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Reply to Star Control Origins - Exploration BETA? in Star Control Stardock.net Forums

[quote who="BionicDance" reply="5" id="3722861"] ...there were a lot of video games that never had open betas, and ... there were at least a few successful titles. [/quote] just keep in mind that they were simpler times as well :) Back in those days what you've written was basically what you've got. It was much easier to test. Less people involved and less things were going on the background at the same time. Another good thing: HW was mo

Reply to Star Control: Origins Prelude 3 of 13 - Creating interactive stories in Star Control Journals Stardock.net Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="2" id="3720541"]Probably but it won't affect you since you're the captain of a starship, not in charge of colonies. [e digicons]:)[/e] [/quote]but why to help with that then if it doesn't bring more boats? :) Look at X series. As space sim it's pretty bad. The only thing why it's played is the empire building aspect. (Planning investments, spending resources for a promise you get more resources in the future) In Warband you also start as one

Reply to Realism vs. Fun in Star Control Stardock.net Forums

Elite has the realistic Milky Way with pretty much every night sky star and nebula being where it's supposed to be and that's just tiny corner of our galaxy. And it's amazing. But it also uses realistic proportions and it really plays on the space feeling. Which is vast, cold, quiet and empty. So for true space exploration we have that. From other games that can't possible be as realistic I would expect fun. Planets in SCO looks tiny and alive, I would stick to that. I w

Reply to Star Control: Origins Prelude 1 of 13 - The Living Universe in Star Control Journals Stardock.net Forums

Yeah, I am skeptical about the "living universe" :) The article specifically made it sound just like any other scripted game. Just because every ship of race doesn't have the same shared attack/flee pattern doesn't make it "alive" for me. For me the "living" ascension means the entities are not driven by scripts based on "what would they do in situation" but "what would they want". Behavior based on desires and fears. So if you meet a trader or transport or pirate, race is le