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Unofficial X-Com Inspired Remake Gets Demo

Posted by simoniker on from the enemy-clueless dept.

Sacrusha writes "The developers of UFO: Alien Invasion finally released a technical demo for both Windows and Linux, using a modified Quake 2 engine to feature turn-based tactical combat against alien forces on three different maps, in both single and multiplayer modes! UFO: AI is going to be a totally free, fan-made game and is heavily inspired by Microprose's X-Com series - the developers are looking for your input on the product."

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  1. Multiplayer X-Com by OutRigged · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If you're interested in playing multiplayer X-Com UFO Defense, using a remake of the original engine using the original graphics/sounds/animations, I suggest you check out UFO2000 (ufo2000.sf.net). It has a built in internet lobby type system where you can matchup against other players, you can customize your squad using most of the weapons from the original game, and you can fight on randomly generated maps from all the terrains of the original game, including the Xcom bases and Alien bases.

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    RaGe
    We're all just noise on the wires..
  2. This is awesome by Overdrive_SS · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I can't count the number of hours I wasted playing XCom 2: Terror from the Deep. That was one of those games that even the manual was interesting enough to read. I thought of trying to make my own open source implementation of the game many times, but never got around to it. I always felt it would be fun to play multiplayer as well, and they have added that to this game apparently. Well, I am off to get the game up and running. Don't count on hearing from me anytime soon.