Comments on: DropTeam Multiplayer Demo Press Release

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Fri, 07 Jul 2006 21:08:27 +0000

I noticed their included libaa.so.1 is linked to a weird libslang that was not on my mandriva 2006 install.

removing the provided libaa and letting it use the system one worked just fine.

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Fri, 07 Jul 2006 18:57:19 +0000

So how does this demo work? Single player is disabled and you can only join Demo servers. There is only one demo server and it is full. So 12 people can only evaluate their game at once?? (I can’t seem to find an option to run a server)

By: idsfa

idsfa — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 18:33:37 +0000

For now, you need SSE.

(For the record, Clay and I are already in contact (since a week or two back) about testing the non-SSE build when it becomes available …)

By: tjwhaynes

tjwhaynes — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 16:36:58 +0000

If you search through the forums, you’ll find a post from Clay (lead developer) saying that they’ll look into an SSE-free version once they get 1.1 out the door. Version 1.1 should add infantry into the mix.

If you like mod-able games, this one has huge potential. Pretty much everthing is up for grabs, from the maps, models, weapons, weapon capability. Most information is in XML format. The landscapes are a mixture of raw 16bit heightfield information and normal textures in PNG or similar formats. No attempt has been made to obfuscate any part of the data files – indeed they have started to DOCUMENT the stuff. Take a look at the DropTeam Modding forum on www,battlefront.com.

Cheers,
Toby Haynes

By: idsfa

idsfa — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 15:17:51 +0000

If your processor does not have SSE, the installer won’t even run, let alone the game.

$ cat /proc/cpuinfo