3D Map Idea

[zen.]

Does anyone remember the original Star Control? Before they added a storyline? It was mostly a space tactical combat game, but if you recall, the single player game showed a rotating '3D' map. You could click on the system and move ships from there to a connecting point on the system map. I think it was a nice compromise between 2D and real 3D, especially considering this was at a time waaaaaay before 3D accelerators came around. Or am I just geezin'?

I also really like the way the starmaps are done in Imperium Galactica II.

zen

[Suicide Junkie]

I still have that game. It runs on four outa six of my machines at home.
From 2Mhz 8086
to 486-66Mhz
under DOS
If you have a 10Mhz machine, you'll get full speed drawing SC's 3d rotating map.

Win 98 dosen't seem to support it, though. win gives an "Invalid instruction".

One sweet game. Trying to hit another Earth Cruiser with those seeking Nukes is tough!
That game has seekers, point defence, cloaking, fighters, shields, crew subVersion , regenerative "armor", inertialess engine, self-destruct, crystalline weapons, etc.
And the tactical combat is great. You can swing past the planet for a gravity assist, avoid the asteroids. A real cheap tactic is to go into a really low orbit around a planet and launch seekers each time you pop out, and the planet will absorb a lot of fire for you.

Ahh, memories.

[zen.]

I can't decide whether to be frightened of the fact that you have a 2MHz machine or that it's one of SIX computers in your home.

Everything you said definitely brought back memories, tho! heh heh...you know, for such an old game, it had great physics and was just plain FUN! I especially liked the ability to multiplay on the same keyboard. So it really doesn't run on Win98? Even if you made a customized .pif for it? I haven't made a .pif since Win95...lol.

zen
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Everything's fun and games until you slingshot yourself into a planet.

[Trachmyr]

2Mhz?!? ...isn't that a calculator!

[capnq]

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Does anyone remember the original Star Control?

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One thing about the 3D display in Star Control really frustrated me. The warp lines only displayed when you were giving movement orders, and only for the system the moving ship was in. Many times I took a guess which route led where I wanted to go, and discovered that I'd guessed wrong and was stuck in a dead end.

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Cap'n Q