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Version: Alien Arena 2007 6.05
"Some improvements over 6.04"
Pros: First and foremost, the engine has been optimized, meaning that while I was pulling 40-50 fps in 6.04 with the settings down, I now get 80-90 fps, even with stuff like shaders, dynamic world shadows, dynamic and real time lighting on. I'll be honest, I was so used to my regular flat graphics that when I first turned all this other stuff on, I just stood there for ten minutes or so shooting at stuff and watching the lights from my gun play off the various objects in the game. There are also a few changes to the display: AA now supports custom HUDs and crosshairs, and there's also an optional minimap. We recently had two contests where members of the community made HUDs and crosshairs that are distributed with the game, and there's some very nice stuff in there. Third is the new game mode, Cattleprod. I might not have the most experience with FPS game, but I can say with some certainty that nobody has ever made a team game in which you corral space cattle in quasi-futuristic sci-fi environments. Teamwork is key: one person is dragging these cows along, while others are trying to prevent the cows and the cowboy/cowmartian/cowrobot from being shot, while still others are causing grief for the opposing team. There are also some smaller changes: some of the maps and weapons have gotten a cosmetic overhaul, and they all look very spiffy. Also, some of the weapons have been tweaked for better balance: the disruptor (it's like the railgun) is more powerful, the flamethrower has been nerfed a little (a person who was burned to death used to respawn on fire if they respawned too fast; now they don't), and the vaporizer alt-fire (lobbing powerful bombs) now only uses one unit of ammo instead of two.
Cons: The only thing I don't like is how I thought 6.04 was so awesome, and now 6.05 comes out and blows me away. Not cool, not cool at all.
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