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December 31, 2005Happy New Year! 
“You know, it's going to be new year in a little.
Maybe 2006 is the year that we redefine everything, make it mean something again.
Because we come…” |
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December 29, 2005No slackers in the Black Omegas!Space Dream Factory is proud to announce the next installment of the “I’ve Found Her” story — a brand-new game called “Babylon 5: I’ve Found Her — Black Omega”!
“There are things going on out there that you know nothing about.
Threats to the human race that no one ever hears about, because we stopped them.
There are dangers all around us.
And whether you like us or not, we may be all that stands between you
and the abyss…”— Alfred Bester Black Omega is the elite Starfury squadron attached to the Psi Corps. This small but capable task force could be the last line of defense for all of humankind, although there are just a few people on Earth and other colonies who are even aware of their existence, let alone their names…
Now it is your turn to join Black Omega squadron with Nikolai Shevchenko, the decorated veteran pilot who left Earthforce to seize his true destiny among his own kin, the Psi Corps.
But to become a true Black Omega member, it is essential not only to learn how to fly a spaceship, but also how to gain control of the fragile and unsteady sail of your own thoughts, emotions, and mental powers. Your mind could be a powerful weapon, and it will bring you victory even when there will be no ship’s armor, ion engines or plasma cannons to back you up.
The new dramatic story will take you from low Mars orbit and the well-known Proxima system to undiscovered places in the far reaches of Galaxy! You will see the true vastness of space in the dark edges of distant star systems, and giant gas planets with shiny rings and icy moons.
You will visit familiar (and unfamiliar) places from the vast, detailed universe of Babylon 5, and you will also meet familiar (and unfamiliar) characters along your way. How will you deal with them? Will you make new friends, and avoid making new enemies? Will you make it through in one piece and complete your mission objectives? And, if you think about it, it wouldn’t hurt to keep a low profile, too…
The Black Omega is much more than a squadron — you are family, you are kin. There will be desperate battles to be fought, cosmic wonders to be seen, dark secrets to be revealed… and friends to be avenged…
“Babylon 5: I’ve Found Her — Black Omega” is coming out as soon as it’s done! Wait for further announcements to learn more about story, features and gameplay nuances! |
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November 29, 2005Space Dream Factory — Press ReleaseA highly anticipated update called “Skirmish Pack” for the popular SDF game “Babylon 5: I’ve Found Her — Danger and Opportunity” is finally released!
 Since the release in December 2003 of the original game, “Babylon 5: I’ve Found Her — Danger and Opportunity”, based on the highly popular Babylon 5 TV series created by J. Michael Straczynski, the entire SDF team worked hard to make it even better. Now, after many months of work, it is finally done! Offering gamers the ultimate gameplay experience, “Skirmish Pack” gives you some new amazing features, retaining everything from the original release and adding much more!
The long-anticipated mission simulator allows players to re-experience missions from the original campaign, or create and play their own missions! It also includes the so-called “Skirmish mode”, or custom mission generator, where you can test your skills against the various opponents (including some of the alien ships) in three types of mission scenarios: assault, defense and simple skirmish. In this mode players will be able to enjoy virtually unlimited replayability of their custom-built skirmishes.
A major addition to the game is the LAN multiplayer with top number of 8 allowed players, with several types of scenarios: cooperative, free-for-all and team deathmatch. Challenge your friends in multiplayer battles, shooting, sliding, rolling and getting the large doses of adrenaline-surging action! Or join them in cooperative mode, helping each other to fight your way throught the well-known campaign missions from the single-player game!
Another important addition is the graphics. The real-time volumetric shadows give more depth and realism to the rendered scenes, creating a new visual experience. The sharp detail textures provide the best look on ships and installations at close range, eliminating the blurry texture enlargement. The advanced particle system effects improve the quality of the special effects, such as explosions, fire, smoke and debris from destroyed ships.
Even-better looking real-time 3D graphics, new gameplay features and multiplayer mode, all taking place in a detailed simulation of the Babylon 5 universe, must keep players busy perfecting their skills, until they eventually meet a new challenge! Wait for further announcements from SDF team — more good news are coming soon!
The “Skirmish Pack” is available in 2 packages:- Update Package — requires the initial release of the game in order to be installed and played (73 MB).
- Full Package — includes the original and updated game data, can be installed and played as standalone game (257 MB).
You can also use a mirror kindly provided by Absolute Games (update, full package). Thank you, people!
The improvements and additions of the “Skirmish Pack” are listed below:
• Graphics− Realtime volumetric shadows
− Detail textures
− Improved particle effects • Gameplay− Multiplayer
− Custom mission generator
− Campaign missions/cutscenes replay
− Ability to run user-created missions
− Autorepair ability added to Starfuries
− Optional blackouts and redouts • HUD− Separate HUD for SA-20 Nova
− Redesigned HUD for SA-23 Aurora
− Hull element damage icons
− Colorised target brackets
− Colorised direction indicators • Interface− Managing pilots without leaving the game • Problems solved− Fixed incorrect timer with enabled power saving
− Fixed blending problem on ATI cards
− Fixed fatal crash at the end of 3-rd mission in Training Campaign
− Fixed “unlimited ammo” problem in Mission 2
− Fixed fatal crashes in Mission 5
− Fixed low FPS with motion blur on ATI cards
− Fixed weird cannon recoils
− Other minor fixes © 2005 Space Dream Factory |
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September 19, 2005The “Z Day” is coming, but not today…Previously set for today, release of upcoming long-awaited prequel campaign update is pushed forward until all the problems (not content-oriented) are fixed, as stability goes first.
Meanwhile few minor sound additions (pilots’ generic lines) will make their way to the update. |
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September 8, 2005Project History section is up“Every light carries a shadow, they say. And vice versa.” — these were IFH Project Leader's words said exactly three years before the release of “Danger and Opportunity” prequel campaign on December 25, 2003.
Now, when D&O download counter at Gamer’s Hell alone reached 43,534 hits, we offer you an opportunity to read about the Project History in its early days when everything was still uncertain. |
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September 8, 2005Status update on Update“Danger and Opportunity” prequel-update is in its pre-release state (Release Candidate 2) being tested by Team members for bugs issues. The major one is "shadows" issue on ATI Radeon family cards. This however gives us some time to work on game’s models and make checks for update localization capabilities. |
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August 2, 2005Upload your samples!Finally you can start uploading your voice samples to special dedicated website located here.
Upon successful upload you will be given a file location. Please copy-paste it to your own thread in IFH Voice Casting forum.
Thanks for your attention and have a nice S/N ratios! |
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July 27, 2005IFH Voice Actor Casting 2005!The next IFH release is closing in and we reached the point where we’ll again start recording voices. Anyone willing to contribute his or her own voice may take a look over here. Enter the epic, share your voice! |
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July 25, 2005IFH Project history in screenshots: July, 2001“Babylon 5: I’ve Found Her” project will give players opportunity to pilot alien fighters each of them having authentic HUD design — Project Screenshots. |
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July 23, 2005IFH Project history in screenshots: December, 1999 — June, 2001Works on “Babylon 5: I’ve Found Her” project began almost six years ago. Feel free to check out the look of the game when it was still young and generally unknown at Project Screenshots section. |
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June 27, 2005“Missiles and empty slots.”On the threshold of “I’ve Found Her” prequel campaign upcoming update Routine is back! |
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January 14, 2005“In order to be free you had to learn to fight.”“Babylon 5: I’ve Found Her” prequel campaign has made it to “102 Free Games” list in January 2005 issue of Computer Gaming World — one of the most sophisticated games-related magazines out there.
 • Computer Gaming World (January 2005) — 1 of 102 Free Games
Look for the full list of CGW’s Picks 102 Free Downloads here. |
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January 10, 2005“We have to create the future… or others will do it for us.”Originally posted by Joseph DeMartino
A Call to Arms
Some of you may have heard the recent rumors about the upcoming B5 feature film, “The Memory of Shadows” — how the money people are talking about recasting many of the roles from the original series with “name” actors,
I am here to tell you that this rumor is true and that unless the powers that be are convinced that tinkering with the cast will hurt them in the pocketbook, they will do what they want to do, without regard to JMS’s wish or ours. The only people in a position to convince them that there’s money on the line are us… [ Continue reading ] |
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Computer games press about
“Babylon 5: I’ve Found Her” prequel campaign:
• Game.EXE, 02/04 
• PC Games, 02/04
• Games World Navigator, 02/04
• Games World Navigator, 02/04
• Games World Navigator, 03/04
• Fantasy World, 03/04
• PC PowerPlay, 04/04
• Computerra, 09/04
• Computerra, 09/04
• Computer Gaming World, 01/05 |
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