Hi, everyone! I just found out about this project and what happened to its developer, AndyJ. Unfortunately, there are still various bugs in the game. For example, when using the joystick, rolling to the left and rolling to the right seem to have different curves, as if the roll to the left has an additional coefficient in the code. Is there any way to get the source code for the project?
Joystick control was broken in the original release of FFE and when the final patch (1.06) came out it was stated that it wouldn’t be fixed as the game was meant to be played with a mouse.
I’d hoped to play through the game using the same Elite control method as in FE2 but I think it’s just fundamentally broken - and I ended up using a mouse for my play-through a few years ago.
I’m not aware of source code availability for AndyJ’s mod, only the John Jordan reverse engineering of the original game that formed the basis of the D3D versions,
If you put it into a google drive, i'm sure someone will find a use for it!
I've just found out that AndyJ has passed. Took my Eye off the ball, as I was dealing with caring for my Mum at the time.
Such a shame.
Such a shame.
I was a huge fan of the original FFE and have just discovered the work of AndyJ (RIP) and others to keep it going. It would be great if all the latest work that was done could be made available in one place with instructions on how to get it working. It would be amazing if it all could be made open source so that enterprising developers are able to tinker and improve it further.