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Robot Arena => General Support => Topic started by: RedSawn on May 24, 2009, 05:39:55 PM

Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: RedSawn on May 24, 2009, 05:39:55 PM: Has anyone actually got the RA2 tech demo to work?

Curious. Want to see what it's like, but that weird problem where it loads but instantly exits before you see the 'main menu'
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: ACAMS on May 25, 2009, 07:40:42 AM: You have to set your comupter clock back to like 1999 (I forgot exactly, because it has been a long time...may be 2001)
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: RedSawn on May 25, 2009, 07:46:50 AM: Quote from: ACAMS;40483
You have to set your comupter clock back to like 1999 (I forgot exactly, because it has been a long time...may be 2001)

Hmm.. tried 1999, 2000 and 2001. None of them worked.

Seems to be a stupid way to 'lock' a demo.
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: Reier on May 25, 2009, 08:39:27 AM: Tech Demo..?
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: ACAMS on May 25, 2009, 09:39:50 AM: try 2002
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: RedSawn on May 25, 2009, 09:48:42 AM: Quote from: ACAMS;40503
try 2002

That didn't work either. Maybe the day needs to be changed too...

Reier: https://gametechmods.com/Robot_Arena2/Misc/ra2demo.zip
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: Reier on May 25, 2009, 01:23:22 PM: So...what is it.
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: roboman2444 on May 25, 2009, 02:03:59 PM: is it the demo from the main ra2 website?
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: RedSawn on May 25, 2009, 03:06:15 PM: Quote from: Reier;40543
So...what is it.

It's a tech demo. Probably for something like E3. Or it could of been.

I have no idea what actually goes on in the actual demo, but apparently it's a 3 way battle between a bot with lifting spikes, a bot called Fang (no idea what it's weapon is) and a Nightmare clone.

Or maybe it's 2 way with a bot select. No idea.

Also, the bots themselves seem to be made up of one GMF file with no external files for components, rather of BOT files with those external files..
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: roboman2444 on May 25, 2009, 03:38:07 PM: maybe a prototype
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: Naryar on May 25, 2009, 03:45:28 PM: Yeah it doesnt works for me either.
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: Reier on May 25, 2009, 03:48:17 PM: Me either.
Edit: Well, by pressing Enter reallyfast I got it to come up long enough & hear the music before it died, when I set the clock to '99.
I also noticed that when it's not selected, IE there's another window on top of it, it doesn't go away. Only if you click on it does it vaporize.
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: cephalopod on May 25, 2009, 04:10:17 PM: Eh, it seemed to last a moment longer when I changed the compatability mode to 98/me
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: ACAMS on May 25, 2009, 04:45:03 PM: I changed my date to 1/1/02 and it works
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: RedSawn on May 25, 2009, 06:28:13 PM: Quote from: ACAMS;40561
I changed my date to 1/1/02 and it works

Confirmed.

For some reason I think the tech demo gameplay is better then the actual game. It's much more fast pace.

Or perhaps it's just fresh. Oh well.
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: roboman2444 on May 25, 2009, 07:02:05 PM: wow i think we should mod the heck out of this!
edit: no it does not work with linux using wine(sadly). it gets to the main screen just like norm ra2 but you cant get anywhere further.
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: Reier on May 25, 2009, 07:19:54 PM: Press enter.
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: roboman2444 on May 25, 2009, 07:26:12 PM: no... none of the controlls work. enter,f1 or even esc
edit: has anybody noticed that there is hecko.wav in the sounds folder? it is just someone saying "heckoo"
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: Somebody on May 25, 2009, 07:40:58 PM: Can someone actually say what the tech demo is???
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: ACAMS on May 25, 2009, 08:01:53 PM: It came out between RA1 and RA2, just to keep us interested.
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: kill343gs on May 25, 2009, 08:56:11 PM: I just played it. It was cool.
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: Naryar on May 25, 2009, 11:40:00 PM: Exact same here.
Title: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work?
Post by: RedSawn on May 26, 2009, 03:36:58 AM: Would of much preferred an orbit cam like they had here. The actual game's one is so loose you have to wait several seconds after a fast turn...