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JediNet Pre-v1.2 Release Interview

11 Apr 2008 - 12:04 by TALON

As we fast approach the date when you guys can get your grubby little mits on First Strike v1.2, the dev team was asked by JediNet to participate in an interview in anticipation of the new release.

Following is a taster of the resulting article. Follow the link to read the full story.

As a Star Wars fan and as a gamer, there comes a time when the typical run-of-the-mill Star Wars gaming experience might not be enough. Where’s the next great first/third person multiplayer action experience? If you don’t want to wait, there’s a great solution out there now. Surprisingly, I’m not referring to another LucasArts title, but to another game called Battlefield 2142. For some time, a dedicated group of developers and artists have donated their talents to creating a Star Wars based mod to this game. Now you can have realistic and satisfying gameplay set in the Star Wars universe using familiar characters and weapons.

This mod is titled “First Strike” and the development team is hard at work on the next release of the mod, anticipated for late April (possibly early May). There’s some exciting new sets and features to look forward to, but the one thing that has me and apparently many others excited about this is three words: Battle. Of. Yavin. That’s right, Porkins. You too can do the trench run!

I recently had the opportunity to interview the development team to get their thoughts about the mod and what’s coming up for the next release. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll be reading next…

JediNet First Strike Dev Team Interview

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v1.1R Server, v1.2 Date and a Wallpaper!

01 Apr 2008 - 16:04 by Imperial

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Hey there troopers, we're pleased to begin the month of April with several important announcements. First up is the release of new server files for First Strike v1.1 which fix various bugs and add ranking functionality to the servers. Ranking can be toggled on or off through the use of Punkbuster on your server, and there are some requirements for stats to be recorded, details are explained below.

First Strike v1.1r Server Release Details:

-Fixed end of round bug on pushmaps (people hiding out after all flags have been captured no longer delays game)
-Fixed certain issues with Imperial defense on endor
-Fixed various crashing issues
-Ranking can be turned on by enabling Punkbuster (turned off by disabling)
-Must be at least six (6) players in a round for stats to be recorded by the stats server

Server v1.1R Files (Only server admins should download):
DSGaming.net
FileFront
TheOrangeDuck
PlanetBattlefield

Secondly, and probably more importantly for the majority you, we are extremely excited to announce that First Strike v1.2 will be ready for public consumption in about a month, and in the meantime you can enjoy this new wallpaper made by FSDev Imperial:

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We are aiming for a late April release, but it may get pushed back to early May depending on our remaining testing. At any rate, you should be getting your hands on all of the new toys found in FS 1.2 very soon so charge those blasters and oil those droids, we'll see you on the battlefield!