The "feel" of source

PolluX · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:16 am Post subject: The "feel" of source

With amazing graphics and much tighter sound I was wondering if I'm the only one that gets the feeling that the maps are actually smaller?

I'm sure it's a "feel" thing because the game just seems like it much more close quarters than before...it gives it an edge that regular DoD just didn't have..

It also seems a lot more gritty and warlike, which I find interesting considering that DoD did the same thing for me, but now I see what DoD was missing in terms of "feel"

So I posted this just in hopes of getting others opinions of the more aesthetic sides of the game..

There's plenty of threads already about the tweaking and overall opinions, but what do you think about the over effect of the game?
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(+)ASSASSIN(+) · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:42 am Post subject:

I think I can agree with that to some extent. I like the new source version, however it just seems so tight that as soon as I pop around a corner, ive got about half a second to see and kill my enemy or im dead, half the time I never even see who shot me.
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Simpleman · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:50 am Post subject:

Yeah it seems as they cut alot of the maps in half. The other thing I noticed is the faces they look like someone took a picture and glued it to a balloon. You would think they would have tried to somewhat even out the FPS through out the map. Instead you jump from 25-150 that just seems to be to much of variable to me. When I join I'm looking at 477 FPS to drop from that to 25 is amazing

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Another thing why is stopsound and particlefx_0 concidered a cheat

The particlefx would help out alot of people on there FPS I'm sure there are 1000's of people out there that even start to run this game do to 1-10 FPS

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PolluX · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:59 am Post subject:

I wasn't aware that particlefx was even an option anymore..I thought it was a forced setting and detail was the only thing you could change on it..

hmmm...this is going to take some serious tweaking on our part and some serious patching, methinks, on valve's part to get this running right.

Seems awfully buggy to have been tested for so long.....
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s.Squirrel · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:21 pm Post subject:

The more I play it the more I like it.
But I just don’t like the player models. Something about them doesn’t look right.
And it seems like you have to use a whole clip to kill someone.
Don’t like not having a knife with my Thompson either. Every time I go to stab someone my smoke grenade comes out. You can’t stab with a smoke grenade.

Would like to turn my practical effects down too.
The voice com seems muffled too
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X.O.Skeleton · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:23 pm Post subject:

they just needed to release it so ppl wouldnt be so angry that its late
but imagine how buggy it was when game testing started

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cmon · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:32 pm Post subject:

OpTlk · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:53 pm Post subject:

Overall, I like it. There are a few things I would've made different(like giving rifle class a pistol for starters) but I do like some of the map changes that eliminated stalemate camping(opening up the back of church on anzio makes snipers & mgs watch thier backs and getting rid of the bunker on donner makes a huge difference)

oh yeah, one big positive --> Support class has 2 nades & alternate fire!

Squirrel - if you go to this link >>Source Custom Files I believe they already have other skins people have submitted...
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crackhead_fred · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:54 pm Post subject:

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With the tompson you can +attack2 to punch! Hilarious

s.Squirrel · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:00 pm Post subject:

CarbinE · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:30 pm Post subject:

I love it, my FPS stays 70-120 all the time regardless of whats going on unless the whole team is shooting rockets in front of me or something.

It is a lot smaller, I don't believe its just the feel, they probably took a foot from old DoD and counted it as 2 feet in this.

I noticed that the guns are a lot more powerful, you do have to remember that the hit boxes are different then DoD 1.3 and will take some time to get used to because I can get a 1-2 hit kill with a pistol now.

And has anyone else noticed that the .30 cal MG sounds really similar to the machine gun in Half life 2 that shoots the orb thing?
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DukeNukem · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:36 pm Post subject:

I was reading in the DOD forums that the models are bigger relative to objects. If you stand next to a chair the seat portion doesn't come up high enough. Effectively the layouts are familiar, but I agree the maps seem about 1/3 smaller.

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