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Title: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Lucika on January 31, 2010, 07:30:23 pm
Is it me, or this is perfectly unknown?

http://fs3project.tripod.com/

Seems to be dead though. The forums are down. Probably some fan project and I can't seem to find any Google hits to it apart from this one.

Does anyone know something about it?
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Klaustrophobia on January 31, 2010, 07:32:42 pm
if anything, it's just a mod idea someone had. 
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: The E on January 31, 2010, 07:33:26 pm
A Mod idea someone had 5 years ago. Someone spanish.
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: S-99 on January 31, 2010, 07:56:40 pm
You can use freespace 3 (http://pro.bose.com/ProController?url=/pro/products/freespace/fs3.jsp) with freespace 2 for an enhanced experience.
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Stormkeeper on January 31, 2010, 08:52:11 pm
Ah, I remember that site. Its quite old and outdated news.
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Galemp on January 31, 2010, 09:39:05 pm
Quote
COMING SOON

Last News Post: 2005

Meh.
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Lucika on January 31, 2010, 09:43:42 pm
Can someone briefly tell me what was that about?
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: The E on January 31, 2010, 09:45:39 pm
A mod. For FreeSpace. By someone who may or may not be spanish. I guess that's it  :D
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Aardwolf on January 31, 2010, 09:48:56 pm
Ah yes, this stupid thing. Note how the Shivan logo is stolen from Spiderman.
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: High Max on January 31, 2010, 11:24:43 pm
;-)
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Stormkeeper on January 31, 2010, 11:47:10 pm
Its more like everyone has forgotten about it. -Everyone-
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Lucika on February 01, 2010, 05:39:23 am
Ah yes, this stupid thing. Note how the Shivan logo is stolen from Spiderman.

So you know what this is (was) about?
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on February 01, 2010, 06:33:21 am
/me checks the URL.

...Tripod? Hmm...
 /me sees the background texture and cuts the connection even before the page loads.

Yep, I saw it about two years ago, and I can't be bothered to revisit it. :p
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Topgun on February 01, 2010, 10:14:27 am
(http://fs3project.tripod.com/images/fslogo.jpg)


lol at the spider symbol.

(http://fs3project.tripod.com/images/fslogo.jpg)

looks like sipiderman's
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Lucika on February 01, 2010, 10:57:31 am
Still, what was it? HLP-related or retail-based mod? Was it widely known in the community? One or more people's stuff?  :confused:
I am confused and curious.
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: The E on February 01, 2010, 10:58:58 am
There's an e-mail address given. Try that.

Seriously.

The odds of someone having more info than what is stated on the page are low.
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Snail on February 01, 2010, 11:40:56 am
Still, what was it? HLP-related or retail-based mod? Was it widely known in the community? One or more people's stuff?  :confused:
I am confused and curious.
What we know:

Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Ziame on February 01, 2010, 12:22:54 pm
Who cares?
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Lucika on February 01, 2010, 02:12:55 pm
Still, what was it? HLP-related or retail-based mod? Was it widely known in the community? One or more people's stuff?  :confused:
I am confused and curious.
What we know:

  • It is a mod.
  • For FreeSpace 2.
  • By someone who may or may not be Spanish.

Oh, OK:. I thought that some of you know about this but it seems now that this isn't the case :D
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Stormkeeper on February 01, 2010, 05:22:35 pm
Still, what was it? HLP-related or retail-based mod? Was it widely known in the community? One or more people's stuff?  :confused:
I am confused and curious.
It was basically another newbie's attempt at "FS3" with massive numbers of new ships, weapons and missions, and the guy most likely gave up halfway. Besides, it might've been another 'Second Great War'.

And it was not HLP affiliated, but probably FSO based, and not very widely known.
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Dragon on February 03, 2010, 05:16:09 pm
Perhaps it's what became Ghosts Of Valor, Spuds also wanted to call it "FS3".
Though I think that if it really was he, there wouldn't be a problem with the name and it would end up as "Expedition Shiva".
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on February 06, 2010, 12:19:53 am
It could also end up like Descent 4: Invasion, which was cancelled because of a THQ cease-and-desist or something like that. :nervous:
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: High Max on February 06, 2010, 12:39:02 am
;-)
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on February 06, 2010, 01:16:37 am
Descent 4: Invasion was supposed to be a fan-made sequel, but then it was cancelled because of issues regarding the use of Descent in the name.

The original sequel by :v: was simply titled Descent IV. GeoMod was made for Descent IV, but eventually became the technology used to create Red Faction.

In some sense, you could say that the common thing that both FreeSpace and Red Faction have with Descent is that they use fragments of Descent's code. In FreeSpace, it's probably too small to notice, but when it comes to Red Faction, it's a bit more obvious.
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Dragon on February 06, 2010, 11:14:03 am
It would be great if we had more Descent games, but D3 at least ended it's storyline properly (D2 was a huge cliffhanger, or so I heard).
FS2 was definitely set up to have a sequel and ended up not receiving it.
That may be the reason for such active and large community though, a lot of people wanted to write their own ending at some point.
Also, BP and a lot of other campaigns wouldn't be created if there was an FS3 (though I doubt that announcing it now would have ended BP, it's just too good IMHO).
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on February 06, 2010, 02:33:42 pm
Well, I think the original intent of the first members of HLP was to keep the whole game alive. It still is.

The next intent was to make something that would fit in with what :v: has done, hence there are numerous post-Capella mods.

All that is just speculation, though. :nervous:
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: blackhole on February 10, 2010, 12:26:55 am
Uh, Descent 4: Invasion was canceled because the project was going nowhere, not because of a cease and desist (at least, from what I know). Besides, my music for it sucked :P
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Black Wolf on February 10, 2010, 01:40:26 am
Wow - I never knew THQ went after people who were making a D4. And yet, they leave alone suff like the Freespace port. I wonder what that's about - relative importance (to them) of the two franchises most likely...
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on February 10, 2010, 09:09:15 am
Descent probably had a little bit more exposure to the world than FreeSpace. It was Doom, Duke and Descent back in 1995, after all.
Title: Re: Is it me? FS3 Project
Post by: Mongoose on February 10, 2010, 11:24:02 am
Wow - I never knew THQ went after people who were making a D4. And yet, they leave alone suff like the Freespace port. I wonder what that's about - relative importance (to them) of the two franchises most likely...
I'm fairly certain that the cancellation of that Descent 4 project had nothing to do with THQ, actually.  If my memory serves, the problem is that Interplay had still licensed the right to develop a new Descent title to "Parallax Software," which essentially consisted of Mike Kulas and Matt Toschlog.  They didn't agree to waive that right, and so the project stalled.  Interplay themselves were very co-operative, I think.