CDF Starfighter is a space combat simulator styled after the famous 90s games such as Freespace, Wing commander, Star wars and many more. Focusing purely on space combat CDF Starfighter is not bogged down with lore, stats, menus and micro transactions, but an epic next generation space combat simulator with simple controls, immersive story-line and game-play with a fun and competitive multiplayer approach.

While many aspects of the game are realistic, UK based MAG Studios' focus is fun and an easy to play game.

MAG Studios has launched a kickstarter campaign, looking for $38,553 (£25,000), to finish up development on CDF Starfighter, with several stretch goals to increase the scope of the game.

"Our first funding tier is £25,000 and will enable us to bring you a fully polished single player experience and start the ball rolling with multiplayer which will be worked on with the community over 6 months. If we raise above and beyond our funding goal then we can expand on what we have and offer many more features and raise the quality bar overall.  CDF Starfighter is designed for controller support, VR and head tracking so we are developing the game with cross platform support in mind."

Stretch Goal 1 (£50,000): If we can double our primary funding goal then we can have a lot more resources at our disposal to bolster the games quality in crucial areas such as motion capture for characters and much better overall voice actors.  We will have more resources to invest in the overall release quality of the game as whole.

Stretch Goal 1 (£100,000): With our second stretch goal we  will be putting a lot more resources into multiplayer and be able to hire the necessary talent to ensure that CDF Starfighter is one of the best multiplayer and co-op space combats sims out there.  We will be able to carry forward the multiplayer side of the game and add extra ships, turrets and invest in a new community Co-Op game mode which will be voted and decided by you, the community in March 2016.  We will take the best ideas and input from all you budding pilots and work with you to create an Epic multiplayer mode.

Stretch Goal 1 (£350,000 ): We have an awesome game which we really want to expand to include a mission editor/level editor.  As a small indie company this is currently beyond our financial and required workflow scope, as building the necessary simple user tool-set to make this reality would require a perm-ant team and more time.  We really want to go beyond that and make the game modifiable within a year of first release but again, this requires a large team to be able to launch and support the modding community.  There are many more limits which can be lifted,  If we get more than Stretch Goal 3 then we have a new mandate from you and the community we build together to take a little more time and turn CDF Starfighter in the greatest space combat simulator of all time.

In single player mode you embark on a non-linear campaign as you fight through galactic war.  The Star fighters are the elite pilots of the CDF and engage in some of the most challenging missions.

In CDF Starfighter, there are 6 CDF playable ships and in Campaign mode you can also fly a pirate fighter and an alien shuttle.  Each and every ship is very different (with their own advantages and disadvantages) and each is designed for a specific role. The 2 Ships featured in the game play videos above are the heavy starfighter and the starfighter type Y.  As you can see in the proto-type, these are 2 very different fighter craft and are for 2 different roles.

The game is based in the CDF universe which is a 90`s styled vision of the future with industrialized styled ships and technology.  Based 350 years in the future mankind has colonized many worlds and spread their influence in a small area of our galaxy.  

The Colonial Defence Force was created to protect and serve mankind as we embarked on a new era of exploration and danger.  The Civil war wiped out almost a third of the human race and half of the entire CDF Fleet. During the Civil War saw the rise of the Starfighter.  An elite pilot who has passed the Starfighter selection process and has earned the right to wear the Starfighter Insignia.  These specially trained elite pilots helped turn the tide of the civil war and the Colonial Defence Force defeated the CLA (Colonial Liberation Army).

CDF Starfighter gives the player a chance to join the elite pilots of the CDF who are known as Starfighters.  As mankind is about to face a new enemy, the starfighters will be needed to ensure the survival of the human race as a new and unknown alien threat emerges.

Key Features:

• Non-Linear Single Player Campaign: Each missions success or failure will shape the direction of the war with 3 possible endings.
• Immersive First person View: We have designed the game with a huge focus on immersion, the game and all briefings are played out in first person. 
• Designed for VR & head Tracking: We have designed the game for use with VR and other devices such as head tracking.  
• Pick Up & Play: CDF Strarfighter is very simple to get to grips with and is designed for use with a game-pad or Joystick.  A wealth of training simulations and tutorials will also be available .
• Re-Fuel, Re-Arm & Re-Supply: Management of you're fighters ammo and fuel are a crucial part of game-play, In most missions you can re-arm and re-supply at any time during combat.       
• Diverse Multi-player and Co-op modes: As well as the common death-match and versus type modes, we also have some fun and unique game modes planned such as Battleships & Genocide.  With a variety of player ships on offer, skill and competitive game-play are a huge focus.