Found a little gem of a game (spacesim)

kiwi_2005 · 06-02-07, 11:55 AM

Starshatter The Gathering Storm
Starshatter The gathering Storm is only 800mb in size and probably class as some b grade game but dont be fooled by the crappy name or 2004 type graphics this spacesim rocks. A dynamic universe, mod friendly, modders would have a field day with this, mission generator, campaign & multiplay co-op. Take command of whole fleets, fighters, cruisers, dreadnaughts, cargos, command them all.
If your ever played Derek Smarts Battlecruiser series then its very simular but this one actually works, yep you can enter planets and fight it out too. Just dont expect fantastic graphics although they are good enough check out the site, and update to the latest patch, fixed joystick problems. Runs on vista as well.

A nice spacesim.

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Starshatter is a space-sim modder's dream platform. Because Starshatter was designed from the ground up to support so many different play styles - from space fighter combat to airborne strikes to starship battles to fleet tactical encounters - you can use it to create mods for just about any popular science fiction universe you can think of. Creating a new mod can be as simple as importing some new ship models, editing a few text files that define ship and mission parameters, and running the game. Starshatter includes a "Custom Mission" selection screen that allows the end user to play any mod that is installed in the game directory.

http://www.starshatter.com/screenshots.htm

ReallyDedPoet · 06-02-07, 12:28 PM

Thanks, looks good

Thinking about getting Freelancer as well.

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robbo180265 · 06-02-07, 12:33 PM

It does look good trouble is I've done a search on both Play.com and Amazon, and I can't seem to find it.

Is it difficult to get hold of - or am I just being a blind numpty?

Edit: just found a link their website - blind Numpty it is then

http://www.matrixgames.com/

ReallyDedPoet · 06-02-07, 12:39 PM

Just saw it on ebay, the Canadian Site, about $45.00 Canadian. Just one copy though.

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fatty · 06-02-07, 02:06 PM

Horridly buggy with mediocre gameplay and campaign. Recommend you skip it!

bradclark1 · 06-02-07, 02:30 PM

It stayed on my hard drive for maybe an hour. Waay overpriced.

kiwi_2005 · 06-03-07, 12:36 AM

Well i like!

Up to the 7th mission, haven't experince any major bugs apart fromt setting up the joystick correctly but the patch fixed that. Stick with it, its a great game, even if it is equialient to a B grade movie

ReallyDedPoet · 06-03-07, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Well i like!

Up to the 7th mission, haven't experince any major bugs apart fromt setting up the joystick correctly but the patch fixed that. Stick with it, its a great game, even if it is equialient to a B grade movie

Just need to find a cheaper place to get it, Ebay was a little pricy

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fatty · 06-03-07, 10:41 AM

Just for an idea of the bugs, last time I tried the carriers were unplayable because if you were in any view other than the orbiting cam, any recovering birds would smash into you on final approach. Something to do with the level of detail not being sufficiently rendered unless you are actually looking at your carrier. You would lose entire squadrons within a few minutes, and you don't get them back. You couldn't use any of the really important views like the mission assignment board or the situation map while you had birds up.

Cruiser combat is fun though.

em2nought · 06-06-07, 01:50 AM

Playing the old Starshatter demo had me wishing that the guy would make a WW2 Pacific game.

AJ! · 06-09-07, 12:24 PM

If your into all that space stuff then Nexus the jupiter incident is a very good game

TheSatyr · 06-24-07, 01:34 AM

In hypnotist voice:"You must buy Freelancer...you must buy Freelancer"

THAT is probably my all time favorite game.

Safe-Keeper · 06-25-07, 06:05 AM

I actually was quite fond of Battlecruiser Millenium GE back in the day. The music was great, too. Pity my dog broke the disc

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d@rk51d3 · 06-25-07, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSatyr

In hypnotist voice:"You must buy Freelancer...you must buy Freelancer"

THAT is probably my all time favorite game.

You're kidding me? I bought this game for $10 from blockbuster. Played it for about week, but it never went anywhere. fly from point "a" to point "b" destroy or capture target "c", then fly back to point "a" for a piddly reward. I must have really missed something.

Kind of reminds me of SHIV, go to Honshu, go home, go to Honshu, go home, go to Honshu, go home, go to...............Honshu.

SUBMAN1 · 06-25-07, 04:46 PM

I'm tempted because it actually has a Newtonian flight model (And none of these games have that - the one thing I hate about the X series), but I'll wait to hear how you like it in a week or two from now.

If i want a good space sim, I guess the best one ever made was the Independence War series. It has an actual Newtonian flight model, and you can do whatever you want. Then it was modded to become the modern day Elite.

-S

06-02-07, 12:28 PM	#2
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Thanks, looks good Thinking about getting Freelancer as well. RDP __________________ Back in the Day

06-02-07, 12:39 PM	#4
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Just saw it on ebay, the Canadian Site, about $45.00 Canadian. Just one copy though. RDP __________________ Back in the Day

06-03-07, 12:36 AM	#7
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Well i like! Up to the 7th mission, haven't experince any major bugs apart fromt setting up the joystick correctly but the patch fixed that. Stick with it, its a great game, even if it is equialient to a B grade movie __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

06-06-07, 01:50 AM	#10
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Playing the old Starshatter demo had me wishing that the guy would make a WW2 Pacific game. __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!

06-09-07, 12:24 PM	#11
AJ! Commodore Join Date: May 2006 Location: That lil island above france Posts: 601 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If your into all that space stuff then Nexus the jupiter incident is a very good game __________________

06-02-07, 12:33 PM	#3
robbo180265 Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, England.Party capital of the south Posts: 2,255 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	It does look good trouble is I've done a search on both Play.com and Amazon, and I can't seem to find it. Is it difficult to get hold of - or am I just being a blind numpty? Edit: just found a link their website - blind Numpty it is then http://www.matrixgames.com/

06-02-07, 02:06 PM	#5
fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Horridly buggy with mediocre gameplay and campaign. Recommend you skip it!

06-02-07, 02:30 PM	#6
bradclark1 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA. Posts: 2,794 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	It stayed on my hard drive for maybe an hour. Waay overpriced.

06-03-07, 10:41 AM	#9
fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Just for an idea of the bugs, last time I tried the carriers were unplayable because if you were in any view other than the orbiting cam, any recovering birds would smash into you on final approach. Something to do with the level of detail not being sufficiently rendered unless you are actually looking at your carrier. You would lose entire squadrons within a few minutes, and you don't get them back. You couldn't use any of the really important views like the mission assignment board or the situation map while you had birds up. Cruiser combat is fun though.

06-24-07, 01:34 AM	#12
TheSatyr Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 545 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In hypnotist voice:"You must buy Freelancer...you must buy Freelancer" THAT is probably my all time favorite game.

06-25-07, 06:05 AM	#13
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I actually was quite fond of Battlecruiser Millenium GE back in the day. The music was great, too. Pity my dog broke the disc. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

06-25-07, 04:46 PM	#15
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm tempted because it actually has a Newtonian flight model (And none of these games have that - the one thing I hate about the X series), but I'll wait to hear how you like it in a week or two from now. If i want a good space sim, I guess the best one ever made was the Independence War series. It has an actual Newtonian flight model, and you can do whatever you want. Then it was modded to become the modern day Elite. -S __________________