Steam/Valve released a Source powered standalone version of the Unreal Tournament mod. ive been playing it for quite a while, already level 13.
they released it FREE on yesterday [19th],
a direct copy/paste from the Wiki + system requirements from the steam-store page for the game.
Alien Swarm
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Developer(s) Valve Corporation Publisher(s) Valve Corporation License Freeware Engine Source Platform(s) Microsoft Windows Release date(s) July 19, 2010 Genre(s) Shoot-em-up Mode(s) Four player co-op Media Steam (content delivery) Input methods Keyboard, mouse
Alien Swarm is a free top-down shoot-em-up by Valve Corporation. It is a remake of the Alien Swarm mod for Unreal Tournament 2004, developed by the original team after they were hired by Valve.[1]
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Gameplay
Alien Swarm is a top-down shoot-em-up set at a 60 degree angle. Up to four players can join a single co-operative game, the aim of which is to progress through science-fiction themed levels killing waves of aliens with a selection from a 40-strong arsenal of weapons. The game includes persistent statistics, unlockables and achievements.[1]
The game is class-based, with players choosing from the roles of Medic, Tech, Officer/Explosives and Special Weapons. Each class has two selectable characters.
SDK
An Alien Swarm software development kit including buildable source code was released alongside the game.[2] It is free to all users of Steam, rather than only to owners of existing Source games (as is the case with the ‘mainline’ Source SDK). This allows total conversion mods, which do not rely on content from other Valve games, to be free to all as well - a significant business decision that echoes the strategy of the Unreal Development Kit.
The SDK includes a tile-based level designing tool called TileGen, which allows level designers to prefabricate rooms and hallways that can be either arranged in a certain way or randomly arranged based on generation rules. The tool does not replace the Valve Hammer Editor, the use of which is still required before a map can be distributed.[3]
References
- ^ a b “Alien Swarm on Steam”. Valve Corporation. http://store.steampowered.com/app/630/. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ “Alien Swarm announced”. Valve Corporation. http://store.steampowered.com/news/4081/. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ “Category:Alien Swarm”. Valve Developer Community. Valve. http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Category:Alien_Swarm. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
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System Requirements
Minimum:
o OS: Windows® 7 / Vista / Vista64 / XP
o Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz
o Memory: 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista
o Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better
o Hard Drive: At least 2.5 GB of free space
o Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Recommended:
o OS: Windows® 7 / Vista / Vista64 / XP
o Processor: Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz
o Memory: 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista
o Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible video card with Shader model 3.0. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better
o Hard Drive: At least 2.5 GB of free space
o Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
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so far, every newer game ive played, only required DX 9.0c, most of the time they cant detect that I have DirectX 11.
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