Good space piloting game?

[cpt.mars]

So I've been watching a lot of Battlestar Galactica lately, and I'm in the hankering for a good space-set piloting/dogfighting game, but can't think of any modern ones. Do you guys have any suggestions for me?

In before any of the x-wing games.

[ScAvenger001]

http://www.game-warden.com/bsg/demo.html
This has a two-mission demo out. The instant action missions are fun.

[Discobird]

Freespace 2.

[MeanPatrick]

Asteroids.

[kreket]

http://www.game-warden.com/bsg/demo.html
This has a two-mission demo out. The instant action missions are fun.

Whoah... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G73yR-n6io)

[pk!]

glfrontier

[Modest Genius]

Elite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_(video_game))

I had it running under XP a couple of years ago

[Freshmeat.Popsicle]

Freespace 2.

they made a 2?

can you at least use a stick in it? :gun: unlike the first one..

[Mirsky]

http://www.game-warden.com/bsg/demo.html
This has a two-mission demo out. The instant action missions are fun.

It maybe just me but I found that game friggin hard.

[Elwood]

TIE fighter.

[CoMmEnT]

Rebel Assault

[pk!]

EV:Nova

[GrosPoisson]

Rebel Assault

On-rails shooters don't count :fier:

[Medlar]

they made a 2?

can you at least use a stick in it? :gun: unlike the first one..

I don't remember. But yeah they made a 2, and it was awesome.


Try Freelancer.

[Wallrod]

Freespace 2 is old but frickin' good. Another recommendation.

[cpt.mars]

It maybe just me but I found that game friggin hard.

One step further than I got, I can't even install the thing, it just locks up every time.

[ScAvenger001]

Freespace 2 is old but frickin' good. Another recommendation.

Especially since it's open source, so you can get the whole game (on an updated engine, no less) for free.

[MeanPatrick]

Try Freelancer.

Freelancer is pretty good, although missions outside the story are pretty shallow.

[solidsnake]

One step further than I got, I can't even install the thing, it just locks up every time.

Same here :\

[Druzil]

freelancer ftw

[Freshmeat.Popsicle]

I don't remember. But yeah they made a 2, and it was awesome.


Try Freelancer.

That's actually what i was thinking of.
You can't pilot w/ a stick.

But yeah the game is pretty tits. :D Online is awesome too. :D

The side missions were almost always the same. :\
And how the hell could you destroy the big battle star ship things? It says 0 under your stats like you could, but I never saw health when I shot at them... only lasers then death.

[Tuulos]

Privateer ftw!

[Krispy Joe]

Man Freelancer was so fun back in the day.

"Freelancer 1 dash 1, mind if we take a look in your cargo hold? Didn't think so!"

*jettisons Cardamine and firearms* :O

[cpt.mars]

So, maybe I'm just stupid, but do I need an actual copy of Freespace2 before I can get Freespace2 Open to work?

Because I tried downloading and installing the latter, it doesn't want to work, and I can't find anyone with a solution to the problem I'm having, which leads me to believe that I need a copy of the original game.

[Polish Hill]

Wow, lots of Freelancer love, I thought it wasn't hardcore enough for most people here to like it. But yes Freelancer, times a million.

[Discobird]

So, maybe I'm just stupid, but do I need an actual copy of Freespace2 before I can get Freespace2 Open to work?


I don't know, but if you end needing to buy a copy, check out gog.com (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/freespace_2). No DRM, unlimited downloads, prepatched game for $5.99.

[SinistralRifleman]

Wing Commander series

[SWATJester_os]

Starshatter. Fly anything from a fighter to a bomber, to frigates and carriers, order missions, and do planetary raids as well.

[Discobird]

Anyone played the Independence War series? Thumbs up/down?

[SWATJester_os]

Anyone played the Independence War series? Thumbs up/down?

From very hazy memory, thumps up.

[Arttemis]

Yeah, the only really good space combat games I've played are the X-Wing/Tie Fighter games and the Wing Commander games (up through WC4... the stuff after that, not so much).

I don't understand why the hell LucasArts doesn't just make a new X-Wing game. It seems like a total no-brainer.

[Pltcl Sniper]

Because LucasArts can only make one good game every few years.

[ScAvenger001]

Shouldn't they be about due, then?

[Discobird]

zing

also I remember Colony Wars for PS being fun (but pretty arcadey)

[Vatek]

Shouldn't they be about due, then?

Still waiting for a remake of X-Wing vs Tie Fighter on a modern engine. Dunno why they haven't thought of that yet.

[PopeDragunov]

Playing Freespace 1 for the first time right now.

[Pltcl Sniper]

Shouldn't they be about due, then?

Force Unleashed was good.

[Pltcl Sniper]

Shouldn't they be about due, then?

Force Unleashed was good.

[ScAvenger001]

It wasn't released on the PC, so from my perspective it hardly even exists much less was good.

[Medlar]

Playing Freespace 1 for the first time right now.

Man I remember when I played it for the first time in 1998.