[jr2]

D3 did have walkers and other ground based vehicles... rather primitive IMHO, but still there.

[chief1983]

Actually I thought it was more underground and planetside, were there really open space battles with no ground anywhere nearby?

[jr2]

Not that I'm aware of, but I think it had the capability... there is Descent code in FreeSpace, and perhaps visa-versa.  Not sure.  There is a mission you can get, Asteroids, where there is just space and asteroids.  It's in my D3 Mod pack.  Most of Descent is in mines, though, and planetside.  Prettier there. 

[Killer Whale]

I'm a newbie and i can't be bothered reading 10 pages of posts, but did read the 1st (well, most of it)

A Freespace vs Starwars is more the thing i'd like, or a GTVA/Starwars vs Shivans.

example,
 The Shivans have attacked again with amazing new ships and OMG Humoungousaurusburger beams. Meanwhile in a deserted part of the Galaxy a porthole to another Galaxy is revealed, strange electronic signals and radiation is in this galaxy (the Force), and the Clone wars are in full force (just after episode 2 but way before episode 3).  Once news reaches the GTD Somethingarather that shivans have once again invaded the Terrans try to make an alliance with the Republic and give them the technology of the great beam cannons. etc.

[chief1983]

Well, I doubt that's something your going to see from any of the current staff.  We're gutting out all the FS stuff from the engine and making it completely Star Wars.  We also tend to have a preference to the original trilogy, and kind of hate the new trilogy, so anything in that era with those ships isn't likely anytime soon.  And trust me, that's putting it nicer than some of the staff would have.

[Killer Whale]

That's just what i thought it would be like when is saw this, thanx for putting it nice for me.

What timing is this then?

[Forbes500]

hmm, death star vs. colossus, imperial star destroyer vs. hecate?....        nahhh

I've enjoyed all the various star wars "space shooter" games, but the FS2 engine would make for far better gameplay than any of those games offered.  If anything, I would personally like to see something that has never been done before in any of the actual star wars games, so, in terms of time frame, it would have to take place outside the movie time frames, either pre-ep1 or post-ep6 to interest me.  Otherwise, it'd just be too similar to games I (we) already played.  If it were to take place during movie timeline, I'd have to vote for right smack in the middle of the clone wars, lots of cool ships there, and a huge array of ships to choose from.  IIRC a game called "star wars starfighter" takes place right prior to the clone wars but thats as close as lucasarts got to that timeframe.

- Shawn

[chief1983]

It's definitely going to be different from the Star Wars games that have been made, but not necessarily just due to timeline.  The gameplay will be significantly different, due to a lot of changes we'll be making from what Totally Games did.  Large variety of weapons, different ship handling, etc.  It'll also probably not be set in the Clone Wars.

[TopAce]

A Freespace vs Starwars is more the thing i'd like, or a GTVA/Starwars vs Shivans.

example,
 The Shivans have attacked again with amazing new ships and OMG Humoungousaurusburger beams. Meanwhile in a deserted part of the Galaxy a porthole to another Galaxy is revealed, strange electronic signals and radiation is in this galaxy (the Force), and the Clone wars are in full force (just after episode 2 but way before episode 3).  Once news reaches the GTD Somethingarather that shivans have once again invaded the Terrans try to make an alliance with the Republic and give them the technology of the great beam cannons. etc.

If we release a shipset, you can combine FS with SW as much as you like.

[starlord]

This definately sound very spacebattlelike!

[brandx0]

A Freespace vs Starwars is more the thing i'd like, or a GTVA/Starwars vs Shivans.

example,
 The Shivans have attacked again with amazing new ships and OMG Humoungousaurusburger beams. Meanwhile in a deserted part of the Galaxy a porthole to another Galaxy is revealed, strange electronic signals and radiation is in this galaxy (the Force), and the Clone wars are in full force (just after episode 2 but way before episode 3).  Once news reaches the GTD Somethingarather that shivans have once again invaded the Terrans try to make an alliance with the Republic and give them the technology of the great beam cannons. etc.

If we release a shipset, you can combine FS with SW as much as you like.

You absolutely can, of course, this team won't.  We're not big on crossovers.  Once we have a release feel free to use those ships however you'd like (as long as you give the proper credit)

[Bossk]

One thing that came up in my mind was that sometimes the Empire used bounty hunters for special missions (not to mension the bounty hunters seen in ESB and RotJ). Have you thought of including any of such mercenaries of the Bounty Hunters Guild fighting against the rebels in the mod?

I like the bounty hunters.   

[starlord]

Hah, I'll blast them all in a fell swoop

[Titan]

Idea for campaigns:

1. (Demo) Rise of the Rebellion, cultimates in the DS1 battle
2. Era immediatly after EP4, As the rebs flee Yavin
3. Right after that
4.
5. (i don't know exactly how much happens here, so this is blank)
6. Begins with several Red Alert missions of the Rebs escaping Yavin, then goes through to the DS2 battle
7. EU, post-endor stuff

[maje]

Actually, the formation of the Alliance to Restore the Republic is an idea I had been tinkering around with for some time.  Not sure at what point the campaign would end since it takes roughly two years before the Battle of Yavin and most conflicts are rather minor in comparison to the major battles that happen later on.

I'm not sure how as to what ships would be needed as again, I haven't figured out when the story would end.  So on that note, there may be X-wings and there may not be.  Really, you'd have Y-wings and Z-95s plus other out-of-date, out-of-service Clone Wars era fighters (possibly the ARC-170 and V-19 Torrents, but that's really a stab in the dark and if they are there it's going to be in a significantly reduced number that's no where near the production of Y-wings that the Rebels will have in their arsenal).

[Snaga]

Is there any detailed info on the birth of the rebellion? It could be a great idea, with tons of possibilities, (for example we could make the first sorties against small empire outposts from independent groups, that go escalating until they join to form the alliance)

[maje]

Yes, that was the initial idea behind a five-mission demo I had been thinking of where you indeed are one of the local rebel groups in a far flung world like Tatooine.  Though since the Empire proper is low in presence, you'd be fighting local governments that act in place of the Empire, until the presence of several rebel groups begins to prove too much to the point of incurring a visit from the regional Imperial flotilla.  It should also be implied that not all rebel groups get along as they have different goals (some just want secession from the Empire while others want to restore the Republic, and others are just anarchists).

If anything, the beginning missions should drive home the point that the rebel groups need to pool their resources into an Alliance, since by themselves they don't stand a chance.

[Titan]

Is the Y-Wing going to be a pure bomber, or a heavy fighter? I hate how a lot of games make it into a bomber that can't do a single thing at all.

[chief1983]

I think very heavy fighter, the B-Wing is much more bombing oriented I would imagine and would probably serve that role.

[Titan]

ok. Y-wings always were my favorite SW fighter.