Who is interested in starting strategy genre section here?

[V-man]

Weeeellll...

Like it was already said, UHARC is only (a very, very powerful) compressor, not a tool to rip games.

But it is no longer command line only, there's WinUHA as well. It's really nice and good - but I still stick to the command line version. And since version 0.6a can (finally!) do sfx-archives, I'm in the process of redoing all my game packs.

On topic: I'm neither a supplier nor a cracker nor an uploader. If I have an ISO and the time to do it, I usually can do rips (I hate crippled games, though and thus ripping means for me to rip it of a CD and not to rip stuff out). I used to love strategy games and have a small collection of old ones, from Dune2 and WarCraft to Dark Reign. I can do a simplistic and very basic site, if you really want to do such a project. Just never count me in to search for webspace, I'd just create stuff and provide you with a simple website.

BTW: I'm one of the abandonware guys; I do this because I love the classics, not because I want to support piracy.

Off topic: I didn't find any category on this board to introduce myself and also none to offer anything. I've been working with 3dsl in the past (Lufo Flausch mailed me an eternity ago!) and used to maintain my own site. Even today some of the reviews on old titles in 3dsl were reviews copied from my first abandonware site (For example bad toys 3d - which is kind of vexing me, because what was copied off was not a real review, but a few-line placeholder and it really sounds like that...).

Nestlesux might still remember me from another board where we suddenly were no longer welcome after the board "went pure" (abandonware).

I saw a topic here asking for help translating reviews to English. Well, I could help with that. But I could also offer better reviews of some games (especially the early ones as I played through most of them). Other than that I have gamepacks that are usually a few KB smaller than those 3dsl has.

And another thing I found to be totally missing: audio tracks. I can offer about 2.5 GB losslessly compressed audio cd music for games like HeXen, Quake, Half-Life and so on.

I also own a few games that 3dsl does not currently link to, like "The hidden below" and a few unofficial mission packs for Quake and so on.

Since I never had any contact to the 3dsl administration after the days when freedrive and i-drive stopped public sharing ages ago (wow! Must have been 1998 or something like that...) except for Lufo, I can only offer here to help with the site again.

Just tell me if you think you can use anything that I offered.

V-man

[Scaryfun]

Welcome back V-man!
You were long before I was, heh. Though I think it must've been around 2001 not 1998.

All your offers of help above sound great!
If you can up The Hidden Below somewhere or on my ftp, just pm me.

A few days ago I translated some year 2000 descriptions, only that year and 2001 are yet to be done. Our member Lovely said 2001 was done but never sent me it and I get no response from my pms. I'll post again in the forum topic here and if there's no response again, you can have a go at it, thanks.

A simple site for the strategy section is fine, we can provide a small host webspace for anyone who wants to work on it. We can change the design later to make it similar to other sections or for the year pages you can use the current format if you want.

I look forward to hearing from you some more.

Scaryfun.

[itsme]

so what now?

[Scaryfun]

After the initial contact from V-man, I didn't hear from him again. If you're still around buddy, let me know.

Also due to the loss of the former 3dsl webspace, we had to use the other space that we had been planning for Adventure and Strategy Legends sections. We'll have to find a brand new webspace for those.

[V-man]

Yes, I'm still around - just had no connection to the net for a few days because of a total failure of my system (damn you M$!) and I'll be off for about another week. I'll contact you again then.

[itsme]

so what now...

[893]

I can help with uploading. My connection is pretty weak (Max upload 13kbs), but I leave my PC on 24/7.

As for the site design problem, just use a free/pre-made template. Theres tons of good templates out there. I might also be able to make logos/banners/small graphic work. Im not the best, but Ill try my best.

[itsme]

Thx for that, but i'm not seing to get this working, where do i get space a site who will do what...

i can't see it anymore

[jpaf84]

I can upload some that i have. but i have very little time to come around and upload. but if needed it will be!

[A-mak]

V-man, welcome.

You are into abandonware aye? Ever visit "The AbandonWare Ring" forums?

I used to go on their alot. I always have a spot for abandonware on my hard drive and I love em..


But I also love getting new games and not paying too haha I'm so cheap


Welcome V-man, I've already seen you're posts around and find you to be very informative.


To stay on topic:
I dont have much strategy stuff, it would be a small section, might mix it with another genre, like strategy/sports and it could get bigger

edit: I just realised I said welcome twice.. owell.

[V-man]

@A-mak:

I once was part of the Abandonware Ring with my site. However I don't have the time to keep it running anymore. The last big international community I was in, were the forums at abandonware.org. With some others, I left in a dispute (Nestlesux here at 3dsl tried to circumvent their stupid "new rules" when they "went pure". In my eyes he did so sucessfully, but they were not really happy with that... I think the community died a while later). Currently this is the only games forum which I visit.

Thanks for your compliment! I usually try to help if I can. Well, if anybody wants to start the strategy-section, I'd help with that. But as I already said, I create releases and nothing more. If I had the time, I'd at least try to find the ISOs of the games myself. But meh... It would be best for me, if there was a FTP where I'd download an ISO, rip it properly, compress it, test it out and upload the rip onto the FTP again.

Well, and, uh... Sports is not exactly my favorite computer games section... I'll agree with Churchill there: NO sports!

[jpaf84]

so, shall we organize efforts in this objective or not?

[V-man]

I'd say: Yes. I already described what I'd like to do. So probably we should first start and compile a list of strategy games, add to it more and more and then see if somebody has some of the games. Does somebody disagree with it?

[hfric]

nope

[jpaf84]

here are some games taken from the real time strategy section on the underdogs, by year:

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Herzog Zwei 	
	
TechnoSoft	
	
1989	
	
9.07	
	
			
	
Battlemaster 	
	
PSS	
	
1991	
	
6.88	
	
			
	
BattleTech 2: The Crescent Hawk's Revenge 	
	
Infocom	
	
1991	
	
7.34	
	
			
	
Super Dune 2 	
	
Freeware	
	
1994	
	
8.73	
	
			
	
Fight for Fame 	
	
Anonymous	
	
1995	
	
7.45	
	
			
	
Metal Marines Master Edition 	
	
Mindscape	
	
1995	
	
8.67	
	
			
	
This Means War! 	
	
MicroProse	
	
1995	
	
6.39	
	
			
	
War, Inc. 	
	
Interactive Magic	
	
1995	
	
7.54	
	
			
	
Gene Wars 	
	
Bullfrog	
	
1996	
	
7.52	
	
			
	
M.A.X. (a.k.a. Mechanized Assault & Exploration) 	
	
Interplay	
	
1996	
	
9.09	
	
			
	
War Diary 	
	
Game Factory	
	
1996	
	
7.45	
	
			
	
War Wind 	
	
Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI)	
	
1996	
	
7.55	
	
			
	
Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat 	
	
Mindscape	
	
1996	
	
8.68	
	
			
	
Z 	
	
Virgin Interactive	
	
1996	
	
8.72	
	
			
	
Dark Colony 	
	
Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI)	
	
1997	
	
7.56	
	
			
	
Earth 2140 	
	
Interplay	
	
1997	
	
8.72	
	
			
	
Enemy Nations 	
	
Windward Studios	
	
1997	
	
9.02	
	
			
	
Fields of Fire (a.k.a. War Along the Mohawk) 	
	
Empire Interactive	
	
1997	
	
7.03	
	
			
	
Final Conflict [1997] 	
	
Sound Source Interactive	
	
1997	
	
3.14	
	
			
	
Jurassic War 	
	
Digital Dreams Multimedia	
	
1997	
	
7.71	
	
			
	
KKnD Xtreme 	
	
Melbourne House	
	
1997	
	
7.52	
	
			
	
Klondike Moon (a.k.a. Luna Ticks) 	
	
Terraform Software	
	
1997	
	
6.80	
	
			
	
L.E.D. Wars 	
	
IONOS	
	
1997	
	
7.64	
	
			
	
Legal Crime 	
	
Byte Enchanters	
	
1997	
	
7.35	
	
			
	
Panic Soldier 	
	
Trigger Software	
	
1997	
	
5.66	
	
			
	
Robo Rumble 	
	
Interactive Magic	
	
1997	
	
7.44	
	
			
	
Seven Years War 	
	
HQ Team	
	
1997	
	
7.54	
	
			
	
Star Command Revolution 	
	
GT Interactive	
	
1997	
	
7.34	
	
			
	
Uprising 	
	
Studio 3DO	
	
1997	
	
7.72	
	
			
	
Dominant Species 	
	
Red Storm Entertainment	
	
1998	
	
6.90	
	
			
	
Evolution: The Game of Intelligent Life 	
	
Discovery	
	
1998	
	
7.67	
	
			
	
Hesperian Wars 	
	
Modern Games	
	
1998	
	
6.50	
	
			
	
KKnD2: Krossfire (a.k.a. Krush, Kill, 'n' Destroy: Krossfire) 	
	
Melbourne House	
	
1998	
	
8.66	
	
			
	
Magic & Mayhem 	
	
Virgin Interactive	
	
1998	
	
9.01	
	
			
	
Metal Knight 	
	
Object Software	
	
1998	
	
7.26	
	
			
	
Rising Lands 	
	
Microids	
	
1998	
	
7.76	
	
			
	
Star Command Deluxe 	
	
GT Interactive	
	
1998	
	
7.61	
	
			
	
Urban Assault 	
	
Microsoft	
	
1998	
	
7.73	
	
			
	
War Wind II: Human Onslaught 	
	
Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI)	
	
1998	
	
7.48	
	
			
	
Warhammer: Dark Omen 	
	
Electronic Arts	
	
1998	
	
8.76

Arrakis 	
	
Freeware	
	
1999	
	
7.50	
	
			
	
Battle Commander 	
	
GeoMind Entertainment	
	
1999	
	
7.43	
	
			
	
Black Moon Chronicles 	
	
Cryo Interactive	
	
1999	
	
7.47	
	
			
	
FireFighter 	
	
Freeware	
	
1999	
	
7.34	
	
			
	
Rival Realms 	
	
Titus	
	
1999	
	
7.63	
	
			
	
Seven Kingdoms II: The Fryhtan Wars 	
	
UBI Soft	
	
1999	
	
8.62	
	
			
	
Tanktics 	
	
Gremlin	
	
1999	
	
7.49	
	
			
	
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms 	
	
GT Interactive	
	
1999	
	
8.65	
	
			
	
Warzone 2100 	
	
EIDOS Interactive	
	
1999	
	
8.75	
	
			
	
Diggles: The Myth of Fenris (a.k.a. Wiggles) 	
	
Strategy First	
	
2000	
	
8.00	
	
			
	
Homeworld: Cataclysm 	
	
Sierra On-Line	
	
2000	
	
7.59	
	
			
	
Metal Fatigue 	
	
Take 2 Interactive	
	
2000	
	
8.75	
	
			
	
Sacrifice 	
	
Interplay	
	
2000	
	
9.09	
	
			
	
Warlords Battlecry 	
	
Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI)	
	
2000	
	
7.55	
	
			
	
Conquest: Frontier Wars 	
	
UBI Soft	
	
2001	
	
7.55	
	
			
	
Earth 2150: Lost Souls 	
	
Strategy First	
	
2001	
	
7.58	
	
			
	
Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising 	
	
Interplay	
	
2001	
	
9.09	
	
			
	
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns 	
	
Strategy First	
	
2001	
	
9.04	
	
			
	
Parkan: Iron Strategy 	
	
Monte Cristo Multimedia	
	
2001	
	
7.15	
	
			
	
Startopia 	
	
EIDOS Interactive	
	
2001	
	
8.76	
	
			
	
Kohan: Ahriman's Gift (a.k.a. Kohan: Battles of Ahriman) 	
	
Strategy First	
	
2002	
	
7.54	
	
			
	
Star Trek: Starfleet Command III 	
	
Activision	
	
2002	
	
7.74	
	
			
	
Gate 88 	
	
Freeware	
	
2005	
	
7.61