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samsolomontoday at 2:37 PM3 repliesview on HN

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-t...

https://tactical-ops.eu/


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jessewmctoday at 8:49 PM

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

FuriouslyAdrifttoday at 5:03 PM

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.

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pelagicAustraltoday at 4:39 PM

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