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coolqwert May 16, 2018 @ 5:35am
AFF Lore
I've looked at the official wiki, but I'm not sure if the Lore there is correct or just made up since there's no need to cite resources. My question is: Does this game have any hardset background lore? (Based on something else or just home-made) or is that being generally left out in favor of making the game a finished product? If there is any lore, where can I find it? (other than the wiki)
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Raider May 19, 2018 @ 6:41pm 
Was pretty interested about this too so I did some digging.

I found a couple other sources of lore:

1. Mod for Homeworld 2 called "Angels Fall First: Naval Combat Operations". ~2005
Video of the mod. This mod is definitley from the same universe as the game, the ships are identical.

What's interesting is that the mod was discontinued around the same time that this game started development.

2. Standalone MMORTS(?) called "AFF: Second Antarean War" (or AFF2AW). Never left alpha it seems.
This image and this image should ring some bells.

The official website for AFF2AW was launched ~2008, around the same time that this game started development. Last update to AFF2AW was around 2013 it seems, website is down too. Safe to say that game is dead.

3. Seems this game was an Unreal Tournament 3 mod called "AFF: Planetstorm" originally.
It took home a bunch of awards from an Unreal modding contest, based on a GDM March 2009 magazine[archive.org]. Funny, the article in the Septmeber 2009 version of the magazine claims that the mod was to be completed by October 2009, 6 years before it's Steam Early Access release.

EDIT: I found a video of AFF2AW, but the quality is absolute garbage. Still, you can sorta make out some of the ships.

EDIT 2: Since AFF2AW and AFF started development around the same time (2008), that probably means that there are 2 different teams working on each game. So I don't think that AFF2AW being abandoned so early in development is cause for concern in terms of this game, but who knows.
Last edited by Raider; May 19, 2018 @ 7:00pm
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Fracture64 May 19, 2018 @ 7:24pm 
Short version: it's started as short stories[wiki.strangelyinteractive.com], then homeworld mod, then ue3 mod, then udk game, then full ue3 game with some other stuff in between these. People did come and go, current team is very different to people who were at beginning. Here is humorous version of events[wiki.strangelyinteractive.com].

This is official wiki: http://wiki.strangelyinteractive.com/index.php/Main_Page Should be still valid for lore, ignore any stats or weapon specifications since it's not up to date.
Last edited by Fracture64; May 19, 2018 @ 7:28pm
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=CrimsoN= May 20, 2018 @ 9:03am 
I have an old version of the AFF Galaxy and where some of the maps take place, but its not complete and I haven't updated it in a year or so now.

https://imgur.com/a/NVIHh9b

I dont even remember where I found it.
Last edited by =CrimsoN=; May 20, 2018 @ 9:04am
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Raider May 20, 2018 @ 1:25pm 
Originally posted by Comrade✮Red:
I have an old version of the AFF Galaxy and where some of the maps take place, but its not complete and I haven't updated it in a year or so now.

https://imgur.com/a/NVIHh9b

I dont even remember where I found it.
This map's actually pretty interesting. What's that red part at the top? Is it another faction?
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=CrimsoN= May 20, 2018 @ 1:50pm 
Originally posted by Raider:
Originally posted by Comrade✮Red:
I have an old version of the AFF Galaxy and where some of the maps take place, but its not complete and I haven't updated it in a year or so now.

https://imgur.com/a/NVIHh9b

I dont even remember where I found it.
This map's actually pretty interesting. What's that red part at the top? Is it another faction?

Not sure tbh haha I cant even remember where I found the map. I think it was on DeviantArt somewhere.
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FredTheFailLord May 21, 2018 @ 12:05pm 
All the lore is made up, that's why it's lore...
but yeah gameplay comes first then maybe devs will start cleaning/adjusting lore to fit.
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76 Jun 9, 2018 @ 3:35pm 
The game is not at all grounded in reality, so many things don't make sense just to make the game easier to build I assume so its basically csgo in space.... wtf would you bother with or want lore?!
Last edited by 76; Jun 9, 2018 @ 3:37pm
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[AFF]farseer  [developer] Jun 9, 2018 @ 4:23pm 
Because people have different needs, 76. Please stop being hostile to other community members.
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Lord Quinton Jun 9, 2018 @ 9:46pm 
Originally posted by Comrade✮Red:
Originally posted by Raider:
This map's actually pretty interesting. What's that red part at the top? Is it another faction?

Not sure tbh haha I cant even remember where I found the map. I think it was on DeviantArt somewhere.

I believe that you can find that map, or a slightly more vague version of it in the briefing room of each side before a match, I know theres one up on the wall in the ULA briefing room.
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=CrimsoN= Jun 9, 2018 @ 9:47pm 
Originally posted by Lord Quinton:
Originally posted by Comrade✮Red:

Not sure tbh haha I cant even remember where I found the map. I think it was on DeviantArt somewhere.

I believe that you can find that map, or a slightly more vague version of it in the briefing room of each side before a match, I know theres one up on the wall in the ULA briefing room.

Yes. The one I posted above is essentially a blown up/higher detail version of the map in the briefing room.
Last edited by =CrimsoN=; Jun 9, 2018 @ 9:48pm
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