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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: TheKenny on July 12, 2003, 05:39:35 pm

Title: Game BEGGING for an FS mod
Post by: TheKenny on July 12, 2003, 05:39:35 pm
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 (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/evn/)

(if you're also poking around the site I recommend trying "Uplink" as well)
Title: Game BEGGING for an FS mod
Post by: vyper on July 12, 2003, 06:55:09 pm
And I recommend we save the money, and somehow contribute to the SCP to make it more dynamic. ;) :p
Title: Game BEGGING for an FS mod
Post by: Stryke 9 on July 12, 2003, 07:27:50 pm
A proper conversion of the EV gametype to FS would be cool. EV with little FS sprites would be fantastically, outrageously, pants-tearingly unexciting.
Title: Game BEGGING for an FS mod
Post by: TheKenny on July 13, 2003, 02:00:30 am
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 ;)
Title: Game BEGGING for an FS mod
Post by: SadisticSid on July 13, 2003, 05:50:52 am
Homeworld 2 will be the game I want to see a FS mod for...

Sid.
Title: Game BEGGING for an FS mod
Post by: DragonClaw on July 13, 2003, 11:51:14 am
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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:
Title: Game BEGGING for an FS mod
Post by: Woolie Wool on July 14, 2003, 11:31:30 am
Why not NTrap when it is released? We could make hi-poly versions of the FS1 and FS2 ships.
Title: Game BEGGING for an FS mod
Post by: Drew on July 14, 2003, 04:01:18 pm
NTrap??? w0ts that?

and

Oh man that will kick ass.
Title: Game BEGGING for an FS mod
Post by: HotSnoJ on July 16, 2003, 11:08:19 am
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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.
Title: Game BEGGING for an FS mod
Post by: Krackers87 on July 19, 2003, 03:33:19 pm
im actualy planning on making the ev ships in fs2 but no campaign