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#26 2 MAR 2011 at 11:14pm
Andromus Guild Master Posts : 5540 Joined: 6 NOV 2002 Status : Offline	*Originally Posted By CrisGer (2 MAR 2011 7:29am)* I think they suck you in with LOTR with a base area and then charge you for add ons...i tried it long ago but have not kept up....there was too much gold mining going on and the community was nasty back then so i never bothered to stay with it Correct. LOTRO's free areas are roughly what I remember playing through back when I did the free trial. So free to play doesn't offer much of an advantage there. I keep it installed though because I do enjoy visiting the Shire every once in awhile, wonderful graphical environment. In the line of free MMO's I've recently started Champions, which offers a surprising amount to do for free. Unfortunately most of it isn't that challenging. A couple of weeks of play found my character at level 20 (out of 40).
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#27 3 MAR 2011 at 1:24am
CrisGer Schattenjger Posts : 2548 Joined: 28 APR 2007 Location: US Status : Offline	Trav if you get very daring, try the mods for MW by Vort, they are lovely and you dont need to wrestle with the Direct and Dynamic Shadows MGE mod we were talking about a while ago. Have fun, i still have MW loaded just have not had the time with other research. Admin 3D Worlds and Game Developers Linkedin http://3dworldandgamedevelopers.blogspot.com
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#28 7 MAR 2011 at 1:12pm
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2758 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	I edited the first post and tried to group games of roughly the same genre together. I might have made some mistake(s), if so please tell me (as I have not played all games). edit Plenty of games added to the list. It should be enough to keep anyone occupied for a long time. Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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#29 8 MAR 2011 at 1:47pm
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2758 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	A few more games added, including Marathon (one of bungies earlier games). Anyone who have any more games to add to the list? Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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#30 8 MAR 2011 at 4:45pm
Stiler Journeyman Posts : 1477 Joined: 27 SEP 2004 Location: US, TN Status : Offline	I'd put League of Legends in the RTS list, it's not action like GTA or anything.
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#31 10 MAR 2011 at 1:17pm
pirate Intergalactic Janitor Posts : 5 Joined: 10 MAR 2011 Status : Online	What about pirate ships?! The very fact, that's it's called "PIRATE ship" is too attricting to me :
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#32 13 MAR 2011 at 9:33am
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2758 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	I can't seem to be able to access pirate ships. The site claims that I need an account for temporary free play. Added Frogatto & friends to the list in the first post. Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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#33 20 APR 2011 at 3:13pm
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2758 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	Added Orbiter (a space flight simulator), Railroad tycoon, Tyrian & Starsiege tribes to the list. edit And Star control 2. Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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#34 12 MAY 2011 at 3:27pm
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2758 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	Aurora was added to the first post. Imagine a mix between Stars! and Dwarf fortress. That is Aurora. It is well worth checking out. Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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#35 12 MAY 2011 at 7:03pm
CrisGer Schattenjger Posts : 2548 Joined: 28 APR 2007 Location: US Status : Offline	I believe Battlecruiser 3000 may be free now, i seem to recall that it is, not the Gold version with additional planets and campaigns but the original game may in fact be free now. and Dragonsphere is free now from GOG but I am not sure for how long that will be... http://www.gog.com/en/news/new_release_dragonsphere_for_free Admin 3D Worlds and Game Developers Linkedin http://3dworldandgamedevelopers.blogspot.com
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#36 12 MAY 2011 at 8:01pm
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2758 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	Battlecruiser 3000ad, millennium and the more recent universal combat are all in the first post, under simulators. Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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#37 13 MAY 2011 at 3:54pm
tincup2 Journeyman Posts : 834 Joined: 8 MAR 2011 Location: US, NYC Status : Offline	I don't think these were mentioned: Mautpiti Island Race into Space - XP stand alone Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space [BARIS] Ur-Quan Masters - XP Star Control X-Com Gold - XP stand alone Red Baron - has been free for a long time I think all the games at Home of the Underdogs are free [mostly dos/very early W95 era], in the sense that the publisher/developers/designs officially let them go per the Digital Copyright agreement of some years back. HOTU pulled all download links from titles that any developer maintained a claim. The site is not actively maintained anymore but still runs: http://www.homeoftheunderdogs.net/
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#38 13 MAY 2011 at 4:42pm
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2758 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	Abandonware is tricky. The term basically means that it is software that the creators/publishers don't really care about anymore, but it is not a legal term, the software still has owners, and they might not actually allow the software to be free. The whole abandonware question is a matter of law vs morals. It might not be morally wrong to download abandonware, but it is not technically speaking legal. (For the record, my stance on abandonware is that i think that it is okay). The underdogs was always an openly illegal site, offering illegal downloads, until someone told them that they should take down a game. I don't think anyone were trying to take legal actions against the site though, as it a: would have generated a lot of badwill, and b: They always complied with companies that did not want their games up for download. That is the old underdogs site, and it does not have any games up for download anymore. There is a more recent attempt to re-build the underdogs, going under the name hotud (I don't know what the mods would think of me if I posted a direct link to it though). I'm running out of space in the first post. I've had to cut all of the fluff text, and I'll probably have to start post future links in other posts soon. I could only find a "safe" site for race into space. The Ur-Quan Masters was already in the first post, though I might have put it under the wrong category. Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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#39 14 MAY 2011 at 10:09pm
tincup2 Journeyman Posts : 834 Joined: 8 MAR 2011 Location: US, NYC Status : Offline	Interesting regarding HOTU and it's upstart. I was always under the impression it willingly took down dl links after the Digital Millenium Copyright act went into effect that clarified the status of much of this stuff. And you're totally right about all the links being down now. As to this sort of thing I'm not especially worried about it either; long dormant 15-20 year old games live on largely thru the efforts of dedicated fans, collectors and affionados doing stuff like this [for no $] - though I know it's a 'red flag' issue for some. But enough original developers have been touched by the continuing interest in their work, some even encouraging it, to summarily write the whole practice off. re Race Into Space this link is a good hub to the project and probably the one you refer to: http://www.raceintospace.org/. I also picked up the original boxed w/ guide on eBay - quite a feast of supporting material.
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#40 31 MAY 2011 at 5:42pm
Child Of Dunwich Private Detective Posts : 480 Joined: 25 MAY 2011 Status : Offline	Lord Of Ultima! Absolutely the best free browser game! Nature's first green is gold,&&Her hardest hue to hold.&&Her early leaf's a flower;&&But only so an hour.&&Then leaf subsides to leaf.&&So Eden sank to grief,&&So dawn goes down to day.&&Nothing gold can stay.
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#41 18 JUN 2011 at 4:48pm
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2758 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	Added an unexpected classic: A modified System shock 1, with mouse support and higher resolution textures, which apparently has managed to get thumbs up the team behind the original game. Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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#42 18 JUN 2011 at 8:47pm
tincup2 Journeyman Posts : 834 Joined: 8 MAR 2011 Location: US, NYC Status : Offline	@Fnord - thanks for the heads up! The original move/view interface was akward for me and kept me away from this one, so glad to see there's a mouselook mod. Tracked the SS website and picked up some other neat stuff for it..
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#43 18 JUN 2011 at 8:58pm
Andromus Guild Master Posts : 5540 Joined: 6 NOV 2002 Status : Offline	Cool, I had been wanting to try System Shock, and had heard about this remake, but had been wondering just how faithful to the original it really was. I didn't realize it had the blessing of the System Shock design team, so I'm assuming it's pretty good then. I'll have to give it a try.
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#44 19 JUN 2011 at 12:40pm
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2758 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	Remember to hit E to activate mouse look (at least with the settings that I installed the game). It is possible that it only got the blessing from one or two members, but from what I have heard (and I won't guarantee that it is true), they did contact some of them, and got thumbs up, and the plug has not been pulled. It is not really a remake though, it is just an upgrade of the original, based on the original CD version. I also had issues with the interface of the original game. Far more so in System shock than in Ultima underworld, even though their controls are rather similar. I'll make sure that I get the chance to play through the game properly this time around. Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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#45 24 JUN 2011 at 5:34pm
Child Of Dunwich Private Detective Posts : 480 Joined: 25 MAY 2011 Status : Offline	Just heart that Team Fortress 2 is FTP! Is the game any good? Nature's first green is gold,&&Her hardest hue to hold.&&Her early leaf's a flower;&&But only so an hour.&&Then leaf subsides to leaf.&&So Eden sank to grief,&&So dawn goes down to day.&&Nothing gold can stay.
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#46 25 JUN 2011 at 10:41am
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2758 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	It is only free to play for a week, but for a shooter, it is really nice. edit Alright, it would seem like I was wrong there, the game actually is free to play. Game added to the list Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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#47 25 JUN 2011 at 6:32pm
Stiler Journeyman Posts : 1477 Joined: 27 SEP 2004 Location: US, TN Status : Offline	*Originally Posted By dwwa (24 JUN 2011 5:33pm)* Just heart that Team Fortress 2 is FTP! Is the game any good? Yes TF2 is a great mulitplayer shooter, if you enjoy those. Lots of people playing it all the time, plenty of good servers with admins that do what they need to do.
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#48 2 JUL 2011 at 7:46pm
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2758 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	Babylon 5: I've found her added to the list. It is a free space sim. Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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#49 2 JUL 2011 at 8:50pm
Child Of Dunwich Private Detective Posts : 480 Joined: 25 MAY 2011 Status : Offline	*Originally Posted By Fnord (2 JUL 2011 7:46pm)* Babylon 5: I've found her added to the list. It is a free space sim. Ummm, what is a free space sim? Like a stacking game? Nature's first green is gold,&&Her hardest hue to hold.&&Her early leaf's a flower;&&But only so an hour.&&Then leaf subsides to leaf.&&So Eden sank to grief,&&So dawn goes down to day.&&Nothing gold can stay.
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#50 2 JUL 2011 at 8:52pm
Fnord Schattenjger Posts : 2758 Joined: 15 SEP 2008 Location: SE, Stockholm Status : Offline	No, you fly a spacecraft Current Let's Play: Crusader: No Remorse
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