Valve is so sweet to us

[iizahsum]

"Alien Swarm is a game and Source SDK release from a group of talented designers at Valve who were hired from the Mod community. Available free of charge, the game thrusts players into an epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics. With your friends, form a squad of four distinct IAF Marine classes." steam info

Just incase you guys didn't know about this. It will be released tomorrow, 4 player co-op alien swarm game for free.

Games details
"Alien Swarm is a game and Source SDK release from a group of talented designers at Valve who were hired from the Mod community.
Available free of charge, the game thrusts players into an epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics. With your friends, form a squad of four distinct IAF Marine classes. Plan your attack using an unlockable arsenal of weapons with countless loadout configurations against a wide variety of aliens. Blaze your way through an overrun, off-world colony, eradicating the alien infestation in environments ranging from the icy planet's surface, to a subterranean lava-flooded mining facility.


Along with the game get the complete code base for Alien Swarm that features updates to the Source engine as well as the SDK. Alien Swarm adds 3rd person camera, depth of field, improved dynamic shadows and a wide variety of gameplay additions to the Source engine.

Tactical, 4 player co-op action game with a top-down perspective
Complete game code and mod tools
Unlock persistent items by gaining levels
Over 40 weapons and equipment with countless loadout configurations
4 unique classes and 8 unique characters
Matchmaking, Steam Cloud, Steam Stats
64 achievements
Tile-based map generation tool
Powered by Source and Steam"
:woop:

[Syuusuke]

Who's in?

[Futzy]

I'll play
steam is dragonavp

[iizahsum]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js8-6oeAsVU

gameplay, this looks pretty intense.

[Cagerrin]

Way in. Steam ID is same as my name.

[CabooseJr]

I'll be playing this.

[iizahsum]

steam is laxwave

[Syuusuke]

fudgetastic (Jimothy is me)

[Aerowyn]

This is a good time to remind everyone that the official SteamID thread is here:
http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?9202-OFFICIAL-Steam-ID-Thread

[Syuusuke]

Yea but we have to search through that if we had previously posted in it.

[Aerowyn]

Yea but we have to search through that if we had previously posted in it.

The posts are merged into one long list, arranged alphabetically. :P You won't have to do a lot of hard searching if you know who you're looking for.

[Syuusuke]

Fiiiineee, anyway:

I'm looking forward to this game, I'm kinda getting tired of FPS and was looking for something like this, sooooo whooo!

[iizahsum]

game has some pretty nice lighting and effects. Also if you try to look in a window a little screen pops up in third person over the shoulder veiw so you can see in the room, pretty neat idea.

[n00b1n8R]

I'll be downloading this launch night for sure :aaaaa:

[FireDragon04]

9 Hours and counting. I read about this game not that long ago and I'm super excited for it, especially because its free. Anyone looking for an extra or to set up a co-op game, My steam ID is the same as my forum name FireDragon04.

[Syuusuke]

I'm expecting a "server busy" message when I start downloading

[FireDragon04]

I'm expecting a "server busy" message when I start downloading

Oh jesus yeah, just like trying to download anything when steam is on a sale.
I will not give up though, i will press that 'Install Game' button over and over haha!

[iizahsum]

They should have done a pre-load to keep stress off the servers.

[FireDragon04]

They should have done a pre-load to keep stress off the servers.

Yeah my friend just said the same thing to me, and i agree, would let us all be able to jump in when it releases in a few hours without lengthy download times.

[iizahsum]

3 hours, I think I'm most excited about what the Modding community could be able to do with this game.

[TeeKup]

So into this later when I get home.

[Syuusuke]

Teekenheimer!

[DEElekgolo]

1 more hour

[AAA]

From 1 hour to 3... :/ Yay

[DEElekgolo]

Ok what the fuck.
http://deelekgolo.codebrainshideout.net/Pics/2010-07-19_1136.png

[iizahsum]

now I need to occupy myself for 3 more hours.... what to do...

[Futzy]

watch lotr

[Kyle]

Oh, it's Valve. Does any of their stuff ever get released on time? XD

[Syuusuke]

Practice: how to last in bed for 3 hours

[iizahsum]

Practice makes perfect :eng101:

[FireDragon04]

It's out now - time to Install!

[DEElekgolo]

GET TO IT

[iizahsum]

Dl'ing, about 30minutes or so.

[Cagerrin]

fuck steam servers with a cactus

[iizahsum]

it only took me two tries :iamafag:

[Cagerrin]

about a dozen. gonna take two hours or so, thrice-damned wireless...

[iizahsum]

im on wifi and it is only taking me half an hour to dl...

EDIT: for all you team fortress 2 fans, Complete 2 online co-op missions and get a parasite hat.

[Limited]

4 Player co-op? Oh great, I need to find 3 mates that arent imbeciles to play with....also need to find 3 mates that dont think I'm am imbecile..could be tricky.

Rocking 70kbps right now, says its gonna take 3 hours, gonna be a loooooooong night.

5 hours 45 minutes??? Good golly.

3 hours now, still =\

[vistea]

Anyone with this game wanna burn a copy and mail it to me? It would be quicker than waiting for the servers to not be busy.

[DEElekgolo]

Someone get a dedicated server up.

[iizahsum]

Game is really fun. Better than I actually expected.

E: could this be another test project?

[sdavis117]

Game is really fun. Better than I actually expected.

E: could this be another test project?
This is an old UT2004 mod. The team who made it got hired by Valve, and in their free time they ported this little gem to the Source Engine and are releasing it for free.

[iizahsum]

I know it was an old UT2004 mod, but could valve might expand upon this game with DLC or a sequel if it does well.

[Syuusuke]

BUUUUSSSY

[Aerowyn]

I'm expecting a "server busy" message when I start downloading

Just go into your settings and change the download location to Thailand or something. US servers are going to be jam-packed.

[Syuusuke]

I didn't know that.

Oh well I'm already downloadin this thing

[Shock120]

Free games FTW!

[Limited]

Righto its done :D Who wants to play?

[iizahsum]

anyone else enjoying the game as much as me?

[ThePlague]

This game is crazy, and especially win for it being an overview shooter.

[iizahsum]

Hey I just found a new plus to the game.

Go to sound settings and then click customize battle music. Add music from your library to the game to play to.

[Ifafudafi]

So I decided to hop on the bandwagon (what the heck it's free) and it's pretty cool; of course, I always have to be the medic, got damn people

[Rook]

So I decided to hop on the bandwagon (what the heck it's free) and it's pretty cool; of course, I always have to be the medic, got damn people

There's no downside to the medic, you get a primary weapon and can throw down a heal beacon when you're getting fucked.

[Syuusuke]

Those parasites on the last level, GOD.

[Heathen]

still cant download it fuck me

[Limited]

Just complete it, great game. Although I missed one level some how and didnt unlock game completion achievement.

Wish there was some cutscenes or something.

[iizahsum]

Yeah me and limited are so Pro... at normal.

[rossmum]

count me (rossmum [it's my universal id pretty much]) in

fags

[DEElekgolo]

The letter i looks like an l.
Lol hl2 sounds.

I like how no one uses the mini-map's draw feature practically.

[Cagerrin]

The letter i looks like an l.
Lol hl2 sounds.

I like how no one uses the mini-map's draw feature practically.
all I did was draw smiley faces on it. everyone in the pubbie game I started in drew dicks

also that thing about customizing music is great, thanks iizahsum

[Heathen]

getting on now

[CN3089]

pzuK7RMwbRE

A Good Mod.

e:


Got custom maps working in multiplayer with the ingame editor.

First make a map in the ingame editor, with a start and exit. Setup some objectives.
Now close the client.

Look under X:\Steam\SteamApps\common\alien swarm\swarm\maps
You'll see some files called Output with some extensions.
Feel free to rename all those to something else thats not Output so you don't overwrite your masterpiece later. (Editor only saves maps as Output)


Now start up an online game.
Then open the console and type map Whatever
The map should load, have friends join you and enjoy the pain you are about to beset unto them.

Note: Everyone needs the SDK installed for this to work.

woot

[Syuusuke]

Reload bar is too fucking small.

[CN3089]

Reload bar is too fucking small.

If you're not pr0 enough to do the fast reload just let it complete automatically it'll be faster than a missed fast one :eng101:

[sevlag]

got it done DLing this morning while watching DBZ

love playins as a tech

[rossmum]

game owns too bad 90% of the time my team are retards

we actually had a tech who could not, after five attempts, work out how to open a door. meanwhile we were getting raped. we yelled at him. apparently missing the part where it's a class-based game and he was the only class that can unlock shit, he got all defensive and told us to do it. way to go, duder.

[neuro]

gr8 game, but yeh, like ross said, as usual, 90% of the people are COMPLETE FUCKING MENTALPATIENTS!!!

and sel wonders why i rage >_>

[iizahsum]

Yeah that and they spend more time drawing penises on the map then they do killing.... Playing with friends is def. the way to go.

[sevlag]

gr8 game, but yeh, like ross said, as usual, 90% of the people are COMPLETE FUCKING MENTALPATIENTS!!!

and sel wonders why i rage >_>
join the club, i went to get the manifest for the second objective and asked the guy to cover my back while i hack, hes busy punching away trying to get the eat down achievement, and meanwhile im being hammered by swarms because the faggot is running around doing NOTHING

can i please have some competent people to play with


also, my custom combat music isnt playing...anyone know why?

[iizahsum]

It only plays during the "intense" battles, like on the elevator and such.

E: feel free to set up games together here.

[CN3089]

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Swarm_TileGen



fyi bros

[iizahsum]

I was just about to post that :(

I feel like this game will be fun for making levels.

[neuro]

ool stuff, jsut got my 1st promotion :P

[Dwood]

800 kbps brosefs. I'll be on it tonight. :D

[ThePlague]

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Swarm_TileGen
Anyone try that yet?

I might start making maps for it, if I can learn Hammer.

[Dwood]

Add me on steam right now to play this game, id: dwood15

[ThePlague]

I can't add anyone, steam hates me. ID: tearshade

[Aerowyn]

Go to sound settings and then click customize battle music. Add music from your library to the game to play to.

Just what I always wanted. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK6TXMsvgQg)

[Dwood]

Was fun Cage. Maybe I'll host later? who knows.

[Syuusuke]

God that level wasn't a problem the first time I played D:

[Inferno]

Why is this not in the valve games section?

[ultama121]

This game is genius and so is custom battle music; only problem is if any of your MP3s have embedded album art they won't play. ;/

Solution here: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=16170611

[Dwood]

God that level wasn't a problem the first time I played D:

We were playing on Hard mode. Maybe that was it?

[sevlag]

got to the last level, went to pick up the mining laser to destroy the rocks, telssa gun falls into the abyss, last person alive, a friend of mine, makes it (almost) to thebloodhound but she gets killed by a projectile from a launcher swarm....

god damn it

also, rock anthem for saving the world is epic in the intense moments, so is one final effort :3

[n00b1n8R]

2MYPqbBXepA

:parrot:

[ThePlague]

^Awesome!

I made a map layout with tilegen:
http://johnflasser.scifi-frontier.com//storage/pictures/maplayout1.png
Tested it, and for some reason it has me looking for eggs which I never placed. And it has me needing to kill 100 aliens.

Anyone create any custom missions yet? Because that's what I think I need to do. And also setting things like custom alien spawns, and weapons and such.

[Amit]

Wow, first person will definitely change the way this game is played.

[AAA]

Wow, first person will definitely change the way this game is played.

Now if only you didn't have to activate sv_cheats to use it...

[SnaFuBAR]

ATTN: JCAP.

we need a dedi.
thx

[Cagerrin]

type openserverbrowser for a non-shit server list.

also if you have the ammo satchel, when you get down to only two, drop one and, still holding the other one, hit reload. bam, three satchels.

[Dwood]

ATTN: JCAP.

we need a dedi.
thx

Basically, this. Oh and the game is remarkably detailed in 3p for a fp cheat.

[jcap]

Yeah I'm working on getting the dedi set up. It will be done by tomorrow night definitely. I'll probably have one finished by noon tomorrow.

Also, the game is very detailed for FP. I kind of expected it to be, but I was very surprised. Too bad the ceiling is missing. They should just put a ceiling on it anyway since you can see straight through the backs of faces.

[Cagerrin]

yeah, but with any real detail on the ceiling you end up seeing a bunch of faces floating in midair

[Rook]

Put up a server for an actual game. Alien Swarm is okay for one or two playthrus and a home hosted game runs perfectly anyway.

[CN3089]

Put up a server for an actual game. Alien Swarm is okay for one or two playthrus and a home hosted game runs perfectly anyway.

Alien Swarm actually owns quite a lot and we should get a dedicated server because a) modacity servers can't handle tf2 with more than four players anyway lmbo and b) it'd make finding games easier



well, cya

[Syuusuke]

We were playing on Hard mode. Maybe that was it?

No we were going hard on my first time too.

Wonder if thirdperson would work out well like first person.

[Futzy]

How do you even do first person?

[sevlag]

How do you even do first person?
would like to know

[Syuusuke]

It was in the video posted...

sv_cheats 1
firstperson
asw_hide_marine
asw_controls 0

[Kyle]

also if you have the ammo satchel, when you get down to only two, drop one and, still holding the other one, hit reload. bam, three satchels.

Apparently that was fixed in today's update.

[Limited]

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/811/swarm2010072121205253.png
:) Map I'm making.

[Cagerrin]

Apparently that was fixed in today's update.
saw that. fuck the update.

[ThePlague]

snip~
:) Map I'm making.
What are you using to make it, Tilegen or Hammer?

[Limited]

No idea what TileGen is, using hammer with my limited lack of skills =\

[ThePlague]

I need to learn Hammer :| Can you record yourself building it or something? I looked through the wiki, but couldn't get what it was saying.

[iizahsum]

Hammers pretty easy to use.
http://www.moddb.com/tutorials/beginners-guide-to-valve-hammer-editor

very basic tutorial

[Limited]

Quick video
97PaAWBfX9o

[Heathen]

so who wants to make a top down version of halo's campaign?

[n00b1n8R]

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/n00b1n8R/ohmy.jpg

[iizahsum]

Top down half-life/alien swarm mod? I'm still deciding on if I want to make a basic map or a firefight/survival type map.

[Heathen]

I think they meant the ep3 stuff.

[sevlag]

tried using tilegen, get it to load once ingame, go to try out map get white screen, added start room save and then compile and run in game

i cant select a character because when i do it doesnt register i selected someone

[Amit]

so who wants to make a top down version of halo's campaign?

This would be badass, but unoriginal. But hell! Just imagine TSC from 3rd person with the ability to jump down to FP view for the classic experience.

[Cagerrin]

Would love to see an infested High Charity mod.

[Limited]

I freaking hate the flood, but would be cool map :D

[CN3089]

Wildcat. Minigun. Flamethrower. Adrenaline. The only way to play. http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/CN3089/Emoticons/emot-c00l.gif

[iizahsum]

so after a day I decided to prestige....*cough*....I mean gain my first medal and be set back to lvl 1.

I normally play heavy with starting mini gun because the upgraded one is terribly slow D:

[Limited]

This game has prestiging?

[neuro]

get to lvl 27, and you can get promoted. youll be at lvl 1, but youll get a medal

i've promoted twice now, but i'm starting to get slightly bored after playing so much on Insane.

[Limited]

So do medals stack up?
http://steamcommunity.com/id/Neurologicaldisorder/stats/AlienSwarm

[neuro]

yes.

i've got no idea waht they actually DO though.

[Sel]

NEURO STOP YELLING AT US FUCK

[CN3089]

They do nothing other than to show you are experienced at the game hth



A fun game to play: Join public game, weld a door shut, tell teammates "Stand close to the door! Hold it back or they will come through!"


http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/CN3089/Emoticons/mmmhmm.gif

[sevlag]

NEURO STOP YELLING AT US FUCK
>can replace neuro and doesnt yell

[Syuusuke]

I can replace both of them and do nothing.

[sevlag]

I can replace both of them and do nothing.
like every person that randomly joins?

[neuro]

i rage alot in this game, when idiots are ruining my online experience.

[iizahsum]

I just laugh. a lot. People can be so dumb in this game because the classes actually have jobs to do, unlike other games where you can just pick a class because it looks cool or something and play the same as everyone else.

What really pisses me off though is when I'm a heavy laying down fire in narrow hallways and my team just runs ahead like fucking derps so I freindly fire all of them.

[Syuusuke]

like every person that randomly joins?
Exactly, the only difference is that you wouldn't have to rage as often.

Also:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1371124'

and

JwtFuQ_gA1E

[Heathen]

That is far beyond awesome. Someone should make a pokemon shooter.

E: but really, I will have unending satisfaction when I see halo content put into this.

[sevlag]

the pallet town looks cool, but a halo top down would also be a cool idea

also some of the swarm remind me of enemies from other games

shield swarm-> reminds me of GoW corpser
that huge tripod one-> gonarch from HL

and syuss i never rage, ask Dwood

[CN3089]

hi, for future reference, do not run in front of the marine with the minigun mowing down tons of swarm on hard mode



thanks,

mgmt

[Kyle]

In the same vein: people, don't move so that one of your teammates is between you and the swarm and wildly open fire. Friendly fire isn't that friendly.

Also, don't fucking run around when you're infected, makes it harder for the medic to heal you. And don't rush ahead, this isn't Left 4 Dead. Stay near the medic and everything will be okay.

[sevlag]

In the same vein: people, don't move so that one of your teammates is between you and the swarm and wildly open fire. Friendly fire isn't that friendly.

Also, don't fucking run around when you're infected, makes it harder for the medic to heal you. And don't rush ahead, this isn't Left 4 Dead. Stay near the medic and everything will be okay.
rushing on lower difficulties works escpecially on the pipeline level
tesla gun is the best way to avoid FF

and as for the infected people panicing, i hate that too, but once i got to lvl 14 on thsoe missions i just used the shock armor

[Syuusuke]

In the same vein: people, don't move so that one of your teammates is between you and the swarm and wildly open fire. Friendly fire isn't that friendly.

Also, don't fucking run around when you're infected, makes it harder for the medic to heal you. And don't rush ahead, this isn't Left 4 Dead. Stay near the medic and everything will be okay.

=D, it's a habit.

[iizahsum]

http://www.youtube.com/user/maxovitsj


This guy shows a lot of to making a map for Alien Swarm. Enjoy.

[Kyle]

rushing on lower difficulties works escpecially on the pipeline level
tesla gun is the best way to avoid FF

and as for the infected people panicing, i hate that too, but once i got to lvl 14 on thsoe missions i just used the shock armor

Yeah, but I usually only see it when we're playing on hard/insane. I think the mentality is 'if I can get ahead and clear the way it'll make it easier for everyone else'; sadly, this rarely works. But, it is good for the whole group to rush past certain areas as they have constantly spawning enemies.

The tesla gun is the weapon I use because I'm notorious for friendly fire, but I'm talking about other people (like Syuu) who, despite how far away from his line of fire I am, always seems to unload half a clip into me.

And yes Syuu, it's a very bad habit >:X

Also, I am eagerly waiting for both a Jurassic Park and Aliens mod for this game.

[iizahsum]

I wonder how vehicles would work in this game?

[Rook]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwtFuQ_gA1E

[iizahsum]

so where can I get ODST models?.... Just wondering... Nothing important....

[ultama121]

hi, for future reference, do not run in front of the marine with the minigun mowing down tons of swarm on hard mode



thanks,

mgmt

Who could you be possibly referring to? :-3

[CN3089]

No idea what TileGen is, using hammer with my limited lack of skills =\

Hey I missed this



You can still make maps using hammer for this game but an easier/better way is to make tiles using hammer (http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Swarm_TileGen_Building_Room_Templates_and_Themes) and then using the in game tilegen (http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Swarm_TileGen)


then you can load the map back up in hammer to add clutter or scripting or w/ever


well, hth!

[Limited]

5TZrRZJD_ro

[Inferno]

I'm still waiting on a death match mod. I really, really, really want a death match mod.

[CN3089]

I'm still waiting on a death match mod. I really, really, really want a death match mod.

gvdf5n-zI14


Deathmatch is for babies who can't handle co-op. Co-op supremacy.

[Inferno]

Deathmatch is for babies who can't handle co-op. Co-op supremacy.

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Your just not confident in your own massively under-developed skills. The very thought of battling against a true pro in the arena terrifies you so you cower behind them in co-op games trying to keep your self from crying out in fear every time a parasite wanders near you.

~~

The co-op is still great though. I want some good custom campaigns. I've already beat jacobs rest like 9 times.

[iizahsum]

Deathmatch mods are already out lol. I'll try and find the links again, but they are not that great you get one life and it still registers as friendly fire.

[Syuusuke]

Pacman is alright until Wave10.