Wing Commander On Lamp

Mark Williams wrote to tell us that he's been working on a browser-based strategy game set in the Wing Commander universe. He sent along a project overview and some early screenshots.

CTA is a completely contained Real-Time Strategy Game playable on any computer with an internet connection and a browser (Must support at least a 1024x768 resolution). It takes place in the Epsilon sector in the Wing Commander universe and gives players a chance to explore two different ship trees and over 40 unique systems.

-Over forty eight unique Wing Commander systems to explore!
-Eight differant ships to drive into combat!
-Experiment with the differant upgradeable ship trees!
-More than thirty missions to undertake in exchange for ship upgrades!
-Engage in battle with anything from a corvette to an enemy fleet - all in real-time!
-Manage the supplies fighters and crew aboard your ship in an effort to overcome the odds!
-Free-form campaign style - play the missions or do your own thing!
-More then 20 differant Kilrathi ships to engage and destroy!
-Oversee that damage control parties on your ship during combat to increase your chances of survival!

It's being programmed in PHP with an SQL database. Website to be online shortly.

The History of Space Simulation

Das ursprünglich als Wingleader angekündigte Spiel erblickte 1989 das Licht der Welt und erschien sowohl für Amiga als auch für PC und bot dem Spieler eine noch nie gesehene Detailverliebtheit. Während das später erschienene X-Wing auf Vektor-Grafik setzte und so zwar klare, aber vor allem kahle Objekte durch das All fliegen liess, nutzte Wing Commander zweidimensionale Bitmaps, die zwar aus nächster Nähe nur noch Pixelbrei boten, aber sonst sehr detailliert wirkten.