Tribes 2: It's free and people still play. (Win/PC)

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Some of you remember it.  It was a great game with great weapons and vehicles.  It involved jetpacks, lasers, discs (spinfuser yo!), troop transports, fighters, bombers, and all kinds of other stuff.  Maybe we should get a Shaggy Surly clan going or something sometime.

System Requirements

• Windows 95/98, 2000, NT 4.0, XP, 7 or newer.
• 500+ MHz CPU
• 128+ MB RAM
• 650+ MB hard disk space
• 16 MB+ video card (with updated drivers)

1. The company that has the rights to it host the original CD-ROM image for free and provide a free CD key:

https://www.tribesuniverse.com (click on Tribes 2 and download the ISO, don't forget the CD key that's provided)

2. Download the last official patch:

http://tribesnext.com/download/0B_nHyoAf-wZ9YThmNUFrd3ZGTkE

3. Download the Tribes 2 Next patch: 

http://tribesnext.com/files/TribesNext_rc2a.exe

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TribesNext is a community initiative to restore online functionality to TRIBES 2, Dynamix's final entry to the Tribes series.  The patch allows players to create new accounts, host and join online servers, and have a generally kick-ass time.  TribesNext is completely free.

4. Instructions:

https://www.tribesnext.com

5. Backstory:

http://tribes.wikia.com/wiki/Tribes_2

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It is year 3941, players must choose to be a soldier in one of the factions such as the Children of Phoenix, the Blood Eagle, the Diamond Sword, and the Star Wolf. If players don't like this option they can be the Bioderms, who are a slave race made by the Earth Empire to be labor and soliders . The different tribes and bioderm are equal in gear, class choices, and combat abilities.

This is a multiplayer online game that can fit up to 64 players or bots. Players can move on foot, on a jet pack, or in vehicles.

Possible game modes include - Capture the Flag, Deathmatch, Arena, Rabbit, Hunters, Duel-MOD, Siege, Gauntlet, and Bounty. Many game modes are availible for both team-play and free-for-all.

One of the key elements of this game is the jet pack power-flight. This adds vertical elements to the battle.

The large variety of equipment and deployable items results in many opportunities for creative play and tactics.

 

Gameplay (don't worry, the graphics hold up pretty well - this was taken when video capture was still pretty crappy)

 

[CurlyDumps 4650]

I played the shazbot out of Tribes. Must have been my first “big battles” online FPS. Loved it.  Funny, what I remember most is people trolling their own team by blowing up those stations in your base. Pretty sure I owned Tribes 2 but don’t remember getting into it as much. I’m gonna check this out.