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Off-Topic Discussion => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: Gortef on January 09, 2014, 03:06:50 pm

Title: Jumpgate is back, thanks to someone
Post by: Gortef on January 09, 2014, 03:06:50 pm
First before anything.
I'm not entirely sure how acceptable this is from a legal point of view. Someone still owns the rights for Jumpgate and I highly doubt it's the guy who has set the servers up.
The site doesn't really give anything up but many think that the server is located in Russia. In a word this server should propably be concidered as a "Free Shard" server, to say it nicely.
Then again, there are no Official servers anymore available.

But if you moderators have any doubts in this belonging to HLP, please do remove this thread.  :yes:


Now to the business.
I just wanted to give a note that the good ol' Space MMO Jumpgate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpgate:_The_Reconstruction_Initiative) is again playable here http://jumpgate-tri.org/

If you don't know what Jumpgate is/was: in a nutshell you can explore space, trade stuff, mine stuff or fight aliens in space. And the flight physics are semi newtonian.
The game looks dated though... really dated, but it's still quite fun.

All the three factions are playable (warrior like Octavian, Solrain who are Traders and Quantar who are miners)
The situation is really at the beginning. Things have hit the fan, but communications between the three "races" have been established and then the players come into the picture.
Materials are needed in production sites and can be either transported from other sites or mined from the asteroids. Standard procedure. Oh and there is also need for some capable hands to get rid of the space squids. At the moment the server seems to be closing in 100 players online at the same time, so not that much, but you can still see lot's of people flying since many are still in the safer zones.
Title: Re: Jumpgate is back, thanks to someone
Post by: Gortef on January 12, 2014, 04:45:47 am
Damn I thought that by now at least someone would have commented something. It is a space "sim" afterall...
Title: Re: Jumpgate is back, thanks to someone
Post by: Sarkoth on January 12, 2014, 04:49:06 am
Like EVE? I'd rather play EVE. Like Freespace? I'd rather play Freespace. Just being honest here, sry.
Title: Re: Jumpgate is back, thanks to someone
Post by: Gortef on January 12, 2014, 06:07:25 am
Honesty is good. That's your preference and you are completely entitled to it. :)

I just thought that at least someone would be interested in trying it... it's free afterall.
Title: Re: Jumpgate is back, thanks to someone
Post by: Sarkoth on January 12, 2014, 08:53:39 am
I don't have anything against Jumpgate in particular, don't get me wrong. Just thought that at least someone should have the decency to say anything about this topic. It's not like no one has read it. ;)
Title: Re: Jumpgate is back, thanks to someone
Post by: Nakura on January 12, 2014, 09:36:28 am
Jumpgate stole a good chunk of my childhood. I will definitely be checking this out. I assume they won't be charging subscription fees, since the guy doesn't own the rights?
Title: Re: Jumpgate is back, thanks to someone
Post by: Gortef on January 12, 2014, 10:33:16 am
Thanks Sarkoth for opening up the conversation. :P

Nakura: Yea there is no fee of course. Just register with a suitable email, check the confirmation mail, download/install the game and log in.
Title: Re: Jumpgate is back, thanks to someone
Post by: Sarkoth on January 12, 2014, 03:11:32 pm
Thanks Sarkoth for opening up the conversation. :P

Glad to be of service. ;)
Title: Re: Jumpgate is back, thanks to someone
Post by: SpardaSon21 on January 12, 2014, 05:21:46 pm
Since the Wikipedia page isn't as helpful as you think, is this basically the MMO version of Privateer?
Title: Re: Jumpgate is back, thanks to someone
Post by: Torchwood on January 13, 2014, 07:28:38 am
Pretty much.
Title: Re: Jumpgate is back, thanks to someone
Post by: Nakura on January 13, 2014, 02:32:03 pm
Looking back though, is there much that Jumpgate offers that EVE Online doesn't already excel at? First-person aside?
Title: Re: Jumpgate is back, thanks to someone
Post by: SpardaSon21 on January 13, 2014, 02:59:29 pm
Unlike Eve, this has no monthly subscription, plus I'm pretty sure there's a lot less senseless skill grinding.
Title: Re: Jumpgate is back, thanks to someone
Post by: General Battuta on January 13, 2014, 03:03:18 pm
Unlike Eve, this has no monthly subscription, plus I'm pretty sure there's a lot less senseless skill grinding.

EVE doesn't have any skill grinding at all, though whether their alternative is preferable is a matter of taste.
Title: Re: Jumpgate is back, thanks to someone
Post by: Phantom Hoover on January 13, 2014, 05:19:08 pm
their alternative is making skill progression a matter of fixed, continuous progression towards a timer in realtime, right
Title: Re: Jumpgate is back, thanks to someone
Post by: General Battuta on January 13, 2014, 05:36:31 pm
Yeah, skills train in realtime, you just queue up a bunch. Fortunately for EVE's viability you can be a viable contributor to fleet fights in ~1 day of training.
Title: Re: Jumpgate is back, thanks to someone
Post by: Gortef on January 14, 2014, 11:56:23 am
I think in EVE you can be a solo pilot but the game will not really open up unless you join in a Company.
In Jumpgate soloing is just as rewarding as making a group and going together, just in a different way.

I can be wrong about EVE though, I just tried it out some years ago.