looking for good game....

Author: **OddJoe** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:12 pm

Hey all,

I have been playing freelancer (tryed all the mods and everything). However I am looking for something a little better. I am looking for a space sim that you can walk around in....can let other players dock with your battleship, has driffent faction like freelancer, is multiplayer (even if you need a mod to play the multi-player). I would just get star trak online, but my computer can't handle it. I have a 32 mb & 64 mb video card....so anything that was out like 2004 or before, but still has good graphfics...I have been looking all over and can't find anything. This would be a game for me and my clan...thanks in advance...

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Author: **Darkone** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:13 am

Try the Earth and Beyond emulator. That would be the closest to what you are asking for in my opinion second would be Parkan II (but has no MP). Star Trek Online does have those features but you are right you will need to upgrade to actually have it playable for you.

Welcome to SSC OddJoe and have fun in the forums.

Author: **VinhDucanh** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:44 pm

I've been playing EnB (Earth and Beyond) and still love it even after all these years. Very active Developers !!!
http://enb-emulator.com/index.php?app=portal

I noticed a comment about Parkan 2 but didnt see a link so here it is.
http://pc.ign.com/objects/679/679525.html

I never heard of it but i will have to check it out.

Author: **MrPeanut** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:24 am

I don't want to start a new thread for a similar question. If I have a few hours to kill tonight would I be better off with the quick and easy download purchase of Evochron Legends or trying to find a copy of Freelancer? On-line play would be nice but is not required.

Or should I stick with glFFE or FFE3D? I find I am already getting a little board because of the lack of interaction. (Will there ever be a space sim with persistent NPC's with modelled personalities and objectives? Even a 2 or 3 axis personality would do...)

Author: **Darkone** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:20 am

Well download the demo of Evochron Legends (think you get 60+ mins) and try Free Orion http://www.freeorion.org/index.php/Main_Page (might get a more current version compiling the latest SVN). You could try Taikodom the MMO (it's in the forums). There is just so many

Author: **MrPeanut** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:27 am

I guess I should be more specific. I dislike 4X type games. What I really like are games that give the feeling of being in space. Oddly enough glFFE still fits this bill, even with dated graphics, because it is so vast and has simulated orbital mechanics. Counter-balancing this need to the "spacey" feeling is the desire to not always be alone. There should be some areas with NPC activity of sorts. This was one aspect of HardWars I really enjoyed, all the NPCs slaving away trying to make a go of it.

Author: **PINBACK** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:31 pm

Have you had a look at Terminus Mrpeanut

http://vvisions.logical.net/terminus/

I think you can find a download for it on the Elite games forum.

Author: **MrPeanut** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:31 pm

lol. didn't play a damn thing. ended up figuring out how to compile glFFE and fix the autotarget bug. why? because my laptop can't handle FFE3D and I wanted to play in front of the television.

For details see here:http://groups.google.ca/group/alt.fan.elite/browse_thread/thread/fe0334e062e8ced0/f0520cc73b686a28?hl=en

I only compiled the patched version for nic's mod version, but would like to make it available for download here on SSC. I don't want to keep the spoils for myself alone.

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