AvP MP demo is live

Loving this. It has a steep learning curve if you havn't played AVP1 and 2 and the lack of instructions doesn't help. I'm getting the hang of the Predator and he is a pimp! So many ways to kill. My favourite is the red lock on symbol you get with the plasma caster lol. The alien I'm not so good with but it has amazing speed to get you out of trouble. Marines are Marines. Wish they'd kept the original smart gun sounds tho :/ Takes too many rounds to kill as well.
 
dx11 on this, damn what a waste ....

edit: how u use the predator cannon?, heard some1 saying holding the alt key, but not really sure
 
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got 40 streak earlier as a predator finally mastering it :p ran away from 3 aliens chasing me too to get charged and take them on with my shoulder cannon :p

EDIT: Demos only dx9
 
Having played it i don't think it is that bad i know so many on here will disagree but given this is the console version hurredly ported for pc i have some good hopes for the pc version proper on release. Remember the pc version will have the much improved gfx's and there will be dedi sercers so matchmaking is only temp. Game has potential and with a good set of modding tools i am sure there are people out there that will do wonders with it. Not cancelling my pre order at all i am still looking forward to the game.
 
I think the best thing about this game is the sound effects.

I think they dropped the bomb big time by making this a DM only demo. No one plays DM anymore. They should have put the survival mode in.
 
Having played it a little more yesterday, I think it has more potential than my original post might indicate. That, however, is based on a number of comments and rumour I heard regarding the state of this build; specifically the age of this version and the matchmaking system. If either of them is inaccurate, I stand by my previous "this is a bargain bin buy" comment :D

So when I did get into another game yesterday I found that, like someone said above, the learning curve is mighty steep - but once you start working things out, things start to become a lot clearer (and deadlier!). Man, those predators are deadly once they get kitted up.
 
From what ive gathered, this is just the E3 demo from last year.

a lot can happen to a game in a few months, I have a feeling we should expect a lot more from the proper PC release.
 
I don't think that level utilises darkness very well. The game would be uber atmospheric for the marines if the torchlights were the key source of light.

Also, I wanted Predator music when playing pred..

They are my main gameplay gripes at the mo.
 
gord said:
I don't think that level utilises darkness very well. The game would be uber atmospheric for the marines if the torchlights were the key source of light.
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I pretty much agree here - I pwned as a Marine, and all I had to do was switch off my flashlight. The level is still easily navigable, and you're no longer holding a Here-I-Am beacon.
 
Just had a real close 5 player match as the alien,those things are tricky to get to grips with,but having the "auto" climb thing mapped to a mouse button instead of being on auto really does help make things seem more under your control.

....And the matchmaking is definatly fixed it seems,took 30 secs to find a game. :)
 
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Just had a real close 5 player match as the alien,those things are tricky to get to grips with,but having the "auto" climb thing mapped to a mouse button instead of being on auto really does help make things seem more under your control.

....And the matchmaking is definatly fixed it seems,took 30 secs to find a game. :)
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I find jumping onto surfaces much easier.
 
Miffy1991 said:
lolol i dont know how thats happened. unlucky mate
could be a new form of vision for the alien, downsides being you cant see :p
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game worked fine the other night, i managed to get 3 or 4 games in. Then i thought i would try and force aa in CCC, corruption happened. Disabled aa in CCC, still corruption. Delete and reinstalled demo twice now and still corruption! :mad:

Reinstalled drivers and now currently downloading demo for 4th time........ :rolleyes:........wish me luck......

GothicCorpse said:
dx11 on this, damn what a waste ....

edit: how u use the predator cannon?, heard some1 saying holding the alt key, but not really sure
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the demo only uses dx9 though.

Damien. said:
From what ive gathered, this is just the E3 demo from last year.

a lot can happen to a game in a few months, I have a feeling we should expect a lot more from the proper PC release.
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I really do hope this is true. If it is though I really dont get why they would do this. They are surely just shooting themselves in the foot if the game at retail is much better than this demo.


Does the alien still have its head bite move? or is it replaced with the stupid press E from other side of room trophy kills? Also does it still have its pounce move?
 
It has been confirmed on the steam forums that this is the e3 console demo and not what the final pc version will be like so a little comfort there.
 
gord said:
I don't think that level utilises darkness very well. The game would be uber atmospheric for the marines if the torchlights were the key source of light.

Also, I wanted Predator music when playing pred..

They are my main gameplay gripes at the mo.
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you cant get the predator album anymore but most tracks are on utube
 
SpudMaster said:
Reinstalled drivers and now currently downloading demo for 4th time........ :rolleyes:........wish me luck......
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Wehey that worked, can not play the demo again.

They should have released Infestation and Predator Hunt modes in the demo instead of DM. DM doesnt really work very well as the predator is much better than the other 2 classes.
 
lolling hard at the whiners :D sorry i am

its a demo it plays fine. apart from odd wait in a lobby which they are fixing and have said there will be dedicated servers when the actual game is out.

the game needs the time to learn the ways of each species yet some have dedicated all of ten minutes to trying before judging the game . give it a chance .

the demo is from nearly a year ago you can see this in the details if you open it up on your pc. also its been on youtube videos for that long that weve all been watching :D so give it a little chance . try to master a species then try another .if you having trouble joining join like they said in a group and youll get a game almost instantly
 
I like it, it does have a bit of a steep learning curve. Good fun though I keep finding myself reciting lines from aliens & predator when playing as a marine, walking down corridors looking at my motion tracker beeping and cacking my pants. :D

'if it bleeds we can kill it!'

I decided to try the xbox version last night also, its clearly a console based game after playing that. It's actually works properly on xbox too. Still the gfx are about 10x better on the pc.
 
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