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Battlestar Galactica Community Game Diaspora Has Arrived

Posted by Soulskill on from the so-say-we-all dept.

New submitter funtapaz writes "Diaspora: Shattered Armistice, the Battlestar Galactica game based on the FreeSpace 2 Open engine, has launched! This cross-platform (Windows, Linux, Mac) release includes the ability to fly the MK VII Viper, the Raptor (or the new MK VIIe strike variant), multiplayer, a mission editor, an original soundtrack, and full voice acting."

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  1. flight model by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    But does it have a realistic air combat physics model for space battles?

    1. Re:flight model by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      I hope not. Otherwise it wouldn't really be like "Battlestar Galactica".

    2. Re:flight model by JosKarith · · Score: 3, Funny

      I loved Frontier. Admittedly my combat technique involved a Panther stuffed to the gills with shield generators and letting the enemies get behind me then just slamming on the brakes and watching them smash into my shields like bugs on a windscreen but hey, it was funny...

      --
      'Don't worry' said the trees when they saw the axe coming, 'The handle is one of us.'
  2. Diaspora* is the best social network by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's even got Battlestar Galactica Community Games!