Hello!
I'm Stalker, Head of Freespace: Armada, a mod for Star Trek: Armada II designed to bring the Freespace universe
and experience into an easy-to-access RTS format. I just wanted to post here, seeing as this is the last bastion of the Freespace community, and say "hi".
A little bit about myself first, just in introduction: I'm 23-years-old and have been "modding" games for a little over 10 years now. For a time I worked as a contract basis designer on a game for LucasArts, which never really came to light (insert big sad face... here). Recently the desire to mod has bitten me again, and I've taken up Freespace: Armada in order to satiate my obsession for designing fun, immersive experiences for gamers (especially myself).
Freespace: Armada, put simply, is Freespace as Real-Time-Strategy. In order to do justice to the Freespace universe, however, this is not your typical RTS. Freespace: Armada places you in an authentic recreation of the FS universe, and lets you play in it as you see fit. Freespace: Armada places you in the Admiral's chair, in command of either the Terran, Vasudan, or Shivan fleets in one of 3 play styles:
Single Player - Play through a campaign set 5 years after Capella that tries to answer the most burning questions about that time in history, while asking some new ones of it's own...
Instant Action - Jump into action against up to 7 AI opponents on any one of the multiplayer maps, or let the game create a random map!
Multiplayer - Jump into action against your friends while controlling the might of either the GTVA or the Shivans!
There's much more to be said about Freespace: Armada, but for now, here are some screenshots of the Alpha version of the mod which speak for themselves...
Our Main Menu screen
A GTI Arcadia Installation is approached by the GTCv Guardian...
A Deimos unleashes it's firepower against a shielded Orion!
(Shields will be removed post-Alpha)
