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I think Brad was perfectly clear in his update doc about what they were looking for: inspiration for a trailer from fans who know the source material. He never said there would be just one trailer either. They probably don't have a take on it yet, so they are asking for input. And the links from Volusanius were fine suggestions. Stardock ain't no dummies; their trailers for GalCiv3 were well done especially considering it's not even an adventure game. I think tha

Reply to April update is up! in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

+1 on the interior red-glow bridge shot in hyperspace! Shots of the unique combat mechanics are great ideas too. As opposed to just emphasizing combat for combat's sake, show what makes combat in Star Control unique. For example, in the same shots of limpet-like devices/creatures attempting to latch onto a hull, they can then be gunned down by point defense lasers, which would effectively highlight two special weapons in one shot. Or show ships transforming like the Mmrnmhrm X-For

Reply to April update is up! in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

I continue to be impressed with the ship and alien designs, and for the first time I think we can see how you guys are bringing out the characterizations with facial animation on this new guy. It is my hope that the characters will have a variety of facial expressions so that their responses in conversation don't get too stale or feel recycled. In a lot of titles that attempt this sort of thing, characters usually only have a couple of stock expressions but it would be refreshing to see a

Reply to What do I play while I wait? Good to scratch an itch and help me come up with ideas? in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

^ This is actually the real reason why I haven't played Battlestation Harbinger that much yet. [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Reply to What do I play while I wait? Good to scratch an itch and help me come up with ideas? in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

I recently got Battlestation Harbinger too but didn't have much time to play past the tutorial. Seems pretty fun but it definitely isn't an action game; the combat is basically a RTS. And a very slow one at that, even when you set it to double speed. I hope that maybe with some progression it might get a little faster and/or more complex.

Reply to A small update on how things are going..... in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

[quote who="dogchainx" reply="23" id="3632831"] 1. How many times will I be just twiddling my thumbs in traveling from one end of the star map to the other just to accomplish a mission? 2. Will traveling far distances offer any entertainment value...(ie, its not the destination, but the journey?)[/quote]Exactly. This was one of the few parts of SC2 that could probably be considered a drawback to me: long travel times with nothing to do besides listen to the Hyperspace theme and dodg

Reply to Melee-idea in Star Control Ideas/Wishes StarControl Forums

Love the idea of visible damage and would be in favor of it. It's becoming pretty common in all sorts of games. That said, Star Control always quantified ship health as "crew remaining" which makes partial sense, although I always thought it was peculiar that the ship remained in perfect working order even if only one crew member was remaining. It's too early to know whether they will maintain the "crew as a health indicator" dynamic or do something different. I'd really l

Reply to Gameplay Inspirations: Star Citizen in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

Of course Star Citizen won't have the element of interacting with tons of different lifeforms, but the spicing up of general navigation is definitely what I was suggesting as far as inspiration goes. I'm hoping to see new mechanics that emphasize navigational and maneuvering challenges, whether in space or on the ground in a lander. The only time that I can think of maneuvering being a gameplay dynamic in SC2 was when you were dodging ships in pursuit, whether in Hyperspa

Reply to A small update on how things are going..... in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

[quote who="Hunam_" reply="17" id="3632726"]I urge developers to move away from "sandbox" type of a map where there's "physical" borders you can't go beyond [/quote]Totally concur. Basically echoes my thoughts from earlier. No artificial boundary, just make it endless. If you go too far, you run out of fuel and then whatever happens happens! Maybe someone shows and helps you out, or maybe someone shows up and takes you out. What do people here think of the idea of an alte

Reply to A small update on how things are going..... in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

I agree with the points made on other dimensions of travel. If the new galaxy is indeed as large as we hope and imagine, there would inevitably come a point at which travelling through it would become tiresome, even with very fast engines. One thing that I never really got the hang of in SC2 were the Quasispace portal locations; they did not directly correspond to an analog location within the Hyperspace map. They were laid out rather scattershot and went to disjointed locations withi

Reply to A small update on how things are going..... in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

Well, I tried to touch upon scale in my recent post about gameplay inspirations from other titles... One of the inspirations I'd like to see from other contemporary space titles is a very big universe, large enough that the limit is not an artificial boundary as it was in SC2, but rather to be limited by the range of our ships. I think it would be particularly intriguing for there to be regions of space so far away beckoning to players, but which are unreachable due to the limits

Gameplay Inspirations: Star Citizen in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

I'm looking forward to the wealth of great space games coming out in the future, and can't help but compare some aspects of them to what could be possible in Star Control. Don't misunderstand, I'm under no delusions that they share gameplay elements and don't expect Star Control to be a massive open universe RPG spaceflight sim and first person shooter. The required hardware specification on Star Citizen is also bound to be much steeper as well. I would venture to say No M

Reply to A little bit of game history... in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

The fact that it deliberately smacks of "VUX Intruder demonstrating its infamous early warp-in tactical combat advantage against an Earthling Cruiser"? [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

Reply to Star Control Founders: Smarch 2016 is up in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

[quote who="HenriHakl" reply="13" id="3630628"] Quoting Volusianus, reply 12 Quoting Hunam_, reply 11 ^ Those 3 satellite units aren't ships. [e digicons];)[/e]

Reply to Ground Rules clarifications in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

Utilizing your fleet in some capacity beyond simple combat is a great idea, however I feel using them as resource automatons is one step too far. I'm not opposed to the idea of sending them off as scouts to survey uncharted regions that you don't necessarily have the time or fuel to visit though. This puts the onus on you as to whether it's worth it to go explore their recon findings. I don't think it serves the gameplay for your fleet to be on automatic mining duty because mo

Reply to Star Control Founders: Smarch 2016 is up in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

Thanks for the progress report. I was legit laughing at the new alien concept, having to deal with this new species quite literally every day walking down the streets of Chicago; they often travel on the wrong side of the sidewalk not paying any attention to where they're going because they're looking backwards at their host bodies. And holy cow, terrific flagship concept ideas. Probably no coincidence that it is reminiscent of the modular layout of the Precursor flagship. Als

Reply to Let's talk about the Feb 2016 Update! - ### Starbase Commander ### in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

[quote who="prodigalmaster" reply="37" id="3625080"]We'll have to agree to disagree. I find it disappointing, especially the fleet battles. Funny when indie games like StarDrive 2 or the upcoming Polaris Sector offer more depth on the battlefield than the successor of Moo. Cute graphics and great voice acting are not at the core of what made the original a cult classic, but that's what seems to have been put at the forefront there. In terms of gameplay, the game borrows more from Civ,

Reply to Let's talk about the Feb 2016 Update! - ### Ship Combat ### in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

[quote who="IBNobody" reply="78" id="3624417"]Would SC3 iso combat have been better if the engine was capable of spinning the viewpoint with the ship? ... Your ship would always face forward, but the view would turn if you hit A/D.[/quote] Precisely what I proposed on the first page of the thread.

Reply to Let's talk about the Feb 2016 Update! - ### Starbase Commander ### in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

UPDATE! There's a full screencap in the vault of our new starbase commander looking awfully cute in front of an equally beautiful background. I'm curious why such a nice looking young girl has so much gray in her hair though... [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

Gameplay Inspirations: No Man's Sky in Star Control StarControl Forums

I'm pretty intrigued with the upcoming title No Man's Sky. It's difficult to deny that it shares a lot of the adventuring elements of SC2 and it definitely strikes me as a modern successor. I wish there were more games about cosmic exploration that were this beautiful and epic. No Man's Sky has obvious gameplay differences like first person perspective, limited character interaction and a plot that isn't directly driven by dialog and events, but this game has recei

Reply to Let's talk about the Feb 2016 Update! - ### Starbase Commander ### in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

Yep.

Reply to Let's talk about the Feb 2016 Update! - ### Ship Combat ### in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

I'll be honest: the combat video gave me immediate traumatic flashbacks to SC3's failed 3D melee camera mode. I know that's exactly what is trying to be avoided and it's still in development, but in addition to Andrew's comments about the lack of a bottom plane being confusing, I also feel a reason SC3 isometric combat failed was because it was a fixed perspective that was too far away from the action, making combat disjointed and difficult, but I think it&#

Reply to Let's talk about the Feb 2016 Update! - ### Starbase Commander ### in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

I think the actor/actress for this role should be able to convey a wide range of emotions. They have to be able to deliver both good news and bad news, and I would be disappointed if it was always delivered in a predictable manner that was either too bubbly in one extreme or too distant in the opposite extreme. A playful combination of the two would be great to add some organic excitement to the dialog. I don't mind the art style of either the 3D model or the quick character

Reply to Let's talk about the Feb 2016 Update! - ### Critters/Planet Surface ### in Founders Starbase StarControl Forums

This has actually been my single favorite part about this whole project so far: the huge variety of very distinctive and beautiful concept renderings you guys are producing for the planetary landscapes. I'm also a fan of driving and racing games, and this is like the best of that genre combined with stellar exploration. I enjoy modifying and upgrading cars in other racing games and seeing how it improves their performance and I am very interested to see how that plays out i

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Voice Acting I think the actor/actress for this role should being able to convey a wide range of emotions. They have to be able to deliver both good news and bad news, and I would be disappointed if it was always delivered in a predictable manner that was either too bubbly in one extreme or too distant in the opposite extreme. A playful combination of the two would be great to add some organic excitement to the dialog.