Threve

Bump and also +1 I like the idea of dynamite. It helps destroy mammoth 36 inch vehicles and is also fun to throw on vehicles every once and a while so I am not voting personally for it to be removed just like Ganein. However... Dynamite currently in-game is or at least has been obnoxiously abused to the point where the tactic is to get a $500 Char and $700 Grizzly tank and suicide yourself at least 15 times to destroy every defense. We're talking a constant rush time after time after time. Normally it wouldn't be such a big deal but it's gotten to the point of annoyance. 1. You cannot proxie mine every defense and it wouldn't be worth it if you could. The grizzly tank would just take the damage anyways. At least with main structures you have to go into the mines as a char. 2. Every other player is battling or fighting in field, or buying vehicles/busy in base. No one can (or more appropriately will) watch every single defense to try and prevent constant suicide spam. 3. This dynamite suicide spam means that even if you kill someone 8 times for points. They will be awarded a shit ton of points for 1 successful defense kill. God forbid they are able to throw their dynamites on 2 objects. 4. As said earlier, because this is a thrown object. There are some points where you cannot disarm unlike a beacon (Because you cannot throw a beacon). 5. Dynamites are unannounced which is a good thing, it would get annoying.. but it goes to show that it's harder to notice should a suicide/dynamite combo go through. 6. During large games it comes to the point where 2 if not 3 people are doing this shit and it's impossible to stop because the player base cannot or will not stay in base waiting to fight back against this annoyance or they're (the player base) is busy fighting against others in the field. Long story short no one is going to drive back to base because a grizzly was spotted near a defense. By the time they get there it is usually to late anyways. 7. During small games it comes to a point where you have to forcefully camp your base to prevent the grizzly/dynamite combo from racking up points and getting any defense kill. 8. There is no motivation to keep a good K/D or any reward for not doing this. That means if you have 2 kills with 34 Deaths in-game, you can have the most points and win the game for your team simply by using the same suicide tactic over and over. 9. The destruction of every single defense solely from this tactic (which usually happens) means that the game is almost always lost to an Orca/Amphibious Tank Rush, a constant suicide rush into a building using dynamite, you name it. 10. The only way to halfheartedly prevent this is to get a 9K22 Tunguska ($2,800 btw) and kill the Grizzly Tank with your missiles. The reason I say the Tunguska is because the range allows you to not have to camp your base all day, turret and engine speed is fast enough, the missiles can kill the tank in one go and you also have the 30mm cannons to kill the Tank Commander with the dynamite. God forbid you miss and have to reload. 11. You can of course buy another (Nod or GDI) tank to try and take care of this issue but typically the Grizzly will outrun your tank or destroy it. Further infuriating gameplay because if you die or even kill the grizzly suicide combo they will just do it again 10/10 times. I vote that this needs to be fixed somehow through the reduction of damage with dynamite. I still think that 2 should kill a mammoth 36 inch and as such a beacon planted dynamite would be useless (because you have to stand to plant the dynamite and the mammoth 36 inch would just kill you). Maybe make the dynamite less destructive against buildings but the same against vehicles. Limit it to 1 dynamite with a damage Nerf against buildings ONLY. Whatever you guys end up seeing fit.

Traveling tmrw. But happy birthday Testament! Get a Tunguska for me.

Discord I've found to be extremely useful for just average, chill messaging on my phone when i'm not on my labtop/out and about. Correct me if i am wrong but i believe you're able to voice chat in Discord? I downloaded it about a year ago and I faintly remember the abitly to do it. Teamspeak for me is really where i go on to voice chat. The fact that all the different games are easily listed and shown to join are just appealing to me. Again, I faintly remember being able to use discord for voice speaking but am not %100 sure. If you can't use discord for voice chat then, you also have to understand that alot of society now and days is gearing towards messages as well. Just look at facebook, where most of the messages are sent. Same goes with twitter. I haven't left a voicemail in forever now that I think about it. It only makes sence that Discord is more popular as it's easier to respond in solely text. In regards to teamspeak, me , KTFF, Cjx0r , MARCELLIS and Dblaney frequent on there all the time. Join up sometime!

Highly recommended you download and play Interim Apex. It is exactly like Renegade except with about +90 more each of tanks, Planes, Battleships/Boats and Weapons. It is how Renegade should have been and is highly enjoyable especially with the high player count recently. ECW is a very good game for single and multiplayer. If no one is playing online it isn't a problem. Also if you'd like some help getting started feel free to check out my guide. Until then, stay a while and I'll see you in-game.

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All good points here. Though my recommendation was for the Free to play platform. Anything else with how old this game is, would be heritic. (Looking at Fortnite the free download tactics have been working out well which is also worth noting...) Now, in the end all of this is rhetorical but I do believe it would be worth some type of shot at least to have our game be put on steam. Everyone now and days downloads from steam, so it just seems like basic science at this point to expand unto there if possible and we get the go-ahead. Currently (and please correct me if I am wrong) from what i’ve seen our propaganda and downloads come from posting on other chat forums, a little bit of Facebook/memes, and heavily on renegade forums. I don’t believe this is enough and might lose steam in the future. I think the expansion to game stores is the eventual direction to go and is worth a shot/argument with EA. And if not now maybe when C&C Remastered comes out/the time is right. If people still actively play old games such as Rune Scape and MW1 then there is still hope for massive player counts in the future! An important note here, if EA does say we can go to steam but need to charge for the game/earn them $ then all bets would be off. Having this game F2P is more important in my opinion. If it’s a one time fee that isn’t to bad to get put on the steam store then I can vibe with that.

@FRAYDO as well. I have written a guide to ECW after extensively playing it for a while. I am now in the process of cleaning it up and finalizing it for a final version. After doing said i plan to write a guide to IA that will include Veh/Char stats and strategies for each and every map. This will take some time however but it is on my crosshairs.

Is anyone willing or able to review this for clarity and accuracy? Even if just for grammar, it would be extremely appreciated as the material on here will be going unto a bigger W3D Project in the works.

@FRAYDO Would it be possible to add APB or ECW to the Steam store itself? I believe it would MASSIVELY increase player counts as a free game. Of course the big elephant in the room is EA games but assuming they gave the go ahead would it be something anyone would consider?

Agreed. But the quirks in Beta good and bad definitely come to mind when thinking of earlier versions. Everyone did leave come Gamma as well including me. Gamma as a whole just seem a lot more laggy, weird, the characters seemed abnormally tall, firing a gun was retarded and it just overall was not a good experience to me for some reason or another. Delta is definitely a return to form and dare I say better than Beta. The implementations of new features like hitting the rear armor for more damage, crouching for increased accuracy and being hidden on the radar are small but at the same time ground breaking for a game like this and only add a new factor/tool to the game instead of changing it completely. The direction of Delta excites me and I truly believe there has never been a better time to play APB. Sadly player base is just needed, especially for a game like APB. I hope you guys have a good marketing/propaganda team this year.

@Killing_You @alexcuervo I believe I have found each and every single note worthy Weapon and Vehicle besides possibly the Portable Ion Cannon from Renegade. If possible could someone check over this and confirm? Also Killing you, yesterday we were playing ECW and I believe you found the ROFLCopter. Correct me if i am wrong but is it behind the portal on the outside bridge of RenHalo? Where did you end up finding it and did it have any weapons or special abilities?

Incredible work. Still believe however that V sniping should be included solely for the fact and remembrance of how far we have come and what we should be grateful for. Beta Days were fucking great. Back when you could M-60 or Ranger every soviet defense with no risk, Medium Tank Mechanics (@EvanB90), the Medic had a Pistol, RA_ForestOfIllusion.mix, RA_SovietsAlliesLOL.mix, Bluehell everything, RA_Fjord.mix with the floating tanks, 0 second delay Demo Truck Firing and my personal favorite the good old Sniper+Phase Combo which prevented you from being seen on Radar until some dumbass bought a demo truck. Only thing it's missing is the people in my signature. Thanks for this Einstein. We needed it.

@Jerad2142 and anyone else in the know There have been rumors that ECW has hit its stride and that there will not be anymore Major updates or that the game is for the most part finished besides an occasional weapon or so. Is this true and/or how do you feel about the current state of ECW?

Any Tips on where to go in Rennhalo to advance. I can't get past the first level because idk where to go. And Cat seems to know where to find it as i saw it driving it earlier.

Oh btw. - Mysterious Offshore portal Features: A tiny island in the middle of the water with 4 Surface to Air missiles and 1 Hellfire Missile. Also has a massive but blocked off Portal. Still don’t know how to get into it (the portal). I was able however to glitch my way in there using the RC Tank. When I went inside the portal though it teleported me to hell. I believe that the portal will take you to hell until deactivated correctly, however this is just speculation. It may actually just end up taking you to hell after all.. How to get to location: Go to the Bridge leading into the Desert Military base and halfway through the bridge (middle of the Bridge) go towards the ocean for a while. You’ll then see this floating platform shortly. Be warned the turrets will attack your aircraft.  This fucking thing. I actually ended up unlocking the barrier and doing it the correct way and it fucking took me to hell. Is it supposed to take you to hell or am i doing something wrong here?

Those I believe that truly would like to experience the game and enjoy the mystery of things won't look at this guide. However someone who is looking for that certain object or really doesn't care will. Furthermore with the amount of time it takes to earn money, the size of the map (Flying for 2 minutes over water and not knowing where you're going), the threat of buying something expensive and the server crashes or a AI blows it up for no reason.. I think it is fair to say it (The Guide) will be used accordingly by those who wish to bypass all of that or are fed up with grinding for something. That being said I still am missing some things that I've only seen in death match or heard about such as the Nuclear BattleSub, the ROFLCopter and I haven't seen the Halo Rocket Launcher ethier in-game. So.. while the guide is pretty extensive. There will always be a secret or two to chase. I feel the guide will never be finished due to the depth.. I mean the person with the most perks is only at 60%. So I still have alot of chasing to do myself!

Ty. I see. I've found almost every vehicle by now and weapons with a couple mystical and ultra rare ones being elusive. It can be said however that @Forget or the player "forgot" has unlocked %63.73 of the perks thus far. I'll list all the ones I have but of course the perks section will need updating from others with said perks.

@moonsense715 @Jerad2142 I have wrote a very extensive guide to ECW. When complete is it possible it could be featured on the main page due to it’s depth?

Nvm. Renahalo has been found and will be updated.

This is meant to be a specific guide. Where is the exact location of both of these?

I mean this in the most respectful way possible to you and everyone else who comment. Is it possible you can tell the exact location or where about's? Of course if you along with another group believes this game should be explored and secrets kept I fully understand as well. Any help is appreciated regardless.

Though I agree/am aware of some things being kept secret because of the nature of the game. I do also believe that the game is so expansive/old there should be a guide. Anyone reading this thing is probably a old timer or plays the game often and the belief is that this will help find that one object, perk or thing you've always wanted without spending 5 hours doing so. Further more with the server/game crashing on so many things I think it would be fair.

Good Evening all. Due to the amount of things in ECW and no real collection or wiki for it, I am making a user guide that will hopefully shed some light on where to find things or get perks. I understand there will be a group that will say "That's just the nature of the game. You should go find stuff". But I am not interested in spending 2 hours trying to find a vehicle that i've been wanting forever and also have to earn money for in the first place. I hope you find this information well and encourage all with knowledge to post their findings below as it would really help out. I do not have everything unlocked and also forgot some things so do remember this thread will be ongoing as people list things of their own. Again, please comment on anything you have found yourself that isn't included. Thank you. TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1: Vehicles Section 2: Perks/Power Ups/Pets Section 3: Weapons Section 4: Locations Section 5: Characters Section 6: (City) Events Section 7: Server Records Section 8: Tips/Tricks for beginners Section 9: Radio Soundtrack List SECTION 1 (Vehicles) *Note: Typical easy to find vehicles such as a Panda or Delorean will not be added* SECTION 2 (Perks/Power Ups/Pets) Section 3: (Weapons) *Please note that average weapons such as the pistol or shotgun will not be listed* *Damage will be categorized as such due to different weapon types and categorizing all their damages into one. (Example 100 damage from dynamite doesn’t make sence if it only does a small amount of damage when you’re far away) Damage types: None, Very Low, Low, Medium, High, Very High, Unsurvivable* Section 4: (Locations) *Please note that Spawn and Average Normal Locations will not be included. This includes the Desert/City/Air Craft Carrier* Section 5: (Characters) Section 6: (City Events) Section 7: (Server Records) *Will constantly need updating* *Updated Last Jan 28th, 2019* Section 8: (Tips/Tricks for beginners) Section 9: Radio Soundtrack List *NOTE* This is still being typed up and edited. Not to be considered an Official Version.

Almost any map is possible here in APB. There has been a lot of crazy shit I've seen happen in maps here in the past couple of years. But creating a new map (especially an air map) is a huge development due to the fact it takes - Creating the actual map - Planning/Blue Print - A committee agreeing it's a good idea - Testing/Balance - Making sure it is aesthetically pleasing - A lot of time spent which is diversion from other projects/maps - With the introduction of Interim Apex, APB player count is not as high as before therefor creating anything new for it has not been as top of a priority/some support has been lost. With this said and in an honest answer from seeing how things go here I would highly recommend you draw up some blueprints if you want the map to have a chance of coming to fruition. If you start to develop said map/learn how and start a thread then people will definitely help you see it to completion and you'll get support for it to be put into game.

Just for clarity. Is this going to be leaning towards a - PUBG - APB - Sole Survivor or - Battle Field type of gameplay? From what I'm reading it is going to be a combo of some of these but I am still trying to understand which it's leaning more towards. Or is this going to be a completely new type of FPS gameplay?