X-Wing Fan Remake in the Works

[Neverhoodian]

So I was checking out ModDB earlier today when one of the featured mods caught my undivided attention; a fan remake of the classic Star Wars space sim X-Wing using the Unity engine.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/xwvm

(The audio gradually gets out of sync, but you get the picture)​

To say I'm psyched for this is probably an understatement. In my humble opinion, the X-Wing games are still some of the finest Star Wars games ever made. I'd be lying if I said the original was my favorite (Tie Fighter was the pinnacle of the series for me), but it's still a classic. Besides, it's the simplest game of the bunch in terms of gameplay mechanics, ship variety and mission design, which undoubtedly makes it the easiest to convert.

I'm loving the combination of old and new features, like updating the targeting computer to be more like X-Wing: Alliance while still retaining the dynamic soundtrack of the original. Best of all, there's a chance this won't be C&D'd by Disney or LucasFilm, as users will have to own some form of the official game to play it. Apparently any version will work, from the original floppies all the way to the digital releases (friendly reminder; you can pick X-Wing up for cheap and optimized for modern systems from GOG).

 

[Ender910_v1legacy]

I've been following this project for a few months now and I've been pretty excited and optimistic about it. The X-Wing series is probably my absolute favorite series of games, and like you Tie Fighter is the one I praise the most. Also, the team is intending on not only doing the X-Wing game, but each of the games in the series.

In a way they're kind of retracing some of the very same steps in progression as Totally Games did years ago, which is just... really cool when I think about it.

 

[Neverhoodian]

Also, the team is intending on not only doing the X-Wing game, but each of the games in the series.

In a way they're kind of retracing some of the very same steps in progression as Totally Games did years ago, which is just... really cool when I think about it.

Aw, sweet! I'd love to see the other games get the same treatment.

I just hope they aren't biting off more than they can chew. Still, they've gotten this far, so that's encouraging.

 

[Dalisclock]

I really like the idea. I just hope Disney doesn't decide there needs to be a C&D letter because greed.

 

[baddude1337]

Certainly interesting. While I am awful at the games (I can't even get to the part where I can join the dame Alliance in XWA) I do really enjoy them. I've always wanted to see updated versions of the original game, as they are a bit dated and clunky by today's standards.

X-Wing Alliance does actually have a somewhat active mod community as well. Notably plenty of HD Mods with far better models, textures, skyboxes and widescreen support. There has also been attempts to port over both the original X-Wing, Tie Fighter and XvT's missions to the engine, which are incomplete and odd to set up, but still fun. With the craft pack and Tie Fighter missions they even have an Imperial Concourse and Hanger which look great.

The mods really do make the game look much, MUCH better. Not quite up to modern standards, but close. The Death Star 2 mission in the campaign is particularly amazing all modded out. Plus, the ultimate craft pack adds plenty more ships, including prequel ships and some from Force Awakens, so the battle maker becomes quite the fun playground to stage battles or test ships against each other.

For those interested, here's the links:

http://www.darksaber.xwaupgrade.com/

https://sourceforge.net/projects/xwahacker/

http://www.maxgames.it/xwc/

 

[TheFinish]

This looks super nice, and I wish them the best.

Now if someone made the same thing for Wing Commander 1 and 2. Or at the very least fixed the weird WC1 processor bug.

 

[Jandau]

I would love to express my feelings about this mod using an illustrative picture, but sadly, The Escapist frowns on pictures of massive, throbbing erections.

This looks sweet as all hell. My only question about it is will it support mouse control. Now, before you jump down my throat, hear me out. I used to play the original games back in the day, and since I couldn't afford a Joystick, I played with a mouse. I agree that these games are intended to be played with a joystick, but when I tried doing that years later, I just couldn't. I could do it for other space sims, but not for X-Wing and Tie Fighter.