Re: Usefull autoexec.cfg file for Quake4


"NuQ" <anon@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>>>(I hear good things about FEAR and Serious Sam if you need to blow
>>>>>>your wad :)
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>>>>>FEAR was first on the list and I'll probably pick that up this week.
>>>>>Also waiting for COD2 and AOEIII. Quite fancy BIA:EIB. Q4 can wait a
>>>>>little longer. SSII demo didn't grab me at all.
>>>>>
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>>>>I don't do COD(n) nor AOE(n), don't know what BIA:EIB is. SS2, hm. I
>>>>like Q4 more than FEAR.
>>>>McG.
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>>>BIA:EIB is the new Brothers in Arms game (Earned in Blood). Dont do
>>>COD?? Call yerself a gamer man? Interesting you like Q4 over FEAR.. what
>>>are the reasons McG?
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>> people wanna say and DO say that Doom3 and Q4 are 'repetitious shooters'.
>> If you want a classic example of level repetitiveness then by all means
>> play FEAR. You're gonna have that in any urbanesque type level. HL2,
>> HL, Doom3, DE:IW, DE and now FEAR. It's still fun. But Q4 is about
>> action :) And detail, did I mention detail? nope, no COD for me. Nor
>> CS, RTCW, TF, DoD or anything squad and class based. No freedom. Q4 is
>> *almost* too close to those for me. but it still works out alright so
>> far. It's totally on rails, but it's a fun ride.
>
> RTCW is not squad based at all. And COD is like Q4 as far as squad based
> goes. They just do their own thing. They help you shoot at the enemy,
> but you don't have to direct them like in Rainbow 6 and others. You really
> really should give COD another chance if you haven't. McG, you like the
> same type of game I do. I'm liking Q4 alot better than FEAR for the same
> reasons you mentioned. I loved COD and COD2 is shipping out to me today.

Alright, I'll find the demo and give that a shot.
You missed the second key word up there: "Class" based. Heavy gunner,
medic, sniper, spy etc. FORTRESS.
I liked Quake, Quake2, Unreal, DukeNukem3D and all the Tombraiders for the
same reason... it's ME out and about in that world.
As far as the Quakes go: I enjoyed Quake and Quake2 because they were more
open to exploring everything and you just generally head toward the goal
with fewer restrictions on the character. I couldn't stand the RtcW demo so
never bought it. Quake4 is in one respect exactly the same as Doom3; it is
rigidly clamped to rails. There is just not much you CAN do but go for the
ride. D3 and Q4 are not "open" games at all. They're like American McGee's
ALICE. But even Alice had a little more latitude for exploration than D3
and Q4.
I think that most of the people who I've seen complaining about these newer
games being 'corridor shooters' are really looking for the same thing I am.
Oh I do enjoy Doom3 and Quake4. But when the movie is over, it's time to
play online. Half-Life 2 was much more open than most of the games in the
last couple years.
With Doom3 (and soon with Quake4) I played through once, then played again
just rooting around seeing whatever I could. With these games, you are
pushed to a timebase to get something done. Screw that.
For me, the real enjoyment comes from exploring and discovering all the new
stuff, hidden stuff, easter eggs, whatever. Just give me a loosely defined
goal and forever to complete it in :) I'm happy.
In real life I *have* to be a team player. In a game I want freedom. Team
Play is stifling. This includes the class based action strats like RTCW,
as well as the so-called 'shooters' that are clamped to rails like D3, Q4
and Alice. 'corridor' shooters, or "Herded Action". I do enjoy these
shorter games, just not near as much as I did Quake, Unreal, Half-Life2. I
think you can see why I just can't stand CS at all. that is not my kind of
game.
isn't it odd then that I found CTF so much fun?
McG.


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