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It's funny you should mention Metro, I was resisting the temptation to mention it, since it has no link to space, but it was also on my mind

<t>Story is an interesting 'problem'. Some games are a story with nice visuals, and can be awesome, some games can be great environment containing a story, and can be equally awesome. The former is usually FPS style, the latter RPG. While RPG's can create awesome emersive worlds and environments ...

<r>I'd like to share my thoughts if I may <E>:)</E> Not very accurate response to the question, but I think in line with the problem.As a (future) engineer I'd first of all think about functionality and structure. What layout of a space-ship would benefit its functionality? For instance, in space ...

<r>Joey, you had me at 'newtonian' ;)I'm afraid I don't have much game designing skills as of yet. I have some experience in scripting and modding, but that was either a program in windows, ie. game or scripting software, running my code OR a piece of hardware running my code and ONLY my code; I've ...

<r>Nice brianetta, i'll give it a look ;)I was thinking how I would design a futuristic space-craft. How I would control it. The biggest problem is that you can not detect velocity. You can detect rotation very easily, and a computer could nearly instantaneously stop rotation in any direction ...

<r>ahhh, just had a magnificent daydream of a space-RPG, elder scrolls style.... no, not mass effect.. I mean real RPG where you can also say.. yeah.. screw doomsday, i just want to be rich, where you can fire a weapon in the vicinity of civilians, where I can do something for two hours without ...

<r>Hi DarkOne :)I don't understand why, apparently, it is regarded as very difficult. It is different, and that is what takes getting used to, but I think it shouldn't be impossible to guide a player to 3d thinking and understanding what inertia really means in a space environment. Games used to ...

<r>Hey guys, I'm new to the forum <E>:)</E>, names Petroleus, student of Aerospace Engineering in Delft, the Netherlands, and big-time space AND game enthousiast.I've been looking around the web for any realistic futuristic space sims, meaning realistic in the way like Orbiter, but then a few ...