Maybe there is hope for "unpopular" game genres?

PortoFerro · 10-12-12, 05:16 PM

Hey guys,

I don't know if any of you was into Chris Roberts Games in the 90's (Wing Commander, Privateer, Strike Commander, Freelancer)
To me, they where as fascinating as my first Silent Service on the Amiga.

Well, Chris is back with a new title called "Star Citizen", that combines Wing Commander with Privateer in an open Universe. If he can pull it off, we get the space sim beyond our wildest dreams. EA wanted him to do another Wing Commander as a console game, he turned them down, as he does not want to code for "7 year old hardware" and firmly believes in the PC as the premium gaming platform. In SC you're not a ship, but a person flying it, heck, you can even pilot a cap ship, with your friends manning turrets and others scrambling out fighters from your hangar deck. Single Player, Multiplayer, Trading and Exploring in one package, fully modable, private server option, with cry-engine 3

And he does it without publishers or kickstarter, just direct crowd-funding through his website. After 2 days, they're at 450k, the goal is to reach 2m within 30 days. There are private investors ready to shell out a lot more, if the community proves enough interest.

Go and check out http://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/ (The main site is down because there are so many people in "shut up and take my money" mode)

I can't wait for the alpha in 2013...

CaptainHaplo · 10-12-12, 09:06 PM

Count me in the crowd throwing money at this one! Thanks for pointing it out!

Aramike · 10-14-12, 04:59 AM

Oh man, I LOVED the original Wing Commander. Thanks for the link!

Catfish · 10-14-12, 06:47 AM

Have played the Wing commander series, and Privateer (settled in the WC universe) - still one of the best SciFi games in my book, with a very good storyline, mystic, uncharted areas in space and this alien derelict ship - i loved it !!
If he comes out with someting like that, i'm in

SgtPotato · 10-18-12, 07:30 AM

How can he pull it off that he quit during the development of Freelancer and went to become a movie producer? Then 8 or 9 years later, he came back and decided to make the ultimate PC space sim. I'm quite impressed with the in-game footages that he showed, but I'm not quite sure to make a pledge if he can make it work.

10-18-12, 09:37 AM

There is always hope for "unpopular" game genres these days. Its called called Indie games. Where developers make the game they want instead of what the shareholders want.

joea · 10-19-12, 05:37 AM

Very interesting, I might pitch in but will wait a little bit. I too liked Wing Commander-one of my first PC games back in my student days. Sigh.

McBeck · 10-21-12, 06:09 AM

Saw this the other day and I'm looking forward to this!

McBeck · 10-21-12, 09:10 AM

OK, pledged and now looking forward to getting access to the alpha and beta versions

Spoon 11th · 11-10-12, 03:59 PM

They have raised: $3,176,905 now. Still 9 more days to go.

troopie · 11-10-12, 09:17 PM

Awesome news.

CaptainMattJ. · 11-10-12, 09:58 PM

Sounds amazing. I have been waiting for something like this. There are already quite enough FPS space shooters out there, where's a good ship v ship? Sins of a solar empire is RTS, even though space battles can be quite epic in that game. Star trek is mediocre for me, honestly. there really hasnt been a very good one produced for a long time. Nor has there been any good open world true-survival games other than DayZ, where food, water, ect. come into play and you truly fight for survival.

There aren't that many GOOD Naval combat games that encompass everything like Battlestations: pacific does either, where you have Surface, air, underwater, and even land defense control all rolled into one. Navyfield became outrageous, it was a terrible grind most of the time, then the game capped your possible level and became more and more premium. Battlestations Pacific, both on Xbox and Windows, requires subscription for multiplayer, and is pretty arcade and not all that challenging. So there hasn't been an all around Naval combat game that has lived up to the idea's potential.

If i had money i'd absolutely donate. It's developers like these that the gaming industry needs alot more of. People who can create something original, balanced, one-time payment, and generally awesome. Hopefully that is what this game will turn out to be.

PortoFerro · 11-18-12, 12:56 AM

Just a quick bump, it's the end phase, lot's of new pledge options and we're at 4.5M!
Boarding Parties, Zero-G and Spacewalks are unlocked, if we hit 5.5M there will be a flyable carrier...
They're currently pumping out hourly updates and a live cast in the final 24hours. Time to secure your ships, as they come with live time insurance. In this game you actually loose your ship when you die...
And they look good:

Hottentot · 11-18-12, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PortoFerro

And they look good:
[Picture]

Am I the only one to whom they rather look like two giant flies making millions of giant baby flies.

Sounds interesting otherwise, though.

Catfish · 11-18-12, 08:43 AM

Hi,
i think this ship looks much better ...

http://www.robertsspaceindustries.co...11/Image02.jpg

Looking forward, also donated some money ..

10-12-12, 05:16 PM	#1
PortoFerro A-ganger Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 72 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Maybe there is hope for "unpopular" game genres? Hey guys, I don't know if any of you was into Chris Roberts Games in the 90's (Wing Commander, Privateer, Strike Commander, Freelancer) To me, they where as fascinating as my first Silent Service on the Amiga. Well, Chris is back with a new title called "Star Citizen", that combines Wing Commander with Privateer in an open Universe. If he can pull it off, we get the space sim beyond our wildest dreams. EA wanted him to do another Wing Commander as a console game, he turned them down, as he does not want to code for "7 year old hardware" and firmly believes in the PC as the premium gaming platform. In SC you're not a ship, but a person flying it, heck, you can even pilot a cap ship, with your friends manning turrets and others scrambling out fighters from your hangar deck. Single Player, Multiplayer, Trading and Exploring in one package, fully modable, private server option, with cry-engine 3 And he does it without publishers or kickstarter, just direct crowd-funding through his website. After 2 days, they're at 450k, the goal is to reach 2m within 30 days. There are private investors ready to shell out a lot more, if the community proves enough interest. Go and check out http://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/ (The main site is down because there are so many people in "shut up and take my money" mode) I can't wait for the alpha in 2013...

10-12-12, 09:06 PM	#2
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Count me in the crowd throwing money at this one! Thanks for pointing it out! __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

10-21-12, 06:09 AM	#8
McBeck Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,023 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Saw this the other day and I'm looking forward to this! __________________ "I like subcommanders...they dont have time for bull**!" Proud member of the Subsim army of zombies Becks website

10-21-12, 09:10 AM	#9
McBeck Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,023 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	OK, pledged and now looking forward to getting access to the alpha and beta versions __________________ "I like subcommanders...they dont have time for bull**!" Proud member of the Subsim army of zombies Becks website

11-10-12, 09:58 PM	#12
CaptainMattJ. The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sin City Posts: 1,364 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	Sounds amazing. I have been waiting for something like this. There are already quite enough FPS space shooters out there, where's a good ship v ship? Sins of a solar empire is RTS, even though space battles can be quite epic in that game. Star trek is mediocre for me, honestly. there really hasnt been a very good one produced for a long time. Nor has there been any good open world true-survival games other than DayZ, where food, water, ect. come into play and you truly fight for survival. There aren't that many GOOD Naval combat games that encompass everything like Battlestations: pacific does either, where you have Surface, air, underwater, and even land defense control all rolled into one. Navyfield became outrageous, it was a terrible grind most of the time, then the game capped your possible level and became more and more premium. Battlestations Pacific, both on Xbox and Windows, requires subscription for multiplayer, and is pretty arcade and not all that challenging. So there hasn't been an all around Naval combat game that has lived up to the idea's potential. If i had money i'd absolutely donate. It's developers like these that the gaming industry needs alot more of. People who can create something original, balanced, one-time payment, and generally awesome. Hopefully that is what this game will turn out to be. __________________ A popular Government without popular information nor the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives - James Madison

10-14-12, 04:59 AM	#3
Aramike Ocean Warrior Best of SUBSIM Chairman Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 3,207 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Oh man, I LOVED the original Wing Commander. Thanks for the link!

10-14-12, 06:47 AM	#4
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Have played the Wing commander series, and Privateer (settled in the WC universe) - still one of the best SciFi games in my book, with a very good storyline, mystic, uncharted areas in space and this alien derelict ship - i loved it !! If he comes out with someting like that, i'm in

10-18-12, 07:30 AM	#5
SgtPotato Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: In your ocean, sinking your ships Posts: 721 Downloads: 96 Uploads: 0	How can he pull it off that he quit during the development of Freelancer and went to become a movie producer? Then 8 or 9 years later, he came back and decided to make the ultimate PC space sim. I'm quite impressed with the in-game footages that he showed, but I'm not quite sure to make a pledge if he can make it work.

10-18-12, 09:37 AM	#6
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	There is always hope for "unpopular" game genres these days. Its called called Indie games. Where developers make the game they want instead of what the shareholders want.

10-19-12, 05:37 AM	#7
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Very interesting, I might pitch in but will wait a little bit. I too liked Wing Commander-one of my first PC games back in my student days. Sigh.

11-10-12, 03:59 PM	#10
Spoon 11th Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 689 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	They have raised: $3,176,905 now. Still 9 more days to go.

11-10-12, 09:17 PM	#11
troopie Captain Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oz Posts: 507 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Awesome news.

11-18-12, 12:56 AM	#13
PortoFerro A-ganger Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 72 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Just a quick bump, it's the end phase, lot's of new pledge options and we're at 4.5M! Boarding Parties, Zero-G and Spacewalks are unlocked, if we hit 5.5M there will be a flyable carrier... They're currently pumping out hourly updates and a live cast in the final 24hours. Time to secure your ships, as they come with live time insurance. In this game you actually loose your ship when you die... And they look good:

11-18-12, 08:43 AM	#15
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hi, i think this ship looks much better ... http://www.robertsspaceindustries.co...11/Image02.jpg Looking forward, also donated some money ..