From the ED 2.3 beta change log:
Exoplanet in 61 Virginis renamed to ‘Rubin’s Discovery’
Hah, I’d love to think that had something to do with me.
Interestingly I had an idea for this very same game…maybe there is a market. I thought it had to be only me that wanted to play something like this.
Otagan
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All of those bullet points plus the option to walk around my ship is basically my dream space game.
It’s also asking for an awful lot in one package, which is probably why nobody has ever made it.
One - of - us! One - of - us!
Yeah, good point. Maybe something like this will be more workable now that we’re in the age of 64-bit gaming. Still, that’s a heck of a lot to code. I had some ideas myself, but not the wherewithal to make it happen. I see some games trying facets here and there, but nothing that catches all of it.
If you give it a go, Spaced_Cowboy, at least now you have TWO sales taken care of already, lol.
Have you played Starsector (the artist formerly known as Starfarer)? It comes close to that feature set, although it’s brutally difficult in its current form.
I’ve looked at it, but given the not-quite-ready-for-release status, I’m holding off until I see it as a finished product. It does look quite interesting, however.
Good, I thought it was just me. I picked this game up last week and have been trying to make it as a smuggler but have been having zero success. With that said I really like the game so far.
JoshoB
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Shallow Space was mentioned a few times in this thread, but I don’t think anyone’s actually said whether it’s good/interesting or not. I keep checking out the Steam store page every once in a while, and the last developer update paints a not-too-optimistic picture of what’s going on with the game (though it does feature the guarantee that the game will be finished in some fashion, at some point).
However, the game is fairly cheap, so if there’s already an interesting core game here, it might be worthwhile to take the plunge regardless. Anyone want to weigh in on this?
Edit: oh yeah, there was also this post on the official forums that claimed that a modeller for the game was never paid for his services. Long story short: that thread turned into a bit of a fustercluck.
jpinard
4132
I want that game too Dan.
EEE OMG I’m so silly excited about this.
Seems like the in-development Star Traders 2 ticks many of those boxes.
I backed them and things are progressing slowly but looking good. They are moving into Alpha soon (or have already done so). Graphics are shaping up to be a fair bit improved over their previous games.
@BrianRubin or anyone else - have you put much time into Avorion? If so was it lately and how have you liked it? It sounds pretty intriguing and cool.
I hope you request 3 1/4 floppies.
RichVR
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Damn it JP. Don’t you know I have a backlog? :)
I’ve gone to the store page for the game every day this week watching the positive reviews roll in. Quotes like this just drive my interest:
Elite dangerous meets Minecraft in a nutshell
RichVR
4140
I get it. But I just started playing Starbound. I also have Dig or Die, Astroneer and RimWorld. I can’t get another game like these. OTOH I have no willpower. And not to mention my ongoing underground cavern system in Minecraft. When will I find time for my ESO addiction?
Avorion is great. Seriously. Fun to play, don’t need to build ships if you don’t want to, an actual game beyond building if you do, really nice devs.
Hahahah, I actually had the dev email me the last version, 1.5b.
