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Dan Lingman <dlingman@rogers.com.nospamplease> wrote in
news:Xns989A61A03D9B0dlingmanrogerscom@216.196.97.131: 

> What do you like and dislike about the current crop of space sim
> games? 
> 
> Here's my list:
> 
> 1 - not enough of the darn things.  Each year there are a dozen or so
> FPS, and strategy games, but maybe 1 or 2 space sims.  Some years not
> at all. 
> 
> 2 - flight controls - I want to be back in the wing commander days - 
> joystick control, fast action.  Not wack a mole with your mouse, or
> hit a button and watch your ship spin around shooting things.
> 
> 3 - a real universe that makes sense.  Planets that move.  Bases that
> trade with each other.  Cargo ships that don't vanish into the
> twilight zone if you follow them into the next sector
> 
> What's on your list?
> Dan Lingman
> nogotogames.com
> 

Would like to thank everyone who's replied so far to my request.  I have 
to admit, I've got a motive for doing so.  Telefilm Canada is running a 
Game design and development competition that I've entered - my 
submission, if accepted, will be a space sim.  A few of the things that 
people have commented on, that didn't make the list (for the first 
version at least) would be the landing on planets, and the massively 
multiplayer.  I'll barely have time/resources to put together a space 
combat/trading game, let alone add a FPS to it, and for a company 
starting out, building a game is hard, but building a MMO is hugely hard.

No clue as of yet how my submission has been received, or what else I'm 
up against in the competition, but I feel quite confident that I will get 
something built.

Keep the ideas coming.  Will let you know what happens.

Dan.