Archived News:
A new version 1.50.002 of GameHost
has been released. The new release comes hot on the heels of the release of the
previous version after a bunch of user feedback told them that some UT support
is better than none at all, so as you can infer from that, the new release
offers rudimentary support for Unreal Tournament.
The Qtracker Homepage has a new
version 2.3 Beta 14 of the Qtracker server monitoring program. In addition to
being a server browser, Qtracker is a server launcher, an MP3 streaming audio
browser, and an HTML server list generator for Windows 95/98/NT. The new release
enhances retail Quake III Arena support, Game and Music filter support has been
completely re-written to support plug-in plain text-based filters, and
QuakeWorld master support has been fixed, along with numerous other bug fixes
and enhancements.
Though at this point he feels it isn't a tool issue, a post titled Fullbright Levels after bsp Quake3World.com Forums
by Quake III-engine tools author Robert Duffy gives a couple of possible
workarounds for problems users are having with fullbright lighting problems
that pop up in some cases when making Quake III Arena maps. Thanks Tom
Longfield.
The Vault Network has 12 new pieces
of art from Vampire: The Masquerade--Redemption, Nihilistic's upcoming
blood-sucking, third-person action/RPG. Included in the dozen images are
screenshots as well as some concept art from the game, which is slated for
release sometime next year.
The Wheel of Time page has a
large update by Legend's Glen Dahlgren giving a rundown on all the positive
reviews Wheel of Time has garnered since its release. The update also goes into
the Shadar Logoth updates, a WoT
single-player map called Ill Haven map,
and even a preview of a user map in progress.
This Turrican 3D Movie Downloads
page on GameSpot has nine new screenshots and three movies, each around 20
seconds long, showing engine footage (as opposed to gameplay) from this upcoming
third-person shooter from German developer Rainbow Arts that is a modern-day
version of the original Amiga game.
A new
TeamFortress 2 screenshot section on PlanetFortress is online, and true to
the occasion, is home to a pair of new shots from Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood of
Arms, Valve Software's upcoming class-based teamplay shooter.
ICON, the Sydney Morning Herald's web page has posted an
interview in Real Video format from an interview with id Software's Tim
Willits and Paul Steed, who are currently touring the world down under. They
talk primarily about general issues with Quake III Arena, as it's from a mainstream
publication, but it's still worth a look.
GameSpot has posted a
hands-on preview of Raven's Soldier of Fortune, which is based on "an
early copy" of the game they received from the developer. While the preview
is a little light on text, it does have nine new screenshots.
The fine folk over at chUmbaLum
sOft have released a new version of MilkShape 3D, their low-polygon count
3D modeling program (thanks Cosmo3D).
This new version re-adds MD2 support, as well as new Unreal/Unreal Tournament
import and export functionality.
GameSpot News has posted a
first look at Picassio, a game coming out next year for the PC, Playstation
and Dreamcast consoles, that has a truly oddball premise, whereby you play an
art thief, sneaking into buildings and swiping paintings. It's odd, but it sounds
pretty interesting, and there's some screenshots posted showing off the PC version
of the game.
In my continuing tradition of mentioning what I'm currently playing, here are
some games that are on my desk: I just finished up Half-Life: Opposing Force,
which I must say, was very, very good. Congrats to Gearbox for managing to create
a worthy follow-up to Half-Life (no easy feat). I just started playing Omikron:
The Nomad Soul, and I'm really enjoying the fact that there's more to the game
than just a great soundtrack (and it really is a great soundtrack). Let's see...obviously,
there's Quake III Arena, Unreal Tournament and Starsiege: TRIBES...I've been
playing Ultima IX: Ascension on and off, but I've pretty much decided to wait
until the game is fully patched before moving on (what can I say...once you've
had one save file corrupted you're in no rush to go through that again). Lastly
there's Wheel of Time, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (what can I say...I've
played every TR game to date) and of course, Outcast, which will probably be
on my stack for some time, as I find myself continually going back to it. It's
a great game, but requires a ton of time. There you have it...think I have enough
games to occupy my time?
Link of the Day: Virtual
Death Incarnate (thanks dr will). I can't explain it, but I thought this
was really funny.
Real News Story of the Day: Brothel
Chain Plans Airport Outlet (thanks Mike Sewell). Adds a new meaning to the
term "layover" doesn't it?
Image of the Day: An
actual Q3A CD Key? (Thanks Brenton Klik by way of 3DGW).
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