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In the Tome of Sivar, below "Killjoy was here," "Krud"
<au...@nospam.mindspring.com> scrawled:

> Anyone check out X-Com Interceptor yet?  I think this one could be fun.  The
> more I think about it the more it's starting to sound like a Privateer style
> game.   Space combat with resource management and ship and base building.  The
> 1950's theme is a little weird but I can live with it.  If the mission variety
> is good it could be a good space-sim.

It's a bit of both, really.  (or at least that's what the demo seems
like at first glance... I've not played it much yet.)  Basically
connect a space-flight sim with the base management of XCom1/2.  So
far I think it's worth the time it took to download, and will more
than likely invest in it when the full game comes out.

Of course, YMMV... that's just my opinion.

> -Krud

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Death wrote in message <354b6293...@news.mindspring.com>...
>
>It's a bit of both, really.  (or at least that's what the demo seems
>like at first glance... I've not played it much yet.)  Basically
>connect a space-flight sim with the base management of XCom1/2.  So
>far I think it's worth the time it took to download, and will more
>than likely invest in it when the full game comes out.


I like it, but it's a little too hard.  The sectoid ships are too fast.  I
imagine once I get better weapons it won't be as difficult.  A better OFF-HUD
indicator would help.

One of my wingmen killed a sectoid fighter and said, "that one was for
snatching Mulder's sister"  :)

-Krud

"Krud" <au...@nospam.mindspring.com> spoke thusly:

>I like it, but it's a little too hard.  The sectoid ships are too fast.  I
>imagine once I get better weapons it won't be as difficult.  A better OFF-HUD
>indicator would help.

X-Com Interceptor seems to have great potential. But I also found it
WAY TOO hard. Those sectoid ships are so fast, I'm finding myself
chasing the visual indicator on my HUD more than chasing an actual
visual target. I could only finish the demo mission (on the lowest
difficulty) after employing two wingmen and losing both.

Now this isn't a complaint about the flight engine or AI, but the
enemy ships are just way too powerful and fast. Picture chasing a TIE
Defender with a Y-Wing and you'll see what I mean.

There's one quasi-cool thing about the demo. The music. For those of
you that missed the event-driven IMuse MIDI of the classic X-Wing /TIE
games but loathe the overrepeated use of Redbook CD audio tracks;
X-Com Intercpetor utilizes a neat compromise. Looped music WAV files,
(of decent quality) event-driven a lot like I-Muse's. Fast, driving
soundtrack not unlike something outta "Mars Attacks!"

>One of my wingmen killed a sectoid fighter and said, "that one was for
>snatching Mulder's sister"  :)

Heh heh...One of my wingmen yelped "E.T. go BOOM!" and I think I also
heard a Cartman-esque "Kick Ass" in there too.



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On Mon, 04 May 1998 06:51:43 GMT, typ...@pacbellDIESPAM.net (Typhoon) wrote:

>"Krud" <au...@nospam.mindspring.com> spoke thusly:
>
>>I like it, but it's a little too hard.  The sectoid ships are too fast.  I
>>imagine once I get better weapons it won't be as difficult.  A better OFF-HUD
>>indicator would help.
>
>X-Com Interceptor seems to have great potential. But I also found it
>WAY TOO hard. Those sectoid ships are so fast, I'm finding myself
>chasing the visual indicator on my HUD more than chasing an actual
>visual target. I could only finish the demo mission (on the lowest
>difficulty) after employing two wingmen and losing both.
>
>Now this isn't a complaint about the flight engine or AI, but the
>enemy ships are just way too powerful and fast. Picture chasing a TIE
>Defender with a Y-Wing and you'll see what I mean.

I finally downloaded and played it yesterday and I agree, it's way too fast. At
least you killed one. I don't think I even made a difference <g>


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The combination sundial/calender read Sun, 3 May 1998 22:52:02 -0400,
and that is the moment when "Krud" <au...@nospam.mindspring.com>
confessed the following after being sodomized by a band of dwarves
courtesy of Neo Rubicant:

>I like it, but it's a little too hard.  The sectoid ships are too fast.  I
>imagine once I get better weapons it won't be as difficult.  A better OFF-HUD
>indicator would help.

I found that using the ship with the gatling laser helped a LOT, since
you can basically pepper the empty space between the stars with laser
fire as inaccurately as you want, :)

>One of my wingmen killed a sectoid fighter and said, "that one was for
>snatching Mulder's sister"  :)
>
>-Krud
>

Aw man, that's it, I'm replaying the demo just to get that sound byte,
:)


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Thierry Nguyen wrote in message <354ec89d...@news.mindspring.com>...
>
>>One of my wingmen killed a sectoid fighter and said, "that one was for
>>snatching Mulder's sister"  :)
>
>Aw man, that's it, I'm replaying the demo just to get that sound byte,

That reminds me of Wing Commander 4 when I asked Maniac for a status report
and he said, "what are you my mother?".  Heh, heh, that was a good one :)

-Krud