Hawken mech online game

neoglow · 1 Oct 2012 at 20:41

Tune said:
got a way to play it, if you go to http://www.playhawken.com and click enlist now, once you've logged in there will be a Redeem Code at the top corner, go there and type in AlphaDog and you'll get access to this alpha, worked for me and It's downloading now! =D

Holy frickin moly, I love you!

It worked, downloading now. If I could buy you a pint, I would. You can have +rep instead lol.

Awesome, thanks.

Tune · 1 Oct 2012 at 20:44

np pal! happy to help, just played my first game and after playing mech warrior online for like 4 hours today this game is looking better. Its super fun.

thedinks · 1 Oct 2012 at 21:54

Tune said:
got a way to play it, if you go to http://www.playhawken.com and click enlist now, once you've logged in there will be a Redeem Code at the top corner, go there and type in AlphaDog and you'll get access to this alpha, worked for me and It's downloading now! =D

TY Tune

Tune · 1 Oct 2012 at 22:26

Kosmiche · 2 Oct 2012 at 12:57

Did what Tune said and I'm now downloading

Don't know anything about this game, its similar to mech warrior right?

Tune · 2 Oct 2012 at 13:10

yeah pretty much the same, I find it better.

Maacck · 2 Oct 2012 at 13:13

I've been playing this for the last few days, great fun. Sorry, I don't have any spare keys for anyone

Kosmiche · 2 Oct 2012 at 14:00

Just had a quick spin and this is a seriously cool game, I also have the MWO beta and I think this trumps it.

Is this game going to be f2p when it comes out?

V4NT0M · 2 Oct 2012 at 17:46

Eames said:
Is this game going to be f2p when it comes out?

Yes.

PoD · 2 Oct 2012 at 20:23

Eames said:
Is this game going to be f2p when it comes out?

Sadly we can look forward to a game rife with hackers and the only updates being from a graphic designer.

Love the game BTW, it is really good fun, but F2P...not such a fan

VeNT · 29 Oct 2012 at 19:38

KJM has started a hawken serise, looks nice!

barmyllama · 9 Nov 2012 at 20:17

Anyone else having frame rate problems?

I can't get a constant 60FPS no matter which settings I use.

i7 920 @3.8Ghz, 6GB RAM, GTX 580, Win7.

Wierd thing is the video I made of my first 20 minutes runs smoothly, but the game doesn't, whether I'm recording or not.

nitram100 · 9 Nov 2012 at 20:47

Have you done the config trick to unlock the fps? Standard unreal engine tweak.

Go to Documents\My Games\Hawken\HawkenGame\Config

Search for 'framerate' and change the min and max to higher frame rates aswell as minimum desired frame rate option to 60 or so. Also, search for bsmoothframerate and change to false I think it is.

With my spec and these tweaks, maxed details I get about 50-120.

dmcg · 12 Nov 2012 at 01:12

I thought this was kinda rubbish feels very unbalanced with using different mechs

barmyllama · 12 Nov 2012 at 09:15

Same old, same old. More experienced players have access to far more powerful weapons than the noobs, hence to get your ass kicked.

Plus I still can't get it to run at a constant 60fps.

What is it about Unreal 3 engined games? Some run and look great and others not so good.

Stanith · 13 Nov 2012 at 16:19

barmyllama said:
Same old, same old. More experienced players have access to far more powerful weapons than the noobs, hence to get your ass kicked.

Plus I still can't get it to run at a constant 60fps.

What is it about Unreal 3 engined games? Some run and look great and others not so good.

hmm, didn't play like that for me! Picked stock sharpshooter, killed plenty

Also our stats seem to be getting reset every time they have another alpha/beta round. From what I can tell playing more simply unlocks more variety, not "better" stuff. Just the way a freemium game should be

Similar to the alternative loadouts in TF2.

As for the FPS, yeah mine is no where near constant 60 with an i5 + GTX 670... I think they just have some optimisation to do! I might try some of the config tweaks suggested around the net though as it's frustrating, especially with my shiny 120hz monitor... want nice FPS =(

nitram100 · 13 Nov 2012 at 17:01

They give you loads of in game currency to buy stuff, so just max your mech out to the fullest and you will be able to compete.

I do think sharpshooter is a bit OP though personally. With my spec it can drop to 50fps maxed graphics.

d_brennen · 15 Dec 2012 at 12:51

Anyone playing the open beta? Had a quick blast last night. Only played 2 rounds but it seemed very much geared as pay-to-win, lots of higher level mechs making mince meat of beginners... Like I said only played 15 mins worth. Like the style of the game so will be trying again tonight

Sorry if there is a thread already

dogmanstaruk · 15 Dec 2012 at 15:47

barmyllama said:
Same old, same old. More experienced players have access to far more powerful weapons than the noobs, hence to get your ass kicked.

I would disagree there mate. Even with my nub assault Mech I was easily holding my own. Dodging is key in this game.

dogmanstaruk · 15 Dec 2012 at 15:49

d_brennen said:
Anyone playing the open beta? Had a quick blast last night. Only played 2 rounds but it seemed very much geared as pay-to-win, lots of higher level mechs making mince meat of beginners... Like I said only played 15 mins worth. Like the style of the game so will be trying again tonight

Sorry if there is a thread already

Give it another go. I really don't think it is gear to win. Not any more than other shooters with a leveling progression system.