To all SSC Station occupants
Thank you for the donations over the past year (2024), it is much appreciated. I am still trying to figure out how to migrate the forums to another community software (probably phpbb) but in the meantime I have updated the forum software to the latest version. SSC has been around a while so their is some very long time members here still using the site, thanks for making SSC home and sorry I haven't been as vocal as I should be in the forums I will try to improve my posting frequency.
Thank you again to all of the members that do take the time to donate a little, it helps keep this station functioning on the outer reaches of space.
-D1-
The game looks like an eve-online for browsers.
* Full Real-time spaceship combat
* Player vs. Player and Player vs. Environment
* Hundreds of items to collect, trade and construct
* Blueprint based construction System with custom ship crafting
* Refinement & Recycling System
* AI driven NPCs with different tactics & behaviours
* Boss Encounters
* 2 playable factions and 1 NPC faction
* 5 Galaxies + 2 (expansions)
* Massive Game-world: 200+ solar-systems, 4500+ sectors to explore with planets, suns and special encounters
* 2 fixed planned expansions: "Last Hope" and "Dominion" (working titles)
* Over 15 weapon systems in 3 sizes with different abilities
* Asteroid harvesting to gain 14 different types of raw materials
* Over 30 construction parts
* 24+ useable spaceships
* Over 20 premium special equipment like cloaking, various boosters,emp scrambler, combat drones)
* Alliance constructed and deployable Battle-stars / Stations
* Faction and Alliance owned solar systems (claiming)
And it is still in beta.
I hope they bring missions and skills to the game.
Cheers
Looks interesting Cultist, here is a link for those who may be interested http://www.outergalaxies.com/
Looks interesting, if someone gives this a shot wouldn't mind hearing about it. Added this link to the game directory (wish has a lot of additions and will be posting soon).
Oh poo,i forgot to post the game link after all.
Thanks Geraldine.
I am giving it a shot Darkone 😀
I've been playing off and on for about two weeks. "EVE-lite for browsers" is a real good description.
It's 2D, top down. The planets are background objects, only the stations, asteroids, and other ships matter. There are lots of NPC bot-ships to kill, and lots of rocks to mine.
It's still in an open-beta phase. There are a lot of small details clearly unfinished, but the core gameplay works great. Mining is entertaining, oddly enough. Maybe that's just me. I mined in EVE, and I mined in Jumpgate, and I liked it.
The combat is a lot like EVE as well. Click the target, activate your weapons, and wait 'till they die. Fly around to stay in range (or run, if you are behind the curve and taking more than you are giving). You can't really dodge or do much to protect yourself besides choosing your target/victim with some care.
Mining in more abundant zones is fun because the bots there are brutal - way too tough for the starter ship most everyone is still using. There's a real challenge slipping in, mining a bit, and scooting out before the bots get weapons lock and annihilate you. You have to be smart and careful... and patient. There's a lot of mining involved in trying to get a better ship.
Nearly everywhere is a PvP zone, but it's controlled by ship class in many places, so you aren't going to be randomly pounded by some guy who has a bigger ship. I'm generally peaceable, but I really haven't been hassled at all; most people seem to be friendly.
There are two "factions"; but chat is global. The two sides talk and offer suggestions freely; I haven't seen much evidence of warfare, but that's probably because most people are just finding the game and getting started. Note that you can be attacked by members of your own faction; I've only seen a member of the other side once, deep in neutral space. We were both mining (of course) and left each other alone.
Overall the gameplay is surprisingly fun for its simplicity. It's super-easy to get into, that's for sure.
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