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Steam News4 March 20206y ago

Starfighter Origins - REMASTERED is coming!

Starfighter origins has been remastered! Work over the last 2 years has seen most of the feedback from the original implemented along with a host of improvements and new features.

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What changed

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  • Gameplay
  • Performance
  • UI and audio
  • Compatibility
addedStarfighter origins has been remastered! Work over the last 2 years has seen most of the feedback from the original implemented along with a host of improvements and new features. The game now has a 3rd person view, Remastered menu system and remastered new ai and player movement/gameplay mechanics. This game has been totally re-designed for pc and non VR. based on player feedback!
changedRe-designed mechanics and gameplay for a non VR audience.All of the games controls, player and AI have had a total re-design in order better player fun, enjoyment and replayability.
changedAll new and improved cockpits, ships and visualsAll the 6 playable ships have been remastered with a more stylised look and feel for all of the original ships that populate the CDF universe. The CDF database has been updated and is crucial to lore and going deeper into the CDF universe.
changedOriginal Bugs and problems fixed up!No more campaign crashes, control issues and many other features to make the game more accessible and fun to all players as this version is now designed for normal pc and console gameplay.
added3rd person and cockpit ViewThe remastered version now offers third and cockpit gameplay as you desire. Some aspects of the cockpit version have been greatly improved and the addition of third person view now shows off a lot more of the game and scope to the player.
addedImproved HUD and essential gameplay elements.The game now has a much improved hud which is designed for None VR. All ships now how relevant hud displays and are no longer huge glowing colourful objects which were designed for VR.

Starfighter Origins Remastered changes

addedStarfighter origins has been remastered! Work over the last 2 years has seen most of the feedback from the original implemented along with a host of improvements and new features. The game now has a 3rd person view, Remastered menu system and remastered new ai and player movement/gameplay mechanics. This game has been totally re-designed for pc and non VR. based on player feedback!
changedAll of the games controls, player and AI have had a total re-design in order better player fun, enjoyment and replayability.
changedAll the 6 playable ships have been remastered with a more stylised look and feel for all of the original ships that populate the CDF universe. The CDF database has been updated and is crucial to lore and going deeper into the CDF universe.
changedNo more campaign crashes, control issues and many other features to make the game more accessible and fun to all players as this version is now designed for normal pc and console gameplay.
addedThe remastered version now offers third and cockpit gameplay as you desire. Some aspects of the cockpit version have been greatly improved and the addition of third person view now shows off a lot more of the game and scope to the player.

Starfighter origins has been remastered! Work over the last 2 years has seen most of the feedback from the original implemented along with a host of improvements and new features. The game now has a 3rd person view, Remastered menu system and remastered new ai and player movement/gameplay mechanics. This game has been totally re-designed for pc and non VR. based on player feedback!

What has changed since the original?

Re-designed mechanics and gameplay for a non VR audience.

All of the games controls, player and AI have had a total re-design in order better player fun, enjoyment and replayability.

All new and improved cockpits, ships and visuals

All the 6 playable ships have been remastered with a more stylised look and feel for all of the original ships that populate the CDF universe. The CDF database has been updated and is crucial to lore and going deeper into the CDF universe.

Original Bugs and problems fixed up!

No more campaign crashes, control issues and many other features to make the game more accessible and fun to all players as this version is now designed for normal pc and console gameplay.

3rd person and cockpit View

The remastered version now offers third and cockpit gameplay as you desire. Some aspects of the cockpit version have been greatly improved and the addition of third person view now shows off a lot more of the game and scope to the player.

Improved HUD and essential gameplay elements.

The game now has a much improved hud which is designed for None VR. All ships now how relevant hud displays and are no longer huge glowing colourful objects which were designed for VR.

All new and improved menu system

The menu system has had a total overhaul! All game play aside from campaign is now directed for the main menu, the main menu now has more graphics, options and control options which are also available in the in game flight menu which now fully pauses the game. The new menu`s are designed for ease of use and will detect if you are using keyboard and mouse, gamepad or another input such as HOTAS which now has full support. The new mene system allows you to change game controls in mission as well graphics, sound and other options.

All New AI

A whole new overhaul for AI has been introduced which adds much more to gameplay and is now working for turrets, ships and bases. The flight AI and algorithms are all new to provide a much better space combat experience in terms of gameplay over realism.

New Content

The remastered version is no longer a direct port and has tuned and more relevant gameplay for non VR players. The game now features new quick launch, death and many more features and gameplay which detach the game from the VR version. All new skirmish mode has been designed around fun and none VR gameplay.

In a nutshell, the game has had an overhaul, almost everything in the game has been improved or reworked! There are lots of fixes, improvements and plays like an entirely new game in most respects.

Based on steam feedback of the initial release until the last patch in August 2017, a total overhaul of the game mechanics, AI, combat, menu and performance and quality have been key issues that have been worked on over the last 2 years. The game now has many new features, content and fixes up past bugs and issues to make game much more enjoyable and re-playable.

The game is free for all current owners of game and our discord server for beta opt-in feedback can be found here - https://discord.gg/z383pRM

Watch Some remastered version gameplay

This video shows some gameplay from the Instant action - Skirmish mode. The game is expected to hit steam late March 2020 and is free for all current game owners.

Source

Steam News / 4 March 2020

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