To all SSC Station occupants
Thank you for the donations over the past year (2024), it is much appreciated. I am still trying to figure out how to migrate the forums to another community software (probably phpbb) but in the meantime I have updated the forum software to the latest version. SSC has been around a while so their is some very long time members here still using the site, thanks for making SSC home and sorry I haven't been as vocal as I should be in the forums I will try to improve my posting frequency.
Thank you again to all of the members that do take the time to donate a little, it helps keep this station functioning on the outer reaches of space.
-D1-
Game: Flight Commander
Dev: Eddie Benowitz
Version: 1.62
Website: http://flightcommander.solsector.net/
Flight Commander is not a mod it is a full game that is based on the Wing Commander games (mainly WC Prophecy). It uses a lot of the same views like in the lounge and briefings etc so it is close to what you go playing the originals. The best part I like about it is that you can edit/customize a lot of the game.
So have fun with it and let us know how you like it. Flight Commander is being updated all the time so relay issues to their forums.
Download: http://flightcommander.solsector.net/download.html
Here is a description of what is in the game: ( See some screenshots here )
Graphics
* Hardware-accelerated 3d graphics
* Seven camera angles
* Textured space backgrounds and planets provide a backdrop
* Heads up display with radar, target images, and other stats
* Explosions using a particle system
* Autopilot, take off, and landing cut scenes
* 3d mission briefings
* Detailed 3d cockpit interiors
* Configurable graphics detail levels, choose your own screen resolution.
Gameplay
* Over 20 ships
* Over 43 missiles and guns, most with unique sounds and graphics
* Ship and weapon stats based on Wing Commander game balance
* Energy weapons, target-tracking missiles
* Command and communicate with wingmen and enemies
* Multiple campaigns allowed
* A variety of mission types, including torpedo runs, patrol missions, assault missions, and defensive assignments
* Stats provided at mission debriefing
* Target and destroy individual capital ship parts.
* More accurate capital ship collision detection.
* Cargo inspection
* Traitor detection
* Custom mission objectives
Sound and Music
* Full 3d accelerated surround sound. On systems with four or more speakers, one can literally hear attacks approaching from the rear. 3d sound is emulated for stereo systems. This 3d sound capability was not present in the Wing Commander series.
* Individual sounds for weaponry.
* A dynamic music score changes with the events during the mission. Intense combat or a quiet return home trigger different songs, for example.
Joystick Support
* Force Feedback. The shock of a missile hitting your tail. The impact of a collision with another ship. The force of your own missile launch. The rattle of your own ship exploding. All these effects can be felt with a force feedback joystick. This feature pushes the envelope, as it was not present in the Wing Commander series.
* Support for joysticks using x, y, and a twist axis for banking . Joystick throttle support. Use up to 6 joystick buttons, plus the joystick point of view (POV) controls.
Editing
* All ships, weaponry, missions, briefings, mission background graphics & lighting, and campaigns can be opened easily with any text editor. The standard XML file format is used.
* All graphics are stored in the standard BMP and PNG formats, editable with any paint program.
* 3d import from wavefront .obj files.
* Sounds are standard WAV and MP3 files.
* A graphical mission editor is provided.
* Create missions with custom 3d mission briefings and auto-generated spoken text in less than 10 minutes.
* Fully scriptable missions, cutscenes, briefings, and gameflow.
Hi, I'm the creator of Flight Commander. Please remove the Flight Commander download from your site. Instead, please just link to http://flightcommander.solsector.net/ . Please do respect my request.
Hi Eddieb
The download was removed and the download link to your site was added. Just let me know if you wanted added again (I have plenty of bandwidth so its no problem at all) and if I happen to miss updates feel free to post when a new version is released.
-D1-