[Riptide]

Here is a link to a new Freespace article in what I hope to be a weekly posting of an old game worth dusting off and trying again. With Freespace 2 being my favorite game of pretty much all time, I thought it would be a good one to start off with. For your enjoyment, and to continue the tradition of encouraging new gamers to join the ranks of the Galactic Terran Vasudan Alliance, here's a link to some new Freespace 2 praise:
http://postgamer.net/gamers-nostalgia-freespace-2/

[Crybertrance]

Ohh Ohh Ohh, a new Freespace 2 article!   

Great job!

+ I got one more excuse to watch that FSOpen trailer again!   

[KyadCK]

Ohh Ohh Ohh, a new Freespace 2 article!   

Great job!

+ I got one more excuse to watch that FSOpen trailer again!   

You mean other than 100k views gets us another video?

And awesome! Finaly a place that wasn't afraid to link MVPs images. 

[mormon_boy]

really if you add up the views from all the reposts we might already be at 100K i saw one with at least 15k and there are probably others

[Goober5000]

It's a decent article, but it implies that upgrading the graphics engine is the only thing the SCP has been doing.  That short-changes all the rest of the hard work that has been done.

[AndrewofDoom]

Well, to the casual viewer, the graphical upgrades are what stands out the most to people.

[z64555]

Well, to the casual viewer, the graphical upgrades are what stands out the most to people.

Sad, but true. 

[Mongoose]

I don't think it's sad so much as unavoidable.  If you're taking a first look at the game, of course you're going to see all of the awesome new shinies, but the under-the-hood stuff is obscured enough that the casual observer probably won't pick up on it.  Hell, there's probably a lot that I'd miss myself.  That doesn't make it any less important, though.

[mormon_boy]

I for one value gameplOMG THEY GOT SHINY!!!

[Kobrar44]

It's soooooo outdated.. But good they draw attention to all the work being done here.

[NGTM-1R]

I don't think it's sad so much as unavoidable.

Hasn't it been a conscious choice, even, to cause the gameplay of retail FS not to change or change as little as possible? You can't really complain about achieving the desired effect.

[headdie]

nicely written article.  As for the debate on graphics over other improvements, things like speed and enhanced modding features is a little difficult to promote to someone with no previous experience with the game.

one little nickpick though

shows the pre mesh upgraded Hatty and Cain/Lilith models

But as I say a well written article!

[TwentyPercentCooler]

Plus, if it inspires people that haven't ever played FS2 to give it a shot, well...they won't know what the gameplay was like before anyway.

Might be worth mentioning the AI is certainly a lot less derpy and the engine is light-years more flexible, though.

[headdie]

Plus, if it inspires people that haven't ever played FS2 to give it a shot, well...they won't know what the gameplay was like before anyway.

Might be worth mentioning the AI is certainly a lot less derpy and the engine is light-years more flexible, though.

it still cant avoid the broad side of the Bastion

[Klaustrophobia]

i don't know about the AI thing.  i saw one playing pong inside the strut section of a raynor, and i still get wingmen trying to hump my fighter.

[MatthTheGeek]

You guys go try to catch a Loki with a Myrmidon with Fury's AI in Insane and we'll talk, ok ?

[headdie]

Customising the AI's combat side is much improved, but it's navigation will remain the butt of the communities jokes for a long time yet to come.

[Mongoose]

Hey, it just wouldn't be FS without pants-on-head stupid wingmen, would it?

[mormon_boy]

Hey, it just wouldn't be FS without pants-on-head stupid wingmen, would it?

that has to be horribly uncomfortably have you seen how bulky space pants are?

[Gortef]

But those are pretty darn durable, ya gotta agree on that.