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Started by Lazarus
Tue, 26 Dec 2006 23:39
Starshatter - opinions?
Author: Lazarus
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 23:39
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 23:39
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G'day folks, I've been offered a cheap 2nd-hand copy of Starshatter (original) and I'm wondering if 'tis worth buying. I DL'ed the demo back when first released and all I can really remember of it is that it gave me enough problems that 'twas del'd the same night. I didn't get deep enough into it to form an opinion on the game play... hell, I can't really remember it! There've been several patches since, so assuming the bugs have been ironed out, what's the general consensus?
Re: Starshatter - opinions?
Author: Lazarus
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 02:25
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 02:25
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Lazarus wrote: > I've been offered a cheap 2nd-hand copy of Starshatter (original) and > I'm wondering if 'tis worth buying. Sorry, I was misled. Just saw the copy and it's labelled in texta. hardly an original... :(
Re: Starshatter - opinions?
Author: magnate
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:40
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:40
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Lazarus wrote: > Lazarus wrote: > > > I've been offered a cheap 2nd-hand copy of Starshatter (original) and > > I'm wondering if 'tis worth buying. > > Sorry, I was misled. Just saw the copy and it's labelled in texta. > hardly an original... :( Wow, I totally missed this game. Did it ever reach Europe? I have the X series and the Homeworld series, but today is the first I've heard of Starshatter. I notice there's an expansion/upgrade too, called Gathering Storm (isn't that a HoMM title??). Anyway, what's it like? Is it worth buying for those starved of space-sim fun? My rig is too old to run Darkstar One so I've not found a decent space sim since Freelancer ... (ok ok apart from X2 & X3 ...) CC
Re: Starshatter - opinions?
Author: Allan Parent
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:58
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:58
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On 28 Dec 2006 07:40:12 -0800, "magnate" <chrisc@dbass.demon.co.uk> wrote: >Lazarus wrote: >> Lazarus wrote: >> >> > I've been offered a cheap 2nd-hand copy of Starshatter (original) and >> > I'm wondering if 'tis worth buying. >> >> Sorry, I was misled. Just saw the copy and it's labelled in texta. >> hardly an original... :( > >Wow, I totally missed this game. Did it ever reach Europe? I have the X >series and the Homeworld series, but today is the first I've heard of >Starshatter. I notice there's an expansion/upgrade too, called >Gathering Storm (isn't that a HoMM title??). > >Anyway, what's it like? Is it worth buying for those starved of >space-sim fun? My rig is too old to run Darkstar One so I've not found >a decent space sim since Freelancer ... (ok ok apart from X2 & X3 ...) > >CC Try the demo at http://www.starshatter.com/downloads.htm Allan
Re: Starshatter - opinions?
Author: Lazarus
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:07
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:07
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Allan Parent wrote: > Magnate wrote: >>> >> Wow, I totally missed this game. Did it ever reach Europe? I have the X >> series and the Homeworld series, but today is the first I've heard of >> Starshatter. I notice there's an expansion/upgrade too, called >> Gathering Storm (isn't that a HoMM title??). >> >> Anyway, what's it like? Is it worth buying for those starved of >> space-sim fun? My rig is too old to run Darkstar One so I've not found >> a decent space sim since Freelancer ... (ok ok apart from X2 & X3 ...) >> >> CC > > Try the demo at http://www.starshatter.com/downloads.htm > > > Allan After making my orig. post I decided to retry the demo. Only to find it's NOT the game I was first thinking of [blush] (what that was called, I have /no/ idea!) but the demo has been fun. Every flight has ended up in disaster so far... it's definitely not a freelancer clone, but 'tis fun enough that I keep going back to try and do it right. I'm gonna RTB succesfully once or die trying! ;) I see that the full game is available via download, so I guess the CD I was first offered may very well be an "original." I'm still dubious about buying from that bloke though, for a variety of reasons, but I can see Starshatter being added to my game collection soon, soon...
Re: Starshatter - opinions?
Author: Allan Parent
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:15
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:15
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On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 18:07:28 +1100, Lazarus <devnull@lukewarmmail.com> wrote: >Allan Parent wrote: > >> Magnate wrote: >>>> >>> Wow, I totally missed this game. Did it ever reach Europe? I have the X >>> series and the Homeworld series, but today is the first I've heard of >>> Starshatter. I notice there's an expansion/upgrade too, called >>> Gathering Storm (isn't that a HoMM title??). >>> >>> Anyway, what's it like? Is it worth buying for those starved of >>> space-sim fun? My rig is too old to run Darkstar One so I've not found >>> a decent space sim since Freelancer ... (ok ok apart from X2 & X3 ...) >>> >>> CC >> >> Try the demo at http://www.starshatter.com/downloads.htm >> >> >> Allan > >After making my orig. post I decided to retry the demo. Only to find >it's NOT the game I was first thinking of [blush] (what that was called, >I have /no/ idea!) but the demo has been fun. > >Every flight has ended up in disaster so far... it's definitely not a >freelancer clone, but 'tis fun enough that I keep going back to try and >do it right. I'm gonna RTB succesfully once or die trying! ;) > >I see that the full game is available via download, so I guess the CD I >was first offered may very well be an "original." I'm still dubious >about buying from that bloke though, for a variety of reasons, but I can >see Starshatter being added to my game collection soon, soon... Glad to hear you like it. Starshatter is essentially a one man operation and Milo does a fantastic job with it. If you have any questions about the game, he is more than willing to help. Allan
Re: Starshatter - opinions?
Author: Joe Granto
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:44
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:44
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On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 13:25:01 +1100, Lazarus <devnull@lukewarmmail.com> wrote: >Lazarus wrote: > >> I've been offered a cheap 2nd-hand copy of Starshatter (original) and >> I'm wondering if 'tis worth buying. > >Sorry, I was misled. Just saw the copy and it's labelled in texta. >hardly an original... :( I really disliked it. I bought it, disliked it, and sold it off in about a week. To be fair, lots of other people on the list liked it.
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