OT: Game Recomendations?

[David E. Gervais]

I must say Thank You Barron also. I'm downloading the Privateer Remake now. (Oh, and FYI, braodband/DSL/Cable means nothing if the file is hosted on a server with a simple 56k modem. The file is downloading at about 30kbps it should be done in about an hour and a half.

But I'll just head on over to irc #spaceempires and pass the time.

Cheers!

[Alneyan]

I feel the main difference between Vegastrike and the Privateer remake is the clearer interface in Privateer; otherwise, they seem pretty much the same to me (except the screens when in a base, much better in Vegastrike IMO). Of course, I have been known to have strange tastes in graphics, so.

AZ: Have you tried running Privateer on Dosbox (a Dos emulator)? It may work out quite nicely, though Privateer will likely require a lot of resources to work properly. I will give it a try in a while. Among other recommendations: Darklands if you like open-ended RPGs, Planescape Torment if you prefer something more story/dialogue driven, or perhaps Arx Fatalis (or the Ultima Underworlds) for a different feel. And there are always the rogue-likes: Angband (and variants), Nethack (*Waves at Dogscoff*) or ADOM.

[deccan]

Another game suggestion I would have is Hardwar . It's in the same vein, except that instead of piloting a spaceship, you pilot a solar-powered moth through a colony world covered with craters. The most amazing thing about this game is that the detail of the economic simulation is amazing. Raw resources get produced at mines and such and are actually transported by AI pilots to factories to be transformed into manufactured products (engines, components etc.), which are then transported by other pilots to shops to be sold. Human players can bounty hunt, trade, pirate etc, and even buy their own hangar, which they can then open to AI pilots to use to repair or buy things at for a fee.

The main problem with this game is that it's quite short and there aren't very many upgrades and new moths that you can buy.

[AgentZero]

Deccan, you should be careful, that Underdogs site is dangerous! Last time I was there I found me Alien Crossfire and said goodbye to an entire potentially productive weekend. I saw it mentioned in another post that we should be putting links to Underdogs here since the site distributes abandonware which is actually illegal.

Am I the only one who doesn't get that? I have looked, and distributing abandonware for free is still considered illegal, but the argument behind it seems to ammount to:
1) It is illegal for you to use this software without paying those who made it.
2) Those who made it will no longer accept money for it.
3) You can, however, get it for free.
4) But this is illegal, as it violates 1.

As you can see, 2 renders 1 impossible, making 3 the only option, but 4 technically makes this impossible (if one wants to be fine, law-abbiding citizen).
Madness, utter madness. You see what happens when you let lawyers run the world?

[Baron Munchausen]

Yes, I've got some very good stuff from the Underdogs site. There are many 'old' games out there, compatible with relatively simple machines, which are every bit as good as any of the latest hyped 'hardware busters' that need a 3 Ghz CPU, a Gig or more of RAM, and the very latest 3D accelerators.

[AngleWyrm]

My current favorite time waster is Massive Assault. Demo's free, and it's hard to win!

[Gandalf Parker]

I prefer to recommend www.SourceForge.net
Its legal to mention altho I probably shouldnt since I would guess that its just as damaging to a publishing company for people to find that site. Now THATS a great time killer for any long-time game player. Even more if you have even a slight interest in game development as a beginning programmer, or artist, or musician, story writer, or sound-byte tech.

[Baron Munchausen]

David E. Gervais said:
I must say Thank You Barron also. I'm downloading the Privateer Remake now. (Oh, and FYI, braodband/DSL/Cable means nothing if the file is hosted on a server with a simple 56k modem. The file is downloading at about 30kbps it should be done in about an hour and a half.

But I'll just head on over to irc #spaceempires and pass the time.

Cheers!

SE 5 developers are downloading it left & right! Have I made a boo boo? Will this delay SE 5?

And btw, surely no one would put up a server on a 56k connection to make several 180 MB files available?

[David E. Gervais]

Baron Munchausen said:

SE 5 developers are downloading it left & right! Have I made a boo boo? Will this delay SE 5?

And btw, surely no one would put up a server on a 56k connection to make several 180 MB files available?

Not to worry, I got it, installed it, didn't seem to be as good as I remembered the original so it has been uninstalled.

..and this is the weekend, even beta testers need to have some down time. (But in many cases 'Down Time' for a beta tester is like "Ok, I'll take a break from bug hunting and try some 'Modding'" )

Cheers!

[Atrocities]

BOTF... It is not abandon ware per say, but you can still find it at some sites that cater to such things.... I do not recommend them at all.. Buy the game from amazon.