TFTC (TIE Fighter Total Conversion) v1.0

Post by mobilio » Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 10:50 PM UTC

dmos62 wrote: post #51

cloudking wrote: post #19

Wow this looks impressive, I hope it starts a trend of remastering older games into the modern era. Many games like this from the 80s to 2000s were masterpieces in their time. I've seen an official example with Blizzard and Diablo 2: https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/diablo2/23658118/diablo-ii-r... Any other old games being remastered officially or unofficially?

Blizzard remastered the original Starcraft (and made the original free to play): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ypU9j4w3_w There's also a cartoon version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCcg8XUh3tY Btw, I just found out that they're making SC2 free to play too. Edit: checkout this replay with commentary in a custom toony skin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoxcPwUnVuc

Post by rl3 » Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 11:00 PM UTC

ravenstine wrote: post #46

SkyMarshal wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed. Also, the TIE Missile Boat from that game is still the most fun and engaging simulated space fighter I've ever flown. It had an afterburner-like mode that would give it short bursts of immense speed, but would rapidly consume the ship's energy reserves. The mini-metagame of constantly shifting power around between engines, weapons, and shields in order to optimize that ship's combat effectiveness on large com…

The missile boat!!! I haven't played that game in decades but I remember that being the best one. That game was awesome.

Post by bredren » Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 11:12 PM UTC

raverbashing wrote: post #60

baq wrote: post #33

TIE Fighter, for those old enough to remember it, must be the top 3 space shooters ever created. The campaign, the secret objectives, the little touches here and there. I don't remember playing anything close to that game. Freespace 2 was kind of but not quite there (it also is a great game, though!)

Agree The side issue was probably overlooked since, as a continuation of X-Wing, the players were more interested in the upgraded experience than in which side they were playing.

Post by mappu » Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 11:27 PM UTC

forbiddenlake wrote: post #54

dugditches wrote: post #43

How does this play without an actual joystick. Was happy to see X-Wing etc come to Steam. But trying to play with a keyboard or controller felt awful. I remember Rebel Assault 2 needing a joystick for a few flying missions(freighter in the tunnel(3), tie fighter in the canyon(7), speeder bike in the swamp(9?)). But the X-Wing/Tie Fighter games just needed one.

It's still poor on a controller. I tried an Xbox controller on Windows 10, with no additional software (but I hear that third-party joystick/remapping software may improve this?) 1. The triggers are detected as an axis , the throttle axis by default. Hold LT for 0 throttle and hold RT for 100 throttle. Release them for 50 throttle. This is .. not ideal. They cannot be remapped to, say, use the triggers to fire your w…

Post by cwillu » Sun, Jul 18, 2021, 12:05 AM UTC

cloudking wrote: post #19

Wow this looks impressive, I hope it starts a trend of remastering older games into the modern era. Many games like this from the 80s to 2000s were masterpieces in their time. I've seen an official example with Blizzard and Diablo 2: https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/diablo2/23658118/diablo-ii-r... Any other old games being remastered officially or unofficially?