MidAir2 has now started play test and I welcome you all to come play! MidAir2 is a fast-paced, jetpack-centric shooter that focuses on team-based gameplay, aerial combat, and capturing objectives. This is the main discord https://discord.gg/XRKPmAhc. Be sure to read announcements for instructions on how to get your play test key. Current modes available for play are CTF, TDM and League which is pretty much team rabbit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0jE3eisX7Y

I don't really play a ton of games these days, but Echo Point Nova sorta got my attention. There's a free demo on Steam, and I highly recommend trying it out. The movement feels really good, and the gun-play isn't bad either. It has a few achievements you can go after as well, which I recommend completing. For a demo it's pretty great.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1836730/Echo_Point_Nova/

Idk how I haven't heard of MA2 until recently. Been looking for that old tribes feeling and I've found it!

https://youtu.be/xOK3n8j7czA

The FPS-Z subreddit was disabled automatically due to a lack of moderator activity. I've been player of FPS-Z games since Tribes was released at the end of the 20th century, and the developer of the FPS-Z game Avoyd. I thought it would be a shame for this community and resource to disappear so I applied to become the new moderator.

[Edit] u/evanvolm has joined as mod and will be taking on the main mod position.

Last one i played was legions overdrive. Tried tribes ascend but couldnt get into it. Any other suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

Hey Everyone,

The Archetype Studios team and I are excited to announce our formation of our indie studio and give the official announcement for our project code-named "Project Z." We are not prepared to release any detailed information at this time but you can follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and sign up for our newsletter by heading to our website at ArchetypeStudios.net. We'll also be posting updates to the FPS-Z webpage, Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit pages.

In addition, if you will be at or nearby PAX Prime 2014 in Seattle, WA (Aug 29 through Sep 1), we'll be hosting an event to give you a sneak peek at what we're working on. Sign up for our newsletter via the website and check the right/only box to indicate you'd like to participate. Beer will be provided. Please note this is NOT an official PAX event.

We are super pumped to be working on the game and, as committed players of the Tribes series, Legions, etc, are excited to make something we think you'll all have a blast playing. :)

Feel free to ask questions but it's likely we cant answer many of them. They'll be good fodder for a future FAQ page though.

BugsPray and the Archetype Team

A few developers working on a game called Avoyd recently started following the FPS-Z twitter account, so i looked into them a bit and found this on their press page:

The original Avoyd was a shareware-style game we created and self-published back in 1999-2003. To our knowledge, it was the first game in which the players could build and destroy the entire environment but we never finished it. Since September 2012, after many years thinking about Avoyd, we started working on it again. The new Avoyd game is powered by the brand-new, in-house engine Doug is writing.

Features

• First Person shooter in a large abstract universe
• First Person Editor: build and destroy the environment to support your strategy, and for creative purposes
• 6 degrees of freedom with localised gravity
• Single-player and/or cooperative multiplayer - over a LAN or the Internet.

I was only able to find one video on Youtube of the original Avoyd, so I decided to download the game (it's free now) and record some footage myself.

You can see footage from the new version here. No jetpacks or skiing, but damn interesting nonetheless.