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Post by Sinidir »

germinalphrase wrote: post #73

A combination of first person shooter and real time strategy. There is a large map and balanced units on each side. Each round, a team commander is chosen randomly from each team. During play, the commander sees a bird’s eye view of the current battle and directs player objectives, waypoints, etc. while everyone else is playing COD-style first person (trying to take advantage of the intelligence and goal setting from…

Natural Selection 1/2 is literally this. Space Marines vs Aliens and you have a commander and can build building, research tech, etc.

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Post by ajmurmann »

dkersten wrote: post #58

Something I've always wanted to play is a game multiplayer game (ideally firt or third person) where you and a small number of friends crew a space ship. Each person has their own role (navigator, weapons, pilot, etc) and you would fly through space and engage in combat. Star Trek: Bridge Crew comes closest to what I'm talking about. Imagine that but not VR (well, VR is cool for this, but I don't have a VR headset, s…

I think Artemis is exactly what you describe minus the fighters https://www.artemisspaceshipbridge.com/#/

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Post by anjel »

tetris11 wrote: post #141

[Borrowers: The Game] You live as tiny mouse-sized humans existing with regular humans who should never know your presence as you occupy the walls and spaces in their home. Every day you must hunt for food, which involves collecting gear to traverse spaces (paperclip + string = grappling hook and rope, matchstick = torch, plastic bag = parachute) to reach places where food is stored (i.e. the kitchen - defended by th…

Very close plot to an all but forgotten 1960s American Sci-Fi TV series produced by Irwin Allen (Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea, Poseidon Adventure) called Land Of The Giants imdb.com/title/tt0062578/

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Post by transcriptase »

A Star Trek Bridge Commander (2002) type game on a modern engine with minimal gameplay changes.

There seems to be nothing like it since - combat with large complex ships where everything is about power management, positioning, and strategically targeting the components of other vessels.

Divert power to shields? Your weapons recharge slower. Divert power to engines? Other systems are hampered linearly. Fighting a fast ship? Target their engines. It’s tough to describe because there’s no games out there that come close.

The mod community over the years ported nearly every sci-fi ship out there from Star Wars, Stargate, BSG, etc and actually made some effort to balance them.

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Post by xdrosenheim »

dkersten wrote: post #58

Something I've always wanted to play is a game multiplayer game (ideally firt or third person) where you and a small number of friends crew a space ship. Each person has their own role (navigator, weapons, pilot, etc) and you would fly through space and engage in combat. Star Trek: Bridge Crew comes closest to what I'm talking about. Imagine that but not VR (well, VR is cool for this, but I don't have a VR headset, s…

If you are okay with trading life in a vacuum with life under pressure: Barotrauma [0]

> Barotrauma is a 2D co-op survival horror submarine simulator, inspired by games like FTL: Faster Than Light, Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress and Space Station 13. It’s a Sci-Fi game that combines ragdoll physics and alien sea monsters with teamwork and existential fear.

You have roles in your submarines, such as a medic, mechanic, engineer, captain. Everyone can do the same things, but some are better than others at different things.

If you have time, you can build your own submarine. The game also has a good amount of mods available.

Quick note: The game is in "Early Access".

[0]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/602960/Barotrauma/

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Post by sascha_sl »

tjansen wrote: post #104

Tribes 2 with modern graphics for modern platforms, and maybe an Apex Legends-like Battle Royale mode. I don't think that there has ever been a better multiplayer FPS. When you're used to jetpacks and skiing, most other FPS feel slow. And there is nothing as elegant as killing with slow ballistic projectiles like the Spin Fusor. Apex Legends has got some of the aspects that made T2 so great, especially if you play Va…

While it wasn't perfect, I really enjoyed the brief existence of Tribes Ascend. It makes me hopeful someone else is going to pick up the genre, maybe even the license.

Hi-Rez certainly weren't a good fit for the game. I'll know better than to spend money on anything they're doing in the future.[1]

[1]: https://www.maxlaumeister.com/articles/rip-tribes-ascend/

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