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Geek Culture / The History Channel: Civil War

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Zdrok
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Posted: 30th Dec 2007 18:00
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I got this game on the 25th, and I'd rate it as 7.9/10. Mediocre graphics, lackluster gameplay, but it's a challenge; especially on the Gettysburg level.

You forumers, if you post here can:
-Post pictures of THC: CW
-Discuss the game
-Review the game

You may NOT:
-Flame
-Disrespect the AUP

I come from the FPS Creator forums, so I may seem a bit...newish at this. I'll give it a shot. I have a screen of the playable Gettysburg Union soldier, Pvt. Ellis Spear, aiming down the sights of his Sharps buffalo rifle. Enjoy!

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CoffeeGrunt
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Posted: 30th Dec 2007 20:58
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Quote: "I come from the FPS Creator forums"


Me too, hi AI!!

Have you ever played Gods and Generals? that wasn't a bad Civil-war game in it's day!Just to clarify, I didn't know that teh History Channel made computer games.

Quote: "Mediocre graphics, lackluster gameplay"


As boring as a history lesson,eh?

Quote: "but it's a challenge"


to stay awake?


Where can i get this game from, sounds good, i can play it then do my histiry project on the Civil War!

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Gil Galvanti
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Posted: 30th Dec 2007 21:17 Edited at: 30th Dec 2007 21:18
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Ehh...graphics look crappy, no lightmapping I can see, and textures are low res. Fighting looks inaccurate, that shot makes it look more like WWII fighting where there were small units who used small-scale tactics, rather than large groups of units who operated on a large-scale strategy, where each unit would work together and operate more like a single modern soldier. The HUD is too large and towards the center of the screen.


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Zdrok
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Posted: 30th Dec 2007 22:33
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Well, if you've ever stood next to a campfire at night in THC: CW, you can see that there's some small flickering on the gun. It has nice lightmaps, as far as I know.

The weapons are all very nice, I actually have a small overview of them:

Weapons Overview

+Colt Revolver: Pretty weak, manual cocking of the hammer, takes moderate time to reload. 1.4/5
+Colt Navy: Still weak, manual hammer cocking, but takes up almost no time at all to reload. 1.5/5
+Colt Revolving Rifle: Very powerful, kills in 1-2 hits; manual hammering, takes a small time to reload. 4.9/5
+Sharps: My favorite weapon in this game. Holds 1 bullet per clip. Very powerful, kills in 1-2 hits. 5/5
+Springfield Musket: A musket, plain and simple. Takes a long time to reload, as to have to put the bullet in the barrel and shove it in with a metal rod. Kills in 1 hit, usually. 3.3/5
+Henry Rifle: 12 shot lever-action rifle. Kills in 1-4 shots. Takes a small time to reload, manual loading. The sequence is: 5, 5, 2. 3/5
+Colt Bolt-Action 1861 Rifle: Crappy 6-shot rifle. Takes almost a whole clip to kill someone. Short reloading time. 1/5
+Gatling Gun: A Civil War machine-gun, obviously. Deals incredible amount of damage, and has an infinite amount of ammo. 4/5
+Cannon: Takes some time to reload. Fire at long distances. Takes forever to reload. 3.7/5
+Sword: Crap. A long knife. Weak. 3 phrases describe this thing. 0.1/5
+Knife: Kills in 3-5 stabs. Useful for suicide. 0.2/10
+Grenades: Powerful, but has a small blast radius. It's funny to see soldiers fly up into the sky. 3.5/5

That's my list. I may not know the names of some weapons, but they may be accurate. Overall, Civil War is a 7.9/10, a good game with numerous flaws. A great time killer.

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DrewG
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Posted: 30th Dec 2007 22:41
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What are you in the army or something?

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Posted: 30th Dec 2007 22:46 Edited at: 30th Dec 2007 22:46
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Quote: "You forumers, if you post here can:
-Post pictures of THC: CW
-Discuss the game
-Review the game

You may NOT:
-Flame
-Disrespect the AUP"

Now he's telling us what to do.
And incedentally, about your location:
Quote: "It\'s obvious....America!"

Why is it obvious?


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Zdrok
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Posted: 30th Dec 2007 22:47 Edited at: 30th Dec 2007 22:48
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@ DrewG: No, I just play a lot of army video games.
@ Insert Name Here: Yeah, I do that a lot.

EDIT: @ INH's edit: AmericanInfantry, America. Obvious, isn't it?

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...Oh. Oh yeah. I assumed that you were being irritatingly partiotic and assuuming that all people on the forums came from america, and I completely overlooked your name.


I feel really stupid now.


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Zdrok
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Posted: 30th Dec 2007 22:51
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Here, take some smart pills. Don't take it with alchohol.

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Ok. Thanks!

Now I feel al smart.


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Zdrok
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Posted: 30th Dec 2007 23:34
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I'm gonna start callin' you SmartyPants! Just kiidin', *whispers* nerd.

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*Punches in face*

*Retires to brand new bed we bought*

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The game got awful reviews, so I'll steer clear. Thanks for the writeup though.

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I should hire it to give a terrible score in Untitled 4, but, naaaaaah.


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Quote: "*Punches in face*

*Retires to brand new bed we bought*"


Who, me?

Quote: "Thanks for the writeup though."


What writeup do you mean?

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