Morning Discussion
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foxxo
replySPACE SIM MENZ
I desperately need an awesome game to get the old joystick de-dusted. I bought X3 because people rave about it, but no matter how many times I try I just can't get into it. Need a more accessible mission system, more transparent trading... generally just more of a "pick up and play" experience. I also have Freelancer already, which I like a lot except for the controls. I'd like something with the accessibility of FL and the spaceflight/scale of X3, if such a thing exists.
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And both are on gog.com
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Freelancer rocks!
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Okay, realized I should give a more comprehensive rollout of things I've tried:
Independence War series - loved the first, second was too... I donno. predictable? Target cargo carrier, fire till it releases its stuff, repeat. Meh.
Evochron - Seemed kind of fun, planetary entry was a neat idea but lame when there's just a square shaped city and no topography. Infuriating interface (oops, I clicked my cargo to see if I could get details and it jettisoned.)
Spaceforce: Rogue Universe - Never got past first fight. Blast the pirates with lasers for five minutes, maybe get his shield down. Meanwhile his buddies are shooting missiles.
Freespace - Best space sim ever made, though I'm looking for something more sandboxy. -
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You're looking for Independence War II
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x:3 Terran Conflict is a lot easier to pick up and play
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If you liked X3, - why not try X-Tension or X2 even, - they're the same format, but much simpler. I still have a blast with X-Tension. Things are generally cleaner but still fun. Yes they're old as hell now, but still updated, - you will find patches on the official site in a few weeks that adds updated executables to allow the games to run on Win7 etc, with a greater range of screen resolutions.
Given the games were released over a decade ago in the case of X-BTF, I'd say that's what I call support.-
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I find it's actually easier to manage stations in the older games, you don't have to worry about connecting them all, or figuring out how to work our profit margins for complexes. It's just simpler in terms of learning curves and brain power. Admittedly it's still high, but it's also still great fun.
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Or theres this for 1 http://privateer.sourceforge.net/ . Though I think I remember some people saying they changed too much and didn't finish some other areas - that was years ago though
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The original was so freakin' awesome. :( I miss it.
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There's an XBLA game that was recently released for 80 points. I tried it last night and liked it well enough to buy it. ... Then I got sucked back into Fable 2.
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And no, I don't remember the name.
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Evochron Legends might fit the bill. http://www.starwraith.com/evochronlegends/index.htm
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