#Freespace 2 vs freelancer upgrade
#Freespace 2 vs freelancer full

And in those fields, let´s face it, Starlancer is a generation ahead. I´ve played Freespace2 a couple times, but wasn´t all that drawn in, perhaps because I already had Starlancer, and because I´m superficial and put a lot of value on the graphics and art design.

#Freespace 2 vs freelancer upgrade

With a very large galaxy populated by unique aliens, an interesting non-linear storyline, lots of great visuals, and interesting gizmos to upgrade your ship with, X during the first few sessions can be a joy to play Edited by - ErlangenGuy on 4/19/01 11:40:18 PM For fans of Elite, X may appear to be a trip down memory lane, as X recaptures some of the longevity and magic of exploration that made its forefather a hit. The space sim genre has been searching for a game that rekindles the magic of Elite for some time now.

When battle does erupt on a large scale, it doesn´t capture the excitement of fast furious battles as well as Freespace 2. Combat in X seems sluggish in nature, as ships float by and maneuvers become not races to lock on target, but who can turn the most to reach a good tactical position. Nonetheless, movement is very fluid and this affects the pace of combat as well.

#Freespace 2 vs freelancer full

While there are velocity guides within X, even at full velocity it seems as if you are at a crawl. Most space sims have some form of indication to give you an idea of how fast you´re traveling, whether it is space debris or velocity vector lines. For one, ship movement seems to be a bit sluggish and slow. Competitively setting prices at your factory to meet or beat your local competition will ensure that plenty of trading vessels choose your plant over others' Gameplay: Gameplay is a mixed bag. You have the ability to set up factories to mine ore, and produce commodities to trade with the other races. Also available is taking the life of a pirate, trading as a merchant, or the illustrious life of a businessman. By signing a contract with one of the eight races that populate that game´s universe, you can earn money by eliminating pirates and the dreaded Xenon race. You can take up the role of a police officer. you can manufactor,pirate, trade or join space police and all this stuff: ', the path you choose is completely up to you. Anyone who has it might tell me if it´s worth getting? I´ve talked to many ppl bout it and read a lot of info, but I´m still not convinced if I should get it or not, so I´d really appriciate if someone could tell me a bit about th game´s grapics, gameplay, MP (and I am aware it´s a MP game only ), story and universe.Įxtract from X- Beyond the Frontier According to Adrenaline Vaults FReview it has the same complexity as elite in former days. As for Alligence, so far it´s the only non-StarWars space sim (which I don´t really like) which I don´t have or tried (not talking bout BETA space sims). Tachyon is a nice game to get IF you´re a space sim fan and already own other games. Many missions, though they are pretty easy and tend to repeat themselves. The Graphic is nice, but not as good as FS´s or SL´s. What´s nice ´N all if the fact you buy your own equipment and work as a freelancer, but IMO, the old Privateer and Privateer 2 do it better (and of course FL itself will do it the best). The game itself is nice, though I really can´t say it tands up to SL or FS. like in FS, I can´t play it´s MP eithrer, though unlike FS´s MP, Tachyon´s MP game sux (as far as I´ve herard and managed to play). Don´t get we wrong, SL and FS both take the same place in my heart as good space sims, but form one reason or the other (not being able to play MP or just plain lack of care by the game´s developers) I just have to say that I´m positive that if I COULD play FS MP (and soon I might will be), I know it´ll worth it, while I know SL won´t get any new patches, new MP missions, or an official mission editor (I am aware to the unofficial one, but I´m more of a guy to use official things only - though I will give it a shot in the unofficial mission editor in either case - better than nothing). Yeah, I know it´s rather stupid of me to post this on a SL site, but unfortounely, I can´t play on PXO which is FS´s MP servers (but I´m a special case, so don´t worry bout it), so I play SL. but unfortunetly things aren´t so, so my suggestion is to get FS2 (and get the platinum game of the year edition with the all new extra missions - otherwise you´ll have to pay a few $ to DL them, though it´s worth ever $ ). If SL were to have the patches it needed, new missions and an official mission editor, I´d say it is the one to get and declare it the best space sim ever. It has great graphics (though SL´s better), a great story, plenty of ships, lotta chatter, great MP game, Squad Wars (extra on the MP), built in mission editor, new missions (both official and unodfficial), everything you need. Played both, and I must say IMO FS2 is better.