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Offline TheKenny

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Game BEGGING for an FS mod
Hey I don't know if anyone else has heard of "Escape Velocity," mainly because it was a Mac-only game until yesterday- the Windows version was just released. I've been addicted to the dang game ever since we had it on a Mac waaay back in the day, but have been unable to play it since.

Basically it's an open-ended space combat and trading game. The full version can be downloaded from the publisher's website, and for $30 you can register and get full functionality enabled. If you don't register it's basically a 30 day free trial.

It lends itself to easy mods, and I think it may be a fun was to see the Freespace universe live on.

The game can be found at Ambrosia Software

(if you're also poking around the site I recommend trying "Uplink" as well)
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Offline vyper

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Game BEGGING for an FS mod
And I recommend we save the money, and somehow contribute to the SCP to make it more dynamic. ;) :p
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Offline Stryke 9

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A proper conversion of the EV gametype to FS would be cool. EV with little FS sprites would be fantastically, outrageously, pants-tearingly unexciting.

 

Offline TheKenny

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Game BEGGING for an FS mod
Yeah that's the problem with these open ended games- and mod would have to be done totally and just right to do FS justice. I downloaded the demo version *after* posting this (;)) and I guess my memory of having fun with the game outshone what I got out of re-visiting it after all these years.... It's still fun, though I'm not sure I feel up to going beyond the trial version again. I'll really have to play this keeping a conversion in mind, to see if any ideas to do it right come to mind.

It could be interesting to see the FS universe from an open-ended merchant captain view, but I just don't know if I have the energy to do it totally and do FS justice.

Just thought I'd throw the idea around though ;)
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Game BEGGING for an FS mod
Homeworld 2 will be the game I want to see a FS mod for...

Sid.

 

Offline DragonClaw

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Quote
Originally posted by SadisticSid
Homeworld 2 will be the game I want to see a FS mod for...

Sid.


Oh man that will kick ass. :eek:

 

Offline Woolie Wool

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Game BEGGING for an FS mod
Why not NTrap when it is released? We could make hi-poly versions of the FS1 and FS2 ships.
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Offline Drew

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Game BEGGING for an FS mod
NTrap??? w0ts that?

and

Oh man that will kick ass.
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Offline HotSnoJ

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Quote
Originally posted by Drew
NTrap??? w0ts that?

and

Oh man that will kick ass.
*Hoping he's not bumping a really old thread*

www.agdsoft.com/ the makers of nTrap. It looks like it's going to be a kicka** engine behind the game too.
I have big plans, now if only I could see them through.

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Offline Krackers87

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im actualy planning on making the ev ships in fs2 but no campaign
Put this in your profile if you know someone who is fighting, has survived, or has died from an awp no scope.

just like seventies goofballs
he's waiting on last calls
well listen method man
'cause if you leave on the last line
don't leave on the ground kind
born just a little too slow