Space Game General All-Platform Thready Discussy Thing :)

[tgb123]

@BrianRubin

I’d say so, it’s like a mix of Starfleet Command and Homeworld. Very tactical. It was buggy at launch but the developer has been patching the everloving fuck out of it (hell, most recent was a couple of weeks ago). I’d say if you like Star Wolves or Homeworld or Starfleet Command, this is a solid mix of elements of them all.

Sounds good except for the most important questions - can you save mid-mission and can you issue orders while paused?

[BrianRubin]

@tgb123

can you save mid-mission and can you issue orders while paused?

I think so, and I think so. Been a while since I played.

[Editer]

@BrianRubin

The Starfighter, Inc folks have launched another Kickstater, please help me make this one successful. I mean David Wessman AND Jack Mamais? Awesome guys making an awesome game.

Okay, FINE, I backed it.

EVEN THOUGH I’ve already backed a cool space sim from the guy who made Wing Commander. I’m sure that one will be done really soon and I’ll be spending my time enjoying that.

[RichVR]

@Editer

a cool space sim from the guy who made Wing Commander

Link plz?

[BrianRubin]

@Editer

Okay, FINE, I backed it.

Thank you!

[Papageno]

HAHAHAHAHAHA, good one. (I’ll believe it when I see it.)

[JoshoB]

@BrianRubin

I’d say so, it’s like a mix of Starfleet Command and Homeworld. Very tactical. It was buggy at launch but the developer has been patching the everloving fuck out of it (hell, most recent was a couple of weeks ago). I’d say if you like Star Wolves or Homeworld or Starfleet Command, this is a solid mix of elements of them all.

Hmm. Still lots of people in the forum complaining that the game is very buggy. It sounds interesting, but…

[BrianRubin]

So a friend on Twitter today shared with me this 1982 book of programming, specifically covering space games.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxv0SsvibDMTNlMwTi1PTlVxc2M/view

It’s pretty bloody amazing y’all.

[scharmers]

One of the Creative Computing’s Basic Computer Games books (the first one, I think) has a nice Microsoft BASIC version of the original TREK, along with some other early space games. You can grab these over at AtariAge.

[Misguided]

So, when can we expect the first “Brian Rubin Presents” to release?

[Gordon_Bleu]

I cringed at the FOR-NEXT delay loops, heh.

[scharmers]

But that was the only way to do pauses! Most BASICs back then didn’t have WAIT statements. Hell, they didn’t have any other looping structure but FOR statements; no DO…WHILEs, no DO…UNTILs.

[lordkosc]

Starpoint Gemini Warlords just had another update, is anyone playing this?

[BrianRubin]

I played it a few weeks ago and had a great time. Can’t wait to dive back in with this new update.

[Dan_Theman]

@JoshoB

Hmm. Still lots of people in the forum complaining that the game is very buggy. It sounds interesting, but…

I took the dive for $5, and I went to change the graphics settings. While I could fiddle around with everything, I then couldn’t exit the menu. So yeah, it’s buggy.

[rei]

It was $5 at some point? It’s $27.99 CAD now.

[BrianRubin]

@rei

It was $5 at some point?

Yes. At least four days ago. points upward

It’s actually on sale now, according to Is There Any Deal:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCA5WNZ?tag=isthcom0a-20

[rei]

Oh I thought that was for Gemini Warlords

[lordkosc]

I see there is an AMA going on by the devs of Starpoint Gemini Warlords.

r/Games - We are LGM Games, developers of Starpoint Gemini Warlords, a game...

[tgb123]

Brian, what are your thoughts on After the Empire, releasing today?

It looks intriguing, but it’s by the same developer at The Viceroy, which also seemed like a good idea, but ended up an enigma wrapped in a riddle buried somewhere in the bottom of the Grand Canyon.