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[Silicoid]

I've seen this little gem pop up on my video feed due to my interest in Space Engineers:

https://www.frozenbyte.com/2019/05/starbase-a-new-sci-fi-mmo-game-by-frozenbyte-revealed/

Tralier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXLTFwoYM_s

Starbase seems to be a MMO space engineers type game.  From the videos that the game developers posted on youtube this game has me pretty excited.  The only worrisome thing for me is the system requirements.

Being able to tear things apart and cutting a single wire might cut power to essential systems looks to be fairly interesting.  The programming language looks interesting as well.  Boarding ships seem to be better implemented than space engineers as you have grav boots that lock to the ship, so you can board a lightly defended ship and take out the pilot.

The weapon variety looks to be interesting as well.

This is definitely on my PTW list.

[5crownik007]

Basically Space Engineers 2, already wishlisted and ready to buy.

[Chiefwaffles]

Huuuh yeah this actually looks really really potentially interesting.

[ollobrains]

on my wishlist and whatnot.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

Does it have NPCs or any automation or is just people?

Don't get me wrong the MMO/MP aspect is great, but it'd be really nice to have NPCs or a crew or something.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

Okay so it seems like there's not much in the way of NPCs, but after exploring the FAQ...

found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jW4ic1piFnRB0jJcoXeRNYvpREaCKMSCEmLvCqB-7mw/edit#heading=h.ex10uea7ckes

I have to say, I'm getting pretty excited--there's even an in-game programming language.

[Mephisto]

there's even an in-game programming language.

Yes there is. But the software developer in me is going Oh god why.

They say they went with an in-house language because it is simple and fun. That looks like neither.

[LoSboccacc]

if it will ever work I'll get on it, but chances are slim, especially at the depth the trailer is showing. imagine streaming holes to a geometry to hundreds of players that affect world hitboxes while hundreds of players are shooting automatic weapons of increasing caliber from personal to capital at each other.

[Akura]

Definitely saw lag from that occurring in the trailer.

Looks good, but I'll remain a bit skeptical until release.

[Ozyton]

I remember when Space Engineers first showed up on this forum. Every one of us was excited because of the ship destruction...

We'll see.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

Yea...

I feel like this genre of game, space-voxel-sandbox-thing, is just going to have a billion failed iterations until one day someone randomly just hits the right formula and its amazing.

EDIT: tbf, I'm glad they kept development quiet for so long--THATS promising. That said... we'll see how it runs

[Vivalas]

PTW, interested but skeptical. If they deliver everything as promised, it will be really cool. If not... well. We've all been there.

I've always wanted a MMO space build em up type thing, though. Was hoping cosmoteer would eventually go that route, but alas. If there are mechanics to facilitate teamwork and player interaction / roles it would be cool. (e. g. corporations, engineers that design parts, people that design ships and companies that build them etc.) It's a pipe dream but still my dream game.

[Chiefwaffles]

I remember when Space Engineers first showed up on this forum. Every one of us was excited because of the ship destruction...

We'll see.

Not everyone. Lots of people were rightfully skeptical due to the studio's last project -- "Miner Wars" or something of the sort -- that was effectively abandoned.

But this seems like it's already got a decent amount of development done. I'm of course not 150% sold on every single thing they said, but it does have a lot of potential and a very reasonable chance to achieve enough potential to be a good game.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

I'm intrigued for sure, I'm curious to see what both this and Skywanderers look like in a year or two.

[LoSboccacc]

if the past is an indication they'll look as they always look: empty and directionless.