Outcast 1.1 is currently available for free from
GOG.com. There is no indication
if this is a permanent price reduction or a temporary promotion, so it's best to
act swiftly if you want in. Outcast 1.1 is a version of the action/adventure
that was recompiled
in 2014 from the
original 1999 source code to run on modern computers. Word is: "The main
improvements compared to the original version are: multithreaded voxel renderer
for higher performances, software bilinear filtering on polygonal meshes, part
of the HUD redesigned to match higher resolutions, new high-resolution sky
paintings, new launcher, native support of xbox gamepad, user-friendly
controller configuration, a lot of bugs fixed and improved stability." Here's
more:
As part of a covert experiment, the US military deployed a probe
designed to prove the existence of a parallel universe hidden from our own.
Although the probe successfully entered the alternate universe and reached a
planet called Adelpha, its first crucial data transmission is mysteriously cut
short.
The probe's unexpected demise triggers a disastrous chain of events resulting in
the creation of a black hole, one that threatens to destroy the Earth. Unless
the missing probe can somehow be found and repaired, planet Earth itself is
doomed.
- Vast and diverse continents to explore, inhabited by thousands of living
creatures
- An excellent mix of action and adventure, well-designed combat and
complete freedom of movement
- One of the best games of 1999 with a memorable and believable storyline
set in the not-so-distant future