feature" is co-op.

Postal REDUX and Postal 2 are great games, but I strongly suggest you do not buy Postal 3. From the developers of Postal 1 & 2:

> Okay, I’m going to level with you – don’t buy Postal III. You’d regret it. Hell, you’d regret playing it for free. It’s a sometimes boring, other times frustrating, unfinished, borderline-broken mess, and we can’t do anything about it.

source: http://runningwithscissors.com/?page_id=853

edit: for fun, click on the "(Don't) buy on Steam" link on that page.

Re: The Original Postal Has Been Made Open Source

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Post by joaodlf » Thu, Dec 29, 2016, 7:27 PM UTC

This reminds me, I actually had some contact with the guys behind RWS many years ago, I was a young man and very excited about HTML/CSS and design in general, I ended up designing their forum (it was running on IPB): http://tinyimg.io/i/5GTDNgx.jpg

Postal 2 is one of my favourite games ever. Had a blast in both single player and online. Me and my friends still talk about it after all these years!

Re: The Original Postal Has Been Made Open Source

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Post by Alupis » Thu, Dec 29, 2016, 7:27 PM UTC

jakebasile wrote: post #14

Alupis wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For me, Postal 2 was the peak of the franchise. It's goofy, and has it's fair share of [sometimes funny] bugs, plus it has first person view. It's currently on sale for $0.99 on Steam[1] [1] http://store.steampowered.com/app/223470/

It is amazing how much objectionable content they put in that game while still maintaining a satirical black comedy tone instead of a "trying too hard" feel. The tagline was "it's only as violent as you are!" as it is possible to complete all your tasks without violence. At one point, it has you protecting the developers of the game from anti-violent video game protestors who want to solve their problems with violenc…

> You can urinate at will

Just don't do it while looking straight up - unless you're on fire, that is.

Re: The Original Postal Has Been Made Open Source

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Post by qwertyuiop924 » Thu, Dec 29, 2016, 7:30 PM UTC

Wow. Now I can play it on my Linux system. Thanks, RWS.

This, as well as being a fantastic gesture, makes it seem as though RWS understands something that many of its contemporaries don't: Games, or rather, their engines, must be open-sourced for those games to continue to be playable and relevant. You can't update your games forever, and sooner or later, they will be rendered unplayable by the inexorable march of technology. If you open source your engine, that doesn't have to happen.

Take a look at Doom. New content for Doom 1 and Doom 2 is still being released by the community, long after competitors like Duke3D have stopped. Why? Because Doom has a passionate community, and many modern, open source engines that make running the game on new systems a piece of cake.