The first edition (BPv1) was demonstrated and released at Origins in 1997 to critical acclaim, receiving a nomination for the Game of the YearOrigins award.
The rulebook, weighing in at just under 350 pages, is almost a worldbook, with about five-sixths of its length dedicated to the alien setting. In keeping with its environmentalist theme, the game was dedicated to Jacques Cousteau.
The game received criticism for its overly involved character generation system and extremely lethal combat system.
A second edition of the game (BPv2) was published in 2000 by Fantasy Flight Games. This used a new role-playing game system, referred to as the Synergy Game System. The rules and modules were released in several books.
There was also a GURPS Blue Planet conversion of the original product released in 2002 by Steve Jackson Games.
The intellectual property of Blue Planet passed back from Fantasy Flight Games to Biohazard Games in 2004.
Partially filmed from orbit during space shuttle missions, the film is about the planet Earth. The changes and constants are highlighted, and the film attempts to show how fragile and unique Earth is. Origins of the planet, how it has changed, what man's role in change is, and other issues are discussed. The film features footage that was filmed from space, underwater, computer animations based on satellite data, and a variety of views from the surface to illustrate the topics.
The series was created as a joint effort between several people and groups. Matt Burch programmed all three games in their entirety except for the registration system and various libraries. He also devised and created the scenario for the first game. Ambrosia Software, headed by Andrew Welch, managed marketing, registration, and distribution, as well as providing several external libraries used by the games. Early test versions of the game went by the name 'Merc' (short for 'mercenary'). Peter Cartwright wrote the scenario for EV Override and the Australian company ATMOS created the scenario of EV Nova; both originated as plug-ins for the preceding games before being picked up by Ambrosia as sequels. The fighter pilot voices in the original game were provided by Patrick Delahanty. A plug-in of additional phrases was also created and later included as part of EV Override.
Blue Planet Recontact - Everything You Wanted To Know About This Heavy Sci-Fi RPG Kickstarter
We interview Graeme Barber about Blue Planet: Recontact, a new version of the classic Blue Planet RPG that is currently on Kickstarter. Hear us discuss what exactly is Blue Planet: Recontact, and how is it different from the typical science fiction roleplaying game?
You can purchase the Blue Planet Recontact Quick Start PDFs through DriveThru here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/282604/Blue-Planet-Recontact-Quickstart?affiliate_id=360040
If you would like to donate to help this channel, you can buy us a cup of tea here: https://ko-fi.com/reallydicey
You can find the Kickstarter here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
published: 21 Apr 2021
United Earth Flakeration - FreeSpace 2 Blue Planet
Fill the sky with fire.
published: 09 Aug 2016
UEFersal Truth - FreeSpace 2 Blue Planet
Universal Truth with 14th Battlegroup ships swapped with late-war UEF ships and a couple of test ships.
published: 09 Aug 2016
Let's Play Blue Planet - Entry 1 - Unexpected (1/5)
Welcome to Blue Planet my friends! This is a mod for Freespace 2 Open that takes place several years after the Freespace 2 campaign. Upon finding a way back to Earth, our battlegroup returns and finds things are not at all what we expected. In this entry I do two missions, the first being, ""A Blue Planet," wherein our flight does recon around Earth itself. The second mission, "The Dragon Awakes," kind of goes how you might expect with a name like that, but still, it's fairly chilling. This game is doing a great job of creating atmosphere and tension, and coupled with really good writing and voice acting, I'm finding myself really drawn into what's happening, as well as the people things are happening to. Well done, mod. :)
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published: 07 Dec 2015
Space Game Junkie Podcast #174 - Blue Planet
Friends, this week we welcome the lead developer of the amazing Freespace 2 mod/total conversion, Blue Planet!
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Home Page - http://blueplanet.hard-light.net/
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published: 05 Oct 2016
Battle Captains: Anita Lopez (Freespace Blue Planet)
This mod adds a single capital ship mission of the background of Captain Anita Lopez. Rear Admiral by the time of Freespace Blue Planet War in Heaven.
published: 14 Sep 2019
Blue Planet Complete War in Heaven Act1 Intro
One of the best MOD for FS2 Open.
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=90802.0
Recorded with AMD Raptr
published: 07 Nov 2015
THE EXO-PLANET 🚀 [WILLOW RAID]
lazy editing
published: 01 Aug 2024
Freespace 2 Blue Planet - bomber gameplay preview
Flares, MIRV decoys and powerful turrets will make up basic bomber gameplay.
We interview Graeme Barber about Blue Planet: Recontact, a new version of the classic Blue Planet RPG that is currently on Kickstarter. Hear us discuss what exa...
We interview Graeme Barber about Blue Planet: Recontact, a new version of the classic Blue Planet RPG that is currently on Kickstarter. Hear us discuss what exactly is Blue Planet: Recontact, and how is it different from the typical science fiction roleplaying game?
You can purchase the Blue Planet Recontact Quick Start PDFs through DriveThru here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/282604/Blue-Planet-Recontact-Quickstart?affiliate_id=360040
If you would like to donate to help this channel, you can buy us a cup of tea here: https://ko-fi.com/reallydicey
You can find the Kickstarter here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
We interview Graeme Barber about Blue Planet: Recontact, a new version of the classic Blue Planet RPG that is currently on Kickstarter. Hear us discuss what exactly is Blue Planet: Recontact, and how is it different from the typical science fiction roleplaying game?
You can purchase the Blue Planet Recontact Quick Start PDFs through DriveThru here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/282604/Blue-Planet-Recontact-Quickstart?affiliate_id=360040
If you would like to donate to help this channel, you can buy us a cup of tea here: https://ko-fi.com/reallydicey
You can find the Kickstarter here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
Welcome to Blue Planet my friends! This is a mod for Freespace 2 Open that takes place several years after the Freespace 2 campaign. Upon finding a way back to ...
Welcome to Blue Planet my friends! This is a mod for Freespace 2 Open that takes place several years after the Freespace 2 campaign. Upon finding a way back to Earth, our battlegroup returns and finds things are not at all what we expected. In this entry I do two missions, the first being, ""A Blue Planet," wherein our flight does recon around Earth itself. The second mission, "The Dragon Awakes," kind of goes how you might expect with a name like that, but still, it's fairly chilling. This game is doing a great job of creating atmosphere and tension, and coupled with really good writing and voice acting, I'm finding myself really drawn into what's happening, as well as the people things are happening to. Well done, mod. :)
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Playlist for this series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6K1_LepsaN-kJAcKgOKmGf_nNEoFOpTe
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Home Page: http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=90802.0
FSO Installer: http://www.fsoinstaller.com/
Buy Link: http://www.gog.com/game/freespace_2
Wiki Page: http://spacegamejunkie.com/wiki/index.php?title=FreeSpace_2
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Welcome to Blue Planet my friends! This is a mod for Freespace 2 Open that takes place several years after the Freespace 2 campaign. Upon finding a way back to Earth, our battlegroup returns and finds things are not at all what we expected. In this entry I do two missions, the first being, ""A Blue Planet," wherein our flight does recon around Earth itself. The second mission, "The Dragon Awakes," kind of goes how you might expect with a name like that, but still, it's fairly chilling. This game is doing a great job of creating atmosphere and tension, and coupled with really good writing and voice acting, I'm finding myself really drawn into what's happening, as well as the people things are happening to. Well done, mod. :)
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Playlist for this series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6K1_LepsaN-kJAcKgOKmGf_nNEoFOpTe
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Home Page: http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=90802.0
FSO Installer: http://www.fsoinstaller.com/
Buy Link: http://www.gog.com/game/freespace_2
Wiki Page: http://spacegamejunkie.com/wiki/index.php?title=FreeSpace_2
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Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/spacegamejunkie
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/spacegamejunkie
Friends, this week we welcome the lead developer of the amazing Freespace 2 mod/total conversion, Blue Planet!
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Friends, this week we welcome the lead developer of the amazing Freespace 2 mod/total conversion, Blue Planet!
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Home Page - http://blueplanet.hard-light.net/
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Website: http://www.spacegamejunkie.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacegamejunkie
Twitter: http://twitter.com/spacegamejunkie
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spacegamejunkie
Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceGameJunkie/
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/spacegamejunkie
Friends, this week we welcome the lead developer of the amazing Freespace 2 mod/total conversion, Blue Planet!
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Home Page - http://blueplanet.hard-light.net/
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Website: http://www.spacegamejunkie.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacegamejunkie
Twitter: http://twitter.com/spacegamejunkie
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spacegamejunkie
Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceGameJunkie/
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/spacegamejunkie
We interview Graeme Barber about Blue Planet: Recontact, a new version of the classic Blue Planet RPG that is currently on Kickstarter. Hear us discuss what exactly is Blue Planet: Recontact, and how is it different from the typical science fiction roleplaying game?
You can purchase the Blue Planet Recontact Quick Start PDFs through DriveThru here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/282604/Blue-Planet-Recontact-Quickstart?affiliate_id=360040
If you would like to donate to help this channel, you can buy us a cup of tea here: https://ko-fi.com/reallydicey
You can find the Kickstarter here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
Welcome to Blue Planet my friends! This is a mod for Freespace 2 Open that takes place several years after the Freespace 2 campaign. Upon finding a way back to Earth, our battlegroup returns and finds things are not at all what we expected. In this entry I do two missions, the first being, ""A Blue Planet," wherein our flight does recon around Earth itself. The second mission, "The Dragon Awakes," kind of goes how you might expect with a name like that, but still, it's fairly chilling. This game is doing a great job of creating atmosphere and tension, and coupled with really good writing and voice acting, I'm finding myself really drawn into what's happening, as well as the people things are happening to. Well done, mod. :)
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Playlist for this series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6K1_LepsaN-kJAcKgOKmGf_nNEoFOpTe
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Home Page: http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=90802.0
FSO Installer: http://www.fsoinstaller.com/
Buy Link: http://www.gog.com/game/freespace_2
Wiki Page: http://spacegamejunkie.com/wiki/index.php?title=FreeSpace_2
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Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/spacegamejunkie
Friends, this week we welcome the lead developer of the amazing Freespace 2 mod/total conversion, Blue Planet!
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Home Page - http://blueplanet.hard-light.net/
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Website: http://www.spacegamejunkie.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spacegamejunkie
Twitter: http://twitter.com/spacegamejunkie
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spacegamejunkie
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Gazing at the stars tonight from my window sill Above the circle in the sky a flashing breaks the still I look up to catch a glimpse, a moment, then it's gone... I could almost see the sun Then I thought I saw the eyes of Pleiades In the sky and across the night Seven race to meet the dawn Through the night they soar and dive And the hunter follows on I jump out my window, through the backyard, through the trees In a clearing stands a rocket ship readied just for me I feel the jets as they break away and I hurl beyond the stratosphere Soaring high into the midnight sky I could see Orion chasing Pleiades far beyond In the sky and across the night Seven race to meet the dawn Through the night they soar and dive