Tides of War mod for Freelancer Thread

Hey Guys, Kampher here

I've been apart of this Star Wars modding community for coming up on two years now, and we've finally decided to release our Beta to the community.The mod is called Tides of War; a Star Wars Total Conversion for the game Freelancer. Here is an excert from our lead Developer, Dev.

In the works for a very long time, the Tides of War public beta has finally arrived! It is more than just a Star Wars total conversion; it is a roleplay system dedicated to enjoyability while remaining true to Star Wars canon. The Tides of War mod is carefully laid out to provide excellent gameplay balance while rewarding player skill and tactical ability. Because of the roleplaying system used by the ToW community, combat frequently involves large fleets of capital ships and supporting fighters, leading to rich battles laden with shrewd calculation and brutal combat.

Tides of War is set during the height of the Galactic Civil War, around the Return of the Jedi. There are three primary player factions: the Imperial Navy, the Rebel Alliance, and Civilians. Members of the Imperial Navy and Rebel Alliance roleplay as small elements of their respective war machines and fight savagely over territories across the galaxy. Civilians roleplay as independents and are free to do as they wish, be it amass wealth, attain fame or band together with others to obtain power.

In addition to regular gameplay on the server, the Tides of War community schedules roleplaying events every so often. These have special rules and can be considered analagous to a mission in X-wing or a similar game. Roleplaying events are usually linked together into larger campaigns which lead to major developments in the war, such as exchange of territory. RPEs nicely complement the unpredictable, spur-of-the-moment action normally seen on the server, leading to a well-rounded gameplay experience.

To get a taste of what the mod itself has to offer, check out these screenshots; however, bear in mind that they don't do the gameplay justice.

Star destroyer and Vindicator
MC80 Cruiser explodes
Imperial Fleet
MC80 Cruiser and escorts
Executor near Coruscant
Star Destroyer assault on Shipyards
Attack run against an Imperial Star Destroyer
Imperial Patrol near Coruscant

Interested? Please visit the Tides of War forums at forums.swtow.com and join our community. The download for the ToW public beta release can also be found there, along with server information. The mod has also been recently posted on the moddb site itself here: Moddb.com

((I'm new to these forums, and pretty sure this is the place to post this. If it's not, I apologize to the moderators.))

Edited by: Kampher

Aw geez, looks great, I just wish I hadn't traded away my copy of Freelancer...

Must buy Freelancer now... Btw was that Xizors's ship, and will there then be any play during the time of Shadows of the Empire?

Huzzah! I love Freelancer mods. They make the game fun again, and again. I've got so much out of that game over the years.

Must buy Freelancer now... Btw was that Xizors's ship, and will there then be any play during the time of Shadows of the Empire?

Yes, the mod takes place shortly after Shadows of the Empire. And yes, Xizors ship is in the mod. It's a beast of a fighter.

Sweet, the Virago is one of my fav ships. Now I really need to pick up Freelancer

Looks great. For those of you who traded it away, you'll be missing my planned next 48 hour straight modding binge

ambershee wrote: Looks great. For those of you who traded it away, you'll be missing my planned next 48 hour straight modding binge

Ooh yeah, I'm in the money! Also, I've been working on a little something of my own, on the quiet, just a gameplay enhancement.

Hehe, I'm home alone for Christmas, so I'm going to do the sequel to "A Mod in 24 Hours" with "A Total Conversion in 48 Hours". I'll be stealing a couple of models here and there mind, in advance. I'm no artist. I do however intend to do all the texturing and whatnot myself

Anyway, enough threadjacking. Download this mod, it's got the 'Z seal of approval

Can't wait for it ambershee this time around i can actually check your mod out!

On to topic.
Wow...this looks great. I might reinstall freelancer just to play it .
Well done!

I look forward to seeing some of you guys on the server