Schmatzler, while I find your choice of a Domain Name (Hirnschwund, no less! ;-) ) a bit disturbing, I thank you very much for your enthusiasm! It is very much appreciated.

Amazing, thank you.

If anyone wants to check us out, there is also loads of new content available :-)

http://www.i-war2.com/

edit: Nevermind - found it on your site.

Thanks again for keeping this going.

Just a quick update:

There are now detailed instructions on how to play both games on new computers and get around the most annoying bugs in our FAQ sections.

For I-War 1:
http://www.i-war2.com/documents/help/faq/faq-technical/faq-technical-iwar1

For I-War 2:
http://www.i-war2.com/documents/help/faq/faq-technical

I've also managed to add even more stuff in the last weeks. For example, a member of our community found a mod that can skip the Wolf's Lair mission in EoC if it is broken.

Additionally, I've added everything related to Torn Stars and Epic: Middle States. Even the old development website is up again for players that want to dwell in the past (or watch "Nolan's Intro" inside the game). You can also find downloads for the "Aerospace Simulation Project" mod for EoC.

Give us a visit, we even have a modern design now. Somewhat. :P

We have now added over 650MB of files a forum member sent in.

This includes missions, mods, the complete soundtrack of EoC, screensavers, desktop themes, modding utilities, interviews, articles, high-resolution renders, concept art and many many more things!

There has never been a better time to play I-War.

http://www.i-war2.com/2-news/141-more-of-everything

Also: Did you know, that I-War 2 is now on the other gaming platform whose name I can't say? ;-)

I've talked to some guys over at flipsidedata.net and they've fixed up the EOC Browsergame for us.

So if you want to play a round-based multiplayer match in the EOC Universe, join us at

http://eoc.dialin.co.uk/

Please note that the game is old. It works best in Internet Explorer, but you can also use Chrome to play it.

Have fun :-)

I think this thread should be renamed to: 'I-War 1&2 Website containing additional help/walktrough/hints'

It could help other players I think.

Also the site is fantastic!

Quick update!

- 70.000 total downloads
- had a little talk about the DirectX8 patch with Stephen Robertson (we don't have it, though)
- found some mods buried deep on our website and added them to the main download list
- IronDuke has created a new mod called EINS ( Enhancement of Intelligence for Non-player Ships )
- got really big renders for a two-seated Storm Petrel from Momaw

We're still here, still active. :)

https://www.i-war2.com/news/176-in-space-no-one-can-hear-you-blog

I'm about to 'jump in' by buying I-War 1 and I-War 2 which is on sale today, because i can tell there will be a great support foundation for these games from what i'm seeing in this thread. Thanks to all that are taking care of the file history and websites for these games! :)

To celebrate the start of the new year, we are back with a new paintjob.

Enjoy browsing http://i-war2.com on your modern devices.

-schmatzler

Hey, what's up? I hope you're all safe during these troubled times.

There hasn't been an update for a while, but now there are a few news to be shared:

- We've archived most of the Independence War Paper Models, because the original website that hosted them seems to be gone for good. Get creative and start building. :)

- There is a new Enhanced Textures Mod from Lard, who has used A.I. technology to increase the resolution, sharpness and details of the in-game textures. They do look really good!

We've also had a Discord channel for a while, but I've never featured it, because I didn't use it.
Worst. Admin. Ever.
You can join us there and talk about your favorite space games.

Read up about it here:

https://i-war2.com/news/180-iwar-enhanced-textures-discord

I have to share some REALLY BIG news with you. A member of our community (ZeroPipeline) has managed to reverse-engineer the proprietary .pkg files of the game. This means longstanding bugs with the missions of the game can now be fixed.

We have already created a community patch mod that fixes the Dagda Act 2 crash bug and the Wolf's Lair progression bug.

You can read more about it here:
https://i-war2.com/news/181-dagda-and-wolf%E2%80%99s-lair-bugs-fixed-after-21-years

Awesome news!

The game can now be played if you don't have a CD/DVD drive in your system. It no longer asks for the game disc then.
Previously we had to mess around with virtual DVD drive software to get around that, but a user in our Discord (Stone-D) has patched the igame.dll to finally remove this check.

You can download the patch here:
https://i-war2.com/news/183-better-planets-and-a-real-nocd-patch

I have asked GOG about including this patch (and the community patch) in their release of the game, fingers crossed!