Wouldn't we all rather just get to the core and shoot at each other? That's why our only items are weapons, really. I really hate items, because (1) they're designed purposely to unbalance the game slightly in favour of the person who can keep collecting them, and (2) you end up getting distracted by low ammo/health counts and have to go hunting for items instead of players, whereas with regeneration, a quick run and hide is also a good opportunity to reload your gun and get straight back to it. I was a hardcore Quake and UT player, so I guess I overplayed the classic type of deathmatch too much and needed something different. What amuses me is how much everyone appreciates these gameplay rules we had from the outset. Every time I play a game I'm looking at gameplay mechanics and other minuscule but varied parts of it to glean ideas and apply them to our game. Red Eclipse thrives on this sort of thing, just nobody really knows it. See, this is why I don't mind discussions like this. Xonotic seems to be a bit more hardwarehungry than RE. One thing more maybe, though most people wont care really.
Thats all I can say from one hour playing. Though they wouldnt fit at all into RE, as the player is a twolegged Jet anyway. Vehicles I didnt saw so far, but I liked vehicles much in all games that offered them. On the other side they seem to have innovative and fun to play gamemodes, I played a round of freezetag, it seems to be pretty tactical. The bunnyhopping never bothered me before, but since I play RE, it just doesnt look good to me anymore. I needed pretty much time to get the switching between that and the main gun done quick enough in Nexuiz, and it seems I have to learn it again. Two things that I would criticize about it, is a) this jumpgun and b) the bunnyhopping. It's for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and for the amazing price of $0.I played it today a while, and the graphics is not so different for me (I play both games on lowest settings, so I cant tell who has the nicer HDR or stuff like that xD). If you're sick of modern realistic shooters, try this out. The game is very well polished and has a good community. As for the less common gamemodes, there's keyhunt, freeze tag, domination, keepaway, assault, clan arena, and the list goes on. In fact, there's a server at the time of writing that only does vehicle maps, and it's well populated most of the time. There's also vehicles that can be found in some maps (in CTF in particular). You got to conquer the level's geometry to efficiently get around to fire a rocket at the enemy before he returns the favor! Or, if you have the hook enabled (which functions similarly to Link's hookshot, but can fire at any wall, really quickly, and you can fire your weapon while using it), then getting around can be even more fluid! Onto gamemodes, the most common you will see are Capture the Flag, (Team) Deathmatch, and Defrag (racing). All of the textures, models, and maps are very well designed (especially the maps), and compliment the game's fast-paced nature. On the highest settings, it's on par with many AAA games. Onto the graphics: on the lowest settings, it looks like Quake III Arena. Speaking of weapons, each weapon in Xonotic has a different function than any other the Blaster is for launching yourself in the air, the Shotgun can do strong melee, the Electro can set electric traps that you can shoot at to deal over 100 damage, the rocket launcher can be laser-guided with the mouse and detonated midair, and much more. Since it's focused on multiplayer, lots of work has been put into online games, with tons of different gamemodes, lots of servers to choose from (albeit with few players), and great weapon balance. Speaking of weapons, each weapon in Xonotic has a different function than any other the Blaster is for launching yourself in the air, the Shotgun Xonotic is a really fun, fast-paced shooter. Xonotic is a really fun, fast-paced shooter.
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