Bid For Power

Post by **Bergz** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:27 pm

Does anybody know whether this is still active?
I have got one v1.2... i can play against the bots but nothing else... for instance I can't find any internet servers...
I don't have the Dragon Ball Z people and moves...
I am a noob yes... but i was hoping someone could post me a link to download an active mod of this... I would really be very greatful!
Thanks alot all ! :icon23:

Post by **Fjoggs** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:37 pm

IIRC it was 'banned' because of some copyright issues.

Post by **Bergz** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:04 pm

So no-body can play any bid for power online anymore?

Post by **Azer** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:27 pm

Bid For Power is a total conversion for QuakeIII that plays nothing like the original game. Players take control of Ki-powered superheros and battle it out in a mostly aerial fight. The game is highlighted by the work of a great art team and an original style, and the gameplay is extremely fast paced. It can be difficult to keep up with until you get the hang of it.

BFP started out as a Dragonball Z game, and neared completion as one. We ran into legal problems and had to repopulate the universe with original things. This delayed us quite a bit, but we ended up with a population of unique and cool characters to play.

If you are new to the game be prepared to have a difficult time finding a server. We had about 30 people playing at a time for about a year or two, but it has mostly died out. BFP has also been heavily modified by several different groups using the scripting system, so you may run into compatibility issues.

BFP is no longer under development. However, a project is underway to make a standalone game that uses a lot of the BFP characters and ideas, but thoroughly revised to be something different. Project members for that include BFP1 members Rodney, Dash, Ansel, and others. Info on this other project can be found at unoverse.com.

Source: http://bidforpower.planetquake.gamespy.com/

Post by **Bergz** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:38 pm

Thanks a lot you two!
Hopefully it will get re-populated soon as it is a very interesting game.
Does anyone else here still play it... I mean with bots quite alot?

I also try to make Internet servers but it crashes the game :S

any1 help?

Post by **v1l3** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:09 am

I play it offline against bots, maybe a couple times a month. I like the Kit_Carson_BfpDBZ_Map-Pack1.pk3 that you can get from ..::LvL. Other than that it's only entertaining to play a couple rounds now and then. I'm on dial-up these days, so don't expect much from me for a match. It's pretty cool though.