Serious wargamer seeks steam outlet!

[MengJiao]

I'm still trying to work the editor out on the rare occasions I get to actually fire it up.

I can place some units and go in and battle, but can't seem to set triggers or get units moving yet...but I've not had alot of time on it to be fair to the editor.

  You put the first waypoint on top of the leader of a formation (the highest ranking and usually in my case, the guy who was me when I was on that side) and then put out more with the speed and mode you want.  At least in ARMAIII the AI will just come looking for you if you make a lot of noise.

  I usually have some unlikely plan (such as start as a civilian and  run over people on an ATV) so some bloody mess starts up pretty fast and I revise it and play it from different angles.  I discovered that the AI will shoot you even if you are a civilian but only if you are wearing some of the opposing side's gear.  Well that was dull, but easy to explain.  And of course after over 10 years using more or less the same editor, I have no idea how I got things to work originally.

[undercovergeek]

thanks guys - MJ, i have the Armas and love the sim hq server now ive found it, but this was more of a drop in, kill some folks and leave again kinda request

im going to look at the CoDs as per LB - any in particular?

[JudgeDredd]

I'm still trying to work the editor out on the rare occasions I get to actually fire it up.

I can place some units and go in and battle, but can't seem to set triggers or get units moving yet...but I've not had alot of time on it to be fair to the editor.

  You put the first waypoint on top of the leader of a formation (the highest ranking and usually in my case, the guy who was me when I was on that side) and then put out more with the speed and mode you want.  At least in ARMAIII the AI will just come looking for you if you make a lot of noise.

  I usually have some unlikely plan (such as start as a civilian and  run over people on an ATV) so some bloody mess starts up pretty fast and I revise it and play it from different angles.  I discovered that the AI will shoot you even if you are a civilian but only if you are wearing some of the opposing side's gear.  Well that was dull, but easy to explain.  And of course after over 10 years using more or less the same editor, I have no idea how I got things to work originally.

Thanks Meng - I'll try it tomorrow

[JasonPratt]

Is multiplayer important?

Because flying around as Batman in Arkham City pummeling thugs rarely gets old. Or sandboxing Red Dead Redemption after the game plot is over (or before the plot is over either one, although in BAC the plot does tend to get in the way for a while.)

Not shooters exactly, but still, load up, ride/glide off, hunt decent spawning baddies, thrash your tensions for a few minutes (maybe play some poker, maybe both  :D ), quit, no muss no fuss. Landscapes are therapeutic, too.

For that matter, Just Cause 2 has an even larger sandbox with more therapeutic landscaping, and it's a fairly proper 3PS shooter with vehicles. (And Batman's glide/grapple abilities.)

Saboteur (once the game opens up a bit), heavier on the sneaking, but a mind-boggling target rich environment. Dynamiting Nazis, and rampaging around with a tank or grabbing one of their anti-air guns to aggro the occupying army into sending dive bombers, tanks, dirigibles and swass black cars with machine guns in their lights after you?--rarely gets old. Language can be a bit vulgar, but that's true for Red Dead, too.

[Toonces]

For drop-in, shoot things for a half hour gameplay I'm a very big fan of Rising Storm.  Red Orchestra 2 is also fun, but of the two Rising Storm requires less thinking IMO.

[RooksBailey]

im going to look at the CoDs as per LB - any in particular?

Black Ops 2 is the most recent.  Solid CoD game, but I am finding the recent map packs to be a bit bizarre (A skateboard park?  A volcanic island?  A rock concert??).  The original maps are good, though. 

[Bison]

Day of defeat is a great drop in and shoot shit team based mp game.  I might not be realistic but it's fun easy to play.

[undercovergeek]

i downloaded the Ghost Recon online game - i toyed with BF3 but ive no doubt just as i get into it the great BF4 migration will happen - ive used just as i planned to, dropped in, played 2 games - good times, id forgotten how much fun it was on PS3