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Ancient Space - Announcement trailer [1 more for the golden age of space simulators]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbjCgwDkLKM


Ancient Space is a single-player, real-time strategy title that puts the player in command of a fleet conducting a scientific mission on the edge of the known universe, charting what lies beyond in ‘The Black Zone.’ A rich and compelling story will guide the player as they build and upgrade their fleets and then survive overwhelming odds in deadly strategic missions.

Starring:
Dina Meyer
John Billingsley
Aaron Douglas
Ron Glass
Richard Gunn
Dwight Schultz

Fore more info visit: http://pdxint.at/ancientspace
 
Geez...this isn't anything like elite or star citizen but it really is the golden age for space sims...i need to save up for better graphics card, oculus and hotas
 
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KingSnake said:
Paradox are on fire these days. I need to get a new PC as soon as possible.
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mcrommert said:
Geez...this isn't anything like elite or star citizen but it really is the golden age for space sims...i need to save up for better graphics card, oculus and hotas
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System Requirements:

Minimum Hardware requirements
3.10GHz Intel Core i3-2100
4GB RAM
Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 or AMD equivalent.

Recommended hardware requirements:
3GHz Intel i5 quad core or equivalent.
8 GB RAM
Nvidia Geforce GTX 660 or equivalent.

Windows support:
Vista 64 bit/Win 7/Win 8
MAC OS Mavericks
 
They make it sound liek a mix of homeworld and Bladur's gate... is that what this is? The ships are essentially what would have been your party?

If so... man, mind blown and I'm psyched!
 
DD said:
System Requirements:

Minimum Hardware requirements
3.10GHz Intel Core i3-2100
4GB RAM
Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 or AMD equivalent.

Recommended hardware requirements:
3GHz Intel i5 quad core or equivalent.
8 GB RAM
Nvidia Geforce GTX 660 or equivalent.

Windows support:
Vista 64 bit/Win 7/Win 8
MAC OS Mavericks
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Thanks!

CHOOSE YOUR CREW
Before each mission, choose up to three officers with special abilities that aid your progress through the missions. Recruit more crew members along your journey.

UPGRADEABLE PROGRESSION
All human units can be upgraded. Various upgrades to the ships is applied throughout the campaign. You decide what to enhance and what to leave behind.

COMMAND YOUR FLEET
Build, maintain and strategically use up to 13 ship types to deploy into battle, each with distinct tactical uses during grand strategic space warfare.
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Sounds very good, let's see it in action.
 
Looks like Homeworld. Shweet. Mech games may be dead, but I can get over that so long as the space games keep on flowing.

ajim said:
Why are space simulators etc always on PC but rarely come to consoles? It's so sad.
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Generally space sims have a very large amount of available commands which favor a joystick+keyboard combo. For this particular case it's an RTS, and that favors KB+M, especially in a case where you have a 3d plane of movement.

Admittedly though, controllers aren't really terrible for conventional space sims beyond the limited amount of inputs(Though, if you think about it a lot of the extraneous stuff could be moved to menus).

AdrianWerner said:
Shame that it seems there's no 3D combat, but still looks great
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Yeah. So it might be more Sins of a solar empire in its combat(which is admittedly not its strongpoint).
 
ajim said:
Why are space simulators etc always on PC but rarely come to consoles? It's so sad.
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I'm guessing for two reasons, the first being that's where the audience for these games are right now, particularly the more complex ones like this. And secondly there's a more vibrant mid-tier market on PC right now that there is anywhere else, and Space Sims are as mid-tier as they come.
 
Paradox don't usually wait this long before announcing a game whereas this seems to be right around the corner. Especially for such an easy sell as "space RTS". Not sure if that's a good sign.
 
Munin said:
Paradox don't usually wait this long before announcing a game whereas this seems to be right around the corner. Especially for such an easy sell as "space RTS". Not sure if that's a good sign.
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The project might have been picked up by Paradox only recently
 
SparkTR said:
I'm guessing for two reasons, the first being that's where the audience for these games are right now, particularly the more complex ones like this. And secondly there's a more vibrant mid-tier market on PC right now that there is anywhere else, and Space Sims are as mid-tier as they come.
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The studio is working on this title since 2012. It's a decent amount of time, and considering that the had the money to hire american TV and movie stars, this probably isn't a low budget game.
 
DD said:
The studio is working on this title since 2012. It's a decent amount of time, and considering that the had the money to hire american TV and movie stars, this probably isn't a low budget game.
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Mid-tier doesn't have to mean low budget, just not something as massive as a AAA budget. You know, a healthy budget.
 
Awaiting reviews or impressions, a game coming out of nowhere and then releasing with zero fanfare usually screams avoid.
 
Still waiting on impressions but for 20 bucks I may end up just jumping in. Seems like a real passion project for a type of design that isn't popular these days.
 
RulkezX said:
a game coming out of nowhere and then releasing with zero fanfare usually screams avoid.
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I think you just described a self-fulfilling prophecy, but I am happy to take the plunge. There are enough Youtube videos of it looking great that I can swallow the $20 risk.
 
Looks great. I want to be hyped about this. Gonna wait until more previews come out closer to release though before jumping in. Legends of Pegasus comes to mind - I got burned there.
 
I've had my eye on this game since I first heard of it due to the Homeworld vibe it has, but I'm still waiting for first-hand impressions now that the game is out.

Here's an informative post by the producer which should answer some basic questions people have about the game.
 
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