looking for a space combat game

[PvK]

Freespace? Looks pretty, but not so great as a space combat game. Edit: Oh! I thought you meant "FreeLancer". FreeSpace was ok, but too simplistic for my tastes.

For a space combat "simulator", I would look at the Independence War series or Starshatter long before I turned to Freespace.

PvK

[Alneyan]

Bring on the Kaysers to teach the heretical spawn proper manners!

Kidding aside, Ruatha titled his thread "space combat game", but added "simulator" in the post. I would agree that Freespace fits the bill of a more arcade-based game (though it's far from being Tyrian, or a similar game), instead of being a "true" simulator, pretty much like Vroom is hardly the same as a F1 simulation.

I am not sure about a suggestion in the simulation department though... but I will check out that Starshatter PvK mentioned.

[TheChin]

I like Starfleet Command. It's a bit different than Freespace as it's a 2D simulation (3D graphics, but combat happens on the X-Y axis with no Z). It has some nice scenarios and a plethora of ship types. As an old school fan of the board game Star Fleet Battles, it has another level of enjoyment for me being based on it.