Rob2020 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I think Battlefront.com ought to provide a free download for Flight Commander 2, which they put into the public domain many years ago, along with the last patch and the Mission Builder. I can provide all three, if needed. It's still the best and only modern-day air combat game of its type. Right now, the game can be downloaded at various "abandonware" sites, which really doesn't do it justice. In fact, I think a remake is long overdue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Yes, remake, please! I loved that game. Played it a couple of years ago and with some updated graphics and campaigns it would be an instabuy for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Backer Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Omg, that’s a blast from the past. I lost touch with J.D. Webster but years ago when there was a paper version of this I used to do research on aircraft and submit game stats for him. He had a newsletter for the game and it would include additional aircraft and aircraft variants. The computer version solved the issue of having to get together with an opponent. The AI was a respectable foe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulianJ Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Is it a military flight sim like IL-2 or a tactical wargame? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkerner Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Backer Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, JulianJ said: Is it a military flight sim like IL-2 or a tactical wargame? It’s not a flight simulator. It’s a turn based tactical air combat game. One would think it might be hard to make flight on a turn by turn basis fun but it actually was fun, challenging and detailed. It was the computer version of JDW’s Air Superiority board game. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3613/air-superiority Edited July 17, 2020 by Bud Backer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulianJ Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Ah! Thanks. I agree, a remake could be a good idea. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinkin Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Hi ... thanks for the reminder of a game from that era. But would a developer spend the time to compete with the Command product line? A beer and pretzels Command with email play or even online head to head real time might work. Perhaps throw in Tacview for a 3D effect. Might just be marketable. Keep it simple, abstract and very playable vs a buddy. Unlike Command. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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