[Rictor]

Ah, sorry. It was SadisticSid. The avatar threw me off, since thats how I usually indentify people in hurry. My bad.

[heretic]

Originally posted by Dark_4ce


I know. But I've been testing out some rules my buddy and I are devising to play on a fighter level. Its almost akin to Wh4k at this point, as in squadron fighting, with individual fighters grouped in squadrons of 6. It works kinda well. We just need to work on the manouvering aspects and dofighting. Right now we just havea rather boring "assault" phase in which the squadrons just duke it out. But we'd like to incorporate more dogfighting.

it's hard to incorporate dogfighting using a 2D board, but there is a tabletop fighter engine like Dogfight Over Flanders that might work.

[Ace]

Originally posted by Rictor
What I'm hoping for is that some other, gamer friendly publisher, such as Ubisoft...

You wouldn't say that if you knew about a space sim project that was killed by them that was being developed by the same company who has recently brought you the biggest eye candy FPS so far this year... (note: not Doom 3, not Battlefield: Vietnam)

[Dark_4ce]

Originally posted by heretic


it's hard to incorporate dogfighting using a 2D board, but there is a tabletop fighter engine like Dogfight Over Flanders that might work.

Ooh, I'll give it a check.

[übermetroid]

I hope :V: will do something.   At the very least, block DS from getting FS

[InfernoGod]

MUAHAHAHAHA!!!!! There is hope for us! A way out of this nightmare! MUAHAHA *cough cough*. I'm scaring all of you, aren't I?

[Nico]

Originally posted by Dark_4ce


I know. But I've been testing out some rules my buddy and I are devising to play on a fighter level. Its almost akin to Wh4k at this point, as in squadron fighting, with individual fighters grouped in squadrons of 6. It works kinda well. We just need to work on the manouvering aspects and dofighting. Right now we just havea rather boring "assault" phase in which the squadrons just duke it out. But we'd like to incorporate more dogfighting.

Well, dogfighting... missile would work like normal shots, and you roll dices to get to shoot or make evasive actions to raise your save ( sorry, I never played BFG, so my comments are based on the 40k rules ) during assaut ( dogfight ) phase? Wouldn't work at all the way I describe it, but from there you can make adjustements, I suppose.

[Starks]

(217)355-0320

Just wait until the receptionist picks up.

[MatthewPapa]

Technically does Interplay even exist anymore? Or is it an Enron kind of thing?

[MatthewPapa]

Originally posted by LLivingLarge
(217)355-0320

Just wait until the receptionist picks up.

I would call them but I won't unless I have to because the long distance charge (damn Cingular.)

[Rictor]

Originally posted by Ace


You wouldn't say that if you knew about a space sim project that was killed by them that was being developed by the same company who has recently brought you the biggest eye candy FPS so far this year... (note: not Doom 3, not Battlefield: Vietnam)

Hey, could you try being cryptic for a change? Biggest eye-candy this year, huh... Hmm, that would probably be by Crytek (FarCry) or Epic....unless you mean Imperium Galactica 3.

[Tiara]

Woopie!

*crosses fingers*

[Gloriano]

Originally posted by Rictor


Hey, could you try being cryptic for a change? Biggest eye-candy this year, huh... Hmm, that would probably be by Crytek (FarCry) or Epic....unless you mean Imperium Galactica 3.

It was Crytek IIRC

[Nico]

Originally posted by Ace


You wouldn't say that if you knew about a space sim project that was killed by them that was being developed by the same company who has recently brought you the biggest eye candy FPS so far this year... (note: not Doom 3, not Battlefield: Vietnam)

Ubisoft also had serious money problems last year, seems better now, tho. really, if decisions like that one saved them, it's cool, coz they remain one of my favourite editors, and there's always loads of goodies for their games ( rah, PoD and it's dozens of new circuits and vehicles... "wipes tears, tries once again to make it accept his radeon, fails again" )

[Starks]

Originally posted by MatthewPapa


I would call them but I won't unless I have to because the long distance charge (damn Cingular.)

It's worth the fee...

[Dark_4ce]

Originally posted by Nico


Well, dogfighting... missile would work like normal shots, and you roll dices to get to shoot or make evasive actions to raise your save ( sorry, I never played BFG, so my comments are based on the 40k rules ) during assaut ( dogfight ) phase? Wouldn't work at all the way I describe it, but from there you can make adjustements, I suppose.

Yeah, thats pritty much what we will be heading towards. Missiles will give you minus saves, while normal shots work like bolters. And you get armor saves as normal. But we were thinking of just having the dogfight in the beggining to see who gets behind who. We were thinking a bit on the lines of the LOTR board game rules. That you both roll dice and the one with the highest score wins. And depending on what you fly and how good the pilot is, you get the appropriate amount of dice. Hmm. Maybe I should post this as a thread later. seems like some of you might be interested. Heheh. A Freespace mod for a boardgame.

[MatthewPapa]

I think I am gonna give them a call later. But first I need to know what to say and how to say it. I know what I am going to try to get through to them but I don't want to sound like a pesky student complaining and hollering at their doorstep.

[.::Tin Can::.]

WE CAN CALL VOLITION?! HOLY CRAP!

*runs to phone*

[Stryke 9]

Hey, if anyone's planning on calling Volition, see if anyone there knows any contact information for Interplay, or anyone related to Interplay. Even an addition to the outdated stuff we have might get us somewhere closer to a live number.

[Starks]

Have you guys completely forgotten about www.volition-inc.com

OMFG! Just call them!