KJakker 902 Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) "Wing Commander Saga:The Darkest Dawn" has released! The Official Website is www.wcsaga.com The Launch Trailer is embedded below. Download links can be found here at "The Darkest Dawn Is Clear for Launch" Edited March 22, 2012 by KJakker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr.Viper 131 Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) Right... their website is down and links are unreachable. Ah. here's one http://www.gamershell.com/download_87172.shtml Edited March 22, 2012 by Gr.Viper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJakker 902 Posted March 22, 2012 Right... their website is down and links are unreachable. Ah. here's one http://www.gamershel...oad_87172.shtml All the links seem to be working now. I just checked. Not sure what is up with the website. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+DoctorQuest 125 Posted March 22, 2012 Been a long time coming which you might expect for an all volunteer work. Starring yours truly as Captain Michael Moran. (And fighter pilot "White Trash"....) Let me know what you guys think. (Assuming you can get it downloaded sometime this year ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr.Viper 131 Posted March 22, 2012 (Assuming you can get it downloaded sometime this year ) The torrent option on GH is fast and steady. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJakker 902 Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) Starring yours truly as Captain Michael Moran. (And fighter pilot "White Trash"....) As one of the beta testers I will say that I vary much liked your voice acting. Good job! Edited March 22, 2012 by KJakker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+DoctorQuest 125 Posted March 22, 2012 As one of the beta testers I will say that I vary much liked your voice acting. Good job! Thanks! I had never done anything like this before and it was MUCH more difficult than you might think. And as you well know Tolwyn knows what he wants and how to get it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJakker 902 Posted March 22, 2012 Okay, here all all the links on the official WCSaga forum as well. http://www.wcsaga.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=473 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr.Viper 131 Posted March 22, 2012 They switched the website into low-bandwidth mode too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast 153 Posted March 22, 2012 Loved the original series so looking forward to this one... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJakker 902 Posted March 22, 2012 The Wing Commander Saga website at www.wcsaga.com is back up and running. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TX3RN0BILL 3 Posted March 23, 2012 I've never played the Wing Commander Series and I've only tried demos of the X-wing series (to my deep regret) but I've played the crap out of the Freespace games and I'm still in awe as to how this genre has been ignored... Don't the new kids know what it is to fly a sci-fi starfighter (not the F-104!!!) with a joystick anymore?? I wonder about these games where you "fly" with a "mouse"... Since CCP is integrating Dust 514 with EVE in real time, someone ought to suggest them making a game where you could pilot the drones from the carriers, Freespace-style, in pretty much the same way as the Dust 514 guys end up doing their EVE overlords' biddings - imagine such a game, where squadrons prove their mettle in huge battles, weaving between the cap ships, where you could practically not decide whether to say "Look at the size of that thing!" or "There's too many of them!!!" - and most likely churn out both lines... Ahhhh... if only... as the german saying goes, "Dreams are foams" - but I wouldn't mind this one becoming true!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted March 23, 2012 WHOOT!...Downloading now!....thanks for the headsup! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+malibu43 142 Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) The one thing that's always dissapointed me with Space games (for me - WCIV, XWing Alliance) is the feeling during gameplay that I'm in a turret just using left/right/up/down to engage targets rather than actually in something that is flying and moving through space. I think part of it comes from the fact that the player's craft can yaw around just as quickly (if not faster) as it would be to bank and yank, and also that you can simply "nose down" to get someone below you rather than going inverted and pulling a split-S. Does that make sense? If you watch the Star Wars movies the ships tend to dogfight like they are conventional aircraft flying in earths atmosphere. But all the video games had that "turret" feel to them. Not that real space ships would behave like P-51s and ME-109's, but that was part of the appeal to me. Is anything different with WCS? Edited March 23, 2012 by malibu43 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJakker 902 Posted March 23, 2012 I am not sure if I get what you mean. The key issue to keep in mind is that in space there is not real sense of motion due to lack of references. Also, in universe, Blackout and Redout are not an issue do to inertial compensation technology. Still take a look at the game play trailer below. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted March 24, 2012 I've downloaded and installed it (went very smoothly)...had a quick look (as it's getting late here in the UK)..but it looks really good!..and, I havent played a Space Sim for years..so, looking forward to starting in earnest tomorrow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJakker 902 Posted March 24, 2012 I've downloaded and installed it (went very smoothly)...had a quick look (as it's getting late here in the UK)..but it looks really good!..and, I havent played a Space Sim for years..so, looking forward to starting in earnest tomorrow! Be sure to go to the Campaign room and select the Prologue first. It is five missions long and will walk you through most of the controls as well as fill in some background on the main campaign. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted March 24, 2012 Be sure to go to the Campaign room and select the Prologue first. It is five missions long and will walk you through most of the controls as well as fill in some background on the main campaign. Wilco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted March 30, 2012 Cant get my damn joystick to work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJakker 902 Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) Cant get my damn joystick to work! What is the issue? Edit: Also go and get the patch. It fixes some reported issues. http://www.wcsaga.com/downloads/files/download/patches-darkest-dawn-1-1-0-7822-setup-exe.html Edited March 30, 2012 by KJakker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lexx_Luthor 57 Posted March 31, 2012 This is a good point. malibu:: The one thing that's always dissapointed me with Space games (for me - WCIV, XWing Alliance) is the feeling during gameplay that I'm in a turret just using left/right/up/down to engage targets rather than actually in something that is flying and moving through space. You got tricked into the myth, promoted by space combat game developers, that space combat should be compared to 20th century air combat. It should not be. Space combat is best compared to 20th century surface ship-ship combat, but without air units. Yea its about turrets in 3D instead of 2D, but far more other things that would never apply to air combat. Think ships and fleets manuevering for position or evasion. You can have "space carriers" but the carrier based space fighters are not the equivalent of airplanes, but the equivalent of small combat boats. The smallest and the largest space combat vehicles are the same class of vehicle -- like a small boat vs a battleship -- and not different classes of vehicle like the flying dive bomber vs boats/ships. Okay. I suppose a game could be made where "normal" space ships operated in NORMAL space, but "space fighters" and "space bombers" operated in hyperspace (or whatever) where space ships could never go -- like neither PT boats nor battleships can fly. Only the small hyperspace vehicles can take off into hyperspace, like only airplanes can take to the air. The rest of the space fleet stays in normal space, like a naval fleet operates strictly in water, unlike the air planes. I guess you could call airplanes hyperwater craft since they go beyond water. A game like that could be neat if you can accept the concept of hyperspace or whatever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr.Viper 131 Posted April 1, 2012 I think, the point is mainly the minimal modeling of inertia. Homeplanet and the free Babylon 5: I've Found Her encourage you to disable classic space sim "airplane" controls and go full-inertia. The flight trajectories become wild, you orbit your targets instead of tailing them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
