Comments - GungnirInd

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Is the "Disable all sound/music" option on? If so, uncheck it and restart NAEV.

There's one at wiki.naev.org

NAEV borrowed VS's ship models for many of their sprites. The two projects have different dev teams.

The manual is here: Vegastrike.sourceforge.net Note that some of the data there might be outdated.

There is a in-craft computer; press Shift-M. Also, there is music (a lot of it in fact), try messing around with the audio settings in setup. If that doesn't work, you might want to post about it on the forum.

I believe the gameplay in NAEV is largely based on the Escape Velocity series, which doesn't have reverse thrust either. At least, not on normal ships; special 'inertialess' ships do, but those are really rare.

Small update: Stook and log0 are working on Vega Ogre at full steam, and we're preparing for the 0.5.1 Beta 2 release! Also, we have a new server; the site is now at vega-strike.org and the forums are now at forums.vega-strike.org

Also, if anyone wants to help, sign up on the forum and see what you want to work on!

I can play it maxed on almost all levels (Bath gives me some trouble with reflections), and that's with a GMA X3100 IGP. It's optimized incredibly well.

It's coded in C++, I believe; you could post here and ask Strook if he could use some help: Vegastrike.sourceforge.net

I believe the main two goals right now are getting the Linux version working fully and making a Windows version; the Mac version is done.

Yes you can, in a way; once you get close enough, you can press the dock key to land. Vega Ogre will allow us to use seamless atmospheric flight, but that feature isn't quite ready yet.

You can do combat, trading, or just exploring; the game has an incredible number of systems to explore. Most people mix trading AI Cores and fighting Pirates/Luddites/Aera, but you can do pretty much anything.

Very impressive. This is done client-side, correct?

Since it hasn't been announced here yet, Vega Strike 0.5.1 Beta 1 has been released for Windows and Linux (no Mac version yet). Go download it and be sure to send bug reports to the devs!

Dev Blog post:
Vegastrike.sourceforge.net

Forum announcement and download links:
Vegastrike.sourceforge.net

The key bindings are in the data files, look at the VS wiki to see which one. As for mouse control, that's a setting in the setup program.

Better than which craft? There are a lot of craft available to the player by default, and if that's not good enough, you could try hacking the restricted ships (like the Andolian Tesla or the Aeran Leonidas). If you still want more power, you can make a new class of ship with ridiculous maneuver and damage ratings :P.

It has physics, but they're not very advanced.

The multi-platform game files are version 2.5, but the Mac launcher is 2.4. The 2.5 version of the Mac has yet to be coded; running 2.5 files with 2.4 causes these errors.

Klinksoftware.com

Note that the engine is still in development; there are a lot of bugs, a lot more features to add, and a new demonstration project is on the way.

Not a fan of the tail. It looks like you got a few cubes and smoothed the heck out of it. I would round out the rear fuselage, lengthen the fins, and make the wings look more like airfoils. Also, I doubt that jets would be practical for a UAV, because they're big and loud and they guzzle fuel. I love the front, though.

Very nice, though the sides of the Halcyon are a little dull; they could use some texture. Still, very good.

Looks nice.

Nice. The beginning reminds me of the Wild Geese line, BTW.

Wow, that's some nice texturing.

This sounds great; sign me up.

Ok, I have another question: are you going to put the Kestrel in?

I love the way this is turning out. One question: are you going to implement an asteroid mining system like EV:N's?

Shouldn't this be labeled as an indy project?