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Sourcetrunk review of UFO Alien Invasion : input wanted
« on: December 01, 2011, 12:52:33 pm »
Hi,

I'm preparing a review for the next Sourcetrunk Episode.
I've played the X-Com series extensively when I was younger , so reviewing UFO AI will be more pleasure than work :)

Anyhow, are there some aspects of this version that really shine and should really be pointed out in the review ? What should I especially look for ? I'm going to play it for a while but i allways helps to get input from the community before reviewing the software.

Many thanks in advance,
Kind regards,

Dimi,
Host/Producer Sourcetrunk Podcast

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Re: Sourcetrunk review of UFO Alien Invasion : input wanted
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2011, 01:14:29 pm »
Welcome to the forums :)

Are you testing the old v2.3.1 version or a recent v2.4dev build ?

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Re: Sourcetrunk review of UFO Alien Invasion : input wanted
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2011, 04:30:14 pm »
There are some nice toys a long way down the research path that you likely won't see in a short-ish review playthrough, especially the newer aircraft types which take a long time to deploy because of the long sequence of resarch and build tasks that need to be completed. Also, some PHALANX weapons require as prerequisites alien tech which takes a while to appear.

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Re: Sourcetrunk review of UFO Alien Invasion : input wanted
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2011, 05:17:34 pm »
If you are playing 2.4 dev, please check out the alien base map. It is currently the end of the game, but you can play it in Skirmish mode whenever you'd like. Lots of improvements have been made to the graphics that you will see throughout the game (new particle effects, normalmaps on many textures), but the alien base is the first map that was built from the ground up to utilize the newest features of our engine. It's not next-gen or anything, but it shows the potential of the engine as it currently stands.


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Re: Sourcetrunk review of UFO Alien Invasion : input wanted
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2011, 08:02:43 pm »
Dont forget the new sounds in 2.4. :>

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Re: Sourcetrunk review of UFO Alien Invasion : input wanted
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2011, 09:45:08 pm »
Dont forget the new sounds in 2.4. :>

It´s an awesome improvement!!!!

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Re: Sourcetrunk review of UFO Alien Invasion : input wanted
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2011, 11:05:59 pm »
>old v2.3.1

o.k., one thing is already very clear, I should base the review on 2.4 ;) , installing it as we speak.
keep it coming :)

kind regards,
Dimi

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Re: Sourcetrunk review of UFO Alien Invasion : input wanted
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2011, 06:32:56 pm »
Perhaps somebody could "donate" a few saved games?
Otherwise it could take ages to explore the game...


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Re: Sourcetrunk review of UFO Alien Invasion : input wanted
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2011, 07:59:12 am »
It exists big keg beer, no need to cheat with savegame.

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Re: Sourcetrunk review of UFO Alien Invasion : input wanted
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2011, 12:01:20 pm »
Apart from not really understanding your reply, I'm not sure if you got the essence of this topic - being that somebody is writing a review about this game...

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Re: Sourcetrunk review of UFO Alien Invasion : input wanted
« Reply #10 on: February 29, 2012, 09:28:30 pm »
Hi,

The review is online : http://www.sourcetrunk.com/node/150
I did my best to cover the most important aspects, but let me know if I missed really good stuff, I'll add it to the errata in the next episode.

Thanks again for all the feedback,
Dimi