Spring RTS Engine

Tobi wrote:Spring is an engine, not a game.

There are multiple games for it.

Fome people like to play one sort of game.

Uther people like to play another game.

Not everyone wants to play on the same set of maps all the time.

Maps and mods can be downloaded from jobjol, unless your web browser doesn't work either.

grey666 wrote:Half the games are for some un-heard of mod or some un-heard of map.... why don't you just play the game?

We can't download your shit, cuz it don't work... the mod download doesn't work, those crappy maps don't work, just play the game.

Strategia wrote:True, most of the games are BA, and from what I've heard Delta Siege Dry is the most popular map at this time. But you should try other stuff as well. My personal favourite TA-based mod is NOTA, it has entirely different gameplay and there is a fairly regular player base. CA is also popular, though I haven't played it yet, so I can't say anything about it. EE (Expand&Exterminate) is also an old favourite of mine, it's based loosely off of the Earth 21*0 series, it isn't being developed any more AFAIK but it's a nice change of pace sometimes. Spring:1944 is a WWII mod that's also quite popular, though I haven't seen many games with it tbh (but that may just be me). XTA is a more rigidly OTA-based mod than BA with a focus on micro, but I haven't played it since the last period I was active. AFAIK, that's pretty much the top-6 of most played mods.

As for maps, different maps can change the gameplay entirely. Some established maps you might want to try are Victoria Crater, SailAway, Altored Divide, Charlie in the Hills, some of the Delta Siege variants (but stay away from Delta Siege Dry Special), the Folsom Dam maps, High and Low, HorstAndGraben, Intercontinental32x32 (just because it's entirely different and unique), Kolmogorov (newer, 10-way FFA, very good), the Vauban maps (somewhat well-played but porcy, can be fun in a singleplayer game), Trenches64 (sadly isn't working for me atm, but a very..... interesting map), Tropical, Tangerine (classic map), Small Divide and Mars (last two come (or at least came) with Spring AFAIK). Some of those are just my personal favourites and don't see that much action, but others are often played. I really recommend trying a few of 'em sometime.

And whatever you do, stay away from SpeedMetal (or SpeedBalls or anything called Speed*).

Tribulex wrote:Bullshit. Best mod/map combos are BA/DSD, and XTA with just about any map. Best maps are Aquatic Divide, Icy run, Folsom, and Finn's Revenge. Dont play NOTA if you dont want to break your keyboard when you absentmindedly pound it into your desk, and dont play CA if you want any sort of sanity and strategy in your game.

Wait, you got 1 thing right. Definitely dont play maps with the word speed in them. Also avoid maps with the word green in them.

Strategia wrote:All BA/DSD and no variation makes Johnny a dull boy. Try new maps. Try new mods. You might not like NOTA's gameplay but I love it.

Tribulex wrote:Who the fuck is Johnny?

BA/DSD and ssb (i forgot that one) are the best because they have so many ways you can win them. Its not worth sacrificing strategic and tactical possibility to play other maps.

smokingwreckage wrote:NOTA is very frustrating if you are either dumb, or don't understand it.

However, if you play a few games and come to a basic understanding of how it works, it's fun, strategic, and unforgiving.

zwzsg wrote:That's just because NOTA is so little played no one got good at it, so any noob stand an equal chance at it.

Peet wrote:seriously guys, this is a pretty obvious troll