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Looking for a specific space game
Cyborg:
Some old games have a lot of the elements I'm looking for.
1) planet crackers.
2) civilizations on these planets, secrets to be found
3) building fortresses in space
What is the most recent game that you can think of which has these qualities?
eRe4s3r:
define.. "recent"
BobTheJanitor:
If only AI War had planetary civilizations. Of course they're all wiped out. But two out of three ain't bad. Maybe 2 1/2 if you count asteroids/ARS/broken golems as 'secrets to be found'.
I can't really help you here, in my experience most space games just aren't that great. For me everything since Freelancer has been a letdown. And that's a shame, since that game is 8 years old.
Cyborg:
--- Quote from: BobTheJanitor on September 15, 2011, 03:35:59 PM --- But two out of three ain't bad.
--- End quote ---
I forget who said this, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness: pick two." Meatloaf was wrong.
--- Quote from: eRe4s3r on September 15, 2011, 12:16:14 PM ---define.. "recent"
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I was asking for the "most recent", not necessarily recent by anyone's definition.
I'm going to give an example. Tradewars 2002 : you could develop your own fortresses over time, land on multiple planets and discover secrets, and you could blow up planets. Most games I know only have planet crackers, and the extent of the civilization game comes in the form of ship fleets that randomly show up and pick a fight with you. Developing a fortress that you can invest in over time and customize, the last time I have seen that is probably stronghold, but that's not a space game and it's a relatively short game, not really a persistent world. I believe Star Wars galaxies supported it as well.
eRe4s3r:
But unless someone knows all games ever made the most recent is going to be subjective :D
Anyhow.. gonna say Star Ruler.. but its a very very complex game and can be very unforgiving.. . and I worked on it. So i ain't impartial on this one ;p
In latest version 1.1.0.0 the game has become quite fun and semi-polished, add to that the 2 big mods for this and it does what you ask more or less.. but it does other things you might not like.
I worked on the graphics (Icons/Ship Textures and Ship Models) so just so you know.. i ain't getting a cut on sales or anything ;P
For the record, i am not saying this is a perfect match with your criteria.. if you liked Trade Wars and are looking for something that just looks better and plays smoother you are out of luck. I only know of 1 other game like that, and its a excel spread-sheet more than it is a game.
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