Hello, Is there a way to watch zero-K replays from windows media player? or any other alternative? I am unable to download any gaming software because of my institutes internet restrictions. I am an old time player and I enjoy watching the community beat the living shit out of each other. :) Take Care, Taser3
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No, technically not. The replay file just contains instructions for the engine, which simulates the game. The same replay will (usually) produce different results for different engine versions, just because the simulation runs differently. However, thanks to some talented casters, you may watch commentated replays on (mostly) Youtube. Shadowfury333's channel has a lot of ZK casts, alongside some other games (mostly Achron). There's a thread about casted games somewhere, but you could also search youtube or google for them.
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There's more casts! CrazyEddie, Floris, luckywaldo7 and Saktoth did some, the later two being a little bit older (especially Saktoth's CA casts). If you browse YouTube I'm sure you can find even more. Of all casters mentioned up to now I think luckywaldo7 and Saktoth are the strongest players, so even though their casts are pretty old I feel like they're worth watching.
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Ah, so I check out the complementary links provided and they weren't exactly what I was hoping for. Most, if not all of them were 1v1 matches. I, however, want to see the big 8v8 matches. I want to see the team work, I want to see people trash talking each other, and much more of that fun stuff. Is there anyone that records big team battles out there? if so, send me a link! :) -Taser3
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GameInnovator does Zero-K FPVODs sometimes, and usually does them of the sort of large team games you want.
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Interesting find, Shadowfury333, looks like that guy has been doing commentaries of ZK teamgames for quite a while already, without anyone(?) knowing about it.
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sprang, playing the game does not neccessarily include forum participation.
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Sure. But if I was doing casts, I'd advertise them too.
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Well, he mentioned it in comments on my videos, but I've never seen him publicize his Zero-K videos other than that.
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I think GameInnovator and     Shadowfury333 both deserve a link in the "Videos" section at http://zero-k.info/Wiki/Media#Videos (which seems currently broken so I don't know what's in there and cbf to find why)
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Shadowfury has one already, apparently. But oh my god, the site keeps reloading if you link it with anchor. Every second. Page reloads. You cannot even scroll!
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The link in the site menu include the anchor... I didn't realize that removing the anchor permit to see the page. I've posted additional details here if someone want to fix http://code.google.com/p/zero-k/issues/detail?id=1307But I guess in the meantime, removing the anchor from the menu would already be good And regarding the "casts", I think they should have their own page (maybe under "community"). Nobody will scroll down pages of images to find the hidden gems... the efforts of the casters deserve better than that.
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Also, a Streams page and/or sidebar that shows all currently and previously active Twitch.tv (and other sites, not sure if they have an API for this) Zero-K streams would be very useful.
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Is there any info about the replay file format available on the net? I imagine it is a long list of all commands sent to the server during a game. Is it a binary format? A database?
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Well, the engine reads it and it's open source. I'm not sure if there's a total documentation available for the file format... Still, without the engine, the replay tells you nothing. Synced simulation has its drawbacks :/
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Hello again guys. I know this request might be too much of a burden to take on, but would more people consider posting gameplay of recent Zero-K Matches. I'm not sure how other people go about watching Zero-K Matches via YouTube, but for someone like me who cant access video games (because internet restrictions, and a wooden computer) I am always up for a video featuring an 8 vs 8 match of people beatin' the crap out of each other. :) -Taser3 P.S if someone happens to post a video on YouTube, please feel free to post a link on this thread so I and others can find it. Thanks
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If the community points out these games, i might just pless record while watching. However, access to my 8v8-capable PC is 2 weeks away. Will keep you informed.
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