I need a game reccomendation

[Prussian to the Iron]

Team Fortress 2 is where it's at for me right now. Since it went free, I downloaded it and it's alot of fun!

[Hooahguy]

Well I stayed away from MP games until now, and I didnt know much about it until now.

I tried the demo of Warband, looks awesome, I think Ill buy it. Anyone here plays online?

[johnhughthom]

Sound advice. Prophesy of Pendor is fantastic.

Rather difficult for a new player though, probably best left until after a few vanilla campaigns. I do prefer Brytenwalda myself, new version coming out in just over two weeks looks like it's going to be superb.

[Centurion1]

yeah if you want i will play but mount and blade is awesome for the single player. i believe there are mods to play actual campaigns online though.

either way pm me and we can do something.

[Hooahguy]

Ok, I bought Warband. I also bought the BC2 Vietnam expansion, which is awesome.
When I get a bit into the campaign Ill post more.
Any mod recommendations? I looked at Brytenwalda but I couldnt figure out what the mod changed.

[johnhughthom]

I looked at Brytenwalda but I couldnt figure out what the mod changed.

What doesn't it change, it's full conversion akin to how different EB is from vanilla RTW (actually more so as it isn't even in the same setting as vanilla). I would recommend you just play vanilla to get used to it, the difficulty shoots up with Brytenwalda and PoP, or use the Diplomacy mod which only adds small features (Staff to help run your realm etc) to the game and is part of pretty much every major mod out there.

[Centurion1]

lol what are you serious?

hooah you make me laugh you have to be kidding.

just download it and you will be able to see.

also pop is a little cleaner and imho more enjoyable but quite a bit harder.


PLAY NATIVE FIRST. so you can learn how and also get your fills worth. (both the mods i recommended make the game much much harder)

[Hooahguy]

Yeah sure, mock me.


Anyways, after three hours of playing I think I can safely say that I love this game.

My campaign began simple enough, with me taking simple quests for people to get money so I could hire more men.
Then I really made the king of Swadia mad when he asked me to collect taxes for him. Instead of giving him the 7,000 I collected, I used it to buy new equipment for myself. Oops. Now he is out to get me. So I fled Swadia with my 35 men and went to the Nords. Since it was basically a wasteland, I went to the Vaegirs. Too cold. Left for the purple people, I forget their name, but it was too foreign for a Swadia man. Then I went to Rhodok. The king asked me to run a few errands and kill some mountain men, and then asked me to join him in his war against the Sarranids and Swadia.
So thats where I am now, raiding Swadian towns and caravans, and fighting a war that doesnt really care for. Soldier of fortune indeed. Though the armor that I got with Swadian coin looks nice.

[Centurion1]

it wasnt mockery more like incredulity.

to put in how good i think this game is i have owned it for about two months i now have 300 hours logged. it is literally the only game i have played.

[Hooahguy]

Though I am truly impressed at the depth of the campaign, in the sense that I keep asking myself, "whats the objective? Conquer the world?" Like thats gonna happen."

Also I never try mods until at least a week after I get the game. This way I can enjoy-or not- vanilla before I get my mind blown by mods.

[Centurion1]

thats actually a topic most mods get at especially POP, its such an open ended game its hard to have a main focus.

also yes conquering the entire map is very feasible....... lol.

[Hooahguy]

Uh, whats POP?
So are you saying that mods have a more focused approach?

[Centurion1]

sometimes they do.

and pop s prophesy of pendor probably the best total overhaul mod made for warband

[tibilicus]

Rather difficult for a new player though, probably best left until after a few vanilla campaigns. I do prefer Brytenwalda myself, new version coming out in just over two weeks looks like it's going to be superb.

This much is true. I can only start of my own kingdom by using the teleport cheat a few times to actually gather some lords and castles before every faction descends on me mercilessly.

[Drunk Clown]

Team Fortress 2 is where it's at for me right now. Since it went free, I downloaded it and it's alot of fun!

What's your steam?

So I'm thinking about buying M&B too. I watched some Prophecy of Pendor movies on youtube and noticed claymores on horseback?

Soo... what's up with that? Doesn't seem to me that they would've done that irl. Or am I wrong here?

[Prussian to the Iron]

I don't really know my steam...i think its

johnspartaniii

but on tf2 it shows up as the email i used for it which is ironhide109. i dont understand steam very well to say the least :P

[Prussian to the Iron]

This much is true. I can only start of my own kingdom by using the teleport cheat a few times to actually gather some lords and castles before every faction descends on me mercilessly.

One thing I always hated about M&B is that if you didnt use teleport in places with the faster bandits, you were pretty much screwed. And then when you finally get a kingdom and an army big enough that you dont have to worry about bandits attacking you, other kingdoms constantly raid your villages and run away before you can catch them. So annoying.

[Centurion1]

sigh....... use pathfinding. and by the time you have your own kingdom you should be able to destroy any army with your own force.

[Hooahguy]

One thing I always hated about M&B is that if you didnt use teleport in places with the faster bandits, you were pretty much screwed. And then when you finally get a kingdom and an army big enough that you dont have to worry about bandits attacking you, other kingdoms constantly raid your villages and run away before you can catch them. So annoying.

Agreed, though Im not even at that stage yet. Im still a hired blade, though technically Im allied with the Rhodoks.


Also, Im annoyed how long it takes for things to load, even though I go well past the recommended specs.

Also, can anyone give me advice on how to get recognition from kings and counts? Ive fought like 3 major battles but still no recognition. I want to join a feast and meet some ladies .

[Hooahguy]

Ok so all my work was for naught.
My computer crashed and took all my data with it. All my files are gone, including all my savegames for every game, including Mass Effect 1 and 2. This blows.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

How did it crash?

[Hooahguy]

Well there was this game I wanted to try (not Warband) that didnt offer a demo, so I downloaded it then installed it, and thats when it happened.
I guess I deserve it.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

I mean like, what are the symptoms of the crash? Does it not boot or something?

[Hooahguy]

Some critical system file got erased. And since the last time I sent in my laptop to Dell to fix (over 2 years ago) they selfishly kept the Windows XP installation CD and the drivers CD, so I had no way to get anything back. In the end a friend had an extra copy of XP, but it had nothing on it but the bare basics, no internet, no graphics, nothing.
So no way to use it anymore. So Im just going to buy a desktop for like $350.

[Centurion1]

but you cant play any games on a 350 dollar computer really. Some of the mods for warband made my school laptop scream at the absolute minimum settings and i have 4gb ram, 3.0ghz processor speed, a decent graphics card, etc.

Also note i defrag my computer weekly and warband is literally the only game installed right now AND only one mod at a time. What are you going to be able to play at 350$

[Hooahguy]

Well heres the deal: I leave for Israel in like 2 months. In Israel I cant bring a laptop or anything of the sort. So there is no point in buying a really nice computer for the next 2 months. Id prefer an ok computer that can play really the only two games I play right now, BC2 and Warband.
Any suggestions?

EDIT: I found this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229255

[johnhughthom]

Why don't you get on to Dell and ask for your CDs back?

[Hooahguy]

I did, and they refused because my warranty was up. Last time I buy from Dell, those jerks.

[Centurion1]

thats pretty ridiculous. why dont you borrow a vista or xp cd from someone and their drivers? alot of people have dell and everyone keeps that crap.

also with that rig you still need a monitor and your already looking at 500. plus what about when you come back from israel you arent there forever.

[Hooahguy]

thats pretty ridiculous. why dont you borrow a vista or xp cd from someone and their drivers? alot of people have dell and everyone keeps that crap.

also with that rig you still need a monitor and your already looking at 500. plus what about when you come back from israel you arent there forever.

I already asked around, everyone avoids Dell, or if they dont, they lost their CDs. Plus my laptop was 4 years old.

And I already have a very nice LCD monitor, but the CPU that goes with it is crap.