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Forum: General Discussion 11-12-2007, 07:09 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,281
Posted By Saint Thoth
As it is in real life, so it is on the internet: ...

As it is in real life, so it is on the internet:

Always bet on human stupidity, you will always win.

I sadly, know lots of gamers who can't make heads nor tails of a zip file, can't copy and...
Forum: General Discussion 11-12-2007, 07:02 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,587
Posted By Saint Thoth
I thought he was being sarcastic, as the...

I thought he was being sarcastic, as the inevitable next step. ;)

There's just no reason to heal infected folks anymore. Even with sutained front lines, I find myself healing infected people last,...
Forum: Tips and Tutorials 11-12-2007, 04:19 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 60,140
Posted By Saint Thoth
Got something to replace Unagi Powah? I wouldn't...

Got something to replace Unagi Powah? I wouldn't mind it so much, but I'm risking death if I yell it out loud at the wrong time again - funny as it was the first time. ;)
Forum: General Discussion 11-12-2007, 02:40 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,281
Posted By Saint Thoth
True, both would be best... Although with a...

True, both would be best... Although with a self-extractor all you have to do ie lie about your Steam folder location and cut & paste form there - only nubs can't figure that out. ;)
Forum: General Discussion 11-11-2007, 10:14 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,281
Posted By Saint Thoth
Actually, you need to hold them down and force it...

Actually, you need to hold them down and force it down their throats, in my experience.

Seriously though, easier install = more players, tis as simple as that, sadly. On a certain mod we doubled...
Forum: General Discussion 11-11-2007, 10:05 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,281
Posted By Saint Thoth
I do agree that exec's help get more players, and...

I do agree that exec's help get more players, and depending on people to download yet another piece of software, such as CrosuS, is not wise (I put it among the things that killed Wizard Wars, when...
Forum: General Discussion 11-11-2007, 09:36 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,977
Posted By Saint Thoth
I dun much like Aardvark due to the fact that...

I dun much like Aardvark due to the fact that there's no good underground route (should have at least one underground route on a map to bypass Sniper NML.) - Still, I'll admit, it's more fun than...
Forum: General Discussion 11-11-2007, 08:36 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,587
Posted By Saint Thoth
Yes, let’s do that, let’s go the TF2 route...

Yes, let’s do that, let’s go the TF2 route and just remove all the major aspects of TF.

Besides, in the video interview I saw with him, he said they designed the medic to create a bond between...
Forum: FF Technical Support 11-11-2007, 02:42 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,433
Posted By Saint Thoth
I'd be guessing old/corrupt video drivers,...

I'd be guessing old/corrupt video drivers, incorrect install, or incorrect/corrupt Steam graphic settings.

I've run it on a nVidia 7950GT (XP) and a nVidia GeForce 7150M (in Vista, not by choice,...
Forum: General Discussion 11-11-2007, 02:35 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,587
Posted By Saint Thoth
Besides, it encourages teamwork, cuz if your team...

Besides, it encourages teamwork, cuz if your team is being hampered by infections, then it encourages someone on your team to do something about it. If no one does, your team has no teamwork, and...
Forum: FF Technical Support 11-10-2007, 08:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,226
Posted By Saint Thoth
For the computer illiterate, I offer this patch...

For the computer illiterate, I offer this patch installer:

http://www.thothie.com/ff/ff_1.1_patch_installer.zip

Exec is inside the zip. It will automagically find your Steam folder, and proper...
Forum: General Discussion 11-10-2007, 12:13 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,587
Posted By Saint Thoth
Used to admin 5 separate servers back in the day,...

Used to admin 5 separate servers back in the day, and I saw good medics turn games around thousands of times. Only noob medics run around infecting everyone they can – and you don’t see those very...
Forum: General Discussion 11-09-2007, 03:05 AM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,587
Posted By Saint Thoth
Well jeeze, if I’m playing TFC, go and drop that...

Well jeeze, if I’m playing TFC, go and drop that flag on the bridge of 2fort, and it winds up being surrounded by the enemy team’s HWG’s, soldiers, and snipers, I sure as hell hope we’d have a medic...
Forum: General Discussion 11-08-2007, 10:45 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,587
Posted By Saint Thoth
*sigh* You don't even know what detpaks are for...

*sigh* You don't even know what detpaks are for do you?

It's true they aren't a lot of use in the 2fort example... But do you realize what they do on well? Demoman blows a whole in your sewer, an...
Forum: General Discussion 11-08-2007, 10:29 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,587
Posted By Saint Thoth
The inability to resupply while infected, and...

The inability to resupply while infected, and inability to infect within the resupply zone (for nubs that can't figure that out) is not a bad idea either. It'd actually add to the medic/countermedic...
Forum: General Discussion 11-08-2007, 10:06 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,587
Posted By Saint Thoth
If yer going to nerf things on the basis that...

If yer going to nerf things on the basis that one-click can turn a game around, you gotta remove MIRV's and detpacks as well.

Unlike MIRV's and detpacks, medics are much easier to counter. Get...
Forum: General Discussion 11-08-2007, 09:45 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,557
Posted By Saint Thoth
When I first saw 1.0, I started spreading the...

When I first saw 1.0, I started spreading the gosphel of FF to every gamer forum I've visted for awhile now (which is quite a few)... I actually got one of my accounts booted off the Steampowered...
Forum: General Discussion 11-08-2007, 09:27 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,587
Posted By Saint Thoth
Damn nubs… 2Fort is a perfect example of a map...

Damn nubs… 2Fort is a perfect example of a map with the sweet-spot infection points where infection becomes an absolutely critical strategy. Sniper nests: snipers hang on the sniper nest, and...
Forum: General Discussion 11-08-2007, 05:43 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 8,440
Posted By Saint Thoth
Lies and propaganda. The TF2 has absolutely...

Lies and propaganda. The TF2 has absolutely nothing to do with the vision the original TFC crew had for the game. You wanna play the game they had envisioned for TF2? - Go play Battlefield, cuz EA is...
Forum: General Discussion 11-08-2007, 05:30 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,587
Posted By Saint Thoth
There’s a WORLD of difference between the ability...

There’s a WORLD of difference between the ability to infect one guy, and the ability to infect one guy, and effectively have denial of area around him, or risk infecting more and more members of the...
Forum: General Discussion 11-08-2007, 03:38 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 8,440
Posted By Saint Thoth
Because the spirit of TF has traditionally been...

Because the spirit of TF has traditionally been carried through to just about every engine in existence, and Valve failed miserably with TF2, being created primarily by CS players who never liked TFC...
Forum: General Discussion 11-08-2007, 03:21 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 8,440
Posted By Saint Thoth
Well, the old FF vs. TF2 debate/yelling match...

Well, the old FF vs. TF2 debate/yelling match came up quite a bit on the TF2 servers, and it seemed just about everyone was aware of FF’s existence. (I can't play TF2 anymore, it makes me slit my...
Forum: General Discussion 11-08-2007, 02:35 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,587
Posted By Saint Thoth
That was a feature they chose never to integrate,...

That was a feature they chose never to integrate, this was a feature they had working just fine and then arbitrarily removed. There’s a world of difference there (never mind the fact that...
Forum: General Discussion 11-07-2007, 12:10 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,587
Posted By Saint Thoth
First, the ability to infect an entire team is no...

First, the ability to infect an entire team is no less important than the ability to boost teammates, secondly, the potential for infection abuse is much less, as unlike team launching, it is easily...
Forum: General Discussion 11-07-2007, 11:48 AM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,587
Posted By Saint Thoth
Again, if you are going to remove fundamental...

Again, if you are going to remove fundamental game play aspects on the basis that players might abuse them, and admins aren’t going to do anything about it you have to remove:
- Grenades
- Ability...
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