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Privateer Remake Complete 251
flyboy writes "In a similar vein to the remakes of the Origin's Ultima series games reported in 2001 and 2004 a group of Wing Commander fans has remade Wing Commander: Privateer. Unlike the Ultima remakes, the Privateer remake is finished at version 1.0 with 3d graphics and the whole storyline. For the new kids on the block, WC:Privateer was a much loved trading game similar to the more venerable Elite, which appears also to be in the process of a remake. As a linux fan I was most happy with the remake's use of GPL 3d engine software and release of Linux, Macintosh and Windows versions. See Screenshots here."
Escape Velocity? (Score:3, Interesting)
(oh, and FP
Re:Escape Velocity? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Escape Velocity? (Score:5, Interesting)
Now that I am leet enough to have both MacOS and Windows machines, I should probably download this remake and check it out. It sure looks like fun.
mcb [ambrosiasw.com]
Re:Escape Velocity? (Score:2)
Re:Escape Velocity? (Score:2)
Re:Escape Velocity? (Score:2)
Escape Velocity and Override on Windows: (Score:2)
Just please register. You get 3 games for the price of one and Ambrosia really deserves all of the money they can get.
Sincere thanks (Score:2)
(Coincidentally, I'm a little bit of a birder, and always identified with kestrels. That was the touch that put it over the top -- all your pirate kestrels, taking down a friend whose game I was overhearing in a shared apartment. Anyone who programs a kick-butt kestrel into something has my vote.)
Re:Escape Velocity? (Score:2)
Re:Escape Velocity? (Score:2)
As far as influences go, though, EV always seemed to me to be a direct descendent of that old BBS game, TradeWars 2002. Without the online aspect, of course. But there were a lot of similarlities in the commerce part of the game.
Re:Escape Velocity? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Escape Velocity? (Score:2)
Privateer remake complete? (Score:2)
Re:Privateer remake complete? (Score:2)
Re:Privateer remake complete? (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Privateer remake complete? (Score:3, Funny)
I dunno.
Re:Privateer remake complete? (Score:2)
Re:Privateer remake complete? (Score:2)
I liked the way Wing Commander used the mouse and there is nothing better. (Freelancer while nothing special and too arcadish at least did this well).
It's the like playing a FPS with the game console controller instead of the keyboard and mouse.
The way some games -- like freespace use the mouse to simulate the joystick is tolerable but inferior. It works for slow action, but in a real dogfight you end up repositioning the mouse too much.
Realism? (Score:2)
(IE, using the keyboard for direction and mouse for thrust in that direction.)
Re:Privateer remake complete? (Score:2)
Re:Privateer remake complete? (Score:2)
Re:Privateer remake complete? (Score:2)
Obvious joke (Score:3, Funny)
New business plan:
* post a privateer story on
* wait for servers to melt on the load
* come in your ship filled with additional hardware
* PROFIT!
Re:Obvious joke (Score:2)
SourceForge Screenshots (Score:5, Informative)
Re:SourceForge Screenshots (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah... It's only been twelve years since the original game was released. I wouldn't want to ruin everything.
P.S. don't tell me what happened in Super Bowl XXVII. I taped it and haven't had a chance to watch it yet.
Re:SourceForge Screenshots (Score:5, Funny)
You'd better hurry... shelf life for Betamax is only ~ 10 years before the picture degrades.
Re:SourceForge Screenshots (Score:5, Insightful)
What if you wanted to watch a movie that was released a decade ago? Would you be pissed if somebody gave away the twist in conversation with you just because it was that old.
Re:SourceForge Screenshots (Score:2)
Re:SourceForge Screenshots (Score:2)
Re:SourceForge Screenshots (Score:2)
http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/gallery/vegastr
Re:SourceForge Screenshots (Score:3)
http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/gallery/vega
Re:SourceForge Screenshots (Score:2)
OT but... (Score:5, Informative)
Re:OT but... (Score:3, Insightful)
Torrent for the game (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Torrent for the game (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Torrent for the game (Score:2, Informative)
Windows [filerush.com]
Mac [filerush.com]
Linux [filerush.com]
Re:Torrent for the game (Score:2)
Re:Torrent for the game (Score:2)
Re:Torrent for the game (Score:2)
Re:Torrent for the game (Score:2)
But then, reducing bandwidth usage would be rather ironic for slashdot, eh?
Remake BioForge (Score:2)
Right on! (Score:2)
Was I the only one who confused that scene at the beginning with the armless guy where you were trying to help him and he attacks you?
It SOUNDS like your character is saying "I have no wish to ARM you!" when you beat him with his own arm.
(For those who don't know, your character is trying to tell him "I have no wish to harm you", because this armless greak jumps out and starts kicking you)
Re:Remake Crusader (Score:2, Interesting)
quite possibly 2 of the best games ever.
Jainith
This site has siezed being. It has gone ... (Score:2, Funny)
Mirrors anyone?
Re:This site has siezed being. It has gone ... (Score:3, Informative)
You probably meant ceased, not seized. Seized is when you grab hold of something. Ceased is when something ceases to be. Hope that's polite enough
Re:This site has siezed being. It has gone ... (Score:2, Funny)
"It's not 'pinin'! It's passed on! This site is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to meet it's maker! It's a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! If you hadn't hadn't posted it on slashdot it wouldn't be pushing up the daisies! It's metabolic processes are now 'istory! It's off the twig! It's kicked the bucket, It's shuffled off it's mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-SITE!!"
But thanks for
Re:This site has siezed being. It has gone ... (Score:2)
(Hoffe das war auch höflich genug =)
Re:This site has siezed being. It has gone ... (Score:3, Informative)
MirrorDot [mirrordot.org] as usual.
Re:This site has siezed being. It has gone ... (Score:2)
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wcuniverse/pri
TASTE RIGHTEOUS FIRE! (Score:5, Funny)
Actually... (Score:3, Informative)
...there have been "finished" Ultima remakes. two complete Ultima IV remakes for Neverwinter Nights, even. Ultima III was remade for Game Boy Color. And Akalabeth has been known to be remade by programmers on their lunch hours. That's not to even count engine remake projects like exult or xu4...
Of course, uncompleted ones vastly outnumber the completed ones =)
Re:Actually... (Score:2)
And MacOS, see Lairware's site [lairware.com].
One thing I didn't like (Score:2)
Was there any attempt to fix this flaw or was the game pretty much kept as is, except for the graphics?
Re:One thing I didn't like (Score:4, Insightful)
It is pretty much a graphical version of the old BBS door, tradewars. Except single play. And non-ASCII.
Re:One thing I didn't like (Score:2, Informative)
Also, we will expand Priv to work with the whole Wing Commander Universe.
Re:One thing I didn't like (Score:2)
BitTorrent Download Links (Score:5, Informative)
Bittoreent for Linux Version [mirrordot.org]
Bittorent for MAC Version [mirrordot.org]
Use the torrent, and make MY download faster! MWHAHAHAHAHA!
I can't believe the intrest in this thing (Score:2)
copyright? (Score:5, Interesting)
Personally I would feel honoured and accept the compliment that my work is being resurrected ~10 years hence for people to enjoy, but I can't speak for them. How is this handled in the open source community?
As one of the original programmers (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:copyright? (Score:3, Informative)
Not sure in this case since their server is su
Re:copyright? - New revenue from old game (Score:2, Informative)
To my knowledge, it cannot violate copyright because they do not copy anything; they extend. If anything, the existence of the remake provides a revenue stream for a 12 year-old game that does not run anymore on most PCs. The 'classic' compilations of many of these old games can still be bought in many game stores.
Re:copyright? (Score:2)
I just wonder why the people doing this excellent project did not put a bit of a twist on the concept to make it their own. Why not set it in the same universe as Privateer, but with a unique story line?
They would be on much better ground with a derivative work then with a complete copy.
Re:copyright? (Score:3, Interesting)
Especially seeing as how EA has all but killed off Ultima, first by exerting pressure to change the game style (see Ultima 8's arcade jumping) and then rushing an unfinished Ultima to release (Ultima 9). Lastly, the one remaining Ultima product is Ultima Online which has seen two seperate updated versions killed as wel
Urkh (Score:2, Interesting)
I hate to say it, but other than a bit of glitz in the combat (The shields look about like they did for WC3, which is a step up on Privateer, at least) this game looks like crap.
I'm not sure how they can characterize this as 1.0, all things considered. I mean, I get graphics corruption just on the launch screen, not to mention the apparent non-function of the game start menu (is there one? I didn't see one, I just randomly hit keys after the last loaded image until something happened)
I loved the or
ebuild (Score:2)
Actual stats tracking the slashdot effect (Score:2, Offtopic)
Look here [extremetracking.com].
Looks like slashdot viewers really do use FireFox the most. But looks like they're also using Win XP the most (view the 'System Tracking' section).
I love remakes (Score:2)
LK
thanks for the pointer! (Score:2)
Other games I wish somebody would 'update' for modern PCs are
- Midwinter (Atari ST)
- Stunt Car Racer (Atari ST)
- Powerdrome (Atari ST, not the nerfed Amiga version)
- The original X-wing (PC)
- Ultima Underworld 1 & 2 (PC, I think somebody is working on them)
Try Vega Strike too (Score:2)
I'm a little confused... (Score:2)
"hidden" stuff on privateer home page (Score:2)
present atleast on faq page
Settings? (Score:2)
Re:Settings? (Score:2, Informative)
This is a mod to the Vega Strike Project (Score:3, Informative)
Re: Here's downloads on mirrors (Score:5, Informative)
Privateer for Windows:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wcun
Privateer for Linux:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wcuniv
Privateer for OSX:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wcuniver
Re: Here's downloads on mirrors (Score:2)
Did you have... (Score:3, Insightful)
I have noticed that I tend to get better FPS and smoother performance with same version releases of commercial Windows and Linux games, like Quake 3, when running Linux as opposed to running Windows.
Re:I've tried all 3 (Score:5, Insightful)
I've been playing the pre-1.0 release on Linux and have not seen what you described at all.
Re:I've tried all 3 (Score:2, Informative)
Re:I've tried all 3 (Score:2)
Just because the PC came preinstalled with the correct drivers and settings, it doesn't mean it worked that way without someone having to do something
Generic DRI drivers might not be the best, but they are light years better then Generic Windows Drivers...
Re:I've tried all 3 (Score:2)
Do you use accelerated 3d drivers?
Re:Vega Strike.... (Score:4, Informative)
What the article doesn't really mention is that the Privateer Remake development crew is mostly Vega Strike developers. I believe Privateer is one of the games that inspires the VS developers, although VS itself is a very different game universe. Once the VS engine was in a position to make a Privateer Remake possible then they poured a lot of effort into making it.
I look forward to future releases that should continue to improve upon the graphics 'ported' from the original Privateer and bring the remake further up to date.
Re:Vega Strike.... (Score:2, Informative)
(yeah, I helped)
Re:torret (Score:2)
Re:torret (Score:2)
You're welcome. On a sidenote: the official BT homepage has a new look! When did that happen. I figured the site with Bram Cohen's photo prominently placed (upper left edge, was it?) would last forever...
On a more serious note, the actual torrents are linked to elsewhere in this story's comments [slashdot.org]. There are also downloads on SF.net which might be faster.
Re:great (Score:2, Funny)
Re:great (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Drool! (Score:2)
Re:Drool! (Score:2)
Re:Drool! (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Drool! (Score:2)
but i wrote about privateer 2 - the half interactive movie game. that one sucked. i have bought it because i loved privateer 1 so much but unfortunately it was crap.
Re:Personally I enjoyed listening to the celebrati (Score:2)
Re:I wonder if it has... (Score:5, Funny)
That's because the only winning move is not to play.
Re:Barren Realms Elite? (Score:2)
Or was it 32675?
I know... one of the later releases of TW upped the variable type...
Re:Barren Realms Elite? (Score:2)
Re:Barren Realms Elite? (Score:2)
Re:tradewars (Score:2)