Author Topic: Has anyone actually got the tech demo to work? (Read 2328 times)

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'

ACAMS · « **Reply #1 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)

RedSawn · « **Reply #2 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.

Reier · « **Reply #3 on:** May 25, 2009, 08:39:27 AM »

Tech Demo..?

ACAMS · « **Reply #4 on:** May 25, 2009, 09:39:50 AM »

try 2002

RedSawn · « **Reply #5 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

Reier · « **Reply #6 on:** May 25, 2009, 01:23:22 PM »

So...what is it.

roboman2444 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 25, 2009, 02:03:59 PM »

is it the demo from the main ra2 website?

RedSawn · « **Reply #8 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..

roboman2444 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 25, 2009, 03:38:07 PM »

maybe a prototype

Naryar · « **Reply #10 on:** May 25, 2009, 03:45:28 PM »

Yeah it doesnt works for me either.

Reier · « **Reply #11 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.

cephalopod · « **Reply #12 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

ACAMS · « **Reply #13 on:** May 25, 2009, 04:45:03 PM »

I changed my date to 1/1/02 and it works

RedSawn · « **Reply #14 on:** May 25, 2009, 06:28:13 PM »

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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.

roboman2444 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 25, 2009, 07:02:05 PM »

wow i think we should mod the

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.

Reier · « **Reply #16 on:** May 25, 2009, 07:19:54 PM »

Press enter.

roboman2444 · « **Reply #17 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"

Somebody · « **Reply #18 on:** May 25, 2009, 07:40:58 PM »

Can someone actually say what the tech demo is???

ACAMS · « **Reply #19 on:** May 25, 2009, 08:01:53 PM »

It came out between RA1 and RA2, just to keep us interested.