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Hey all, I am Makandal, old pilot. I met Elite in 1984, yes, a long time. Before that, I developed one space game for ZX81, Rigel, published by the french Ere Informatique. I am now a fan of Orbiter and I discovered recently Pioneer, which looks amazing.Oh, I forgot: best game I ever played for space : Space Rangers 2, a russian game. Try it, I think Steam is proposing it. Anyway, few words on myself: I am european first, french second, geologist, work in West Africa, married and 3 kids. I have had a very rocky and adventurous life which I could disclose later on, travelling on Earth, in quite risky places, with some companions (male and often female). My motto: carpe diem !

Welcome to the forums Makandal. Ah ZX81 first home computer I ever owned, if I recall correctly it was a power house, 1MHZ, no graphics, black & white only and no sound.

Hello and welcome. The mention of Space Rangers 2 made me think of something I started playing recently which is in many ways extremely similar. If you like Space Rangers 2 you might want to try out StarSectorhttp://fractalsoftworks.com/[/url] It's still in early access and development is slow, but it is already very good and well worth playing. I personally like it much better than Space Rangers, but it is certainly not as feature-complete as SR2 yet.

I will give it a try, ExpandingMan. What I liked in SR2 was the humour, the mix of various type of gameplay, RTS, FPS, text adventure, Shoot'em up, exploration, RPG...

Welcome to SSC MakandalSounds like being a geologist has helped you see a bit of the world, I had to go into the army to see the sites 20yrs ago :)Enjoy your stay on the station and see you in the forums.

Welcome!