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<t>Hi all. I was introduced to this mod a week ago and, Star Trek gaming nut that I am, have been playing it pretty much non-stop since!i think I've played enough now to give a few impressions. Before I explain my thoughts, though, a little history...Armada 3 is, of course, the mod-maker's vision of ...

GOTY edition??? Game of the Year?My god, the SIZE of Egosoft's cojones! :haha:

<t>Damn.I've been waiting for Elite:Dangerous and/or Limit theory to surface. Based on X-Still-Birth's terrible reviews at launch I was going to give it one a miss completely buuuuut........those videos look kinda tasty. She's sure a purrty critter (in space, the metled-plastic mannequin people are ...

It's a beautiful thing right enough. I've played with the engine demo many times. But DEAR GOD it's taking forever and a day to develop! Chances of seeing a game out of this by 2016? Low.

<t>Fantastic work, gentlemans! This build already feels like a vast improvement over 11! I love the throbbing population markers in the system view, although I agree with comments above about it being a different, less bold colour. Do we have distinct empires in the game yet? Will the throbbers be ...

<t>So after all the wondering, postulation and dreaming...Egosoft are going right back to what they've always done: another iterative update to a game series that reduces the wonder of space to a tedious business simulator with pretty backgrounds and glacial pacing. :(I understand that they're ...

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Just taken her for a couple of quick test flights. The new navigation is brilliant - what a superb idea and implementation, although I'd still like hot buttons for every planet as well, not just Starports. On the other hand I can see why ...

<r>That's much better, guys, thank you. Game still crashes but it's always done that for me in every alpha so far. Am back to 'normal'. :)Just taken her for a couple of quick test flights. The new navigation is brilliant - what a superb idea and implementation, although I'd still like hot buttons ...

Ok, setting it to Win XP compatibility mode helped. The game has become playable. However, I don't think the shaders are working. I can't see any of the atmospheric effects or any of the shiny surfaces on ships. A step forwards, though.

Hmm. A very crashy one, guys. As in 'not-playable for anything more than a minute'. Tried it from all three start positions and nothing lasts.Windows 7 (64)Radeon 5800Catalyst 11.2

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The Next Big Thing.Surely that should be the Next Boring Thing. <E>:lol:</E><br/>
Now now, Pinback. Just because the X series were spreadsheets designed as games that felt like playing a spreadsheet, doesn't mean to say their new project will be as dull. Let's have some ...

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Well common sense would tell you that this bill/law was garbage<br/>
In what way? Forgive me but my common sense isn't leaping me to the same conclusion. You may have to help me see the way you do."...bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured ...

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I wonder if he could be persuaded to take another look....<br/>
Next time please reply to me directly and not as replying for some imaginary third person.But you could be right, looking at the expansion features you pasted here maybe the user ...

<t>Well, I haven't played either DW or it's expansion yet but one of the main poitns raised in the review was the interface problems. However, the expansion appears to have significantly upgraded that:User Interface ImprovementsAction Buttons - One-click access to common tasks, enabling you to ...

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.. Oh by the way, here's my first attempt at ladies <E>:)</E> Second one is a little odd in my eyes, but the galaxy can't be full of hotties! <E>;)</E><br/>
Actually, I think both are absolutely fine - the second one even reminds me of a friend. The flickering ...

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Marcel wrote:<br/>
There's no tutorial yet, other than the readme. You start out in a docking bay. To take off press F4, then 1 to request launch.<br/>
How is a new player supposed to discover this?Some kind of basic intro ...

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Shingen wrote:<br/>
* What the deal with stars? Is there any way to turn off the exaggerated CME effects? Every star looks like a Christmas ornament, or like they are all getting ready to turn in a pulsar. I can see that effect being from far distance, but up close, the star should just be ...

<r>One of the lovely things about Pioneer is it's willingness to acknowledge when Frontier was a bit lacking or outdated, and improve upon it. I see this little tweak very much in that mindset, and as such should be applauded. Anything that raises the chances of the pilot's survival; we shouldn't be ...

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Subzeroplainzero wrote:<br/>
Not sure if it's just my piloting skills but I couldn't lift off in my imperial courier. As soon as the starport released me I began to crash into it, even while holding down the upward thrust button. After wrestling with it for a while I did manage to get into ...

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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand a couple more I think they're looking a bit more realistic with practice
..............................Dad???