

Or, take on the role of a fighter unit (in first-person view) and carry out those orders. You can play the role of a commander, giving orders to your teammates from a familiar RTS viewpoint. Existing solely as a community project, Allegiance is a truly free online space sim that blends team-based, human versus human combat and real-time strategy (RTS) elements. In 2017, the game was further open sourced under an MIT license. The community picked up the slack and continued to develop Allegiance. Unfortunately, a lack of widespread high-speed internet crippled the game at the time, leading to Microsoft shutting it down and later releasing the source code under a shared license in 2004. Allegiance (Windows)Īllegiance began life as a Microsoft Research Games project, and released in 2000 to a warm reception. Exile: Another FreeSpace 2 mod, designed as a continuation of the official storyline.Ĭheck out Hard-Light for additional projects, a thriving community, and more! 2.Wing Commander Saga: Unsurprisingly, a Wing Commander themed-mod that uses FSOpen as its engine.Inferno: A FreeSpace 2 mod, for fans of the original game!.The Babylon Project: A Babylon 5 mod, last updated in 2010.Diaspora: Shattered Armistice: A Battlestar Galactica total conversion, with an emphasis on space combat.Instead, why not check out one of the many free mods and total conversions that do not require a copy of FreeSpace 2? The game engine has been used time and time again to bring the worlds of popular sci-fi series like Battlestar Galactica to life via fan-made projects.
