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Posted by subfixer on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 6:09 PM
M1Tank Platoon 2 has always been a great tank simulator, it's been around for some time but stands the test of time very well. I still play it when I'm able. Steel Panthers is my favorite, though.

I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 7, 2004 3:27 PM
Cool, count me in. I have all the bf1942 stuff except for DC. 1/35 Armored is great but I build 1/72 Wink [;)]Tongue [:P]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 7, 2004 2:56 PM
Operation Flashpoint series most definantly, the most realistic fun combat all around type game I have found. ull love it, but ud better have a fast computer or it will skip and the tank will fire but wont shoot hit or kill anything. awsome game overall, and ... another good one wouldddddd beeeeeee..... ummmm well the rest of the operation flashpoint series, ie russian campaigns and the freedomefighter version.
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Posted by lizardqing on Sunday, March 7, 2004 2:44 PM
I don't have DC yet, had a friend was going to be downloading it for me but have not talked to him yet. No way I could download it with my dial up, that would take a week.
I tried playing it on Gamespy last night and it told me I had an invalid cd key. Don't know why though since I bought the game new at wal-mart. Anyone have any idea?
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 7, 2004 11:07 AM
Shall we make a clan for Desert Combat? I really like the 1/35 armored division. What are some other ideas?? Lets actually make up a clan
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 7, 2004 7:36 AM
I play online also. My online name is Trophy Hunter.

I have all the versions:BF1942, Road to Rome & Secret Weapons. I also have the latest DC mod.

Don't forget too....Battlefield Vietnam will be on the shelves in 2 weeks Tongue [:P]

PS, I like the name 1/35 armored too. We will need to get some pilots though!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 7, 2004 3:06 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ShermanFirefly

Who does play Desert Combat or bf1942? I think we should form our own club sort of thing. What are your user names for the game? Mine is Captain Mike. See ya on the field.


played desert combat tonight and had 18 points in a AH64, 10 were outright kills. not club or clan, but unit. 1st Cavalry Division, cuz Cav use choppersBig Smile [:D]. oh, should use teamspeak too
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 6, 2004 9:34 PM
WW2 online

Man I played that game wayyyyy to much.

If you value realism then thats the game to play IMO. It has a steep learning curve to be sure but its a blast. You can't be a one man army and teamwork is a must if you are to have any sucess.

The best thing about the game is that it doesn't have a hit points system. You can keep hitting the same spot over and over but inless your hitting something critical (ammo engine etc) you won't disable your target.

It has its faults but its a great game.
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Posted by lizardqing on Saturday, March 6, 2004 7:22 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Michaelvk

1/35 armoured sounds great.. But there are also wingy thinggies too..

I also have a dial-up (more to the point: tin-can and string) connection, and on a small server its fine.


Guess you're right aboutt he wingy things. Allthough I have yet to do anything but crash in them. Figure I'd just stick with the tracks and ground. I just signed up tonite at Gamespy. Don't know if there is anywhere else to play it or not. Lizardqing there as well. Plan on giving the multiplayer a try tonite sometime.
Think we should post this in the off topic to see if there are some from the other forums interested?
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 6, 2004 6:54 PM
Who does play Desert Combat or bf1942? I think we should form our own club sort of thing. What are your user names for the game? Mine is Captain Mike. See ya on the field.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 2:55 AM
1/35 armoured sounds great.. But there are also wingy thinggies too..

I also have a dial-up (more to the point: tin-can and string) connection, and on a small server its fine.
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Posted by lizardqing on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 2:37 AM
How hard is it to play online with dial up. I used to play army men 2 alot online and the lag sometimes would be to much to bear. I can imagine how it could get with one that has this much going on. Love the game though. Just have really played the last couple of nights and I'm hooked. Just spent over an hour on the Battle of the Buldge and did'nt even know it. How about 1/35th Armored Division.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 12:53 AM
Its great fun online.. As long as you've got clear defined roles in the team. Otherwise its shocking. A well organized team that has members who don't mind sitting in a base to defend it while the battle goes on elsewhere can be very hard to beat. Also people who stick to their vehicles or pedestrian status. Or at least per game. The game, (for the peeps who don't know) switches through the different battlefields. So what I think is fair is that each battlefield everyone shifts up a spot, so to speak. Each round somebody else is the leader, tank commander, pilot etc. etc.

How about we come up with a name, and I'll cobble a site together?

My idea's for the name:
- 11th scale division
(11 being the exacto favorite)
- Plastic army guys
- Scale Model Army
(Derivative of New Model Army)

Who's next?
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Posted by lizardqing on Monday, March 1, 2004 11:22 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by zokissima

lol Michaelvk sounds good to me :)

hey lizardqing2, what video card do you have now? I'm playing COD with a radeon 9200. It's decent but not that great. Getting a nice 9800 pro soon, so maybe that's when I'll get into bf1942 :)
maybe after all these group builds i'm in, it'd b fun for someone to create a themed group build, something like vehicles from a particular game, or movie, or something like that :)
I am running the integrated graphics that came with the machine I just got last week. Been looking at those 128 mb geforce that are around $100 though. i can set it to the low settings rigth now and it runs smooth as can be. I figure with a good card high settings should eb a breeze with the set up of the rest of the computer. I think a getting a group of us would be great , have not tried playing it online yet though.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 1, 2004 9:48 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Captain Caveman

I went out and bought Opperation Flashpoint again yesterday ( becouse my original copy was scratched) and ive started playing it againBig Smile [:D]
ive found some cool downloads for it , hopefully there be ready to down load soon


I don't understand.

QUOTE: theres an Opperation Flashpoint 2 coming out later this year (i hope)


I thought that was out already. Aren't both OF games modern games?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 1, 2004 7:03 PM
I forgot to say i downloaded desert combat and i'm currently waiting for an upgrade to finish downloading. THEN I"M PLAYING FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT!!!
jjk about the all night thing
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 1, 2004 6:59 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Michaelvk

I really think us BF1942 owners should get together and form our own squad..


That is a good idea. I'm serious. We would have to find a good sqaud name though. What are your player names when you do play bf1942??
Lets start making a squad.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 1, 2004 1:01 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Captain Caveman

I went out and bought Opperation Flashpoint again yesterday ( becouse my original copy was scratched) and ive started playing it againBig Smile [:D]
ive found some cool downloads for it , hopefully there be ready to down load soon


these are so cool


the peaple who have done them should release a whole Opp Flaspoint game on there own, they would make a fortune

i havnt played BF1942 but im waiting for it to come down in price now, with all the add ons

theres an Opperation Flashpoint 2 coming out later this year (i hope)



Sooooo cooool! Gonna check those out! Must have! (drooling)
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 29, 2004 11:42 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Michaelvk

I really think us BF1942 owners should get together and form our own squad..



there's an idea. i go by this nic when in action. fairly good with a AH64 too, AND tanksBig Smile [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 29, 2004 10:20 AM
I went out and bought Opperation Flashpoint again yesterday ( becouse my original copy was scratched) and ive started playing it againBig Smile [:D]
ive found some cool downloads for it , hopefully there be ready to down load soon


these are so cool


the peaple who have done them should release a whole Opp Flaspoint game on there own, they would make a fortune

i havnt played BF1942 but im waiting for it to come down in price now, with all the add ons

theres an Opperation Flashpoint 2 coming out later this year (i hope)
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Posted by glock232 on Friday, February 27, 2004 4:51 PM
WWII online isnt a bad game but the big drawback is that the graphics arent that great, and there is a monthly fee of 12.99. You can choose a lot of different armor that was in WWII. You start out as a private in the Army and you have to do missions to gain rank, the higher rank you have the more choices for vehicles there are. You can check their website at www.wwiionline.com you can download the game right from their site, and i think there is a free trial period as well. Also you can play German, Brittish, and French forces, Army (infantry and armor), Airforce, and Navy. Again, you start out as a private and the more you complete your missions you get points, and can gain rank, to get better vehicles. And if you download it you can play the "traning" part of if which gives you access to I think all of the vehicles, so you can pratice. With that said, I give it about a 9 for strategy 6 on graphics, 9 for realism, and 7 for playability.
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Posted by spector822002 on Friday, February 27, 2004 3:57 PM
[bLizardqing[/b] Ge force makes a number of excellent 128 meg video cards around $100 bucks also some 64's around the 50 dollar range ( would recommend the 128 personally). I would never spend 300 bucks on any vid card as my geforce has handles the most complex games with ease ,.... the only time I had a lag was during the final battle of blitzkrieg when there were literally hundreds of tanks and men on the field at one time , and then it was only a slight lag ! Them radeons are nice, but man are they pricey for what you get ! When I get cable hookup you can count me in on the gaming , its way too much fun playing on teams ! ( and addictive)
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 27, 2004 1:21 PM
If you guys decide to create a team, count me in, or if you just want setup a team game, let me know.... I love this game.

zokissima, make sure you get your hands on the desertcombat mod, you'll just love flying around in an Apache shooting hellfires at every T-72 you can fine....

BUDA
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Posted by zokissima on Friday, February 27, 2004 1:06 PM
lol Michaelvk sounds good to me :)

hey lizardqing2, what video card do you have now? I'm playing COD with a radeon 9200. It's decent but not that great. Getting a nice 9800 pro soon, so maybe that's when I'll get into bf1942 :)
maybe after all these group builds i'm in, it'd b fun for someone to create a themed group build, something like vehicles from a particular game, or movie, or something like that :)
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 27, 2004 1:02 PM
I really think us BF1942 owners should get together and form our own squad..
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Posted by lizardqing on Friday, February 27, 2004 12:09 PM
My wife just bought me Battlefield 1942 and from what I have played it is great. Allthough I need to get a better graphics card tor eally enjoy it. The tnak driving is great and alot of fun. Allthough I have yet to fly in it without crashing so I think I'll just stick to the ground stuff.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 27, 2004 10:58 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by zokissima

How is battlefield 1942? I jsut got it, but haven't played it yet. I thought it was a fps, not a vehicle game...?


One word, AMAZING... battlefield 1942 also has two expansion packs available (Road to Rome, Secret Weapons). Add to that the wide range of excellent free mods for WW2 and moderen warefare (http://www.desertcombat.com/)

Check out http://www.bf42.com/index.php , it will give you all the information about all the mods, plus tips for everything you could possible wish for in ground, air and sea combat. I've been playing this game now for about 18 months, there's really nothing that comes close to it for team combat in a WWII or modern warfare setting.

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Posted by zokissima on Friday, February 27, 2004 10:23 AM
How is battlefield 1942? I jsut got it, but haven't played it yet. I thought it was a fps, not a vehicle game...?
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Posted by J-Hulk on Friday, February 27, 2004 10:15 AM
PlayStation's Panzer Front, Panzer Front bis and the soon-to-be-released (for PS2) Panzer Front Ausf B are excellent tank battle sim games.
~Brian
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