Wolf-359 a elite based game

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Sung(Posted 2009) [#1]
Wolf-359 is a space trading computer game

Travel from planet to planet. Trade goods. Explore new worlds and make a living as privateer, merc or outlaw - that is the game Wolf 359 is about. The game is in the style of the legendary Elite and so a lot of content will be similar to that great game but of course it won't be an Elite II.

What's all about?

The player starts his adventure as the protagonist Max de Laudry with an old ship of the Mantis class, hunted by a secret organisation which tries to possess the data crystal of his father. Having a poor equipment and only a few credits the player has the choice to trade goods, take assignments or to become illegal immediately.



The universe of Wolf 359 offers a lot of different ships, trading posts, planets and moons.

More at: http://www.wolf-359.de/index_en.html


puki(Posted 2009) [#2]
The background is too orange - add the Eye of God:



Your game will then be good and everyone will like it.


tsmpaul(Posted 2009) [#3]
I like it. The texturing on the station and the ship, and the station interior in particular, are looking good!


Kryzon(Posted 2009) [#4]
I loved the contrast between the hull of that station and it's "docking room" or whatever, that's lit and blue.


Sung(Posted 2009) [#5]
Here is the Ship of the protagonist De Laudry. The MA-1 Mantis. This is the render from Blitz.



http://www.wolf-359.de


Sung(Posted 2009) [#6]
All 4 finished ships for wolf-359 in scale.




*(Posted 2009) [#7]
Nice :D


Sung(Posted 2009) [#8]
Here is the commodity 3d screen where you can buy and sell.




plash(Posted 2009) [#9]
I like the updated image!


Htbaa(Posted 2009) [#10]
Is the game going to be a bit like Freelancer?


Sung(Posted 2009) [#11]
Yes it is a mix from different games such like Elite and Privateer.
http://www.wolf-359.de


Htbaa(Posted 2009) [#12]
As your website is in German, will the game be in German as well? No English?


*(Posted 2009) [#13]

Yes it is a mix from different games such like Elite and Privateer.


Cant wait I still play Elite and Freelancer :)


Sung(Posted 2009) [#14]
We had an english forum. My english is not good enough sorry for this.
The game will be in english and german.
http://www.wolf-359.de/phpBB3/index.php


GaryV(Posted 2009) [#15]
My opinion only, but this has the potential to be the best thing ever made with B3D. The graphics are awesome and so far it seems it has been planned out very well.


puki(Posted 2009) [#16]
Eh?


Sung(Posted 2009) [#17]
Hello GeryV,

If you mean Wolf-359, we stay at the beginning of the development.
I can't say when the first beta will be playable. At this moment you can fly around in a small solar system and you can dock and undock at a station. The next step is a second System with a station where you can buy and selling goods between the stations.


Xaron(Posted 2009) [#18]
Hi all,

thanks for the comments and thanks sung for the great graphics. :)

Actually the game will be in English (of course) and German. I'll translate the website as well to support both English and German. Currently there is only a forum to discuss some things which is mainly in English. :D Confused? *gg*

Right, we are still heavy in development and so far BB3D works very well. The only disadvantage I had so far is the lack of double precision (I need that for absolute system position numbers and floating point precision for relative positioning and scaling). I use a DLL to solve that.


Xaron(Posted 2009) [#19]
Alright, made an English version of the page. There are two language flags now... Default is still German...


*(Posted 2009) [#20]
can you make the flags bigger, missed em earlier when I looked


Sung(Posted 2009) [#21]
A little vid on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qU7ZHEe8UQ


*(Posted 2009) [#22]
looks good :)


puki(Posted 2009) [#23]
It does look good, but the space station is too evenly lit.

How much ambient light are you using?

In my previous work, I kill ambient light and then apply it dynamically - this is better than that of Egosoft's X3 reunion which looks amateur compared to mine.


Sung(Posted 2009) [#24]
Its not the real light, because i made this vid mit MovieMaker.
Here is another version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEbydQuNQu8


*(Posted 2009) [#25]
lighting doesnt look that much different from the previous video


Qube(Posted 2009) [#26]
Isn't Wolf-359 the location used in Star Trek : TNG as the location in season 2 where they mounted an attack and lost a huge amount of the fleet to the Borg?

(Yes, I'm a Trekkie :D)


Xaron(Posted 2009) [#27]
Wolf 359 is a real star in a distance of 7.7 light years from earth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_359


gburgess(Posted 2009) [#28]
Isn't Wolf-359 the location used in Star Trek : TNG as the location in season 2 where they mounted an attack and lost a huge amount of the fleet to the Borg?

Season 3 finale/Season 4 premiere.

I am so not cool.


Sung(Posted 2009) [#29]
What is Star Trek? ^^







GfK(Posted 2009) [#30]
OT: Its amazing the number of people (not specifically here, just generally) who think Gene Roddenberry invented Wolf 359 and Alpha Centauri.


D4NM4N(Posted 2009) [#31]
Startrek really happened. its real damit.


GaryV(Posted 2009) [#32]
OT: Its amazing the number of people (not specifically here, just generally) who think Gene Roddenberry invented Wolf 359 and Alpha Centauri.
Yeah that is amazing, everybody knows Sid Meier invented Alpha Centauri :p


Chroma(Posted 2009) [#33]
Please make it like Hardwar. That was one awesome game.


xlsior(Posted 2009) [#34]
Startrek really happened. its real damit


You're confusing Star Trek with Galaxy Quest.

;-)


GfK(Posted 2009) [#35]
Please make it like Hardwar. That was one awesome game.
There are three people on this forum who were on the QA team for Hardwar.


Sung(Posted 2009) [#36]
I didn't know something about Hardwar. If you want you can give us some informations about the gameplay. Xaron and I are infected by elite and privateer. Was Hardwar released in germany?


InvisibleKid(Posted 2009) [#37]
Hardwar - very fun game.

There are three people on this forum who were on the QA team for Hardwar.

thats cool, just outta interest who?

btw Sung/Xaron your game looks like it's gonna be very good.


*(Posted 2009) [#38]
Man I love hardwar, still play it on occasions


GfK(Posted 2009) [#39]
The only advice I could give about Hardwar is the cheat for access to the God hangar, but I guess that's ancient news.

Oh, and dogfighting is much easier if you fly backwards. The AI will make straight for you and always be in your line of fire.

thats cool, just outta interest who?
JustLuke, Jon_E_5, and me. Those two had an awesome design document drawn up for Hardwar 2 in minute detail, but the powers that be weren't interested in a sequel.


*(Posted 2009) [#40]
gfk another way to kill anything is to ram it firing as ships that were in a collision moved away from you making them easy kills.


Sung(Posted 2009) [#41]
Short vid.

docking, star map, hyperspace jump

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdo_ECYbbH4&feature=channel_page


puki(Posted 2009) [#42]
I love the music - I love what I assume is a warp tunnel at 35 seconds into the clip.


GaryV(Posted 2009) [#43]
Awesome looking vid, Sung!


Xaron(Posted 2009) [#44]
Yay, great one sung! :)