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Alan Bell
Gallente
Shiva
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2007.12.15 11:17:00 -
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are there any other games similair to eve (like module slots) that are more of a first person shooter? (you control the ship, click to fire)
i used to play terminus, but i cant find that game anymore, and i might try something like independence war 2.
im hoping for a game with better graphics though.
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Alan Bell
Gallente
Shiva
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2007.12.15 11:17:00 -
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are there any other games similair to eve (like module slots) that are more of a first person shooter? (you control the ship, click to fire)
i used to play terminus, but i cant find that game anymore, and i might try something like independence war 2.
im hoping for a game with better graphics though.
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Kirjava
Lothian Quay Industries
Zzz
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Posted - 2007.12.15 11:19:00 -
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If I recall from a demo - Nexus: The Jupiter incident is similar.
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Kirjava
Lothian Quay Industries
Zzz
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Posted - 2007.12.15 11:19:00 -
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If I recall from a demo - Nexus: The Jupiter incident is similar.
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Xaroth Brook
Minmatar
BIG
Ka-Tet
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Posted - 2007.12.15 11:20:00 -
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X3 ?
looks better than eve, but that also means it's more heavy than eve at some points.. plus it's got an ENORMOUS learning curve (you'd imagine eve would be hard to learn.. yet it took me 2 minutes to 'fly' in eve, where it took me 4 hours in X before i figgured out how NOT to crash into ****)
EvE's still better tho tbh.
It was like a baby, it landed on my lap and was helpless and totally defenseless. Then I shot it and bragged about it on a killboard.
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Upset Trader
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Posted - 2007.12.15 11:20:00 -
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Maybe x3? It's got a monolithic learning curve though.
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Xaroth Brook
Minmatar
BIG
Ka-Tet
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Posted - 2007.12.15 11:20:00 -
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X3 ?
looks better than eve, but that also means it's more heavy than eve at some points.. plus it's got an ENORMOUS learning curve (you'd imagine eve would be hard to learn.. yet it took me 2 minutes to 'fly' in eve, where it took me 4 hours in X before i figgured out how NOT to crash into ****)
EvE's still better tho tbh.
It was like a baby, it landed on my lap and was helpless and totally defenseless. Then I shot it and bragged about it on a killboard.
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Upset Trader
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Posted - 2007.12.15 11:20:00 -
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Maybe x3? It's got a monolithic learning curve though.
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Saffin
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Posted - 2007.12.15 11:21:00 -
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X3
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Upset Trader
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Posted - 2007.12.15 11:21:00 -
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 Originally by: Xaroth Brook
X3 ?
looks better than eve, but that also means it's more heavy than eve at some points.. plus it's got an ENORMOUS learning curve (you'd imagine eve would be hard to learn.. yet it took me 2 minutes to 'fly' in eve, where it took me 4 hours in X before i figgured out how NOT to crash into ****)
EvE's still better tho tbh.
Jinx. You owe me a coke.
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Saffin
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Posted - 2007.12.15 11:21:00 -
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X3
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Upset Trader
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Posted - 2007.12.15 11:21:00 -
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Originally by: Xaroth Brook
X3 ?
looks better than eve, but that also means it's more heavy than eve at some points.. plus it's got an ENORMOUS learning curve (you'd imagine eve would be hard to learn.. yet it took me 2 minutes to 'fly' in eve, where it took me 4 hours in X before i figgured out how NOT to crash into ****)
EvE's still better tho tbh.
Jinx. You owe me a coke.
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Alan Bell
Gallente
Shiva
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2007.12.15 11:49:00 -
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that x3 game looks very nice. thank you for that info, downloading the full game right now, hopefully will be done sometime before i finish sleeping tonight and come back from the casino tomorrow.
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Taua Roqa
Minmatar
Eve University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2007.12.15 11:51:00 -
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X3.
set aside a nice calm evening to play this game though, as an above poster said it took me some time to figure how to either not crash into things or otherwise shoot them.
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Kavol Valarius
Amarr
Unity of Honor
Legion of Honor
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Posted - 2007.12.15 11:51:00 -
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Forget X3, unless you get the version in its original East European voice acting. The english voice acting (as well as the animation and storyline) are absolutely laughable and horrible.
FreeSpace 2 on the other hand, while being rather old now, is far superior to the X1/2/3 line.
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Darwin Duck
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Posted - 2007.12.15 12:01:00 -
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Eve is based on Elite:frontier 2. They have just taken it to the next level and then some. The CEO of CPP said in an interview that he was a big fan of Elite in the early 90's and you can see the game is roughly based on Frontier: elite II.
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Zaqar
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Posted - 2007.12.15 12:49:00 -
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Originally by: Kavol Valarius
Forget X3, unless you get the version in its original East European voice acting. The english voice acting (as well as the animation and storyline) are absolutely laughable and horrible.
FreeSpace 2 on the other hand, while being rather old now, is far superior to the X1/2/3 line.
Thing is, the storyline in X3 is about 5% of the total game. Judging it on that is like judging Eve by its agent missions.
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lofty29
Reikoku
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2007.12.15 12:50:00 -
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Earth and Beyond?
Oh, you meant...
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Tarminic
Forsaken Resistance
The Last Stand
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Posted - 2007.12.15 13:05:00 -
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Crato
North Star Networks
Triumvirate.
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Posted - 2007.12.15 13:06:00 -
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Edited by: Crato on 15/12/2007 13:10:55
old game i played before eve was freelancer. You can play it offline and online.
freelancer link
wiki link
gamespot uk
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iiOs
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Posted - 2007.12.15 13:20:00 -
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CCP, plz release the jita.exe- standalone server now !
It fires up jita, creates the lag, puts all the "OMG I can buy 900000 titans cause im so cool" in local. and have all the roids in place.
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JaLooNz
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Posted - 2007.12.15 13:34:00 -
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Freelancer
X2 / X3
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Kavol Valarius
Amarr
Unity of Honor
Legion of Honor
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Posted - 2007.12.15 14:40:00 -
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Originally by: Zaqar
Thing is, the storyline in X3 is about 5% of the total game. Judging it on that is like judging Eve by its agent missions.
Ok, point conceeded.
It was mostly the voice acting that really got on my nerves. The character animation is extremely subpar too. I just.. like my games polished, at least the single-player ones anyway. It just felt.. I don't know.. really rushed somehow.
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Gallente Citizen2007041418
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Posted - 2007.12.15 14:51:00 -
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Try Space Rangers 2. You might like it.
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Mazarin Ninpei
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Posted - 2007.12.15 15:03:00 -
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Freelancer is a very cool game. Kind of old by now, but I guess EVE is as well. VERY good story but more of a fps-ish feeling to it than the combat in EVE.
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Forando
Interstellar Cowards
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Posted - 2007.12.15 15:17:00 -
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I think, as mentioned loads of times in this thread, X3 is probably the closest you come to EVE 'Offline'. There's a lot of user made mods for it that adds a lot of interesting Pirat-AI and what not, loads of play hours in that game (..if you're in for a few hours of manual reading :p )
And yes Freelancer is a sweet little open-ended game. More twitch-gaming (arcade style) than X3. But it's sure to entertain for quite a while!
Not exactly 'in*****pit'-type of games, but worth a mention:
If you like the more empire-building aspect of EVE, Galactic Civilization II is an awesome game. It's turn-based strategy just like Civilization. Very nice AI, and great living community. You can play it Online also.
Homeworld (1/2) is the best RTS-type of space game I know that can be somewhat compared to EVE. Stunning looks and quite nice fights. Fun in multiplayer also! I know a while back some worked on a EVE-mod for that game, you might be able to dig up posts on this forum - I don't know if the process was halted or what?
Enjoy, and fly safe..
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Kirmok
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Posted - 2007.12.15 15:30:00 -
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I agree 95% with this:
Originally by: Forando
I think, as mentioned loads of times in this thread, X3 is probably the closest you come to EVE 'Offline'. There's a lot of user made mods for it that adds a lot of interesting Pirat-AI and what not, loads of play hours in that game (..if you're in for a few hours of manual reading :p )
And yes Freelancer is a sweet little open-ended game. More twitch-gaming (arcade style) than X3. But it's sure to entertain for quite a while!
Not exactly 'in*****pit'-type of games, but worth a mention:
If you like the more empire-building aspect of EVE, Galactic Civilization II is an awesome game. It's turn-based strategy just like Civilization. Very nice AI, and great living community. You can play it Online also.
Homeworld (1/2) is the best RTS-type of space game I know that can be somewhat compared to EVE. Stunning looks and quite nice fights. Fun in multiplayer also! I know a while back some worked on a EVE-mod for that game, you might be able to dig up posts on this forum - I don't know if the process was halted or what?
Galactic civilization 2 is fun. X3 is intriguing but I couldn't get into it due to the learning curve. However those ships look HOT!
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Cruthensis
Gallente
Farmer Killers
United Corporations Against Macros
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Posted - 2007.12.15 15:35:00 -
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I'll put it this way.
I used to play X3 a LOT. Then I found Eve. X3 hasn't been installed for a good while now. Eve makes it look cheap and shoddy tbh.
X3 does have a bit of a learning curve it's true, but I think Eve's (overall) is a larger and richer experience.
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Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries
Atlas Alliance
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Posted - 2007.12.15 16:06:00 -
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Originally by: Forando
Homeworld (1/2) is the best RTS-type of space game I know that can be somewhat compared to EVE. Stunning looks and quite nice fights. Fun in multiplayer also! I know a while back some worked on a EVE-mod for that game, you might be able to dig up posts on this forum - I don't know if the process was halted or what?
AFAIK, its still in development. Irritatingly they're not allowed to replace semi-finished versions to the public for testing, under their agreement with CCP.
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Cult of Rawr
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Posted - 2007.12.15 17:38:00 -
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Freelancer, Freespace, etc are pretty much entirely combat-orientated with no focus whatsoever on half the things you'd find in EVE. X3 probably comes closest due to the fact there's an actual economy (though relatively simplistic and the AI dosen't compete with you or anything) and the station-building system is wonderful.
Nothing quite like finding an unexplored ore-rich system in the middle of nowhere, setting up a station loop so you never have to provide external resources to any of them and then feeding it all into your HQ to pump out all the ships you'd ever need - Then throwing them into a Xenon sector to see how long they last 
Shipyard/HQ in an unexplored sector
Docking with my carrier
New Jita complex system
Watching my fighters duke it out with Xenon
It's quite fun for a while, though the appeal dosen't last forever (but I guess that's the nature of singleplayer games) It's no EVE and it most certainly is no Elite II: Fronter, but it's a great game nontheless.
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000Hunter000
Gallente
Magners Marauders
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Posted - 2007.12.15 17:40:00 -
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what they said, X3, or if u want to start off with something easier, try X2 or even Freelancer, i think freelancer in particular is still a very good game tbh.
CCP, let us pay the online shop with Direct Debit!!!
Magners is now recruiting, evemail me or Dagazbo ingame.
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JamesTalon
Caldari
Electric Fury Corp
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Posted - 2007.12.15 18:31:00 -
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For X3, make sure you get the newest patch and do not start it up without it. They originally had Starforce protection on it, which messed up peoples computer pretty badly. Patch version 2+ I believe it is removed the starforce protection, as well as I believe the need for the actual disc. And as others said, it can be fun for a bit, but it does start to get boring after a while, since it is in the end only single player.
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Draydin
Amarr
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Posted - 2007.12.15 18:32:00 -
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If your looking for a good single player, module oriented FPS, then I can think of nothing better then mech warrior (I like MW4, merceneries best). It may be old, but its dang fun. It of course has a great multiplayer mode, but nobody seems to play it online anymore. In anycase I like to play it when I go on road trips, or anytime when I cant get internet connection.
Draydin > So, I'm going to fit my ship with nothing but lasers, cap rechargers, and heat sinks.
Pillazo > Thats crazy!
Draydin > Crazy like an amarr!
Pillazo > amarr arent crazy...
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Gel Kolea
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Posted - 2007.12.15 18:43:00 -
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MW4 is garbage that crapped all over the Mechwarrior franchise.
If you really want to play a Mechwarrior game, look for MW2 or MW2: Mercs. Neither will work on XP alone, so you'll need DOSbox, IIRC.
Sins of a Solar Empire, which has yet to be released, looks vaguely Eve-like...however, that's an RTS. It's being done by the same guys who did GalCivII
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Dravius Luxor
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Posted - 2007.12.15 19:25:00 -
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EV Nova is Eve Offline!
And you can fly Polaris Ships, and use wormholes...
...and take over the galaxy system by system...
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Mikal Drey
Angels and Demons
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Posted - 2007.12.15 19:27:00 -
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i cant believe noones mentioned HOMEWORLD ! ! !
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laotse
The Flying Dutchmen
Antesignani Alliance
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Posted - 2007.12.15 19:38:00 -
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homeworld
haegemonia
freelancer
x3
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Admiral Annihilation
Ganja Labs
Pure.
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Posted - 2007.12.15 19:41:00 -
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I second escape velocity: Nova.
That game is like eve 2D, you can mine rocks (wee...), trade, fight 'concord'(And win if you got an uber ship, 4-5 dif story lines, mods.
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Eardianm
Darkness Inc.
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Posted - 2007.12.15 20:02:00 -
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Privateer.
Need dosbox though, or try the open source remake.
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Myshella Drake
Caldari
Eishie
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Posted - 2007.12.15 20:10:00 -
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Edited by: Myshella Drake on 15/12/2007 20:10:29
Originally by: Eardianm
Privateer.
Need dosbox though, or try the open source remake.
Damn you beat me to it  ...If you want a real space sim privateer is the coolest of them all.
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Hannobaal
Gallente
Igneus Auctorita
GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2007.12.15 20:24:00 -
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Elite
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Snowcrash Winterheart2
Gallente
Concordia Discors
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Posted - 2007.12.15 20:59:00 -
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Privateer: The Remake... based on the Vega Strike engine... works pretty good on Win/Lin/OS X.
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Posted - 2007.12.15 21:15:00 -
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I was SO looking forward to Battlecruiser: Mellenium (spelling?). Mostly due to the fact that I bought it on the way to a weekend event and couldn't play it until three days later. That entire time, I read and reread the manual thinking, "this is going to kick ass".
Well, it didn't. As much as it WANTED to be cool, it just didn't deliver. I'm all for complicated games as it keeps the idiots away, but this one was too complicated for no reason other than the game's creator has a severe case of egocentrism.
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Xenny Lee
Minmatar
coracao ardente
Triumvirate.
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Posted - 2007.12.15 21:21:00 -
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Freelancer is fairly similar with open ended options.
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Cult of Rawr
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Posted - 2007.12.15 21:29:00 -
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Edited by: Rawr Cristina on 15/12/2007 21:31:02
Originally by: Willim Tell
I was SO looking forward to Battlecruiser: Mellenium
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I'm all for complicated games as it keeps the idiots away, but this one was too complicated for no reason other than the game's creator has a severe case of egocentrism.
I only know one person who's managed to actually get past the learning curve on that game  (A game developer of all people) It's also one of the only games* I've ever truely given up on because it's too damned complex/awkward/buggy to get a feel for it. The bits I DID manage to figure out (landing on planets / launching fighters / pointing the ships solar panels at the sun for faster energy regen) were pretty nice concept-wise, but all implemented so horribly it's hard to really describe... 
So much potential... 
*more a simulation (of what happens when you don't have a QA department or any beta testers to speak of)
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Joss Sparq
Caldari
Agony Unleashed
Agony Empire
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Posted - 2007.12.15 22:04:00 -
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Edited by: Joss Sparq on 15/12/2007 22:16:24
Originally by: Gallente Citizen2007041418
Try Space Rangers 2. You might like it.
Errr, doesn't that have Starforce copy protection, though? I used to have it, and while it was an interesting game to play, I prefer being able to use my DVD drive.
EDIT: I also purchased BCM:Gold Edition, aware of the ... past, it has. It has some simply amazing concepts realized in it, though it does have a very steep learning curve that has to be mastered for even mundane tasks to be completed. Unfortunately is it an utterly horrific piece of programming, to be avoided at all costs. The thing would crash on loading, playing, saving and if you so much as looked too hard at it, it'd crash then too. Considering the time required to develop your ship and crew in the game, it was essentially impossible to game in or be anything other than a curio.
* However, once I got (quickly) bored with it, I edited my starting goods and gave my ship some nice new weapons, once I had sold the goods. Then I sat over the moon, dropping Orbit to Surface missiles onto the rebel (?) bases to (sometimes) cue the little impact/explosion animation trailer. Although, the bird-song on the moon seemed a little ... odd.
As far as epic space-games go, I still love Homeworld 1, Cataclysm and HW2. HW1 for the ctrl+z scatter-fire launch command on the missile destroyers, Catacylsm for the Drone frigates and HW2 for the pretty!
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Larg Kellein
Caldari
Agony Unleashed
Agony Empire
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Posted - 2007.12.15 23:24:00 -
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Blatantly ignoring your request for stuff with good graphics, I direct you towards X-wing collector's series. The great singleplayer storylines of the first two games, remade in the (for the time) superior graphics engine of x-wing vs. Tie fighter (which had no single player storyline, though that was fixed with the Balance of Power expansion).
Also, no thread like this is complete without me demanding you go play all the Wing Commander games. Yes, that includes Prophecy, not sure why so many people hate that one.
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Cult of Rawr
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Posted - 2007.12.15 23:30:00 -
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Originally by: Larg Kellein
not sure why so many people hate that one.
Prophecy was amazing. Sortof like Freespace but with more focus on Storyline (enough Cutscenes it felt as if you were watching a movie) - I don't really see what there is to hate
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Lucia Warbler
Eve University
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Posted - 2007.12.15 23:48:00 -
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Hehe... I know one that isn't mentioned yet; Final Frontier. It's a cool mod for Civilization 4: Beyond The Sword.
Jita of Final Frontier: http://medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_181035_thumb300.jpg
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Dromidas Shadowmoon
Minmatar
Storm Legion
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Posted - 2007.12.15 23:50:00 -
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Project Sylpheed.. awesome game.
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Kessiaan
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Posted - 2007.12.16 00:00:00 -
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EV Nova is a great game, best shareware game I've seen in a long time.
Homeworld is good too but it's more of an RTS.
Also if you're into PnP games, Traveler's characters advancement is very similar to that of Eve. Ship combat is a bit different but it's close enough you can figure it out pretty fast. I don't think any material for it is printed anymore but you can find secondhand stuff pretty easily.
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Arc Anna
Caldari
Pacific Starfleet Command
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Posted - 2007.12.16 01:33:00 -
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I heartily recommend X3, prolly cuz I was a scripter/modder for it a while back, got my stuff on the community list.
It's the closest in spirit to EVE, in many aspects: missions, free-roaming, pirating, building, trading, actual factions and standing, etc. However, due to the complexity of the single-player environment, you need a beefier PC than one you'd use for EVE (even with Trinity).
It was X3 that got me into EVE tho. X3'ers who were also EVE'ers posted in the X3 forums...
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Jebari
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Posted - 2007.12.16 01:51:00 -
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You guys should check this one out:Infinity: The Quest for Earth These guys have set some pretty lofty goals and it looks promising if they can get it done.
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mill veters
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Posted - 2007.12.16 01:58:00 -
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few years old, star trek birth of federation, star wars rebelion/supremacy, and the one with the two races and mothership forget name.
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Del Narveux
Dukes of Hazard
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Posted - 2007.12.16 02:13:00 -
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My list of spacey type games, plus brief review
Freelancer - Old, but probably the best and most interesting of the single player, FPS style space flightsims. Well worth your time.
X3 - Big learning curve, heavy on economic macromanagement, and heavy reliance on scripts makes the game feel really unfinished. Good for if you want to run a galactic empire.
Darkstar One - Long, fairly interesting plot, not much diversity in starsystems or stuff to put on your ship though.
Escape Velocity Nova - Very old, top-down and text based but youll be hard pressed to find any game with deeper, more immersive content.
Homeworld series - An RTS obviously, but all 3 are very good. Highly recommended; original Homeworld is probably the best scifi game ever made, period.
Mechwarrior series - Not really an Eve type game since theyre not in space, but theyre not as twitchy as normal FPS and they have the sort of persistent stats youre looking for...might be worth a look.
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yar'gdargen
Resurrection
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Posted - 2007.12.16 02:20:00 -
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Edited by: yar''gdargen on 16/12/2007 02:21:56
Edited by: yar''gdargen on 16/12/2007 02:21:30
so when i was a kid i bought this game called "tie fighter" and let me just say, despite being made by lucasarts it was the most fun ive ever had. damn, its just great. It doesnt quite do module slots and stuff but the ships are a little more complex than point and shoot. There is engine power management to shields, guns and engines.
Gamespot goes as far as to say "TIE Fighter is the best space combat game ever made."
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/tiefightercollectorscdrom/review.html
i forgot to mention graphics, but it doesnt even matter, i can still have a great time with it. you just need to get a joystic.
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goodby4u
Logistic Technologies Incorporated
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Posted - 2007.12.16 02:25:00 -
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What about the game eve offline?
Sorry i couldnt resist
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EvilChipmunk
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Posted - 2007.12.16 02:33:00 -
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freespace 1 and 2, 100% epic games if you can manage to find a copy
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Draeca
federation navy taskforce
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Posted - 2007.12.16 02:41:00 -
[59]
I-War 2.
Easily the best space-sim ever. Contains piracy and realistic 0g flight model, what else can you ask?
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Surreptitious
Privateers
Privateer Alliance
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Posted - 2007.12.16 02:59:00 -
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I always thought it would be cool if CCP would let people download mission content so they could be run off line. It would be great for the client as there would be no lag and great for the server as tens of thousands of people wouldnt be hogging resources. They could connect as often as needed to "upload" the mission results and obtain the next.
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Cult of Rawr
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Posted - 2007.12.16 03:21:00 -
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They used to make awesome space-sims every other month, what the hell happened? Now it's nothing but WoW clones and FPS with shinier graphics
I'm trying that EV Nova thing. It's amusing at best, but I'm currently disabled in what appears to be a pirate haven. Every damned one is passing by, boarding, stealing something and buggering off again...
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Mordrake
Dragons Of Redemption
Triumvirate.
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Posted - 2007.12.16 03:35:00 -
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MOO II
Clasic
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Amarr
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Posted - 2007.12.16 03:36:00 -
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Well, there is always Real Life...
Aside from that, get yourself a joystick and your keyboard, and a copy of x3. Ill give you a hint - try not to use the autopilot too much. No, really... the autopilot of x3 is almost as good as pathfinding as eve's is at getting around jita. play through the plot for the training... on extremly easy. Make sure to read some of the guides on the egosoft forums. (egosoft.com). The only modules you can change are pretty much just your weapons - different weapons are better at different things. There is one that ignores shields altogether.
Homeworld 2
good gameplay, good modding community going on still. Pirates mod is good, PDS, some other stuff. I personally like what the Complex mod has done with the game, changing the game to be territory based instead of resource area based. Most ships are pretty much the same. However, on carriers, motherships, shipyards and battlecruisers (battlecruisers are roughly the same size as a carrier) you can change the modules onboard to a point.
Nexus, the Jupiter Incident
mmmm good game, but tbh i have not been able to play online. The gameplay vs the ai in the plot is pretty good, although there is always the one stealth level that everyone hates, yet is still added. It has full module loadouts - you can switch out the engines, shields(better defense, better stealth, etc) guns (anti-shield, anti-hull, anti-module, area effect, etc). as well, there are different types of drone craft(fighters, bombers, boarding craft) and then other types of stuff.
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Dred'Pirate Jesus
Amarr
Ministry of War
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Posted - 2007.12.16 04:03:00 -
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Originally by: Mordrake
MOO II
Clasic
This plus X3 will satisfy your need for epic single player space thingy action..
Gallente the New Pink«
Originally by: David Hackworth
ò If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly.
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Posted - 2007.12.16 04:05:00 -
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Edited by: Bomberos on 16/12/2007 04:05:36
http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=game&AppId=2810&cc=ES
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Montague Zooma
Imperial Dreams
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
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Posted - 2007.12.16 05:27:00 -
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Originally by: Joss Sparq
Edited by: Joss Sparq on 15/12/2007 22:16:24
Originally by: Gallente Citizen2007041418
Try Space Rangers 2. You might like it.
Errr, doesn't that have Starforce copy protection, though? I used to have it, and while it was an interesting game to play, I prefer being able to use my DVD drive.
I've been tempted to buy this game out of the bargain bins, but have been put off by the StarForce "protection". However, if you buy it as a digital download, it comes without StarForce. Sounds like a good game for $20.
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Dangermouse DM
Caldari
Black River Industries
APEX Conglomerate
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Posted - 2007.12.16 05:53:00 -
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It's a real shame that I-war 2: edge of chaos has only been mentioned once it's a fantastic game and one of the most underated space/piracy/trade games on the market. It's not too old that the graphics are out of date and it plays very nicely if you get a chance I strongly recomend it.
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Spenz
Gallente
Dark Knights of Deneb
Against ALL Authorities
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Posted - 2007.12.16 06:26:00 -
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Nexus: Superb fleet combat game. Has amazing graphics and interesting lineship-esque combat system with damage control and micromanagement that isn't too hard to grasp yet is still enjoyable.
Freespace 1 & 2: Epic space combat simulators. You can find the full version of Freespace 2 FREE (it's legal. The source code and the rights were released to the public) AND the amazing engine overhaul called the Source Code Project at this url: http://www.hard-light.net/
Homeworld: The 3 games were amazing, and Homeworld: Cataclysm appears to still be one of the only expansions that not only was as good as the first, but was BETTER.
X3: Closest thing that comes to EVE Offline. I have never played it but it sounds similar (learning curve and all).
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Missy X
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Posted - 2007.12.16 08:01:00 -
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I think Elite and Frontier are the closest space flight games to EVE, in the sense that they replicate EVE's very open-ended design, which none of the other games mentioned here really do. Sure they'll have open-ended elements but there's still an attempt to funnel your activities toward one direction or another. CCP have said that they looked at Elite/Frontier as their intial design model and when you play EVE this is very obvious. Very old games so good luck getting them working, but worth the effort.
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Arelius Sarum
Amarr
Exodus.
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Posted - 2007.12.16 08:12:00 -
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Freelancer is a superb online multiplayer game, and the single player mode has a mean storyline. I definitely would recommend it. In fact, I wouldn't mind if they added some of those background radio chatters in Freelancer to EVE to make the universe seem more alive. I also like the constant flow of NPC traffic in Freelancer, all makes you feel more into the game.
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Ris Dnalor
Minmatar
Union Enterprises
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Posted - 2007.12.16 08:42:00 -
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Jumpgate (tm) is a game that is similar to eve-online, you can control your ships with joystick, it is a mmog though, but does have a devoted, if smallish, rp group. If you can forgive the outdated graphics and have decent twitch skills with the joystick, it's a fun game.
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Lord WarATron
Amarr
Black Nova Corp
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2007.12.16 09:12:00 -
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Edited by: Lord WarATron on 16/12/2007 09:12:45
Originally by: Dangermouse DM
It's a real shame that I-war 2: edge of chaos has only been mentioned once it's a fantastic game and one of the most underated space/piracy/trade games on the market. It's not too old that the graphics are out of date and it plays very nicely if you get a chance I strongly recomend it.
I-War 2 is one of the best open ended space games I have played. A lot of people dont relise how cool the game is, the good story and you get your very own Pirate Base hidden in a nebula to work from.
X3 I gave up on due to bugs once I completed it, same story with X2 Actually... :) But I think there is a conquer the universe mod for X3 which would make it fun.
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Deviana Sevidon
Gallente
Cataclysm Enterprises
Kraftwerk.
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Posted - 2007.12.16 09:39:00 -
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Forget X3, unless you get the version in its original East European voice acting. The english voice acting (as well as the animation and storyline) are absolutely laughable and horrible.
The original voice acting is german, but is still not very good. I gave up on X3 a few weeks after the release, because features that were promised (player HQ) were missing from the game. I heard the game got patched quite heavily and some things were even added by the developers for free, so I might give it a try again.
The other only worthy Spacesim would be I-War 2. The game is everything else than easy and and the realistic flight model is hard to handle, but once you figured it is fun to fly and I still hope for an I-War 3.
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oniplE
Aliastra
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Posted - 2007.12.16 10:03:00 -
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Originally by: Myshella Drake
Edited by: Myshella Drake on 15/12/2007 20:10:29
Originally by: Eardianm
Privateer.
Need dosbox though, or try the open source remake.
Damn you beat me to it ...If you want a real space sim privateer is the coolest of them all.
"Your about to suck void buddy"
I still play Privateer now and then, i consider it to be one of the best games ever made. Privateer 2 was allright, but didnt have the same feeling :)
Space Empires IV is kinda like eve, strategy game, turn based. Part V is out aswell, but apart from graphics the IV version is better.
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Cult of Rawr
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Posted - 2007.12.16 15:06:00 -
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Originally by: Deviana Sevidon
The original voice acting is german, but is still not very good. I gave up on X3 a few weeks after the release, because features that were promised (player HQ) were missing from the game. I heard the game got patched quite heavily and some things were even added by the developers for free, so I might give it a try again.
You need to complete the story and then do the Bala Gai research missions to get the HQ. they give you it for free once you complete them (along with an excessively overpowered corvette)
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Lance Fighter
Amarr
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Posted - 2007.12.16 15:30:00 -
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Originally by: Deviana Sevidon
Quote:
Forget X3, unless you get the version in its original East European voice acting. The english voice acting (as well as the animation and storyline) are absolutely laughable and horrible.
The original voice acting is german, but is still not very good. I gave up on X3 a few weeks after the release, because features that were promised (player HQ) were missing from the game. I heard the game got patched quite heavily and some things were even added by the developers for free, so I might give it a try again.
The other only worthy Spacesim would be I-War 2. The game is everything else than easy and and the realistic flight model is hard to handle, but once you figured it is fun to fly and I still hope for an I-War 3.
There is indeed a heavy patching, with another content patch coming out soonÖ. The PHQ has been added, and can reverse engineer ships to get a blueprint, repair ships, build ships if you have a BP, and scrap ships at it for spare materials. I did not play x3 much either until the 2.02 or whatever patch came out. Now im semi-additited to it, like i am eve.
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UPA Terf
Omerta Syndicate
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Posted - 2007.12.16 15:44:00 -
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I noticed a lot of rts's for a good modern(ish) brother to eve....try port royale or port royale 2....exactly the same frame as eve in a different etting
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Kavol Valarius
Amarr
Unity of Honor
Legion of Honor
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Posted - 2007.12.16 16:22:00 -
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Oh gawd, I can't believe I forgot "I-War 2: Edge of Chaos".
Still the best game I have ever, ever, played. 
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Dravius Luxor
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Posted - 2007.12.16 19:43:00 -
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Originally by: Rawr Cristina
They used to make awesome space-sims every other month, what the hell happened? Now it's nothing but WoW clones and FPS with shinier graphics
I'm trying that EV Nova thing. It's amusing at best, but I'm currently disabled in what appears to be a pirate haven. Every damned one is passing by, boarding, stealing something and buggering off again...
Hehe. You're making me want to start a new character...
Just wait until you reach "Frightening" combat rating, then declare war on the system. The hours you will lose...
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