Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos

Yuri Prime · Post by **Yuri Prime** » 2004-06-04 01:29pm

I have a copy of this game laying around that I forgot I had. Is it worth playing?

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2004-06-04 02:31pm

Very much so. It's not a classic like the first I-War, but it's a very good game with an active community. I highly recommend it.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-06-04 06:52pm

YES!

Forget that Freespace and X-Wing shit. Play a true space sim. You won't be disappointed. If you get the chance, try and get the original game in the deluxe version with the ship wallchart and so on.

A Big Flying Fish · Post by **A Big Flying Fish** » 2004-06-04 07:23pm

As mentioned above, play it, now. As a matter of fact, you should be playing it now. Circle strafing in ships has never been so much fun, or doing a slow strafe with the mining laser at point blank range

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-06-04 09:41pm

It's awesome, the only downside is the one-man pilot crap they put in place of your four-man command crew from the original Independence War.

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2004-06-04 10:18pm

I made a mod that pretty accurately recreates the Spartacus from the first game for just that reason. I don't know if you can find it anymore, but it's called the Defiance mod.

SpacedTeddyBear · Post by **SpacedTeddyBear** » 2004-06-04 11:46pm

A lot of mod files for Edge of Chaos can be found at here clicky The mod that allows you to actually trade with other space stations is so worth it.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-06-05 10:03am

Vympel wrote:It's awesome, the only downside is the one-man pilot crap they put in place of your four-man command crew from the original Independence War.

That did annoy me too. I just assumed that the automation of their modern craft surpassed Capt. Jefferson Clay's old reliable Dreadnaught.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-06-05 10:56am

It just struck me as an inferior story-telling device. In the original, you'd have your crew all getting in on the act and talking during the mission, it was great fun.

The Nomad · Post by **The Nomad** » 2004-06-05 10:57am

By all means, play.

I've heard that there are two possible endings, is this true ?

SPOILER
( for example, if you destroy the ring when you get to rescue the old dude, can you stop the Chaos Aliens' invasion ? )
/SPOILER

Sokartawi · Post by **Sokartawi** » 2004-06-05 11:00am

Great game, get playing, and some mods are definately worth it as well.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-06-05 12:39pm

“I know this is stating the obvious - but that drone will continue to manufacture little baby fighters until someone turns it off. I’d suggest we reprogram its CPU with a plasma cannon.”
-Jefferson Clay, I-War

"You know this reminds me of a story when I was in Perisher School. This
junior officer had taken a few hours extra leave so as a punishment he was
ordered to run around the length of the perimeter fence carrying a live
missile. Now the poor guy went and tripped and fell - but the funny thing
was that he was passing the weapons storage shed at the same time. We never did find him. Heck - I am sure I had a point."
-Jefferson Clay, I-War

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2004-06-06 12:17am

'Wonderful. Nothing like taking life-or-death advice from an absentminded elderly toaster' - Cal Johnston, I-War 2

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-06-06 02:04am

Wahoo!

I just found a copy of I-WAR 1 in my closet.