this game sounds almost EXACTLY what Yahtzee was talking about when it came to combining RTS with regular Action Games 
285: The Greatest Game Never Played
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It was really a great game. I played when it was a beta, and still didn't have all the features. But even at that time, I could immediately tell the game was ages beyond anything else. I was completely blown away how well the game handled everything, even considering most players were only connecting with a 14.4 or 28.8 Baud modem.
In 2004 Microsoft released the source code to the public. The game is still being developed and run by a small group of individuals.
Here's the current website for Allegiance.
http://www.freeallegiance.org/
In 2004 Microsoft released the source code to the public. The game is still being developed and run by a small group of individuals.
Here's the current website for Allegiance.
http://www.freeallegiance.org/
Never heard of it before, but it sounds interesting enough to check out. It's a shame that the game didn't do well- it sounded like a great idea.
I've been scratching my head over this same question for the past 10 years. Freespace 2 was the last space-combat simulator I played, and it was fantastic. I looked forward with fervor at the increasingly monstrous capabilities of powerhouse systems, and could only anticipate how amazing the next generation of space simulators would be. But that game never came.Falseprophet said:
'Why' continues to puzzle me. Is it because gamers now prefer the banal, evidenced in the blockbuster success of arcade-esque Call of Duties, released ad infinitum, with its godmode killstreaks and X-rated playercards? No, because that wouldn't explain the success of incredibly unique and distinct games like Bioshock, Shadow of the Colossus, or Demon's Souls. Is the flight simulator dead? Not really. One or two get released a year, though to rather bland reviews. Gamers obviously aren't sick of the realm of space or science fiction, as the Starcrafts, Mass Effects, and Dead Space have all done well and continue to dominate in sales.
The capability of a developer to create a fully interactive universe, with visitable planets and space stations, and ripe with space traffic, is totally within the capabilities of today's systems' computing power. And yet the gaming industry is void of anything resembling the space simulators of the 90's.
It's a shame.
If I ever meet Justin Emerson I'm buying him a beer. Or a sandwich. Or a thank you card. Whatever, something nice. This looks like a real jem. I'd played Oolite until the loneliness and repitition killed my space wanderlust, and this looks as exciting as an asteroid about to collide with the Bangco. Fireworks Interstellar Ltd warehouse planet.
I really want to play this game once my internet connection gets sorted in the new year.
Oh snap! YES, absolutely though the same!Ekim Takusan said:
I really want to play this game once my internet connection gets sorted in the new year.
I don't mean to sound like a complete dickhead here but,
That doesn't sound like a very good game to me. I'm not saying it was bad either. It sounds like the game basically got killed off by bad marketing decisions, but that kind of statement wouldn't make me want to rush out and buy it either.
Sounds like it was doomed because it requires large numbers of players, and keeping them in line. How do you keep them from not just ignoring your orders and doing their own not helpful thing. I don't even trust players to in Battlefield games to do what their commander orders.
Really cool. I've always thought that some kind of RTS where you commanded real players would be cool, but I always thought that deciding who was gonna be the main leader "floating in the sky" and who the players would be could cause trouble.
I think if someone made a space sim now where you could visit planets, go into floating space stations, have dog fights, on ground shootouts, and travel around with far distances being reached with warp,etc. You'd have a great game. If it was MMO, it could be amazing, or if it was just a SP adventure with multiplayer capability, like GTA, it could still be incredibly awesome. But I suppose thats all too much to really carry out anything.
I think if someone made a space sim now where you could visit planets, go into floating space stations, have dog fights, on ground shootouts, and travel around with far distances being reached with warp,etc. You'd have a great game. If it was MMO, it could be amazing, or if it was just a SP adventure with multiplayer capability, like GTA, it could still be incredibly awesome. But I suppose thats all too much to really carry out anything.
FYI, the login client of FreeAllegiance (ASGS) uses Xenocode. Some anti virus programs (like Comodo, Norman, Avast) don't like Xenocode at all, because some idiots tried to hide their Trojans with Xenocode. So some AV companies putted it on their black lists and didn't talked to the manufacturer.Chasom said:
These alarms are false positive and community is working on replacement of that login client.
Perfect timing for this article, I just procured a good joystick about a week ago and have been looking for games to play using it.
Actually, I wonder if the necessity for fine grained control (joystick, xbox controller, etc) had something to with Allegiance's failure. It's nearly impossible and nowhere near as fun to play flight games with a keyboard.
Actually, I wonder if the necessity for fine grained control (joystick, xbox controller, etc) had something to with Allegiance's failure. It's nearly impossible and nowhere near as fun to play flight games with a keyboard.
The X-Series meets RTS, as an MMOG?
I. WANT. THAT. GAME. NAO.
They should remake it, that's the kind of game we nee right now. I would pay any suscription fee for it.
The game's story somehow reminds me of URU: Ages beyond MYST.
Sad.
I. WANT. THAT. GAME. NAO.
They should remake it, that's the kind of game we nee right now. I would pay any suscription fee for it.
The game's story somehow reminds me of URU: Ages beyond MYST.
Sad.
Whoa. I had a massive jolt when I read the first words in that article, because I thought you were gonna talk about Homeworld.
Not so...
Left 4 dead Anything, a bigger learning curve than Dwarf Fortress?
Not so...
You kidding me?Ephraim J. Witchwood said:
