Thanaclara says that “we have a few options that we’re exploring that we believe would make it so that we would avoid copyright infringement.
EA and Lucasfilm shut down the fan remake of the unreleased Battlefront 3 and that was a game that hadn’t even been released – whereas Rogue Squadron is still available to buy on Steam and GOG.
Of course the biggest issue with the Rogue Squadron remake is the Star Wars licence. “The volumetric clouds really flesh out what could potentially be a completely empty and lifeless void of a level,” Thanaclara says. The level ‘Battle Above Taloraan’ has pre-rendered clouds on the skybox in the original game, but the remake now has clouds that can be flown through. Unreal’s volumetric fog for example not only looks good but it apparently has been a big deal for the game. Of course, with Unreal Engine 4 the team have access to a lot of fancy graphical effects, and are trying to make Rogue Squadron look as modern as possible. I find the idea of coming up with our own original scenarios for missions fairly exciting”. “ I can’t say for certain they’ll be in the final game but the aim at least is to try to make new levels and missions if we can get to it. According to Thanaclara it’s a “relatively easy process” to make new craft, but levels are a different story. As mentioned, they also plan to create new ships and missions for Rogue Squadron.
