Author Topic: Quake 2 based Alien Arena 7.52 coming soon... (Read 5602 times)

Irritant · « **on:** September 18, 2011, 08:17:35 AM »

Alien Arena version 7.52 is only a week away from release!

Some of the new general features for this release include:

Many new models and textures
Four exciting new levels
Vegetation shadowmapping
Account system for stats
Improved stats algorithms
Various improved effects
Decoupled renderer from client frame code
Variety of bug fixes and code cleansing
Changes to the bot code and anti-camp

Alien Arena is a free deathmatch game that has been around for some time, and steadily evolved into what we feel is a leader among a crowded fps field. With it's smooth gameplay, balanced weapons, and rich, immersive arenas, Alien Arena is an artisticly cohesive tour de force in the genre. Outlandish claims you say? The visual proof, well that's in the screenshots...the rest...well, you'll just have to download version 7.52 when it comes out and find out for yourself!

Alien Arena 7.52 screenshots:

Alien Arena is also finding it's way into horror...yup, the game is featured in a soon to be released horror movie called "The Association" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1842494/ and is planned to be featured in another upcoming horror flick called "Zombex" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1916763/ , starring Malcom McDowell and Corey Feldman!

For more information about Alien Arena visit http://red.planetarena.org

The Happy Friar · « **Reply #1 on:** September 18, 2011, 01:05:12 PM »

I say this every time but I LOVED the SP Code Red stuff.

I REALLY want some more SP stuff.

But I like AA too.

VaeVictis · « **Reply #2 on:** September 18, 2011, 04:29:11 PM »

always thought the game looked great

but played like shit.... lol

Barton · « **Reply #3 on:** September 18, 2011, 05:18:24 PM »

How do you access the console in this game?

Irritant · « **Reply #4 on:** September 18, 2011, 08:29:40 PM »

Quote from: Barton on September 18, 2011, 05:18:24 PM

How do you access the console in this game?

~ key, same as all Quake based games...

Irritant · « **Reply #5 on:** October 14, 2011, 06:42:50 AM »

Took a little more than a week, lol, but it's out now.

[BTF]Defiant! · « **Reply #6 on:** October 14, 2011, 07:45:23 AM »

Neat!

Did you say it is q2 based?

Irritant · « **Reply #7 on:** October 14, 2011, 12:47:01 PM »

Quote from: [BTF]Defiant! on October 14, 2011, 07:45:23 AM

Did you say it is q2 based?

Indeed it is

Barton · « **Reply #8 on:** October 14, 2011, 01:25:59 PM »

Quote from: Irritant on September 18, 2011, 08:29:40 PM

~ key, same as all Quake based games...

Well that's good to hear. Then it's possible to some way to tone down the graphics and up the brightness? I don't remember there being much in the menus, but I haven't tried this game in years. I'd rather have a solid frame rate than pretty graphics, overall.

Irritant · « **Reply #9 on:** October 14, 2011, 03:06:19 PM »

Quote from: Barton on October 14, 2011, 01:25:59 PM

Quote from: Irritant on September 18, 2011, 08:29:40 PM
~ key, same as all Quake based games...

Well that's good to hear. Then it's possible to some way to tone down the graphics and up the brightness? I don't remember there being much in the menus, but I haven't tried this game in years. I'd rather have a solid frame rate than pretty graphics, overall.

You can tone the graphics all the way down to Q2 type levels as well as fully control brightness and contrast, etc. It's very scaleable. However, it runs fast at full settings on any modern GPU. All of it is able to be done from the video menu settings. A *lot* has changed in the game's renderer in the past few years.

Barton · « **Reply #10 on:** October 14, 2011, 05:06:19 PM »

Hmmm that sounds good. I'll have try this new version sometime soon.

The Happy Friar · « **Reply #11 on:** October 14, 2011, 06:03:38 PM »

It's to bad nobody uses this engine to make a Q2 GPL game. I think it's the only Q2 engine that has nobody except the original engine dev's use it.

Irritant · « **Reply #12 on:** October 15, 2011, 08:28:59 AM »

Quote from: The Happy Friar on October 14, 2011, 06:03:38 PM

It's to bad nobody uses this engine to make a Q2 GPL game. I think it's the only Q2 engine that has nobody except the original engine dev's use it.

One of the reasons for that is that it's not compatible with q2 game dlls...

The Happy Friar · « **Reply #13 on:** October 15, 2011, 05:17:32 PM »

I was actually thinking of someone making their own complete stand alone game like you guys did. Your engine is the only (not 100% sure) Q2 GPL engine that's always being updated based on a current game you're working on, not just adding new features.

Th0m@s29 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 17, 2011, 02:09:48 PM »

Hm seems coool lol.

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