Recommend me a nice space game.
Alien Isolation.
Freespace 2
Space rangers 2
>>335026430
BANE?
>>335026430
Homeworld.
also Alpha Centauri maybe.
X-3 Terran conflict
X-3 Albion prelude
stay away from X-Still birth consolized shit
>>335026537
This+ the mod that let you have big ass ship
>>335026430
>Base is hostile, but pirate ships aren't
Endless Sky
Uh, Freelancer?
>>335026430
Elite Dangerous?
I've heard good things about Endless Space. Theres a sequel coming.. eventually, too.
Eternal Silence
>>335026430
please buy Stellaris
Reassembly
Build your ship from shapes.
Control fleets of your team and take slowly take over a giant random/procedural map [I forget].
Collect scrap and build bigger shape ships.
P.fun
Freelancer of course
>>335029464
It was dead 5 years ago, I'm sure it's still dead today.
>>335026430
Aurora
>>335026430
please buy stellaris
t. johan
Stellaris
buy it
>>335026430
Stellaris
EVE
Elite Dangerous, Stellaris.
Avoid EVE, Star Citizen or anything else.
Dead Space series.
>>335026430
Anything made by Paradox Interactive but Victoria 2
Is stellaris any good?
>>335029427
I agree with this anon, Endless Space is top comfy, customizable and really fun to play. One of the only turn based game that can keep my attention.
>>335030440
pls buy yes it's good
>>335030440
yes, pls buy
>>335029859
It's still good.
You just need some friends, or something.
>>335026430
Star Fox zero
>>335030440
please buy
>>335026430
Rebel Galaxy. Really comfy galaxies and a really good trading system.
>>335027069
seconding this
you'll probably want to use a guide to get yourself started and help understand the game. Get a cockpit mod and put on some comfy space music or go to radioechoes and find some old science fiction show to put on in the background.
>>335029875
This.
My kind of autism.
Faster than light
>>335030179
It's hard not to avoid Star Citizen mate
>>335030440
Do you like 4x? Do you like Grand Strategy Games made by Paradox? Do you have autism? Do you trust the Sweed to deliver a half baked game and 200 dollars of DLC and have the means and willpower to slurp it up?
>>335030709
Do they not include one with the game? Or have any tutorials? Are people just supposed to figure it out on their own?
>>335026430
endless space
>>335026537
This *1000
Fucking ace game
>>335027069
>>335030709
thirding this. I easily lose hours upon hours without noticing with X3 Terran Conflict. And seconding cockpit mod, it's a must. You could look up a few helpful mods as well.
Sins of a Solar Empire
Mass Effect 1 or 2
FTL
I went out and bought Wing Commander 1 and 2 from gog recently and maybe it's just me but holy crap this game is harder than I remember. Maybe it's because I can actually play it at max speed as opposed to my 286 back in the day but I'm getting my ass blown the fuck out.
>>335030818
the manual is pretty indepth but within the game you just get vague tips. I think I used a guide called 'x3 for dummies' or something that taught me how to set up automated trade convoys and what was worth buying/selling/building and how to do it.
It was a game I tried to pick up countless times because I knew there was a good game behind the learning barrier and eventually (with the help of the guide) everything clicked and I was able to pick up on what I should be doing.
the game will teach you how to fly your ship and thats basically it in X3: TC
>>335026430
There are three Descent clones/reboots coming out soon.
I was disappointed to find out that it seems as if only Thrustmaster and Logitech still make joysticks at this point. And Thrustmaster's basic model hasn't been updated in so long the most recent operating system listed on the box is Windows XP.
I used to have pic related, and I remember there being a dozen fucking options when you went to the store.
Star Citizen
Is Elite Dangerous just a space trucking sim?
>>335030709
What is X3: The reunion ? Should i get it as well ?
What am i in for if i start playing x3 ?
what's with this stellaris meme
How about a game about exploring planets? Where I can land a ship and get out?
>>335031374
Just people from /gsg/ thread on /vg/ that like stupid memes
Stellaris is a new 4x/grand strategy hybrid from paradox so the /gsg/ thread is getting pretty autistic about it
>>335031302
For now, yes
>>335031457
>Where I can land a ship and get out?No Man's Sky
>>335030803
>200 dollars of DLC
>>335031668
>No Mans Sky
Such a shame the game looks really shallow. They finally showed off gameplay and you can tell what the formula is for that game already.
>>335031457
Space Engineers
>>335031343
I've only played terran conflict cos I was late to the party and was told that was the 'definitive' one.
>what am i in for
comfy space trucking
spreadsheats
learning barriers
sandbox AI dynamics similiar to STALKER but in space
galactic exploration (no going to planet surfaces though)
and lastly I'll say it kind of feels like an offline MMO but don't let that put you off.
>>335031457
DESU one of the Ratchet and Clank Future games had great space flight and planet exploration (even if it was pseudo-railed).
Lots of smaller planets you an just randomly find, land, and explore on. Think it had space combat too.
>>335026430
Stellaris is definitely nice.
>>335031457
Mass Effect 1
RIP MAKO ;_;
>>335032078
What did you like about it when you played it anon?
>>335031374
Simplistic downgrade of DW.
>>335032630
It doesn't come out for like 2-3 weeks
>>335032878
Yeah, that was kind of my point.
>>335032630
Pretty much everything I saw through hours of gameplay on youtube.
>>335031879
>Comfy space trucking
You had me there, should i play it m+kb or can i use a xbone controller (i plan on using xpadder to bind the flight controls to the xbone controller and use the keyboard for the misc.bindgings.)
>>335026430
>there will never be a freelancer 2
>microsoft will never make a freelancer hd
>>335033013
I whipped out my old joystick to be quite honest family. eitherway you'll end up using the keyboard for shortcut keys so you dont have to go through so many menus.
>>335031121
Alright, /v/. Which one?
>>335034880
Have you used a stick before? If not its kind of hard to recommend one since spring stiffness and button layouts are mostly preference. How much do those two cost? I bought the saitek xt2pro and enjoy it, a stick is worth it
>>335026430
Kerbal Space Program
>>335030179
Angry elite horizon cuck
>>335034880
one on the left looks more comfortable
Elite: Dangerous is a nice space trucking game, just don't go into it expecting any content.
>>335036006
I think anyone could at least get 25-40 hours out of the game before you hit the wall of monotanous grinding for the next ship.
Worth what i paid for it imo.
Wanna try star citizen but everyone just memes on it so i dunno if its worth it
Are there any games like Star Trek Bridge Commander but not Star Trek?
>>335035597
>Have you used a stick before?
Not since the nineties.
>its kind of hard to recommend one since spring stiffness and button layouts are mostly preference.
Yeah. But there's nowhere to test either of them. Best Buy doesn't sell joysticks at retail locations anymore and Fry's doesn't have any on display, charges full retail price, and won't price-match Amazon.
>How much do those two cost?
$46 and $28 respectively. The Thrustmaster seems nicer, but not twice as nice.
>>335035852
>one on the left looks more comfortable
I thought the Logitech looked like it was angled forward too far. But from the side there's not too much difference.
I'd also take suggestions for older USB joysticks.
>>335036893
i had a logitech attack3 which is similiar to that logitech joystick. I found it was lousy at sticking to surfaces and had no weight to it so if I needed to go evasive manouvres I would have to use my free hand to hold it to the desk so my pushing and pulling the stick didn't lift it off the table or knock it over
>>335027069
>>335030709
>try to take ships
>have to do X amount of damage per rocket or something to make them leave the ship, else they just go down with it
Shit game.
>>335030179
>recommends ED
>avoid star citizen
???
Is there a freeroam space exploration game as good as Space rangers but with first person flying?
>>335034880
I have the logitech stick.
Half of the 6 buttons on the base broke in half a year, but the stick is still working fine. The twist (rudder) control is very imprecise, and needs a massive deadzone and curve.
Otherwise it's still fine. I'm playing DCS A-10C with it, I don't use the buttons on the base anymore, I play with right hand on the stick and left hand on the keyboard because this way I have the 50+ keybindings I need in a HOTAS configuration.
It's comfortable, and a BIG plus is that it has 5 buttons on the stick as opposed to the 3 on the TM.
You get what you pay for, it's a cheap but okay stick.
>>335037626
Also I was hoping that Freelancer would be it, but it was severely limited and story driven in the beginnig. Does it open up later? How open it becomes?
Why are space threads so superior to anything else on this shit ridden board?
>>335026430
The X-Series except the last one, rebirth witch is meh at best. The games can be okay-ish space shooters, excellent space trucking games or one of the best space autism games there is. Download mods, if you buy X:TC it on steam, there is a bonus package with usefull mods. If you want to do spees battles, download mods that improve wing managment and improve turrets.
Other than this, read up on some guides and never buy teladi ships, trust me, they look at cool as they are shit, argon/paranid master race.
>>335038571
What's the difference between Reunion, Albion Prelude and Terran conflict? Should I just buy TC?
>>335037114
>>335037660
Thanks.
>>335039136
Kind of like expansion packs.
They all have a different main storyline, but that's not really the main part of the game.
The engine and UI got important upgrades in TC and then in AP.
Albion Prelude is probably the best version to play.
>>335039136
Best combination would be Albion Prelude with X rebalance mod. Requires Terran conflict though.
>>335039458
>>335039512
Ok. Thanks.
Do any of the games mentioned in here have fleet based multiplayer play?
I just want to join an online fleet and run cargo, do some mining or security for the good of my group.
Biggest problem i have with a lot of these space sims is that after a while i get so bored doing everything for myself, by myself
>>335039136
>>335039458
This anon got it right. Mostly expansion packs that change/rebalce some aspects of the game. You can buy all of them, but most people consider TC the best of the series since reunion lacks some refinement (controlls, UI, balance) and AP added some elements that some people consider to be watering down the game (stock market, easy acces to loot due to war etc.).
AP and reunion are still very decent though and a lot of people prefer AP over TC.
>>335037804
Freelancer opens up a lot. There are four major House, each with ~5 systems each. Then there are border worlds and pirate systems. You can download an Open SP mod if you don't want to do the story. It's very open world, though there is a linear scale progression in vanilla.
>>335039962
>I just want to join an online fleet and run cargo, do some mining or security for the good of my group.
Nope, none of them currently offer that. Star Citizen certainly will be in a long while so hold on until then. If you want to give it a try, they have a free week going on atm until next friday.
>>335035819
so is this game actually coming out
>>335026537
Basically the only correct answer.
I'm sure other genres have their own, but Freespace is the space game. I don't even need to capitalize for emphasis, it's just factually the best one.
>>335037425
Pulsed beam emitter is good at that
Wing Commander III-IV is worth playing for the story. It's pretty cool.
You probably won't get addicted to the gameplay, though.
star fox zero ;)
>>335026430
Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
>>335030179
>Elite Dangerous
>>335031121
there's Underground
Overloadwhich plays right unlike underground
what's the third
Space Station 13
>>335041174
Sol Contingency
>>335027069
>play litcubes universe
>get around 30 50x sch complex's pumping out shit and making me huge amounts of cash
>get a fleet of 7 m7's
>try doing some combat missions
>uninstall the game after my m7's repeatedly crash into eachother and blow up and realize that even with litcubes better scripting, the fleet commands are so retardedly clunky and horribly un-intuitive to the point where controlling a fleet just isnt fun whatsoever
it really baffles me how egosoft shipped the x3 games without any actual system in place to stop ships from crashing into things, they could have just disabled collisions from all ships except the players but instead thought that all your property constantly colliding and blowing up was fine..? and bounce barely does anything once you get to the m7/m1/m2 tier of ships, they CONSTANTLY smash into eachother or completely spaz out and keep doing circles around eachother because autopilot & bounce completely fuck eachother over and the ships dont know what to do
its a real shame because i was enjoying LU up till that point, i was excited to finally take on the OCV with my huge fleet then immeadiately i realized what a piece of shit trying to run a fleet is, and to add insult to injury egosoft made fucking x:rebirth instead of x4
>>335040536
the gameplay in wc3 is absolutely awful compared to wc4 sadly, dogfighting in that game is REALLY bad
it only becomes tolerable once you get the massively OP excalibur and blow ships up in one cycle
>>335041174
>>335042357
Overload
>from the creators of Shrek
Descent: Underground
>from the producers of Shrek
Sol Contingency
>from the producers who saw Shrek
And I will buy all of them because I'm just happy the 6DoF shooter is back.
>>335026537
freespace 2 SCP is not only is easily the best space game ever, but actually looks pretty good with all the new effects/shaders/hd textures it brings
>DIVE DIVE DIVE HIT YOUR BURNERS PILOT
>>335028370
>>335030179
Came in this thread looking for shitheads like this recommending Elite and not saying anything else.
Elite is a horrible grindy piece of shit. That game is exactly how you do procedural generation wrong.
>>335043329
>To the pilots and crew of the 70th Blue Lions GTD Aquitaine....it is my sad duty to report
What about some that support vr?
>>335035819
game?
>>335030705
This is actually a nice little game. No Z axis, and plays kind of like one of the old flash games, but it's really fun.
>>335043763
they got some actors with incredible voices for fs2
>robert loggia
>ronny cox
>kurtwood smith
made the cutscenes so good with the quality voice acting
>>335026430
My favorites for just piddling around:
Freelancer
X3
EVE (just do a trial and fuck around to relax)
Darkstar One
I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend listening to some space themed shit from Soma while you do this.
https://somafm.com/missioncontrol/songhistory.html
for example
>>335030705
>>335044030
How much like Space Trader for Palm OS is this?
Or what is the most Space Trader like game on a current platform? It's basically just trading, with stat based dice rolls for battle outcomes.
>>335044476
>that view
well damn, I'm not sure what I expected from a "scout" ship but it's not this
>>335044125
I was so incredibly mad the first time I finished FS 2 and got the "bad" ending, but at the same time I had to laugh and cry, because "he was willingly sacrificing himself"
>>335045039
That's what you get for wanting to fly turtleshit
>>335045416
>yfw my favourite ship is the Space Jew ship instead
I also have a Reliant
Prospector tomorrow?
>>335040281
Sooo... Dumb question. Is it possible to reach all those Sathanases or are they just a background?
>>335031790
worst thing is he isn't even joking.
>>335045826
>Prospector tomorrow
I do not know what these words mean
I haven't followed SC since /scg/ finally kicked the bucket
>>335046568
Some manner of new small mining ship. I think it was up for concept sale this week. I kinda forgot about it so thanks for reminding me, other guy.
>>335046717
What manufacturer is it meant to be?
>>335035819
this got me interested
game?
>>335046981
MISC I think. Will be sort of interesting I suppose, since they make flying tin cans. A flying tin can with drills (?) has to be amusing to see.
>>335027069
not very good combat games though, however the trade and empire building is fucking awesome
Speaking of Overload, I hope they find a good cockpit design for reducing sim sickness in VR because playing it in the rift is pretty sickness inducing. Don't get me wrong it's awesome but I can only get an hour out of it, tops.
>>335026537
Does it run well in 1080p? No major issues?
>>335030705
i like this game a lot but it's more of an arcade shooter, people looking for good min/max or realism should avoid it
>>335044476
Game?
>>335047063
It would be great if it was a less faggy Freelancer with a huge one gun turret on the back and a cargo bay that's mostly rock grinders
>>335047423
Stellar Resident
>>335026430
IWAR2
>>335047063
MISC is supposed to have non-combat ships as their main thing, I would say it's one of the safer manufacturer choices
>>335046270
They're just a background. The blips on your radar are artificial. Honestly, you shouldn't even be able to see them with the naked eye.
>>335034880
I have the logitech and it works good enough for me, but I also use it pretty casually. I've had it for about 6 months and nothing has broken so far, but I'm also not very hard on it. Do what you will with this information.
>>335035819
I need more dogfighting in space games. What is this one? Googling sf2 isnt really helping
>>335034880
TM16000
Solid, precise and comfortable
>>335034880
Left one is more accurate. People use them with ch pro throttle
>>335043610
Is it really that bad or are you just being an autistic faggot?
>>335029875
this right here. if you can muster the autism, you'll have lots of fun.
>>335039962
EVE Online
>DUST 514 shutting down
>Project Legion cancelled
>"Don't worry, we're announcing a new, PC-exclusive FPS soon!'
>Project Nova announced
>CoD in space
God fucking damn it. All I want is Planetside in EVE's world, is that too much to ask?Also, to answer your question, OP, Rodina is a really good indie space game with a really chill developer.
>>335050264
It's fun but it gets old quick. Flight model is good but the combat is slow and clunky.
>>335051220
>DUST 514 shutting down
FUCKEN LEL. EVE IS TRULY DEAD. GLAD I LEFT THAT SHIT.
>>335031302
Pretty much, but it's not nearly as comfy as Euro Truck Sim 2.
>>335051564
...what? DUST 514 is shutting down because it's exclusive to a dying platform. It's still profitable, but AFAIK it's just hell to support it with a dwindling user base.
Also, EVE and DUST aren't the same game with the same profit margins, kill yourself.
>>335051564
DUST 514 has been dead for ages.
EVE is still kicking strong, menu driven sandboxy mechanically-a-wow-clone hulk that it is.
>>335051718
>dwindling user base
>still profitable
>>335051938
I don't know what to tell you.
It had a high enough profit margin that it's remained profitable despite a continually shrinking player count.
If you can't grasp such a basic concept, I don't know how you managed to navigate to this Nigerian whittling enthusiast commune in the first place.
>>335052198
eve is ded m8. without goonswarm there is no eve
![LtCk4fY[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/osJS2lY.jpg "LtCk4fY[1].jpg")
>>335052407
>>335052407
eve is ded m8. without BoB there is no eve
>>335037425
>MOOOOM! WHERE'S MY INSTANT GRATIFICATION!? WAAAAAH!
>>335052523
The fuck is up with that huge spike.
>>335052523
Things could get interesting when the empire falls. The most valuable space uncontested while an alliance consisting of almost all of somewhat relevant cooperations temporary controlling said space this could lead either to another war or lead to a new century of backstabbing allies to gain important asserts and systems. I like it.
>>335052937
That's when CCP released the first part of Walking In Stations (the Captain's Quarters area) and the ability to buy cosmetics for your character with real dosh even though their last update had fucked the balance with the space gameplay.
The backlash was a crying shame, too, because I'm convinced that if CCP had actually continued working on the WiS vision people would be more interested. Unfortunately, it's been dropped.
But hey, at least the space balance is better than ever now and their release cadence has good changes coming out all the time.
I downloaded freespace 2 and it looked super comfy and well produced but I never got around to it
elite dangerous is worth it for the graphics and immersion imo but you have to put effort into roleplaying and immersing yourself. It's basically a big grinding sim but the map tools and interfaces are really good
star citizen is taking forever but hopefully Squadron 42 comes out much earlier and is an actually good game
>>335034880
left is good but warning it is quite large. You can't reach all buttons with small hands
>>335053241
>you will never be able gamble ISK in poker games in Jita 4-4.
>>335035819
GAEM
>>335026430
Freelancer
>>335026430
Starpoint Gemini 2 is a "nice" space game.
It's almost exactly like freelancer but with deeper gameplay and instead of flying a fighter, you fly bigger class ships. It feels like star trek online.
>>335036893
ergonomically I'd say the logitech 3d pro however the spring is stiffer than a teen on viagra seeing tits for the first time. It may take some decent use to break in the spring after a month or so but it's worth it. If you don't want to wait that long you can always do the zip tie method. Moving up I'd say the saitek 52pro has the next best stick for the price and comes with a dual stage trigger that works as two individual buttons, the throttle however is nothing to write home about and the indents for both idle and after burners are TOP OBNOXIOUS. If you plan on branching out into DCS at all this is a good starting point. $50 more from that you can either go CH products and buy each piece individually where each one is master crafted and excellent made in america quality or you can go the saitek x55. the 55 is nice because they've updated the programming UI to make it easier to use, the layout for buttons and hats are better, and it's split throttle with no indents. It also comes with all the buttons you could ever want in a space game. My issue is the poor QC and support. I received a bad stick where if you twist it to the left at all all of your controls on your stick lock to what ever position they were in so if you were firing and ruddered left then you would keep firing regardless of trigger pull. same with all other buttons except for any on the throttle.
There really isn't anything between 200-300 since the next stick up is the thrustmaster warthog which is almost a full reproduction of the a-10's control surfaces but costs $450-500
Best part about freelancer was it didn't have overly complicated controls, why can't new space games have simple yet fun controls anymore
>>335054958
They're not that complicated once you learn them. You can learn can you?
>>335054958
because I spent money on sim equipment and I want to use it. Physics based stuff is fun.
the star citizen forums are hilarious btw. So much shitstorm about mouse controls. Because you could basically play FPS using turrets with mouse. Not sure how balanced it is now though.
>>335055518
I could but that doesn't mean I want to spend a few minutes and possibly crashing in order to dock or takeoff from a station
>>335046292
See all that stuff for 1,99€ or less? It's cosmetic shit.
>>335047362
If you download Freespace 2 Open, no issues at all.
The devs released source code of this game some time ago and it worked wonders. Entire FS1 campaign has been ported over, all assets (models etc) look 1000x better and the game has no problems running at modern resolutions.
>>335045014
Oh shit son I remember that game
Back when Palm Pilots were a thing
EVE Online
They need to release more info about Everspace. The videos so far don't show much off.
>>335056727
that ASCII is nice
desu this makes me want to try EVE just to test if they're any good
>>335031121
>>335031121
I've got a thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X
My joy for Elite Dangerous died out long ago, and for some reason I just can't bring myself ot play DCS World anymore.
The joystick itself could be stiffer, it's supposed to have a damn tenson knob on the back but mines does fuckall, or I'm not as much of a fatbody as society would have me believe.
>>335030179
>>335053704
>>335040276
>>335043783
>>335047001
>>335049680
Is this space force 2 or something? Thats the only thing i can figure out.
>>335057038
This.
It's the best entry level hotas.
>>335035819
It's Enemy Starfighter
>>335051348
is there any hope in the future for this game?
>>335057775
they're adding content bit by bit. Supposedly going to change up the mission system in the june patch. Best to just check back in a few years.
>>335058119
>check back in a few years
jesus christ
>>335058298
Expect several major gameplay aspects to be boxed up and sold as more DLC by then
>>335026430
Metroid Prime
>>335034551
