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July 6th, 2005, 01:09 PM
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looking for a space combat game
I've played Freespace 2, that is so far as I know the best space combat "simulator" yet released, it was released 1999 I belive.
Has there not been any better game in that genre released since then??
Anyone know of a good Space combat game, like X-wing and Tie fighter and Freespace?
Any game that's better than freespace 2?, preferably with the same license as Freespace 2;
When installing the game you get the message that you are free to copy the game for friends and relatives.. that's unusual!! and handy when you want to play multiplayer games with friends who don't have the game.
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July 6th, 2005, 01:27 PM
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Re: looking for a space combat game
There has been nothing worth getting that has been as good as Freespace and Freespace II. However Freelancer has its moments, but is otherwise a borning - go get X cargo and deliver to Y planet while defending against attacks. It provides some nice combat, but NOTHING on the scale or control, or enjoyment as Freespace.
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July 6th, 2005, 01:36 PM
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Re: looking for a space combat game
Freelancer is okay your first time through but then it becomes boring. However, install a good mod such as Freelancer Rebalance and it can hold your attention for quite some time. And the controls arent that bad, they just require some adaptability. I fly with the keyboard and aim with the mouse, and by bro uses the mouse for both. It all depends on player preference. Personally I kinda like the control setup.
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July 6th, 2005, 02:04 PM
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Re: looking for a space combat game
Freespace was best played with Joystick Keyboard combination. Oh the dog fights that game had. To bad it was not multiplayer.
Speaking of which, why hasn't some game company taken advantage of MP space flight/flight sims? Oh come on now, a remake of Tie fighter vs X -wing would be awsome. I am sure there are other space fight/flight game sout, ORB - Defiance (?), and others.
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July 6th, 2005, 02:12 PM
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Re: looking for a space combat game
The developers released the sourcecode of Freespace 2 to the public and there has been vast improvements to FS2_open, and there are many multiplayer missions now.
But there ought to be some game that rivals it after almost 6 years, shouldn't it??!?
I haven't bought any game for a long time and haven't looked into new games that's been published, so I'd be glad for any tips.
Freelancer, hmm, will look up some reviews.
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July 6th, 2005, 02:13 PM
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Re: looking for a space combat game
Freespace was the KOTH and still is. God I miss that game. To bad about Interplay though.
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July 6th, 2005, 09:15 PM
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Re: looking for a space combat game
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Ruatha said:
But there ought to be some game that rivals it after almost 6 years, shouldn't it??!?
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Why? The heart and soul have been torn out of the majority of the game industry.
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July 9th, 2005, 11:04 AM
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Re: looking for a space combat game
Perhaps the Independence War games? They are the only recent games I can think of, Freespace excepted, that would be worth its grain of salt in the flight sim department (though the ships flown there aren't exactly fighters).
Other than that, I would definitively recommand the FS1 port for FS2: play Freespace 1 at the decent resolution of 1024X768. Or you could try third party campaigns, like Derelict or the Aeos (?) Affair.
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July 9th, 2005, 03:32 PM
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Re: looking for a space combat game
A good, independant space combat game developer: http://starwraith3dgames.home.att.net/index.htm
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July 9th, 2005, 08:03 PM
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Re: looking for a space combat game
Derelict was arguably as good as the main FS2 campaign. The main reason there's still nothing to match FreeSpace is that no-ones made anything like it recently. Freelancer lacked the scale and sheer fun of charging around in any ship with dual Kaysers. Till the energy ran out...
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