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Date Posted: 18:39:53 08/16/05 Tue
Author: Anubis
Subject: Re: strafe, fast paced
In reply to: SomeNick 's message, "Re: strafe, fast paced" on 09:32:05 08/16/05 Tue

Will you still need to utilize tactics and quick strategy's
such as cover, stealth and all that? Plus will there be any sniper rifles in it?

> Oh no LOL! In this new Astroseries of course you can
>evade enemy fire. In fact, you ussually keep evading
>it (while firing at the same time, its possible!). My
>young nephews have played part of it and they say the
>game is quite fun. It has a lot of action (for a
>Macromedia Flash game, that is). :-)
>
>-SomeNick
>
>>So does that mean you will be able to turn very
>>quickly. No dodging shots, but you will have lots of
>>health for getting hit a quadrillion times, correct?
>>
>>Or will the AI be slow at shooting.
>>
>>>In this Astroseries you don't get to jump or strafe,
>>>given the nature of the game, its like 2D but from a
>>>frontal angle, similar to the game "So you want to be
>>>a Hero" released for Apple in 1994. Except that the
>>>action is superior. Yes, this game will run pretty
>>>fine on older machines such as the Pentium II and
>>>onward. Actually is not just "one game". Its more
>>>like a series of episodes. But each episode is a
>stand
>>>alone game, so we don't have to wait for ever for a
>>>final huge game and also to reduce bandwith costs
>>>regarding players. And yes, it will have passwords
>and
>>>tricks :P I believe the first episode of Astroseries
>>>will be released within two weeks, and this new
>series
>>>takes place rigth after the events of the Astroseries
>>>RTS. And good thing, like the RTS, its also
>>>completely free and freely distributable, etc.
>>>
>>>-SomeNick
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Will you be able to jump or strafe?
>>>>Plus, will it be compatible with older computers
>such
>>>>as
>>>>PII's or early PIII's?

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