I’m not one of those people but after joining a game on the internet, I’m glad other people are. What does this mean? It means that anyone who is compelled to sit down and hack the coding can create new weapons, behaviors, and battlefields. The best part of BZFlag is that it is open sourced. These flags can cause your scanner to be jammed, they could make you extremely obese, or they could limit you to only making left hand turns. But there are bad flags too and you don’t know where they are until you find one. You could also land the coveted Oscillation Overthruster which allows you to drive through the boxes. You can score a Guided Missile where you lock your opponent in the scope and a heat-seeking missile hunts them down. Picking up a flag can give you special weapons are powers. Super Flags are white flags interspersed around the playing field. So why the Flag in BZFlag? Perhaps the most amusing part of this game is the introduction of Super Flags. There’s also a capture the flag game where you team up with tanks. You could play a straight out melee where it’s every tank for themselves. There are many different types of games you can play. This is a great example of how you could have the most realistic type of graphics but if it isn’t fun, you won’t play it. The minimal graphics create a world that is just enough to pull you in and not enough to choke your processor. (all settings and controls can be changed to your liking) Sounds like a glorified Combat game from the Atari 2600 days right?īut it’s more than that. Once the blast detonates, your tank reloads. You have 3 cannon shots at any given time. The basic controls are arrow keys or mouse for moving, mouse button for shooting and tab for jumping. Sounds fun eh? The game consists of tanks navigating around a world of boxes and pyramids. Goal: Blast your co-workers into smithereens Then I stumbled upon BZFlag and I now play at least twice a day during the work week and at least once during the weekend. Let’s face it: assuming you are in a Apple-only work environment, you may be flying with a G5 but the guy in accounting is probably crawling with a G3 iBook. Many games lack the wide range of compatibility needed for many people within your network to play along. In recent history the biggest problems I have had with Mac-compatible games have been:Īnd when it comes to network games the list of complaints get even longer. Occasionally I’ll play some Big Bang Chess, but normally I just play games on my PS2. But recently, I really haven’t gotten into games for the Mac. When I got my 8500, I played a lot of Myst. I was heavy into SimCity with my Power Performa 6115. Mac Gaming has been a hit or miss proposition for me. It’s pretty tough to be one when you are a Mac-exclusive user. I’m the furthest thing from a hardcore gamer. The game is simple and incredibly addictive and it might cause me to achieve zero productivity until well past the Christmas holiday. The game is called BZFlag and I have now been playing it with co-workers for 3 weeks now. I’m talking about some serious tank warfare. Because of this, let me offer you a great work diversion: hunting down your co-worker and blasting them into oblivion. We are now in that state of limbo between Thanksgiving and Christmas where despite best intentions, no one at work really concentrates on anything.
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