I like the demo, so far. well, I liked it after I learned how not to crash into things and generally learn to fly.
In my newbie experience, I would have to say for battles, use F8, it is by far the best way to track an enemy and fire all your weapons up their engines!
Quick question, is there a way, or can it be modfied, so that we can customize the keyboard controls?
As is, I have a hard time manuevering AND slowing down, or speeding up, AND fighting. I have two hands, but I use the left for the weapons (1-4), and my right hand has to alternate between the speed keys ( [ ] ) and the righ-left keys.
Take a moment to see the layout of the keyboard to see how your right hand has to fly between these keys in the middle of a battle. It can get harry out there, so I might like to position the keys in a manner that is suitable to me. Just an idea.
Is there also a way to get the 'cargo' left over from battles to at least show up on the radar? Those things are hard to spot.
And a general question before I go, how does shielding and armor work? Do the shields only work on a particular side, or are the shields cumulative and protect the entire ship, no matter where they are placed (among the shield and armor ports).. i.e. does a shield on the right side protect on the left side too?
Oh yeah, one more, I notice that there is no difference between weapon strengths of different levels. A level 6 Beam weapon has the same damage rates as a level 1 beam weapon... is this just in the demo?