Universal Combat: Special Edition Derek Smart / 3000AD 2006

This is a compilation release that includes all previous Universal Combat games, plus all outstanding updates and fixes. Terrain rendering engine now uses improved texturing technologies such as high resolution textures support, reflections, volumetric clouds. Multiplayer and audio engine are also improved. New scenarios include: 1 new 16-mission Advanced Campaign Mode scenario (A World Apart Episode 2) playable from the perspective of the Commander and Elite Force Pilot careers. The scenario storylines are a continuation of the Episode 1 storyline from the original UCAWA game; 8 new Instant Action scenarios featuring several career modes. Total scenarios are now 58 Instant Action scenarios, 5 Campaign Mode scenarios ('A Fragile Hope', playable from the perspective of the Commander career; 'Way Of The Titans', playable from the perspective of the Commander and Elite Force Pilot careers; 'A World Apart : Episode 1', playable from the perspective of the Commander and Elite Force Pilot careers; 'A World Apart Episode 2', playable from the perspective of the Commander and Elite Force Pilot careers). In addition to the standalone title, a version exists as expansion pack to the Universal Combat - A World Apart game, which only works with Direct2Drive version of the game. Universal Combat Collectors' Edition was a DVD release of all Universal Combat and Battlecruiser games (except Battlecruiser Millennium Gold and supported via the included DOSBOX emulator), running on improved versions of the Universal Combat Special Edition game engine. The game include native support for 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratio resolutions, with built-in support for 1280x720 (720p), 1680x1050 and 1920x1080 (1080i) resolutions. The game now includes a total 11 Advanced Campaign Mode (ACM) scenarios, 111 Instant Action scenarios, and Game Builder System IV (GBS) which allows user created scenarios but not compatible with previous versions. A v2.0 was a free upgrade that used game engine from Galactic Command: Echo Squad Second Edition and multiplayer was no longer functional. In Feb/2015, a free remastered Steam version was released marking the 25 year anniversary since the world and characters that spawned the first Battlecruiser 3000AD (1996) game were created.
Review/Screenshots
Special Edition Demo v0.1.22 477MB (uploaded by PCWorld)
Universal Combat Collector's Edition v2.0 Full Demo 770MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


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