Title: Dystopia a HL2 mod. Post by: gryeyes on February 24, 2009, 05:02:41 AM Dystopia is a HL2 team shooter. Loosely based on shadowrun. Basically there are physical objectives (capturing an area etc) and cyberspace objectives (disabiling a force field,commandeering turrets). These objectives are generally synergistic so you must co-ordinate your deckers (hackers) with your assault force to accomplish many thing. There are 3 classes of soldiers light,medium and heavy. With 5 weapon choices per class. In addition to weapon choice there is also "implants" ranging from a radar scanner to a stealth field to IF vision.
I highly recommend to give it a go its an awesome game. Its also available and free via STEAM. http://www.dystopia-game.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page (http://www.dystopia-game.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page) Title: Re: Dystopia a HL2 mod. Post by: Mrbloodworth on February 24, 2009, 08:36:37 AM Better link. (http://www.dystopia-game.com/)
Title: Re: Dystopia a HL2 mod. Post by: Malakili on February 24, 2009, 04:54:08 PM I tried this a year or two and really couldn't get into it. Has the game changed any since then?
Title: Re: Dystopia a HL2 mod. Post by: ahoythematey on February 24, 2009, 05:02:19 PM I got into it back during the beta or whatever, don't recall why I quit, though. I remember having a ton of fun.
Title: Re: Dystopia a HL2 mod. Post by: gryeyes on February 24, 2009, 07:31:13 PM I tried this a year or two and really couldn't get into it. Has the game changed any since then? While i just recently discovered this game I am under the impression it just received a massive upgrade. The learning curve is a bit steep and the maps are a pain the ass to "figure out" when first starting. But well worth the effort. Title: Re: Dystopia a HL2 mod. Post by: ahoythematey on February 25, 2009, 04:52:41 AM I remember now why I quit playing. During cyberspace I recall encountering some supremely frustrating bullshit during fights with other "hackers" that made me rage-quit. I seem to remember being unbelievably pissed off at macros or some shit becoming prevalent, making combat between hackers twice as annoying, particularly considering how disorienting the cyberspace layout could get with people on the floors, walls and ceilings.
Title: Re: Dystopia a HL2 mod. Post by: gryeyes on February 25, 2009, 04:30:01 PM I suck balls at decking and i tend to be able to kill as much as i get killed. Very rarely do encounter a player who can just stomp the piss out of me. I tend to ignore the various "dimensions" and just stay on a single plane while sniping.
The alternate cyberspace attack absolutely destroys them at close range. The one that is a constant beam of energy. Title: Re: Dystopia a HL2 mod. Post by: Morfiend on March 02, 2009, 10:38:42 AM I downloaded this last night. Ill give it a try tonight.
Title: Re: Dystopia a HL2 mod. Post by: Hoax on March 08, 2009, 10:30:08 AM This is fun, the learning curve is a bit of a bitch though and the weapons aren't designed that well but I like the stealth and stealth countermeasures. Its almost nice that I don't have enough well-placed keys on my kb to bind everything i need because the implants play such a key role.
Title: Re: Dystopia a HL2 mod. Post by: gryeyes on March 08, 2009, 10:37:07 AM The SMT (sonar type deal) is an awesome implant. Functions in such a cool way. And surprising a majority of the weapons are useful once you master their gimmicks.
Title: Re: Dystopia a HL2 mod. Post by: Meester on March 10, 2009, 11:23:07 AM I personally think the weapons are well designed, but then again I have been playing this, for almost forever and I very rarely deviate from the assault rifle.
Title: Re: Dystopia a HL2 mod. Post by: FatuousTwat on March 10, 2009, 09:14:48 PM Fun mod, but I never redownloaded it after re-installing steam.
Title: Re: Dystopia a HL2 mod. Post by: Dion on April 16, 2009, 12:15:13 PM I enjoyed it for a while but got bored very quickly. It was too repetitive even tho I enjoyed the setting and general design.
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