Space Flight Sim Fans Unite! (rant)

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: warcrow

Originally posted by: Excelsior
I am with you on this.

Yuo--agreed! It;s one of the reasons I enjoy Mass Effect, because it's the closest thing in ages to something like this.

Which is sad, because Mass Effect is very, very far from a space flight sim.

 

[Elcs]

Is there any idiots guide as to how to fix Freespace 2 to look good?

I remember trying back ages ago and felt stupid that I couldnt understand what to do.

 

[CP5670]

You could just run through the installer, which will set it all up for you automatically. Although if you already have the game, it's probably more efficient to get only the 3.6.9 build (the most recent non-beta version) and the media VP packages. Make a thread in the forums there if you're having problems; someone can direct you on how to make everything work with the game.

 

[funks]

we need the Wing Commander series back, Homeworld, FreeSpace, Nexxus - The Jupiter Incident, Independence War Series...

I need my Space Strategy / Space Sim fix. Just bought Galactic Civilizations II but i'm not into turn based strategy games.

 

[lupi]

I'd be happy with the star wars series re-released with new textures and winxp compatibility.

 

[coloumb]

Jump To Lightspeed without having to subscribe to SWG... that'd work for me.

 

[Bateluer]

Freespace 2 SCP?

http://scp.indiegames.us/news.php

Website is being overhauled at the moment though.

 

[CP5670]

That appears to have all the useful links. In general, the HLP forums are the place to go for any news on FS2. The SCP website is basically defunct and is not used anymore.

 

[Borealis7]

it saddens me to think about all the 13 y/o kids who play Crysis "cause its |<00l_" and will never experience the joy of blowing up a fleet of Sathanas ships or the Knosos gate.

good times...good times...

 

[TraumaRN]

Originally posted by: Borealis7
it saddens me to think about all the 13 y/o kids who play Crysis "cause its |<00l_" and will never experience the joy of blowing up a fleet of Sathanas ships or the Knosos gate.

good times...good times...

Or even just the massive dogfights being extremely outnumbered yet somehow managing to win by the skin of your teeth.

 

[Dumac]

Hearing the responses from this thread, I went and tried out FreeSpace 2. The game is unexpectedly fun; I wish this genre had a sudden new breathe of life. I can't wait to play more, but I also just started System Shock 2, another oldie that I missed.

I just witnessed the first appearance of the GTVA Colossus. The different types of ships, objectives, and weaponry keeps this game extremely fresh no matter how much I seem to play it.

 

[TraumaRN]

Originally posted by: Dumac
Hearing the responses from this thread, I went and tried out FreeSpace 2. The game is unexpectedly fun; I wish this genre had a sudden new breathe of life. I can't wait to play more, but I also just started System Shock 2, another oldie that I missed.

I just witnessed the first appearance of the GTVA Colossus. The different types of ships, objectives, and weaponry keeps this game extremely fresh no matter how much I seem to play it.

Dont forget the superb voice acting and very well done FMV cut scenes. Those really help tell the story in a way that most games dont.

 

[CP5670]

Originally posted by: Dumac
Hearing the responses from this thread, I went and tried out FreeSpace 2. The game is unexpectedly fun; I wish this genre had a sudden new breathe of life. I can't wait to play more, but I also just started System Shock 2, another oldie that I missed.

I just witnessed the first appearance of the GTVA Colossus. The different types of ships, objectives, and weaponry keeps this game extremely fresh no matter how much I seem to play it.

The best is still to come. Be sure to accept the SOC assignments you get at that point, as those are considered to be some of the game's most fun missions.

There are also plenty of top notch user-made campaigns to play after you complete the game. Check the various threads marked "release" in here.

 

[Jadow]

DarkStar One isn't half bad. Rough on Vista though.

 

[themisfit610]

EPIC WIN. FS2 has the best damned campaign. I still get goosebumps hearing the superb voice acting on the command briefings, and watching the FMVs. It's just so easy to get swept into the whole story. That game is just shockingly good.

TiE Fighter was freaking AMAZING as well. That game on my old 486 was so much fun that I lost several years of my young life to it.

~MiSfit

 

[AmberClad]

Wow, no one has mentioned Tachyon: The Fringe? That must have been the game that got me into space/mech sims in the first place.

Btw, I still have Aquanox (the first one). Interesting how such a lame game (gameplay-wise) spawned such a well-known graphics benchmark...

 

[Borealis7]

the benchmark was made with the 2nd game's engine.
the second game was quite fun! it had many "colorful" characters and gave you the option to outfit your ship and buy upgrades.

still, both games pale in comparison to Sub Culture. its an underwater trader/action/sim and one of the first games i played with my mighty Creative VooDoo2 (back in 99 i think it was).

 

[dighn]

FS2 owned. It was epic. It may not have had the most realistic mechanics but its atmosphere, campaign and gameplay were top notch. You could actually feel as if you were taking part in a large battle in vast space. It's too bad that the genre has pretty much died.

 

[43st]

Originally posted by: Oyeve
A decent BSG game would be awesome. Not that crap on XBL or that bin-ware PC game recently released.

Beyond the Red Line Check out the demo...

(already briefly mentioned here)

 

[Izzo]

IMHO, none of the space flight games that have been released in the past 10 or so years have come close to capturing the same joy and gameplay experience as Privateer or Wing Commander III. :frown:

 

[cbuchach]

Originally posted by: funks
we need the Wing Commander series back, Homeworld, FreeSpace, Nexxus - The Jupiter Incident, Independence War Series...

I need my Space Strategy / Space Sim fix. Just bought Galactic Civilizations II but i'm not into turn based strategy games.

Wing Comander was the best! It would be great if they would contiue this series. Updated graphics would make it look great.

 

[cw42]

+1
Xwing v Tiefighter

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Starflight public domain yet?

I still have the original codewheel and map for that game. I wouldn't consider it space flight sim as much as early 4x, but great game none the less. If you haven't already played it, check out The Urquan Masters, it's an open source remake of Star Control 2. I think a couple of those guys worked on Starflight, and it shows.

 

[MrPickins]

I missed FS2 the first time around, but I'm having a blast playing it now, thanks to the info in this thread. :thumbsup:

 

[dawp]

What no mention of Asteroids?nothing like blowing up rocks!!

Seriously, x-wing,decent and freespace both 1+2 were all good.

I can remember another Star Wars based arcade game where you would go in and attack the deathstar while avoiding the towers that fired at you. Nothing like that green lined display. Damn if I can remember the name of that one.(I really date myself with that one)