X-Wing Alliance Upgrade 2020

[@DIY-V12]

Discovered this video while showing my kids one of the games I loved playing 20 years ago - I can't believe this game still has legs. Great work XWAU team, there are now a couple of new recruits in training.

[@SPDFRK]

Tis' the force lad.

[@josephburton8161]

@@SPDFRK nu noun nnununnnnunnunb

[@Strideo1]

The game was so comprehensive it still serves as a great foundation to build upon.

[@ovaldreamx4397]

Omg that run with the defender.... Im speechless

[@Vulturefist]

Yeah. My heart rate doubled during that ride... Man!

[@Ambaryerno]

Saxman checking in. GREAT job you guys, I'm absolutely astounded by what you've accomplished. This is what I wish Squadrons would have been.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Hey, @Ambaryerno - have you still got an archive of the old Saxman X-Wing legacy site somewhere, or some of it's articles?

[@Ambaryerno]

@@chrissonofpear1384 I'm not sure if I've still got any of it on my hard drive or not.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@Ambaryerno Ah, okay. Were you the one that wrote that detailed description of the X-Wing, as well, plus of it's performance, engines, etc? May be on webarchive... on Massassi Archive, or Darksaber X-Wing Legacy...?

[@Ambaryerno]

@@chrissonofpear1384 Yes, that was me. SaxSoft Productions was the site.

[@_viper2c_562]

Sheldon, Sr here. I still have the entire archive of Datamster's website. Long time, Saxman, Cardinals still suck, sorry. ;)

[@VidurDewan]

Wow brings back memories; obviously, the work done here is quite impressive -- but also goes to show the skill of the original devs working with what they had at the time. Magnificent remaster!

[@OpenGL4ever]

If Disney commissioned a remake of the old X-Wing simulations, they would sell millions of copies.

[@d_samber]

The Star Wars music in this game is still nowadays unmatched. Thanks for the great job!

[@Madgitty2]

Xmas comes early, thanks for all the hard work

Holy cow!!! The team has outdone itself. This is insane! All from a game released 21 years ago!!!

[@_viper2c_562]

Most of what the XWAU team did stemmed from the original OPT Project at Datamaster's website in the late 90's. I joined shortly after they named it, ended up being one of the site admins and forum mods, and helping out with the slicing research of the OPT file format. I also made some models with the limited tools we had back then...all of them requiring PCBasic and DOS to operate. Stealth was the first to make a viable OPT creator app, and Troy Dangerfield made all the existing mission editors for all the Xwing games. I assisted him with AlliED, which I suppose was my greatest contribution to the whole thing. Darksaber, Marcos Edsen, and many others at the XWAU site were originally part of the OPT Project. Some other notable names were: Lt Hag, Defiant, Woodzy, Durron, Connor, Demon, Rebel, Wedge, dreddnott, and many others I can't of offhand. Most moved on the XWAUpgrade site, while the rest grew older, got jobs and made families, never to be seen again like Datamaster himself. I don't personally know what happened to all of them, asside from Defiant, who I still talk to occasionally. They were all a great bunch of people, and with this project more people joined, never having realized that the XWA community was still there. What they have accomplished here, as well as the recently released Tie Fighter total conversion by Angel and company (which used the XWAUpgrade pack) is truly amazing. Most would remember me as Sheldon, Sr. Salute!

[@ariathyf144]

That's community legends stories.

[@_viper2c_562]

@@ariathyf144 What? It isn’t a story, it’s history.

[@vgramatski]

Just watched this and bought X-Wing: Alliance from GOG; I can't find my old CDs, neither do I have an optical drive. This... this is amazing work! XWA was always awesome but I haven't followed progress since, I can't remember, 2007? It's unbelievable what you guys did. I can't wait to relive XWA as it felt well over 20 years... with gorgeous, state-of-the-art graphics! THANK YOU!

[@Hellohallo]

i got a newer version altought i did find back my original xwing-alliance (with all addons!) and tie-fighter expanded something something. and star wars rebellion all manuals/books and cards still (quick reference) in good condition. also ef2000, f22 and TAW. i kept those things from recaiving any scratches :). no idea if the any of the cd's still work after 30 years

[@martinvyhnakable]

Finaly:-) Today is Legendary day. Thank you guys for great work. Release of year!

[@pinog.4376]

Siete stati incredibili! Avete regalato un sogno a tutti noi appassionati di Guerre Stellari. Soprattutto a chi con questi simulatori ci ha vissuto bei momenti in gioventù. Grazie di cuore. 🙌🙌🙌

[@MrEndrius79]

Vale lo stesso anche per me. :)

[@teapotmclaren]

Its amazing the results people achieved with the old XWA engine. Although, even if looks amazing for this engine, still looks old school. These devs should do what the team working on XWVM is doing - adapting everything to a new engine, like UE4/5. This would push the project to unlimited boundaries.

[@Morpheus1984]

Also, it would attract attention of Disney / LucasFilm and their lawyers..

[@Datduuudeee]

It's a star wars game lol

[@rodrigotudelavillafuerte8654]

Loved the TIE-Defender track clip. Amazing skills!

[@MaximizedAction]

My favorite Star Wars game. Not so talked about, so I’m really glad someone is still working on serious mods like this one

[@ariathyf144]

The 23 year old game engine , the game story mod and now the game models and remastering addons.. fantastic teamwork. Its hard to believe the level of detail those ships have, that's far beyond what the rogue squadron / battle for naboo / SW starfighter have not to mention the UI overlays. It is just nuts!

[@barbarianlife]

One of the greatest games ever kept alive. Thanks!

[@vezner]

I just played through this game again using the upgrade mod. Wow! XWA has new life!

[@gotzvonberlichingen1042]

ha! unbelievable that this is the same game from 21 years ago. thanks for your outstanding work and may the force be with you.....

[@MrEndrius79]

I play GOG version(with italian audio) with 3440x1440 resolution and it's fantastic :) And now I run to install new megapatch! Thank you! EDIT: Great work! I installed this new version. Configurator integrated in launcher is user-friendly and my problems with "dead zone" of my XBOX ONE pad is finally solved by deselecting "Enable small joystick movements" in Xwa Joystick Configurator utility.

[@Jungoguy]

My God….this brings back so many memories

[@ual002]

Cool animation from old to new.

[@ZonamaPrime]

Wow the rush! This looks like how I remember i looking!

[@somerandomperson8282]

Simply astounding guys. I am lucky enough to have started PC gaming when Xwing was first released and thus a love story with me and space sims was born... oh how I miss those glory years. Xwing, Tie Fighter, XWing Alliance , Freespace, Freespace 2. XWA was such an amazing story-driven experience and to see a team put so much heart and soul into upgrading it truly warms my heart. When it is finished I will install it and buy you all a donatebeer or two. I wish someone would remake TIE Fighter with a modern engine. :)

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

It's over. You can install it. Ok, it's always in development so it will never be finished, but the current version is stable and complete. There is nothing to be expected. Tie Fighter upgrade is on the way.

[@114Riggs]

First thing I’m going to do when my PC comes in, is check this out. I was absolutely in love with this game 20 years ago

[@chrisamon4551]

EPIC! I remember when I was a kid being really excited for the XWA mod and it just keeps getting better! I love that you added in a gunsight to make a legit 3rd person view! I always wanted that in game!!!! Please do a big fleet battle skirmish video!

[@magnumfr3850]

YYeess !! Finaly !! amazing job guys !! 😍😍

[@Beeron240]

I appreciate the flight of the intruder reference :)

[@swcrusade]

Fantastic work as always XWAU!

[@stephenburke4639]

Literally buying a VR headset just for this.

[@Nofarewell]

what type?

[@LKRaider]

@@Nofarewell VR

[@Nofarewell]

@@LKRaider Might have guessed :) I meant, what company, what series? I'm pretty much lost in this field, that's why I'm asking.

[@jamesbond744]

Awesome!! What an incredible upgrade!

[@joinrealityalready627]

As an old man, one of my favorite things about the original Xwing game was that its FPS was absolutely flawless on average hardware specs back in the day it was released, as compared to say Wing Commander which was slow and extremely frustrating. I think I'll wait till they optimize the this upgrade, but it looks pretty in stills.

[@Hellohallo]

yeah man, i never expected to run this in an x268

[@moeburn]

So wait, does this mean the old 24fps lock is no longer a thing? I can play at 60fps now?

[@gigabytegallery7305]

Going to lie to my youngest nephew & tell him this is what this game looked like back in my day,

[@Driftking305forlife]

This is epic can't wait to test it out and play as Imperial Pilot.

[@pho3nix-]

No Millenium Falcon?

[@noddynod4434]

Anyone got a mod that changes the pilot voice lines a little? They can get old in a hurry.

[@Hellohallo]

wow!

[@kr1z23]

xwau still going strong after 20 years

[@dontomaso11]

Very nice! Only things i´d change is turning down the bloom to 10% and replacing the filmic lens flare with a natural eye streaks lens flare.

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

The bloom effect is easily adjusted with Babu Frik's Configurator. You can choose from 4 presets: off, low, medium and high. Bloom is at a high level in this video.

[@simontroebs935]

Woah! That´s amazing! Best mod for along time! Keep up the good work!

[@bobotea1234]

is the fps slow down due to the recording or is that a limitation of the engine? awesome work btw

[@boon1580]

asking the real question..

[@semvision]

Yes, the gameplay is smooth but certain sequences are low framerate due to limitations of a very aging engine that was old even for the time.

[@talaris-uk]

The new X Wing cockpit looks great! Is that included in the mega patch?

[@airsteve65]

A Dream come True...thx a lot and "Chapeau!"

[@tommyzDad]

TrackIR support! Thank you!

[@imtoys23]

Was the BEST Star Wars game ever (XW and Tie Fighter) !!! Finally someone is rebuilding it, GREAT JOB !!! Now... it will be only for PC ????

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

It's not a rebuilt. It's an upgrade of the X-Wing Alliance game, already available for PC only.

[@anthonydry5265]

Someone has also made a tie Fighter version using this mod. Epic!

[@cardcounter21]

Does this upgrade have support for hotas in VR?

[@Alasthors]

I do think this game is the best SW space fighter sims of the franchise. And if not, he got my personal preference :)

[@KiljiArslan]

BTW, if there is one thing I could say could be a long term project (that I would be happy to help with) it would be to try to make the last two "battles" in the outer rim against the Hurrim and then the leadup to Endor more "Epic". And Larger.

[@TheWarAtHome]

Amazing work guys, you should be very proud!! How hard would it be to change the audio from when the other pilots talk and say '2, you've got a bandit on you', to have them say 'red 2, ....' or 'red leader' instead of '1' ?

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

The game involves flying together with all the rebel squadrons: Red, Blue, Gold, Green ... so no, it is not possible to introduce this change.

[@TheWarAtHome]

@@dtmmtdindustries5986 so no way to input the colour name of the squadron prior to them saying the fighter number? 🙁

[@thudthud5423]

Hmmm...I remember playing the original game. I remember finishing a mission then went on to single-handedly take out the remaining squadrons of TIEs and more than one Star Destroyer with my A-Wing.

[@tzeffsmainchannel]

Video has low framerate and why 720p for 2020? :-\

[@ank4029]

Hi, and thank you for this amazing work, it's like à dream :) One question : is this also compatible with TrackNoIr ?

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

I think it does, if it uses the same protocoll as Track IR. Look at this: forums.xwaupgrade.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=12551&p=166877&hilit=opentrack#p166877

[@ank4029]

@@dtmmtdindustries5986 I've Just test with open track and a custom made trackir with ps3 cam and it works fine ! It's Just amazing !!! Thanks to xwau team for this great work

[@DmitriSkif]

Is the "Tie fighter total conversion" the same project ? How to assemble both games together step by step?

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

XWAU and TFTC are two sides of a coin: follow the installation tutorial by Angel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJ-cm2eAYtCdZ7s

[@bcarreon6409]

This looks great! Where can and how can I download this?

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

www.xwaupgrade.com

[@WeissVogel]

I’m only familiar with Darksaber’s mod pack and the Abolisher mod for Endor, but this is cool.

[@danburycollins]

Freespace Source Code project - "We have totally upgraded the games graphics..." Star Wars fans - "hold my beer"

[@Iffy350]

Atromech at the end: Wololo

[@ThirithCH]

Will this work with the TIE Fighter total conversion (if that one is still available)? While I do like the thought of playing through X-Wing Alliance in VR, I think that TIE Fighter in VR excites me more. Or X-Wing, though that one would definitely need to have its missions tweaked IMO.

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

The new Tie Fighter Total Conversion (TFTC) will be released shortly and will be integrated into the new patch through an automatic conversion system (Palpatine Total Converter). For more information: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmmok6p3g819erM

[@bobhampt]

This looks amazing!

[@turusan02]

Amazing work! Thank you so much

[@petirgarda1005]

I've got a "Parameter is incorrect" and it wouldn't start, what did i do wrong?

[@Nofarewell]

Wow what is this joystick? Seems sensitive, my issue is that my stick makes it almost impossible to play properly... And how do you follow the battle se seamlessly with the cockpit camera? Awesome

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

I used Thrustmaster T-Flight Stick X as joystick. Camera view is controlled moving my head, using the Track IR by Natural Point

[@Nofarewell]

@@dtmmtdindustries5986 Thanks for the info and the nice videos :)

[@c182SkylaneRG]

Did you guys manage to solve the music bug? Every time I play this game, it will play the music for a few minutes, then glitch and loop two or three notes until I either restart the game or turn off the music. Unfortunately, it never lasts for a full mission. :( I really want a chance to play this game with the music working, because John Williams' music is a level of epic in and of itself.

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

This bug with music was solved some years ago. With the XWAU 2020 you should not have problem with music.

[@c182SkylaneRG]

@@dtmmtdindustries5986 That's amazing news!!! Definitely picking this up. Thanks!!

[@kelteel]

These games are so great. Tie Fighter remains my favourite, but XWA was such a great game. I never tried this update. But I bought XWA a while back on GOG to go down memory lane. I might try this. Will VR also work with oculus quest 2?

[@leoyamamoto7286]

Do you need a joystick? Or can we use keyboard and mouse

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

We added in the new options, controlled by the interface called "Babu Frik," the joystick emulator for keyboard, so you can play without joystick. We also had the mouse emulator, but we removed it because it is almost unplayable. I strongly recommend using a joystick.

[@Battleship009]

Now if only it will run smoothly as the base game does for me.

[@timvictor8926]

This is amazing. Thank you.

[@Alitheia777]

How do I get this? Which original game(s) do I need first to use this patch? Xwing Alliance? Tie Fighter? Both?

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

You have to buy the X-Wing Alliance game. You may find it at Good Old Games or Steam. Than you can download and install the XWAU 2020 patch from www.xwaupgrade.com . New entry is the great Tie Fighter Total Conversion mod! It must be installed after the XWAU patch + Update 4. XWA > XWAU 2020 > XWAU Update 4 > TFTC

[@techstepman]

does this support trackIR? Should i get XWA from gog or steam?

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

Yes it does. You may download it both from Gog and Steam. I prefer the GoG version because it is easier to handle, you can install it wherever you want and it is more like the original... but once XWAU is installed, the game is identical on both versions.

[@darthkenobi8931]

This is Gold Leader

[@MagicSwordFilms]

Are you playing this in VR?!

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

No. I'm playing with Track-IR by Natural Point.

[@c182SkylaneRG]

@@dtmmtdindustries5986 Any chance of getting it to work with VR? That would be SO cool if we can!! :)

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

@@c182SkylaneRG Yes, there are several options to play it in VR. Use Babu Frik's Configurator to select your device. Please visit the forum for more informations.

[@noddynod4434]

Do you having any tips for how reduce multiplayer lag or glitches? I'm trying to play via lan using ipxwrapper between two PCs. When using the S-foils key there is a brief pause in the game and on the host PC all the fighters begin to glitch in their movement/location. Are these things normal?

[@motionpablo]

how do you turn on third person view? I have the mod installed but I don’t know which key does it, please help!

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

"/" key for external view. "*" key to turn arround in external view. Keypad "5" to re-center the view.

[@motionpablo]

@@dtmmtdindustries5986 Thank you very much! May the Force be with you

[@markfarlander3616]

Amazing job everyone!

[@DarrellWingerak]

Is it more fun than xwing v tiefighter?

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

Yes!

[@frankbizzoco1954]

Something is definitely up because i am getting like 15-20 fps at the most. My system is not that ancient, and I shouldn't need a 3090 to run this mod. Even if I bump the resolution all the way down to minimum, and turn the bloom off in Babu Frik's configurator, I get low framerates. I am on win10x64, i74790, 32gb ram, gtx 1080. I did notice when I booted up the game in steam before I applied the mod that the resolution said it was 800x600, but it looked much higher. Weird stuff. I did run a FPS monitor, and it said I am only utilizing 5 percent of my GPU. That seems to be the culprit, but I don't know how to get it to utilize the whole video card.

[@joncoughlin3486]

This looks so good

[@CyborgHunter-T800]

in the x wing mod can the player fly ?

[@VegetaLF7]

It's a flight sim game, you better be able to fly

[@TJ-el5tm]

Where do I download this

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

www.xwaupgrade.com

[@dannycolwell8028]

Which engine is this?

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

X-Wing Alliance 1999 engine

[@richardkinkead7823]

Upgrade looks good, but my controller constantly spins in cockpit view

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

At the www.xwingalliance.com forum you will find help for any technical problem: describe your problem, the version of the game you own (cd, Gog, Steam), your operating system, the joystick, Track Ir / Vr ... in short, the more information you provide, the faster the solution will be ;)

[@richardkinkead7823]

I know this is an out of date update. But for any one having this issue such as I did. It's a rudder problem. Enable in the settings and you should be fine.

[@ual002]

Track IR or VR for you?

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

Track IR

[@larsdetering8996]

QUESTION!!! How do I disable the ugly original HUD??? Don't need it any more, do I? Any suggestions, anyone? My gratitude would be forever yours!

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

In the available dynamic cockpits the old HUD is automatically disabled. Press "d" to toggle the old HUD on and off. In cockpits that are not yet updated with the new dynamic effects, keep the old HUD.

[@larsdetering8996]

@@dtmmtdindustries5986 You made my day! Thanks, pal!

[@elguitarTom]

Sadly XWA had this weird stuttering when you moved your ship around. Reason I can't play that or this.

[@garradecuervo8778]

Necesario para jugar un joystick de palanca

[@paulferry7791]

Good work

[@TOFKAS01]

Thats really nice. And it fixes (to some extend) the major flaw I had with this game: It was way too slow for an X-Wing-simulator! There just wasnt any feeling of speed in the original game, even the original X-Wing game from the 90s was better in that. This one looks way more powerfull now.

[@stephsportslive5719]

it's not working on my steam version, the game couldn't be launch. And the game is working without the mod...

[@roughtranslation981]

Same for me

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

Please run the game from Alliance.exe. Not Steam or other shortcuts. For some reason the game shortcut isn't being generated as it was in previous tests. You can then make an shortcut on the desktop for it. We're going to get that fixed asap. This is an example of where I mean "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Star Wars X-Wing Alliance\Alliance.exe"

[@stephsportslive5719]

Thx it's working 😁

[@JohnHenryDavisTheThird1987]

Oh My GOD!!!

[@ROOKTABULA]

Sure looks amazing! Too bad installing the 2020 Mega and the V5 upgrade patch bricked the Fresh install of XWA on my rig. Every time I click play, the game shuts down. Sofa king bummed.

[@dtmmtdindustries5986]

I suppose that you own the Steam version of the XWA game. Never start the game from Steam. Use the Desktop icon created with XWAU installation. If you have trouble with the installation of the patch, please use the www.xwaupgrade.com forum for help!

[@SteelbeastsCavalry]

How?!?!?

[@arcturuslwowski3056]

If they won't put remastered version of this game into canon then New Canon doesn't exist for me! :)

[@TOFKAS01]

Yes, the "Azzameen" storyline is having some potential if you think about what Disney is producing for its streaming-channel.

[@Capitan0Guinea]

un capolavoro ragazzi. Meglio di squadrons

[@asemic]

wowza!

[@miguelmalob5974]

Cool

[@LoamiBarros]

Wow

[@enkidusool6109]

Ich finde xwa ist sogar besser als das neueste Squadrons spiel von Disney/LA

[@Netgazum]

How, how does this get 3 thumbs down? What is wrong with people?