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Vegastrike

Discussion in 'General RPG Discussion' started by Astromarine, Feb 5, 2004.

  1. Astromarine Erudite

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    has anyone ever played this? It seems to be a 3D space trader/bountyhunting thingamajig. Screenshots look nice, and it's opensource...
     
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  2. Otaku_Hanzo Erudite

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    I enjoyed it somewhat. Nice graphics and the trade engine is pretty nicely done. Haven't managed to get into combat yet, so don't know what that's like. But I did jump to this system once and saw some pirates jump a freighter. I was pondering helping when the local militia showed up and took out the pirates. It was rather nice. All in all a fairly decent romp for the cost. :P
     
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  3. Jed Cipher

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    Looks real nice, but I couldn't really get very far. I still think it's very unfinished. Docked at the spacestation near where I spawned; that's pretty much it. I can fly around, but can't figure out how to jump. Also, whenever I install it, I can only play once. After quitting out, it CTDs each time I try to start it thereafter. I have to uninstall and reinstall to play again. This was a year ago when I played it, though. Maybe newer versions are better.

    I really liked the Japanese-accented computer voice on-board: Auto-piroto
     
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  4. Major_Blackhart Codexia Lord Sodom Patron

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    sounds interesting. Anyone know where I can pick up a copy?
     
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  5. Astromarine Erudite

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    vegastrike.sourceforge.net

    It's free, downloadable, and open-source
     
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  6. LCJr. Erudite

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    I've missed the last several versions but it seems to be making rapid progress, especially considering the first version was Wing Commander combat clone. Last version I played trade was working but missions hadn't been implemented yet. For me combat was pretty difficult but mainly because of not being familiar with all the keyboard commands.

    They've been saying for awhile they would try and reduce the learning curve so maybe it's time to try it again.
     
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