![]() ![]() ![]() And mines and sniper rifles and long-range sensors. After announcing that Tribes 2 would feature a single-player training mode designed specifically to make the Tribes universe accessible to newbies, Sierra's delivery of the sequel may be the biggest “quiet” event of the gaming year.Īt its core, Tribes is just Capture the Flag. ![]() While other games locked you into stinky dungeons and claustrophobic nuclear-weapons facilities, Tribes took deathmatching outside, with its sprawling mountain ranges and miles of rocky terrain.Īfter two years of semi-underground status as a beloved online shooter, the game has finally stepped aside to welcome its long-awaited successor. There's a damn good reason why the original Tribes has a cult following: branching off from Sierra's quasi-obscure Starsiege universe, Tribes offered the perfect blend of team-based gameplay and first-person-shooter thrills.īut the big kicker was the game environment. ![]() We recommend: PIII 600/Athlon, 128MB RAM, 32MB GeForce2, broadband Popular mods such as Annihilation and LT (Light Tribes or Light Training, depending on who you ask) have taken over the original game that launched in 1998.Required: PII 300, 64MB RAM, 12MB 3D card In total there are roughly 5 active servers, none of which feature the vanilla game itself anymore. Online activity typically peaks later into the evenings, with just two servers managing to attract between 12 and 18 players each, 20 on a good day. The ones who know the game from the inside out, and absolutely slaughter the rare newcomers who dare to step -or fly- in front of their Spinfusor. While there was a time when the game had over 100,000 players and a plethora of servers and mods to choose from, those days have long since passed. Unlike other popular PC games of the mid-to-late 90s such as Starcraft, Quake, Unreal Tournament, Half-Life, and of course Counter Strike, the original Tribes has unfortunately been unable to retain much of its player base. Tribes will be celebrating its 16th birthday today, though celebrating may be a bit of an overstatement. Starsiege: Tribes 16 years on Submitted by: EvanVolm 04:32 PM | Monday, Decem| (url. ![]()
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