Space combat sim lovers out there?
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I just finished a lenghty project, and now I have WAY too much time to fill. I'm looking for a nice space combat simulator, possibly with an arcade-ish approach (I don't want to spend too much time exploring the universe, just get in a cockpit and fry some evil force). Better with lots of eye-candy, good-looking graphics is always welcome. Can you suggest some titles with a playable demo to try out? If it may help you, I always liked the Wing Commander saga, especially the 3rd episode. Thank you! Luca The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance. Edit: I'm looking for PC games, not console ones.
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I just finished a lenghty project, and now I have WAY too much time to fill. I'm looking for a nice space combat simulator, possibly with an arcade-ish approach (I don't want to spend too much time exploring the universe, just get in a cockpit and fry some evil force). Better with lots of eye-candy, good-looking graphics is always welcome. Can you suggest some titles with a playable demo to try out? If it may help you, I always liked the Wing Commander saga, especially the 3rd episode. Thank you! Luca The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance. Edit: I'm looking for PC games, not console ones.
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I just finished a lenghty project, and now I have WAY too much time to fill. I'm looking for a nice space combat simulator, possibly with an arcade-ish approach (I don't want to spend too much time exploring the universe, just get in a cockpit and fry some evil force). Better with lots of eye-candy, good-looking graphics is always welcome. Can you suggest some titles with a playable demo to try out? If it may help you, I always liked the Wing Commander saga, especially the 3rd episode. Thank you! Luca The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance. Edit: I'm looking for PC games, not console ones.
try freelancer http://www.microsoft.com/games/freelancer/[^] pseudonym67 My Articles[^] "They say there are strangers who threaten us, In our immigrants and infidels. They say there is strangeness too dangerous In our theaters and bookstore shelves. That those who know what's best for us Must rise and save us from ourselves." Rush
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try freelancer http://www.microsoft.com/games/freelancer/[^] pseudonym67 My Articles[^] "They say there are strangers who threaten us, In our immigrants and infidels. They say there is strangeness too dangerous In our theaters and bookstore shelves. That those who know what's best for us Must rise and save us from ourselves." Rush
pseudonym67 wrote: _http://www.microsoft.com/games/freelancer/\[^\]_ Yeah. Freelancer was cool, especially with all the great addons. So many different ships you can add into the game. I loved my X-Wing blowing up Minbari Cruisers :-D Michael CP Blog [^]
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I just finished a lenghty project, and now I have WAY too much time to fill. I'm looking for a nice space combat simulator, possibly with an arcade-ish approach (I don't want to spend too much time exploring the universe, just get in a cockpit and fry some evil force). Better with lots of eye-candy, good-looking graphics is always welcome. Can you suggest some titles with a playable demo to try out? If it may help you, I always liked the Wing Commander saga, especially the 3rd episode. Thank you! Luca The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance. Edit: I'm looking for PC games, not console ones.
I haven't played it recently but I rather enjoyed Starfleet Command Volume 2 : Empires at War. I found the sim aspect of the game rather good however the campaign was rather lame. That was two releases ago (one an expansion). The current version is Version 3. www.taldren.com As a sim it is pretty cool as you can have different views (overhead, cockpit) and damage to ships occur at specific locations. You can do hit and run raids with marines, drop mines, launch fighters and shuttles, etc. Very involved. It is based on Star Fleet Battles board game and has many races, ships, etc. Different tactivs work for different ships/races. I think you would enjoy it I also did homeworld (Version 1) sometime ago and it got rave reviews but I didn't really enjoy it as I am not good at managing multiple ships doing multiple missions in a 3D map but you might enjoy it. If i recall it has a cockpit view as well. Have fun, I'm envious.
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I just finished a lenghty project, and now I have WAY too much time to fill. I'm looking for a nice space combat simulator, possibly with an arcade-ish approach (I don't want to spend too much time exploring the universe, just get in a cockpit and fry some evil force). Better with lots of eye-candy, good-looking graphics is always welcome. Can you suggest some titles with a playable demo to try out? If it may help you, I always liked the Wing Commander saga, especially the 3rd episode. Thank you! Luca The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance. Edit: I'm looking for PC games, not console ones.
They are a bit old now, but if you can find FreeSpace 1 / 2 http://www.volition-inc.com [^]they are probably what you're after Another one to check out is X2: The Threat http://www.egosoft.com/[^]
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pseudonym67 wrote: _http://www.microsoft.com/games/freelancer/\[^\]_ Yeah. Freelancer was cool, especially with all the great addons. So many different ships you can add into the game. I loved my X-Wing blowing up Minbari Cruisers :-D Michael CP Blog [^]
Yeah I dug it out and have been playing it again recently. It's not the best space game ever but it is good fun. pseudonym67 My Articles[^] "They say there are strangers who threaten us, In our immigrants and infidels. They say there is strangeness too dangerous In our theaters and bookstore shelves. That those who know what's best for us Must rise and save us from ourselves." Rush
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I just finished a lenghty project, and now I have WAY too much time to fill. I'm looking for a nice space combat simulator, possibly with an arcade-ish approach (I don't want to spend too much time exploring the universe, just get in a cockpit and fry some evil force). Better with lots of eye-candy, good-looking graphics is always welcome. Can you suggest some titles with a playable demo to try out? If it may help you, I always liked the Wing Commander saga, especially the 3rd episode. Thank you! Luca The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance. Edit: I'm looking for PC games, not console ones.
Try http://www.codeproject.com/cs/media/invasioncsharp.asp[^]. "For that one fraction of a second, you were open to options you would never have considered. That is the exploration that awaits you. Not mapping stars and studying nebula, but charting the unknown possibilities of existence." - _Q (Star Trek: The Next Generation) _^__
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I haven't played it recently but I rather enjoyed Starfleet Command Volume 2 : Empires at War. I found the sim aspect of the game rather good however the campaign was rather lame. That was two releases ago (one an expansion). The current version is Version 3. www.taldren.com As a sim it is pretty cool as you can have different views (overhead, cockpit) and damage to ships occur at specific locations. You can do hit and run raids with marines, drop mines, launch fighters and shuttles, etc. Very involved. It is based on Star Fleet Battles board game and has many races, ships, etc. Different tactivs work for different ships/races. I think you would enjoy it I also did homeworld (Version 1) sometime ago and it got rave reviews but I didn't really enjoy it as I am not good at managing multiple ships doing multiple missions in a 3D map but you might enjoy it. If i recall it has a cockpit view as well. Have fun, I'm envious.
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I just finished a lenghty project, and now I have WAY too much time to fill. I'm looking for a nice space combat simulator, possibly with an arcade-ish approach (I don't want to spend too much time exploring the universe, just get in a cockpit and fry some evil force). Better with lots of eye-candy, good-looking graphics is always welcome. Can you suggest some titles with a playable demo to try out? If it may help you, I always liked the Wing Commander saga, especially the 3rd episode. Thank you! Luca The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance. Edit: I'm looking for PC games, not console ones.
well, that all depends... if you enjoyed the space combat, I'll agree with the others here, especially the freelancer suggestion. If you enjoyed picking up the ladies in WC3... that's in a different game. :rolleyes: _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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try freelancer http://www.microsoft.com/games/freelancer/[^] pseudonym67 My Articles[^] "They say there are strangers who threaten us, In our immigrants and infidels. They say there is strangeness too dangerous In our theaters and bookstore shelves. That those who know what's best for us Must rise and save us from ourselves." Rush
Looking at the Microsoft page, it seems that they have a bug in there code. The moving aircraft get scrolled relative to the scrollable image in there instead of staying relative to the background image where they seem relevant. However, this could also be "by design". "For that one fraction of a second, you were open to options you would never have considered. That is the exploration that awaits you. Not mapping stars and studying nebula, but charting the unknown possibilities of existence." - _Q (Star Trek: The Next Generation) _^__
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Looking at the Microsoft page, it seems that they have a bug in there code. The moving aircraft get scrolled relative to the scrollable image in there instead of staying relative to the background image where they seem relevant. However, this could also be "by design". "For that one fraction of a second, you were open to options you would never have considered. That is the exploration that awaits you. Not mapping stars and studying nebula, but charting the unknown possibilities of existence." - _Q (Star Trek: The Next Generation) _^__
Oh yeah. I hadn't noticed that. I suspect that it wasn't by design though, just a side effect of having a static background image. pseudonym67 My Articles[^] "They say there are strangers who threaten us, In our immigrants and infidels. They say there is strangeness too dangerous In our theaters and bookstore shelves. That those who know what's best for us Must rise and save us from ourselves." Rush
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I just finished a lenghty project, and now I have WAY too much time to fill. I'm looking for a nice space combat simulator, possibly with an arcade-ish approach (I don't want to spend too much time exploring the universe, just get in a cockpit and fry some evil force). Better with lots of eye-candy, good-looking graphics is always welcome. Can you suggest some titles with a playable demo to try out? If it may help you, I always liked the Wing Commander saga, especially the 3rd episode. Thank you! Luca The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance. Edit: I'm looking for PC games, not console ones.
Freelancer is a great space game. One of few I actually finished. They're currently working on the sequel. Todd Smith