digg_url = 'http://www.popsci.com/you-built-what/article/2008-03/better-way-play-battlestar-galactica'; I admit it: Im completely addicted to Battlestar Galactica. And after watching countless episodes, I was convinced I could bank and spin a Viper, the shows signature spaceship, like a pro. So to prove it, some friends and I built a full-cockpit flight simulator to enable total immersion in the BSG universe.
The Red Line, a FreeSpace 2 conversion, is available at http://www.game-warden.com/bsg/ FreeSpace 2 - a space shooter of the 1990's, went open source around 2001 - becoming the FreeSpace 2 Open Source Project. It is now freely available and since, has been given the royal treatment in terms of gameplay and improved graphics. Even now, the gameplay is still considered superior to that of the XCom series, - FreeSpace being the quietly spoken underdog of the genre. It includes a level editor and nice easy open standards. Any monkey with a copy of 3D Studio Max and their wits about them can go about creating new ships and with the included level editor, entire campaigns. Find out more at http://scp.indiegames.us Enjoy.
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