Freespace 2 - Excellant!

[RichieJarvis]

Hi,

I just wanted to share with you all that I brought Freespace 2 yesterday, and it absolutely rocks on the G400 - even with my puny AMD K6-2 400...

It's the best game I have played in ages!!!

Cheers,

Richie

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Systems:

Mine :
AMD K6-2 400
FIC VA-503+
64MB PC-100
Matrox G400
17GB HD
36x CD-ROM
Logictec Trackman Marble +

Hers:
AMD K6-2 450
FIC VA-503+
64MB
Matrox Mystique 220
Voodoo 2
2GB HD
6.4GB HD
6x CD-ROM

Spare:
Intel P200 MMX
TX M/B
32MB
Cirrus Logic 5446 (2MB)
Voodoo 1
2GB HD
24x SCSI CD-ROM
2x2x6 SCSI RICOH MP6200S CD-ReWriter

[JC]

I agree with you FS2 is gorgeous, my only complaint is the amount of HD space ~700Mb for 1024x768 - outrageous. I can't help comparing it with Wing Commander Prophecy which definately had some better looking graphics in places... large mother ships superb colour, real video sequences. I'm glad I bought both of them but fail to understand why WCP didn't do as well.

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Primary System: P3@558 Vantec 5040 cooler, 128MB PC125 Ram, G400Max, HOT 661 MoBo, AWE64 Gold, 2940AU Scsi with 32x Reader and 4x4x16 Writer, Jaz and Zip, Card Cooler.

3DMark99 800x600 = 5765
Quake 2 Timedemo1 = 103.9 fps

Seconday System: Celeron 400, Gigabyte BXC MoBo, 64MB PC100, SLI Voodoo 2, Millenium 2, SB16 (eek), NEC 4x4 CD ROM.

3DMARK99 800x600 = 3217

[Cougar]

Speaking of Wing Commander, will there be a part 6?
WCP was the first of a new trilogy, or so it seemed. But I haven't seen anything of a new WC.

[lfan]

I thought the Roberts brothers are regarding Starlancer and Freelancer as replacement for the WC series.

I agree that Freespace 2 is a looker. It is one of the few games that truely shows off the advantage of 32bit color. Unfortunately, I am still finishing X-Wing Alliance and its ~50 missions. I can only handle one space sim with multi-key mapping at a time. Call it memory deficiency due to old age if you will.

lfan

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P3-450@558 on ABIT BE-6, G400 DH (drv. 5.30), 256MB RAM, SBLive! Value, Win98 SE

[RichieJarvis]

Oooohhh... I didn't know that WC had been replaced with something better..... yummy!

Has it been released yet?

Thanks,

Richie

[lfan]

Starlancer is coming out 1st qtr 2000. Freelancer is due out in 2nd half 2001. (http://www.gamespot.com/features/game_evol_p1/index.html)
Don't hold your breath on either as there was recent news of delays on Starlancer. They are both going to be published by Microsoft; some sort of deal Chris Robert make with the EMPIRE.

I'd suggest to keep on enjoying Freespace 2. Maybe Klingon Academy can tie us over also when it comes out within a month or so.

Lfan

[Cougar]

Well, actually, The Roberts brothers arent with Origin anymore, they didn't even do WCP.
Origin still has rights on WC.

[kjliew]

Descent Freespace (w/1.6 3DNow! patch) and Freespace 2 are some of the best 3DNow!-enhanced games I have come across.

[DarkSyd]

I don't think the Lancer twins will be anything worth buying, if you are fans of WC/FS. Apparently (according to the PC Gamer preview) the developers felt that people buying the game didn't want to be troubled with minor details, like flying the ships. They just want to blow stuff up and look at cool explosions. So instead, you get an AI pilot and you have the awesome responsibility of moving the crosshairs and pulling the trigger.
Wow, I think I played that in the arcade about 10 years ago

DS