Freespace 3 the search For bosch
Freespace 3 the search For bosch is a character-driven epic campaign for FreeSpace 2 by xX_LORD_ULTRA_DEATH_Xx. The initial release, containing 5 of the planned 34 missions, was posted to the HLP forums on July 2, 2011.
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Overview
Author: xX_LORD_ULTRA_DEATH_Xx
Originally posted: 07/02/11
Missions: 5 in first release (34 planned)
Description
The campaign is set two years after the Capella incident. The player character and her wingmen-each with distinctive and developed personalities-are highly regarded pilots stationed aboard the GVD Cleopatra, a Hatshepsut-class destroyer modified with Shivan technology. The story opens with the announcement that a new Knossos subspace portal has been discovered in a remote corner of the GTVA, and that the Cleopatra and her battlegroup have been dispatched to investigate. Their mission is to find and apprehend Aken Bosch so that he can be interrogated and brought to justice. Along the way, the player character is subjected to the greatest tests of her career and her life, and makes shocking discoveries about the nature of Bosch, the Shivans, and the universe itself....
Reception
Initial responses in the R1 release thread ranged from skeptical to downright hostile, owing to the taboo at the time against naming a campaign "FreeSpace 3" (and thereby unilaterally giving it implicit canonical status). However, once community members had the chance to download and play the campaign, feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Several requests for a sequel, and at least one offer to assist in FREDing for one, were posted within 24 hours of the release. There were lingering performance issues with some missions on older computers, but xX_LORD_ULTRA_DEATH_Xx quickly responded with a downscaled "lite" version of the campaign. This version preserved the storyline and broad mission balance of the original while making necessary sacrifices of the epic nature of some missions to accommodate those who would otherwise be unable to play the campaign at all. Both versions are currently available for download.
Reviews
"...this piece of art...." - Jeff Vader
"Awesome." - Snail
"Very good campaign! I wish there were more of these out there!" - QueenHolley
"This is the best campaign that has ever been written." - Shivan Hunter
"This fine masterpiece...." - Swantz
"This is a new benchmark for campaigns." - Psychonaut
"Omg, the ending. Someone hand me a cigarette." - Darius
Links
"Lite" version with some ships removed for slower computers (Mediafire)
