Operation D3-Reachout

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 8:27 am

Hey guys,

I've compiled a list of forums where discussion of D3 could potentially get us new players. If you have any free time, go to these places and chat up the best game evar!!1

http://www.gamesites200.com/forums/foru ... forumid=13
http://www.gamingforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=384
http://www.videogamingforums.com/forums ... y.php?f=45
http://www.gaming-forums.net/index.php
http://forums.rgaming.net/forumdisplay. ... rune=&f=14
http://forums.videogamereview.com/forum ... c157c&f=27
http://www.gamingevolved.com/forums/for ... .php?f=379
http://www.epcgaming.org/index.php?showforum=3
http://www.forumplasma.com/general/viewforum.php?f=6
http://www.monstergamer.net/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=67
http://www.gamer-talk.net/forums/index. ... owforum=17
http://battle-fields.com/commscentre/fo ... adc1a&f=16
http://www.gametalk.com/talk/pc/descent_iii/page_01.htm
http://utpics.linkirc.net/content/index ... owforum=16
http://forums.gamespot.com/gamespot/sho ... =314159267
http://www.gamingsocietyx.com/forums/fo ... y.php?f=14
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/foru ... y.php?f=41
http://forums.xvgn.com/forumdisplay.php ... 7aa1f3&f=6
http://www.fpscentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=499
http://www.xfire.com/xf/modules.php?nam ... wforum&f=6
http://www.forumplanet.com/gamespy/pc/f ... p?fid=1406

EDIT: Added 2 more links

Zero! · Post by **Zero!** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 12:16 pm

u need irc for all of those?

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 1:20 pm

No, they're just forum links.

Edit: Wow, Suncho, you really put some hard work in. I hope some of your threads are more successful than the one on the Battle Fields forums, where one of the posters thought he had played a Descent game on Amiga

. I vote giving you the title "Descent Ambassador"

Bet51987 · Post by **Bet51987** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 5:13 pm

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 4:10 pm

Yeah. I'm checking up on my threads on a daily basis and also putting some D3 plugs in some of other people's threads. If you check out the thread on gamespot, it got a really positive response!

http://forums.gamespot.com/gamespot/sho ... c=14619436

Nightmare USA · Post by **Nightmare USA** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 10:17 pm

god dam!

Sage · Post by **Sage** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 7:50 am

I talk about Descent constantly at FSPCentral.com

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 1:58 pm

Good call! I'm gonna go post over there right now!

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 2:41 pm

This is my favorite one so far. ;)

http://forums.rgaming.net/showthread.ph ... 8#post7358

Oh yeah, if anyone else wants to go in there and call them all newbie groundpounding bitches, be my guest! =D

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 3:01 pm

Being condescending is not going to warm them up to the game. Post screenshots instead, and why it's good, not why they (potential players) are bad.

BfDiDDy · Post by **BfDiDDy** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 3:32 pm

word testi... being elitist d3ers got us no where in the 5 years we've been playing the game.

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 3:44 pm

Aww... come on. They were condescending first. I didn't say anything confrontational in any of the other threads because the people were generally nice.

They think I'm some newbie who's never seen the world and found an old video game on the shelf (his first ever) and now he's creaming himself over how good it is. They think that I think this crappy video game is good because it's the only one I know. If I show some backbone, they might give it a second thought.

They said "I've never heard of it so it must suck." Someone's gotta say, "I've never heard of you so you must suck" or something like that. =)

But yeah.. screenshots is a good idea.

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 7:24 pm

BFDD, that "leetness" is what I like about the D3 community. I recognize this game as the most difficult FPS-type game ever made, and I think that the people who get very good at it deserve to be acknowledged as such. Descent is certainly better than any modern FPS, hands down.

Suncho, you should tell them what you REALLY think of Counterstrike. "Predictable, derivative trash."

I'd like to see how they handle a Pyro

.

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 10:37 am

Yea, after I went through the forum list you posted, I noticed that was the only thread. Still, let them be the ones to throw cheap shots. Post the games you play, and why you think D3 is better than them all.

Screenshots! Lets get together with some people in AnotherBox or Moria, and have a few people in Observer take screenies for kills and general mayhem. Then we can put'em all together, grab the best of them, and paste the link in your posts. Or as your signature. Or whatever. Screenies of Anotherbox will have people saying "Hell, 5 years old and looks that good?". If we show them screenies from my machine, they're really gonna be surprised! (My graphics are sooo much better than the default.)

Stryker · Post by **Stryker** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 10:50 am

For an interesting show, you could get some MOD screenies from hyperspace too. Find some of the most complex geometrical levels out there and post screenshots. Try some pyromania screenshots; most people are more familiar with D2 than D3, and the sense of familiarity with some of the weapons would be enticing.

Beowulf · Post by **Beowulf** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 12:37 pm

Props to team box for getting their Halo squad members into D3. Their guys aren't doing that bad, either. (For newbs, anyway)

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 1:02 pm

I'd like to get a good video of D3. Screenshots don't really say much about the way the game moves.

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 2:03 pm

I wish I could figure out how to get video.

BfDiDDy · Post by **BfDiDDy** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 2:18 pm

I know how.... Lets all hop into a couple servers, and I'll make a video of us playing.

how about

bi3
halcyon
Polaris
Moria
B.T.C
S.L.W

I can make a quick video, and put some music to it. I just need some webspace (Like 20-30mb) for people to download it from....

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 2:58 pm

bi3 - no, it's too d2-ish looking. vander's (other) levels or Anything from the ROX guys.

How do you grab d3 video, diddy?! Please please please tell!

Stryker · Post by **Stryker** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 2:59 pm

I have webspace, but I'd prefer not to be a download mirror for anything large; as my server is run off the same bandwidth as my normal PC.

Edit: Erk! tie post. Anyhow, if i'm remembering right you can hit f5 or f6 to record video in D3.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 3:06 pm

Good levels for videos should be Halcyon (4v4 CTF), Damage (8 in anarchy) or Skybox (5 in hoard). For a blast tape some Pacbox action (5 anarchy).

Gooberman · Post by **Gooberman** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 3:42 pm

I think polaris is one of the prettiest looking levels. Especially on the out side. Damned if I'm not biased though...

Bet51987 · Post by **Bet51987** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 4:23 pm

IsAB · Post by **IsAB** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 4:44 pm

I've been playing with recording videos of D3 lately,got more into it after i read this post but just as i found a satisfying proccess* i burned a channell on my soundcard....i'd be happy to help anyone who would want to try...

*(TV-out from D3 box to capture card on on other box, first encoded with mjpeg so that my crappy second box can keep up with the encoding, and then mpeg4'd, seems to work better than divx for D3 kind of graphics)

A great tool for recording in windows is IUVCR.
For linux, mencoder is the only thing this linuxnewb has used.

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 7:05 pm

I vote for Polaris, The Core, Chasm.

TheCops · Post by **TheCops** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 7:09 pm

i remember the Mop team had a really cool intro to their website. it made descent3 look really exciting... which it can be.

Bold Deceiver · Post by **Bold Deceiver** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 8:02 pm

Kudos to Sunch for keeping his eye on the ball, regardless.

BD

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 8:31 am

Polaris is too big for a video..the observer would spend 1/2 the time looking for fights.

The Core is too broken up, tho' it's one of the better looking default levels. Need something with a little more room, and Napalm. A ship on fire is a beutiful sight, especially a Feeni!

Which reminds me, dont' record Feeni's, or anyone with 56k, we don't need people laughing at the skippage.

Diti · Post by **Diti** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 9:20 am

How about the fellowship levels?
(Town of Bree for instance)

Diti

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 9:38 am

As far as I can remember, there's not much to those levels. Same texture throughout, and slightly dim. This nullifies their architecture. (I know they were built barebone on purpose) They are also oversized for a video capture attempt. (Tho' I don't think I've seen the Bree town?)

Bill The Cat would be perfect. Small yet roomy (Good manuverability in the areas, but the level on a whole is small enough that it would not take hours to get a dozen good fights in.), aesthetically lit, architectually aesthetic, and has Napalm!

No other level can match all those points.

Flabby Chick · Post by **Flabby Chick** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 10:15 am

Bill the Cat is a work of art, i was gobsmacked when i wandered through that level the first time.

Stryker · Post by **Stryker** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 10:57 am

BTC is definitely one of the most architecturally and aesthetically pleasing levels out there, and it's awesome for dogfights.

Pandora · Post by **Pandora** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 11:17 am

i thought that a downloadable starters pack would be a nice thing. Including:
- the latest patch (can't remember the number)
- gate (or whatever)
- a few logins (if pxo registration does not work)
- the often played levels (if auto-download doesnt work)
- Mobius D3 Help as html-file.

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 11:38 am

Pandora:

- 1.4
- PXO is shut down
- There is a generic logon user: Chat, pass: chat ... but PXO is shut down
- the often played levels would make any gamer worth anything cringe and never even bother playing.
- no comment on the last point..as I've nothing to add to it

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 12:27 pm

I figured it out! Resination!!

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 12:31 pm

When you decide to do some filming, if you want to have an easy body to shoot at, give me a call

.

With regards to levels, Halcyon might be good for some fast-paced CTF action. It may not have a lot of eye candy, but things can get pretty crazy in there.

Pandora · Post by **Pandora** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:34 pm

heh, think you can tell that i haven't got around to playing for some time

Suncho · Post by **Suncho** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 3:22 pm

Ok guys. Here's the movie I'm gonna post:
http://www.suncho.com/stuff/descent3_01.avi

Arbitar · Post by **Arbitar** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 3:41 pm

I couldnt open that movie in any program Suncho..
It always sayd 'unable to open'