racketboy wrote:andymol21 wrote:racketboy wrote:andymol21 wrote:Just bought The Orange Box and so installed Steam on my system for the first time. I know there are a couple of Steam users on the forums so I thought we should have a group dedicated to this site. I have set one up for anyone to join, the address is:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/racketboyI thought it might be nice to have some organised events, kill the people who "flamed" you on the forum
. Anyway join up if you want, I'll make reputable people that I recognise from the site Admins. Should be fun!
(P.S. Racket, I used your avatar as the image for the group, hope your ok with that, if not then tell me and I'll change it.)
I'm flattered. But I could probably find you a better image than that one
You could take this and crop it
http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_product ... r-logo.jpg
Of course, I'm doing it right now. Will you be joining us? Or leading as the case may be
I don't typically do PC gaming -- my machine isn't quite up to snuff. What game(s) do you play most?
Well, most of us play Half-Life 2 and Team-Fortress 2, at least HL2 would probably scale down to your computer, it is near photorealistic at times on high-end systems, and still look nice on low-end systems. But, a older suggestion would be Half-Life 1 and the various mods it has, considering it was made in '99 or so, I have little doubt it'd work on your computer.
RyaNtheSlayA wrote:i only have CSS, Lost Planet, and Trackmania right now =(
Get the Half-Life 1 Anthology pack, that'll get you TFC, HL1, Blue Shift, and Opposing Force. Not to mention some awesome mods, such as Natural Selection and The Specialists, for $15. And, while you're at it, you should pick up Uplink and The Wonderful End of The World for $10 each, both WILL work on whatever computer you may have if CSS even starts up, and are awesome games. Though, I wouldn't be opposed to a Trackmania tourney (assuming I actually learn how to not suck at it), it's free and runs on near any system, so it'd be a good candidate.
ott0bot wrote:Uh oh racket...he's stealing your identity. Better check you credit card bills. jk!
No can do I've only got an iMac...and no windows installed.
That shouldn't be that big of a problem, you can set up Crossover which oddly enough runs many GoldSrc and Source games perfectly (although, there is one bug some systems have: Steam may take up to 5 or so minutes to launch, but after that it's perfect, and I'm pretty sure iMacs don't get the bug). If you pirate Crossover (which I for one have no moral objections to, since the majority of the code is ripped right from a Linux program called WINE that's free), it'll cost $15 to get HL1 and its expansion packs, and TFC, and $30 to get The Orange Box (GREAT deal, 5 games all of which rock for less than the average new release, and a fuckton of mods).
Ack wrote:Sven Co-op was pretty good. It's got its issues, though. Personally, I'd be cool with some classic HL deathmatch, or even better...TFC.
Also, if any of you guys picked up HL2, there's a few interesting mods out for it right now.
Oh yeah...you guys wouldn't be willing to set up a Team Speak server in the future for this, would you? While I don't currently have a headset with a mic, I've been meaning to get one for a few months now, and it would be a good incentive. Plus, multiplayer co-op is always better when you can actually talk to folks.
Don't GoldSrc and Source games have voice support built in? If not, then I believe there's also a way to set up group chat which would also work, regardless of what game we may play.
A co-op playthrough would be nice, since I actually have only gotten about half way, and it's right at that age where I just can't get far in the game alone; I'd get bored quick.
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