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"DocScorpio" <DocScorpio@strupra-spammeros.com> ha scritto nel messaggio 
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> "DocScorpio" <DocScorpio@strupra-spammeros.com> wrote in message 
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>> EB Games online is taking pre-release orders at $29.99.  Says it ships on 
>> 5/29/07
> Demo available at:
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> http://files.filefront.com/SF+RogueUniverse+DemoSetupexe/;7640701;/fileinfo.html
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Tried it.
Disappointed.
Tech issues : controls are sloppy , mouse flight is weird , it's not like FL 
or DS1 , mouse pointer isn't the actual guns' target , you got to orientate 
the ship so target reticle overlaps guns'crosshair.Maybe it's just me.
I'd better go with the stick . Problem : joystick control is badly supported 
, no deadzone , no sensitivity , no support for more advanced controllers 
than a 2 axis 4 buttons. You can still use 3rd party software to compensate 
but meh.
Keys won't work right.Default controls is W A S D for up/down/left/right 
strafe movement , thrust is <UP> <DOWN> : uncomfortable , you need a 3rd 
hand . You can reassign , but then keys won't work. Right now I can no 
longer set thrust level after reassigning specific keys , and other keys 
work erratic. Sometimes they work , sometime they don't.
Unplayable.
Gameplay issues:
kinda like a single player MMO , weird . 12 races , but you can use only one 
. Ship gets damage over time , you need to repair constantly = moneysink . 
Market is stupid , no way to tell one market is better than another , 
sometimes a station sells loads of stuff basically for free , you find it , 
you are rich. Jump system is stupid too , you get to target system at random 
position , meh . Huge system means a lot of time to get to destination , 
random pirates can be supernasty , more time or death . Different damage 
types , but as far as i'm concerned you're stuck to one both for guns and 
shields , if you bump into the wrong enemy yer good as dead . Save game , 
reload , system gets randomized , you can exploit it easy .
Map is ridiculous ergo navigation difficult.

The game is there , and it's a good one , but this is a beta release . 
Patches will eventually make it better .