UFO-Aftershock has been released!

[Mem]

I have been playing it for a week now and it is better then the first UFO-Aftermath,research you can do in this game is huge and even use melee weapons like swords,knifes etc which can be manufactured with right research.

You have to keep an eye on your resources too which you get from areas you capture .

My copy which was collectors edition came has one DVD disc,one manual ,poster, ufo aftershock style playing card deck .

Bad points are only one res, stuck at 1024x768,no different squad formation moves,maps are not that big but you have buildings with different levels so that makes up for it.
Track system which you make so resources from base to base areas can be used & shared,I dont like that.

Stability is pretty good so far,only had 2 crashes in 12 hours of playing.

Demo,links,homepage of UFO-Aftershock etc...click here.

 

[Elcs]

I spent HOURS watching my dad play UFO: Enemy Unknown. Ive never had the true patience required to play it.

Terror From The Deep was almost identical but added a little more.

After that, apart from X-Com: Interceptor is the only decent game after that. Gonna point my dad in its direction and see what he thinks.

How does it run on your system Mem? Any chance of this being a resource hog?

 

[Mem]

Elcs:

My system is old but it plays pretty well,maybe the 1GB of ram I have helps a lot.

Loading times for me are about 20 secs,no real slow downs in game,remember stuck at 1024x768 res so that helps with gaming speed,you have options you can play with etc,depending on your system.

Minimum specs in manual are listed as
1 GHz
Nvidia 5700 or ATI 9500
512MB ram
4GB HD space, WinXP/2K and DX9
DVD ROM drive.

 

[jwcooper]

I loved X-Com, but man, those graphics look like they are straight out of a PsOne.

 

[Schadenfroh]

X-com is one of my favorite games of all time, i will have to check this out.

 

[Elcs]

Originally posted by: Mem
Elcs:

My system is old but it plays pretty well,maybe the 1GB of ram I have helps a lot.

Loading times for me are about 20 secs,no real slow downs in game,remember stuck at 1024x768 res so that helps with gaming speed,you have options you can play with etc,depending on your system.

Minimum specs in manual are listed as
1 GHz
Nvidia 5700 or ATI 9500
512MB ram
4GB HD space, WinXP/2K and DX9
DVD ROM drive.

Sounds ok but my dad may be limited with only 512mb ram. Sounds like his 128mb GF4 Ti4400 may struggle a little too. Sempron 2400+ will handle the rest though.

As long as he doesnt have to touch my machine, Im happy.

 

[Mem]

Sounds ok but my dad may be limited with only 512mb ram. Sounds like his 128mb GF4 Ti4400 may struggle a little too. Sempron 2400+ will handle the rest though.

As long as he doesnt have to touch my machine, Im happy.

Elcs:
Try the demo,should give you a good idea how it will handle.

 

[BladeVenom]

That company released UFO Aftermath two years ago. The reviews for that one weren't too good, and was quickly in the bargain bin. Is there any reason to think this one is going to be any better?

I just did a quick look at their forum. It looks like the game has Starforce in it. That's a dealbreaker for me. I'd sooner install spyware.

 

[Mem]

The reviews for that one weren't too good, and was quickly in the bargain bin. Is there any reason to think this one is going to be any better?

I just did a quick look at their forum. It looks like the game has Starforce in it. That's a dealbreaker for me. I'd sooner install spyware.

Reviews have been good in general for this one,I actually played the first one few years back, was not that bad,don't dig too far into reviews since its their opinion,in the end it is yours that counts.However if it is reviews you really like,then this is taken from their homepage.

UFO: Aftershock was awarded with Silver Award (88%) by Gamershall.

UFO: Aftershock was awarded with Golden Award (90%) by GameVision.

Starforce,yes I have heard a lot of bad things about this but it has been ok in my system,been playing it for over a week now with zero problems.

The game is not perfect and there will be a patch or two down the road but at the moment there are no other new X-COM type games around.

IMHO it is a decent game and worth a look .

 

[Elcs]

Demo makes me wanna play.

I felt like "ugh, whats going on here?" when I loaded it up but anyone even sniffing an older X-Com game will be able to pick up the basic ideas I think.

The real-time/turn-based hybrid makes it more accessible to those desiring speedier gameplay but I feel as though it loses a bit of what made the X-Com games great. Its lost some of that sinister evil when you pass control over to the aliens, who's motives always felt suspicious.

Played fine on my AXP @ 2.0ghz, 1 Gb RAM, 128mb 9800 Pro overclocked.

 

[Dethfrumbelo]

I played Aftermath and liked it well enough, but it was buggy as hell and the gameplay eventually got repetitive. This one looks like it has improved on the most sorely-lacking areas of its predecessor.

 

[Mem]

Looks like patch is out Thursday or Friday.

Patch preview

The patch is now submitted for testing and it should be available next week. Following is the list of things that are fixed there:

Options

- A dialogue appears when the game needs to be restarted in order for changes to take effect.

Localization

- The equipment of hired soldiers is correctly localized
- The name of an enemy weapon is displayed correctly

Strategic game

- Crash when changing base defense level fixed
- Holding certain items by a soldier is fixed
- Drone is properly resized when dragged in the Equipment screen
- Setting name and nick for drones corrected
- All composed items have a default name
- Improved skipping actions in event scripts
- Research a Manufacture screen improved for more convenient control
- Icons and description in Glossary corrected
- A chance of a faction spontaneously offering a territory after successful help mission correspond to the diplomatic standing more
- Random disappearance of soldiers in Equipment screen fixed

Tactical game

- Crash when completing some missions fixed
- Crash in certain Wargot mission fixed
- Crash when pressing 'Backspace' after load fixed
- 'Pillar of Death' name displayed correctly
- 'Pillar of Death' is placed correctly
- Units do not talk when confused or otherwise incapacitated
- Total injuries in debriefing corrected (does not include the captured unit)
- Using composed items fixed
- Melee attacks through walls are no longer possible
- Throwing grenades over walls is now possible
- Data in debriefing and unit statistics are corrected
- Loading batteries into the spaceship is corrected
- Radial info for dead units is hidden (visible on mouse over)
- Hiding tutorial window corrected
- Enemy units in the second phase of a mission are fixed
- Terrain passability over destroyed environments fixed
- Camera movement improved

We have also fixed numerous crashes in various other circumstances, not listed specifically here.

There was NO proven reproducible bug only present in StarForce protected version of the game.

We DO apologise for the problems with our game and we are trying our best to address these issues. Thank you for your patience and thank you for playing UFO: Aftershock.y for this game.

Link.


Minor Spoiler:I find the game gets better after the wargots arrive on earth,you get a real fight on your hands,stability is still good for me in general.

Research I meantioned in my previous post,I have still not completed all the research trees,personal shields is next on my list.

 

[imported_Shivetya]

Will it appeal to those of us who were not fans of the series since TFTD? TFTD was my favorite of what has come out under this name. Aftermath wasn't bad but was too limited to be fun

 

[Mem]

Will it appeal to those of us who were not fans of the series since TFTD? TFTD was my favorite of what has come out under this name. Aftermath wasn't bad but was too limited to be fun

Try the free demo,as for Aftershock they added all the features missing from Aftermath,namely things like research and manufacturing,great you can make your own weapons ,armour etc...and research section is very huge.
The game has more depth then the first one.

 

[skace]

I hate starforce to the very core of my being. It has been installed on my machine once with Bet On Soldier and it will never go back on again. I'm usually very lenient when it comes to cd protection and stuff of that nature, but Starforce crossed the line for me.

 

[spherrod]

Just been replaying Terror from the Deep - will have to give this a try!

 

[Mem]

Minor spoilers below.


I like the fact that you can add mods to the weapons in this game,for example you can add a underhand 20mm grenade launcher to most rifles,plus things like stabilizers to the muzzle,then while in the game you can select the type of fire you want for that rifle,single shot,auto,grenade mode etc....

Most Armour can except add-ons like power shields etc...so you can customize most things to your hearts content.
You also can manufacture tracking devices etc... and the psi research area also has lots of things too.



The hardest part of game is in the beginning to be honest since you have virtually nothing and lowest level men but it pays off in the long run.

Patch when released should make the game even better.

 

[Mermaidman]

Turn based, i hope?

I'm too old and creaky for the real time stuff.

 

[Dethfrumbelo]

I've been playing this game for a few days now, and I'm liking it. 1024x768 doesn't look that bad here, especially with max AA. The animations and ragdoll physics are surprisingly good.

Mermaidman... it is and it isn't turn-based. Combat runs in realtime, but it can be paused at any time and auto-pauses when important events happen, like spotting an enemy or getting shot. When paused, your characters can be given a sequence of orders to follow, which can be altered at any point in time. Combat can be run at slow-mo speed as well to keep things more manageable. It combines the fine control of turn-based play with the realism of realtime.

 

[Mem]

Turn based, i hope?

I'm too old and creaky for the real time stuff.

Real time,with 3 different speeds starting from real slow,the game pauses when the team see an alien,you can also pause game anytime via spacebar in combat or during gameplay.

 

[Elcs]

Originally posted by: Mem

Turn based, i hope?

I'm too old and creaky for the real time stuff.

Real time,with 3 different speeds starting from real slow,the game pauses when the team see an alien,you can also pause game anytime via spacebar in combat or during gameplay.

I loved their 'SAS' system in the demo. Once you get used to keyboard shortcuts and the like, I can imagine it turning from a paused 'thought' mode into an all out gun blazing affair with pause/regroup/re-order options.

I just wish pay day would hurry up. I wish Id bought this instead of Civ4.

 

[Mem]

First Official patch is out , 21.6mb,info here.

The patch fixes (among other) following issues:

Options
A dialogue appears when the game needs to be restarted in order for changes to take effect
Localization
The equipment of hired soldiers is correctly localized
The name of an enemy weapon is displayed correctly
Strategic game
Crash when changing base defense level fixed
Negative prerequisites in research tree are interpreted correctly
Drone is properly resized when dragged in the Equipment screen
All composed items have a default name
Improved skipping actions in event scripts
Research and Manufacture screen improved for more convenient control
Icons and description in Glossary corrected
A chance of a faction spontaneously offering a territory after successful help mission correspond to the diplomatic standing more
Quicksave on Myrmecol works properly
Squad & Equipment
Random disappearance of soldiers in Equipment screen fixed
Correct 'operation' technologies are required for equipping certain weapons
Issues with cyborg chipsets and cyborg implants fixed
Issues with grenade launchers and incendiary grenades fixed
Issues with psi detector fixed
Drone autodestruction device works
Skills can proceed beyond Superheroic level
Repair kit doesn?t work on people
Scout 3rd level training works correctly
Changed stats for some weapons and equipments to improve balance of the game:
Cyborg basic body is more effective
Warp medikit, psi weapons and detectors are more effective
Desert Eagle is more accurate
Rocket radius is bigger
Laser rifles can use single shot
Spas 15 magazine size was rectified
Brainman is more powerful
Tactical game
Crash when completing some missions fixed
Crash in certain Wargot mission fixed
'Pillar of Death' name displayed correctly
'Pillar of Death' is placed correctly
The impact of armor on damage calculation fixed
Units do not talk when confused or otherwise incapacitated
Total injuries in debriefing corrected (does not include the captured unit)
Using composed items fixed
Melee attacks through walls are no longer possible
Throwing grenades over walls is now possible
Data in debriefing and unit statistics are corrected
Loading batteries into the spaceship is corrected
Radial info for dead units is hidden (visible on mouse over)
Hiding tutorial window corrected
Enemy units in the second phase of a mission are fixed
Terrain passability over destroyed environments fixed
Camera movement improved
Experience is not added for aborted missions
Retrieving items from mission works better

 

[Elcs]

I was evil.

I bought Civ4 and NFS:MW before UFO:Aftershock. I wish Id thrown my money at Aftershock rather than Civ4.

 

[RedBeard]

Where is the best place to get this game?

I just bought aftermath for ~14 shipped off eBay.

 

[Schadenfreude]

How is this compared to Silent Storm?