The genre of the game is freeplay RPG with FPS and space sim combat elements.
We plan to release versions for the PC and the Xbox 360. The release date is about the end of 2007 or the beginning of 2008.
We plan to release versions for the PC and the Xbox 360. The release date is about the end of 2007 or the beginning of 2008.
Unless theres a delay the release should be anytime now!
The current official release date is "spring 2008"...
( last answer on the FAQ : http://www.precursors-game.com/eng/overview/faq.html )
That said, it's not clear if both White Gold and Precursors will be on shelves the same day...
Also, the European/American publisher is still unknown !?
I fear that the days of Newtonian-physics space sims may have passed, and I lament it greatly. The IWars and Terminus were the most recent examples I can remember of realistic flight physics (excluding the sim Orbiter) and they were really special to me.Well, I hate to lay it on them, but those games had arcade style flight, so I expect nothing different from this one.
I fear that the days of Newtonian-physics space sims may have passed, and I lament it greatly.
While I won't argue that it takes more experience to fly this way, where you have to control not only pitch, yaw and roll but also the ability to translate in any direction and where all that really matters is your relation to other objects. Once you've mastered it, it just is so much darn fun.
I'm not holding my breath, unfortunately.Elite 4 ?
Indeed. And, space sims/games are niche to begin with, but from what I've seen (so take with large grain of salt) in forums and discussions on this matter is that even amongst the devotees of the genre, the percentage that likes this kind of flight model is pretty small.Yes, it's fun but it brings a big learning curve that most devs/publishers are trying to avoid... (unfortunately). Mass market, blah, dumbed down, blah ...
Originally Posted by Guhndahb View Post
I fear that the days of Newtonian-physics space sims may have passed, and I lament it greatly.
Elite 4 ?
Warhead, I-War deluxe & I-War2 FTW. Allthough realism is nice I do enjoy less realistic games too that have good combat like wing commander saga or the xwing series. X series is okay but could use more of story and less of extensive trading&building options.