While his games were buggy at the best of times, Derek Smart was way ahead of the curve trying to invent an ever changing universe. You could pass thru a system, take it over and move on. Only to come back later with your ship in tatters to find the system you conquered change hands several times. Here's hoping the thargoids will do the same and give us all a run for the money.
Anyone remember Battlecruiser 3000 AD?
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He was ahead of which curve? Certainly not the learning curve. 
If you enjoyed those games, however, Universal Combat CE is free on Steam, and includes the scenarios from Battlecruiser 3000AD (among others)!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/345580/
The most fun I've had with a more intensive simulation game was playing Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator with friends, though.
If you enjoyed those games, however, Universal Combat CE is free on Steam, and includes the scenarios from Battlecruiser 3000AD (among others)!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/345580/
The most fun I've had with a more intensive simulation game was playing Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator with friends, though.
You kinda miss the whole point of what Derek Smart was trying to do. Restart a save game 3 times and have the enemies go 3 different directions. Only a smattering of games come close to having no scripted responses. Funny, Civilization is one that I never know which way the computer enemies will go. BTW I never buy any game that runs on steam.
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LOLOO no body has an ego like that untalented buffoon. No one could make that idea work in win 95, but he did have a vision. That's my whole point.
Chris Roberts didn't try, neither did Dave Braben. Couldn't be done. Still might be out of reach.
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All I can remember of this game series is crash to desktop and getting stuck.
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Derek Smart's legendary flaming wars on various forums and the usenet... lol I remember those.
He never held back.
Watch out he'll turn up in here soon!
He never held back.
Watch out he'll turn up in here soon!
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Yeah, Derek Smart.
I remember that 'title' was confusing but full of potential.
He put his heart and soul into it. Too bad the rest of his team didn't.
Glad Frontier is full throttle!
I wonder what would have happened if Battletoads 3000 A.D. was kickstarted, like ED.
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I remember that 'title' was confusing but full of potential.
He put his heart and soul into it. Too bad the rest of his team didn't.
Glad Frontier is full throttle!
I wonder what would have happened if Battletoads 3000 A.D. was kickstarted, like ED.
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Now there was a game that was "unfinished"!
Well those games were trainwrecks. Loads of functionality, none of it finished. Loads of ambition, sure, but eh... even the manual was condescending towards the player. Also just because you litter everything with fantasy abbreviation doesn't make a game complex and deep.
There were some fascinating prospects like being able to bombard the planet surface from orbit, or shooting anti-ship missiles from the surface into orbit. I never managed to however, and I don't know if that was ever actually implemented.
And my god, the FPS section was woefully barebones. Doesn't help that the guy himself is... "inadequately certain of his own abilities", to put it mildly.
There were some fascinating prospects like being able to bombard the planet surface from orbit, or shooting anti-ship missiles from the surface into orbit. I never managed to however, and I don't know if that was ever actually implemented.
And my god, the FPS section was woefully barebones. Doesn't help that the guy himself is... "inadequately certain of his own abilities", to put it mildly.
It was deeply, deeply flawed. No, actually, broken. For about a week after buying it I thought my PC had developed a malfunction.
I really admired the breathtaking ambition though and thought initially I had found gold.
I really admired the breathtaking ambition though and thought initially I had found gold.
True, many will remember Dereks planet-sized ego, but the man had vision. he tried to build what other couldn't, and set very high goals.
I knda hope onday, after he's chilled out, got wife and kids etc, that he sits down and writes the game he wanted in the first place. Maybe he'll play SC and think that this was what I wanted all along. Just maybe.
I knda hope onday, after he's chilled out, got wife and kids etc, that he sits down and writes the game he wanted in the first place. Maybe he'll play SC and think that this was what I wanted all along. Just maybe.