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Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: Week 56 - Free games for the weekdays - Pirates Gold plus an FPS with no name http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6312 Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: Week 56 - Free games for the weekdays - Pirates Gold plus an FPS with no name en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:41:03 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 Whiterabbit-uk on "Week 56 - Free games for the weekdays - Pirates Gold plus an FPS with no name" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6312#post-65548 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:34:31 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 65548@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Hi Chronopie, unfortunately they don't, but I've found with some full version FPS games the same thing happens. :( WR Chronopie on "Week 56 - Free games for the weekdays - Pirates Gold plus an FPS with no name" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6312#post-65536 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:27:59 +0000 Chronopie 65536@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ If they are seperate programs then the weapons don't carry over do they? Such a shame (if that's the case). reverseOrder on "Week 56 - Free games for the weekdays - Pirates Gold plus an FPS with no name" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6312#post-65514 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:53:40 +0000 reverseOrder 65514@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Looks great! Thanks, Wrabbit. wizzard_of_ozz2004 on "Week 56 - Free games for the weekdays - Pirates Gold plus an FPS with no name" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6312#post-65508 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:18:58 +0000 wizzard_of_ozz2004 65508@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ I so had these FPS's tagged to do as well lol. They look like excellent games. I'll have to check them out when i can find time in a couple of years lol. Whiterabbit-uk on "Week 56 - Free games for the weekdays - Pirates Gold plus an FPS with no name" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6312#post-65506 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:02:16 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 65506@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ I thought I’d add the following game to today’s choice . It’s actually a game engine that’s still under development so the developer has been releasing levels one at a time over the last few years. We are now at demo 8, with all but the first demo still available; you basically have seven distinct levels to play. Each level is regarded as a demo, but I thought with seven demos of the engine we almost have a full game, so though it worth posting here. The graphics are akin to a FPS game from several years ago (IMO), with some modern additions such as moving grass, which does add to the atmosphere of the game. The game reminded me a little of an early Tom Clancy game although it’s not a team based game. The levels don’t run concurrently; you’ll have to install ach separately and play them individually, but that shouldn’t be to great a hassle. You can find details of the project on the home page where you'll also find information on each level <a href="http://melog.ch/dropper/index.html">HERE</a> The following levels are available: Operation Enduring Pretzel (5.8Mb) – Demo 2 <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/CSP%20game%20engine/operationEnduringPretzel.jpg"></center> <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/CSP%20game%20engine/operationEnduringPretzel2.jpg"></center> The Secret of Manes (7.8Mb) – Demo 3 <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/CSP%20game%20engine/SecretoftheManes.jpg"></center> <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/CSP%20game%20engine/SecretoftheManes2.jpg"></center> Twilight of the Gods (6.54Mb) – Demo 4 <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/CSP%20game%20engine/Twilightofthegods.jpg"></center> <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/CSP%20game%20engine/Twilightofthegods2.jpg"></center> Broccoli never dies (12.5Mb) – Demo 5 <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/CSP%20game%20engine/Broccolineverdies.jpg"></center> <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/CSP%20game%20engine/Broccolineverdies2.jpg"></center> To be or not to be (14Mb) – Demo 6 <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/CSP%20game%20engine/Tobeornottobe.jpg"></center> <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/CSP%20game%20engine/Tobeornottobe2.jpg"></center> If it moves – Shoot (20Mb) – Demo 7 <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/CSP%20game%20engine/ifitmovesshoot.jpg"></center> <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/CSP%20game%20engine/ifitmovesshoot2.jpg"></center> The Spear of Destiny (24Mb) – Demo 8 <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/CSP%20game%20engine/SpearofDestiny.jpg"></center> <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/CSP%20game%20engine/SpearofDestiny2.jpg"></center> You can download all the levels from <a href="http://melog.ch/dropper/downloads.html">HERE</a> midori on "Week 56 - Free games for the weekdays - Pirates Gold plus an FPS with no name" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6312#post-65501 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:36:56 +0000 midori 65501@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks, wrabbit! Surely looks worth trying. :) Whiterabbit-uk on "Week 56 - Free games for the weekdays - Pirates Gold plus an FPS with no name" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6312#post-65493 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:49:53 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 65493@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Pirates Gold: (8.17Mb) OK, to clear up some confusion: this game is not "Pirate's Gold", as in the plunder of a pirate. It's "Pirates! -- Gold Edition." Pirates! Gold is basically a souped-up version of a game that first made it's appearance on 8-bit home computers and video game consoles such as the Apple II, Commodore 64, and NES. <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/Pirates%20gold/03.jpg"></center> <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/Pirates%20gold/Pirates20Gold_2.jpg"></center> Pirates! Gold is an excellent remake of 1987’s Pirates!, created by Sid Meier; a game of swashbuckling on the high seas set in and around the Caribbean Sea over the period from 1560 until 1680, a time well known as the "golden era" of pirates.,. Despite the pedigree of the original version, the game suffered the same fate as Railroad Tycoon Deluxe when it was initially released in 1993: the game was very buggy, and played much slower than the EGA original. Microprose shortly released this Windows version of the game, which fixed many bugs that were shipped with the original DOS release, and finally made Pirates! Gold a game worthy of its predecessor’s fame. Anyone who has played Sid Meier’s 1987 classic will be at home with this SVGA remake. The object of the game is to retire with high social standing, having amassed a huge fortune in the process. How do you do that? The way many people tried in the 17th century: become a mighty pirate, sack towns and other ships, and search for buried treasure on faraway islands. The game is an open world, which m,eans you can sail anywhere and complete various in game tasks in whatever oreder you wish. Do remember though that any decisions you make will affect your standing with the nations that control this part of the world. <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/Pirates%20gold/gamefabrique__pirates-gold.jpg"></center> You will need to create close alliances with at least one of these nations, and will probably play one off against the other, though be careful as the game does keep track of your every move. You start as a Captain, and one of your aims apart from those mentioned above is to develop your character to become a duke or a baron; (marrying the Dukes daughter helps you to climb the social ladder). You’ll also have to find your family, which is lost and scattered, throughout the game's world. To acquire social standing, you also must play a dangerous game of politics with four European super powers (England, France, Holland, and Spain). Gaining their favor may require the hand of a governor's daughter in marriage, or doing various dirty deeds such as attacking that government's rival countries. Along the way, you will engage in mortal sword duels with other pirates, survive cannon battles in ship-to-ship combat, buy gossip in local bars, and piece together torn pieces of various treasure maps. Four countries, four skill levels, and six historical scenarios set in various time periods, and the random map option ensures virtually unlimited re-playability. With Sid Meier’s uncanny knack in striking a perfect play balance between strategy, action, and even adventure elements, excellent watercolor-style SVGA graphics, and virtually bug-free game play thanks to the windows update, Pirates! Gold for Windows is a must-have for anyone interested in the era. And if you like this game, check out Pirates! 2, an excellent freeware remake of the original classic. <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/Pirates%20gold/screenshot777-1.jpg"></center> image of Pirates 2 - you can see the improvements in the graphcs between 1 and 2. Tips: Gathering news whenever possible is important, for example, there could be news of a city that was attacked by Indians; which would indicate it's defenses have been weakened, making it a prime target for your pirates to attack and thereby leaving all it's riches up for grabs. Maybe other bands of pirates have attacked another town, making it pointless to attack the town because it doesn't have much anymore left for you to plunder. News of relationship between nations is also important because you don’t want to alienate yourself from too many nations. Attacking a nation that has just signed a treaty of allegiance with another nation would effectively make two enemies not one. Conversely, it may actually be in your interest because the nation may be enemies with other nations you are keen to befriend. <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/Pirates%20gold/Pirates20Gold202.gif"></center> Negative points: Attacking a fortified town with a ship is the most difficult thing, because the fort's cannons will hit your ship most of the time, even if you try to evade. So getting off the ship nearby on land and attack the city by foot is probably a better idea, The game ends rather fast, for example fast, you can only carry out around 4-5 plunder-runs before you are too old to try your luck again. Even having a good medicine skill (which helps to extend your life a little) isn’t powerful enough to extend this. <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/Freeware%20Games/Pirates%20gold/7116-31_7116_normalplay_800x600.jpg"></center> You can download the game from <a href="http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/134/Pirates+Gold.html">HERE</a> There’s a manual and map of the game available from the same page as the download link. You'll find them invaluable while playing this game :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's a great pirates game avaialble for free from Gametop. The site now has a yellow warning and many of their recent games will attempt to hijack your browser; however this can be avoided during the installation process. You can get the game, called Pirates: Battle for Caribbean <a href="http://www.gametop.com/download-free-games/pirates-battle/download.html">HERE</a>. Images: <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/b0.jpg"></center> <center><img src="http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab93/whiterabbit03/b3.jpg"></center> ===================================================================================================