UFO Alien Invasion - Free game

dcb · 04-11-07, 07:08 AM

Remember that old turn-based tactics series named XCOM a.k.a. UFO? Back in the early '90s it was one of the best and culminated with the masterpiece XCOM Apocalypse. The spiritual successor to this series, the new UFO After... (Afterlight, Afterglow, Aftershock a.s.o.) tried to revive the spirit of the old days, but is still flawed with bugs and conception errors. Now, a team of enthusiasts developed a real successor the XCOM, named UFO Alien Invasion, and are releasing it as freeware at:

http://ufo.myexp.de/

It is fully turn-based and goes against the current trend of CTB (continuous turn-based). This is how the XCOM series was devised in the first place and it really catches the spirit of the original. BTW, the project is still under development and looks really promising.
Hope you will enjoy it.

bradclark1 · 04-11-07, 11:15 AM

I'm going to get it now. Turn based is more fun.

CCIP · 04-11-07, 11:22 AM

Wow, is that a free updated X-Com?

Sounds like a cool deal. Will have to get that eventually.

bradclark1 · 04-11-07, 01:29 PM

It's pretty good. I'm impressed, doubly so because it's free. Thanks for letting us know.

SUBMAN1 · 04-11-07, 01:30 PM

I'd love another go at X-Com. I've played through the original a few times! I own the follow ons, but never enjoyed them like the original.

-S

Skybird · 04-11-07, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bradclark1

I'm going to get it now. Turn based is more fun.

Yes, same here: turn-based rules.

Oberon · 04-11-07, 04:16 PM

Oh...now this looks Kickarse! Downloading now!! Thanks for the heads up!!!

Skybird · 04-11-07, 04:24 PM

anyone having played the very old "Breach" for Amiga? That one spend me a few nights, glued to the keyboard...

http://www.thelegacy.de/Museum/133/

All download mirrors I tried (for UFO) don't work, btw, or produce just 2-4 kb/sec. Which would take me half a day to download those 250 MB.

Oberon · 04-11-07, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skybird

All download mirrors I tried (for UFO) don't work, btw, or produce just 2-4 kb/sec. Which would take me half a day to download those 250 MB.

I'm getting a fairly steady 233kb/s from kent.dl. Didn't get anything from Switzerland...so try Kent or perhaps Ireland.

SUBMAN1 · 04-11-07, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skybird

anyone having played the very old "Breach" for Amiga? That one spend me a few nights, glued to the keyboard...

http://www.thelegacy.de/Museum/133/

All download mirrors I tried (for UFO) don't work, btw, or produce just 2-4 kb/sec. Which would take me half a day to download those 250 MB.

Breach was good, and it was for the PC as well as AMiga. If you give me long enough, I can find Breach 3 floppies!

-S

dcb · 04-11-07, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skybird

All download mirrors I tried (for UFO) don't work, btw, or produce just 2-4 kb/sec. Which would take me half a day to download those 250 MB.

Alternate download on the site of a Romanian PC magazine:

http://www.xtrempc.ro/modules.php?sk...getit&lid=1976

Actually, this is where I found it first. I got a steady 35-40 k here.

Skybird · 04-11-07, 05:23 PM

No, i don't get through:

"You can download this file only using a web browser: XtremPC Downloads "

Clicking the link sends me into a nirwana, extremely low intensity traffic, but no download initiated. IE7, medium settings. I assume that qualifies for the description of a web browser, yes?

dcb · 04-11-07, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skybird

Clicking the link sends me into a nirwana, extremely low intensity traffic, but no download initiated. IE7, medium settings. I assume that qualifies for the description of a web browser, yes?

Oops, seems IE7 doesn't work. I am using Mozilla Firefox, and I had no problems. When I tried with IE7 I got just the same results as you. This still leaves you with the original site of the game (first post).

NefariousKoel · 04-11-07, 11:59 PM

How finished is this version? It looks great.

Tikigod · 04-12-07, 12:52 AM

Xcom ruled. I especially liked the tracking system of ufo sightings and scrambling jets to intercept. Then sending a recovery teams to crash sites. Never has there been a game like it. Can't way to try this.

04-11-07, 07:08 AM	#1
dcb Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 845 Downloads: 544 Uploads: 0	UFO Alien Invasion - Free game Remember that old turn-based tactics series named XCOM a.k.a. UFO? Back in the early '90s it was one of the best and culminated with the masterpiece XCOM Apocalypse. The spiritual successor to this series, the new UFO After... (Afterlight, Afterglow, Aftershock a.s.o.) tried to revive the spirit of the old days, but is still flawed with bugs and conception errors. Now, a team of enthusiasts developed a real successor the XCOM, named UFO Alien Invasion, and are releasing it as freeware at: http://ufo.myexp.de/ It is fully turn-based and goes against the current trend of CTB (continuous turn-based). This is how the XCOM series was devised in the first place and it really catches the spirit of the original. BTW, the project is still under development and looks really promising. Hope you will enjoy it.

04-11-07, 11:22 AM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Wow, is that a free updated X-Com? Sounds like a cool deal. Will have to get that eventually. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

04-11-07, 01:30 PM	#5
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'd love another go at X-Com. I've played through the original a few times! I own the follow ons, but never enjoyed them like the original. -S __________________

04-11-07, 04:24 PM	#8
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,649 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	anyone having played the very old "Breach" for Amiga? That one spend me a few nights, glued to the keyboard... http://www.thelegacy.de/Museum/133/ All download mirrors I tried (for UFO) don't work, btw, or produce just 2-4 kb/sec. Which would take me half a day to download those 250 MB. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-11-07, 05:23 PM	#12
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,649 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	No, i don't get through: "You can download this file only using a web browser: XtremPC Downloads " Clicking the link sends me into a nirwana, extremely low intensity traffic, but no download initiated. IE7, medium settings. I assume that qualifies for the description of a web browser, yes? __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-11-07, 11:15 AM	#2
bradclark1 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA. Posts: 2,794 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	I'm going to get it now. Turn based is more fun.

04-11-07, 01:29 PM	#4
bradclark1 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA. Posts: 2,794 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	It's pretty good. I'm impressed, doubly so because it's free. Thanks for letting us know.

04-11-07, 04:16 PM	#7
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Oh...now this looks Kickarse! Downloading now!! Thanks for the heads up!!!

04-11-07, 11:59 PM	#14
NefariousKoel Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: No-good Missouri scum Posts: 1,223 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	How finished is this version? It looks great. __________________ "When Gary told me he had found Jesus, I thought, Yahoo! We're rich! But it turned out to be something different." - Jack Handey

04-12-07, 12:52 AM	#15
Tikigod Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United States Posts: 777 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Xcom ruled. I especially liked the tracking system of ufo sightings and scrambling jets to intercept. Then sending a recovery teams to crash sites. Never has there been a game like it. Can't way to try this. __________________ My Current Mod Contributions for SHIII