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Battleswarm: Field of Honor (PC)

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Battleswarm: Field of Honor is a breakthrough new Combat Strategy game that pits First-Person Shooters against Real-T... more

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Battleswarm: Field of Honor (PC) by: BellBoy

“This game is perfect for people like me who like strategy games like Age of Empires, and shooters like Halo or CoD. It is a bit of a sci-fi fantasy so it may not be great for people who arent into that kind of thing. The worst part about it is the...”

created 26/FEB/2013

ChangeAgent played Battleswarm: Field of Honor on 14/AUG/09

“Tried out Battleswarm with Wormy. He was playing the RTS bug army and I was playing one of 5 FPS soldiers... You get 1000 free points to spend on equipment and such when you sign in... so I got a...”

created 14/AUG/2009

raaa was the last to comment - over 3 years ago... show previous hide previous

“super busy, g'luck with everything!”

Wormy played Battleswarm: Field of Honor on 14/AUG/09

“Just tried out BattleSwarm. It is definitely rough around the edges...its in beta, so that excuses some, but I suspect it will remain a bit rough. But its a pretty cool game. I lean RTS, so the...”

created 14/AUG/2009

ChangeAgent was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Ahhh ok I didn't connect that you used the currency to get better bugs... it definitely seems like that made a huge difference. I felt like the second game we were on our heels from the get go.”

MrVista360 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I loaded up the game last night and had some fun it. I played as the Humans and was doing terrible till I found the Gatling gun attachment then was doing OK. My only complaint was I kept getting a memory dump {application not system} when I tried to play as the Bugs. I would click it, could hear it start {the game sounds playing} then freeze then kick me to my desktop. Strange.
I know probably just as simple as a reinstall of the application. Will reload it this weekend, still had fun though playing as the Humans.”

ChangeAgent was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“It seemed pretty easy to jump in and get a game going too... which was nice.”

Tarinth was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Ah, discovery at work. This just got highlighted for me.”

Wormy was the last to comment - over 3 years ago... show previous hide previous

“you mean... spotlighted :) LOL”

Battleswarm: Field of Honor (PC) by: booiiing

“A mixture of FPS vs RTS that sounds really fun. However, I still have problems to get it to work fully under Linux.”

created 14/AUG/2009

booiiing played Battleswarm: Field of Honor on 14/AUG/09

“Playing bugs worked nicely (although I lost), but playing humans puts me up with the problem that my character is constantly turning left. :( :( :(”

created 14/AUG/2009

Battleswarm on Linux! by: booiiing

“The download was slow yesterday, so I decided to sleep first. However, I've got a big update for you: Bad news first: I've asked on their forums and the official answer is, that "there are...”

created 14/AUG/2009

Battleswarm: Field of Honor

“Logo ripped from the official promo-clip.”

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Date: 13/AUG/2009
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created 13/AUG/2009

Battleswarm on Linux by: booiiing

“So I found out about "Battleswarm: Field of Honor" today and it sounds great to me. Could be a lot of fun ripping aliens apart, but as you might see from my DNA, I also like strategy so I...”

created 13/AUG/2009

booiiing was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“hehe, just applied my gamerDNA to it and it instantly matches Savage 2 - my current favourite!”

Battleswarm: FPS meets RTS by: arislyn

“I ran across the site for Battleswarm, today. Take a look at this description from their "About" page that explains how the game works. "This genre-busting new game pits players of...”

created 13/AUG/2009

ChangeAgent was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Thanks for the link on this! Was just passing this around the office... sounds really awesome! Worth following!”

Wormy was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Dude.. this sounds EPIC. I am really looking forward to this. Thanks!

The improvement of one person controlling the RTS side is so smart. Way better than Savage, where nobody wants to follow orders.”

Wormy was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Whoah.. sign up, and you can pretty much download the client.. so their closed beta may not be so closed?
”

Grinn was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-64ExBjRT7c

I worry a bit about the game's engine. The FPS genre really is the bleeding edge of graphical presentation, and this game seems well below the curve. I understand why it is, but will it be enough to be an entertaining shooter?”

ChangeAgent was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Whoa! You are right! You can grab the client! Going to do it tonight if I remember. 650MB”

fattychubs was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I'll give it a shot, just need to remember to download when I get home.”

alphadoque was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“This sounds like an amazing dynamic for gameplay. I'd be all over the FPS side of the map but the juxtaposition of RTS on the other side, controlled by other players is a great idea!

I share the same concern with Grinn but if the gameplay is solid AND amongst friends I could see myself dismissing dated looking graphics. For example - I had tons of fun playing Unreal Tournament 2004 with my homeys.

arislyn, thanks for the heads-up. Very cool!”

arislyn was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“You're most welcome! *grins* I'll probably be trying this out at some point, myself. The problem is, I can't decide what side I want to be on!”

GamerbyDesign was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I love when I find out about a game I knew nothing about. I just registered and am downloading now.”

fnook was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“This certainly sounds interesting.. Saw the YouTube vid, and I honestly have to say I think they need to get some new blood in their art asset dept. Their models, textures, and environments are all on the umm.. 2004 side of things..”

arislyn was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I can forgive dated art as long as the gameplay is good. That's really all that matters, to me. Plus, with it being free-to-play, I certainly don't hold it to the same standards. art-wise, as something that has a subscription fee.”

ChangeAgent was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Yeah I agree on the art thing... besides it looks like they have to render hundreds of enemies in the space you are fighting... so I am sure that is challenging.”

fattychubs was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I kind of want Tabula Rasa 2 now. ”

ChangeAgent was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I kind of want Planetside 2 now.”

arislyn was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“*cries* Why did you have to bring up Tabula Rasa? I miss that game so much. ”

fattychubs was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Yeah this thread really reminded me I just want a new game like Tabula Rasa or Planetside. Maybe more like planetside in the fact that you had vehicles, and solid PvP.

I am really surprised we still don't have the ultimate FPS MMO yet. THe Sci-Fi Pew Pew Pepsi to the Fantasy World of Warcraft Coke.”

SebastianSB was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“very cool concept. I wonder if it's still possible to get into the beta”

rijit was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Nice, thanks for the heads up :)”

MrVista360 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Thanks for the heads up, signed up at got in. Saved the exe. on my laptop to transfer to desktop gamer @ home. Nice......”

rijit was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I signed up as rijit if anyone wants to play. Downloading the client now and hope to be playing this evening.”

KrazyKain was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“actually the concept has been done before, theres zombie master on STEAM where 1 player rts controls the zombies. and theres Iron Grip the opression, also on steam, 1 guy is an evil general who has huge armies and tanks to rts, and the other team are all fps players... dont get me wrong, this looks awesome, not trying to be a jerk :P”

booiiing was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“hmm, signed up and downloading now. we shall see if it runs in wine :)
i'll put up a howto on my page if it does!”

KrazyKain was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I still stand by the 'its been done before' thing but i've played it and.. its freaking awesome!!!

but jesus christ how retarded are some of the players... everyones casually shooting bugs from a distance, and trying to get to a flag that on a ledge, theres a ramp but a tree blocks the path.. a few guys are running at the tree trying to go under it with no success... i go AROUND the tree.. get the flag go back around and i am swarmed.. i'm spamming "Cover me" and they are replying affirmative..but do they actually cover me?NO!!!
i manage to actually capture the flag, fending off hordes and hordes of bugs all on my own, i swear both bug players where sending everything they had at me.. as soon as i captured the flag i got overwhelmed, managed to corner myself and keep the bugs at bay with a chaingun until time ran out.... was hella fun but honesty, what the hell was up with my taemmates?!”

booiiing was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“i successfully installed and launched the game with wine on linux, however, i still run into some troubles. maybe someone can help me?
http://booiiing.gamerdna.com/game_post/battleswarm-on-linux-2”

Wormy was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@booiiing make a windows partition? :)”

Wormy was the last to comment - over 3 years ago... show previous hide previous

“FYI.. posted my recap of my first time in:
http://wormy.gamerdna.com/game_activity/5od6K3E/wormy-played-battleswarm-field-of-honor-pc-on-14-aug-09”