http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923 Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: Week 26 - Good Games to Grab - Scorched 3D - UPDATED, Terrafire en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:22:26 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-95952 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:56:09 +0000 chazzo125 95952@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Yep! Nice one Whiterabbit. Looks stunning and absolutely tremendous! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-95933 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:04:51 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 95933@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>It&#39;s brilliant </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-95931 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:59:34 +0000 chazzo125 95931@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Wow! Got to play this one real real soon! <img src="http://game.giveawayoftheday.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif"> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-95928 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:36:44 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 95928@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thanks to Chazzo for bringing the portable apps site to my attention. you can now get a portable version of Scorched 3D. Scorched 3D is the best artillery game i&#39;ve ever played.</p> <p>You can get the portable version <a href="http://portableapps.com/apps/games/scorched_3d_portable"><strong>HERE</strong></a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-95670 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 10:57:16 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 95670@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Scorched 3D was updated again since my last update over a year ago. This is well worth getting if you don&#39;t already. a great artillery/strategy game with great graphics and fun challenging game play. You can get the latest version which is v43.2a from the developers site <a href="http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/"><strong>HERE</strong></a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-76824 Fri, 14 May 2010 22:36:36 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 76824@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Scorched Earth has been updated. The latest version is build 43. The some of the links above are still hosting earlier versions except the first one which has een updated (cnet). you can get the latest version from Gamershell (which may still be giving a spurious WOT rating of RED (don&#39;t have it installed at the moment so not sure). You can download the latest version <a href="http://www.gamershell.com/download_57590.shtml"><strong>HERE</strong></a> :)</p> <p>This is still one of my favorite freeware games from over a thousand that we have posted in this project. :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-64134 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:02:25 +0000 thewebmaster 64134@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>nice new pics! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-64133 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:15:25 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 64133@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>phew! that took me longer than I&#39;d expected. At least it all works now. I even added another image. :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-64126 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:19:11 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 64126@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi G@rgoyle, when I edited the post I didn&#39;t realize the old links wouldn&#39;t work. I really do have a very bad short term memory; though when I checked out the link via the synopsis I did remember what you&#39;d said; but for some reason I thought it was only applicable to the synopsis. (Yeah vey short sighted of me). As for most of the post being Deleted ...... no problems wizzard, luckily I did have the original review. I started to save them from around Xmas onwards, so have re done all the coding again. I noticed you&#39;d redone some of it, but I didn&#39;t notice until i&#39;d completely redone it for myself. Took quite some time, so Wednesdays games are a little late.</p> <p>I&#39;ll have the original post back up with the new coding when i&#39;ve finished it. :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-64088 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:42:15 +0000 wizzard_of_ozz2004 64088@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>links are fixed =) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-64086 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:25:22 +0000 g@rgoyle 64086@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Uhm ... Whabbit? ... Remember my gripe about the new forum?<br /> ... about having to rewrite the synopsis because the embedded links will be messed up when I edit?<br /> When you edited the original post to add the screenshots... that&#39;s exactly what happened.<br /> All your old links are dead now :-(<br /> Physiotherapy in 40min so I don&#39;t have time to fix them. I&#39;ll try to have a look later, unless someone (hopefully) beats me to it.</p> <p>BTW, it looks great with the all screenshots being the same size. Kudos!</p> <p>Regards,<br /> Lan </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-64075 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:06:00 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 64075@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>The latest version of scorched 3D a remake of scorched Earth has been released. The last time this was posted was 6 months ago prior to the last update, so those who like this game may be interested in re - downloading it. I’ve updated the original post above and included images rather than the links to images and deleted all the old download links.</p> <p>The file size has increased from 41.5Mb to 47.4Mb.</p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/scorched%203D/scorched3D004.jpg"></center></p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/scorched%203D/scorched3D005.jpg"></center></p> <p>From the images I’ve seen it looks like the graphics have been updated with better looking explosions, plus the environment looks a little more realistic. </p> <p>Find the <strong>Scorched 3D</strong> Wiki <a href="http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Main_Page">HERE</a></p> <p>I also discovered that several developers have modded the game, which to the uninitiated basically means they have added new items, changed the fire power or the environments, so the game is usually significantly different to the original. Details of the following mod’s can be found via the link below. Download links will be found either on the mod’s specific page or in the forums. I wasn’t able to find all the mod’s downloads, but then I didn’t look very hard as this is just an update. I welcome anyone else’s input on this subject. :):</p> <p><blockquote>Apocalypse mod<br /> Operation Scorched<br /> Stone Age mod<br /> Merge mod<br /> Scavenger hunt<br /> Black rose classic (wonder if they have used Grateful dead music)<br /> Raptor<br /> Jdogmod<br /> PinkPanther<br /> Sniper<br /> Scorch Wars Mod<br /> Christmas mod</blockquote></p> <p>You’ll find the Scorched 3D Modding page <a href="http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Game_modding_%26_3D_modeling">HERE</a></p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/scorched%203D/scorched3D006.jpg"></center></p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/scorched%203D/scorched3D007.jpg"></center></p> <p>You can find the home page via the following link. You’ll find links to several independent reviews as well as more screenshots. I’ve used screenshots from a variety of sources which I’ve listed below:</p> <p><em>Cda.pl, monkeyattack.com, softonic.com, whylinuxisbetter.net, dvhardware.net, bhatt.id.aus and Brothersoft.com</em></p> <p>You can download the latest version of Scorched 3D v42.1 for windows, Mac and several flavours of Linux <a href="http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/">HERE</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-52679 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:55:42 +0000 ibwebb 52679@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>@Chip:<br /> I have a feeling you already know about it, but here is a website that claims to let you download versions of 'Tank Wars'. It also claims that many of them are still playable, but I will let you decide on that. Sorry, I didnt try them first, but have so many new games (from all the ones offered here) that I am not sure where to start.. also, I just got 'The Orange Box' and 'Unreal Anthology'.. hopefully you see and understand my problem...</p> <p><a href="http://members.chello.at/theodor.lauppert/games/tankwars.htm" rel="nofollow">http://members.chello.at/theodor.lauppert/games/tankwars.htm</a></p> <p>Hope it helps!<br /> ibwebb </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-52670 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:55:49 +0000 ⓒⓗⓘⓟ 52670@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I prefer the classic game "Tank Wars" (known as bomb.exe on old dos systems) to Scorched Earth. They were both very similiar but I still liked Tank Wars better. It had funny names for the computers such as Mr. Stupid and Twanger. So I was never really a fan of it competitor which was made around the same time. I'll give it a try but I still wish they made a modern take on Tank Wars. The flash based game "Tanks" is alright but not that great. Who knows, maybe someone did? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-52649 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:15:47 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 52649@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thanks for commenting. It's always appreciated when someone comments about the games we post. :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-52641 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:03:29 +0000 midori 52641@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>These look very cool, Wrabbit... thanks! It always takes me awhile to get the controls down in the aircraft/space games... Dumbow and Cool is much more my speed, and lotsa fun! :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-52637 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:17:31 +0000 wizzard_of_ozz2004 52637@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thanks for picking up the slack for me here friend, I should be posting the new game shortly. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4923#post-52603 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:29:37 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 52603@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Wizzard was unable to post a game for Monday due to being out of town, so he asked me to fill in. I only read his PM just before I was going to go to bed, so the following descriptions and resources have been thrown together very quickly. Thankfully pavid had sent me an Email with details of Scorched 3D, the other two games lead on from checking out some references about scorched earth. It’s a fantastic game for free. The graphics are better than what you see in the low resolution videos I’ve provided. There’s also several mod’s you can download from one of the links provided below, so the game is very expandable. Thanks pavid. Your timely email was very much appreciated. :)</p> <p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p><strong>Scorched Earth</strong> (47.4Mb)</p> <p><blockquote>Scorched 3D is a modernization of the classic DOS game Scorched Earth &quot;The Mother Of All Games&quot; on which it is based. Scorched 3D incorporates a lively three dimensional landscape that includes animated jets, naval vessels, water, and even birds, in addition to detailed tanks and projectiles. Other enhancements include LAN and internet play and music. Scorched 3D is totally free to play and is available for both Microsoft Windows and Unix (Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Solaris etc.) operating systems.</p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/scorched%203D/scorched3D010.jpg"></center></p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/scorched%203D/scorched3D002.jpg"></center></p> <p>Scorched 3D is a simple turn-based artillery game and also a real-time strategy game in which players can counter each others&#39; weapons with other creative accessories, shields and tactics. Learn skill in timing, aiming and judgment, move around on the landscape, or even out-smart your opponent economically.</p> <p>Learning how to play is easy, just point the turret, adjust power and trajectory, select a weapon - and shoot! Manage your inventory of weapons with the prize money you can win during each round of combat. Learn the basic controls using the tutorial mode, or set up your own game by customizing dozens of economy and environmental conditions to your liking, or simply play online immediately at one of the various public servers. </p> <p>You can play with up to twenty four other players at a time, mixing computer players with humans on both randomly generated 3D landscapes and user designed maps. Scorched3D comes bundled with Apocalypse mod, which offers enhanced levels of weaponry and additional user designed maps and also offers an active online community of players making models, maps and mod’s for the game.</p> <p>Scorched 3D is a game based loosely (or actually quite heavily now) on the classic DOS game Scorched Earth “The Mother Of All Games”. Scorched 3D adds amongst other new features a 3D island environment and LAN and Internet play. Scorched 3D is totally free and is available for both Microsoft Windows and Unix (Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Solaris, etc.) operating systems. You can pick up the game and begin playing very quickly. Then, when/if you are interested, you can poke in the dimmer recesses of the game and get into the strategy (or just ignore it altogether!). </p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/scorched%203D/rollercoaster006.jpg"></center></p> <p>At its lowest level, Scorched 3D is just an artillery game with two+ tanks taking turns to destroy opponents in an arena. Choose the angle, direction and power of each shot, launch your weapon, and try to blow up other tanks. That’s basically it. But Scorched 3D can be a lot more complex than that, if you want it to be. You can earn money from successful battles and use it to invest in additional weapons and accessories. You can play with up to twenty four other players at a time, mixing computer players with humans. There’s a variety of changing environmental conditions and terrains to be dealt with. After the end of each round (which ends when everybody dies or there’s only one person left), you get to buy stuff using the prize money you won from previous levels.</blockquote></p> <p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p><strong>Additional Resources for Scorched Earth</strong>: </p> <p><strong>Reviews worth reading</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://freemedia.realgage.com/scorched-3d-v42.html"><strong>Check out a decent review of Scorched 3D HERE</strong></a></p> <p>There is a site with a number of mod’s as well as an extensive though unofficial wiki. </p> <p><a href="http://scorched3d-mods.sourceforge.net/"><strong>Get modifications for the game HERE</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Video</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4134245987747704408"><strong>Watch video of game play HERE</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3402527611605524803&amp;hl=en"><strong>Watch video of game play HERE</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_A02O7LIxo&quot;"><strong>Watch video of game play HERE</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Images</strong>:</p> <p><center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/scorched%203D/scorched3D003.jpg"></center></p> <p><center><br /> <img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/scorched%203D/scorched3D008.jpg"></center></p> <p>You can also access several more screen captures and other information from the following link</p> <p><a href="http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/screens.php"><strong>See more images of Scorched 3D HERE</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Download links</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.download.com/Scorched3D/3000-7483_4-10279647.html?part=6254543&amp;subj=dlpage&amp;tag=button&amp;cdlPid=11009517"><strong>Get Scorched 3D HERE</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.fileplanet.com/156184/150000/fileinfo/Scorched-3D-?r=5"><strong>Get Scorched 3D HERE</strong></a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.acid-play.com/download/scorched-3d/"><strong>Get Scorched 3D HERE</strong></a> </p> <p>Get the latest version (v42.1) of Scorched 3D <a href="http://www.scorched3D.co.uk/"><strong>HERE]</a> There’s versions for windows, Mac and several flavors of Linux</p> <p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Scorched3D is based on the DOS original [b]Scorched Earth[/b and can be downloaded from <a href="&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;//www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/game/144&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;"><strong>Get the original Scorched Earth HERE</strong></a>. Though I think a game called howitzer was the first to use this concept. That is also available for free, but I’ll post that at a later date. :)</p> <p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p>[b]Dumbow &amp; Cool 1.3</strong></p> <p>A nice 3D platform game, where you control two characters, Dumbow can swim and Cool can skate... You must use them properly to complete the levels of the game (20). Within each level you must free prisoners and collect coins. A split-screen cooperative mode is also available.</p> <p><a href="http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3124.html"><strong>Get Dumbow &amp; Cool HERE</strong></a></p> <p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p><strong>Terrafire</strong>:</p> <p>This is a really good game. You have to explore the underground base to recover nuclear pods, destroying the base defenses and avoiding all the obstacles on you way. Nice game play and good gravitational physics. The game includes 5 worlds, 27 levels and many bonuses. Graphics 3D rendered, but low resolution; also you get some reasonable sound effects for an old game.</p> <p><blockquote>Award-winning arcade game featuring rendered 3D graphics, realistic gravitational physics and 360 degree parallax scrolling.</p> <p>Blast your ship through heavily defended underground caverns, past wind tunnels, fire-walls and subterranean lakes. Recover stolen nuclear pods using your ship&#39;s tractor beam, then carry them back to the planet surface and beyond into hyperspace.</p> <p>TerraFire features 27 missions (including 6 hyperspace levels), spread across 5 unique worlds, each with unique graphics</blockquote></p> <p><strong>System Requirements</strong>:</p> <p>Windows 98, 2000, Me or XP. (Though it may not play on newer systems so try using DOSBox if it won’t work.<br /> 32 MB RAM.</p> <p>Get Terrafire <a href="http://www.ortsoftware.com/tf.html">HERE</a></p> <p>==================================================================================================== </p>