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Agreed. I've said it before, somewhere else. I would love a persistent universe that takes place in the solar system. Navigating around Sol takes a real amount
by geuis 14y ago
Agreed. I've said it before, somewhere else. I would love a persistent universe that takes place in the solar system. Navigating around Sol takes a real amount of time. To make it really interesting, the rest of the galaxy is explorable too. It would take a massive amount of effort, but eventually you can build ships that can travel to the stars. But instead of instant travel, it takes weeks or months of real time to get there. Basically this game would be very similar to Eve in many aspects. Probably one of the reasons I enjoyed playing Eve for so long.
- anigbrowl 14y agoBut instead of instant travel, it takes weeks or months of real time to get there. That sounds incredibly dull.
- ajlburke 14y ago"Wobbler had written an actual computer game like this once. It was called 'Journey to Alpha Centauri'. It was a screen with some dots on it. ... He'd seen on TV that it took three thousand years to get to Alpha Centauri. He had written it so that if anyone kept their computer on for three thousand years, they'd be rewarded by a little dot appearing in the middle of the screen, and then a message saying, 'Welcome to Alpha Centauri. Now go home.' " - Terry Pratchett, Only You Can Save Mankind
- huhtenberg 14y agoWhat was that game when you had to drive for several hours on a straight road to get to the destination, only to get a bonus level of traveling back home (and then needing to swerve around a single stray dog in the last hour just to stay on the road)?
- ajlburke 14y agoThat would be "Desert Bus" - an attempt to make the worst video game ever. Of course people have formed leagues and tournaments to play it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_%26_Tellers_Smoke_and_Mirrors#Desert_Bus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_%26_Tellers_Smoke_and_Mirr...
- jkubicek 14y agoAre you talking about Penn and Teller's Desert Bus? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_%26_Tellers_Smoke_and_Mirrors#Desert_Bus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_%26_Tellers_Smoke_and_Mirr...
- knowaveragejoe 14y agoYou may be interested in this game: http://infinity-universe.com/ http://infinity-universe.com/ Unfortunately, the sole developer seems more interested in developing the engine for commercial use first before making the game.
- mountaingoating 14y agoIf you are getting antsy, you should, of course, play Space Engine! It's the ultimate exploration game. It aims to be a complete, accurate simulation of space, and you can download it for free. Of course, it's riddled with bugs, but it is absolutely worth playing anyway. http://en.spaceengine.org/ http://en.spaceengine.org/