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Huntn

Huntn

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I really was in love with X3, which I would not call a Grand Strategy game, but more of a trading, combat game, although technically it is a 4X game. (There is a separate favorite 4X game thread in the forum already.)

Anyway, I have been eyeing Nebulous Fleet Command fleet combat) which is on sale for the next couple of days at Steam, which I have read is challenging as you appear to have to micromanage all of your ships. Anyone playing this?

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Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
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Huntn said:
I really was in love with X3, which I would not call a Grand Strategy game, but more of a trading, combat game, although technically it is a 4X game. (There is a separate favorite 4X game thread in the forum already.)

Anyway, I have been eyeing Nebulous Fleet Command fleet combat) which is on sale for the next couple of days at Steam, which I have read is challenging as you appear to have to micromanage all of your ships. Anyone playing this?

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Save 50% on NEBULOUS: Fleet Command on Steam

Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
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I played it with my son, and it was too hard. Will check on it later. There is another game called Capitol Command at Steam, but’s not due till next year…

 
Huntn said:
I played it with my son, and it was too hard. Will check on it later. There is another game called Capitol Command at Steam, but’s not due till next year…

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Sorry, I confused this with Nebulus: Fleet Command. Capital Command has not yet been released. The AI in Fleet Command kicked our buttocks all over space. :oops:

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Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
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I'm being pulled back to X4, but I think I'll resist it. It's cold and heartless in X4 space, zero social life. I enjoy buying substantial ships and jumping into them to fly around. I REALLY liked building ships in Starfield, being able to walk around in the ship (last time I played X4, you could not do that) but that game (Starfield) let me down on other levels. The RPG element in Starfield, at least it had one.

I'm looking at Stellaris, and I don't think I want a Civilization in Space Game. One thing about X4, the ability to hire a pilot to run your trading ships for you, while you're out doing other things. Trading ships make you $$$ which opens opportunities to do things like build a $$$ making empire. I'm kind of missing X3, but that had no social life either.
 
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lostPod said:
Have you checked out Star Citizen?

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Star Citizen - Roberts Space Industries | Follow the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42

Roberts Space Industries is the official go-to website for all news about Star Citizen and Squadron 42. It also hosts the online store for game items and merch, as well as all the community tools used by our fans.
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Yes I did. When I played it I think it was on an older SSD, and a 3xxx card, and the experience was not good, at times excessive lag. I’ve upgraded since then, but have not gone back. Plus it’s online which is something I’ve more or less had my fill of. I might say it’s a philosophical judgement and immersive expectation, the difference of being in a world where I get to shape, vs a world full of tourists crashing the party. Yes, there is a definite attraction to play coop, and I know a couple people playing it, but that also means a time commitment, I’m no longer willing to make.

Yes, while I’m frustrated with X4 Foundations, at least this is a solo game, yet it lacks any kind of personal relationships. My personal sweet spot is in an RPG, with companions and a traditional quest structure. Starfield is in the right vicinity yet the social mechanics are at least a decade behind the times which ruined that experience to some degree. I’ve ranted plenty about it in the Starfield thread. :)

If you’re going to have companions or ship crewmembers who tell me they’re so happy I’m back on board, or ask me “how’s it going”?, or make a comment that usually signals a desire of another human being to want to speak with you, and then if I stop to talk with them, I expect to have a coherent conversation, not blank stares, or the default set of 3 scripted questions that have already been asked and answered.

Just a heads up for anyone not familiar, we are heading into the territory where AAA games now require not only a graphic card up to snuff, but also a SSD (Solid State drive).
 
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This was my favourite Space Game (series)…..:p (showing my age now)

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Huntn said:
My personal sweet spot is in an RPG, with companions and a traditional quest structure. Starfield is in the right vicinity yet the social mechanics are at least a decade behind the times which ruined that experience to some degree. I’ve ranted plenty about it in the Starfield thread. :)
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Welcome to my relationship with Bethesda.

"I hate that they did this, this, I hated this, and this."

"How many hours do you have in the game?"

"Oh, a little over 500."

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Welcome to my relationship with Bethesda.

"I hate that they did this, this, I hated this, and this."

"How many hours do you have in the game?"

"Oh, a little over 500."

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Starfield: As soon as I finished the main quest, I quit the game and parked my beautiful spaceship. The plot was stupid, or should I say it broke my suspension of disbelief, regarding the multiverse, it never answered my question, “Why, for what purpose”? … 🤔 I did not consider the DLC. While in F4, I played through all of the DLCs, so take that Bethesda! 😳😉
 
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Yes I did. When I played it I think it was on an older SSD, and a 3xxx card, and the experience was not good, at times excessive lag. I’ve upgraded since then, but have not gone back. Plus it’s online which is something I’ve more or less had my fill of. ...
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I am in the same situation. Will I try again? Yes probably. But having played Eve Online for 4 years. I have doubts that I will enjoy it. PvP is catering more to the gamers that like to fight other players. I prefer to co-operate, not combat others.

What I am really looking forward to is Squadron 42. Which is the single player part of the larger Star Citizen universe.
 
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I am in the same situation. Will I try again? Yes probably. But having played Eve Online for 4 years. I have doubts that I will enjoy it. PvP is catering more to the gamers that like to fight other players. I prefer to co-operate, not combat others.

What I am really looking forward to is Squadron 42. Which is the single player part of the larger Star Citizen universe.
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I’ll need to read up about that. :)
 
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I picked up Everspace 2 a couple of weeks ago when it was on sale. I haven't tried it yet but it looks interesting.
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Looking forward to a report. I loved X3, X4 fell through for me, I might go back and give it another try. Starfield, made some good strides and it had good potential as the type of story Bethesda likes to tell, but remained stagnant on the social matrix scale and it’s story while intriguing, became disappointing, because it did not satisfy me, especially the idea of hopping around the multiverse doing repetitive things and leaving my “friends” including a romantic partner behind to do so.

I may have the original Everspace in my library, might take a peak at that.
 
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Looking forward to a report. I loved X3, X4 fell through for me, I might go back and give it another try. Starfield, made some good strides and it had good potential as the type of story Bethesda likes to tell, but remained stagnant on the social matrix scale and it’s story while intriguing, became disappointing, because it did not satisfy me, especially the idea of hopping around the multiverse doing repetitive things and leaving my “friends” including a romantic partner behind to do so.

I may have the original Everspace in my library, might take a peak at that.
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It will probably be awhile. I have lots of games in my queue and I'm currently playing ARK Survival Evolved again (over 4000 hours played over the years) :).
 
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It will probably be awhile. I have lots of games in my queue and I'm currently playing ARK Survival Evolved again (over 4000 hours played over the years) :).
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Did you go for the Survival Ascended version? I read the reviews and said naw. The gist is that they upgraded the graphics but the basic game is still there with the same glitches... :oops: Which map are you playing on? Solo or coop?
 
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Did you go for the Survival Ascended version? I read the reviews and said naw. The gist is that they upgraded the graphics but the basic game is still there with the same glitches... :oops: Which map are you playing on? Solo or coop?
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Ascended will not run under Crossover or Parallels on a Mac.

The graphics look good but people are calling it the least optimized game ever made. The original (Evolved) runs well, still looks good, and I have all the maps so I would not be playing the update (Ascended) even if I could.

The interesting thin is that many of the ARK YouTube channels have returned to playing Evolved.

I always have only played solo on Ark Evolved and I'm currently playing on the Island (first map).
 
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