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Title: Eterium (another new space sim?)
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on June 03, 2013, 06:44:26 pm
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=f2Z1DxbG1bU

And the game's site:
http://rogueearth.com/
Title: Re: Eterium (another new space sim?)
Post by: Suongadon on June 03, 2013, 07:24:04 pm
Is the in-game/demo music anywhere near as oh-****-no as the trailer's? Cause... damn.
Title: Re: Eterium (another new space sim?)
Post by: Lorric on June 03, 2013, 07:28:46 pm
Is the in-game/demo music anywhere near as oh-****-no as the trailer's? Cause... damn.

You thought it too, huh? I would think you would choose one of your prime tracks for a trailer, so that doesn't bode well... I hate the noise when the ships jump in too.
Title: Re: Eterium (another new space sim?)
Post by: AdmiralRalwood on June 03, 2013, 08:42:49 pm
Is the in-game/demo music anywhere near as oh-****-no as the trailer's? Cause... damn.

You thought it too, huh? I would think you would choose one of your prime tracks for a trailer, so that doesn't bode well... I hate the noise when the ships jump in too.
I think that may be the most annoying "ship jumping in" sound effect I have ever heard. In fact, that whole trailer seems to be overall lacking in the audio department. I know it's "pre-alpha", but still...
Title: Re: Eterium (another new space sim?)
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on June 04, 2013, 12:46:44 am
Is the in-game/demo music anywhere near as oh-****-no as the trailer's? Cause... damn.

You thought it too, huh? I would think you would choose one of your prime tracks for a trailer, so that doesn't bode well... I hate the noise when the ships jump in too.

Yeah I dunno what that was about. The sound made me frown big time too.
Title: Re: Eterium (another new space sim?)
Post by: Colonol Dekker on June 04, 2013, 02:36:38 am
Only two people working on it though, is it an entirely new engine? Cos for a few seconds at the start I felt like I was in an FSO mod.
Title: Re: Eterium (another new space sim?)
Post by: Fury on June 04, 2013, 02:56:07 am
Getting WCS vibes from it. And not in the good way. This could be nice if it had shown something that FSO doesn't have. But as it stands, meh.
Title: Re: Eterium (another new space sim?)
Post by: Black Wolf on June 04, 2013, 03:33:40 am
Getting WCS vibes from it. And not in the good way. This could be nice if it had shown something that FSO doesn't have. But as it stands, meh.

Yeah, I see where you're coming from. Ship design/implementation is a little simplistic for my tastes. Their website says that they had spec mapping, but removed for everything bar the big, intrusive (always on?) 3d cockpits. Plus the cartoon characters... I get that that's an artistic decision, but it's not one I'd've made.

Maybe I'm spoiled by FSO, but this doesn't really appeal to me, I've got to admit. Good to see more space sins of any flavour though.
Title: Re: Eterium (another new space sim?)
Post by: iVoid on June 04, 2013, 04:57:07 pm
Is the in-game/demo music anywhere near as oh-****-no as the trailer's? Cause... damn.
Call me crazy but I kinda like it lol Anywayz, the game seems decent but I can't tell if I'll like it or not...
Title: Re: Eterium (another new space sim?)
Post by: Suongadon on June 04, 2013, 05:27:27 pm
Getting WCS vibes from it. And not in the good way. This could be nice if it had shown something that FSO doesn't have. But as it stands, meh.

I dl'd the demo on a whim and it's not a vibe, it is WCS. Same mouse controls (that I-really-hated-it default setup), briefing render looked straight out of that mod and the mission was the same 'fly these waypoints with your wingman using autopilot to traverse between them after launching from the carrier (hell, I think the camera angle on the autopilot sequence is the same, even, though they're short, rather than 20s pan-shots), astoundingly, enemy fighters will be present at each waypoint'. Flight and combat is the same, etc etc. Speeds and distances aren't whatver-the-WCS-team did to fake them... but that's the only real difference I noticed.

Dunno about the sound effects, b/c the trailer-music was still there so I was like 'hael no, mute, itunes go'

Edit: **** line-editing. 'It is WCS' intended in the same manner as 'Manshooter A is Manshooter B', even though different engine/code/effects/whatever.
Title: Re: Eterium (another new space sim?)
Post by: Colonol Dekker on June 04, 2013, 05:39:42 pm
So they're charging for use of FSO autopilot flyby code etc? A quick look to see if they use a vp format should.suffice to prove it.
Title: Re: Eterium (another new space sim?)
Post by: Suongadon on June 04, 2013, 05:48:16 pm
So they're charging for use of FSO autopilot flyby code etc? A quick look to see if they use a vp format should.suffice to prove it.

Wat?


oooooh. I gets it. Not that. Clone, not sneak-thiefery. *goes to edit a couple words for clarity-like*