Beyond all reason
April 26, 2022 6:47 AM Subscribe
Beyond all reason is a real-time strategy game. It has been described as “an homage to Total Annihilation.” It is available for free.
My son and I played so much TA against each other when he was a kid. I'm totally up for this.
posted by octothorpe at 8:42 AM on April 26, 2022
posted by octothorpe at 8:42 AM on April 26, 2022
TA was my RTS game of choice growing up. I never got into any of the successors, although I kept buying them as they came out. SupCom and Planetary Annihilation are both well executed but I never got into them.
It's interesting to see that the engine behind Beyond All Reason is 'SpringRTS', which is something I had seen years and years ago looking to run TA on a modern system. It's pretty amazing to me that a project like this can live for 15+ years, just grinding away getting better.
I will give this a try, at the very least to get the me-as-a-child-strategy satisfaction of building a thousand mortar units and trampling over some easy AI. "Oh, I can fire over hills. You can't?"
posted by cschneid at 8:54 AM on April 26, 2022 [2 favorites]
It's interesting to see that the engine behind Beyond All Reason is 'SpringRTS', which is something I had seen years and years ago looking to run TA on a modern system. It's pretty amazing to me that a project like this can live for 15+ years, just grinding away getting better.
I will give this a try, at the very least to get the me-as-a-child-strategy satisfaction of building a thousand mortar units and trampling over some easy AI. "Oh, I can fire over hills. You can't?"
posted by cschneid at 8:54 AM on April 26, 2022 [2 favorites]
Anyone know who's behind this, why it's free, and whether it's safe to download? (The FAQ didn't have these answers, unless I missed something.)
posted by splitpeasoup at 9:05 AM on April 26, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by splitpeasoup at 9:05 AM on April 26, 2022 [1 favorite]
I’ve always liked wargames. My parents were pacificists and wouldn’t let me have army men, so I used bottle caps (Orange Crush vs Labatt Blue). In my teens I discovered military miniatures through Charles Grant’s The War Game. I started painting Napoleonic miniatures. I was also introduced to military board games like Panzer Leader. Back in the ‘90s, I would play TA with workmates after office hours.
I have downloaded BAR without issues.
posted by No Robots at 9:07 AM on April 26, 2022 [3 favorites]
I have downloaded BAR without issues.
posted by No Robots at 9:07 AM on April 26, 2022 [3 favorites]
Windows and Linux, apparently.
posted by neuron at 9:18 AM on April 26, 2022 [4 favorites]
posted by neuron at 9:18 AM on April 26, 2022 [4 favorites]
I still have the Total Annihilation soundtrack in my music library.
posted by Foosnark at 10:47 AM on April 26, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by Foosnark at 10:47 AM on April 26, 2022 [1 favorite]
Anyone know who's behind this, why it's free, and whether it's safe to download?
They have an active Github, so by all appearances it is an open-source project with no strings, just a love of the genre.
posted by pashdown at 11:03 AM on April 26, 2022 [4 favorites]
They have an active Github, so by all appearances it is an open-source project with no strings, just a love of the genre.
posted by pashdown at 11:03 AM on April 26, 2022 [4 favorites]
Never played a lot of RTS games, as I am really bad at them. Starcraft, Starcraft 2, and Sid Meier's Antietam (maybe Gettysburg, can't remember) are about all I ever played in the genre.
But, worth a shot I guess.
posted by Windopaene at 12:40 PM on April 26, 2022 [1 favorite]
But, worth a shot I guess.
posted by Windopaene at 12:40 PM on April 26, 2022 [1 favorite]
vs Labatt Blue
"enhance.. enhance.. sir, I think we've identified the source"
posted by elkevelvet at 1:46 PM on April 26, 2022 [1 favorite]
"enhance.. enhance.. sir, I think we've identified the source"
posted by elkevelvet at 1:46 PM on April 26, 2022 [1 favorite]
Wish this ran on macOS, it looks like fun. Are there any RTS games, like Starcraft 2, that are worth trying on macOS?
posted by kmartino at 5:13 PM on April 26, 2022
posted by kmartino at 5:13 PM on April 26, 2022
why it's free
From the site:
It's alpha+!
Which means that there might be bugs and might even not be playable on your system/config. But for most people (±90%) it runs well. Ask around on Discord if you run into problems.
posted by pompomtom at 2:05 AM on April 27, 2022
From the site:
It's alpha+!
Which means that there might be bugs and might even not be playable on your system/config. But for most people (±90%) it runs well. Ask around on Discord if you run into problems.
posted by pompomtom at 2:05 AM on April 27, 2022
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