Battlecruiser 3000AD v. 2.09 Free
Almost 10 years in the making with millions of dollars spent on research and development of advanced technologies, Battlecruiser 3000AD is now available as a free download.
Back in 1998, right before I signed a deal with interplay production, I released BC3K v1.0x on the Internet for free. In fact, it was the popularity of that release, that made the deal possible in the first place. The rest, is history.
Fast forward to 2001. For a DOS product, released in a Windows dominated game market, BC3K v2.0x has sold more units worldwide, than most multi-milliondollar duds. And this is largely due to the loyalty of the fan base, the dedication of the dev team and, well, a probable act of God. To this day, it remains a very popular title, especially in the hard core gaming niche. On our website, we still have gamers from all of the world, playing both BC3K v2.0x and in fact, the BCM demos.
By now, you've probably heard or read about and probably played the demos of the next title in the BC series, Battlecruiser Millennium, due out this Summer. This title has come a long way since the DOS days of its predecessor and continues to harness the power of the niche in once again remaining true and loyal to those who have made this series so popular. In fact, my original plan was so ambitious, that I had to scrap my *entire* design for the original Battlecruiser 3020AD sequel, and split that design into two products, with Battlecruiser Millennium being the first of the two.
With that, and in keeping with a trend I intend to adopt for all my products, I have today released Battlecruiser 3000ad v2.09 to the Internet for free. It includes the following in a compact Installshield package:
- Original BC3K v2.08 retail game - BC3K v2.09 final BC3K v2.0x patch (installed) - Map Pak add-on (installed) which includes 7000+ planetary mission zones - BC3K Game Development System, GBS, which allows the creation of scenarios and worlds for BC3K - All BC3K v2.0x game cheats (including the Fleet C&C cheat) - Original script sources for all scenarios included in BC3K v2.0x
BC3K v2.09 will work on WIN95, WIN98 and in fact, WINME (your mileage may vary)
So, there you have it. While you are waiting for us to finish polishing up and doing final testing of BCM, you can play BC3K v2.09 if you haven't already, and get used to the world, the characters and the tremendous freedom and power that it offers.
Regards and see you among the stars
Derek K. Smart, Ph.D. Designer/Lead Developer/CTO The Battlecruiser Series President, 3000AD, Inc.
