Space Game General All-Platform Thready Discussy Thing :)

BrianRubin · 2016-02-23T20:08:30.000Z

LutherBlissett:

PWYW for Centauri Sector. Not sure about this one. Plenty of similar games albeit more expensive.

It gets real boring real fast, I can’t really recommend it.

BrianRubin · 2016-02-23T20:09:07.000Z

Fozzle:

Well, You don’t get a more solid recommendation then Brian Rubin’s Desert Island space game. Thanks for the help =)

You’re welcome, just be sure you do the tutorial and read the manual.

cicobuff · 2016-02-24T17:54:54.000Z

This just got released on Steam. Battlestation: Harbinger
Hivemind and overlord, is it any good?

BrianRubin · 2016-02-24T18:34:00.000Z

Sure is.

cicobuff · 2016-02-24T19:19:11.000Z

Brian Rubin:

Sure is.

Was 1/2 hoping you’ll say that it’s bad so that I can walk away… =)

Got it… now I’m tempted to get it on my Iphone as well…

BrianRubin · 2016-02-24T20:11:16.000Z

OMG you guys, a massive thanks to Grenn over at Gamer’s with Jobs for donating a working Sega Genesis. Now I have a dedicated Starflight machine all to myself!! YAY!

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CraigM · 2016-02-24T20:34:28.000Z

They’re good people over there. Right, Veloxyl ;)

Papageno · 2016-02-25T00:21:56.000Z

What a blast from the past.

BrianRubin · 2016-02-25T06:05:24.000Z

CraigM:

They’re good people over there. Right, Veloxyl ;)

Who’s Veloxyl? ;-)

Juan_Raigada · 2016-02-25T07:30:59.000Z

So? what do you think of the port?

BrianRubin · 2016-02-25T07:46:38.000Z

It’s impressive! They really not only streamlined it a bit but also made it more interactive! I had no idea I had to manually land on a planet, oops! ;)

instant0 · 2016-02-25T09:25:45.000Z

wow, you can count all the stars… and the pixels :-)

Juan_Raigada · 2016-02-25T13:50:52.000Z

Brian Rubin:

It’s impressive! They really not only streamlined it a bit but also made it more interactive! I had no idea I had to manually land on a planet, oops! ;)

Imho it almost felt as a different game (in the moment to moment gameplay). It felt as close to Star Control II as to Starflight…

BrianRubin · 2016-02-25T13:58:43.000Z

I’ve not gotten to combat yet but it does seem more arcadey/Star Controlley based on the manual.

BrianRubin · 2016-02-25T17:09:04.000Z

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Spock · 2016-02-25T17:42:57.000Z

Thanks to this thread, I just spent several hours engrossed in Battlestation: Harbinger. My best score so far is 1250 or so on Easy. I really enjoy the roguelike feel.

One question. Several times I managed to escape a nasty battle by jumping out before the battle ended. But I tried that one too many times. In my last turn, the battle wasn’t going great, but I still had all three ships, so I figured I’d jump to safety. I think my enemy jumped with me. Is that possible? Then I couldn’t jump-to-safety again; I hate to fight to the death. And death it was! What are the rules on jumping out mid-battle?

Also, is there a keyboard shortcut to center on one’s flagship?

cicobuff · 2016-02-25T20:10:07.000Z

Once you jump, if anyone follows you. Your spacedrive will recharge. You can jump again. The good thing is that sometimes only a part of the enemy will follow. The bad news is that there may be even more guys waiting at the destination. And the pursuers join in a few seconds later…

cicobuff · 2016-02-25T20:12:53.000Z

The battles are fun but the game progression is not very satisfactory. You wont be able to win with the starting ships because of the slots available. You accumulate XP to unlock bigger ships in the next play through.

This is a very unsatisfactory way to progress.

Best score so far is Normal 3600+. Died in 3rd system. But that is because my maxed out Assault Class and 2 escorts, also maxed out Assault Class is just overwhealmed by ships with more slots.

Forcing me to grind XP on the meta game to get a bigger ship so that I can have a chance to win is NOT a great design.

Grunden · 2016-02-25T20:18:30.000Z

Juan Raigada:

Imho it almost felt as a different game (in the moment to moment gameplay). It felt as close to Star Control II as to Starflight…

Well, considering Star Control II was directly based on StarFlight, that’s not surprising.

Spock · 2016-02-25T21:39:15.000Z

You accumulate XP to unlock bigger ships in the next play through. This is a very unsatisfactory way to progress.

Thanks for the replies, cicobuff. I’m new to “Battlestation: Harbinger,” but so far I actually like the metagame. I feel like I’m making progress, not just playing the same game with the same starting position over and over. But I may have greater tolerance for grinding than the average person.