Hi Dark, Sounds far freaking out! I'll have to give this one a try. It seems like just the sort of thing I'd enjoy.
cheers! On 10/25/13, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. > There is a game which was recently added to to the whitestick.co.uk site > called Space Odicy, found at http://www.spaceo.net/ > > The game is a rather unique one. Basically, the idea is it's set far in the > future where a massive galaxy wide war has destroyed most physical planets > in the galaxy, leaving systems with stars and asteroid ruins and most > humans, (plus various sorts of nasty alien monsters), flying around in giant > space ships. > > In the game you take control of a mothership, a giant ship holding bio farms > and other resources, and must design fleets for space combat, have supplies > on an asteroid base and eventually build up your own space stations and > mining facilities. > > There is no other way of saying it, the game is complex! basically you > physically have to design every type of fleet you use, or else borrow > designs from others, and add systems to the fleets individually. For this > I'd strongly recommend you look at the guide and go through steps in detail > since it takes you through how to design fleets etc. Also, note that the > auto tutorial you get with the ship ai when you start the game isn't > particularly adequate, (or at least I never found it such I got utterly > stuck with it). > > There is a lot to do in the game, literally hundreds of npc missions, > invasions by other alien races, indeed even to mine asteroids you need to > blow up some robotic guardian fleets in the system. There is a markit for > trading, and lots of things to build. > > The game is fully accessible, though has got a lot of things on screen, > lables for stars are a little wonkey but I've contacted the developer and > have been told they'll fix this (and judging by how quickly they got back to > me I'm hoping it'll be soon). Now, for the bugbear that is on everyone's > mind, ----- pvp. > > The bad news is yes, there certainly is pvp, you will get attacked and your > fleets blown up by other players. Since however the game has so much growth, > expantion and other! things to do besides attack other captains I asked the > developers about this, (particularly since on their servers list I saw a so > pve, aka players vs environment server). > > The developers told me that they're not accepting signups on the pve server > as yet since they want more people on the main game, but they will be > reopening it soon, (I've asked them to let me know when). So what I'm > personally doing is logging in, getting used to completing isssions and > designing ships, and will change to the pve server as soon as it is > available, and if I get attacked, ---- well this is just learning how to > play! > > So, if you like the idea of a complex space game with lots to do and lots of > ways to expand, I'd recommend trying this one out, ---- especially since it > seems there will be a no pvp option for the future. > > Oh, and also no captures! > > All the best, > > Dark. > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
