Alcatraz968

Cool, tho i kinda wish it were free to play.

srtie4k

I assume you guys have heard of the X universe games from Egosoft? They've slowly drifted away from the "pure" aspect of the space sandbox genre (i.e. lack of cockpit view, limited joystick support after X2), but they're still pretty good.

Also as a side note, did anyone else notice the date at the end, 10/10/12? That seems to insinuate the game should have been out yesterday.

EVGATech_DaveB

^^^^ This. 
That's why it looks so great to me.  I have my single player story mode campaign which I love.  Then a multiplayer universe to explore.
And also agreed X-Rebirth looks way cool.  I loved that the owners of the Superbox got Albion Prelude for free.

EVGATech_DaveB

Wonder how far they will go with it.  For example, you are running at (using the old WC speeds as a base) 400kph, cut throttle to 0%, will inertia keep you moving forward, or will it behave as if you applied the breaks (firing forward thrusters)?  I ask as it would offer a lot of maneuverability options, specifically in dog-fighting if you get a hard missile lock on me, rather than trying to bank out of your range and break lock, i hit zero throttle,  either pitch or yaw 180, open fire and go to wide open throttle.  This would also NOT change your course, as all you are doing is pivoting while flying straight.

Heck, XWing Alliance did something similar, where they gave YPR stats, but different craft made their peak turning radius's at different speeds making throttle control very important in a dog fight.  I would like to see both aspects built into the game, and also varying YPR stats,  like the Dralthi's from early WC games, Pitch sucked but Yaw/Roll worked better, forced different piloting styles.   Heck the Descent thing of full vertical/horizontal movement would be awesome too, but the first 2 points are far more important IMHO.