SWAT 4 Expansion Announced [Sep 22, 2005, 09:53 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
SWAT 4
Expansion Pack Announced is the press release officially announcing the SWAT
4 expansion first hinted at in August (story) for which more
details just emerged the other day (story). The first
SWAT 4: The
Stetchkov Syndicate screenshots are online, and here's a bit on the add-on,
due in Q1 2006:
Entitled 'The Stetchkov Syndicate', the expansion pack brings a host of new levels, weapons and enhancements to the highly rated SWAT 4.
Crime is on the rise. More guns and drugs are appearing on the streets and the city is in crisis. SWAT is called in to take on a series of disturbances that eventually lead them to the root of the problem, an eastern European crime family that has taken up residence in the city. A final showdown will place legendary SWAT tactics against the most dangerous and ruthless criminals yet, the Stetchkov syndicate.
New features for SWAT 4 - The Stetchkov Syndicate include:
• 7 new single and multiplayer player levels
• Voice over IP - Built in voice communication between teammates.
• 10 Player Coop - Up to 2 teams of 5.
• New multiplayer mode - Smash & Grab
• New weapons and equipment for both SWAT members and suspects
• Stat tracking and ladders and rankings for multiplayer
• Held commands - Orders can be held in single player until the leader gives the GO command.
• Unique Leader in Coop - Option to have only one person issue commands and lead the team.
They should have called it 'The Stockholm Affair'.
There was a mission in SWAT 3 (I think in the expansion, or a later map) in a hospital, and in one of the rooms you can find an x-ray of Homer's head... ;-)
I had to pause the game to laugh a little bit. :-)
I had to pause the game to laugh a little bit. :-)
Fuck Swat 4 expansion.
Remember what Vivendi and Irrational did to Tribes!
This comment was edited on Sep 22, 14:25.
Remember what Vivendi and Irrational did to Tribes!
This comment was edited on Sep 22, 14:25.
Swat 4 is a better game than Tribes Vengeance could've ever been.
Tribes Vengeance?? Why make an expansion for a game nobody is playing?
This comment was edited on Sep 22, 13:33.
This comment was edited on Sep 22, 13:33.
I love Irrational Games. Freedom force and its sequel are two of my favorite games of all time, right up there with X-com, System Shock, and Master of Orion.
Swat 4 is, imo, REALLY good - the novelty of actually trying NOT to use your weapon was refreshing, and the tension created in the encounters where you tried to hold back before you were forced to open fire was great.
Swat 4 is, imo, REALLY good - the novelty of actually trying NOT to use your weapon was refreshing, and the tension created in the encounters where you tried to hold back before you were forced to open fire was great.
"We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far."
"Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
"Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
wasn't this announced yesterday? Or am I deja-vuiing it?
I could have sworn I remember reading something hereabout it.
I could have sworn I remember reading something hereabout it.
Jim
Swat 4 is, imo, REALLY good - the novelty of actually trying NOT to use your weapon was refreshing, and the tension created in the encounters where you tried to hold back before you were forced to open fire was great.
but....but i cant help it,i am a trigger happy man and all those shiny guns, i just want to shoot them.
by the way i liked tribes:V,not bad.why so many people hate it?
but....but i cant help it,i am a trigger happy man and all those shiny guns, i just want to shoot them.
by the way i liked tribes:V,not bad.why so many people hate it?
by the way i liked tribes:V,not bad.why so many people hate it?
Oh man - now you've done it!
But seriously, I agree. All it really needed in my opinion was a few larger maps and some small tweaks. Alas, the "hardcore" tribes fans killed it through incessant flaming and horribly overdone negative buzz on the forums. The blood-in-the-water effect took hold, and nobody bought it. (besides me, I guess.)
Now, no one will EVER touch the tribes franchise.
Oh man - now you've done it!
But seriously, I agree. All it really needed in my opinion was a few larger maps and some small tweaks. Alas, the "hardcore" tribes fans killed it through incessant flaming and horribly overdone negative buzz on the forums. The blood-in-the-water effect took hold, and nobody bought it. (besides me, I guess.)
Now, no one will EVER touch the tribes franchise.
"We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far."
"Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
"Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
Now, no one will EVER touch the tribes franchise.
Oh you never know. DS could buy the rights to it.
Tribes: Derek Smart's Vengence
Oh you never know. DS could buy the rights to it.
Tribes: Derek Smart's Vengence
tisk, SWAT 4 is not Tribes, so therfor, why is Tribes brought up time and time again in a SWAT thread? 
Besides, I thought this expansion was already announced, or is this just the official as concrete announcement being made?
Besides, I thought this expansion was already announced, or is this just the official as concrete announcement being made?
You better watch it- you combine those two and we might just end up with the longest, flaming-est thread ever!
Well, we'd have to throw Valve/Steam in there too.
This comment was edited on Sep 22, 16:15.
Well, we'd have to throw Valve/Steam in there too.
This comment was edited on Sep 22, 16:15.
"We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far."
"Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
"Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
tisk, SWAT 4 is not Tribes, so therfor, why is Tribes brought up time and time again in a SWAT thread?
A very good question. But I think the connection is that Swat4 is an Irrational game, and many still blame them for the Tribes: Vengeance no patch debacle. I guess they feel Swat4 should be boycotted as punishment, or something.
A very good question. But I think the connection is that Swat4 is an Irrational game, and many still blame them for the Tribes: Vengeance no patch debacle. I guess they feel Swat4 should be boycotted as punishment, or something.
"We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far."
"Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
"Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
But I think the connection is that Swat4 is an Irrational game, and many still blame them for the Tribes: Vengeance no patch debacle. I guess they feel Swat4 should be boycotted as punishment, or something.
I'll admit I never really had any inclination to play Tribes, but I take it both games were developed by Irrational? Then they must have been separate publishers? I don't know, SWAT 4 just seems very solid to me.
I'll admit I never really had any inclination to play Tribes, but I take it both games were developed by Irrational? Then they must have been separate publishers? I don't know, SWAT 4 just seems very solid to me.
Same developer same publisher same engine.
Tribes:V was first and being first it had the most bugs. The game was missing features out of the box, the dedicated server was BETA. The SDK was broken.
Tribes players have very high standards and both Irrational and VUG knew this. They dropped the ball.
However, SWAT4 is pretty cool and was fairly solid out of the box. You guys are lucky your game was made second.
Tribes:V was first and being first it had the most bugs. The game was missing features out of the box, the dedicated server was BETA. The SDK was broken.
Tribes players have very high standards and both Irrational and VUG knew this. They dropped the ball.
However, SWAT4 is pretty cool and was fairly solid out of the box. You guys are lucky your game was made second.
Same here. I could be wrong, but I believe the team that worked on the tribes SP portion was the same that did FF and Swat4. The much-maligned MP in Tribes, I think, was done by a different team at Irrational.
This comment was edited on Sep 22, 17:16.
This comment was edited on Sep 22, 17:16.
"We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far."
"Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
"Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
Tribes: Vengeance was doomed from the start. I don't blame the publisher, I blame the developer - they approached it like a Hollywood director by taking out the defining features of the series (the huge maps; the huge variety of weapons/equipment/tactics; huge vehicles) in an effort to make it more friendly to the general public, which only resulted in some dumbed down consolised shit, devoid of character, that appealed to no-one. The stupid thing is that Tribes 2 was great gameplay, shit engine - Tribes V was shit gameplay, great engine... if it was a straight remake with a new engine or had the same character I would have happily bought it.
NEway, that is completely off topic. So, have they finally forced downloadabe ads with this addon? I know they were trying them out and it kicked up a right fuss.
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NEway, that is completely off topic. So, have they finally forced downloadabe ads with this addon? I know they were trying them out and it kicked up a right fuss.
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