• Garack
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Re: other space combat multiplayer game??

[F2F]Timmyyy wrote:
Markus wrote:

there was this free one still under defelopment having jsut one server and about 60 people playing it, but forgot its name
not sure but SWG didnt hat have space battles?

I play SWG.  and it does have space.  They put out an expansion for it called Jump to Lightspeed in 2004 sometime.
The ground part of the game is not FPS, but the space aspect is closer to FPS than on the ground.  you have direct control of your ship, unlilke EVE Online.

but its an MMporg..I search for an FPS Style Space Shooter with mission, like FirstStrike..But perhaps its the only one :=

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Re: other space combat multiplayer game??

Yes SWG is an MMO, and the ground part plays that way.  but in space, it is simulation style.  However, it does have a subscription you have to pay for, so it would not be feasable if your just looking to get into quick combat.  Not to mention, the ship they start you in is crap...and it takes a full week to switch sides...

But once you attain the ACE pilot rank, alot of options for ship and available equipment.(and getting ace can be done in a week)

It is fun...but not a quick fix for space combat.

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Re: other space combat multiplayer game??

http://www.eternal-silence.net/
Eternal Silence 2 - It's a HL2 mod. Pretty good actually, shame it hasn't gained much following. Has infantry and space flying combat (even joystick support). Plays surprisingly well IMO. Beyond that one the Descent series was  good. Never played them multiplayer, not sure they have it, but they were fun. That series is pretty well dated at this point btw.

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Re: other space combat multiplayer game??

Mutliplayer space combat?
X-Wing Vs Tie Fighter
X-Wing Alliance
Beyond the Red Line (this one is free and is a battlestar galactica mod for Freespace 2)

If you really hard pushed freelancer I suppose...

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Re: other space combat multiplayer game??

SWG was a twitch based space game, and actually I found it pretty fun. But there is very little multiplayer action.

It is build on (no pun intended) the ground game, which is a turn base MMORPG, so the player base is not really predisposed to play a PvP twitch based FPS space sim. The game compensates for this and has only one PvP space zone. The rest of the game is voluntary PvP. As a result you can play for days at a time without actually flying against another player. The only way to fly combat against other players in it is to arrange something beforehand.

(Sorry, I am an SWG refugee and tend to rant on the topic...)

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Re: other space combat multiplayer game??

What server did you play on Delusions?
On the Eclipse server we have weekly PVP space events, usually on Saturdays.

14 Reply by Delusions of Grandeur (edited by Delusions of Grandeur 2007-10-02 16:23:26)

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Re: other space combat multiplayer game??

Lowca, I was a MSW and Rebel Ace.

Yea PvP events was what I meant by "arranging it beforehand".