My fav RTS game ever. Free. I've spent days playing this!!
Post taken from BeeofAges at SA
Downloading TA: Spring (for free!)
The game itself.
Absolute Annihilation, the main mod people play. Get the Spring version.
File Universe has more maps and mods and such.
About TA: Spring
You may have played Starcraft, or Warcraft, or Command and Conquer. This RTS is rather different. While the other games focus on careful control of individual units, TA is all about massive battles. Hundreds of units flying around. Giant nuclear explosions that can wipe out half your base in an instant. 100 foot tall robots with lasers, cannons, and rocket launchers taking on giant armies and winning. More unit types than you can count. Awesome action on a scale you might not have seen before. All this for free.
Getting started
The multiplayer lobby is basically IRC. If you haven't used IRC before, don't worry. It's just a chatroom. The first thing you should do is make yourself a login. Most of them should be happy to answer your questions and teach you how to play.
When you first jump in, the game can seem daunting. There are a million different units and buildings you could make. My best suggestion is to just hop in and start playing. Sure, you'll have no idea what's going on at first, but you'll learn quickly. There are some other options, though. The game lets you observe games. It also autosaves replays of any game you are in, and you can review these replays later on to see what you did and what your opponents did. You can learn a lot from replays.
Screenshots
Blame Spiking for these crappy screenshots. The screenshots in the previous thread may have been prettier, but I feel they didn't really reflect the perspective you spend most of the game in.
[timg]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/screen0213ju-20060520143628.jpg[/timg]
[timg]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/screen0229nd-20060520143629.jpg[/timg]
[timg]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/screen0440no-20060520143629.jpg[/timg]
[timg]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/screen0480zj.jpg[/timg]
[timg]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/screen0586hq.jpg[/timg]
[timg]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/screen0307ai.jpg[/timg]
[timg]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/screen0278jt.jpg[/timg]
Bonus nukespam screenshot
[timg]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/nukespam.PNG[/timg]
Post taken from BeeofAges at SA
Downloading TA: Spring (for free!)
The game itself.
Absolute Annihilation, the main mod people play. Get the Spring version.
File Universe has more maps and mods and such.
About TA: Spring
You may have played Starcraft, or Warcraft, or Command and Conquer. This RTS is rather different. While the other games focus on careful control of individual units, TA is all about massive battles. Hundreds of units flying around. Giant nuclear explosions that can wipe out half your base in an instant. 100 foot tall robots with lasers, cannons, and rocket launchers taking on giant armies and winning. More unit types than you can count. Awesome action on a scale you might not have seen before. All this for free.
Getting started
The multiplayer lobby is basically IRC. If you haven't used IRC before, don't worry. It's just a chatroom. The first thing you should do is make yourself a login. Most of them should be happy to answer your questions and teach you how to play.
When you first jump in, the game can seem daunting. There are a million different units and buildings you could make. My best suggestion is to just hop in and start playing. Sure, you'll have no idea what's going on at first, but you'll learn quickly. There are some other options, though. The game lets you observe games. It also autosaves replays of any game you are in, and you can review these replays later on to see what you did and what your opponents did. You can learn a lot from replays.
Screenshots
Blame Spiking for these crappy screenshots. The screenshots in the previous thread may have been prettier, but I feel they didn't really reflect the perspective you spend most of the game in.
[timg]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/screen0213ju-20060520143628.jpg[/timg]
[timg]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/screen0229nd-20060520143629.jpg[/timg]
[timg]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/screen0440no-20060520143629.jpg[/timg]
[timg]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/screen0480zj.jpg[/timg]
[timg]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/screen0586hq.jpg[/timg]
[timg]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/screen0307ai.jpg[/timg]
[timg]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/screen0278jt.jpg[/timg]
Bonus nukespam screenshot
[timg]http://s2.supload.com/thumbs/default/nukespam.PNG[/timg]
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