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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. Homeworld anyone? by aneroid · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Homeworld was, for me, the first truly 'epic space battle' type game. Full 360 deg space-mapping, camera views, fighter-POVs.
    It would have been a perfect fit to mod Homeworld into a BSG game for RTS.

    I have played TIE Figther which would have also been great for the FPS perspective.

    Looking forward to playing this.

  2. Looks Like We're Being Slashdotted and Kotaku'd... by Swifti · · Score: 5, Informative

    Hey guys. Programmer from the project here. Looks like our server is being hammered so here are some links to keep you company until our sites get back up.

    Our Launch Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWt2m1xtJbw
    1st Mission Preview - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7yGXHQQlps

    Windows Torrent - http://diaspora.fs2downloads.com/Diaspora_R1_Windows.exe.torrent
    Mac Torrent - http://diaspora.fs2downloads.com/Diaspora_R1_Mac.dmg.torrent
    Linux Torrent - http://diaspora.fs2downloads.com/Diaspora_R1_Linux.tar.lzma.torrent

  3. Re:Not to be confused with the social network? by LordNightwalker · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And the rabbit hole goes deeper: you may now officially criticize a computer game for using the same name as a social network, that uses the same name as a *previous* computer game: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaspora_(computer_game) You know, you could probably have found that, had you used a search engine yourself before criticizing others for not using a search engine. ;)

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  4. Awesome! by Xelios · · Score: 5, Informative

    Anyone who hasn't seen the wonderful things the Freespace 2 Open Source team has done over the years should really check it out. The game itself is $6 on GoG, and since Volition released the source code it's seen a complete overhaul for everything from AI to graphics. The classic campaigns are still there (and are well worth playing through), and there's been some really great fan campaigns released over the years too.

    I'd highly recommend the Blue Planet campaign. Part 2 (War in Heaven) is especially noteworthy for really giving you the feeling of being on the losing side of a war, something you don't see very often in games. Part 1 has full voice acting, with voice acting for part 2 still in progress.

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