Did you like this game??

[Jack Leaf]

I mainly bought this game, 'cuz it's Dune, and it was only 4 pounds after all (I bought this game from England). When I was installing the game, and reading the manual, I allmost fell off my chair, because I was so tense.

But the game was disappoiment, after all. The graphics were "ok", but they really did lack something. The controls were kinda odd, the animation was nothing but "ok", and the Frenchmen couldn't even write Frank's name right. "Franck Herbert's Dune". Bah.

Still, I enjoy playing this game. I don't really know, what makes me to put the CD inside the drive and play this game.

[Dunenewt]

If only there was someway to create new missions...

[Jack Leaf]

It would be 100% ownage.

[Dunenewt]

There must be a way...

[Jack Leaf]

Let some nerds handle it. ;)

[Duncan_ghola]

what about multiplayer options?

[Jack Leaf]

Multiplayer will be much harder to make than level editing program, I think... But, there's Multiplayer GTA III, so there could be also Multiplayer Dune... It's just plain different thing, who makes it! :P

[Dunenewt]

I have discovered the scripting language used to make the game. Its called Scol.

[Dunenewt]

Cryonetworks is not, as many mistakenly believe, Cryo. Rather, Cryonetworks is a spin-off from the famed French adventure gaming company that concentrates solely on online games. These games--The Fog, Treasure Hunt 2001, Venice, and soon Dune--are all adventure-based and are very popular in Europe. They are all in 3D, but a 3D card is not needed as Cryonetworks has ingeniously developed an innovative engine named Scol that, once downloaded, doubles as a 3D card on your computer and allows you to participate in any of the online entertainment. Though many of Cryonetworks' employees previously worked for Cryo, great care has been taken ensure that the public perceives these companies as two separate entities: Cryo is located in Paris, and Cryonetworks operates from Cedex, a small town outside of Paris.

[Jack Leaf]

I've read reviews, and they said that Fog and Treasure Hunt (or what ever it's named) are very bad.

[Dunenewt]

So Dune Generations was to be bad aswell you're suggesting.

[Jack Leaf]

Well, Fog and Treasure Hunt were made quickly, and the graphics had to be simple. So I can't judge DG here and now. This is going a bit off topic, isn't it?

[Dunenewt]

I suppose but does it deserve another topic?

[Duncan_ghola]

Didnt cryonetworks belong to Cryo? wheres Scol right now?

[Dunenewt]

SCOL - Standard Cryo Online Language

Cryo and Cryo Networks are both gone now and are now effectively owned by Dreamcatcher.

[Vanguard3000]

I don't know if this thread is still on topic or what.

I got this game a few days ago, and I have to say that it is very shite. The graphics are okay (although I hate the whole anime-feel to it), and the music is nice, but beyond that, it's a terrible game. It's buggy (I have to CTRL-ALT-DEL to get out, as the "exit" option does not work), and it's got the worst controls I've ever seen. If it had controls similar to Tomb Raider or Max Payne, then the game would be half-decent, but instead it's some wierd thing where I have to manually move the camera to face the same way as my character is. And what is with that right-click aiming? Man! ::)

I've been searching everywhere for a patch for this game, but the developer's websites seem to deny the game's existence altogether. I think if there was some way to improve the controls a bit, then it might be worth my time.

[Dunenewt]

1)The controls are fine

2)The Game makers have not denied its existance :O They merely stated that there is no patch

[Andrew]

I found when playing the demo that I could get used to the controls, although they were not the greatest.

Never beat the demo.

[Dunenewt]

If anything the controls make it easier as you can look past corners without attracting the guards attention

[Vanguard3000]

1) No, they're not.

2) I saw no mention of the game on any of the designer's sites. Not that I really care, though.

And you can look around corners in that fasion with any third person game. But in FHD, you have to manuall turn in order to move in the direction the camera is facing.

[Dunenewt]

Or you put the auto adjust on

[Vanguard3000]

I find that to be a bit worse. It plays like Mario 64 with that on.

[Jack Leaf]

I don't have problems with the controls.

[Dunenewt]

They're even easier if you have played a lot of First Person Shooter games like Unreal aswell.

[Vanguard3000]

I play a lot of FPSs, and I don't find that it helps.

Anyway, I just got Splinter Cell, which has a similar thing going. I'm starting to get used to it (although I still hate the aiming thing in Dune), but I don't know if I'm going to get into it or not.