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ygfperson

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« on: December 21, 2005, 01:33:04 PM »
http://www.starportgame.com

It's fun. Try it. (It's free also).
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JaWiB

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« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2005, 01:58:51 PM »
This better not be a waste of my time! (Not that I have anything better to do)
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« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2005, 02:41:22 PM »
I used to play this allll the time...


edit: nm, twas another game i think
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« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2005, 05:07:48 PM »
Quote from: JaWiB
This better not be a waste of my time! (Not that I have anything better to do)

it's a massively multiplayer game where you travel between star systems in a galaxy. (This galaxy contains only around 200 stars). It is very involved: you can make money through colonies, trading, doing barge runs for rich guys, hunting bot ships, ferrying passengers, selling artifacts...  The only limiting factor is that everyone gets a max of 5000 of fuel and it only builds back up over time.

You also have to pay rent to stay somewhere in safety while you're not logged in (unless it's a colony you own, in which case it depends on its defenses). Some star systems (and colonies) are under UN protection, which mean you pay taxes for each hour you stay there. You can also take you chances in some empty area in the galaxy and hope that nobody comes across and destroys your ship
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« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2005, 05:24:51 PM »
That sounds like a really neat concept.  Maybe I'll try it soon.
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« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2005, 06:22:18 PM »
Sounds a bit like Gamma World - a kind of rpg that grew up shortly after d&d, IIRC. There was another one like that but I can't remember what it was called. I only ever played Gamma World (or maybe it was the other one..?) once or twice many years ago but it seemed okay from what I remember.
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« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2005, 06:57:41 PM »
I played it for a while this morning. When I logged off I had about $50k i think. I don't know what to do with these colonists though!
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« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2005, 07:50:58 PM »
Sounds sort of like a space LotGD...only pretty!
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« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2005, 03:14:17 PM »
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I played it for a while this morning. When I logged off I had about $50k i think. I don't know what to do with these colonists though!


start a colony, duh! :p or dump them at the nearest spaceport. you'll lose reputation for dumping them in outer space though...

you can start a colony by buying a dome for 40k at one of the starbases, finding an unoccupied planet, and choosing a location you can easily defend. there's more info here: http://www.starportgame.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=432&sid=6f09fc6bba79633b23135f957397f0c1
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« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2005, 09:17:31 PM »
Eh I stopped playing this game a while ago. It was alright, but I experienced 100% packet loss (apparently) on the first server I played on, which I didn't realize until the second day...
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« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2006, 05:56:44 PM »
I'm on "a dark future" if that makes a difference... lag seems fine there
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