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Tank/Mecha simulator suggestions

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anirbandd
anirbandd Original post #1
Apr 16, 2013 at 9:01 PM
Hi,

can someone please guide me to some good Tank/Mecha simulators?? i got the list here: Vehicular combat game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ..

the simulator should be fun though... and graphics is secondary, although it shouldnt be crappy..

Thanks :)
darkv0id
Apr 16, 2013 at 10:19 PM
Haven't played it myself but Hawken seems like a nice game, from whatever gameplay videos I've seen. I don't know how much of the game is pure "simulation" and how much is geared towards a casual audience, but it's in free-to-play open beta, so no reason to not check it out.
H
Apr 16, 2013 at 11:23 PM
Super Robot Wars is there but it will never be ported to english :(. SRW: UX looks especially awesome.
anirbandd
Apr 17, 2013 at 8:00 AM
^no english subs??
H
Apr 17, 2013 at 8:23 AM
Nope. There may be rom hacks but they are against the forum rules
happy17292
Apr 17, 2013 at 9:53 AM
DCS: combined arms :p
*www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/products/combined_arms/
Desmond
Desmond #7
Apr 17, 2013 at 10:22 AM
I know about Armored Fist series which is a proper Tank simulator from Novalogic, the same guys who gave us the Delta Force series. Its a pretty old series though.
B
Apr 17, 2013 at 10:35 AM
MechWarrior: Living Legends, World of Tanks, Panzer Elite
gameranand
Apr 17, 2013 at 2:26 PM
Front Mission Evolved.
H
heidi2521 #10
Apr 17, 2013 at 2:38 PM
^^^ +1. Totally slipped my mind.
anirbandd
anirbandd #11
Apr 17, 2013 at 4:25 PM
thanks!! gonna google them out a bit and decide when i am home!

btw, i hope none of them are online.. i want SP only.
gameranand
Apr 17, 2013 at 5:58 PM
thanks!! gonna google them out a bit and decide when i am home!

btw, i hope none of them are online.. i want SP only.

Front Mission Evolved is SP. :)
anirbandd
anirbandd #13
Apr 18, 2013 at 9:36 AM
okay thanks!!

gonna play them after i finish my current backlog :p
T
Apr 18, 2013 at 3:49 PM
I highly suggest you play World of Tanks. It deals with WW2 Tanks and is a MMO game. In fact, it is the 2nd most highly played game (after League of Legends). I believe they also set a record for most players online at any time on their Russian server.

This game isn't a pure simulator , but it does accurately reflect shot penetration and armor protection (i.e shooting from the sides is more effective , and hitting weakspots on the armor e.t.c)

There is a Singapore server and I play over there :

World of Tanks


For Mecha Simulators, any of the Mechwarrior games are fun. I personally recommend Mechwarrior : Mercenaries.
anirbandd
anirbandd #15
Apr 18, 2013 at 6:35 PM
^i have a murderous ping, thanks to bsnl. i played cs1.6 a few times. i havent been more humiliated since. :|
T
Apr 18, 2013 at 10:42 PM
^i have a murderous ping, thanks to bsnl. i played cs1.6 a few times. i havent been more humiliated since. :|

The servers are hosted in singapore. From Chennai, I get 60-80 ms. Besides , WoT isn't an arcade game - it's highly tactical. Ping isn't a major factor , 99% of the time you will stop and shoot (for better stability from the turret) else its a miss.
anirbandd
anirbandd #17
Apr 18, 2013 at 11:30 PM
oh okay.. i'll try later. :)