Saga Beta Almost Concluded (March 7, 2012)

[ChrisReid]

As WC Saga continues to work towards completion, the game's beta test is starting to wind down. The team is also in the process of remastering the 2006 Saga Prologue to match the engine used today. It will be comprised of 5 of the 55 total missions advertised for the full game. You can check out and play the old version of the demo here.

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The old missions have been given a new lease on life with updated autopilot sequences, the improved visuals of the final WC: Saga product, the tweaked AI, and some slightly updated story as a bonus. The new missions are an overall smoother experience and they lead naturally into the full campaign. Even if you are an experienced pilot, I think the introductory nature of the Prologue is worth the immersion into the atmosphere of the Wing Commander 3 timeline.

The kinds of bugs we?re running into right now:
* Minor spelling mistakes and typos. They always crop up no matter how perfect you may be. Spotted and corrected!
* Balancing has been corrected with the level of defensive fire from the Wellington during the last mission.

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Original update published on March 7, 2012

 

[gavinfoxx]

So...

Does Saga support mouse control for the ships? In the good way, like it works in Standoff, or that mod for Freespace that gives you an onscreen cursor?

 

[Tolwyn]

So...

Does Saga support mouse control for the ships? In the good way, like it works in Standoff, or that mod for Freespace that gives you an onscreen cursor?

I don't remember how mouse control worked in Standoff, it's been a while since I played it. The mouse control in Saga should come pretty close to the one in Wing Commander 1/2. Most testers love it, some prefer the original FS2 mouse control and were complaining about the new implementation.

 

[NinjaLA]

I, for one, am very glad you replaced the freespace mouse control. Good on ya, Tolwyn!

do you still fail mission 2 of the prologue for veering off course before they tell you to break and attack? There is an awful lot of unskippable dialogue there to have to watch through repeatedly if you fail..

 

[Quarto]

I don't remember how mouse control worked in Standoff, it's been a while since I played it. The mouse control in Saga should come pretty close to the one in Wing Commander 1/2. Most testers love it, some prefer the original FS2 mouse control and were complaining about the new implementation.

If it's the WC1/2 way, then that's the same as in Standoff - all the main WC games had the same mouse control system. Only the Privateers and Armada dared to be different (...and worse). Anyway, I'm very, very glad to hear this. As a hardcore mouse-based WC player, I did eventually get used to playing using the FS control system, but I never learned to like it.

 

[Tolwyn]

do you still fail mission 2 of the prologue for veering off course before they tell you to break and attack? There is an awful lot of unskippable dialogue there to have to watch through repeatedly if you fail..

You do. However, all missions were written from scratch and the new scripting *should* be much more forgiving.

 

[NinjaLA]

that's a relief! thanks for the reply! Looking forward to release day.

 

[Tolwyn]

that's a relief! thanks for the reply! Looking forward to release day.

Also, the Prologue is a separate campaign. You do not have to play it, if you do not want to.