Supreme Commander

o_streeteh · 02-16-2007, 02:53 PM

Couldn't see an old post about this, but then i didnt search very far, if its been done feel free to delete/lock.

Anyone invested in this? I'm the type of person who usually obtains games via other means, but since i'm a big fan of Chris Taylors work and an even bigger fan of TA i thought this game deserved my hard earned student loan.

Just recieved my copy today and installed it promptly, i started up the SP missions to have a quick look before my lecture started about an hour later. Unfortunately i have now missed everything today, i felt my time would be better spent mastering the Aeon race.

The AI is extremely intelligent and learns quickly, examples would be having not only a large squad of bombers beating seven shades of shit out of my rather amatureish built base but a few seconds later a fleet of destoryers started to shell my troops as air transports placed a rather menacing bunch of tanks behind my lines of defence thus decimating me. Three pronged attacks by AI when set to medium difficulty is utter madness.

Graphics seem the definition of average at first, most units being just a collection of textured polygons, however when you take into account the fact that the game has a 10,000 unit cap you see why the lesser units look so basic - my system could barely handle a full-on battle (7800gtx e-penis tiem!!!1)

Anyway, for those of you who skip to the end (myself included) it seems like the best RTS since... well TA i guess, if you havent tried the demo toddle on over to www.supremecommander.com and get the demo for a look-see. enjoy

**mervaka** · 02-16-2007, 03:37 PM

http://forums.fortress-forever.com/s...ead.php?t=3954
http://forums.fortress-forever.com/s...ead.php?t=6850

been there, done that, got the beta. now i'm gonna buy it.

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 02-16-2007, 05:00 PM

Merv, how strong is your PC and how was SC's performance on it?

o_puppychow · 02-16-2007, 05:06 PM

full version is out?

o_kenny · 02-16-2007, 08:51 PM

nope, i believe it comes out on the 20th ??? or am i wrong?

o_fastbilly1 · 02-16-2007, 09:19 PM

EU release was today.

**mervaka** · 02-17-2007, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by |404|Innoc-TPF-

Merv, how strong is your PC and how was SC's performance on it?

i have dual 8800s in SLI and they annihilate it.

no not really, i have a conroe E6600, 2gb ram and a 7900GTX. it runs pretty well, although there's definitely a limit to what it can take. SC will just keep throwing stuff. its a damn good game though, i must say!

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 02-17-2007, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mervaka

i have dual 8800s in SLI and they annihilate it.

no not really, i have a conroe E6600, 2gb ram and a 7900GTX. it runs pretty well, although there's definitely a limit to what it can take. SC will just keep throwing stuff. its a damn good game though, i must say!

Thanks Merv...one more game one the scale tipping towards a new system this summer...

**mervaka** · 02-17-2007, 12:49 AM

bear in mind this was at full detail 1280x1024

o_fastbilly1 · 02-17-2007, 12:51 AM

Surprisingly that is exactly what I wanted to hear. Just like when TA came, you could run it on some hardware, but you really needed a machine from the next year to do it justice. Nothing like 400+ Light Laser Cannons all firing at once.

**mervaka** · 02-17-2007, 01:18 AM

one of the teams have this ship. when it reaches land, it extends these legs out, and it walks! how cool!

o_milk · 02-18-2007, 05:03 PM

Yep, single player demo is now available on file planet. You can see the whole Cybran tech tree AFAIK in the skirmish mode. Release is supposed to this Wednesday 2/21/07. Supreme Commander is definitely next gen gaming considering it has recommended specs for dual core processors, and has in game settings for dual displays. Even with a 7950gx2 there is only so much that my system can do with this game at 1280x1024 with fairly medium settings, specially when playing with 300+ bombers. Just figured this out: if you build energy storage all around your generators, they connect to it and make your generator generate more energy, same with mass makers/extractors with mass storage. Also: shields look orgasmic.

o_streeteh · 02-18-2007, 05:09 PM

http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/1011...r/Product.html

You can buy it above now, it was released last Friday. The Single player stories are short but sweet, totaling at 5 missions for each of the 3 factions (though the missions can take up to several hours each). The game is clearly built primarily for multiplayer as the single player missions seem to be more of a tutorial for each tech level, until the final mission where you have every tech on a huge map.

CUrrently playing LAN games with housemates but will soon be moving online to test my rather lacking skills.

o_mooga · 02-18-2007, 09:20 PM

I wanted to try a demo but no site can give you a damn easy to find, fast link!

o_kenny · 02-19-2007, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mooga

I wanted to try a demo but no site can give you a damn easy to find, fast link!

there this clicky
but thats closed

and the demo - Clicky

o_agret · 02-21-2007, 06:29 AM

Anyone bought this yet? I'm rather excited about the game but I have to wait til I get my new computer to play it.

**mervaka** · 02-21-2007, 11:38 AM

i still have the beta which had the AI and stuff in. its awesome!

i need to buy this when i find the cash

o_agret · 02-21-2007, 11:46 AM

The beta runs pretty badly on mine but I still have it, anyone with the full version & beta able to comment on performance gains?

o_kenny · 02-21-2007, 02:05 PM

I would buy this but im still addicted to company of heroes, mabye this game won't lag online and crap, ohh relic, damn relic

02-16-2007, 02:53 PM	#1
o_streeteh Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Supreme Commander Couldn't see an old post about this, but then i didnt search very far, if its been done feel free to delete/lock. Anyone invested in this? I'm the type of person who usually obtains games via other means, but since i'm a big fan of Chris Taylors work and an even bigger fan of TA i thought this game deserved my hard earned student loan. Just recieved my copy today and installed it promptly, i started up the SP missions to have a quick look before my lecture started about an hour later. Unfortunately i have now missed everything today, i felt my time would be better spent mastering the Aeon race. The AI is extremely intelligent and learns quickly, examples would be having not only a large squad of bombers beating seven shades of shit out of my rather amatureish built base but a few seconds later a fleet of destoryers started to shell my troops as air transports placed a rather menacing bunch of tanks behind my lines of defence thus decimating me. Three pronged attacks by AI when set to medium difficulty is utter madness. Graphics seem the definition of average at first, most units being just a collection of textured polygons, however when you take into account the fact that the game has a 10,000 unit cap you see why the lesser units look so basic - my system could barely handle a full-on battle (7800gtx e-penis tiem!!!1) Anyway, for those of you who skip to the end (myself included) it seems like the best RTS since... well TA i guess, if you havent tried the demo toddle on over to www.supremecommander.com and get the demo for a look-see. enjoy

02-16-2007, 03:37 PM	#2
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	http://forums.fortress-forever.com/s...ead.php?t=3954 http://forums.fortress-forever.com/s...ead.php?t=6850 been there, done that, got the beta. now i'm gonna buy it. __________________ Support FF:

02-17-2007, 12:49 AM	#9
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	bear in mind this was at full detail 1280x1024 __________________ Support FF:

02-17-2007, 01:18 AM	#11
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	one of the teams have this ship. when it reaches land, it extends these legs out, and it walks! how cool! __________________ Support FF:

02-21-2007, 11:38 AM	#17
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	i still have the beta which had the AI and stuff in. its awesome! i need to buy this when i find the cash __________________ Support FF:

02-16-2007, 05:00 PM	#3
o_\|404\|innoc-tpf- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Midtown Express Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Merv, how strong is your PC and how was SC's performance on it?

02-16-2007, 05:06 PM	#4
o_puppychow Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Washington DC Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	full version is out?

02-16-2007, 08:51 PM	#5
o_kenny Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In a mall, hiding in a gunstore, while being surrounded by 53,594 zombies Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	nope, i believe it comes out on the 20th ??? or am i wrong?

02-16-2007, 09:19 PM	#6
o_fastbilly1 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	EU release was today.

02-17-2007, 12:51 AM	#10
o_fastbilly1 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Surprisingly that is exactly what I wanted to hear. Just like when TA came, you could run it on some hardware, but you really needed a machine from the next year to do it justice. Nothing like 400+ Light Laser Cannons all firing at once.

02-18-2007, 05:03 PM	#12
o_milk Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Yep, single player demo is now available on file planet. You can see the whole Cybran tech tree AFAIK in the skirmish mode. Release is supposed to this Wednesday 2/21/07. Supreme Commander is definitely next gen gaming considering it has recommended specs for dual core processors, and has in game settings for dual displays. Even with a 7950gx2 there is only so much that my system can do with this game at 1280x1024 with fairly medium settings, specially when playing with 300+ bombers. Just figured this out: if you build energy storage all around your generators, they connect to it and make your generator generate more energy, same with mass makers/extractors with mass storage. Also: shields look orgasmic.

02-18-2007, 05:09 PM	#13
o_streeteh Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/1011...r/Product.html You can buy it above now, it was released last Friday. The Single player stories are short but sweet, totaling at 5 missions for each of the 3 factions (though the missions can take up to several hours each). The game is clearly built primarily for multiplayer as the single player missions seem to be more of a tutorial for each tech level, until the final mission where you have every tech on a huge map. CUrrently playing LAN games with housemates but will soon be moving online to test my rather lacking skills.

02-18-2007, 09:20 PM	#14
o_mooga Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A Small Box Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I wanted to try a demo but no site can give you a damn easy to find, fast link!

02-21-2007, 06:29 AM	#16
o_agret Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Anyone bought this yet? I'm rather excited about the game but I have to wait til I get my new computer to play it.

02-21-2007, 11:46 AM	#18
o_agret Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The beta runs pretty badly on mine but I still have it, anyone with the full version & beta able to comment on performance gains?

02-21-2007, 02:05 PM	#19
o_kenny Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In a mall, hiding in a gunstore, while being surrounded by 53,594 zombies Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I would buy this but im still addicted to company of heroes, mabye this game won't lag online and crap, ohh relic, damn relic

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