FEAR Combat - Free Multiplayer

neoWidescreen · Post by **neoWidescreen** » 17 Aug 2006, 15:51

FEAR Combat : The free multiplayer version of FEAR was scheduled for release today. But i've had no email and no gaming news sites have posted ftp links. Is it up yet?

Dont know what i'm talking about? you need to visit here: http://www.joinfear.com

Microtia · Post by **Microtia** » 17 Aug 2006, 17:42

Hmm, the release is today? For some reason I thought it was tomorrow...

Blinky · Post by **Blinky** » 17 Aug 2006, 18:00

Are there any bots available for FEAR? If there are I might pick this up.

MetalMusicAddict · Post by **MetalMusicAddict** » 17 Aug 2006, 18:23

I know there a linux server. Is there a linux client for F.E.A.R.?

Tucson · Post by **Tucson** » 17 Aug 2006, 19:17

Anyone got a torrent of this? I'd be really interested to play this online.

Post by **BongoTrumman** » 17 Aug 2006, 19:30

Anyone got a torrent of this? I'd be really interested to play this online.

Check the page neo gave you and you will find:

http://torrents.vugames.com/fearcombat_en_107.exe.torrent

http://www.joinfear.com/main?act=download

Post by **skipclarke** » 17 Aug 2006, 21:32

Wow, that looks very cool. Why the free download though? What's the agenda? Are we talking "Enemy territory" free?

skeeder · Post by **skeeder** » 17 Aug 2006, 22:58

yep free...it will take forever to download it since no one is torrenting it and everyone is just getting it from a server...expect 3 hour download time.

Microtia · Post by **Microtia** » 17 Aug 2006, 23:01

Oh yeah.. I've got 10 hours on the torrent :?. I would go and download off a server but, I don't care too much if I don't get it till tomorrow.

neoWidescreen · Post by **neoWidescreen** » 17 Aug 2006, 23:36

Thanx Bongo!

I sat and watched the countdown clock hit zero on their website... hoping to get in early with the download. :(

JohnnyWakko · Post by **JohnnyWakko** » 17 Aug 2006, 23:40

Does that mean I could download this, without owning the real game, and play it online?

I'm betting the game will not be too good multiplayer. Compared to games that are designed for ONLINE ACTION, ie: UT2004; BF2; and Counter Strike games that have not been soley designed around multiplayer are not that good I think. Its thier net coding and multiplayer playability that let them down in my opinion. Take Far Cry for examlpe, great game, mediocre multiplayer, DOOM3 similar boat.

So why would i stop playing BF2 and UT2004 for FEAR. IT probably won't even run on my friggin maching.

Bring UT2007 on I say, oh, and Quake Wars too.

Microtia · Post by **Microtia** » 17 Aug 2006, 23:46

Yes it is a complete stand alone client. The quality is really what one expects from a single player designed game that has multiplayer.

Post by **skipclarke** » 18 Aug 2006, 04:14

Wow, ok. This sounds good. I will give it a try. :)

skeeder · Post by **skeeder** » 18 Aug 2006, 04:56

it works, its pretty cool.

Nabil · Post by **Nabil** » 18 Aug 2006, 21:24

yep free...it will take forever to download it since no one is torrenting it and everyone is just getting it from a server...expect 3 hour download time.

Uh why? I downloaded it from GameSpot yesterday and it took around 40 minutes.... If I was at college yesterday it would have taken like 4 minutes. The file's only about 1.8 GB.

Vector · Post by **Vector** » 19 Aug 2006, 13:13

I downloaded that game three times and all files where corrupt.
I also sent in for a free key early yesterday and still haven't recieved one.

Oh well! :roll:

Post by **BongoTrumman** » 19 Aug 2006, 13:50

I downloaded that game three times and all files where corrupt.
I also sent in for a free key early yesterday and still haven't recieved one.

Oh well! :roll:

That sucks.

I got a key within a minute after filling out the info.
Any chance it got caught in a spamfilter?

And the game worked fine after first download. To bad it is one big file and not small rars which forces you to download 1.8gb over and over again :?. (thinking BT protocol)

neoWidescreen · Post by **neoWidescreen** » 19 Aug 2006, 15:32

Vector : you really should download the torrent. If a piece is corrupted the torrent client will re-download ONLY the affected piece. It's a beautiful thing. 8)

For those who own the full version of FEAR, this is a waste -- it's only the multiplayer component on its own. But this is pretty good. I played FEAR 1.0 multiplayer and it was crap -- there werent many maps, there was only deathmatch, and the netcode buggy = laaaaaag. This is polished up significantly.

It was a Great idea to release this for free; those who own the game no longer have to join idle servers and wait for other players. :) And the best part - lots of n00bs!!!

btw, this game looks ballastic at 1920x1200 with everything set to high. Credit to the 7950GX2 for making that kind of artistic beauty possible. ;)

Tucson · Post by **Tucson** » 19 Aug 2006, 21:24

Is anyone up for meeting up in a server tonight, or making a hamachi network?

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