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While most seemed to prefer Counter-strike, my childhood gaming was dominated by an Unreal Tournament mod called Tac Ops. While the games looked similar, the me

While most seemed to prefer Counter-strike, my childhood gaming was dominated by an Unreal Tournament mod called Tac Ops. While the games looked similar, the mechanics felt very different than Counter-strike. It was a much faster-paced game. There were a ton of servers with wacky mods. I spent a ton of time on the low-grav servers. There were also some that made the top-scoring player huge. Those odd game modes were a blast. EDIT: Also looks like people are still playing! https://www.gog.com/dreamlist/game/tactical-ops-assault-on-terror-2002 https://www.gog.com/dreamlist/game/tactical-ops-assault-on-t... https://tactical-ops.eu/ https://tactical-ops.eu/

patlockner 11mo ago
I lost so many hours to this game. Thank you for the walk down memory lane.
pelagicAustral 11mo ago
This is brilliant, I had complete forgotten about this one!! Thank you very much.
FuriouslyAdrift 11mo ago
I love Tac Ops! Was one of the most realistic mods out there (it was sooo easy to die). I seem to remember there was some behind-the-scenes political / financial shenanigans with Counter Strike and the Game of the Year edition bundle that kind of killed it.
- fragmede 11mo ago
  Haha realistic... reminds me that one of my favorite mods back in the day was Action Quake which was more action movie styled and less realistic. Last second sideways jumps in and out of the way were its claim to fame, imo.
  - embedding-shape 11mo ago
    > which was more action movie styled and less realistic Another HL mod I remember fondly in similar veins is "The Specialists". If I remember correctly, it came out around the same time as The Matrix, and had all the fun moves like running on walls in slowmo, jumping forward/sideways and shooting in slowmo, and lots of other stuff. I think I recall it being possible to play both in 1st and 3rd person too, something that was kind of new at that point, unless I misremember. I think at that I point I probably spent as much time with The Specialists as with Counter-Strike itself (and a cracked copy of 3DS Max 8 for making my own models of course).
    - archagon 11mo ago
      That mod was awesome. They somehow managed to make slow motion powerups work in a multiplayer action game without forcing it on every player in the map! Also had a strange RPG community entirely separate from the main game… funny how these random subcultures evolve in unexpected places.
    - poglet 11mo ago
      There was also the opera mod which was pretty cool.
jessewmc 11mo ago
Wow thats a name I haven't heard in a long time! I really miss the way tacops 2.2 felt, never did get along with 3.x versions. Was definitely a formative gaming experience for me as well

patlockner 11mo ago

I lost so many hours to this game. Thank you for the walk down memory lane.

pelagicAustral 11mo ago

This is brilliant, I had complete forgotten about this one!! Thank you very much.

FuriouslyAdrift 11mo ago

I love Tac Ops! Was one of the most realistic mods out there (it was sooo easy to die). I seem to remember there was some behind-the-scenes political / financial shenanigans with Counter Strike and the Game of the Year edition bundle that kind of killed it.

fragmede 11mo ago
Haha realistic... reminds me that one of my favorite mods back in the day was Action Quake which was more action movie styled and less realistic. Last second sideways jumps in and out of the way were its claim to fame, imo.
- embedding-shape 11mo ago
  > which was more action movie styled and less realistic Another HL mod I remember fondly in similar veins is "The Specialists". If I remember correctly, it came out around the same time as The Matrix, and had all the fun moves like running on walls in slowmo, jumping forward/sideways and shooting in slowmo, and lots of other stuff. I think I recall it being possible to play both in 1st and 3rd person too, something that was kind of new at that point, unless I misremember. I think at that I point I probably spent as much time with The Specialists as with Counter-Strike itself (and a cracked copy of 3DS Max 8 for making my own models of course).
  - archagon 11mo ago
    That mod was awesome. They somehow managed to make slow motion powerups work in a multiplayer action game without forcing it on every player in the map! Also had a strange RPG community entirely separate from the main game… funny how these random subcultures evolve in unexpected places.
  - poglet 11mo ago
    There was also the opera mod which was pretty cool.

jessewmc 11mo ago

Wow thats a name I haven't heard in a long time! I really miss the way tacops 2.2 felt, never did get along with 3.x versions. Was definitely a formative gaming experience for me as well