Frontier: first encounters edit

TenLeftFingers

Anyone familiar with frontier FE will know that every time you dock at a station, an avi file was loaded to show an actor, usually welcoming you to the station. I am speaking of the CD version here.

The acting was very poor. Also, some people have the floppy version, which means that there is simply a void on the left of the screen when they dock.

This makes the game less enjoyable in my view in comparison to say Frontier: Elite II which just used static images ( better than nothing ).

Anyway, I am thinking of making avis with the same file names as the originals ( I have a limited list which I hope to complete soon).

If anyone else is interested in this, let me know here. It could be done relatively easily with a few people involved. The avis could simply be static, 1 frame images (using the images from frontier elite maybe?).

If you're interested, or think you can help, please let me know.

merlin

DiscoStu

considering how bloody akward everything about that game was i doubt it would be as easy as you imagine. the avis may be done in some crazy funky old codec that is not out there anymore and it may require the entire 20-30mb whatever size file to play and not a simple 1 frame file file.

get onto the author of jjffe. the guy as totally reverse engineered it to tun natively on windows. if anyone knows what to do it would be him.

http://www.jaj22.demon.co.uk/

TenLeftFingers

I contacted the author of Sirroco Station, and it turns out that someone has already done this. Here's the reply I got.

> can help or direct me with either of the above, I'd really >appreciate it. I think even a well done static ( i.e. 1 frame ) avi >would be better than nothing. However, I might be able to go >one better depending on what sort of equipment I can get my >hands on.
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> Do you think there will be an interest? I'll do it anyway as I miss >the feel of character in the game, but I will raise my standards >significantly if an interest is shown.
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Hi!
someone has actually done the 1-frame things already, using the images
from Frontier. you can check it out here (I assume instructions are
packed in the file, I havent tried it since i got the originals
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http://galnet.doosh.net/public/docs/archive/fe2vids2.zip
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also, you got great timing the original video files are available for a
limited time...
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if you use bittorrent you can get them here:
http://www.jaj22.demon.co.uk/ffevids.rar.torrent
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bittorrent can be downloaded here...
http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent
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otherwise they might still be availabe on FTP here:
[url]FTP://FFE:Vids@80.46.184.50:21[/url]
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but bittorrent should be fastest and easiest...
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If you still feel like making your own videos, drop a mail to frantic at
galNET, his adress should be around on http://galnet.doosh.net
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cheers!
//Dan

MoonSire

Hi.

Does anyone know where to find the files today? I am trying to get them with bittorrent but noone is seeding so...

Would appreciate any help!
Regards,
MoonSire

Rev Hellfire

Here you go:

http://www.frontier.co.uk/games/firstencounters/index.html

btw asking for warez is a no no and sure fire way to get a trip bootsville

MoonSire

i wasn't asking for wares, I was asking for the remodeled video files....and i still havn't found them...

MoonSire

anyone?