Day of Defeat v2.0b: Released. First Impressions?

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Lifer
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There are so many Counterstrike people on here, but what about Day of Defeat? DoD is currently the best (my opinion) mod for Half-Life, and now... this was posted on dayofdefeatmod.com



<< On June 5, 1944, one day before D-Day, most of the million-odd German troops stationed in France and the Netherlands were dispersed along the Atlantic Wall, a 2,400-mile coastal barrier of powerful fortresses, lesser fortifications, innumerable machine gun nests and long stretches of formidable terrain. Most of the 3.5 million Allied troops in Britain were concentrated in southern England, in marshaling areas around the major embarkation ports. Across the English Channel, in the strongest sector of the Atlantic Wall, some 20 German divisions manned the French coast between two fortresses - the ports of Cherbourg, on the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, and Calais, well to the northeast. The very next day, these two great forces would begin the battle that would decide the fate of the war.

For it was now only 24 hours away.......
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Looks like 2.0 is being released tomorrow. SWEET. :D

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posted today:

"Dawn was breaking as the commanders made their way to their tents and quarters, and the woods were loud with the song of birds. The planners, having done all they could, went to bed. The Second Front now belonged to the men who would do the fighting."

H-Hour was set - Wednesday 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.
 

vash

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2.0 sounds like its coming pretty fast. I've been playing it since they released it to the beta testers and its pretty good, but it has been only a few weeks. Maybe its that ready for prime time! I had a real good time playing yesterday, but only when I'm at home -- my work machine stinks for gaming.

vash
 

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<< vash, how does 2.0 compare to the previous version? >>

In what reguards? I haven't played DoD beta 1.3 much, so I can't say. Most of my experiences with 2.0 aren't comparable to 1.3, so I'm pretty new with 2.0. What I do know something about are the guns and some maps (all maps are new to me, but I recognize some of the ones I played already).

vash
 

Burnt

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DOD is awesome! I always play on Kaiser Kettle, and Kustom Kettle, they make some great maps. Can't wait till 2.0
 

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Lifer
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posted today:

"Dawn was breaking as the commanders made their way to their tents and quarters, and the woods were loud with the song of birds. The planners, having done all they could, went to bed. The Second Front now belonged to the men who would do the fighting."

H-Hour was set - Wednesday 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.

SWEET!
 

datalink7

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DOD 2.0 is AWSOME. I am a valve beta tester and alll of my friends have been coming over to my dorm room to play this non stop. At first, we were all playing CS 1.4 a lot, but since they let me test DOD 2.0 about a week ago, CS hasn't been loaded but maybe one time. DOD 2.0 is soo good it is unbelieveable. Way better than 1.3, which was already better than CS 1.3 IMO.
 

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Lifer
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<< DOD 2.0 is AWSOME. I am a valve beta tester and alll of my friends have been coming over to my dorm room to play this non stop. At first, we were all playing CS 1.4 a lot, but since they let me test DOD 2.0 about a week ago, CS hasn't been loaded but maybe one time. DOD 2.0 is soo good it is unbelieveable. Way better than 1.3, which was already better than CS 1.3 IMO. >>


Thats what I like to hear! Lots of new maps I hope, as well as graphical upgrades?
 

oLLie

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How do you guys play DoD well? I suck at it, I die constantly and I never even know where it's coming from. Kinda slow paced too ain't it? I'll try 2.0 out sometime...
 

punkrawket

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Invasion Order Soon.
Posted on Wednesday, February 6, 2002 by Thunder_Weenie
Preparations are nearly complete. The pieces are almost all in place. We will be giving the go ahead shortly. It is happening today, so be ready to go.


arg.... can't wait
their site is being slammed :D
 

dakata24

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are the player models tweaked? they seemed weak compared to CS models.. other than that, i think it's a pretty good mod.
 

AmRoD

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Fileplanet sux...

This download server is at capacity with 400 people currently downloading. All additional users are served on a first-come first-served basis.
There are currently 946 people in line.
Estimated wait before download starts:
92 minutes
Do you want to wait in... NO :) !
 

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Lifer
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I just paid for the personal file server, it rocks. I got dod2.0 in about 12 minutes. I must say, this version is going to take some getting used to, as I'm not hardcore like a lot of other peoples that play... but its definately cool. rock on DOD
 

JackOfHearts

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I have played DoD since beta 1.1... I loved germen light inf until 1.3 hope they are better in 2.0......

112 minutes on Fileplanet:p
 

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Lifer
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Ok, so everyone that's a fan should have played it by now :) hehe, I personally think that these added realism elements are going to take a bit of getting used to, but overall its a great update to an already great game... No longer will snipers own the field. HOORAY!