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Tribes 2
Indeed, Tribes 2 is the best game ever.
Honestly, I think if a bunch of us got it, and Rym and Scott got a server going somewhere, we could relive the old-school moments.
Hell, if Geeknights gets huge, you could single-handedly revive the game.
Honestly, I think if a bunch of us got it, and Rym and Scott got a server going somewhere, we could relive the old-school moments.
Hell, if Geeknights gets huge, you could single-handedly revive the game.
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*Risking, of course, every worm and security hole unveiled in last 18 months.
Oh, and Scott I believe they make it for Linux. But still... where the hell can I find it?
Tribes 2 was indeed released for Linux. It was also (at least at one point) available for free download. However, never both of these at once; the Linux port was created by the now-imploded company Loki Games, whose death occured some years before Sierra released Tribes 2 for free on Windows.
The free Windows release doesn't seem to have lasted long, either...the FilePlanet links dried up quickly. It wasn't just a simple download, either...I recall some kind of key distribution that went along with it. So unless there's a h4xxored copy floating around, the game is once again lost to those who don't already have it.
It was available for free as part of a promotion for Tribes: Vengeance(aka, Tribes 3). But they eventually gave away all the CD-KEYs. You can probably get a copy of Tribes 2 for like, $5 at a game store somewhere.
The Linux version was a port from Loki. Loki was a company that didn't technically "port" games in the classic sense. They developed this somewhat open source wrapper application into which windows games could be pipe-fitted. All Loki did was make partnerships with companies, stick their games in the Loki setup thing and resell it. If you are good you can still find copies of Tribes2 for Linux.
Yesterday I tried to install Tribes 2 on Windows. It worked. When I tried to update to the latest version it also worked, partially. After the second update I got a message that said something like "Your version of Tribes 2 is out of date, but there is no update available to update it to the latest version." Awesome. I'm sure I could manually patch it, but it's not worth it. You see, the original unpatched version of Tribes 2 is the best IMHO.
But Scott, how can we play? We don't have CD-KEYS, and we don't have updates. How are we supposed to play each other online? First off, if we ever have a LAN party we can install the original Tribes 2 on all the machines and have at it with no updates. That would be awesome. Secondly Hamachi. If we setup a Hamachi network we can all play Tribes 2 in LAN mode with no keys and no updates. The only thing we have to make sure of is that everyone is running the original Tribes 2, the first version with no updates whatsoever.
If enough people are up for it--Tribes needs a lot of players--then we can set it up.
See this thread.
But back to the topic. Please let us know when that server comes up and running. In the mean time I have to go find my disc launcher.....
Renshi
Too long.....
hooray
I'll have to talk to Rym and Scott for the details if this actually gets going. It's up to you guys. I just need the game.
Podcast + going outside + work + anime + other gaming + conventions + sleep > hours/day
I actually spend quite a bit of time doing absolutely nothing or just doodling aimlessly on the piano.
This means we should figure out a way to get Tribes 2, and some other games like it (Weapons Factory! Action Quake!), get them all installed, get a server somewhere, and set up some times where the majority of us can play together.
That would be unending awesomeness.