Age of Chivalry

[Reptilo]

Hello everybody, first of all i want to thank you by all these years we've been playing RTCW and ET, specially. I really had a wonderful time with you and i enjoyed it with such a big passion ;D. I don't know if you remember me, but i do

The reason i didn't play so much is because of my career, that i didn't have so much free time. Anyway I'm adapted at college and i know more or less how to manage. Yes, i bought Quake Wars in September 2007 when it came here, but i couldnt play it well(it was slow in my computer) so i left it for a while. Anyhow I think, thats just my opinion, that ET was a better way of entertainment. At least there weren't bots before.

So i wanted to share something with you all (because you are teammates too even though what people could say) I found which may be REALLY SUCCESFUL :
It's name is Age of Chivalry, and yes, this is another kind of game, but realistic as ET, even more indeed, with team play as well. It's a first person medieval half life 2 mod(but it doesn't have anything with half life 2) and this is what i am playing right now. The creators of the mod, which is Team Chivalry, are updating it and working hard to be the best melee combat game, It is not like Dark Messiah or Oblivion, this is not fantanstic, but with an original argument. There are weapons of distance too, a lot of them and vehicles of sieges. It's just like the age of crusaders, with incredible battles. I really hope this mod which stand out so much for me at least, becomes as popular as ET.

To see what is this about, and if you please of course, i give you some links, this game needs people too, coz there are just 2 or 3 servers actives right now, but with a lot of ppl in them. By the way, you can play it too if you have counter strike source or day of defeat. It works with steam.

I don't need to explain it all here about the game, in the manual there's everything with the best details and animations.

I really recommend you to try this guys, it's something I've never seen before.

Here are the links

Trailer(and you can see other videos in here):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqgwdxhbqsM

Manual:
age-of-chivalry.com/manual/

And, of course, the official website:
www.age-of-chivalry.com/

Have a nice day! And tell me if you are interested!!

[]UBC[ Igor]

I install it today. First walk was a bit confusing as in qw it seems there are lot to learn with map and class. Imo the gameplay is not as fun as in dark messiah; let's said it's more realistic.

Is there a class that can heal his mate?
Is there some kind of Xp system?

Maj: I play several hours more. great ambience. good teamwork. Might be real fun to play under TS with some mate.

[Reptilo]

Hello Igor,
First, thanks for the interest,
I don't know if i did told you, the game can be played but it's not complete. I mean for example in 2nd October they are gonna update it from 1.1.1 to 1.2:

BETA 1.2 includes:

- Orange box SDK build
- Better engine performance.
- Better graphics/effects.
- Less network data, swings uses 25% of previous network traffic.

- New overview map
- 3 version overview, small upper corner, large center screen and off.
- Zoom in functionality.
- Visible footstep traces.
- Objectives and important items are now displayed on the overview.

- Complete sound overhaul
- All new footsteps, classbased.
- New impact sounds.
- Map soundscapes updated.
- New Voiceover vocals.

- New gameplay, carryable prop objective
- Capturable model prop system.
- Capture Zone, for Capture the flag type objectives.
- Customizable icon images on HUD and minimap.
- Customizable model attachment on player body.

- New scoring system
- Players now get awarded 1 point for Kill Assists
- Player who kills gets 3 points for a kill
- Scoreboard now shows Kills and Assists in separate columns.

- Levels updated
- Stoneshill uses new objective, carry boards to build the bridge.
- Bug fixes on all maps.

- New levels
- Monastery Hill, old church on the edge of a cliff uses the new prop objective system.
- Firecrag, lava and hell themed Capture the flag gameplay.

- Animations
- Complete overhaul of thirdperson animations.
- Fixed swingtrace to animation timing errors! (no more dieing when the enemy is winding up!)
- Halberd, redone and now swings with a longer reach.

- Weapons
- Crossbow now requires manual reload after firing, much more powerful
- Overhaul of weapon hit detection system!
- All new balance in weapons speeds, swingtimes damage and reach!
- New Boxing hands weapon, may be used as warmup fight mode or as a normal weapon addition.

- Damage indicators
- Full screen Hud damage indicator for hits taken from left and right.
- New support for grunts on takedamage (to let you know when you hit your enemy)

- Overall balancing
- Players now move faster during normal movement.
- Players move faster while sprinting.
- Windup time on SPRINT, you gain full sprint speed after 1 second.
- Lower stamina cost on hold shields
- Increased weapon pushback for more intense combat
- Improved parry system to prevent spam block and to encourage tactics
- Removed Stunblock

- Scoreboard update
- Shows player class on scoreboard.
- Shows Kills & Assists in separate columns.

- Materials & Models
- New Claypot model, breakable.
- New dragon statue.
- New Church skybox model.
- New decals.
- New materials for ground.
- Overview and hud icons for objective and carryable prop support.

- 1.1.1 bugs reported, fixed.[/b](i don't need to write it all here)

Never played Dark Messiah or so(i played Witchaven II when i was 6 years old which i liked a lot), i watched some videos and i'm interested in playing it single player(i may download it),but for multiplayer at this time i'm not feeling for being invisible or fireballs that follow you.

Yes, this is realistic as you said, anyway i agree with you with the healing, coz there isn't yet anything for that. They should think about it(there's a box where you get items like arrows, "greek fire" and throwable smoke potions for ranged attackers, they could add it there)

The balance of the weapons is ok, i hope it gets much better in the new version. I suppose real medieval games don't have so much gameplay like in others. But there are objectives too(like wearing a battering ram and a tower with stairs to break into a clastle, or not letting them pass to a place so they win(like capture a flag) and using catapults or huge ballistas(In helms Deep map the objectives are just the same like in the movie LOTR). What i like a lot of the game is that the map rotation can change depending if your team wins or loses, having a kind of "history". The manual includes the argument.

And balances for each class: each class has different weapons, despite the main one. The talents of each one have to be updated too.

The way of attacking is original, you just have to be careful so you make it hard to kill you, even if your warrior gets exhausted and not able to attack , keep your stamina.

Any other information about this game is in www.age-of-chivalry.com

By the way, i know it's very hard when you all are playing another game like QW, but i only wanted to share this one, for when you feel for playing it whenever you want, and of course if you all don't then no problem. And i will play QW too when i improve my computer. But i will still looking forward for Age of Chivalry.
See ya mate.

[]UBC[ Igor]

This changelog is very hopeful. Once it will be set, this game would be a must-try. Maybe even better than dark messiah multi. Also as it's free mod, I bet it would have a longer life than DM. Actually the DM server might be dead. Let's wait the 2nd october.

Thanks to you to make me discover it. I will keep an eye on that game.

[Reptilo]

Thanks a lot for the support dude, hope to see soon you either in QW or hopefully in Age of Chivalry

[]UBC[ Zackdem]

Hi Reptilo
I will try it this week end, I liked the DM multi, but the lack of players on the servers and very unbalanced classes when the game was released turn it dead too quick...

see you soon

[Reptilo]

Oh great Zack!! Then I bet I'll see ya, my name is Klen'Bros(an evil warrior's name of a medieval table game i made when i was a child). Whoever that wants, can try it too. They are about to update it to 1.2, today is 2nd October ;D

[Hazik]

hi im hazik

im playing half life 2 at the moment. yes im well behind everyone in playing this game ;D
if i download this mod it wont mess with my half life2 saved game will it?

[]UBC[ Igor]

The mod use the code of half life2. But the 2 game run apart. Your saves will stay safe.

The only thing you have to do, is to download the last build & to follow the instruction to install it. After the mod will be "steamed" like Counter Strike Source game for example.

It seems you better have to wait a couple of day before to try it. The 1.2 have to be available yesterday, but as valve is integrating the management of this mod by steam. There is some delay.

Anyway 1.1.1 is available. But you will have to install 1.2 from scrach when this release would be out.

[Reptilo]

Hi folks, 1.2 is on, I'm downloading it(%90 ;D) and by now I'm reading the updates in the main page of the game, I can't wait to play it!! And that's it Igor, Hazik this game is another thing appart, it doesn't have anything with HL2

[Hazik]

oooooo ok thank you i may download it and see what it is like?

[ser]

wy dont u play qw

can u reply this year