Get Alien Swarm for free!

Maybe Valve will make a working patch? Hell, people have already made a workaround so that Macs can play this game. o_O

Tons of people are having problems. Inter and Jenkins had problems keeping the game fullscreen, others can't even start it up, and I get lagged out and sent to desktop occassionally (even got crashed when playing with Inter and mssnor). Let's hope a patch is coming.

Yeah if i try and launch the game from a link in a chat or with the "Join Game" option when you click the little arrow next to someones name, the game automatically starts minimising itself right after launching and that continues onto steam even after i quit, i have to restart steam and launch from the library to fix it

Ah, nasty. Well, this does seem quite a bit like a sort of beta anyways.

TheNewCity wrote:

Ah, nasty. Well, this does seem quite a bit like a sort of beta anyways.

Yeah they just raced to get it released before Alien Breed: Impact

which btw is going to crash and burn because its the same type of game, same theme, only has 2 player coop and no achievements or something like that

So um yeah Valve has once again undercut the games community by releasing an awesome free game which im still surprised that it's free, they would still make alot of money if it was something like $2 lol

OR IF IT'S PAID DLC!

DUN

DUN

DUUUUUUUUUUUN

Let's hope I'm just wrong. =P

TheNewCity wrote:

OR IF IT'S PAID DLC!

DUN

DUN

DUUUUUUUUUUUN

Let's hope I'm just wrong. =P

I hope your wrong too but i would say it would be worth it... They should have a repository of maps and Valve choose the best community made ones and sell them for 5 for 99c ?

Now that would be a nice bargain, none of Activision's bullshit "15 dollars for 3 silly new maps and 2 recycled maps" mappacks.

TheNewCity wrote:

Now that would be a nice bargain, none of Activision's bullshit "15 dollars for 3 silly new maps and 2 recycled maps" mappacks.

Bahahaha COD sucks anyway... fukn bunch of pretty graphics to amuse children :P

EDIT: I mean since 4 onwards :P

bawt itz a nice gaem d00d, y u so meen??/

TheNewCity wrote:

bawt itz a nice gaem d00d, y u so meen??/

singleplayer yeah, forget MP tho lol

Fuck yes.

MP makes me feel like going all German WoW kid on it :P

bawt itz a moar arcade styl of gaemplai

Backseat moderating FTW

It's AGNMI, not the Daily Post Internet Board.

TheNewCity wrote:

It's AGNMI, not the Daily Post Internet Board.

Yeah lol i think locking threads that are going off topic is a bit overboard unless the OP requests it

Otherwise just stay away from flaming and nobody will be harmed

Jenkins moderating.

Astoundi- wait, this joke again?

TheNewCity wrote:

Jenkins moderating.

Astoundi- wait, this joke again?

Yes.

TheNewCity wrote:

Jenkins moderating.

In soviet russia, Forum moderates Jenkins :)

Back on topic, here are some FPS controls I found. Feel free to try em out and post the results. More are coming.

Quote :

firstperson; asw_controls 0; asw_leavemarine; asw_allow_detach 1

Also, Valve forgot to put in a button to use Custom Campaigns or maps with, so you can't really play anything that ain't retail without being slick and using workarounds.

Here is Lambda's video of me, him, SFC3 and a classmate of Lambda kicking the Queen's ass!

Nice but why post it twice?

I figured it belongs in both threads.

More custom settings, from SPUF:

Quote :

asw_custom_skill_points 1

If used before people connect to the game, the host is allowed to spend points on the Marines' stats. Disclaimer: Not really supported or well balances, use at own risk.

asw_auto_reload 0

Disables the auto reload.

mat_grain_scale_override 0

Removes the grain effect on the screen.

asw_camera_shake 0

Removes the camera shake effect when hit by an enemy.

asw_fast_reload_under_marine 1

Places a fast reload bar under your actual marine so you don't need to look in the corner to time your reload. Or rely on the poor cursor fast reload bar.

asw_flare_b
asw_flare_g
asw_flare_r

Change the flare colors.

asw_ignore_need_two_player_requirement 1

Game will ignore the two player requirement. In other words, you can go rambo.


asw_horde_override 1

Enables an AI director like in L4D.

asw_horde_class asw_parasite

Enables the AI director to spawn parasites (scary!)


exec 360_controller_pc.cfg

enables Xbox 360 controller support. See also WildBill's modified configuration. Courtesy shackanaw

firstperson
asw_hide_marine 1
asw_controls 0

First one enables firstperson mode, second one hides your marine so you can see, third one changes the camera controls to be more FPS like.

asw_pick_stim_music

"This command allows you to pick a custom .mp3 or .wav to play during adrenaline. It even brings up a little menu to pick the file, like for when choosing sprays in other Source games." - Courtesy BobX

openserverbrowser

Opens server browser. Courtesy shackanaw

bind <key> "cl_emote 6"

"Will bind the old good Anime Smiley to the key of your choice." Courtesy NoData on the BCG forums.

cl_emote x

"Where X=
0 - Medic call
1 - Need Ammo
2 - Regular Smiley
3 - Stop
4 - Go
5 - Be careful
6 - Anime Smiley
7 - Ready?

cl_emote with anything not defined will result in an anime smiley"

Courtesy Warskull on the BCG forums.

For classic AS fans:

mp_friendlyfire 1
asw_marine_ff_absorption 0 (classic ff damage makes a return)
asw_marine_ff 0 (weapon lock/anti TK Guard mode[!!!]) or 1 (default; Guard off)
asw_marine_ff_guard_time 5.0 (Weapon lock time in seconds; default value. Set to desired duration, or make it indefinite for Moses.)
asw_sentry_friendly_fire_scale 1 (Sentries damage and kill players who get in the way)
asw_weapon_safety_hull 0 (Default; dictates how willing AI is to shoot you to get at Swarm. May or may not make Sentries decide to not kill you if you're in the way, a very valuable fix for the Flamer Sentry if so. Play with the numbers and post your results!)

Note: does not work in multiplayer.

Courtesy Stein from the blackcatgames forum.

asw_show_all_singleplayer_maps 1

Enables mission chapter selection in singleplayer. Courtesy r_0_1_3.


asw_cam_marine_dist XXX (default 412)

Set camera distance.

asw_cam_marine_pitch XX (default 60, 0 on the floor, 90 directly above)

Set camera angle

asw_cam_marine_shift_enable X (1 for on, 0 for off, if you put your cursor toward the edge of the screen the game will let you see further that direction)

Enable/disable screen shift.

asw_cam_marine_shift_maxx XXX (default 300)
asw_cam_marine_shift_maxy XXX (default 200)

"Set screen shift distance (note, two different variable for both planes, top-bottom and left-right)" - Camera commands courtesy moo422

sv_cheats 1

asw_tilegen

Used to open the tile generation map editor. Courtesy Man of Hunts

make_game_public
make_game_friends_only

Self explanatory.

Here is a thread discussing splitscreen: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=16207568#post16207568

And a ton of other commands: http://www.wyrdysm.com/arcalane/randomstuff/alienswarm_asw_command_list.txt