1. S K I D R O W
  2. .the leading force.
  3. proudly presents
  4. Galactic Command Echo Squad Second Edition: Remastered (c) 3000AD
  5. 16-07-2014......Release Date <-> Protection.................Steam
  6. Action.............Game Type <-> Disk(s)....................1 DVD
  7. RELEASE NOTES
  8. Galactic Command Echo Squad SE is a high-end and very challenging
  9. space/planetary combat game. It offers a thrilling campaign, instant
  10. action combat sessions as well as a sandbox mode allowing you to
  11. explore the game's universe while battling hostile Insurgent forces
  12. among others.
  13. Missions take place in space and on the surface of planets and range
  14. from basic escort and recon missions, to highly engaging and dangerous
  15. tactical strike missions.
  16. Many years have passed since the Gammulans invaded the sol system in
  17. full force and all but decimated the inhabitants of the planetary
  18. systems. cites were completely devastated and entire continents wiped
  19. out.
  20. In their wake, they left a splintered Galactic Command (GALCOM)
  21. alliance still engaged in a fierce battle with insurgents who oppose
  22. the alliance.
  23. Stretched to the limit Galactic Command scientists developed a new
  24. space craft that is lighter, faster and more powerful than any before
  25. it. Episode One begins with this new Engstrom class carrier's first
  26. day in a live combat engagement.
  27. Your Echo fighter squadron of fighters has been assigned to the
  28. WildStar battle fleet led by the GCV-Excalibur in operations against
  29. the Insurgent uprising.
  30. As an Elite Force Pilot and leader of the Echo fighter wing assigned
  31. to IIS starstation in orbit around Titan, your fighter squad is tasked
  32. with leading a series of defensive and offensive missions against the
  33. Insurgents occupying Sol territories.
  34. Unlike our other larger capital ship series (Battlecruiser, Universal
  35. Combat) Echo Squad SE takes place within the confines of the Terran
  36. Quadrant which spans the following star systems. So in sandbox mode,
  37. you are restricted to this quadrant.
  38. SOL, ALPHA CENTAURI, BARNARD S STAR, SIRIUS, OMICRON ERIDANI, TAU CETI,
  39. POLARIS, PROCYON
  40. Echo Squad was first developed in 2007-2008 for Turner s GameTap
  41. service. When that service was sold off (to Metaboli), the game rights
  42. reverted. A few months later we decided to update and improve the game.
  43. It was later released in early 2009 as Echo Squad SE. The game uses our
  44. legacy game engine first released in 2009 for the original Echo Squad
  45. SE. The much larger Universal Combat Collector s Edition v2.0 game is
  46. also derived from this engine.
  47. By popular demand, we decided to remaster and release an updated
  48. version of the game for the first time on Steam.
  49. New DirectX 9 based high definition space terrain rendering engine with
  50. support for Shader Model 2.0 and various high end effects such as
  51. motion blur, tone mapping, High Dynamic Range lighting, per-pixel
  52. lighting, texture filtering (e.g. Anisotropic), anti-aliasing (FSAA),
  53. environment mapping, normal maps and various shader based special
  54. effects.
  55. Native support for 16:9 and 16:10 widescreen monitors with native
  56. 1280x720 (720p) and 1920x1080 (1080i/p) resolution support.
  57. High definition planetary terrain rendering engine supporting very
  58. large surface areas. Technologies include reflections, volumetric
  59. clouds, dynamic 24hr time of day effects (including realistic star
  60. constellations in the night sky), dynamic weather patterns (snow,
  61. storms etc), many mission specific populated areas etc.
  62. Large seamless space and planetary game world provides the ability to
  63. conduct missions in both space and on planets (no window dressing
  64. here; yes, you can actually go on planets!).
  65. Advanced flight dynamics engine.
  66. Advanced orders system for your wingmen.
  67. Various play modes including a thrilling campaign, several instant
  68. action missions as well as a sandbox mode allowing access to space
  69. and planetary worlds.
  70. Fully functional 3D cockpits!
  71. In game access to the keyboard commands, game manual, tutorial
  72. documents and galaxy map.
  73. Support for USB joysticks as well as native support for most analog
  74. game pads (e.g. Logitech Dual-Action) and the XBox 360 controller for
  75. Windows (with rumble support!).
  76. Advanced AI engine with NPC characters (also player's wingmen) who act
  77. intelligently and react to combat conditions around them.
  78. Advanced mission system with real-time adjusted variables based on AI
  79. which ensures that the same scenario always plays differently.
  80. Multiplayer client-server engine supporting up to thirty-two players
  81. with in-game server browser with deathmatch and co-op gameplay modes in
  82. space and on planets.
  83. INSTALL NOTES
  84. 1. Unpack the release
  85. 2. Mount or burn image
  86. 3. Install
  87. 4. Block the game in your firewall and mark our cracked content as
  88. secure/trusted in your antivirus program
  89. 5. Play the game
  90. 6. Support the companies, which software you actually enjoy!
  91. GREETINGS
  92. To all friends of the family and honorable rival groups!
  93. ascii art by the
  94. godlike & terrific duo
  95. malodix + irokos
  96. titan artdivision