Cheers for the welcome
The system specifications given to our potential beta testers are as follows, but it is possible that they may change before the full launch:
Min Spec:
• nVidia Geforce 4 with 128MB (or ATI equivalent)
• 1.8GHz Intel Pentium CPU (or AMD equivalent)
• 512MB RAM
• 2GB Hard Disk space
• Windows XP with DirectX9
Recommended:
• nVidia Geforce 8600 with 256MB (or ATI equivalent)
• 2.4GHz Intel Core2 Duo CPU (or AMD equivalent)
• 2GB RAM
• 2GB Hard Disk space
• Windows XP or Windows Vista
You won't be obligated to train at specific times. It's totally up to you when you want to train, or whether you want to train at all! Always best to keep yourself match-fit though! You will be able to have kickabouts with team-mates or anyone you fancy having a kickabout with for that matter.
When you begin the game you will be playing for one of 14 FS Clubs and competitive matches will be a case of flagging yourself as up for a match and waiting for the necessary amount of players from your team to flag up with you as well as an equal number of players registered with another FS Club. Once you're all set you'll be teleported to the pitch - as such there is no set time for matches either and you can play all day long if you like! There will also be player-managed clubs which will be Football Superstars' equivalent of clans or guilds in traditional MMOs and the manager and his or her staff will have more of a say in who gets the shirt.
The controls are editable, but I'm confident that the set-up we've established will suit you down to the ground. They've been thoroughly tested and the football client is ace
- Your vision won't be hindered at all by the camera as it's fully controllable. You can be running up the wing and swivel your camera to see who's in the box waiting for a cross and it all feels totally natural. You'll love it, I promise
There will be anti-cheat tech involved to keep the 1337 hax0rz at bay and the QA department is on a daily basis trying to batter the game to pieces to find any exploitable bugs so they can be patched up ahead of launch. I'm sure you'll understand that it's hard to automatically detect unsporting behaviour but there will be an easy-to-use kickvoting system so anyone being a nuisance shouldn't last long. The player rating system is set up to discourage players from constantly chasing the ball or leaving their position to glory-hunt in front of goal. Defenders will be rewarded for chance-stopping tackles at the back just as much as the strikers will be rewarded for banging in the goals.
There will be two towns in the game at launch for you to explore. Controls are very similar to those you'll be using on the pitch so you're not going to have to memorise two sets of keys and their actions. The focus for the initial launch of the game has been to get the football part spot on so there is still plenty we're looking to add to the lifestyle world after launch but there's already a fair bit of stuff you can do when you're away from the pitch. There are bars, clubs, and restaurants where you can hang out with your fellow Football Superstars and grab a few drinks - all the while increasing your level of fame. Also you can talk to journalists, go to the gym, check out the town hall and register your own player-managed club, check out the shops to buy yourself some fancy new clothes, and of course arrange friendly (or not-so-friendly) kickabouts.
Football Superstars will be free to play but there will be the option of subscribing for a fee to access some exclusive features. Free players will be able to acquire all the skills the paying players have so they won't be at a disadvantage, but paying players will be able to set up player-managed clubs, check out some VIP bars, etc.
There are already some non-British beta testers!
- At this stage we're particularly interested in finding out how lag will affect players' ability to play when they're a long way from our servers and we'll see what action is required as the beta continues.
Cheers for the questions, folks! Glad you're all interested! If you haven't already, you might like to register over at the official forums over at
http://www.footballsuperstars.com to make sure you're among the first to find out about any developments with FS.
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This game is sounding better and better the more I read about it.
