Shattered Horizon has released a dedicated server!

[J.S.J]

Shattered Horizon has released a dedicated server that can now be accessed from the Tools tab in the Steam. The dedicated server contains the following features:


GUI for creating custom level rotations, game settings and player limits.
Custom server name, graphic and information URL.
Optional password protection for private matches.
Remote admin console accessible within Shattered Horizon game client.
Configurable auto-team balancing.
Configurable auto-kick / ban for team-killers and high-ping connections.
Built-in anti-cheat detection with configurable auto-kick / ban.
Admin manual kick / ban.
Support for VAC.
Registered servers can submit player stats and achievements to the official leaderboards (registration is optional and free).
LAN game support.
Supported operating systems: Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. Note, DirectX 10 is not required for running a Shattered Horizon server.


More info here
http://futuremark.yougamers.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1268521


The dudes on Futuremark really know how to support the community!! :)

[rudedog]

I beat you by 1 minute :D

[HellBilly]

this game any good ?
trailer looks great ... buddy has it says its good

i missed the playable demo :o

[Unacceptable]

Don't forget:

There is no support for Windows XP or DirectX 9.:(

Shattered Horizon requires DirectX 10, a DirectX 10 compatible video card, and Windows Vista or Windows 7. There is no support for Windows XP or DirectX 9. Suggested retail price: €19.95 / $19.95 / £14.95 Available now from Steam and the official website: http://www.shatteredhorizon.com/buynow (http://www.shatteredhorizon.com/buynow)

[Grogan]

I am glad I read some of the support ticket type articles for Shattered Horizon. It seems this is one of those games that doesn't support 1280x1024 resolution (I have a square LCD and that's the resolution I need to use. I prefer square displays). It disturbs me that I have bought at least 4 "wide screen" only games that I can recall, that make me have to play it either in a smaller area of the screen (a "letterbox"), or skewed as I strike a compromise with the aspect ratio.

From what I read, this game even requires scaling settings workarounds in Nvidia/ATI control panels to even get it to display in a letterbox, without skewing.

Too bad, because I was excited when I heard of this game. It looks like a lot of fun and seems like it would be good multiplayer. (dedicated servers are certainly a step in the right direction)

However, I'm not buying any more games that don't support 1280x1024. (and the next one I buy by accident can go back)

Part rant, but my main reason for commenting is to warn like minded people that this game is for wide screen displays.

[Pendragon]

I too dislike wide screen monitors and was unaware of "Widescreen only" games. Wide screen is for movies, and not much cop for reading text. My PC isn't just for gaming or watching movies. It's stick to my pair of 1280x1024 screens thanks...

[Grogan]

Wide screen is for movies, and not much cop for reading text.

Especially on the Web. It's unbelievable the number of fixed width sites, where if you have a nice high res wide screen display, you're reading the pages in a strip with a good portion of your screen area wasted.

As for Shattered Horizon, this is what I am reacting to:

http://getsatisfaction.com/futuremark/topics/native_resolution_not_supported
http://getsatisfaction.com/futuremark/topics/okay_so_no_5_4_how_about_letterbox_display

Answer: "The company thinks this is not a problem."

Other games I can think of offhand that I bought are Riddick Dark Athena/Butcher Bay, Mirrors Edge and Assassins Creed. By default, these run in a letterbox (like watching a movie on TV in cinemascope). What I do is adjust the aspect ratio so it fills the screen a bit more, with a small amount of skewing.

Another one was F.E.A.R. 2, but they added a "disable wide screen" setting in Advanced with one of the game updates. So that made me happy.

[Pendragon]

I have seen a trend toward "Realism" meaning Movie/camcorder news reel. Blood splats over my screen and motion blur WTF am I to think I see the world through the lens of a camera? Wide screen falls into this category, watching a movie or playing a game?? just because it looks like the cinema doesn't make it more real, just more like another media format.

[GaSplat]

Ok, I'll bite. I like wide screen FPS. For an RTS, meh. But for an FPS it's really a must. Stop what you are doing and look straight ahead (away from your monitor, duh). If you are like 99% of people, your main focus is primarily ahead but not very much up or down. You do however pick up on peripheral vision to some extent. My biggest complaint with MOHAA was the limited FOV enforced by many anti-cheat programs. Played with the default FOV I felt like I had blinders on (like they put on horses that pull carriages in the city to keep passing cars from spooking them).

A widescreen monitor should provide a more natural representation of one's field of vision when just walking around. Next time you walk down the street just notice your natural field of vision and things you react to. I'll bet you notice stuff to the left and right a lot more than what is above or below. We live in a widescreen world - or at least I do. :)

[Pendragon]

The thing I find odd about Shattered Horizon being wide screen only, is this game above most that up and down is equally as important left and right. It's a 3D zero G shooter. The whole point of the game is that you have complete freedom of movement. You can be attacked for any angle.

It has more to do with attempting to follow current trends than realism. Cutting corners and saving development costs.