In appreciation of TIE Fighter.

[vonAchdorf]

Every serious gamer in the 90s had a joystick for space sims. Until Microsoft tried to make space sims more accessible and introduced mouse controls in Freelancer.

 

[Nutria]

My dad thought he was saving money not buying me a joystick for TIE Fighter. Joke's on him, I just wore out his mouse while furiously throwing it around the desk during dogfights. (And I believe mice actually still cost a little bit in the mid-1990s iirc.)

 

[Stavrophore]

My dad thought he was saving money not buying me a joystick for TIE Fighter. Joke's on him, I just wore out his mouse while furiously throwing it around the desk during dogfights. (And I believe mice actually still cost a little bit in the mid-1990s iirc.)

The old ball mices werent expensive.

 

[Corvinus]

My dad thought he was saving money not buying me a joystick for TIE Fighter. Joke's on him, I just wore out his mouse while furiously throwing it around the desk during dogfights. (And I believe mice actually still cost a little bit in the mid-1990s iirc.)

The old ball mices werent expensive.

I think mine costed what corresponds to 10 € in the early 90s.

 

[Luka-boy]

I was privileged enough to have an SVI QS-113 joystick back when I played X-Wing and graduated to a Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro just in time to play TIE Fighter.

Then I bought a used Microsoft Force Feedback 2 for 35€ in the mid-2000s and never looked back. I fucking love this joystick and it feels just so right playing these classic games with it.

 

[Nutria]

I think mine costed what corresponds to 10 € in the early 90s.

Makes sense. I just knew they were really expensive in the 1980s. This is one reason why you see so many PC games from that era that can be played 100% with the keyboard even up to Civilization. But by the late '90s they were just giving them away.

 

[Stavrophore]

I had joystick long ago, i've played mobil 1 rally championship on it. Joysticks were already expensive in Poland, and driving wheel was much more expensive so i didn't have one. Then i had second joystick, but i haven't played much games on it, beside the gunship from microprose. Gave them to local charity for poor kids.

 

[Luka-boy]

Man, converting to an imperial theme all of the menu screens and especially XWA's pilot room where you collect crap and see your uniform/helmet/medalcase get new stuff as you progress was such a great move. I still miss the classic briefing/debriefing screens, but it softens the blow. They even re-used the e-mail system so it's relevant to Tie Fighter's campaign and its Imperial theme.

 

[Voids]

My dad thought he was saving money not buying me a joystick for TIE Fighter. Joke's on him, I just wore out his mouse while furiously throwing it around the desk during dogfights. (And I believe mice actually still cost a little bit in the mid-1990s iirc.)

Same. I actually can't believe I made it through the entire game that way.

 

[Atlantico]

Every serious gamer in the 90s had a joystick for space sims. Until Microsoft tried to make space sims more accessible and introduced mouse controls in Freelancer.

Both X-Wing and TIE-Fighter had mouse support when they were released in 1993 and 1994 respectively. You're right that every serious gamer had a joystick, but mouse support was very normal, regardless.

 

[:Flash:]

Every serious gamer in the 90s had a joystick for space sims. Until Microsoft tried to make space sims more accessible and introduced mouse controls in Freelancer.

Both X-Wing and TIE-Fighter had mouse support when they were released in 1993 and 1994 respectively. You're right that every serious gamer had a joystick, but mouse support was very normal, regardless.

True, but X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter, and the Windows editions of X-Wing and Tie Fighter didn't even start if there was no joystick connected. Can't remember about X-Wing Alliance.

 

[Luka-boy]

The first patch for TFTC has been released. Mostly balance, performance and QoL fixes.
https://www.moddb.com/mods/tie-figh...s/tie-fighter-total-conversion-tftc-v11-patch

 

[vonAchdorf]

German GameStar did a (raving) review:

 

[Atlantico]

From my POV, the DOS/Windows version of X-Wing was in a more dire need of a remake. TIE-Fighter (DOS Collectors' CD) still hold up and punches well above its weight.

I have yet to try this myself, but eh.. I mean this remake does what it says on the tin, more or less, but TIE Fighter has a certain soul to it that I appreciate more than bloom effects, textures and light flares.

Maybe I'm wrong, I'll try this at some point, but I don't have ants in my pants, so to speak.

 

[Grunker]

In case this hasn't been linked here:

 

[:Flash:]

The extreme reflection of the lasers everywhere can be toned down by editing laser_light_Intensity in ssao.cfg.

 

[vonAchdorf]

Who thought that was a good idea?

 

[:Flash:]

Is 1998 version any good?

It's the worst release by a wide margin. No imuse music, missing start sequences, resolution changes, strange concourse, etc.
Either play the DOS CD-Rom version, or the total conversion.

 

[Luka-boy]

Mostly "working on it" news about the next update and the release of the unfinished Re-imagined battles but oh shit, they got Otaking remaking the game's intro? As long as enabling it is optional I'm all for it.


Also that other mod set during Pellaeon's attempt to stop warlordism looks pretty interesting

 

[Luka-boy]

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

 

[Alienman]

Wanted to play this, and I'm wondering... is these patches out?

 

[:Flash:]

Wanted to play this, and I'm wondering... is these patches out?

The graphics patches? There is a preliminary version available at https://xwaupgrade.com.

 

[Luka-boy]

 

[Jasede]

I was privileged enough to have an SVI QS-113 joystick back when I played X-Wing and graduated to a Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro just in time to play TIE Fighter.

Then I bought a used Microsoft Force Feedback 2 for 35€ in the mid-2000s and never looked back. I fucking love this joystick and it feels just so right playing these classic games with it.

This is the best joystick ever made.