Rebel players will, in most cases, be unable to outmaneuver their Imperial counterparts and will rely on their superior durability and weapon complement, as well as teamwork to engage the enemy. Most of the Rebel fighters are equipped with secondary missile weapons such as concussion missiles and proton torpedoes. The Alliance to Restore the Republic and New Republic maintain a focus on versatile and durable starfighters and small, fast capital ships. The X-wing Starfighter, main fighter of the Rebel Alliance Each side's fighters and capital ships will have unique strengths, leading to a different gameplay style for each side.Īlliance to Restore the Republic/New Republic The game will initially include a reasonable number of ships unique to each side, with some designs being shared between factions.

Thus, many attributes may be contrary to other published materials due to their divergence from the Original Trilogy. Each fighter will stay as close as possible to its canonical statistics stated in various sources, but the final authority is the Original Trilogy movies themselves. To achieve this, the members of the development team have extensively analyzed individual movements and moments within these scenes to determine a baseline for such game concepts as damage, speed, and maneuverability. Several coding features have been completed to create a new, unique style of combat.įate of the Galaxy strives to recreate combat as close to as seen in the Original Trilogy of Star Wars, during scenes such as the Battle of Endor and the Battle of Yavin. Ships will be much faster and combat quicker paced, with a larger focus on avoiding damage rather than absorbing it. The gameplay will differ from that present in the default FreeSpace 2 universe. All sides will have their own unique ships to control. The player will choose to play as a pilot for the Rebel Alliance (later the New Republic), the Galactic Empire, or as a neutral adventurer. A multiplayer mode is planned, but extensive fixes to the FSO net-code need to be implemented first. Current missions are set in space, though atmospheric missions are planned as well in later releases.

There are no plans currently for control of capital ships, though certain craft also allow for AI gunners.

The game is primarily played through the perspective of single-manned craft.

Limbert: Artist, Cockpit Models and Texturesįate of the Galaxy is a space combat simulator game where the player takes the role of a starfighter pilot through a series of missions and campaigns.

wookieejedi: Scripting, Mission Content Moderator and Design, Beta Distribution.

zookeeper: Model Conversion, Artist, Scripting.

Brand-X: Senior Artist and Content Moderator.

3.1 Alliance to Restore the Republic/New Republic.

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