Star Trek/other IP space games?

[CBR JGWRR]

So, since Star Trek Online is actively being killed off by the devs, I've quit that, and want to know what else is out there currently? Ideally, I want an STO with a set of devs who do give a damn about the source IP, but that doesn't seem to exist anymore...

(Tried modded GalCiv 1 and 2, tried ST:BC, tried modded Freelancer, tried Darkstar One, tried Spore, none of those really did what I want...)


Heard about EVE, but judging from the thread on here my system would not cope with most normal day to day events in it, being something where hundreds of players doing stuff at once tends to happen quite a lot.


X series - heard of them, even have a few. None of my disks work so I've never actually tried them...


I just want a ship, so anything Starfighter-ish is out (reference Freelancer above, I just do not get on well with that sort of gameplay) an open universe, sandbox gameplay with objectives, and character customisation.

I know it is quite an ask, so being Star Trek is just a would be nice.

Thoughts?

[CBR JGWRR]

motorizer said:

Elite dangerous is the space game of the hour..

It is flying the ship in first person only, but I've found you can avoid combat altogether if you don't like dogfighting.

Still in beta though (probably till christmas) and early access is a bit expensive. Finished game will have the whole milky way galaxy to pootle around in, accurate to current star charts.

Sounds promising.

If it is Freelancer style, move mouse to aim and fly, click to do stuff sort of play it will be bearable to pilot. If it is STO/EVE style with tonnes of clickies it won't...

Still doesn't get around the whole personal issue of small one-man craft flitting about the galaxy, I much prefer large cruisers or even carriers, just seems a far more sensible way to do interstellar stuff, but that seems far less common...

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motorizer said:

CBR JGWRR said:

Still doesn't get around the whole personal issue of small one-man craft flitting about the galaxy, I much prefer large cruisers or even carriers, just seems a far more sensible way to do interstellar stuff, but that seems far less common...

The ships in elite dangerous are actually massive. The smallest is almost as big as a small house. Some of the artwork shows the scale.
Still one man though, (Crew are planned but not in yet)

That's good news - just checked it out, seems very promising now.

kiseca said:

You can trial Eve and see how your system copes. It is very... addictive

Sometimes you don't need to try stuff to know it wont work. I've seen enough EVE footage to know that much, which is a shame as it seems quite good...

[CBR JGWRR]

Ill take a look at it, trial is at least free...

[CBR JGWRR]

Thanks all.

Well, EVE is being problematic on install, (stuck on "Target payload not found") Star Citizen and Elite: Dangerous seem far too early in the process of current videogame development to get into yet, but look great once ready...

X Series it is then.