Galactic Conquest BF1942 Mod Updated

anakin876 writes "The unofficial Star Wars-oriented mod Galactic Conquest for Battlefield 1942 has finally released a new version (0.2) today, which includes 8 maps and 40 vehicles. Check out http://www.galactic-conquest.net/ for mirrors. Tonight the Empire Falls!" Not to be confused with a similar official product, Star Wars: Battlefront, there's a large number of screenshots showcasing this unofficial BF1942 mod, which we've previously reported on

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Don't forget its v0.2 trailer!

[antdude]

Download it from here. it will give you an idea on what the mod looks like. To me, this looks a lot better than 0.1 version which was ugly and not so great. I will be playing this mod this weekend. :)

This must be a record...

[inkless1]

For the most coverage a Star Wars mod has gotten without getting the legal slapdown from Lucas.

Obligatory Dork Comment

[Walker2323]

The upcoming Battlefield 1942: Lord of the Rings Game will pwn all of you.

The obvious mod

[MMaestro]

Why hasn't anyone done a GiJoe mod for any game lately/at all? I don't know about other /.'ers but the idea of driving in a tank with the speed of a hummer while having dozens of rockets, 2 machine guns, a big'ol gun turret with only one driver sounds like great fun to me. Can't forget about the seacraft or aircraft either. Gotta have missle launching, floating-APCs and helicopters with enough firepower to level small towns single-handedly.

Re:The obvious mod

[DrDoombender]

If they were to make a GI Joe mod (Which I believe somebody is)

Would that mean that the mod would include an aim bot that forces everybody to miss?

Yo-Joe! Co-bra!

"OMG! You killed duke! YOU bastard!"

Re:The obvious mod

[DAldredge]

2-23-04

THIS IS NOT THE END

THIS IS A NEW BEGINNING

Lawyers have contracted us on behalf of the Hasbro Corporation.

As you could probably guess, they've issued a cease and desist.

Our current plan of action:

We are in the process of contacting Hasbro directly to see if we can

get their permission to continue producing the mod.

It's a long shot to say the least.

We are assuming we will not get their blessing.

In that vain we have already begun converting most of the stuff in game

to a non-trademarked version of itself.

This means the mod will live on, with the same feel and same game play.

It's only the look of the Mod that needs to change.

In many ways this is an almost positive thing.

For instance, we now feel we can take greater creative

license with all the vehicles currently in game.

In fact, we think you'll enjoy the new versions of our

own vehicles more than their original counterparts.

We would like to take this time to thank all of our loyal fans.

We appreciate the support you've shown us over the past year

and hope you decide to stay with us through this rough spot.

More updates to come once we've heard from Hasbro.

Re:What if the BF mod out does the Battlegrounds?

[Herkum01]

If Lucas Arts were smart, they would decide compare what they are working on with what these guys are doing. If these guys are doing a better job then they should stop development on their own game and see if they can get hire these guys to complete the project. Get a license for BF1942 and then sell the commercial product. Much better than trying to do the whole thing yourself just because you Lucas Arts. Companies tend to make piss poor decisions about working with a community to make a good product. Yeah these guys probalbly borrowed Lucas Art content, but if they make a decent product and would like to get it officially sponsored and sold, LA should do it.