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Check out Freespace Open http://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php/Source_Code_Project_index http://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php/Source_Code_Project_ind.... The eng

by pilom 9y ago

Check out Freespace Open http://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php/Source_Code_Project_index http://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php/Source_Code_Project_ind.... The engine for Freespace and Freespace 2 was open sourced and has been under continuous development for ~20 years. They've remade the rendering engine about 3 times to keep up with AAA titles. All of the ships have been re-modeled and textured to look great. You can play the original campaigns with the updated engine and graphics but there are also about a dozen fully voice-acted campaigns made by fans, some of which like Blue Planet and Silent Threat Reborn are utterly amazing. For $4 on GoG, it's hard to beat the shear number of hours of (really impressive) play time you'll get with the community improvements.

pilom 9y ago
I went looking for youtube videos showing the current status of the game and unfortunately most of them are from when the 2014 models were released. You need to dive into the forums for the most recent models (they are supposedly in the process of packaging a 2018 model pack though). This video is using the most recent engine and models combined with some models from the Blue Planet player made mission pack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wABQXJx7xFo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wABQXJx7xFo
tomca32 9y ago
Blue Planet, especially War in Heaven, is absolutely amazing. Excellent storyline, great missions, great voice acting, and a devastatingly emotional experience. It's a pinnacle of gaming for me.
ghostDancer 9y ago
You even have mods for Wing Commander and Star Wars, though they are unfinished. http://scp.indiegames.us/mods.php http://scp.indiegames.us/mods.php
- tomca32 9y ago
  I thought Wing Commander Saga was complete, no? http://www.wcsaga.com/ http://www.wcsaga.com/ It features a prologue of 5 missions and a full 50 mission campaign. That's on par with regular WC games, I would say.

by pilom 9y ago

pilom 9y ago

I went looking for youtube videos showing the current status of the game and unfortunately most of them are from when the 2014 models were released. You need to dive into the forums for the most recent models (they are supposedly in the process of packaging a 2018 model pack though). This video is using the most recent engine and models combined with some models from the Blue Planet player made mission pack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wABQXJx7xFo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wABQXJx7xFo

tomca32 9y ago

Blue Planet, especially War in Heaven, is absolutely amazing. Excellent storyline, great missions, great voice acting, and a devastatingly emotional experience. It's a pinnacle of gaming for me.

ghostDancer 9y ago

You even have mods for Wing Commander and Star Wars, though they are unfinished. http://scp.indiegames.us/mods.php http://scp.indiegames.us/mods.php

tomca32 9y ago
I thought Wing Commander Saga was complete, no? http://www.wcsaga.com/ http://www.wcsaga.com/ It features a prologue of 5 missions and a full 50 mission campaign. That's on par with regular WC games, I would say.