The game gets released in four hours, so I figured I'd make a discussion thread for it.
This thread is for discussion of all things related to Valve's new free game, Alien Swarm.
Here are both of the trailers for the game.
http://store.steampowered.com/video/630
I'm going to start downloading it the minute it gets released. Who's up for playing with me today?
EDIT: System Requirements-
Minimum:
OS: Windows® 7 / Vista / Vista64 / XP
Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz
Memory: 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista
Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better
Hard Drive: At least 2.5 GB of free space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Recommended:
OS: Windows® 7 / Vista / Vista64 / XP
Processor: Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz
Memory: 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista
Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible video card with Shader model 3.0. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better
Hard Drive: At least 2.5 GB of free space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Also you need Steam.
Don't worry if you don't quite meet the recommended requirements. Source games run on most computers out there, so you probably can run it.
Just want to know how much HD space it will take and if I need steam
Then I will tell you if I join.
You're going to have to download it through steam, so I assume you'd need it.
Quote from: Psykosonik;1769791Just want to know how much HD space it will take and if I need steam
Then I will tell you if I join.
Yes, you need Steam, and the minimum requirements on hard drive space are at least 2.5 GB free.
I might as well add the system requirements to the first post.
Im definitely up for playing with you, but im going for a swim in a bit so im not sure when ill have it downloaded.:(
Quote from: RobClock;1769794Im definitely up for playing with you, but im going for a swim in a bit so im not sure when ill have it downloaded.:(
No worries, I'll be free pretty much all day. :D
pumped for this. I'll be playin at around 7
You know what, I'm going to make some space and download steam and play this motherfucker
Same, I've never used steam, but now this has me intrigued.
Only 2 and a half more hours!
I can't wait :D
I'll join ya fellows.
It arrives at 2PM, right? Well, I'm gonna go for a run and by the time I get back it should be almost out.
I'll download it the second it comes free :D
Quote from: topcatyo;1769831I'll join ya fellows.
It arrives at 2PM, right? Well, I'm gonna go for a run and by the time I get back it should be almost out.
It comes at 4 over here, on america's hat
Quote from: topcatyo;1769831I'll join ya fellows.
It arrives at 2PM, right? Well, I'm gonna go for a run and by the time I get back it should be almost out.
3 PM EST is when it comes out. So we still have an hour and a half to go.
9 PM for me, but that's ok I'll probably play till 5 AM
I'll be downloading it as soon as it's available. Why don't we have an event sometime between 5 and 8 EST?
Quote from: Satellite Clock;1769839I'll be downloading it as soon as it's available. Why don't we have an event sometime between 5 and 8 EST?
We don't have an event because only 4 people can play together. If we had something like a 16-32 player server to fill I'd make it an event, but not 4.
4 people you can organize without making it an event.
It'll be available in an hour. I very much want to play this
Quote from: Bender Bending RodrÃguez;1769834It comes at 4 over here, on america's hat
Being in
that shithole Canada doesn't change your time zone. For instance, anything East of Manitoba and West of and including Quebec is EST.
Since there are some of you just getting Steam for the first time just for this game, I'll post my Steam name here so you guys can add me and we can play together.
Steam name = sobeclock
My name will comer up as GameGuruTB(<) in the friends list.
Also, I just noticed something in the game's description on Steam.
- Tile-based map generation tool
If this game has an easy to use in-game map editor I will be quite pleased.
How long does the Steam update take the first time you load it because it freezes at 0%
Quote from: Psykosonik;1769854How long does the Steam update take the first time you load it because it freezes at 0%
It can take a while, just let it sit. It will eventually move past 0% and once it does it doesn't take long.
It's done.
I can't add you yet because I havn't played games or something like that.
I'm debating whether or not I have time to run to 7-11 to get a slurpee before 3. :(
Quote from: Zen Micro Clock;1769858I'm debating whether or not I have time to run to 7-11 to get a slurpee before 3. :(
Go now you still have 22 minutes.
EDIT:21 minutes
Quote from: Psykosonik;1769860Go now you still have 22 minutes.
EDIT:21 minutes
I wouldn't have made it. It's a 15 minute walk to and fro. I'll just go in an hour.
Well you probably have time to go now. Alien Swarm's Steam page now says "This game will unlock in approximately 2 hours" so it seems they pushed it back by a couple of hours.
It just said three hours for me about ten minutes ago
Quote from: Zen Micro Clock;1769862I wouldn't have made it. It's a 15 minute walk to and fro. I'll just go in an hour.
You could have used a bike or run.
Quote from: Psykosonik;1769865You could have used a bike or run.
Bikes are for ninnies.
And yeah, I see it says 2 hours now. So I'm headed off now.
Zen's quest for a slurpee is epic indeed
He dashes off to the store in our time of great need
First the warning bells said no, Zen did heed
But then an extra 2 hours were decreed.
An alien swarm is coming, must get an icy treat
A slurpee in Zen's belly would be ever so neat
The taste of a slurpee, it can't be beat
The syrup so sugar you'll hear your heart beat.
My unca died from a slurpee, you know
Had a heart-attack and hypothermia in the snow
But the slurpee was too hard to resist
So now my unca has ceased to exist.
I once, for a slurpee, killed 7 samurai
They burst into my room and told me "YOU DIE"
I looked at my slurpee and breathed with a sigh
Now they are but spirit dragons roaming the sky
A slurpee saved my life one day
My car was dying and acting really gay
So I poured slurpee in my car like antifreeze
And then it started working again and I drove with ease.
A slurpee stole my virginity
Came across one in an alley
I fell unconscious when it punched me
Afterward my anus hurt and was cold as can be.
I eventually filed a police report
The slurpee threatened to kill me, what a bad sport
He was easy to pick out in the line-up, he was so short
I was gonna have a baby but I had to abort.
Zen should soon be back with his ice drink
It's been at least 10 minutes, I think
And it's still 2 hours until Alien Swarm
Here's hoping Zen drinks that slurpee before it gets warm.
I would rhyme, but I'm no good
I've never been in a rhyming neighbourhood
But that's besides the point, I want to play my part
In a team when Alien Swarm can start
Quote from: topcatyo*Slurpee poem
:golfclap:
Topcatyo, that was beautiful. Sadly, they didn't have any good flavors today so I had to settle for a 24 fl oz. monster instead.
Jeeze, i was gone all afternoon and it still doesnt come out for an hour!
I know a thing or two about slurpees, guys.
(https://clockcrew.net/talk/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi424.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp325%2FTopcatyo_junk%2FPhoto0425.jpg&hash=dc3e617032afdbca2cdec53dab482b106475ea75)
That was taken about a day after we saw that improv show, Zen.
Can I make a flash movie out of that rhyme?
I'd submit it for clock day it would be ever so fine.
'twould star zen and slurpee, and narrated by thus,
Topcatyo please let me, animate it I must.
We only got slush in the Netherlands and you don't get such a hugeass slurpee
I think this topic is about a video game, but this is amazing none the less.
Quote from: Satellite Clock;1769904Can I make a flash movie out of that rhyme?
I'd submit it for clock day it would be ever so fine.
'twould star zen and slurpee, and narrated by thus,
Topcatyo please let me, animate it I must.
Of course you can, chap, I'd be super delighted
I didn't work hard on that rhyme, I hope you'll animate despite it
I love your animations, so this would be an honor
To have you animate my poem, it'd give me a boner.
looks pretty decent
The game is now live! Gentlemen, start your downloads!
Installing now
Edit: The steam servers are too busy :(
Yeah, I figured I wouldn't be able to download it right away.
Nevermind it's downloading now.
servers still busy :(
Took me like 15 tries but the download finally started.
Now it's downloading at 100 KB/s. I usually download at 2.0 MB/s from steam.
Ugh
Now we play the waiting game, yet again.
And Topcat, which 7-11 is that? That's not the one on 13th is it?
It's downloading :D
Quote from: Zen Micro Clock;1769930And Topcat, which 7-11 is that? That's not the one on 13th is it?
Actually it's a Wawa and it's an Icee not a slurpee. I've never actually had a slurpee.
:(
Topcatyo, Zen Micro, and I are in a skype call together and we're going to play once we all have it downloaded, so we will need a fourth person.
It's going between 3 KB/S and 600 KB/S
Any difference at your pc's?
EDIT: I'll join but IDK when it's ready
Finally installing. I'll join one of you guys when it's done
It's ready within 1,5 - 2 hours at this rate
Ive got another 20 minutes or so.
I'm at 1,1 GB =/
I'm finished downloading.
Quote from: topcatyo;1769967I'm finished downloading.
Likewise! :lo5:
I've been done for a while.
I'm shutting all internet processes down and go try dos prompt on my PSP
it's at 1337MB now
Quote from: SoBe Clock;1769852Steam name = sobeclock
My name will comer up as GameGuruTB(<) in the friends list.
Since i forgot my old steamname i had to create a newone and for some god awful reason it doesnt seem to want to let me add you as a friend
Quote from: RobClock;1769976Since i forgot my old steamname i had to create a newone and for some god awful reason it doesnt seem to want to let me add you as a friend
I think you have to play a game first or something. Just load up the game's menu for like 5 minutes, exit, then see if you can add me.
1,5/2 GB quiting the browser didn't help
still cant get mine :mad:
never mind, got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1% loaded
Quote from: SoBe Clock;1769981I think you have to play a game first or something. Just load up the game's menu for like 5 minutes, exit, then see if you can add me.
That didnt work, unfortunately.
Could you try adding me? my steamname is trikeen
half-way done
200 mb left :(
Quote from: RobClock;1769991That didnt work, unfortunately.
Could you try adding me? my steamname is trikeen
I'll do that
in a bit. now.
Some things I've learned while playing the first level.
You need at least a medic and a tech and one of the other two classes. Reason being is that the tech needs to interact with things like control panels in the environment, the medic needs to keep the team alive, and the other soldier
needs to carry deployable ammo. You will run out of ammo fast in this game, if you reload before your clip is empty, you will lose all the ammo in that clip permanently, so having one guy carry ammo is pretty necessary. The medic needs to carry the heal beacons.
EDIT: Also use melee attack to conserve ammo
i'll get it later, i need to stop being distracted by games and finish some things, but once i finish those things i'll gladly play with you bros
Also, Topcatyo, Zen Micro and I still need that fourth person.
Count me in I'll be on within 10 mins if it works.
I'm ready add me to friends: madnessxd
Game is over for now but we had some fun times and I drew a penis on the map over and over as Sobe died 5 feet from me. That was pretty fun.
I also welded a door that kept about 8 enemies on the other side. I thought that was fine and dandy until we got rid of most of the swarm that I checked the door again to find that the doors break so, with a second to think, as soon as the door bust open I shot a stun grenade and we wiped them out. Awesome.
Multiple sentries for the win.
My PC isn't good enough for the game...
I waisted 2 hours on the download
God dammit guys, I really wanna play this and this shitty home PC cannot run it. I want my badass ASUS with me.
Alright, by the looks of this download, I'm going to be playing tomorrow. Anyone want to play with me then?
finaly able to download it....5 HOURS?WAT...10?!?!?7...it cant make up its mind.
I'm going to be playing around 7 pacific time tonight if anyone wants to join me
switch your region in Steam to a 3rd world country to download the game faster :)
Game was pretty fun played a bit with Hazard and Topcatyo.. now back to TF2...
Quote from: PineappleClock;1770143switch your region in Steam to a 3rd world country to download the game faster :)
Game was pretty fun played a bit with Hazard and Topcatyo.. now back to TF2...
:hi5:
Haha, this is what I always do for any update/newgame. I've downloaded it, but couldn't get on yet. I'll probably be on in a half hour if anyone wants to give it a shot.
Quote from: hEy ThErE hOmEbOy;1770149:hi5:
Haha, this is what I always do for any update/newgame. I've downloaded it, but couldn't get on yet. I'll probably be on in a half hour if anyone wants to give it a shot.
mine apparently decided on 50 minuits left,so....yeah.....il play the game with you....for the hat of cource
Downloaded.
Quote from: PineappleClock;1770143switch your region in Steam to a 3rd world country to download the game faster :)
Game was pretty fun played a bit with Hazard and Topcatyo.. now back to TF2...
...And me :(
But yeah pretty fun, I enjoyed it
Fuck. Topcatyo, Marlin, Polyhedron and I played, and we got to the elevator, they all died and I finished it on my own but I lost my internet connection. Tomorrow, yall.
Quote from: ToyotaClock;1770176Fuck. Topcatyo, Marlin, Polyhedron and I played, and we got to the elevator, they all died and I finished it on my own but I lost my internet connection. Tomorrow, yall.
Shit, that's what happened for you? For the rest of us it was we all got to the elevator (well, except Marlin) and then the server dropped.
For some reason steam isn't letting me add friends :(
Quote from: Bender Bending RodrÃguez;1770195For some reason steam isn't letting me add friends :(
If you look 2 pages back, i had this exact same problem yesterday. play the game in offline practice mode for awhile then wait. I went on steam this morning and it informed me that Sobe and Zenmicro had added me to their friends list.
Quote from: RobClock;1770200If you look 2 pages back, i had this exact same problem yesterday. play the game in offline practice mode for awhile then wait. I went on steam this morning and it informed me that Sobe and Zenmicro had added me to their friends list.
You could also go 3 pages back and see that I had the same problem
I am going to download this right now
alright, I'm blobclock, if anyone wants to add me
I'll be playing in about 45 minutes or so if anyone is up for a couple of rounds.
As of this iteration, my computer can no longer run the source engine. Which means no Alien Swarm, and no Portal 2
This is a sad day for YoYoClock. =(
Quote from: YoYoClock;1770229As of this iteration, my computer can no longer run the source engine. Which means no Alien Swarm, and no Portal 2
This is a sad day for YoYoClock. =(
Are you sure you can't just turn the quality down? This game has the same requirements as Left 4 Dead 1.
Also, sorry I didn't sign back on last night guys. After playing borderlands with my friend I just got ridiculously tired and had to go to sleep.
EDIT: I'll be playing a lot today though.
I'm downloading this right now!
Hey Rob, it says you haven't accepted my friend request.
Quote from: SoBe Clock;1770236Are you sure you can't just turn the quality down? This game has the same requirements as Left 4 Dead 1.
Also, sorry I didn't sign back on last night guys. After playing borderlands with my friend I just got ridiculously tired and had to go to sleep.
EDIT: I'll be playing a lot today though.
According the steam site, the source engine in this game is at a version between l4d2 and portal2. The game doesnt even open, I just get an error message, so I can't change the settings.
Everyone on the steam forums with the same problem have similar old rigs to me.
darn
Quote from: SoBe Clock;1770238Hey Rob, it says you haven't accepted my friend request.
It's weird, it said that you and zen micro had sent me friend requests but then i go to the friend box and its still doing that gay 'you dont have any games' thing even though i played alien swarm offline for like an hour
Quote from: RobClock;1770241It's weird, it said that you and zen micro had sent me friend requests but then i go to the friend box and its still doing that gay 'you dont have any games' thing even though i played alien swarm offline for like an hour
This
Quote from: YoYoClock;1770240According the steam site, the source engine in this game is at a version between l4d2 and portal2. The game doesnt even open, I just get an error message, so I can't change the settings.
Everyone on the steam forums with the same problem have similar old rigs to me.
darn
Oh, that's a shame. :concerned:
Quote from: RobClock;1770241It's weird, it said that you and zen micro had sent me friend requests but then i go to the friend box and its still doing that gay 'you dont have any games' thing even though i played alien swarm offline for like an hour
Quote from: Bender Bending RodrÃguez;1770242This
Hmmm, maybe it's not counting Alien Swarm as a game since it's free.
You could try playing Trackmania Nations Forever (another free Steam game) and see if it makes a difference. If that doesn't work you may just have to buy a $5 game or something to use the friends list.
EDIT: Or you could submit a support ticket to valve's tech support and see if they can sort it out for you.
Rob, what's your nickname on steam? I'll try sending you a message to see if that might fix things.
Rob, I clicked on your profile and got this:
This user has not yet set up their Steam Community profile.
If you know them encourage him/her to set up their profile and join in on the gaming!
So if you set up your profile the problems might be solved. I don't think steam tracks gameplay unless your profile is set up, so set up your profile and play a game for a while and then see if you can add friends.
Quote from: Zen Micro Clock;1770245Rob, what's your nickname on steam? I'll try sending you a message to see if that might fix things.
Trikeen
Quote from: SoBe Clock;1770247Rob, I clicked on your profile and got this:
This user has not yet set up their Steam Community profile.
If you know them encourage him/her to set up their profile and join in on the gaming!
So if you set up your profile the problems might be solved. I don't think steam tracks gameplay unless your profile is set up, so set up your profile and play a game for a while and then see if you can add friends.
Alright, ill try that now.
And it worked!
Theres one thing i Dont like, the tech. He is the only required player and if someone fucks up with him, its game over for all. Its almost like a VIP Escort game if you think about it.
Where are you ladies?
I played with SoBe, Buttplug and Zen Micro for about an hour today and I already love this game.
I'm gonna be playing this today, invite me if you have an open spot.
It's an awesome game, it is kind of like a co-op arcade game.
I wish there was more than one campaign.
Although, to its credit, the one campaign is much longer than one Left 4 Dead campaign. Also this game is supposed to be really easy to create maps for, so we will likely see a bunch of user generated missions, and on top of that I'm sure Valve will add more campaigns of their own later on.
Quote from: Bulba;1770274It's an awesome game, it is kind of like a co-op arcade game.
This is what I love about it. They had the balls to go through with an arcade-style game and they actually did a really good job with it. Fucking Valve.
This is the worst day of my gaming life
Quote from: YoYoClock;1770278This is the worst day of my gaming life
Haha, poor Yoyo.
It seems source games have been going a bit crazy fro me lately, too. I'm getting weird spikes and pings I never used to get, and Sourcemod radio doesn't work for me anymore. It will load the page and everything, but when I select a genre to play, the little media player thing in the browser that pops up just isn't there. Jukebox also does not work, it does everything except actually play the songs.
I have tried everything I can think of to remedy these things, but nothing works. I believe it all started after the Engie update.
whenever I click the play now button it says it has encountered an error
=(
Quote from: SoBe Clock;1770276I wish there was more than one campaign.
Although, to its credit, the one campaign is much longer than one Left 4 Dead campaign.
I'm actually gonna have to disagree there. It usually takes about 30 minutes to beat a map in Left 4 Dead, assuming everything goes right, and there are five maps in a campaign. Generally a Left 4 Dead campaign takes around 2 to 2 and a half hours to complete.
Meanwhile, Alien Swarm has 7 maps on it, but one can beat the maps in around 5-10 minutes, with barely any match going on longer than then. Assuming all goes well, like we're assuming with the Left 4 Dead campaign, and assuming every map takes 10 minutes to beat, that's only an hour and 10 minutes to finish the campaign. That's a lot shorter than Left 4 Dead, even if we added another 10 minutes to compensate for choosing weapons in the loadout screen.
Game's still fun as hell, though.
I like it but the game quits midmatch for no reason :(
So who wants to plan for a session tonight?
Quote from: Marlin Clock;1770352So who wants to plan for a session tonight?
This guy
Well I realized I'm too busy to make a flash movie about the slurpee poem so I'll post the song I made out of it that I was going to use for the animation.
check it out (http://www.zshare.net/audio/78521354528aa22b/)
I have figured out how to make maps for the game so I'm going to be doing that for the next couple of hours. However, I don't know how I'll be able to play them with you guys. I'll post what I make up here for you all to see!
How does the map making work?
Does it have an editor?
Do I need to use a SDK?
I'd love to see a pac-man maze map for this game. Just swap ghosts for aliens and you're golden!
Quote from: topcatyo;1770323I'm actually gonna have to disagree there. It usually takes about 30 minutes to beat a map in Left 4 Dead, assuming everything goes right, and there are five maps in a campaign. Generally a Left 4 Dead campaign takes around 2 to 2 and a half hours to complete.
Meanwhile, Alien Swarm has 7 maps on it, but one can beat the maps in around 5-10 minutes, with barely any match going on longer than then. Assuming all goes well, like we're assuming with the Left 4 Dead campaign, and assuming every map takes 10 minutes to beat, that's only an hour and 10 minutes to finish the campaign. That's a lot shorter than Left 4 Dead, even if we added another 10 minutes to compensate for choosing weapons in the loadout screen.
Game's still fun as hell, though.
Weird, the missions seem longer than 10 minutes to me.
I really like the custom soundtracks, as I have a bunch of songs that aren't right for action scenes
Quote from: Ram.;1770388How does the map making work?
Does it have an editor?
Do I need to use a SDK?
There's an SDK for it under the tools tab in steam and there's a basic map editor in game. I'm using that first, then exporting the VMF file and editing it in Hammer.
Huh. Well, I'm probably never going to make a map
I tried mapmaking but I couldn't get it to work right
Quote from: Satellite Clock;1770398I tried mapmaking but I couldn't get it to work right
What issues were you having? I'm only having issues when I load it into Hammer and that's most likely because I don't know what I'm doing in there. I'll learn eventually though.
Quote from: Zen Micro Clock;1770402What issues were you having? I'm only having issues when I load it into Hammer and that's most likely because I don't know what I'm doing in there. I'll learn eventually though.
Everything was magenta and white
Quote from: SoBe Clock;1770391Weird, the missions seem longer than 10 minutes to me.
Nah, they're pretty short. The speed run achievements for the game are all less than 3 minutes for each level, too.
I might be playing later for a bit with a friend of mine. We'll need at least one more person so anyone is free to join me when we play.
EDIT: Also, I'm going to start figuring out how to make maps and campaigns.
Well, I'm not really digging this game.
First person Alien Swarm among other things!
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1371124
Is everyone already bored of this?
Quote from: Marlin Clock;1772663Is everyone already bored of this?
I'm still good to go whenever.
As am I. I've just been working a lot. There hasn't been time in my schedule for any of my other games either.
I still want to play. I'm experimenting with making maps and campaigns to give us something more to do than just the original campaign.
just downloaded it.
fumnnnnn
play with me