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X-Wing gets resurrected as the XWVM mod

by: Sean Colleli -
More On: Star Wars X-Wing

Hey, remember that X-Wing fighter VR demo from a couple years back that didn't really go anywhere and probably made you throw up? Well now some unrelated fans are working on something a whole lot better. XWVM is an HD mod made in unity for the original Star Wars: X-Wing. That's right, a team of dedicated modders are creating a new HD asset layer in the Unity engine to bring the venerable space shooter-sim up to date. The game requires you to own the original X-Wing, just like any other mod. X-Wing was a groundbreaking game in 1993 but it hasn't aged well, and certainly doesn't hold up againt its sequels, Tie Fighter and X-Wing Alliance, so it's great to see the game that started it all getting a new lease on life.

You can check out 14 minutes of prototype gameplay below and read the team's ModDB FAQ here. I'd suggest taking a look soon, before the Evil Empire Disney smacks the team with a C&D letter like they did to the poor Battlefront 3 mod team.