UFO2 Extraterrestrials:Battle for Mercury

[Devakia]

Announced June 23rd 2013, UFO2 Extraterrestrials:Battle for Mercury is planned to be released Q4 2013. While Chaos Theory went off the grid a while back with little to no news about UFO2 Extraterrestrial, they have come back with Battle for Mercury (was originally planned to be: Shadow over Earth). Featuring the content that was planned for Shadow over earth, Battle for Mercury now takes the fight to the aliens to reclaim our home-world: Earth.

http://www.ufo2extraterrestrials.com/

(While bits of Shadow over Earth are still present on the website, I believe Mercury will be released first)

[kingarthur772]

The Game get in the Translation-Phase now. Not long and we can play it. In the Facebook-Entry one of the Devs gives a Spoiler about one or two specials.

And I think UFO2ET will be a great Game. The Pictures and Vids show that everything get in the Devs announced (like Ships, other Airforces , Policemen and Militarys help in Groundfights etc.) then UFO ET have to upgraded in Graphics and all other things to be playable again.

Esp. with the remaining Bugs in Groundfights (Policemen don´t show up, other Militarys in Military-Installations etc.) like announced.

[kingarthur772]

The Devs are giving more and more Informations on Facebook. 2 Entrys after the asking for Translator-Help.

The first one is an personal View from the Devs what you should use first at the End of the Game about it´s rarity to give you an Hand for the Finals. It´s an Spoiler about Infantry-Equipment to make the Final Stage much easyer instead much harder.

The second one is an funny one, where the Author (the Team-Boss from Chaos Concept) run with an CAF-Soldier in an Alien-Guard which are Guarding an Elevator from an UFO or Base.

[Buffalo Phil]

Thanks again!

[kingarthur772]

The announced Team-Boss from Chaos Concept made a full fFinal-Gameplay-Test and show up with the End-Result after the Final Mission. Not much to say, the Game needs only the finished Translations and then it´s Public-Ready.

Not long until we can personaly play the Pre-Storyline for UFO ET.

And I hope that UFO ET get an fully Refit (esp. for 64 Bit Systems) as well as in Graphics etc. and get in the Missing Features after UFO2ET get on the Market.

[kingarthur772]

2 new Entry’s from the Devs in Facebook from the Tactical Gameplay. It’s not much, but shows that the only forwards Tactics from the Predecessor are not ideal anymore.

[kingarthur772]

The Intro-Vid is announced. Evtl. We get lucky and can show it on YouTube or similar.

And some more Infos about the Storyline. Who played the first Game know about 50%.

[kingarthur772]

More news from the Devs and as a surprise an announcement from them.

The Devs explained what is in UFO 1 ET the Storyline and what happend thereafter after freeing Earth. As well as that UFO 2 ET is the Prequel to UFO 1 ET and that 2 Storylines are linked.

In the next Update the Devs show some Photos and say that the Maps remind on the 1993 Original in some cases (naturally with modern Graphics) and give a link to listen to the old Origianal-X-Com Music in Memorian on the old X-Com-Games and Storyline.

Now the Suprise comes: UFO 2 ET get listet here in Steam after long Years of Waiting. Go to the Shop and search for it. If not, I will do it for you guys. Here the link to the Shop and an first look on UFO 2 ET:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1049850/UFO2_Extraterrestrials/

In the Video which the Devs show us in the Link, you see many cool Upgrades.

The first one is the Graphics-Update to the 14 Years old Predecessor (UFO 1 ET).

The second one is the destructable Terrain, which is an big Refit to the Predecessor (UFO 1 ET).

The third one is the complete Refitet R & D-Part to the Predecessor (UFO 1 ET) in all sectors.

The fourth one is that you have Swimming Bases too, which you can upgrade, update and refit like the Ground-Bases (means you have now Aircraftcarriers, which can be attacked by Aliens too). The Carriers are like your secondary Ground-Bases in UFO 1 ET and take 1 Base-Slot from the maximum 9 you can have.

The difference between Carriers and Ground-Bases are that the Carriers are moveable in the Sea, but have smaller expandabilitys (like Secondary Bases in UFO 1 ET). The fixed Ground bases have more expandabilitys but can´t be moved in Emergency, like in UFO 1 ET. One of them is your Main-Base too.

The fifth is that you have different pursuit planes, incl. Helicopters which can start from Aircraft Carriers and Land Bases.

That´s the cool things you can see direct in the Game. But to be in time, some Parts haven´t changed and Modders like Grayfiend have to get hand on like they did in UFO 1 ET.

The first is the Equipment Screen for Soldiers. Here the Devs haven´t changed the Stile, therefore you get in better and more Informations about the Soldier-Status and what Protection she / he has.

The second is the Equipment Screen for the Fighters. It´s much cooler then in the Predecessor (UFO 1 ET) and more Informations you have there too like by the Soldiers.

But some cool Stuff from the Modders are in too official, because B-Man have helped to make a great Base Game.

1. There the tactical Map and tactical Informations in the Ground Fight are in.

2. As well as the Specials from the Aliens and evtl. now Humans, which aren´t buildable from your Personal.

3. UFO Swarms with specials in the Leader-Ship.

4. and much more what we don´t know yet.

I have UFO 2 ET on my Whishlist already and after it comes out, I will play it asap.

[Jhonis]

Will the first one finally get a price tag?

[kingarthur772]

Jhonis UFO 2 ET an complete new build up Game, so expect the normal Prices (50 Euros to 60 Euros as basis) and calculate it in your currency ($, Yen or whatever).

The first Part is already very cheap and costs only 8 Euros. An Refit of it on UFO 2 ET-Standard incl. big Repairs are nessecarry, which upgrades the Price to about 20 Euros again.

Or they make a complete Refit of the first Part and then it costs ???.

[Jhonis]

It is?
I don't even have the option to even buy the game, so the price could be $1,000 for all I know.