Need a game to keep me going.

[Steve50]

Hi.

I'm in the need of a 'space' game to keep me occupied until Elite hits, I have X3TC but never played it more than 3-4 hours as I found it rather dull and the sector 'rooms' irritated me somewhat.

is there an Elite like games out there at the moment that'll keep me going for a bit?

(I tried Eve online but oh dear, dreary.. zzZZ)

 

[Cody]

is there an Elite like games out there at the moment that'll keep me going for a bit?

Elite-like? Like the original Elite, like FEII/FFE... which?

 

[Sir.Tj]

Moved to space games section.

there's loads of option in this section, but why not try one of the remakes like FFE3D?

 

[Gibbonici]

Hi.

I'm in the need of a 'space' game to keep me occupied until Elite hits, I have X3TC but never played it more than 3-4 hours as I found it rather dull and the sector 'rooms' irritated me somewhat.

is there an Elite like games out there at the moment that'll keep me going for a bit?

(I tried Eve online but oh dear, dreary.. zzZZ)

It's not a game but Space Engine is a work of wonder.

You get the whole Milky Way procedurally generated, right down to be able to fly over planetary surfaces and watch sun(s)rises etc. You can also zip outside the galaxy and roam through intergalactic space.

It's nuts. Nuts and free

 

[ZeeWolf]

Pioneer is a clone of Frontier. Really nice atmosphere flights, seeing the sun rise and so on. Average looking space craft and atrocious NPC portraits that look like Timmy Mallet when you are docked

http://pioneerspacesim.net

Oolite, obviously

http://www.oolite.org

Evochron Mercenary sometimes good if it comes up on a Steam Sale etc. A bit complicated though but if you persevere its very accomplished.

http://www.starwraith.com/evochronmercenary/

 

[Geraldine]

Pioneer is a clone of Frontier. Really nice atmosphere flights, seeing the sun rise and so on. Average looking space craft and atrocious NPC portraits that look like Timmy Mallet when you are docked

My Zeewolf? What ever do you mean? The portraits are totally realistic

 

[Rabbathehutt]

I still play eve Ok load o peeps hate it 14 day free access is still ther

or you could pick up a copy o Freelancer cheap
that would keep ye going for a wee while

 

[Steve50]

Elite-like? Like the original Elite, like FEII/FFE... which?

Either to be honest

 

[Steve50]

Moved to space games section.

there's loads of option in this section, but why not try one of the remakes like FFE3D?

Sorry got posting it in the wrong area.

I've tried to run FFE many times and always struggled to get it working, on a variety of machines too.

 

[Cody]

Either to be honest

Then Oolite is as good a remake of the original BBC Elite as you can find.

 

[Zak Gordon]

Then Oolite is as good a remake of the original BBC Elite as you can find.

Yep i agree, and you could try Pioneer if you want something much more hardcore and based more on the FFE games. Oolite is much easier to get into (and has some cool mods), but is very much based on the original game, just updated/better looking etc.

 

[Slopey]

Jumpgate! Back from the dead, and effectively semi-newtonian MMO Elite with 3 factions.

http://jumpgate-tri.org

Free too!