UFO: Aftermath demo - HELP

[Deejax]

I need some help here, boys and girls.

I downloaded the UFO: Aftermath demo, installed and started to play. Looks like a game I want to buy.
Suddenly my computer rebooted! No errors, no messages, not even due to 'windows not shut down properly'. Just a reboot.
So I tried again. And again after a few minutes (5-10) a reboot.

HELP

I've got an Athlon XP 2200, 512 MB, ASUS V8420 videocard PC with Windows XP pro.

Anybody an idea?

[ 10-21-2003, 02:33 AM: Message edited by: Deejax ]

[Jorath Calar]

Probably just a bug in the demo... Demos are usually unfinished, cutdown versions of the game and are sometimes very buggy.

[Deejax]

Stupid me: It was simply a matter of getting the latest driver [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
Though the result an out-of-date driver can have kinda freaked me out. [img]graemlins/crazyeyes.gif[/img]

I played the demo, bought the game the next day and now I am losing sleep. [img]graemlins/goodmorning.gif[/img]

[Harkoliar]

hmm... i posted this game a while back..
http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/cg...;f=22;t=000628

is it the same game? is it good? just curious..

[Deejax]

A little spoilerish (very little)
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I'm not really far in the game, but so far I like it. In the beginning I got my @ss kicked by the simplest of enemies because i charged in (and I'm playing on the easiest setting). That taught me to take it one step slower and that worked.

The game is focused primarily on the missions. Don't expect to do more 'strategic' things than R&D and deciding what missions to take. That's one of the things I appreciate: it is impossible to do all missions, you need to delegate part of the missions to other, less elite, teams because you only command one squad.

There are some strange things in the game. You have a basically unlimited source of interceptors to shoot down UFO's but can only field one (1) helicopter to reach mission areas (hence the limit of 7 soldier per mission)

Also the outcome of the dogfight between your fighters and the UFO's seems totally random. I've only intercepted two UFO's but reloaded a number of times. The outcome ranged from 1 ufo down (they travel in fours) and all fighters destroyed to one fighter damaged and all UFO's downed. Go figure.

I really like the pace of the game, even though you can pause at any moment. In the 'strategic part' there are always things to look after. In the 'tactical' missions the atmosphere is great. Especially in the city environments it can be nerve wracking trying to find the enemy before he finds you.

The battle controls take some getting used to, but I like the time it gives you to consider the options of your soldiers.

All of this is, of course, my humble opinion. I've read quite a number of reviews and the verdicts vary a lot. Especially when compared to the x-com series some things seem to lack. The disapearance of the human establishment and economic system are no improvement to the game. But, as I said, this game is primarily based on a squad executing tactical mission.

[Sir Kenyth]

AN XCOM FOLLOW UP!!!!!!!!! [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img]


I MUST HAVE IT!!!!!!!! [img]graemlins/crazyeyes.gif[/img]


GIVE IT TO ME NOW!!!!!! [img]graemlins/troutslap.gif[/img]


Really though, I simply loved the first Xcom game. It kept me up all night while I was stationed in Korea. I still have it!

[Rokenn]

Originally posted by Sir Kenyth: AN XCOM FOLLOW UP!!!!!!!!! [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] I MUST HAVE IT!!!!!!!! [img]graemlins/crazyeyes.gif[/img] GIVE IT TO ME NOW!!!!!! [img]graemlins/troutslap.gif[/img] Really though, I simply loved the first Xcom game. It kept me up all night while I was stationed in Korea. I still have it!

Compared to the XCom games it sucks a**. Makes me want to dig my old XCom disks out and play the real thing [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Deejax]

If you're expecting x-com, don't buy it.

It is (obviously) based on the x-com games but is no sequel. Absolutely not.

There is no economy or base building. It is a squad based pausable real-time tactics game.

I'm not saying I don't like it. I do. But if you're expecting something like x-com you'll feel cheated.

[Deejax]

Originally posted by Rokenn: Makes me want to dig my old XCom disks out and play the real thing [img]smile.gif[/img]

DON'T!

Keep your fond memories of those times as they are!

I recently saw some shots of UFO: enemy unknown (X-Com: UFO defense?) and the graphics were really, really bad. A lot worse than how I remembered them.

[Rokenn]

Originally posted by Deejax: quote: Originally posted by Rokenn: Makes me want to dig my old XCom disks out and play the real thing [img]smile.gif[/img]

DON'T!

Keep your fond memories of those times as they are!

I recently saw some shots of UFO: enemy unknown (X-Com: UFO defense?) and the graphics were really, really bad. A lot worse than how I remembered them. [/QUOTE]Ya'now some of these game companies could make a nice penny updating old games like this with newer graphics [img]smile.gif[/img] XCom, Star Control II, Neuromancer, Wasteland, etc...