WC Saga Upgrading to Conquest: Frontier Wars Engine (April 1, 2011)

[ChrisReid]

To celebrate the project's 10-year anniversary, the WC Saga team announced today that it is returning to its roots as a total conversion for Conquest: Frontier Wars, released in 2001. Said Space Marshall Tolwyn Tolwyn: "Freespace 2 is based on outdated '90s technology. Conquest will really help the game move into the 21st Century and become the best product it can possibly be." As part of the change, many additional voice actors will be needed. Anxious fans can also preapply for the new beta test by hitting the Discuss link below and posting their qualifications. Follow the project's MySpace page for updates.

It is about 200 years in the future and we have just discovered wormholes, and are learning how to navigate them. Wormholes connect galaxies and solar systems and allow you to fly across the entire breadth of the universe. Your goal as a commander in the Frontier Wars will be to explore and secure sector after sector of the galaxy.

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  An engaging sci-fi storyline chronicles the battle between three unique races over 16 episodic missions.
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  Simultaneously control up to 16 interplanetary battle maps through the use of wormholes.
• Exploit an all new dimension of strategic possibilities with Conquest’s exclusive supply line management features.
• Dispatch orders to up to six AI fleet admirals who implement your mission objectives, assess threats and react with organized tactics.

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Original update published on April 1, 2011

 

[Evan]

Are they insane? I already told them to switch to the VegaStrike Engine!

 

[Aginor]

Yes, we thought some might think this is a too big step to take.
But then we thought "Hey! Let's just do it"
It just sounded like a good idea at the time.

And as you see the graphics are stunning, shiny and much better than everything you have seen before. We're really thrilled about what is possible in that engine!

 

[gevatter Lars]

At least my afternoons for the next 10 years are now filled. I allready feared that I won't have anything to do when we are done.

 

[t.c.cgi]

Oh man I can't wait. Look at that ambient lighting!

 

[Dragon1]

So does that mean all the years of work on the Freespace 2-based mod have been scrapped?

 

[Bandit LOAF]

So does that mean all the years of work on the Freespace 2-based mod have been scrapped?

Hard to say, check back on April 2nd.

 

[FekLeyrTarg]

Nice April fool's trick.

 

[Iceblade]

If they weren't already in beta, this would have been a pretty trick.

 

[Dragon1]

Well someone had to fall for the April Fools joke. It might as well have been me.

 

[ChrisReid]

Oh yeah, April Fools... If I would have remembered, we could have made something up. Someone should motion me a gmail next year ahead of time.

 

[Iceman16]

I was expecting some more joke stories today but these are pretty good, I thought this one was serious for awhile before I remembered its April 1st haha.