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High-Resolution Frontier First Encounters |
Recently there have been some great advances in the FFE code to allow play in high resolution. Currently there are two versions of hi-res FFE available... |
FFE D3DA Russian-based re-working of FFE with great graphics |
glFFEWell established and bug-free program |
FFE D3D |
FFE D3D is an exciting new project by DreamZzz in Russia. As the screenshot below shows, the FFE engine has been completely overhauled and is producing some stunning graphics; the planets and sky/space are hugely improved and a number of the ships have been updated, including the ships shown here |
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Various people have supplied updates of the classic ships as well as the buildings and spaceports which feature in the game. These are easily downloaded and incorporated into the game to replace the older, less detailed versions
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Tips |
If the icons on the control panel disappear, set the full-screen resolution in the ffewin.cfg file to 1280x1024 |
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glFFE |
glFFE has been programmed from the JJFFE code by kolijoco and makes use of the OpenGL graphics system to offer increased resolution. Instead of the original 320x200 screen, resolutions of 1024x768 and beyond are easily within the user's reach! In addition, the old low-res cockpit has been replaced with a cool new high-res one, making the game look even better |
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The basic gameplay remains the same but, as you can see from these screenshots, the game looks a lot nicer due to the increased resolution. Little details like the flashing signs on the Frontier planets and the small spinning radar dishes on some of the ships are much improved and in some cases are properly visible for the first time. Generally the ships show a huge improvement, many small markings becoming apparent |
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Playing glFFE on your PCTo play this version of FFE, you need to be running Windows and your graphics system needs to be compatible with OpenGL 2.0 (but see Nic's Mod below), although the source code is available to anyone brave enough to convert it to other systems |
glFFE - Nic's ModThis is a very useful and well thought-out further modification to glFFE. Among the improvements... |
Replacing missing icons on the glFFE control panelDesipte Kolijoko's best efforts, some icons are missing from the control panel and default to the original, ugly, low-res ones. After a bit of tinkering, and trial and error, I've managed to fix the issues with the camera and MB4 mining machine icons. Click here to download an alternative console graphic, courtesy of Richard Valongo
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