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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Rictor on June 29, 2004, 01:42:46 am

Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Rictor on June 29, 2004, 01:42:46 am
Dark Matter: The Baryon Project

A space shooter - FPS hybrid, which I always thought was a great genre that never saw any actual games released. So far, there is little information, but they have released both space and indoor screenshot, and it look amazing.

Space screenshots and official site:
http://www.pixelcage.de/Index_e.html

Indoor screenshot (wow)
http://mgw.duke4.de/index.php?shownews=5791

(http://www.pixelcage.de/Images/7.jpg)
(http://www.pixelcage.de/Images/2.jpg)
(http://mgw.duke4.de/screenies3/darkmatter02.jpg)
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: jdjtcagle on June 29, 2004, 01:47:29 am
I want!!!oneoneone NOW NOW... that looks awsome :eek: :33k2:
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Knight Templar on June 29, 2004, 01:48:17 am
Pretty.

The fighter looks cool in the first screenshot, but looks like it could be a lot better in design on closer inspection. Not that it isn't shiny and pretty...
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Turnsky on June 29, 2004, 02:11:50 am
looks a little like a starfury variant in basic design.
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Rictor on June 29, 2004, 02:13:13 am
yeah, thats what I thought too. Its an almost exact copy of a Thunderbolt Starfury.
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Gloriano on June 29, 2004, 02:13:41 am
Looks cool
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Ashrak on June 29, 2004, 02:20:23 am
looks like X2 at higher rez 0.o
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: WMCoolmon on June 29, 2004, 02:20:41 am
The Baryon Project? Am I the only one who hears a certain similarity between that name and a Freespace 2 TC?

Screenshots look pretty good too btw. If those are all in-game...:eek:
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Knight Templar on June 29, 2004, 02:26:45 am
Just because Babylon and Baryon start with B's doesn't really mean anything. :wtf:

Other than the fighter looking like a B-5 one of course. :p
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Setekh on June 29, 2004, 02:28:22 am
Actually, I totally read that as "The Babylon Project" until I saw the screenshots... then I went back and did a double-take. :D
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: WMCoolmon on June 29, 2004, 02:28:57 am
Take out the l and change one b to an r and you get Baryon. :p

Edit: But of course it's actually the code name for Ferrium. ;)
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Bobboau on June 29, 2004, 02:29:20 am
the ship looks like a star fury ripoff and the models seem to lack textures in general.
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Rictor on June 29, 2004, 02:32:37 am
Can't say that about the indoor environements, now can you? They rock.

Personally, I think the "smooth, shiny and no textures" is just a different visual style. Some like it, some don't. I do.

I also read it as "Babylon Project" the first time around, thats what got my attention. :D:D
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Gloriano on June 29, 2004, 02:33:49 am
Release date for that game is 2006

There rumor bout that game: that it's one of first game developed
by using XNA
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Rictor on June 29, 2004, 02:35:12 am
Whats XNA?

aw man, 2006. Thats like...OK, I don't have that many fingers, but its many months away.
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Knight Templar on June 29, 2004, 02:36:40 am
[q]- see cruisers of up to 100km in size!
- see details up to a grade of milimetres!

- experience speeds of up to 3000 km/h!

- have a million polygons on your screen - in realtime!

- can you handle hundreds of enemies?

- you'll need more than a common earthling can take!

- available for PC and next generation consoles!
[/q]

And people ***** about FS being bad....
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Gloriano on June 29, 2004, 02:38:14 am
http://www.microsoft.com/xna/
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Rictor on June 29, 2004, 02:39:25 am
Well, at least we know that in the future, man kind has finally ditched the imperial system of measurement. Thats a nice turn of events,

its around 4am and I'm spamming, so sue me :D:D
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Knight Templar on June 29, 2004, 02:42:36 am
The US must've fallen. :(
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Nico on June 29, 2004, 03:05:21 am
Ok, so if that's a starfury ripoff, the starfury is itself a ripoff of... huh, countless anime ships. Get real people, you really think the starfury is an original design?

That said, I don't like that ship above.
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Setekh on June 29, 2004, 03:26:06 am
Hardly any designs are original these days. I think the originality is found in making an old design look good in a new context.
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Gloriano on June 29, 2004, 03:32:54 am
Quote
Originally posted by Setekh
Hardly any designs are original these days. I think the originality is found in making an old design look good in a new context.


true:)
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Ace on June 29, 2004, 05:45:34 am
3000km/h?

Hell even an FS ship would go 216,000 km/h (60m/s) :p
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: RangerKarl on June 29, 2004, 06:01:23 am
More like 216 km/h.
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Tiara on June 29, 2004, 06:36:51 am
Quote
Originally posted by Ace
Hell even an FS ship would go 216,000 km/h (60m/s) :p

It's 60*3.6, not 60*3600 :p
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: Ghostavo on June 29, 2004, 06:43:05 am
Hehe... some people know their chess :D

Unfortunatly white isn't one of them :doubt:
Title: Intruiging new game
Post by: kasperl on June 29, 2004, 07:12:06 am
Quote
Originally posted by Setekh
Actually, I totally read that as "The Babylon Project" until I saw the screenshots... then I went back and did a double-take. :D


Me too.

And yeah, Ace, you're off a few zero's. Your average FS fighter goes slower then most current jetfighters.