Thorondor Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 In a recent press release, a trio of independent game developers (Including ALTAR Games) have established the Independent Developers Association (IDEA Games) to provide a dedicated support structure to bring new titles to the market. :: Much more interesting, though, are the fresh details that can be gleaned from the Projects section of their site regarding UFO: Afterlight!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accounting Troll Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 That artwork suggests that Mars is being terraformed into a living planet during the events between Aftermath and Aftershock. When the Council of Earth signed that treaty with the Reticulans, the deal was that the humans and Reticulans would live in the space settlements while Earth is transformed. However the space settlements seem to be large Reticulan ships going by the graphics. A Reticulan ship is so symbiotically connected to its pilot that neither can survive without the other, which means that the space settlements could not have been intended as permanant colonies. Perhaps the Reticulans thought that Mars should be terraformed to provide a permanant home for themselves and humanity, and their offer was sincere. I'm wondering if Altar are going to include any aspects of the Cydonia mythology, like Microprose did with X-Com. I hope they are careful because there is a lot of rathe bad science involved in the Cydonia mythology. Another possibility is that they might decide to include a new species of intelligent life - Martians who have somehow survived a myrmecol attack on their homeworld. The starghosts must originate ffrom somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 Interesting! Thanks for the heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 Wow - didn't see that coming - the fact that it runs alongside the Aftershock timeline I mean! Err... pondering why they never made contact during Aftershock... I guess they had their own problems though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chryssalid_Victim Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 Wow - didn't see that coming - the fact that it runs alongside the Aftershock timeline I mean! Err... pondering why they never made contact during Aftershock... I guess they had their own problems though... Maybe, like all things Aftershock at the beginning, they simply didn't know they were there, heck they didn't even know that Reticulans and Transgenants existed so what hope for a long lost Martian Colony? As you said even by the time they would have done things would have gone...well...a bit skewy back at home (Wargots and Starghosts and all manner of Cultists) so contact from a lone faction you probably can't help from Mars would really be the least of your troubles. Sounds like a good idea though and I'm really interested in what they come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion116 Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Looks like they haven't been exactly giving us all the details of what they are making https://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/259924.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Looks like they haven't been exactly giving us all the details of what they are making https://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/259924.aspUFO: ET is not a game by ALTAR. It is by another Czech developer however, and it will be turn-based. Might be interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion116 Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Well i guess we will wait and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 WOW, another UFO game! Phenomenal... BTW, a nice hello to you guys, it's been ages since I last posted. Aftershock is definitely a HUGE upgrade of Aftermath and if Afterlight makes the same leap, we've got ourselves a winner. EDIT: I'm unable to reach the main page of all three games. Am I the only one with these problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Shouldn't this be in the UFO:AL Board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 No, this forum is for news concerning all three games (will change it's name soon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted June 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 The "Projects" section of the IDEA Games web site has been redesigned to individualise each project's space. Now offering a slightly rewritten version of UFO: Afterlight's story as well. :: Check it out here! p.s.: if you look carefully you'll find a minute novelty present in the features listing as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Help me out Mr T, is it mind control you're alluding to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted June 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Right you are, Pete. :: But it's not a cut and dried affair - we know that Reticulans can be made a part of our squad and psi is their special knack. On the other hand, we're also told some of the human colonists' quirks include hereditary traits and equipment... :eh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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