I finally found meaning of blaze your own trail

[Ripbudd]

Well i was always wondering about blaze your own trail quote ED throws around like it's an actual thing in ED.

Well wonder no more, the truly blaze your own trail game that fits my vision of this whole thing is Dual Universe. Check out promises that Dual Universe is writing about. I know they have nothing to show yet, but it's the idea. Sandbox Universe where you can dig voxel planets, build ships, build cities, and everything is made by players.

I'm not saying it's a good game or that it will be a good game. Game might suck hard like 100 year old candy, but it's the idea that counts. NMS is not quite there, i mean sure it's nice to mine voxel planets there, but Dual Universe kinda writes down what i think of blazing my own trail kinda game. You should definitely check it out.

And now the long quote:

Game Features

Seamless true MMO universe
When we say "massive", we mean it. We have developed a unique way to handle lots of players all at once so they can share experiences in a single continuous, undivided universe.

Emergent Gameplay
The politics within Dual Universe will depend on the players. Ideologies, powers, ideas and gameplays will emerge as they have done throughout history.

Voxel Building
Using voxel technology, players have the creative freedom to design and build anything they can imagine. Spaceships, buildings, cities, satellites, there is no limit.

Scriptable Ships & Constructs
For advanced players, the ability to script any ship/construct (LUA) to redefine how it is controlled, from navigation to weapon systems. You can even script your own A.I. to assist you!

Realistic in-game economy
The economy in Dual Universe is realistic and influenced by the masses. Initiate a market exchange, harvest resources and sell them, start an industrial empire, do marketing and logistics, create a bank or your own company.

Team-up or go solo
Ships can involve hundreds of players specializing in weapon, nav-systems or repair. Get on the deck of the Enterprise and command your crew! ...or go solo and explore the cosmos on your own.

There is one suspicious statement: Voxel+unlimited and we all know how games like Space Engineers/KSP or any other game that relies on making your own ships from parts starts to insanely lag the bigger it gets.

Custom lua scripts? Sure Space Engineers have that and they are limited and probably could be handled without killing your CPU. I say this is possible.

 

[Whiterose]

and how does this relate to ED?

 

[Ian Skippy]

It has nothing to do with ED, OP just likes a different kind of game.

Ah, another minecraft-in-space clone. Played a few, never more than a few hours. If its OP's thing, good luck. Pro tip: dont preorder.

Lol @ 'command a crew of hundreds of other humans'. That must strongly appeal to frustrated and power-hungry teens.

 

[Ripbudd]

It's more about blazing your own trail idea. That game actually promises you freedom. ED promised same and ended up as boring credit hunt fest for insurance costs and insanely high prices. For all i know it might be much worse game as ED. But they don't tell meaningless blaze your own trail, they say what they want in the game.

You'll be glad to work with 4-10 people, ship with 100s of people would require some SERIOUS HR staff, and last but not least, huge huuuuge playerbase.

 

[Agony_Aunt]

Advertising a different game? Not allowed. Feel free to discuss it in the off-topic gaming sub-forum though.