Read it and weep EA: http://kotaku.com/star-wars-battlefront-iii-prototype-apparently-leaks-1754127977
It's no great secret: there's even a link to the download on GameToast, I believe.
Gistech could you find a link to the post on gametoast?
I dont normally do this but....sweet jesus please tell me there is a link somewhere.
I wonder is he going to get into some trouble...the guy who release it :D
Posting assets is one thing but a game is something else. I want to consult Led first.
I've got the links and downloaded the torrent 5.57GB. Probably not ok to post them public but if Led approves I'll put the links on advanced board.
Is it playable on PC?
Sadly no.I know only this.Other people can explain better.I remember only it require some development kit.But im sure there is plently of people who can convert it to PC like Clonetrooper163 said (the youtuber who have the game).
I guess I'm in luck when I say UE4 is already installed then?
Quote from: Snake on January 21, 2016, 08:25:30 AM
Is it playable on PC?
From reading Kotaku's article, they say the Redditor who put it up said you need to have a Xbox 360 developer/test kit to play the files. Although like Ginev stated, it's likely there are some who can convert the game to be played on PC. :P
I've sent the link via PM to several members here if anyone else wants it just ask one of us.
How likely is it that a hard-working team of modders could restore the game, to make it less obviously unfinished?
You would need to port it to PC first. ATM that's pretty unlikely - as I understand it the code branches between the 360 and PC are different. But that's not to say it's impossible.
At the moment I would say we need to focus more on extracting content from it. I'm fairly sure we could use a lot of the stuff, even if we had to break down the models into lower-res meshes.
Quote from: Gistech on January 21, 2016, 01:08:29 PM
At the moment I would say we need to focus more on extracting content from it. I'm fairly sure we could use a lot of the stuff, even if we had to break down the models into lower-res meshes.
Shouldn't be too hard.
As Protofaggot said, "I know not everyone will get the chance to play this immediately, but over time I expect the modding community to be able to change that."
Give it a couple of months... or maybe even weeks and it'll be done :XD:
I was able to find a video that shows some parts of the campaign
here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MZmHRYzR9M
this guy also has a few other videos of the game
Nice to see what could have been with the new Battlefront*sheds single tear* anyone else think that this is reminiscent of Halo Online and Eldewrito?
Was that based out of Unreal by any chance? The big thing is not being able to edit the code base with stuff like that. Otherwise you can nearly port it into another engine for that matter.
Kinda sad because I love the UI and everything in the video. It has some Clone Wars'esque hud (GC and Xbox) which really hits a nerve of nostalgia for me. I'm pretty sure whatever Free Radical had planned was 4x better than what we got from DICE. I mean I love the art for the new one don't get me wrong, but they didn't give a lick about gameplay.
Honestly I'd have a hard time turning down working on a restoration project like that, if I knew 100% certain it wasn't going to tank my career as a credible developer.
This is exciting!
For some reason in high school I got my hands on an xbox360 Dev kit. Just finished grabbing the files and it's legit. I believe it's the same build we've seen select people upload videos of online in the past few years.
I'll definitely give it a shot on Thursday. You guys curious about anything in particular? I'd imagine just about everything has been recorded already but it should be fun making some captures for you guys.
The files have already started being ripped. We have access to quite a bit of cutscene audio (the original Order 66 scene, X1 death scene and Falon Grey/X1 duel scenes) and models are currently being worked on.
Looking through the strings is interesting too: it turns out the Droidekas and Sky Troopers were hero units this time rather than standard units.
Not that EA is likely to listen, but I figure if it worked for Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth it might work here. I started a petition for this game to be finished: https://www.change.org/p/electronic-arts-digital-illusions-ce-lucasfilm-disney-please-finish-star-wars-battlefront-iii-and-release-it-digitally-on-steam-psn-and-xbl
Quote from: Gistech on January 22, 2016, 11:12:08 PM
The files have already started being ripped. We have access to quite a bit of cutscene audio (the original Order 66 scene, X1 death scene and Falon Grey/X1 duel scenes) and models are currently being worked on.
Looking through the strings is interesting too: it turns out the Droidekas and Sky Troopers were hero units this time rather than standard units.
Not that EA is likely to listen, but I figure if it worked for Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth it might work here. I started a petition for this game to be finished: https://www.change.org/p/electronic-arts-digital-illusions-ce-lucasfilm-disney-please-finish-star-wars-battlefront-iii-and-release-it-digitally-on-steam-psn-and-xbl
"On top of this, I do believe it would make a lot of money for Electronic Arts, as this would surely sell very well."
I think this line is the only thing that will catch EA's attention. Maybe it should be at the top.
But yea, I'm in
Quote from: Gistech on January 22, 2016, 11:12:08 PM
The files have already started being ripped. We have access to quite a bit of cutscene audio (the original Order 66 scene, X1 death scene and Falon Grey/X1 duel scenes) and models are currently being worked on.
Looking through the strings is interesting too: it turns out the Droidekas and Sky Troopers were hero units this time rather than standard units.
Not that EA is likely to listen, but I figure if it worked for Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth it might work here. I started a petition for this game to be finished: https://www.change.org/p/electronic-arts-digital-illusions-ce-lucasfilm-disney-please-finish-star-wars-battlefront-iii-and-release-it-digitally-on-steam-psn-and-xbl
Signed on it as well. Though knowing EA, they'll release it through Origin. When was the last time they ever released a game through Steam?
EA would never finish this. It would risk cutting into current EABF profits.
Quote from: Snake on January 23, 2016, 03:52:03 PM
EA would never finish this. It would risk cutting into current EABF profits.
Yes precisely. The
ONLY way you will be able to work on this is underground and without the consent or approval of Disney/EA. Distribution and support would be difficult as I'm sure they would demand it taken down from any major distribution service due that somewhere I assume they still own rights to it.
EA made the new Battlefront to conform to the masses and give it an entry level game play design. BF3 (the truest successor imo) was likely deemed too eccentric to pick up and thus we were given the new Battlefront. Lovely visuals but stripped in anyway meaningful to gameplay.
Aw, this pessimism is, well...
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What would be really cool is to get the game playable and have the entire SWBF community playing/developing it. Not sure how doable it is to get it working, especially on PC, though. It'd probably be more possible if a free radical editing program was found for it sort of like ZE.
The guy who have the latest build in Facepunch said this:(I copied what he said and paste it here.Its a old comment)
"Well the PC version doesn't work for reason i don't know and fixing it is beyond my coding knowledge it gets to the main menu screen and crashes to desktop, it does however contains many of the engines tools alone with the Editor to look and edit the maps along with the assets and test them on the fly via that editor and many other tools and some very early mod tools that hardly work either are in there.
But i also can't record game play sadly because of legal reasons but that may change after SWBF released but i can't be sure about that. but yes i knew i could record it with fraps and so on but like i said above those are the reason i couldn't and said i needed a capture card cause the 360 version does work."
Wow, so it has mod tools.. If we have any coding experts this could be a possibility.
Doesn't it run on UE3? If so there should be a host of tools already available to rig it into. I couldn't remember but if it's something very in-house you're gonna have a real hard time trying edit that.
Signed the petition. Actually if enough noise was made EA could always reconsider. Its not out of the realm of possibility, putting this on reddit could help. Ill make a video about it to.
I know this user who has been making videos on his own build of the game he has(not borman or banna swag), and not that I would believe him but he said that dice does have some build of the game and EA could always change their mind to make it happen if enough people would ask. Anyone could say anything on the internet though so I wouldn't know for sure if that is true or not. Its a nice thought I suppose, it always makes me sad that the free radical version which in some trailers looked pretty complete was never released. Such a waste of great ideas, functions, art work, gameplay ect all down the drain because of that idiot they appointed as lucas arts president of at the time. The free radical version is what I would pay money for.
Thank you :)
Seems somebody donated to promote the petition. I wish I had some money at the moment to do it myself too, but not for a couple of weeks anyway, so I'd like to thank that person for doing that.
Aha, there is already at least one community out there working on such a reconstruction:
http://commindustries.proboards.com/board/34/project-rebuild-bf3
Quote from: Unit 33 on January 30, 2016, 02:40:51 PM
Aha, there is already at least one community out there working on such a reconstruction:
http://commindustries.proboards.com/board/34/project-rebuild-bf3
It was bound to happen. Such a game cannot go to waste ;)
They look like they're making fast progress.
Quote from: TheGangstarTY on January 30, 2016, 03:33:32 PM
It was bound to happen. Such a game cannot go to waste ;)
They look like they're making fast progress.
Indeed, considering just yesterday was the basic gameplay finally introduced. I know it's a devmap at the moment and such, but the progress he's making is quite impressive. I gotta wonder how much of the singleplayer story was actually finished by the time the game got canceled since the guy is saying he might start work on the singleplayer maps once he has the basics laid down (to which, there isn't much more to add really).
Quote from: Gold Man on January 30, 2016, 03:58:29 PMI gotta wonder how much of the singleplayer story was actually finished by the time the game got canceled since the guy is saying he might start work on the singleplayer maps once he has the basics laid down (to which, there isn't much more to add really).
All of the cutscene audio was finished. Dunno about the actual missions however. If they're not finished, he could try to base the later campaign levels off Elite Squadron for the PSP and base the Dathomir level off the DS version.
Quote from: DylanRocket on January 30, 2016, 04:14:26 PM
All of the cutscene audio was finished. Dunno about the actual missions however. If they're not finished, he could try to base the later campaign levels off Elite Squadron for the PSP and base the Dathomir level off the DS version.
I dunno, I guess he could rip some levels off Elite Squadron, but the DS version (which I have) wouldn't be all that great for basing a good level off of, given it's top-down aspect, and the DS' limited hardware in comparison to the PSP.
Glad to hear the audio was finished, though, so even if the levels weren't completed/started, there is a good baseline to start with by working with the audio. Just saying, though, I think that FRD had gone a fair bit more in-depth with the storyline than what Rebellion ripped for Elite Squadron.
Quote from: DylanRocket on January 30, 2016, 04:14:26 PM
All of the cutscene audio was finished. Dunno about the actual missions however. If they're not finished, he could try to base the later campaign levels off Elite Squadron for the PSP and base the Dathomir level off the DS version.
Unfortunately the cutscene audio was not finished. There were quite a few cutscenes in the leak that did not have audio for them.
Quote from: Gistech on January 30, 2016, 11:11:17 PM
Unfortunately the cutscene audio was not finished. There were quite a few cutscenes in the leak that did not have audio for them.
Really? That sucks. I believe most of them have audio though.
Hahh i found interesting thing on the internet.One guy is trying to rebuild Battlefront 3 for PC however he is in very early stage of development:
http://commindustries.proboards.com/thread/21/star-wars-battlefront-radical-download
Like us he cant use the models from Battlefront 3 simply because he can't open the textures,just like us sadly....thats why he is using other models from the internet.
Quote from: Ginev on February 02, 2016, 11:50:54 AM
Hahh i found interesting thing on the internet.One guy is trying to rebuild Battlefront 3 for PC however he is in very early stage of development:
http://commindustries.proboards.com/thread/21/star-wars-battlefront-radical-download
Like us he cant use the models from Battlefront 3 simply because he can't open the textures,just like us sadly....thats why he is using other models from the internet.
Look a few posts above you.
Ups...sorry about that :shrug: :slap:
Just an update,the project has been renamed and now is actually on Unreal Engine 4. We got the basics of Space-to-Ground,a WIP Hoth map,pilotable X-Wings and Y-Wings,controllable X1,X2,Clone Trooper,Hoth Rebel Trooper and almost all Republic weaponry is usable (DC-15S Blaster Rifle,Grenade Launcher,Missile Launcher,Minigun and the Fusion Cutter. Also the A280C for the Rebels)
The forums are also redesigned and we now have a ModDB page. Check either one of them if you want: http://commindustries.proboards.com/ http://www.moddb.com/games/star-warsgalaxy-in-turmoil
New builds every Monday!
P.S In the current build there's only the DC-15S,X1/X2/Clone Trooper and the pilotable ships. The rest coming on Monday! ;)