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Re: Ever a space game with Descent's flight model.

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From: Walter Mitty
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:09
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In an earlier post, FLY135 postulated:
>
> robert.mcgovern@gmail.com wrote:
>> A long time ago I used to play Descent and really feel in love with the
>> ability to move in 360 degrees. I think it was the strafing on the X &
>> Y axis that sold it to me really and I got very good at strafing and
>> keep a fix on my target.
>>
>> When I had first heard about Descent Freespace (Conflict: Freespace) I
>> had been excited because I thought they would be taking Descent and
>> sticking it in space but sadly not :( (still a good game though).
>>
>> So I was wondering is there any space game that uses a flight model
>> similar to Descent's?
>
> Calling what Descent has a "flight model" is a bit generous, but it
> conveys the idea.  

What Descent "did" was never bettered IMO. The first truly 3d
multiplayer space based shooter : awesome for the time.
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From: Walter Mitty <mitticus@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Ever a space game with Descent's flight model.
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