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Title: German Wiki FreeSpace-weirdness
Post by: Col. Fishguts on March 23, 2006, 03:56:47 pm
Well, I'm not sure what to make of this. I visited the german Wiki entry for Freespace

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freespace

Which oddly has a Freespace3 paragraph that says:

Gegen Ende des Jahres 2005 tauchten im Internet erste Gerüchte und auch Fakten auf, dass bald mit der Realisierung von Freespace 3 begonnen werden soll. Im Januar 2006 waren die Verhandlungen zwecks Lizenzerwerbs von Freespace von der Firma Derek Smart mit der Firma Interplay. Im März 2006 tauchten im Internet bereits mehrere Beschreibungen über die Story von Freespace 3 auf.

Die Story von Freespace 3 ist 6 Jahre später nach der Capella Supernova aus Freespace 2 angesiedelt. Im Zentrum der Handlung steht ein junger 24 jähriger Pilot names Jack. Dieser ist auf der GTD Aquitaine beim 53. Hammerheads Geschwader stationiert. Die GTD Aquitaine ist zu Beginn des Spiels für die Überwachung des Baus eines neuen Sprungknotens zur Erde abkommandiert. Als dieser Sprungknoten fertiggestellt ist, bricht die Aquitaine zur Erde auf und stellt so den seit 39 Jahren ersten Kontakt wieder her. Leider ist noch unklar, ob der offene Handlungsstrang aus Freespace 2 in Bezug auf das Überlaufen von Admiral Bosch der Neoterranischen Front zu den Shivanern aufgeklärt wird, da es für dieses nie wirklich bei Freespace 2 eine Erklärung gab.

Mehr Einzelheiten sind noch nicht bekannt, so dass die Handlung sich bis zum Release durchaus noch ändern kann.

Ein Release Datum von Freespace 3 liegt vermutlich nicht vor Ende 2007.


I'm too lazy right now to do a complete translation, but it says that after the rumours about Derek Smart acquiring the Freespace IP, he actually got them from Interplay in January 2006. And in Match 2006 (that would be now), first details about the storyline turned up on the internet.
The short summary about the story is nothing spectacular: The player is stationed on the Aquitaine, 6 years after the Capella incident, just when the newly built subspace gate to Earth goes online (sounds familiar?).

Now, I hope this is all a bad joke. I couldn't find any news about DS and Freespace3 from this year, only older stuff from the time after the big Derek Smart incident here. But if he actually got the license, I won't be able to sleep peacefully....

Who wrote that entry ? It might be someone from here, since there are links to the SCP site, HLP and TBP.

Has anybody heard any new rumours about that ?
Title: Re: German Wiki FreeSpace-weirdness
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 23, 2006, 06:04:35 pm
Let the witchhunt commence!
Title: Re: German Wiki FreeSpace-weirdness
Post by: Mars on March 23, 2006, 06:19:36 pm
Found one! (not sure however)
 :snipe:
 http://forums.avault.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=005485
EDIT:
Ancient history, never mind (*HE* is a son of a **** isn't he)
Title: Re: German Wiki FreeSpace-weirdness
Post by: Charismatic on March 23, 2006, 08:23:58 pm
Found one! (not sure however)
 :snipe:
 http://forums.avault.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=005485
EDIT:
Ancient history, never mind (*HE* is a son of a **** isn't he)
He..he.. he didnt..oooo he did.. bad bad boy. We need to find out what HLP members are close to where he lives, then make a bording party to take him out b4 he ****s up FS3..
This is horrible news.
Title: Re: German Wiki FreeSpace-weirdness
Post by: StratComm on March 23, 2006, 08:43:36 pm
I couldn't find anything newer than '04.  I wouldn't worry about it unless you find a more official source.
Title: Re: German Wiki FreeSpace-weirdness
Post by: Charismatic on March 23, 2006, 08:49:02 pm
 Hmm oops. Already submitted it as news. Meh, atleast they can review it and stop it b4 it gets put on the site.
Well lets keep watching just incase he pulls a fast one.
Title: Re: German Wiki FreeSpace-weirdness
Post by: Mars on March 23, 2006, 09:06:15 pm
Feeling a little paranoid are we? Go play JAD2 to make yourself better WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE :D
Title: Re: German Wiki FreeSpace-weirdness
Post by: Charismatic on March 23, 2006, 10:43:50 pm
Feeling a little paranoid are we? Go play JAD2 to make yourself better WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE :D
JAD2? Jedi Acadmy D--? 2?
Title: Re: German Wiki FreeSpace-weirdness
Post by: Mars on March 23, 2006, 10:47:51 pm
Just Another Day 2, in my opinion one of the best mini-campagins ever made. A cookie to whoever it is who made it.
Title: Re: German Wiki FreeSpace-weirdness
Post by: CP5670 on March 23, 2006, 10:52:31 pm
Sounds like BS to me. It might have been written by one of DS's lapdogs on Avault, for all I know.
Title: Re: German Wiki FreeSpace-weirdness
Post by: Col. Fishguts on March 24, 2006, 02:52:08 am
The scary thing is, that a search for "Freespace" on the 3000AD forums (http://www.3000ad.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=search_tng&d=results&record=2453819-034157-9E3B) brings up a topic called Give Derek Smart a shot at Freespace 3, dated from February 2006.

But clicking on it brings up a topic (http://www.3000ad.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=37;t=000766#000000) about some Halo 2 on Vista, so he may have edited the original thread. That's what makes me a tad nervous.
Title: Re: German Wiki FreeSpace-weirdness
Post by: karajorma on March 24, 2006, 03:47:05 am
Interestingly enough he does actually appear to have a sense of humour (http://www.3000ad.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=7;t=003763#000000) :)
Title: Re: German Wiki FreeSpace-weirdness
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 24, 2006, 07:43:12 am
Is anyone going to volunteer to take one for the team, and serve a life sentence for brutally stabbing him to death?
Title: Re: German Wiki FreeSpace-weirdness
Post by: Mars on March 24, 2006, 07:19:25 pm
Play Russian Rollette only instead of shooting at yourselves, shoot at him. :nod: