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I wonder if this game is in "abandoned" status now. It can't be purchased in any way, so it could be, but the abandonware sector was alway something like a gray area.

I can't see it being anything other than abandoned, by both its publisher and lone developer. Why it was abandonee, I'm wondering if we'll ever know.

InvertedVantage wrote:
Awhile ago I contacted the guy who made Starshatter regarding purchasing the license to his engine to make a game. Unfortunately, the price was/is beyond my limits.I may still have his information if anyone is interested, however. I still have a lot I'd like to do with a good space sim engine.EDIT: Just looked - nada. Too bad He wanted somewhere in the upper thousands, if my memory serves me correctly.Also, first post! Hi everyone. Glad to see this community thriving!

Awww. Of course it's his baby and he can do with it what he wants - but open sourcing a game (minus assets, usually) is a great way to ensure it doesn't fade into obscurity.

It's really sad, as Starshatter had the potential to be the Falcon 4 of space sims. All it needed was some more polish and bug fixes.

memnoch wrote:
Back when the space sim group on Usenet was busier the author used to post regularly under the name "Milo". Seems to gave gone off the radar since then.
Yeah, he used to post on comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.space-sim way back in the day. I miss those days with Bill, bret, brad and gang! The Flame Wars were fun as hell!I've had Starshatter since it came out, but I never really got into it. The flight model and control scheme were pretty user unfriendly, and it was pretty much on rails, which I loath in a space sim.

O_o How was it on rails?

I have to say "O_o" as well, a game with a dynamic campaign on the level of Starshatter ("Falcon 4 in space" is pretty apt) can in no way be described as "on rails".

eh..like I said, I didn't really get into it. It seemed on rails to me, but I don't think I made it passed the first few missions. I might dig it out of my collection and reinstall it. Wasn't it all mission based without freeform?

Hi there any chance of getting a starshatter TGS serial since the game has been discontinued and he's no more sold?I really would like to try this game =)

Risbosix wrote:
Hi there any chance of getting a starshatter TGS serial since the game has been discontinued and he's no more sold?I really would like to try this game =)
If it's really abandonware than yes. But i don't know how the legal status is about this game. Hardwar is also not available anymore and went abandonware.
Shingen wrote:
eh..like I said, I didn't really get into it. It seemed on rails to me, but I don't think I made it passed the first few missions. I might dig it out of my collection and reinstall it. Wasn't it all mission based without freeform?
Starshatter has a dynamical campaign. You have missions but the outcome of the missions decide how the campaign continues. Your tactical decisions can change everything. So it isn't really freeform like Privateer because you are always playing a military path, but it's not on rails.

Grimm wrote:


Risbosix wrote:
Hi there any chance of getting a starshatter TGS serial since the game has been discontinued and he's no more sold?I really would like to try this game =)


If it's really abandonware than yes. But i don't know how the legal status is about this game. Hardwar is also not available anymore and went abandonware. Starshatter is not in abandonware, but there is so few space sim, i can swap my nexus key for a Starshatter TGS if someone is ok PM me?I know it's not the good way, but it seems i have no other choice ><

Man you guys werent kidding here. After reading this thread, I was interested in trying butIts nowhere to be found. Amazon does have it but minimun price was 70$. Anyone know anySites that may sell cheaper?

You found it on amazon? Good on you! Sadly, I think that's it man. It wasn't widely available beyond Matrix Games. Just another, tiny, footnote in the grand scheme of things.

$125 some one ones having a laugh, all most as bad as the BIN men on Ebay.

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$125 some one ones having a laugh, all most as bad as the BIN men on Ebay.
I am almost tempted to put my own copy for sale.

CaptainKal wrote:


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$125 some one ones having a laugh, all most as bad as the BIN men on Ebay.
I am almost tempted to put my own copy for sale.
But is it in minty mint condition.

I actually contacted the guy who developed Starshatter, inquiring about licensing his engine. I've since lost the contact info, but I remember the price was (to me) way too much for what you'd get; he wanted to sell it for several thousand dollars.

It was a pretty awesome game. I liked the physics of the game as well as the variety of ships. I always dreamed of trying out some multiplayer, it had lots of potential. Very satisfying rising up through the ranks from a pilot all the way to fleet commander.

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So can we actually build Sharshatter and play it? I have always hated the fact that this game left the market never to return.