Vapourware Spacetime - sci-fi game from PB offshoot Piranha Bytes RED (cancelled)

[Inspectah]

The bridge command stuff is pretty interesting and unfortunately not a lot of space sims go for it.
The only ones I remember are the star trek one and Gemini something(I remember it not being very good)

 

[roshan]

MOAR shitty ACTION RPG's.

Where is my fucking TURN-BASED RPG Renaissance?

Isn't it happening in pretty much full force? We already got Legends of Eisenwald, Invisible Inc, Shadowrun Returns, Dragonfall, Banner Saga, Wasteland 2, Divinity Original Sin, Expeditions Conquistador, Antharion, Telepath Tactics, Halfway, Lords of Xulima, Might and Magic X, Neo Scavenger, Paper Sorcerer, Aarklash Legacy, Blackguards, Blackguards 2, Dead State.....

And with upcoming games there's Battle Brothers, Underrail, Torment Numanuma, Shadowrun Hong Kong, Darkest Dungeon, Banner Saga 2, Whalenought's Cyberpunk project, Expeditions Viking, Balrum, Bedlam, Age of Decadence.....

 

[Hobo Elf]

Isn't it happening in pretty much full force? We already got Legends of Eisenwald, Invisible Inc, Shadowrun Returns, Dragonfall, Banner Saga, Wasteland 2, Divinity Original Sin, Expeditions Conquistador, Antharion, Telepath Tactics, Halfway, Lords of Xulima, Might and Magic X, Neo Scavenger, Paper Sorcerer, Aarklash Legacy, Blackguards, Blackguards 2, Dead State.....

And with upcoming games there's Battle Brothers, Underrail, Torment Numanuma, Shadowrun Hong Kong, Darkest Dungeon, Banner Saga 2, Whalenought's Cyberpunk project, Expeditions Viking, Balrum, Bedlam, Age of Decadence.....

Might as well list Grimoire while you're at it m8.

 

[Leitz]

Spacetime

Players 1-2

Sounds like a blast from the past.

 

[theSavant]

The bridge command stuff is pretty interesting and unfortunately not a lot of space sims go for it.
The only ones I remember are the star trek one and Gemini something(I remember it not being very good)

Starpoint Gemini 2?

Looks great on the picture, but unfortunately has no bridge commander feature. It's boring 3rd person ship view from outside. There is even a thread in the developer's forum of people requesting bridge command. But it ain't gonna happen. I wonder why they're asking, did the first game have this feature?

 

[Inspectah]

Starpoint Gemini 2?
Looks great on the picture, but unfortunately has no bridge commander feature. It's boring 3rd person ship view from outside. There is even a thread in the developer's forum of people requesting bridge command. But it ain't gonna happen. I wonder why they're asking, did the first game have this feature?

Yeah, that's the one. I though I read somewhere that there was bridge control, because you control a big ship instead of just a fighter, but I guess I just misremembered

 

[theSavant]

Based on the comment of the developer here (german only), they only showed the technical prototype behind closed doors in the business section of GC. Though it seems to have convinced the audience. Developer says you can currently only land on the moon, weapons fire only automatic (but will be changed), and the bridge will be reworked. All this info is of course useless if we haven't seen the prototype. They hesitate to announce it publicly yet until they achieve a more fleshed out version. Fair enough, until then we must wait. I guess 'Into the Stars' will happen earlier.

 

[Morkar Left]

Well I guess they don't want to throw to much attention away from ELEX, too.

 

[Klarion]

how's this project coming?

 

[HoboForEternity]

Piranha bytes RED

C'mon, thus guys cannot be serious lmao

Literally beer copying potato neighbor

 

[made]

Inb4 Iron Tower Studios RED

 

[Darkzone]

Piranha bytes RED
C'mon, thus guys cannot be serious lmao
Literally beer copying potato neighbor

From time to time there is a unicorn. But yes, the poles can finally shout that they are much better than the germans (at least in this department).

 

[Junmarko]

The "Subsidiary" website as of now, clicking Imprint opens up a series of hoops for you to jump through - with "Spacetime Productions" being the name of another company, further links back to "PB Outsourcing".

Found this from Piranha Bytes' Russian Wikipedia page (lol) - original quotes/citations from reference (W.o.G forum...surprise...) appear to have been deleted.

October 24, 2014 EuroGamer.de announced a new project by Michael Hoge called "Spacetime". It became known that the well-known game developers of the Gothic series already work in the team of Mike: Karsten Edenfeld and Sasha Henriks, as well as Jan Kerntke, the concept artist Piranha Bytes. Later they were joined by Kai Rosencrantz himself, the former composer who left Piranha Bytes.

Michael Hoge and his new team henceforth call themselves Piranha Bytes Red , Michael himself commented:

"РВ and РВ RED are two completely independent firms, although we at the same time, if possible, contact, exchange opinions and consult.

...So it is specifically planned that our teams exist "on their own". We sometimes (very rarely) load technical problems with PB programmers. In the medium term, you might think about giving each other "mutual support," but time will tell. We PB RED, as I said, everything is just beginning. "

Perhaps they did all of this to keep the Gothic I.P safe, should THQ Nordic + Elex go bad? Would explain why Piranha Bytes never speaks about Gothic at length - even after getting the rights back. They put it under Michael Hoge's name?

Mike probably got bored and leaked those old "Gothic Sequel" assets himself haha.

 

[Latelistener]

There's been an interview with Mike: https://forum.worldofplayers.de/for...-22-4-2018-auf-Kai-Rosenkranzs-Twitch-Channel

Mikes neues Spiel Spacetime ist weiter in Entwicklung, zurzeit wird ein Publisher gesucht. Mehr Info (auch auf Kais Twitch-Kanal), wenn es mehr zu berichten gibt.

Mike's new game Spacetime is still in development, currently a publisher is being sought. More info (also on quays whitch channel), if there is more to report.

 

[Latelistener]

Maybe someone could read this better than I did: https://forum.worldofplayers.de/forum/threads/1491568-Spacetime-Das-neue-Spiel-vom-Mike-Hoge-4/page5

Basically, Sascha Henricks left Piranha Bytes Red back in 2018 and founded Giant Gun Games. Mike Hoge isn't listed among employees: https://www.giantgungames.com/team

Apparently after 5 years of pre-production they weren't able to find a publisher, so Spacetime is either canned or frozen and PB Red doesn't exist anymore.

 

[Lattix]

Some info about the Spacetime:

https://www.leonardandreae.com/piranha-bytes-red-1

 

[Zombra]

A sci-fi RPG with the gameplay of Fallout, commitment to setting and free exploration!
An FTL - style ship management system, but done in 1st person

 

[Joggerino]

Could be good.. if they deliver. Did you see that pdf?

 

[Spacer's Nugget]

A sci-fi RPG with the gameplay of Fallout, commitment to setting and free exploration!

Starfield

An FTL - style ship management system, but done in 1st person

Pulsar: Lost Colony