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4/26 X-Com UFO Defense is an awesome game.
\_ is this 4/26/94?
\_ nope, it's 4/27/10191
\_ Seconded. I reinstalled it on my laptop (there is a nice
launcher to make it work under XP as well as a multiplayer
add-on) to play on planes and places w/out wifi. Let me know
if you want pointers to the XP patch/multiplayer stuff. Also, if
you're into old timewaster games, remember Worms? -John
\_ Ooh, please! Last time I tried installing it there were wierd
ploblems from timing loops being out of whack on modern hardware
problems from timing loops being out of whack on modern hardware
which made it unplayable. -dgies, !op
\_ Worms 2 works okay on most new windows boxes.
\_ Yup, and worms 2 is the best incarnation of the game,
especially in the area of interface design.
\_ I was talking about X-Com -dgies
\_ You can always try using moslo
\_ I run it under dosbox, and it seems to work pretty
well. When I just ran it under XP it was funky.
-op
\_ Yes, pointers please!
\_ http://ufo2000.sourceforge.net for multiplayer.
http://f0dder.schwump.net for the bugfixed version.
Worms is technically still sold by Plan19 so you're going
to have to find that yourself. If you still have problems
with x-com, drop me a mail at john@zog.net -John
\_ you shouldn't put email addresses as email harvestors are
collecting emails to sell to spammers
\_ <generic-sounding first name>@three letter http://domain.net?
We get about 3500-4000 spams to this email address per
day and stop almost all of them. Am I worried? -John |
| ufo2000.sourceforge.net snapshot UFO2000 is free and opensource remake of tactical part of 'X-COM: UFO Def ense' game. It currently has no geoscape and economics, but it has the f eature many X-COM fans dreamed for - multiplayer support You need data files from the original X-COM to play UFO2000. Everyone who has persistent internet connection (can spend enough time on line) can connect to this server from the game and play against other pe ople. The game does not consume much network traffic on the other hand ( it is only someting about 30-50Kb per game). I will not provi de a complete list of new features added since the last stable version. But the most interesting new feature is the support for different missio n scenarios added by Twilight Owl. Also there are lots of user interface improvements and bugfixes. gz It is the first attempt (or maybe second, there was a version compiled fo r Redhat Linux about a year ago) of making Linux binary releases of the game. If it does not work for you, please report a problem in the forum or in the mailing list. ini ('music_volume' variable), als o it is now possible to adjust music volume using keypad '+' and '-' key s in the game Now lua scripts for user maps are moved to newmaps subdirectory, the ga me loads all the files with lua extension from it Some bugs fixed development UFO2000 is developed by a group of X-COM fans. Though the game is quite p layable now, it is far from being complete. A nyway it is better to have a working game than lots of ideas, but no cod e at all. All the work is done in our spare time, so don't expect that y our nice suggestion will be implemented in a short time. It was not updated for several years and is terribly outdated but it was cr eated by Alexander Ivanov (the initial author of UFO2000) and is quite i nterestiong to visit for historical reasons. other games worth playing A good thing about UFO2000 is that it is open source, free and portable. But it also has some disadvantages - it is developed only in our spare t ime, so new features are added not so fast and the game in general is no t very polished. If you are skilled in programming, that's fine, you can add just any feature to the game sources yourself or fix a bug that is annoying you, you have a freedom. It is an online multiplayer tactical squad strategy game made by the creators of original X-COM! Providing a link to their new projec t is the least we can do for these great people. |
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| zog.net The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day: The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play, And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same, A pall-like silence fell upon the patrons of the game. The rest cling to that hope which springs eternal in the human breast; They thought, "If only Casey could but get a whack at that-- We'd put up even money now, with Casey at the bat." But Flynn preceded Casey, as did also Jimmy Blake, And the former was a hoodoo, while the latter was a cake; So upon that stricken multitude grim melancholy sat, For there seemed but little chance of Casey getting to the bat. But Flynn let drive a single, to the wonderment of all, And Blake, the much despised, tore the cover off the ball; And when the dust had lifted, and men saw what had occurred, There was Jimmy safe at second and Flynn - hugging third. Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell; It pounded on the mountain and recoiled upon the flat, For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat. There was ease in Casey's manner as he stepped into his place; There was pride in Casey's bearing and a smile lit Casey's face. And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat, No stranger in the crowd could doubt 'twas Casey at the bat. Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt; Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt; Then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip, Defiance flashed in Casey's eye, a sneer curled Casey's lip. And now the leather-covered sphere came hurtling through the air, And Casey stood a-watching it in haughty grandeur there. Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped-- "That ain't my style," said Casey. From the benches, black with people, there went up a muffled roar, Like the beating of the storm-waves on a stern and distant shore; And it's likely they'd had killed him had not Casey raised his hand. With a smile of Christian charity great Casey's visage shone; He signaled to the pitcher, and once more the dun sphere flew; But Casey still ignored it, and the umpire said "Strike two!" cried the maddened thousands, and echo answered "Fraud!" But one scornful look from Casey and the audience was awed. They saw his face grow stern and cold, they saw his muscles strain, And they knew that Casey wouldn't let that ball go by again. The sneer has fled from Casey's lip, his teeth are clenched in hate; And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go, And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow. Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, And somewhere men are laughing, and little children shout; But there is no joy in Mudville-- great Casey has struck out. |
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