I have found Evochron Legacy has everything that Elite is missing. Don't get me wrong I have logged a lot of game hours in Elite with my wife and we had fun doing it. Just my thoughts and I thought I would share with the people that need a change.
Evochron Legacy
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BLASPHEMER!
HERETIC!
JEHOVAH! JEHOVAH! JEHOVAH!
I installed the demo, but it seems this game also has a space speed limit... 
ETA: although yesterday, i did discover Genesia - it's a branched version of Pioneer but with good ships, instead of just naff ones. Still no combat or beam weapons / ECMs, but for the sapce flight alone it's a cool little game..
ETA: although yesterday, i did discover Genesia - it's a branched version of Pioneer but with good ships, instead of just naff ones. Still no combat or beam weapons / ECMs, but for the sapce flight alone it's a cool little game..
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Legacy isn't as good looking as ED, however, regards the rest though, Legacy is far better and much more fleshed out than ED.
Also X3AP, as I'm finding out, is much deeper than ED too. But the downside to X3, are the walls on sectors, not sure I like those much.
Also X3AP, as I'm finding out, is much deeper than ED too. But the downside to X3, are the walls on sectors, not sure I like those much.
Evochron deserves a lot of credit, as the Evochron games have been developed over the years... by a single guy!
Years ago he had different flight models for space and atmosheric flight, in atmospheic flight you need to fly the ship like an airplane or it would fall down.
I love the fact that all Evochron titles had ships with cockpits which look like cockpits, with the intrumentation being part of the design (no cheap overlays).
Its a cult classis for more purist space sim buffs. Its a shame that it will never compete with the major titles, as there is only so much a single guy can do (visuals and interface usability being the areas which suffer the most)...
ps: by the way, the latest Evochron game is Evochron Mercenary.
Years ago he had different flight models for space and atmosheric flight, in atmospheic flight you need to fly the ship like an airplane or it would fall down.
I love the fact that all Evochron titles had ships with cockpits which look like cockpits, with the intrumentation being part of the design (no cheap overlays).
Its a cult classis for more purist space sim buffs. Its a shame that it will never compete with the major titles, as there is only so much a single guy can do (visuals and interface usability being the areas which suffer the most)...
ps: by the way, the latest Evochron game is Evochron Mercenary.
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No. The last game released in the series is Evochron Legacy.
Absolute truth. And I must say, what an incredible game. I did not expect that.
Apart from the visual and graphics that are not so good but fulfill their role and the lack of variety in the cockpits, everything else is infinitely superior compared to ED.
A much better and more realistic inertial flight model, the possibility of jumping within systems, permanent points of interest in space and planets, bookmark for places / things that you think are cool or interesting to come back, more interesting missions, varied choices for weapons / Equipment, difficult combat even in PVE but with safe systems, so you can get acquainted with the game, dynamic economy and with an in-game tool that allows you to search in all systems, which is the best to sell your goods or minerals, making the trade worthwhile and meaningful. Nebulas and gaseous planets with electrical storms, different systems and planets in visual and content, hidden system and places and much more that I have not even been able to find out.
The game is cheap and is what ED should be, but by the way it will never become.
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Planets look blurry, the ships look boxy. I fly in Elite for some of those reasons. Game play might be on par, but its not better. After months of immersion I am sure as a player you might come up with a few things you dislike about it as well. It happens with every platform and especially in this day and age when everybody "knows better" as if they have the talent to make a game like these.
Its a non-comparison. Evochron has no BGS, and the galaxy is way less interesting if you care for astronomy. The flight model of ED is superb,and dont mention sound design.
Evochron series is fun, dont get me wrong. And its amazing that one guy can make it. But its not in the same league as ED, nor is that a fair expectation.
Evochron series is fun, dont get me wrong. And its amazing that one guy can make it. But its not in the same league as ED, nor is that a fair expectation.