Battlestar Galactica :Beyond The Red Line - PC Demo Release

MisterAnarchy

New demo for the PC based on the Freespace 2 Engine has just been released.
Looks pretty good
http://www.game-warden.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3502
Game features:
• Powered by the revamped Freespace 2 engine
• Entirely stand-alone, Freespace 2 not required
• Accurately detailed high-resolution ship models
• High quality, originally engineered audio
• Authentic, original in-game soundtrack, in addition to pieces by Bear McCreary and Richard Gibbs
• Original characters and voice acting
• A three mission single player campaign depicting never-before-seen events, interwoven with and true to the series’ storyline
• Head online and go head-to-head with your friends—and foes—in intense multiplayer missions including Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, and others
• Exciting Viper combat with authentic weaponry and flight controls

Riamfada

downloading... oh baby

stakey

downloaded... now to find a reason to go home early

jor el

deconstruct wrote:

downloaded... now to find a reason to go home early

Just downloaded too, can't go home early though The screenshot looks good. Anyone know a rough date for full release, can't see anything on that page?

Khannie

Can someone post (or pm) a direct link and I'll host on unreal.ie. That page is getting hammered.

Edit: While I'll host all versions, I'm really looking for link to the linux version myself.

Edit: There is a well seeded torrent for the windows version on isohunt (the official website is down from what I can see).

stakey

pm sent khannie

Khannie

Ok, I have the windows version mirrored (thanks deconstruct) . PM for unreal.ie direct link (this will max out any irish connection). Do NOT share this link or I'll have to take it down. Thank you! Come again!

Goodshape

Wow, cool.. and my laptop might actually run this too.

Haven't heard of this game before.. I assume it's not just a fan production? Final version going to be retail, rather than free?

Khannie

In fact, it is a fan production. :eek: Looks excellent. Still trying to find a linux link.

Goodshape

Kewl Gotta love those fans.

That forum page linked to at the top says the Linux and Mac versions aren't quite done yet.

(and cheers for the mirror )

The Freeman

is it any good lads???

Khannie

It looks fantastic. All the initial reports are good.

edit: feck it...the unreal.ie mirror is here. If it gets too hectic I'll take it down, but it should be ok with the volume of traffic on this board.

jimi_t

After an hour spent downloading and installing it I feel...

Desperately underwhelmed. Great voice acting, and its admirable what they did with an 8 year old engine but... it's just not that fun Pity

TerrorFirmer

What is Freespace anyway - is it a combat sim or a strategy? Trying to decide whether or not to give this a go...

Kiith

Freespace was/still is the best space combat game available. The sheer size of some of the the ships was amazing, and it had some of the most intense combat available. It was pretty much the last great space combat game as far as i know. Most after that were either like the X series, or more arcady ones like Freelancer.

And the mod looks great. I just hope they can get a decently made single player campaing going. Will download it later.

Pepe LeFrits

Khannie wrote:

It looks fantastic. All the initial reports are good.

edit: feck it...the unreal.ie mirror is here. If it gets too hectic I'll take it down, but it should be ok with the volume of traffic on this board.

600kb/s \o/

I 'heart' this mirror.

Pugsley

Kiith wrote:

Freespace was/still is the best space combat game available.

Give the Babylon5 based game 'I Found Her' a go, absolutely superb, really really REALLY hard, because you drift, if it takes you 10 seconds to reach a speed, it takes you 10 to slow down, and you have to turn long before you want to actually turn, because your forward momentum is always kept, but its so rewarding when you get good at it.


BTRL is fun enough, nothing really outstanding about it, but no real faults either, its just OK.

Rollo Tamasi

Khannie wrote:

It looks fantastic. All the initial reports are good.

edit: feck it...the unreal.ie mirror is here. If it gets too hectic I'll take it down, but it should be ok with the volume of traffic on this board.

thanks mate

Overheal

what an awful time to go on holidays I'll have something to come home to though those screenshots look orgasmic

Fenster

Kiith wrote:

Freespace was/still is the best space combat game available. The sheer size of some of the the ships was amazing, and it had some of the most intense combat available. It was pretty much the last great space combat game as far as i know. Most after that were either like the X series, or more arcady ones like Freelancer.

And the mod looks great. I just hope they can get a decently made single player campaing going. Will download it later.

I always found Freespace depressing as my wingmen inevitably completed the mission while I flew around desperately trying not to get blown up.

5uspect

Thank you Khannie for the mirror. Much faster than filefront!

jimi_t

Fenster wrote:

I always found Freespace depressing as my wingmen inevitably completed the mission while I flew around desperately trying not to get blown up.

FS2 it was the inverse, you had to basically nurse your wingmen.

I'm going to reserve my judgement for BtRL a bit I think. I should probably invest in a joystick and try and play it on a bigger monitor - certainly, I'm still eager to see the sheer scale of the capital ships when playing this... If it ever gets done it'll be immense

5uspect

30 seconds to go. I've a sidewinder forcefeed back joystick that I really want to use more. Hopefully this demo helps!

EDIT: I have to say this is quite cool. There's tons of controls to map and sort out but once you get that sorted its a good laugh.
A joystick would be a great benefit I'd say. I can't imagine playing this without one. Graphics wise these guys have done very well also.

It needs some good hectic online play tho...

Khannie

Thanks for all the thanks. Glad to provide the mirror and glad you're all finding it so fast. Also (officially) mirroring the linux version. Have had 1084 downloads of it so far. :eek:

BopNiblets

Oh yeah, I meant to post this when I saw it on Joystiq, heh.

I gave it a few mins try before I had to go somewhere, but I found the inverse mouse steering a bit awkward and couldn't find an option to change it (brief look), did I miss it?

Goodshape

BopNiblets wrote:

I found the inverse mouse steering a bit awkward and couldn't find an option to change it (brief look), did I miss it?

Yeah, hate that inverted mouse. I think think was also a problem with the original Freespace 2; I never found a way to change it there either.

5uspect

I think I saw something on that on the dev's forum...

Anti

What a heap of **** this turned out to be. Not worth the download at all

Khannie

Anti wrote:

What a heap of **** this turned out to be. Not worth the download at all

LOL. Anti - Tellin' it how he sees it (TM).

I haven't actually given it much game time, because with the 2 month old baby game time is severely limited.

Overheal

well considering how much fun I got outta freespace 1, this should be a riot. I wanna go play it again

And sidewinder ftw!

Pepe LeFrits

Didn't work for me! Does it require freespace 2 to run?

5uspect

nope its a stand alone. The installer does appear to hang tho, but be patient, its working.

BopNiblets

Goodshape wrote:

Yeah, hate that inverted mouse. I think think was also a problem with the original Freespace 2; I never found a way to change it there either.

http://www.game-warden.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3662

I gave it a try again and it was pretty cool, I kept bouncing off a few asteroids though chasing those darned Cylon Raiders!
Sound is a bit crackley on mine (not including the built in comms crackle)
All in all, a great effort considering it's free.

Pepe LeFrits

5uspect wrote:

nope its a stand alone. The installer does appear to hang tho, but be patient, its working.

It installed; it gives an error when I try to run it.

Overheal

Goodshape wrote:

Yeah, hate that inverted mouse. I think think was also a problem with the original Freespace 2; I never found a way to change it there either.

got to the control options click on where the mouse y-axis is mapped and then in the lower left corner you'll notice buttons for Alt, Shift and INVERT...........

I find the crontrols for the joystick are jumpy as hell: its impossible to get a shot off, and then they give you ammo... :mad:

I find by using the joystick to fly and have the mouse for precise aiming, it seems to do the trick (and honestly, would it KILL them to give you missiles on the two trial missions??). But really, it needs to be fixed: I never noticed a mouse in those cockpits.

EDIT: other than all that you do feel like you're in a viper somewhat, and they put some amount of effort into the idle wireless chatter.

Gonzo_Reporter

Fan-Fin-Tastic. was so jealous when this game came out on the PS2 and me only having a computer and GameCube.

qwertplaywert

man
are there any plans for an official bsg game. ie. retail ie. wont take seven thousand years to download on dial up?

Khannie

qwertplaywert wrote:

man
are there any plans for an official bsg game. ie. retail ie. wont take seven thousand years to download on dial up?

I'll post you a cd if you want?

BopNiblets

There are plans for a BSG game based on the new series, supposedly similar to this mod! Being released by Sierra in Q4 this year. Sauce.
There's already a PS2/XBox game based on the old TV series.

qwertplaywert

Khannie wrote:

I'll post you a cd if you want?

that would be fantasic mate!

Khannie

qwertplaywert wrote:

that would be fantasic mate!

Happy to oblige. PM me your address. If there are any other large downloads you want, stick them on a list in the PM. I can kick them off from work and have them ready when I get home.

Scruff

sweet jebus!!! how could i have missed this till now....

5uspect

I blame Cylon mind games...

qwertplaywert

whens the real one out[official bsg game]?any news recently?

Khannie

omg, totally forgot to post you that cd. Sorry man. You still looking for it?

qwertplaywert

yeah sure lol
was thinking about that when the thread was revieved yesterday

Khannie

I'll burn it over the weekend and post it Monday.