The Specialists 3.0!

[Dridmar]

Hey guys, today I just found out that the new version of The Specialists is out! I didn't even know they were working on a new version lol.

Anyway, here is a changelog for it, and if you want to download the mod then look for the download yourself.

http://forums.specialistsmod.net/viewtopic.php?t=43 (I think its the right changelog)

 

[J-M v2.5.5]

Holy.
****ing.
****.

About time. Not that I'm going to download it, though. These slow-ass morons have been working over two years on v3.0, which is amazingly slow.

I remember the first version of TS, it was awesome. And just a few weeks after that, v1.5 was out. Then came v2.0, then v2.1, and then silence.

These guys are so god damn slow, I can't even express it. I've played an RC build before (RC 5 I think) and to add insult to injury, it sucked. They completely ****ed up the third person camera and the only new things back then were two new guns, customizable laser lights, and some new maps. I'll read the changelog now, but I've lost all faith in TS v3.0 becoming something good.

If only these stupid idiots weren't so slow. Damn, it's just unbelievable.

-hud color back to a blue-ish tint (not the same as before tho)

What an awesome change.

 

[Pottymouth]

SHIT! They finally released it?

I was one of the RC testers, and ill tell you this mod is awesome.

 

[villager]

Although, I agree with JM on how long it took, but it's no reason to have a seizure full of anger over it :| (Life>Mod)

SvenCoop (yet, now full of 5 year olds.) with it's 3.0, will be 10x better than The Specialist and their update, being that there'll be so much more than a few customization options (Plus a few other things I really don't feel like listing).

Masterswords:Continue = The win with the updates.

 

[FER]

You can choose 3rd person camera angle.

If you think this mod took long, look at earth special forces.


PS: Why the took out the steir TMP? it was awesome

 

[Shurik3n]

Cut em some slack J-M, the guy went through a marriage and divorce in those two years.

 

[Gurluas]

Svencoop is even slower... 3.5 was supposed to be a quick bugfix
instead now its turning out to be 4.0

 

[Dridmar]

Yea, I'm still waiting for Svencoop ffs...

I swear, it better be out THIS year, or I'm going to give up all hope of them ever releasing it.

 

[Gurluas]

thank god for thothie and his each month patches...i still remember the hype and waiting for 1.4

 

[Dridmar]

thank god for thothie and his each month patches...i still remember the hype and waiting for 1.4

Yes yes, thanks Thothie for spitting out an update every month. That's what makes msc my favourite half-life mod.

 

[villager]

Svencoop is even slower... 3.5 was supposed to be a quick bugfix
instead now its turning out to be 4.0

Quick bug fix? Have you even read the changelog??

 

[Darkside1]

SvenCoop all da way Shame thay got sued from a guy in a shop, fucking bastard .....

 

[Dridmar]

SvenCoop all da way Shame thay got sued from a guy in a shop, **** bastard .....

Erm, I'm pretty sure that was a April Fools Joke.

 

[Revenir]

*nodnod* If you see [DRGN]Knives ingame sometime in the past/future that would be me.

 

[Jax]

HOLYSHI-!

I just hope the f*ckin balance issues have been resolved, those bastards...

 

[J-M v2.5.5]

I hope the pussy ass developers put superjump back in (or at least as a CVAR). Rumor has it they removed it in the first place because they got their asses kicked in-game by people who actually knew how to use it. And no, I'm not talking about the stupid powerup. I'm talking about superjump enabled by default through a CVAR.

And that Ouzo (or was his name Vino) dude got divorced? Wow, what a surprise.

 

[FER]

I must somewhat agree with J-M. The wait was too long for just some aesthetic changes, 2 new weapon, 1 removed (WHY? ) and some bug fixes.

 

[Sabre]

They took out superjump?! That shit was my favorite part of TS.

 

[Jax]

I just played it with 6 other guys, it's MADE OF WIN.

They haven't removed superjump, I don't know about the console thing for it though >_>

I'm proud to say that the weapons are LOADS more balanced. The USAS12 is no longer a pepper gun, and the golden colts are no longer golden airsoft pistols. The MP5SD is now a lot better, and the assault rifles shoot hella faster but have absolutely nuts recoil if you spray.

They've standardized all stunts and kung fu kills to a 2-frag gain. Which is good. The Double-Clip powerup is mind blowing...I can pretty much fillet people with my MP5 now, and I feel awesome doing it.

Slow-Pause and Slow-Mo have both been put down to 3 seconds. However, in slow pause you move a hell of a lot faster and the bullets are now much faster, not to mention you now can watch you and your enemy slide into slow motion, which is many shades of awesome 8)

Movement speed is a noticable change from 2.1. Now everyone zips around, which may sound strange, but it makes the game a load more fun. There's no 'red bar' on your reticule circle, so you can do flips with your assualt rifles now

I'm rather disappointed with their 'walldive' it's clumsy and hardly useful in combat. But the increased agility and quicker stunts more than make up for it.

Pros:
Better balance than 2.1
Very intense action with little frustration.
Anyone's capable of stunts, even with a heavy weapon.
New guns!
Much better frag system
Better melee combat.
Completely awesome slow-mo system that doesn't actually drag on the action.
New 3rd person views. Maybe the best part of the game hands down.

Cons:
They removed the TMP (and replaced it with the Skorpion)
Wall-diving is pretty much useless (as far as I can tell)
Some new sounds are a bit iffy.
Everyone else is playing 2.1. Why the bloody hell?! Damn RPers...:|

9/10

Go out and play it or die!

 

[J-M v2.5.5]

Just for the record, in v2.1 superjump could not be set to be on by default (as in spawn and HEY LOL I KAN SUPRJUMP) but you had to find these stupid powerups. In v2.0 it was superjumping all around.

They'd better put it back in, or at least as a changeable CVAR.

 

[villager]

Uh... I was playing TS3, and superjumps were not removed?

 

[J-M v2.5.5]

Awesome, that means they got put back in =D

 

[Mikkel]

Download TS3 in opera with BitTorrent

 

[Shurik3n]

I had the leaked beta for this like 8 months ago, and guess what... that version was almost exactly the same to this finished one. It took them 8 months to do almost nothing.

On a side note, you guys should go in advanced options and change the blood amount to max. Thats my favorite part .

 

[Pottymouth]

I agree with you Jax. Damn Rpers still playing v2.1

Apparently they have to wait till the new amx fun module before porting to TS3.