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05 March, 2004
New Mission and New Review
Eater1 has just released his 1st mission called Pirate Ambush. He is hoping to turn it into a series of missions or a campaign.
Nice job!
Gamespy PC review is up!
24 February, 2004
North American release date reached!!
It has finally come. The North American release date and now American and Canadian gamers can see what Europe has been playing
since November. The 22nd was the shipping date so give the stores a couple of days to get it to the shelves.
13 February, 2004
A Big Apology goes out to everyone for not getting the
page updated in a couple of weeks. Baby on the way and sometimes things can really slip the old mind.
Frogger1108 and ElectricMonk have been very busy.
Frogger1108 has updated his campaign to a total of 4 missions with enhanced AI and the missions are still growing. I have
updated the name to “New Conflicts Campaign” Download and enjoy!
ElectricMonk has released SpaceTech: Reprise. A series of missions based on a spin-off of the original Nexus story line. Check
out the manual that is included with the download. Download and enjoy!
I would also like to alert all fans that don’t visit the official forums or may have missed it that there are some really
talented people working on a B5 mod, Warhammer Gothic mod, and a couple of others. Really top notch looking stuff. Once they
go live I will get the link up ASAP.
I have also updated the fan sites so why not pop in and give a shout out to all the Nexus fans!
26 January, 2004
Updates!!
1st a big apology goes out to timetraveller. He had done a Nexus Texture Converter and I missed it big time. A total must
have for the modders.
See the modding page for the link.
Arparso’s Nexus Skirmisher is now at v.06 with a host of improvements. You can now make new multiplayer Deathmatch,
Team Deathmatch or Cooperative missions. How cool is that! DeSade's advanced AI has been incorporated into the skirmisher
and is now the default AI.
ADDITIONS:
- Added automatic recognition of mod type (singleplayer/multiplayer)
- Added ability to create multiplayer PvP missions
- Added ability to create multiplayer Coop missions
- Added “alternative locations”, a new way for selecting mission locations
- Added support for pre-defined shipname lists
- Added “Info” dialog, allowing insight into the file system of the Skirmisher
- Added “config.ini” file creation, allowing insight into the sets of data read by the Skirmisher
- Enhanced new complex AI script (thanks to DeSade)
- Revamped user interface: different settings for singleplayer/multiplayer missions
FIXES:
- Minor fix: fixed tab order of dialog elements
KNOWN ISSUES:
- the documentation is not up-to-date and lacks descriptions of all new v0.6 features
Enjoy!
25 January, 2004
1st Mission UPDATE!
Frogger1108 has added a 2nd mission and updated the AI. Try it! You'll like it! Available now on the SP/MP Page.
The mission is found in the SP/MP page.
Enjoy!
25 January, 2004
Attention all Star Trek fans!!!
Darkshimmer from Digital-Underground has just released ST: Age of War (alpha 1.1). There is to be an update soon to update
the hard points of the ships.
Kudos goes out to all the DU team, testers, and those outside the team that have given invaluable input and helped shape missions.
You know who you are…. And if not your in the readme file :)
YOU MUST DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE 1.1 FIX IF YOUR GOING TO PLAY MULTIPLAYER
Download the mod in the SP/MP area.
Enjoy!
25 January, 2004
Feher Hajok ships!
ElectricMonk has found a neat little egg. I will let the quote speak for itself.
"I'm not entirely sure what Feher Hajok translates into English as, probably something like "spare bits." (actually, it is
White Ships)
Anyway, here's something to release the Feher Hajok into any mission you so choose. Simply download the zip and treat it like
any other mod. Start the mission entitled 'Arena' and you'll see all the Feher Hajok ships. You can fly them around using
manual control, or let them loose on the gorg cruiser to see how they handle in combat.
These aren't any final ships, so feel free to edit the ships (either in tacticstypes.ini or by configuring them as new shiptypes
or adding different devices to each class on a mission by mission basis) to suit your purposes (if you're planning on adding
them to any missions).
Above all else, Enjoy."
Download the mod in the modding area.
Enjoy!
10 January, 2004
DeSade's AI script!!!
Desade has just released an AI script for Arparso's Skirmisher. Main features include:
1. energy management for shields and weapons
2. coherent formation movement
3. intelligent (hopefully Very Happy ) using all available weapons, including fighters and bombers (also on defence)
4. advanced multitarget acquisition, taking into consideration shield, hull, and device busting weapons.
5. proper target recognition taking into consideration critical devices, range, threat level and damage.
This script is beta release. See the MOD section for the link.
17 January, 2004
2 New missions!!!
Frogger1108 has just released his 1st mission. Come and get it while it is still fresh!!
Monty’s Survival Mission (Needs Age of War mod).
Choice of ships (defiant, or Galaxy and Akira) now at the start of the mission.
Round and level announcement.
A choice of additional Fed Ship for the last level (you'll need it).
You should be aware that the mission will fail if you do not keep the defiant/Galaxy chosen at the start alive. This will
change in next release when you simply have to keep at least one ship alive.
Both missions are found in the SP/MP page.
Enjoy!
04 January, 2004
I missed 2 of Rainman's tools!!
I have updated the MOD page to add these 2.
The 1st one is a Milkshape plugin to extract the original game models, and the 2nd is a daTool like tool, that can extract
the files in the old genesis.dat. The links can be found in the MOD section.
Thanks Rainman.
01 January 2005, 2004
Sorry to all for the lack of updates over the past couple
of weeks. I hope everyone had a great Holiday Season and we all have a great New Year!
1) Arparso’s Nexus Skirmisher has been updated to v.05 and now hosts a number of enhancements. This is a must have for
all modders, beginners and professionals alike. See the modding section for links.
2) The Reviews page has been updated with all the reviews I can find. Due to Nexus being an international game I have sorted
the reviews by Language and I hope you find it a little easier to find what you are looking for.
3) Digital-Underground has released an Alpha state of their MOD Star Trek: Age of War. This is an early build but shows all
the dedication to make this MOD something really special. The focus has been on multiplayer but also includes a single player
aspect. DU has asked everyone to please do not host this MOD. Use the link provided as this is still an early alpha found
in the Missions page.
4) ElectricMonk has released 5 new single player missions that are well done. The missions are called SpaceTech Episodes
and the link can be found in the Missions page.
5) Rainman has figured how to increase the number of weapon slots to 10. Well done!!
That is pretty much for now and this should beep you busy for quit a while. Download and enjoy!
12 December, 2004
Rainman has released a Focus Mod
When in focused mode your setting will stay set. Thanks for that one. See the Mod's Page for the link.
12 December, 2004
GameZone awards Nexus a Silver Medal!!
The German website GameZone gives Nexus an 8.8 and awarded it GameZone Hit Silver Award!
12 December, 2004
Time to “Come get some”
On Monday 13th December, 7.30 PM (GMT +1hr.), Mithis and HD Interactive people will be online and waiting for you to bring
it on.
12 December, 2004
A Big thanks goes out to Arparso
A new very cool
tool for Nexus. The “Nexus Skirmisher” Create your own custom (skirmish) missions. Give it a try.
03 December, 2004
Rainman has done it again!!!
New under the mission page is Star Trek vs Gorg. Not a big level but really well done.
02 December, 2004
2 more reviews are in!!!
The 1st one is Krawall giving Nexus an 82% *note this site is in German*
The 2nd one is from FOK which gives Nexus an 88%
*note the site is in Dutch*
"Nexus is one of the best games of the
year".
See Review Page for links.
02 December, 2004
Patch 1.01 released!!!
This is a MUST HAVE. There is a list of fixes and some changes in the readme file of the patch. See the Download Page for
links.
*Just a note that Worthplaying and Gamershell only have english patch.*
02 December, 2004
New Concept art released!!!
12 all new pictures have been relesed and really goes to show all the attention to detail that Mithis put into Nexus. Very
well done. See the Concept Art page.
02 December, 2004
New review is in... ok, well actaully 2 new reviews.
The 1st one is Playxcess giving Nexus an 8 out of 10.
"You can tell Nexus is a worthy game, as I did not have to stoop
to make a ‘probe Uranus’ joke at any point throughout."
The 2nd one is Prodigious Gaming giving also an 8 out of 10.
"a suitably dramatic space-opera RTS with a luscious graphical
engine."
See the Review Page for links.
29 November, 2004
2 New Missions!!!!
1st is Arparso's Fleet Engagement. It features a lot more complex AI scripting than the first mission Distress Signal, which
is included, and has some dialogue and scripted events in it.
2nd is Rainman's Defiant. It is an alteration of one of the test missions that include 2 Star Trek ships, the Enterprise E
and the Defiant.
Keep and eye open in the SP/MP mission section for more missions coming soon.
27 November, 2004
Darkdrone has been a very buisy little bee, (bee = drone....
get it hehehe) and has done new MP maps. Saturn Battlefield and The Coming of the terrible thinking machines (TCTTM in 2 versions)
Check the Missions section and enjoy.
27 November, 2004
Digital-Underground has been working very hard on getting
the Star Trek universe up on Nexus and seems to be moving along very nicely. There main goal is MP play and are currently
working on a co-op. All I can say, what has been shown so far, is that these guys really rock!
There site does not have a specific section for Nexus yet, however you can check out what they have been working on in the
forum thread at the official Nexus site. Page 13 of the thread is looking killer.
If you have any questions please use this link
http://nexusthegame.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=469&start=180
Digital-Underground official site link:
>http://www.digital-underground.us/news.php
25 November, 2004
Gamesplanet.be has a special on Nexus - The Jupiter Incident
(review and game contest in Dutch, interview in English).
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November, 2004
Time for an update. Things have been very busy for me.
Ok ok I lied… I got the game and have been playing. Even on my lowly system the game really is a sight to behold.
On the 15th of November the official Nexus site hit the 1000 registered users and as the game gets more and more reviews,
not to mention the word of mouth by the fans, that number is bound to rise.
On the news front things have been gaining speed with some new single player missions. A big thanks goes out to them. Links
are available in the MISSION section.
elFarto has been given the oki doki to release daTool. The link is in the MOD section under tools. If you have any questions
please use this link
http://nexusthegame.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1182
Tutorials are here! Well, not really here but the links are. Some really really good ones too from changing the laser colors
to making solar systems. See the tutorial page for links.
Digital-Underground is working on a Star Trek MOD and it looks they have the models down pat…. Well no looks about it.
Check out this thread at the Nexus website for some example pictures. http://nexusthegame.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=469&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Check out page 9 for the NX-01. All I can say is SWEET!
01 November, 2004
Great News!!
A patch has been released fr the MP
demo that should resolve some problems.
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Nexus: The Jupiter Incident Multiplayer Demo Bugfixes
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Update 1 - October 28, 2004
FIXES
Fixed the startup crash on Windows 98.
Fixed a crash bug that occured after clicking the Quit button on the Lobby screen.
Fixed a crash related to the Corvette ship class.
Fixed a bug that caused all the asteroids initially grouped in the middle of the scene in the case of high pings. If
the update is not installed on the server's machine, the bug will occure for all clients.
Fixed some annoyances related to chat line editing.
Fixed the internet voice connection bug.
Fixed a bug that allowed a ship overinstalled with bomber squadrons in the case of high pings.
See downlaod section.
30 October, 2004
Gamespot have 3 new gameplay trailers. just a little taste
of what is to come. The link is in the Preview section. Just click on movies once there.
30 October, 2004
An early look at the MOD kit is available for download.
While it is not the full version it does give you an idea of what to expect with the full version that will be included with
the game. The links are located in the download section under MODS.
22 October, 2004
FIRST REVIEW IS IN!!!!
Gamer.nl has rated the game
a 9.2!! The site is in Dutch but you get the hint. Be sure to also check out some of the new pictures there. The link is found
in the new Review Links area.
22 October, 2004
MULTIPLAYER DEMO IS LIVE!!!
Checkout the download
section. This sucker is FUN!
21 October, 2004
New preview at IGN.
To quote the Steve Butts "I'm
trying really hard not to tell you just how much I enjoyed playing the early build of Nexus: The Jupiter Incident that crossed
my desk this week. The story's great, the visuals are amazing and the mechanics are simple with hidden layers of depth. Better
still it's a game about giant starships in combat with one another." Check out the Preview Area for links.
19 October, 2004
New interview at TotalVideoGames.com with Vincent van
Diemen, Producer from HD Interactive.
Check out the Interview Area for links.
18 October, 2004
Updated Release date Information
Here's some more information a lot of people have been waiting for:
On Friday 5th November Nexus - The Jupiter Incident will be released worldwide, except for North America.
Due to the holiday season and a lot of games coming out in North America we have chosen to change the release date in the
US and Canada to February 2005.
With the above information showing the slight delay in the NA release date there was also a news item that I missed dated
from Sept. 09, 2004
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VIVENDI UNIVERSAL GAMES ANNOUNCES GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH HD INTERACTIVE
LOS ANGELES (September 9, 2004) – Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) today announced a global distribution agreement
with HD Interactive to distribute the action-packed, PC-based, 3D tactical strategy space game, Nexus: The Jupiter Incident.
Under terms of the agreement, VU Games will distribute the title across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific with the exception
of France, Spain, Italy, Benelux and Russia. HD Interactive will be responsible for publishing the game.
Our agreement with HD Interactive is a testament to VU Games strong global distribution network and sales capabilities, said
Bruce Hack, CEO of VU Games. We look forward to partnering with HD Interactive with the launch of Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
this fall.
We are very excited about this new distribution partnership with VU Games, said Mike Klumper, Managing Director of HD Interactive.
VU Games excellent distribution network will bring this unique product to gamers around the world.
Not sure why I had missed this news item but anyway I guess better late then never.
18 October, 2004
New preview at GameZone. A nice little quote is "Nexus
has an entertaining plot, good graphics, and a versatile system that allows players to construct the ships they want to command."
Check out the Preview Area for links.
14 October, 2004
There's an interview with HD's Vincent van Diemen on Computer and Video Games. It can be found in the new Interview area.
01 October, 2004
Nexus is GOLD!!!
The countdown is on!
HD Interactive and Mithis are proud to announce that 'Nexus - The Jupiter Incident' is GOLD and is ready to launch!!
The European launch date is set for November 5th 2004.
30 September, 2004
New pictures available
7 new pictures to tie us over till the full game goes gold. Enjoy. Screen shots.
28 September, 2004
New preview of the SP Demo
Thanks goes to Gameshark and Dave 'Parias' VanDyk for a really awsome preview. It can be found here.
preview area.
24 September, 2004
Official SP Demo is now ONLINE
The Battle at Stonehenge
The demo is one mission and can be played on three difficulty levels. With a couple of ships at your disposal you need to
defend a space station while trying to get help and not be noticed by your enemies, the Gorgs. Pay close attention to all
communications as you are thrown into the action immediately.
download area.
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