Since the old AVP-1999 Thread hasn't been posted in for forever I figured it was time to start fresh.
I have to say I love the Hadley's Hope Skirmish Map it's utterly fantastic.
It's not just a fantastic AvP game, it's a fantastic
video game in general. One of the best ever made, in my opinion.
Edit: Speaking of skirmish, I made a proof of concept for a sort of alien version of skirmish with respawning marines instead of aliens:
Quote from: Olde on Aug 14, 2016, 01:46:33 AM
It's not just a fantastic AvP game, it's a fantastic video game in general. One of the best ever made, in my opinion.
Edit: Speaking of skirmish, I made a proof of concept for a sort of alien version of skirmish with respawning marines instead of aliens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLC_YiHL8Rk
Woah, that looks awesome!
I can just imagine how awesome it would be to play the Alien In Hadley's Hope.
Having an Alien Skirmish mode would make Classic 2000 complete.
Hm, yes. I didn't mean to redirect the point of this thread. It should probably remain a discussion of our history/appreciation/general discussion of this game. I might make a thread about skirmish maps to be played as the alien once I have something to show. It's a relatively easy yet time-consuming venture.
Damn fine game. Best in terms of raw gameplay for sure. I just finished it a few days ago after starting going through all my A/P games again. This game may not have the immersive setting and narrative of the more popular sequel, but it nails the gameplay much better. Non-terrible Predators weapons (arguably OP),stealthier Aliens, and no insanely OP human weapons (spider mines anyone?) I also prefer the more realistic graphics instead of the more cartoony ones of the sequel. A damn shame this game doesn't get much love. If we only got an AVP game that fused Classic's gameplay with a complex story like AVP 2 it'd be perfect.
Just recently back into this game. Quiet possibly my all time favourite game.
One thing i really dislike about the 2000 classic version on steam is that it is the basically the Gold Edition.
The thing i hate most is the new video messages that the Rebellion staff recorded for the gold edition. It almost ruins the game for me. I also reallly don't like the into music and background. Petty i know.
So what i have just done is put my original 1999 disc copy into my laptop, found the original files for the things I don't like in the gold and then replaced the newer ones with the originals.
Works a treat.
Also put the uncut predator into in.
I'm still, almost 20 years on, having such a great Time with this game.
This is relevant. A bit of history from Rebellion on how AVP came about.
Video: How an 11th-hour decision made Aliens versus Predator a classic (https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/11/video-how-an-11th-hour-decision-made-aliens-versus-predator-a-classic/)
I saw this.
I'd love some insight into the development of this game.
Quote from: Russ840 on Dec 08, 2018, 05:58:24 PM
I saw this.
I'd love some insight into the development of this game.
This is probably the best and most honest insight into the development of the game: https://web.archive.org/web/19991104120948/http://www.foxinteractive.com:80/avp/notes.html (https://web.archive.org/web/19991104120948/http://www.foxinteractive.com:80/avp/notes.html)
Quote from: Fleshwound on Dec 08, 2018, 05:46:12 PM
This is relevant. A bit of history from Rebellion on how AVP came about.
Video: How an 11th-hour decision made Aliens versus Predator a classic (https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/11/video-how-an-11th-hour-decision-made-aliens-versus-predator-a-classic/)
The titles of that article and the video are misleading (the decision to make the same levels playable by different species was neither a last-minute decision nor was it what made AvP a classic, just look at AvP 2010) and while there are interesting tidbits in there, it's not exactly the most illuminating interview.
Thanks Olde. That's was great to read.
Quote from: Olde on Dec 15, 2018, 05:01:45 AM
Quote from: Russ840 on Dec 08, 2018, 05:58:24 PM
I saw this.
I'd love some insight into the development of this game.
This is probably the best and most honest insight into the development of the game: https://web.archive.org/web/19991104120948/http://www.foxinteractive.com:80/avp/notes.html (https://web.archive.org/web/19991104120948/http://www.foxinteractive.com:80/avp/notes.html)
Thanks for sharing. I'm looking forward to giving this one a read.
Does anyone know whether or not there any fan made single player missions?
Loads of multiplayer mod maps, but never have I come across any single player stuff.