ironpham

Alien Swarm on Steam

New free game on Steam. Go check it out. It's pretty fun. 4 Player Coop!!

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Baraka_Guru

Cool. This was created by the people Valve hired from the mod community.

I'm going to check it out.

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high_jinx

i tried practicing offline, picked my guy, and got to where i was about to shoot something i think... but then java took a dive for me.

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Reese

Finished Hard with some friends yesterday and had a blast. I'm level 14 now and mostly playing the specialist.

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Baraka_Guru

Wait, there's levels?

I clearly need to have a closer look at this game.

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Shauk

I'm "Shauk" on steam as well, I have it, I'm only like level 4 but i'm having issues with my computer overheating during this game so, lucky i'm even doing that well.

ironpham

Yeah, there's levels in the same sense that CoD has levels in online play. You don't get "stronger" or anything. You just get access to new weapons. (Tesla Cannon + Vindicator is beast.)

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high_jinx

tried a bit more yesterday... i get a vibe of Gauntlet and mass effect hybrid

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genuinegirly

I'm saddened that this game stole a title yet has nothing to do with the live-action Ben 10.

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Lasereth

Except that Alien Swarm was a 2004 game and the 2010 version is sort of a remake. The ben ten actually stole the title.

Alien Swarm (mod) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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genuinegirly

touche!

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Baraka_Guru

I'm digging the leather pants, though.

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Cernunnos

Alien Swarm is ideal as a form of stress relief. My favorite combination is the flamethrower, ammo pack, and power fist attachment. Combining the three allows for an infinite stream of melee destruction. Parasites are also inconsequential during the later levels with a flamethrower at the vanguard, and the mad rush to the chopper after the nuke is activated becomes a leisurely stroll.

settie

I like this game. Its really fun to play with pals

Lasereth

I just reread this thread and saw this. Oddly enough my PC is overheating during it as well, and it doesn't overheat in other games. My motherboard warning goes APESHIT while playing this game, beeping like crazy. Very odd.

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ironpham

Sounds like this game is not for you....

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Lasereth

I googled it and others are having the same problem. I wonder what exactly is going on to create this absurd heat generation.

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Baraka_Guru

Yeah, my machine runs hot, as I can hear the fan cranked up while playing it.

I finally tried this out properly online instead of in practice mode. It's not as hard as I thought it was, though I was playing easy mode. I was concerned about not getting used to the directional movement and firing at the same time, in addition to changing weapons and using items. I hope I'll get better in time.

Check me out: Steam Community :: Alien Swarm Stats :: [TFP] Baraka_Guru

Oh, and it's a beautiful-looking game, and the sounds are great too. I especially like the echoing/diminishing sound of gunfire/voices when your squad moves further away from you.

Pretty cool lighting/alien blood splatter effects.

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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

Shauk

well it's been patched a few times but I haven't tried to run it anytime since the last post I made here, been taken over by SC2 and all that. (which doesn't overheat)

area666

This game is definitely fun with some friends, especially for free!!!

LordEden

I just got into this game and finally got steam to allow me to add friends.

UserID: TheLordEden

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biznatch

I played this a bit after reading this thread, and I love the atmosphere and style of the game.
But it's not something I'll be playing regularly, or even for long periods of time when I do play it..The difficulty gets high very fast, unless you play with people who, unlike me, know what they're doing.

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