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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: TheKenny on July 12, 2003, 05:39:35 pm
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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)
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And I recommend we save the money, and somehow contribute to the SCP to make it more dynamic. ;) :p
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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.
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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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Homeworld 2 will be the game I want to see a FS mod for...
Sid.
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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:
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Why not NTrap when it is released? We could make hi-poly versions of the FS1 and FS2 ships.
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NTrap??? w0ts that?
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Oh man that will kick ass.
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Originally posted by Drew
NTrap??? w0ts that?
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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.
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im actualy planning on making the ev ships in fs2 but no campaign