Guest DocHoliday Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 hey jamotto, I read somewhere there is an open-source version of Frontier out there somewhere. U have any info? Anyone else? I can't get the old Frontier to work on my machine. Even using Dos box... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Arthur_Dent1976 Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 The Elite games are avaiable from the Elite Club as shareware, although they require you to pay five pounds if you play them for more then 30 days. A fellow named John Jordan coded an executable that lets you play 'Frontier: First Encounters' in Windows. Read the disclaimer before deciding to download though. Or leave, as I have done, an old 486 PC around to play the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryphon Posted February 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 I hereby declare Jamotto to be 0wn3r of this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamotto Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Kung-Fu Massa: I hereby declare Jamotto to be 0wn3r of this thread Just wanted to make sure the thread is well stocked IGE - Outer Space quote:IGE - Outer Space is an on-line strategy game which takes place in the dangerous universe. You will become powerful commander of many stars, planets, and great fleets and will struggle for survival with other commanders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamotto Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 ships quote:Space shooting game for one or two players. You can take weapons from enemy ships.Distributed as source code only. Intended for the Linux platform. The program is near the bottom of the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamotto Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 SpaceJumper yet another arcade shoot everything that moves game. Win32 Binaries, Source Code (.zip), Source Code (.tar.gz) spaceracer quote:Space Racer is a 3D car racing game. The circuit is a road in a galactic environment. It aims to be a clone of the well known Stunt Car Racer developped by Geff Crammond, author of Grand Prix I and II.Ok, way out in right field, but I thought it looked cool. Linux and Windows versions available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamotto Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 Star Voyager quote:Star Voyager is a space combat and exploration game set in the Star Trek universe.Linux source code only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamotto Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 Stroids quote:Stroids3d started out as a 2d clone of the original asteroids. Since I have no life and just a horrible amount of time on my hands, it eventually became a full 3d space shooter. anyways this is a better description. quote:"It started out just like the original (2D), but then he made your ship and all the asteroids 3D (but still stuck in a plane like before). Then he changed it to a first person perspective and made it so you can look and fly in any direction. Now, it's really nothing like asteroids, but it's still really cool." --John Bethencourt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamotto Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 venus... was yesterday! quote:"venus... was yesterday" is going to be a turn based strategy game taking place in space. We're all fans of games like "Master of Orion II" or "Heroes of Might and Magic", so "venus" will have some similarities.Not finished yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamotto Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 XPilot NG quote:XPilot NG is a multi-player 2D spacewar game. It is an extended version of XPilot, a true Internet classic. Like in XPilot, the aim of the game is to have fun and to beat your fellow pilots. In a team game, you can humiliate your enemies, blow up your their ships and steal their treasure. There are also other game modes: individual game and a race mode. XPilot NG is compatible with XPilot and shares a lot of features, but also has a lot of new features and bug fixes...Windows and Linux versions available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee_101 Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 quote:Originally posted by jamotto: Star Voyager quote:Star Voyager is a space combat and exploration game set in the Star Trek universe.Linux source code only. Its got linux binaries only. You can take the source code and compile it on any x86 machine (and possibly powerPC too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamotto Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Cmdr. WeeGee: Its got linux binaries only. You can take the source code and compile it on any x86 machine (and possibly powerPC too).ah, thanks I stand corrected. Whenever, I see a "tar.gz" extension Linux is the first thing I think of. A bad habit for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamotto Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 RED POINT A Wing Commander Secret Ops mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamotto Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 WING COMMANDER BATTLE STATION quote:Wing Commander Battle Station is a fan made Shooter. Taking place during Wing Commander 1 Era, You will encounter numerous foes, but you are not alone in the battle, you will be Aid by other Confederation Fighters and Carriers in a battle to save Vega Sector from the Kilrathi. Right Know the Game is still in Creation progress, where is not much to see, please come sooncan get the techdemo here quote:There are no enemies or levels implemented, but you can fly a couple ships and shoot a few guns to get a feel for how the game will control. You select ships with Enter, fire with Control and move with the arrow keys. G switches guns in the Rapier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almostpilot Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 OK, not a space sim. But for X COM fans ... http://www.lasersquadnemesis.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamotto Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Privateer Remake is about to be released barring no other problem is found with the game. It is based on the VegaStrike game engine. Privateer lives again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DocHoliday Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Yes!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 Evochron from the makers of Star Wraith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfheart Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: Evochron from the makers of Star Wraith. The whole game is 18 Mb Whats even more surprising is that the game is actually quite fun(at least in the first hour that the demo lets you play). Now thats a quality BUDGET title.I really wonder sometimes what exactly was DC thinking .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamotto Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Blaze Proving Ground quote:Blaze - Proving Ground (BPG) is a free multiplayer space combat simulator aimed at the PC (Windows and Linux) using Free / Open Source components available on the Web. The game takes place in the far future, where fighter pilots are only thing standing between the human race and the onslaught of the Horde, a space faring species bent on conquest of earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asso Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Just got Flatspace. Man, if it isn't good... It's a trading-fighting arcade game with dynamic universe. The map can be generated each time or you can play on the standard map. Lots of ships and enhancements. The universe hasn't planets or stars because, as the background says, it has expanded to a point that stars can't form. Definitely worth the 21Ôé¼ I spent on it. I had to choose between this or Starscape, but I had money only for one. I'm planning to get Starscape too. It's an asteroids like shooter, but has much more advanced gameplay than many other games of the genre. You must build your ships taking ore from the asteroids you blow up and the technologies you discover and then you have to blow up the bad guys. Definitely worth the money. Both have downloadable demos. I just noticed thet Noctis isn't mentioned here. Well, take a look. This is the homepage of the author, there's a button on the top of the page. It's an exploration game, this means that there are no ships to fight nor stations to trade with. You have your spaceship and you must explore the randomly generated universe and planets. Even if it has outdated graphics, it gives many good visuals. I remember taking a look at a chasm that I found on a planet. It was deep and it had water in the bottom. The water actually reflected the sky over the chasm. Breathtaking. [ 04-08-2005, 02:40 PM: Message edited by: Asso ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamotto Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Sector 13 quote:Sector 13 is designed to be the first ever fully 3D space shooter that plays like a multiplayer first-person shooter. Our idea was to take the immersion, competition and intense action of the best multiplayer shooters, and apply it to the space sim genre. The result is a fast-paced, arcade-like experience that's perfect for LAN parties and internet multiplayer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamotto Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Gate 88 quote:Gate 88 is often described as "like subspace but with the ability to build turrets and command fighters." While a skillful pilot can decimate the enemy in one-on-one combat, a thoughtful player can overwhelm the opponent with strategic turret and fighter placements. However, only those who truly understand the intricate details of both action and strategy will win the day. Because alliances can be broken on a whim, players must interpret the social situation of the game to ensure that each alliance is sincere. For example, it is not uncommon for an allied player to plant turrets and fighters within your base only to break the alliance and watch your empire crumble from within. Always be careful with your trust. Gate 88 employs a unique user interface that allows players to pilot their ship while performing strategic operations. The tutorial and practice mode will get you up to speed.Windows, Mac and Linux versions available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamotto Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Gravity Wars XP quote:Gravity Wars is a game where you battle it out with many different players in a space enviroment in a turn based combat system. Its a classic projectile game where projectiles need both Angles and Velocitys to fire, but because it's set in space the many planets on the map influence the projectiles course as it attempts to find its target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobcat Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Hi Guys Here's another good one: www.lostinflatspace.com very openended and plenty of gameplay all action is top down but the ideas are very well thought out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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