Space, Flying and Space Flying
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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I've enjoyed a fair number of space sims in the past, but I find that I get bored with them relatively quickly because there just isn't very much variety in the environment. I think I'd probably prefer a game that had space flight in addition to other environments not in space. Also preferably big robots, because big robots are silly. Dinosaurs wouldn't hurt either, it would be pretty cool to play a game about a dinosaur who flies a rocket ship through space to shoot robots.
Makes me want to install Freelancer and Starlancer again. Oh wait, Starlancer won't work with Vista, curses! Okay, Freelancer it is. The X series was boring IMO, exactly for the reason Yahtzee mentions. But I do miss space games, even if they're not freefliers. I miss games like Homeworld. *fights back tears*
I honestly can't figure out why the genre died out either. Maybe it's because most the money these days seems to be made in shooters. I haven't heard about many flying games made in the last 4 years, let alone space-flight games.
A side note:
Can anyone tell me why that middle rocket doesn't just instantly vaporize his ass? Cause a firing rocket + the ass region usually equals burning ass. Does he have special bum armor? Or is it a fancy rocket that isn't actually hot?
A side note:
Can anyone tell me why that middle rocket doesn't just instantly vaporize his ass? Cause a firing rocket + the ass region usually equals burning ass. Does he have special bum armor? Or is it a fancy rocket that isn't actually hot?
Couldn't agree more about the lack of good space sims, and console seems (to me, anyway) a natural home for that. My giant tv would be a great place to host a big multi-battle.
One of the reasons I loved Battlefront 2 beyond what it deserved was the levels where you pilot a ship, wipe out defenses, land in the enemy vessel, kill some guys, and hijack one of theirs. Good stuff.
There are space shooters on xbox live, the battlestar galactica one springs to mind. It's just that they're not very good. I do wonder why no serious developer seems to want to do them anymore. Especially with the glut of WWII flight games that we seem to be finally past.
One of the reasons I loved Battlefront 2 beyond what it deserved was the levels where you pilot a ship, wipe out defenses, land in the enemy vessel, kill some guys, and hijack one of theirs. Good stuff.
There are space shooters on xbox live, the battlestar galactica one springs to mind. It's just that they're not very good. I do wonder why no serious developer seems to want to do them anymore. Especially with the glut of WWII flight games that we seem to be finally past.
Battlefront 2 did the space to ground combat thing in the space missions, but then again that's more of a multiplayer Battlefield sort of game. Eternal Silence is a HL2 mod that's basically a clone of those missions.
I installed FSO a few weeks ago and I'm now playing through the first Freespace campaign again. With all the official and user made campaigns I should be busy till the end of the year
I installed FSO a few weeks ago and I'm now playing through the first Freespace campaign again. With all the official and user made campaigns I should be busy till the end of the year
Sign me up for enemy scripting. I have no experience in programming for games but I always wanted to give game AI a go. Then again, you can just make a Freespace mod like everyone else is doing.
Good luck with learning Unity 3D. I am trying to learning it as well. It is pretty good at things like terrain, importing models, auto generating collision boxes, and physics. Heck it is pretty awesome all around. The next time the Escapist lets you hold a Stonking Great Game Contest, can you ask them to allow Unity3D? It is far more open than flash and still runs multi platform in the browser. Anyway I hope you mannage to produce the game of your dreams.
Games with monthly subscription fees don?t count. It?s too bad that one does, it looks pretty cool.uppitycracker said:
I miss the xwing vs tie fighter games. There was a thread floating around here where others were saying the same thing.
Last I left it, we were trying to figure out if the present gamepads have enough buttons for an xwing vs tie. I believe we settled on the fact that it would be doable if they allowed you to communicate with the AI team using voice commands like in End War.
If that didn?t work, I?d still get it for the PC.
it's definitely not the type of game i would waste money on for the console. PC or nothin for that kinda game, definitely. something about those kinda games that I just do better with a keyboard and mouse over game pads or joysticks....GonzoGamer said:
Mass Effect crossed with, I don't know Elite, except you play as Han Solo.
I wonder who would possibly buy that game? It's not like it's the combiend fantasy of every sci fi geek in existence?
Oh, and you have an option on quests or just free roaming through the galaxy.
Man, there's no way gaming fans would buy a game that effectively lets you play as the crew of Firefly.
I wonder who would possibly buy that game? It's not like it's the combiend fantasy of every sci fi geek in existence?
Oh, and you have an option on quests or just free roaming through the galaxy.
Man, there's no way gaming fans would buy a game that effectively lets you play as the crew of Firefly.
When i think of a space flying game i immediately thing of EVE, which was terrible.
Exploring can be fun but in that game you were only exploring empty space, and the gameplay was way too complex assuming it was even there.
In contrast though the space exploration on the newest Ratchet&Clank game was awesome. You switch from zooming around a solar system and blasting enemies faces off to walking around a spherical moon and blasting peoples faces off!
That was only flying across a 2d plane though, imagine that on a 3d plane with even more stuff to explore.
Infact just imagine something like EVE with waay simplified gameplay, some cool stuff filling all that empty space and some neat on-ground mechanics and exploration.
I think that'd make for a pretty awesome game
If it's even possible how about being able to close in and zoom through landscapes on those planets!
Exploring can be fun but in that game you were only exploring empty space, and the gameplay was way too complex assuming it was even there.
In contrast though the space exploration on the newest Ratchet&Clank game was awesome. You switch from zooming around a solar system and blasting enemies faces off to walking around a spherical moon and blasting peoples faces off!
That was only flying across a 2d plane though, imagine that on a 3d plane with even more stuff to explore.
Infact just imagine something like EVE with waay simplified gameplay, some cool stuff filling all that empty space and some neat on-ground mechanics and exploration.
I think that'd make for a pretty awesome game
If it's even possible how about being able to close in and zoom through landscapes on those planets!
You know what this made me think of? The Descent games. Now there was good use of multi-plane space in a smaller environment that had a lot of features, cover etc. Descent 3's combination of indoor/outdoor was masterful use of space, in particular. They really should make a Descent 4 - and it would probably work well on consoles, too, with a stick each for vertical/horizontal planes. I wish Parallax/Outrage was still around.
And speaking of games originally released with the Descent name, I'm another of those people who desperately wants Volition to make FS3. I still go back to FS2 all the time.
And speaking of games originally released with the Descent name, I'm another of those people who desperately wants Volition to make FS3. I still go back to FS2 all the time.
This is my favourite piece he's done its all 100% true and as a guy who maps I can back up the space game easier to make part also seamless transitions between FPS and space combat are possible my favourite mod is based around it and keep in mind this is on the source engine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWmw1u2to5M
This one has fast paced shooting and flying you spawn run cross the hangar and your flying straight away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWmw1u2to5M
This one has fast paced shooting and flying you spawn run cross the hangar and your flying straight away.
for fans of space flying/combat and back-and-forth switching between it and regular "ground based" combat...the HL2 mod Eternal Silence provides exactly that.
two teams in a fleet battle: you can FPS around your flagship(defending it's subsystems from enemy boarders) or jump into a fighter/bomber/interceptor/etc and fly out to battle it out in space.
it's still fairly buggy and the community is tiny..but I highly recommend checking it out. it is, after all, free =)
two teams in a fleet battle: you can FPS around your flagship(defending it's subsystems from enemy boarders) or jump into a fighter/bomber/interceptor/etc and fly out to battle it out in space.
it's still fairly buggy and the community is tiny..but I highly recommend checking it out. it is, after all, free =)
Anyone interested in Space sims has to try Freespace and Freespace 2. Best Space Combat Sims ever.