It's very fascinating to look at a realistic attempt at space combat/navigation. What it needs though is cameras around the ship that provide different angles and cover blind spots.
My immediate thought was that a lot of people would just shrug it off as ' button pressing simulator 2015' or something. but it looks quite original. will be fun looking how the game will do in the future
The space sim community deserves this game. It's a VR sim user / triple screen's wet dream. Unfortunately, the developer suffered a head injury and can no longer develop it. Hope someone else sees the potential in this game and creates the spiritual successor to this.
***** Excellent this is exactly the space flight-sim game I've always wanted. Where do I sign up? I'm throwing money at the screen but nothing's happening.
IRAMightyPirate I'm with you but man....What kind of sick sadistic people can enjoy troubleshooting with 100 buttons? Can't say I haven't done that in some of the FSX mods.
After playing a shitton of DCS:A10c and wishing my X3 was as complex when it comes to immersion/systems simulation and control, my dreams have come true. There's something special about Master Warning screaming in your ear, as you are trying to assess the battle damage, get stuff stabilized and return to base.
Wow, just wow. This is simply amazing. Cannot wait for this to come out to public builds. Been waiting for a game like this since the early X series. Keep up the great work dev man!
I've been following Rogue System since the failed kickstarter. The first videos he put out, of the cockpit systems, were just insane! I really can't wait for this one! :D
Oh oh oh I know this one!!!! Being a pilot myself! Basic pilot to tower/ground talk goes like this! -Who your talking to (tower/ground/Clearance) -Who you are (Tail number) -Where you are (Your location on the map/airport/space station) -What you want to do(take off :D) Not sure how it would work in space but id like to think its something like that^^
man, I want this game BADLY!!!! It's so "Alien style" and I totally love the startup system sequence!!! this is the spaceship simulation I know I could love more!!!
8:57 - Finally, someone who uses his brains for spaceship designs. the bridge being on the outer hull&under glass, and pressurized ship interiors in combat conditions always bug me with scifi ships. because the last things you want in space combat are your bridge taken out first, your ship spinning out of control because the air leaks out, and the heat-based high energy weapons doing even more damage because of heat conduction and/or explosive decompression.
For some unexplainable reason... I like the idea of being immersed in the simulation. There is just something about pressing buttons and talking to the dispatcher that I can't explain but it sure does make me want to play this.
If you haven't already, I'd recommend you check out DCS. Its got 1 to 1 replications of several famous aircraft with everything from startup procedures, to radio communications to highly advanced aerodynamic models. The base game is free and comes with a p51 Mustang and a Su 25 Frogfoot.
OK, I REALLY want to keep an eye on this...the way the weapons are just all PEW PEW...Yeah, this reminds me of how I felt when playing Xwing. Keep it up!!
This is AWESOME! I have spent months learning DCS helo flight, and this is right up my alley.I have already spent a ton on Star Citizen and am waiting patiently for that to develop further, but this could definitely be something I look into. :)
Lankey Bastard overreaction much? Point a camera at a tv screen showing the sun and see if you get a lens flare. It's a nice effect graphically, but it doesn't make sense.
***** Wait... You're seriously going to introduce rockets? As in dumbfire rockets? What kind of combat ranges are we talking here? Because that's pretty much worthless even in modern combat, never mind near future. Hell it was pretty much worthless for any air target smaller than a medium bomber even when we first started sticking rockets on airplanes. (Assuming you actually meant unguided rockets.) Aside from that, that all sounds good. Looking forward to seeing more!
***** OK, it's just that I've always heard rocket be used to refer specifically to unguided rocket propelled explosives, when referring to weapons anyway. Although thinking about it, what's this nonsense about manned turrets? I hate to be nitpicking, but won't you be fighting at ranges of several kilometers at relative velocities of several KM/S at least, and likely changing said velocity all the time? I mean I suppose I can see a laser or something being used like that, but otherwise I just don't think it would work. The human mind simply isn't good enough to do that kind of distant targeting at that kind of speed, even with a camera to help with actually seeing the target. But I suppose if you're doing fighters then you're going with the whole "Humans are so much better than computers at everything except math" thing, presumably due to "rule of cool". And also because any kind of realistic computer would render a human pilot mostly superfluous for everything other than telling it what to do. And potentially how to go about it.
***** Without a computer, would anything on that ship work? Because I think that a nuclear reactor built and designed with a computer in mind probably wouldn't do very well without. I'm not saying that the pilot is unnecessary, just that most of the work on the ship should be done by the computer because it's probably better at it. As for that kind of close range combat, I imagine it would be a bit like mounting cannons on modern fighters, it's very much a secondary weapon, but it ends up being used often enough anyway.
I do not care if this is as far as the game ever gets. This is literally the very thing I've wanted since Falcon 4.0 and Privateer. I will cut a large check to the one making this, if for no other reason than to do my part telling the market there's room for something like this. jesus h Christ. It is a GOOD time to be a gamer.
Great job, thank god for indie devs, making new and different games! One comment: personally I don't know if I like the 3rd person outside view. I know it is standard in these games, but in the context of simulation, I feel it jumps you out of the experience. I mean if we're worried about lens flare from a realism pov, then outside cameras are a much more egregious anachronism. It also robs you of the excitement of finally catching a glimpse of your ship from the small window on the space station you've docked to, or on your first EVA. Much more exciting to have to EVA to check the extent of the damage to an outside gun turret and find that it has been torn right off, rather than just switch to 3rd person view. Anyway just a thought.
Can't wait to try that! By the way, in DCS you can move the cursor separately from the camera so that you don't have to rotate the whole camera to point some specific switch. I think it's more convenient.
This aspect of the game... ANY space sim game, is much needed. The fact is that every sim gamer reaches maturity when he (or she) also enjoys the more mundane tasks involved, incorporating the operator specific checklists and tasks (with the requisite experiential knowledge) required for use of a given craft. This IS the "Hard Sci-Fi" that true simmers get a boner for. If this game never takes off, other sim game dev's need to still take note that THIS aspect, often missed, is what we want.
I'm a private pilot and ATC communication are simple in fact : 1/ Immatriculation 2/ Position/Informations 3/ Intentions : Exemple : - F-GGJG, at gasoline with information Hotel (ATIS) for rolling to the 26 (runway) - F-JG you are clear for rolling to the breakpoint (I don't know the exact word in english :p) of the 26 via November and recall ready - We roll to the break....blabla...and we recall ready F-JG Look, easy ^^ Well this game looks really nice !
If you're ever in Tennessee, feel free to stop in. Be happy to take you up in the plane and give you an Air Traffic Control (ATC) primer :) We're not too far from Huntsville, so you can check out the Space & Rocket Center as well!
Looks like a pretty interesting game I have to say, I did not think that anyone would make a game with this kind of realism and attention to the little details on all the systems and such. I have played many of the DCS game modules so I'll definitely keep an eye on this to see how it develops. Too bad I missed the kickstarter, had I seen it when it was up then I'm sure I would have supported it.
TheMegaOne1000 This was the manual launch procedure. Also all these buttons are merely being checked for functionality in this procedure. The level of control you have over this spaceship is insane. You could make it do almost anything o.o
This looks great, & I really hope Micheal manages to bring this to market, as I'm very keen to try it out sometime. And speaking as somebody who flies DCS & BMS, & who enjoys the more technical aspects of those sims - things like systems management, comms, navigation & so on - I would **love** to see some of it incorporated into games like Elite Dangerous & Star Citizen. Call it "Rogue System Lite Mode", or something :P Nothing too dramatic, and make it entirely optional so that people who just want to jump in & fly can do so, but give me a 2min start-up sequence where I have to flick a few switches, and warm up my engines & INS. Give me a profile I need to fly to scoop hydrogen from a star to avoid either bouncing off the atmosphere or burning up. When planetary landings are introduced, let me fly an aproach profile there too, down to my landing pad, something like the HUD boxes in Aliens. Give me a procedure based comms system, with traffic patterns that need to be followed before docking, especially in terms of carrier landings in SC. Nothing complicated, nothing too punishing, nothing too difficult to learn, and certainly nothing that'll detract from the *fun* But at least enough systems management & procedures to follow to make it clear we're not flying microlights in space, but complicated & powerful spaceships. I can't imagine the majority would be interested, so I doubt it's worth dev time for either Frontier or CIG to implement, but including some of procedural based & more technical aspects into those games would add a lot of enjoyment and immersion for me.
Can't wait for the first person to build an actual set of controls to play this with, haha. As it stands I'm just going to stick all of my old Amiga keyboards to my desk + walls and wear a helmet while I play.
It certainly looks interesting. I am excited to see where they're going with this. Extracting interesting gameplay aspects around this, however, will be a challenge. Coming up with interesting ship configuration solutions to interesting problems. It take a lot of good design work to make sure that the workflow inside the cabin is properly paced. I suspect that trying to deal with, and continuously compensate for, failing systems during combat while somebody is shooting at you will be frustrating and most likely a losing proposition. Currently, the game if you want future expansions is at a 60 USD price tag. I'm intrigued, but hesitant about the gamble. The gameplay proposition is not entirely clear to me. I can certainly fantasize about feeling like a space captain knowing the quirks of my ol' bucket of bolts, but getting the job done by not pushing her too hard and making my payments until I can upgrade the LENR and then maybe finally have that TMS looked at etc etc.
This looks great. A concept that is sorely missing. I can see this developing with enormous, complex, multicrew passenger vessels. PDF checklists, emergency procedures and simulations, could be great.
The details in this are amazing for one man project,keep up the good work. But cockpit mostly looks like and works like crossover from 1980s jet plane and how they imagined sci-fi space ships in 1980s. Look at the cockpit from new planes like F-35 (and even that is 10 years old) - huge screens with wery little buttons.
Coming from a student pilot who trains at a controlled airport, talking to towers is scary at first (for the first few lessons I was terrified and stressed talking to them) but then once you know what to expect to hear from them and some of the weird phrases, it's not hard. I'll admit, though, talking to big international airports still makes me nervous.
I am currently a US naval air traffic controller and ill let u know that communication between aircraft and tower isnt that difficult. Its mostly just muscle memory and standard procedure that is close to the same with every aircraft. At least when they are on the ground. when they are airborne, now thats a different story
This kind of reminds me of the old space shuttle simulator from years and years ago - same concept in that they modeled the real shuttle cockpit as closely as they could, and every button, switch and dial did what it was supposed to (assuming the appropriate systems were enabled; otherwise the buttons and switches usually did nothing). Rogue System looks far cooler already, though.
I want to wright out a full start up, docking, undocking, shutdown, and casualty procedure manual for this with system warnings and set point interlocks... I think that I worked in a reactor plant for too long lol
I like this concept, what actual skills would you need to pilot a space craft? I can see this as a pre-cursor to "modern" space flight sims, that presumably automate all the need to switch dials and push buttons. I forces a pilot to think like a pilot and all the protocols a pilot would go through.
Imagine remembering this sequence of buttons for every single time you have to launch... Like, I would love to play this but that sounds absolutely impossible...
it somehow reminds me of Tie Fighter, and those keyboard controls i had to master in order to fly the ships :) I remember that manual with all the shortcuts, and thinking i'll never be able to use them all.
To be super-realistic, the dev should provide a procedure checklist as a printable PDF or put in some sort of in-game clipboard. The concept behind this game does seem very cool, to be sure.
Scott Manley Nice find. Do you know if this will work with the rift? Also, I looked at the websites and I can't find a way to support this game. Is there a way at this time?
***** How much should the early access be? Also, will this game be on Steam? BTW, I'm thinking of featuring this game on my channel as soon as I can get my hands on it, because there is a need for this type of game.
***** From doing some research, it sounds a lot like elite dangerous. Where you can easily just pick what you want to do, and you won't be forced into fighting or whatever (aside from a pirate or needing money). I'm also assuming there is a possible MMO side of this that could come up. In any case, what happens when you're out of fuel, damage too much to move or whatever? Can you call for help? Also, can you have a player or NPC move you and/or your ship? As far as trading goes, will the economy be dynamic? Or is it to soon to tell? Lastly, will there be any ship to ship or ship to station hacking? If so, how realistic will it be? (BTW, I maybe able to help you with that last one. A large part of my channel is on cyber security.)
***** Oh and one thing I forgot to ask. Will the paint degrade over time, being shot at, and so on? Is there a way to fix everything without fixing the paint? What happens if you don't fix it? And, how do you fix problems at stations? (what animation will be used? Will I see everything getting fixed, or will it just magically be fixed?)
Cause it is a small ship? Or a central engine Control? Look into an old aircraft. You had for every function dozens of buttons, cause you had to do everything manually. That is inefficient and just not nessecary if you have a central control.
I feel like this a perfect game to have a copilot. Managing all of these buttons and controls in combat seems incredibly difficult and stressful. A second person to man the systems would be awesome...
this looks so awesome. seems like it could still be a while before early access drops. any idea on an ETA? doesnt mention anything on their site but im gonna dive into the forums, thanks a lot for sharing this
8:35 J J Abrams, are you hearing that? Did you have a problem with the holographic viewscreen on starships? You really had to change it for a gigantic google glass?
Was remembering what other people commented on other videos about this game, saying they would prefer an actual transparent cockpit(with filters and radiation protection of course) and me thinking structural weakness, then you said "lasers".
It's very fascinating to look at a realistic attempt at space combat/navigation. What it needs though is cameras around the ship that provide different angles and cover blind spots.
***** Haha, that's actually what I meant: being able to pull out monitors providing these views from within the cockpit.
***** Will there be FLIR cameras too?
***** Wait, are you a developer?
Sorting out the plasma must be...
*exhausting*
***** you forgot... *dons sunglasses... YEEEEEEEAHHH!!*
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My immediate thought was that a lot of people would just shrug it off as ' button pressing simulator 2015' or something. but it looks quite original. will be fun looking how the game will do in the future
Hans Martin Vatnan my thoughts exactly!
In the few minutes I've watched, this, as Scott said, is extremely similar to DCS
Hans Martin Vatnan i've heard there will be a knob for realism, especially regarding automating such complicated procedures.
The space sim community deserves this game. It's a VR sim user / triple screen's wet dream. Unfortunately, the developer suffered a head injury and can no longer develop it. Hope someone else sees the potential in this game and creates the spiritual successor to this.
As A DCS A-10C pilot myself, 3 millions switches seems accurate.
TheSkipjack95 I hear there are controls on the back of the seat.
***** After the TM Warthog of course
Scott Manley Absolutely.
LMAO
TheSkipjack95 (It’s 420 buttons, switches, knobs, dials, and levers)
Super intrigued but only if it includes failure modes where you have to troubleshoot system failures and stuff.
***** Excellent this is exactly the space flight-sim game I've always wanted. Where do I sign up? I'm throwing money at the screen but nothing's happening.
IRAMightyPirate
It's so weird to see Barney in the comment section..
***** I eagerly await that day that I may throw money in your direction.
IRAMightyPirate I'm with you but man....What kind of sick sadistic people can enjoy troubleshooting with 100 buttons? Can't say I haven't done that in some of the FSX mods.
***** Thank you kind sir.
I would love to see you do a DCS video Scott, if your into that kind of thing.
Todd Bergquist That would be awesome!
After playing a shitton of DCS:A10c and wishing my X3 was as complex when it comes to immersion/systems simulation and control, my dreams have come true.
There's something special about Master Warning screaming in your ear, as you are trying to assess the battle damage, get stuff stabilized and return to base.
Wow, just wow. This is simply amazing. Cannot wait for this to come out to public builds. Been waiting for a game like this since the early X series.
Keep up the great work dev man!
I've been following Rogue System since the failed kickstarter. The first videos he put out, of the cockpit systems, were just insane! I really can't wait for this one! :D
Oh oh oh I know this one!!!!
Being a pilot myself! Basic pilot to tower/ground talk goes like this!
-Who your talking to (tower/ground/Clearance)
-Who you are (Tail number)
-Where you are (Your location on the map/airport/space station)
-What you want to do(take off :D)
Not sure how it would work in space but id like to think its something like that^^
man, I want this game BADLY!!!! It's so "Alien style" and I totally love the startup system sequence!!!
this is the spaceship simulation I know I could love more!!!
normally pushing a tone of buttons would be annoying but this is really immersive.
Glad to see this is still up and going. I saw the kickstarter a while back and the project went really quiet after the kickstarter didn't make it.
Finally someone will give this project much needed attention.
Oh man I've wanted something like this for as long as I can remember, so damn cool
I'm glad to see this still up and kicking. The project seemed very quiet after the kickstarter didn't make it.
8:57 - Finally, someone who uses his brains for spaceship designs. the bridge being on the outer hull&under glass, and pressurized ship interiors in combat conditions always bug me with scifi ships.
because the last things you want in space combat are your bridge taken out first, your ship spinning out of control because the air leaks out, and the heat-based high energy weapons doing even more damage because of heat conduction and/or explosive decompression.
So happy this is still going! Nice job covering it manley!
The first thing I thought when I saw that starting area with that ladder is "Ok, so this is one of Nostromo's sister ships?"
For some unexplainable reason... I like the idea of being immersed in the simulation. There is just something about pressing buttons and talking to the dispatcher that I can't explain but it sure does make me want to play this.
If you haven't already, I'd recommend you check out DCS. Its got 1 to 1 replications of several famous aircraft with everything from startup procedures, to radio communications to highly advanced aerodynamic models. The base game is free and comes with a p51 Mustang and a Su 25 Frogfoot.
Please upload more when it gets updated (if you like the sim of course) lots of us would love to watch it :)
OK, I REALLY want to keep an eye on this...the way the weapons are just all PEW PEW...Yeah, this reminds me of how I felt when playing Xwing. Keep it up!!
This is AWESOME! I have spent months learning DCS helo flight, and this is right up my alley.I have already spent a ton on Star Citizen and am waiting patiently for that to develop further, but this could definitely be something I look into. :)
This honestly looks really sweet and sophisticated.
awesome. One genius built this. Salute!! the last time anyone tried this was Battlecruiser millennium/3000. Awesome.
Goodness I love this ship design!
The Flying Fox is nice and all, but I adored this original ship so much
I really like the realism in this. Especially stuff like the lack of windows.
Nice video! ;) A hardcore Apollo/ISS/Space Shuttle simulator would be so awesome! :D Imagine, a FULLY clickable Apollo capsule.
I very rarely get excited about computer games but holy shit, this is my kind of space sim.
Hang on... If those are screens, where the heck is that lens flare coming from?
Badatstuff The lens in the camera that's taking the image to display on the screen?
Scott Manley Then how would the characteristics of the flair actively change depending on where the head of the user is located?
Badatstuff Wow you're fucking stupid. It might be coming from the LENS of the camera?
Harris Boyer The future has TrackIR.
Lankey Bastard overreaction much? Point a camera at a tv screen showing the sun and see if you get a lens flare.
It's a nice effect graphically, but it doesn't make sense.
8:40 As realistic as any space combat system with fighters in it can be anyway.
MrHamof Exactly. WWII in space.
Scott Manley Well, I would assume that there would be missiles. But otherwise yes.
***** Wait... You're seriously going to introduce rockets? As in dumbfire rockets? What kind of combat ranges are we talking here? Because that's pretty much worthless even in modern combat, never mind near future. Hell it was pretty much worthless for any air target smaller than a medium bomber even when we first started sticking rockets on airplanes. (Assuming you actually meant unguided rockets.)
Aside from that, that all sounds good. Looking forward to seeing more!
***** OK, it's just that I've always heard rocket be used to refer specifically to unguided rocket propelled explosives, when referring to weapons anyway.
Although thinking about it, what's this nonsense about manned turrets? I hate to be nitpicking, but won't you be fighting at ranges of several kilometers at relative velocities of several KM/S at least, and likely changing said velocity all the time? I mean I suppose I can see a laser or something being used like that, but otherwise I just don't think it would work.
The human mind simply isn't good enough to do that kind of distant targeting at that kind of speed, even with a camera to help with actually seeing the target. But I suppose if you're doing fighters then you're going with the whole "Humans are so much better than computers at everything except math" thing, presumably due to "rule of cool". And also because any kind of realistic computer would render a human pilot mostly superfluous for everything other than telling it what to do. And potentially how to go about it.
***** Without a computer, would anything on that ship work? Because I think that a nuclear reactor built and designed with a computer in mind probably wouldn't do very well without. I'm not saying that the pilot is unnecessary, just that most of the work on the ship should be done by the computer because it's probably better at it.
As for that kind of close range combat, I imagine it would be a bit like mounting cannons on modern fighters, it's very much a secondary weapon, but it ends up being used often enough anyway.
I do not care if this is as far as the game ever gets.
This is literally the very thing I've wanted since Falcon 4.0 and Privateer. I will cut a large check to the one making this, if for no other reason than to do my part telling the market there's room for something like this.
jesus h Christ. It is a GOOD time to be a gamer.
HotaruZoku TOWER COMMUNICATION TOO? I'm in danger of my head exploding.
HotaruZoku “what a time to be a gamer”
time traveler here from 2019: should we tell him?
Great job, thank god for indie devs, making new and different games!
One comment: personally I don't know if I like the 3rd person outside view. I know it is standard in these games, but in the context of simulation, I feel it jumps you out of the experience. I mean if we're worried about lens flare from a realism pov, then outside cameras are a much more egregious anachronism.
It also robs you of the excitement of finally catching a glimpse of your ship from the small window on the space station you've docked to, or on your first EVA. Much more exciting to have to EVA to check the extent of the damage to an outside gun turret and find that it has been torn right off, rather than just switch to 3rd person view.
Anyway just a thought.
This is so cool! Sims are going to get better and better!
Can't wait to try that!
By the way, in DCS you can move the cursor separately from the camera so that you don't have to rotate the whole camera to point some specific switch. I think it's more convenient.
Wow, button-press simulator pre-alpha is looking nuts! can't wait for the beta, with even more buttons I hope! :P
This aspect of the game... ANY space sim game, is much needed.
The fact is that every sim gamer reaches maturity when he (or she) also enjoys the more mundane tasks involved, incorporating the operator specific checklists and tasks (with the requisite experiential knowledge) required for use of a given craft.
This IS the "Hard Sci-Fi" that true simmers get a boner for.
If this game never takes off, other sim game dev's need to still take note that THIS aspect, often missed, is what we want.
I'm a private pilot and ATC communication are simple in fact : 1/ Immatriculation 2/ Position/Informations 3/ Intentions :
Exemple :
- F-GGJG, at gasoline with information Hotel (ATIS) for rolling to the 26 (runway)
- F-JG you are clear for rolling to the breakpoint (I don't know the exact word in english :p) of the 26 via November and recall ready
- We roll to the break....blabla...and we recall ready F-JG
Look, easy ^^ Well this game looks really nice !
If you're ever in Tennessee, feel free to stop in. Be happy to take you up in the plane and give you an Air Traffic Control (ATC) primer :) We're not too far from Huntsville, so you can check out the Space & Rocket Center as well!
I didn't know they still make games where you have to have a pre-launch checklist on hand. Awesome!
***** I have played the A-10C Warthog version of it by chance some time ago, I did not know it was a series however, as a quick search turned up.
Good god damnit!!!! Scott Manley + Jack Septic Eye = Massive GREAT!
Hpoing for a Star Trek-esque LCARS control panel layout :')
Hey scott, I just discovered it because of you and loved it. Backed ! I hope this will end well.
As a DCS player and IRL pilot. All I can say regarding this is:
YESSSSSSSS!
I was hooked as soon as i saw 'Main Bus Undervolt'
Looks like a pretty interesting game I have to say, I did not think that anyone would make a game with this kind of realism and attention to the little details on all the systems and such.
I have played many of the DCS game modules so I'll definitely keep an eye on this to see how it develops. Too bad I missed the kickstarter, had I seen it when it was up then I'm sure I would have supported it.
I really like accurate simulators, but this gives a new meaning to OVERKILL
TheMegaOne1000 Then you dont really like accurate simulators.
Josh g Well said. ;)
TheMegaOne1000 This was the manual launch procedure. Also all these buttons are merely being checked for functionality in this procedure. The level of control you have over this spaceship is insane. You could make it do almost anything o.o
TheMegaOne1000 You would hate DCS then, I'd say the A-10C in DCS is more complex to start up than this.
EnviousEyes23 I love the A10C. Fav module.
This looks great, & I really hope Micheal manages to bring this to market, as I'm very keen to try it out sometime. And speaking as somebody who flies DCS & BMS, & who enjoys the more technical aspects of those sims - things like systems management, comms, navigation & so on - I would **love** to see some of it incorporated into games like Elite Dangerous & Star Citizen. Call it "Rogue System Lite Mode", or something :P
Nothing too dramatic, and make it entirely optional so that people who just want to jump in & fly can do so, but give me a 2min start-up sequence where I have to flick a few switches, and warm up my engines & INS. Give me a profile I need to fly to scoop hydrogen from a star to avoid either bouncing off the atmosphere or burning up. When planetary landings are introduced, let me fly an aproach profile there too, down to my landing pad, something like the HUD boxes in Aliens. Give me a procedure based comms system, with traffic patterns that need to be followed before docking, especially in terms of carrier landings in SC.
Nothing complicated, nothing too punishing, nothing too difficult to learn, and certainly nothing that'll detract from the *fun* But at least enough systems management & procedures to follow to make it clear we're not flying microlights in space, but complicated & powerful spaceships.
I can't imagine the majority would be interested, so I doubt it's worth dev time for either Frontier or CIG to implement, but including some of procedural based & more technical aspects into those games would add a lot of enjoyment and immersion for me.
Awesome engine sounds on that ship.
Can't wait for the first person to build an actual set of controls to play this with, haha. As it stands I'm just going to stick all of my old Amiga keyboards to my desk + walls and wear a helmet while I play.
Holy crap, this sounds like a game for me :)
This + Oculus could actually be really cool. Really dig you into that immersive feel.
It certainly looks interesting. I am excited to see where they're going with this. Extracting interesting gameplay aspects around this, however, will be a challenge. Coming up with interesting ship configuration solutions to interesting problems. It take a lot of good design work to make sure that the workflow inside the cabin is properly paced. I suspect that trying to deal with, and continuously compensate for, failing systems during combat while somebody is shooting at you will be frustrating and most likely a losing proposition.
Currently, the game if you want future expansions is at a 60 USD price tag. I'm intrigued, but hesitant about the gamble. The gameplay proposition is not entirely clear to me. I can certainly fantasize about feeling like a space captain knowing the quirks of my ol' bucket of bolts, but getting the job done by not pushing her too hard and making my payments until I can upgrade the LENR and then maybe finally have that TMS looked at etc etc.
this is a dream man
i love switches so much
I'd build an own cockpit if i knew how
You just destroyed my dream as a space pilot!
This looks great. A concept that is sorely missing. I can see this developing with enormous, complex, multicrew passenger vessels. PDF checklists, emergency procedures and simulations, could be great.
The details in this are amazing for one man project,keep up the good work. But cockpit mostly looks like and works like crossover from 1980s jet plane and how they imagined sci-fi space ships in 1980s. Look at the cockpit from new planes like F-35 (and even that is 10 years old) - huge screens with wery little buttons.
Nice work from the Publisher! I always loved these kind of games and this is awesome! :3 Where can you buy it when it's published?
Coming from a student pilot who trains at a controlled airport, talking to towers is scary at first (for the first few lessons I was terrified and stressed talking to them) but then once you know what to expect to hear from them and some of the weird phrases, it's not hard. I'll admit, though, talking to big international airports still makes me nervous.
I am currently a US naval air traffic controller and ill let u know that communication between aircraft and tower isnt that difficult. Its mostly just muscle memory and standard procedure that is close to the same with every aircraft. At least when they are on the ground. when they are airborne, now thats a different story
I can't wait for someone to build a real cockpit for this game as they already did with KSP.
This kind of reminds me of the old space shuttle simulator from years and years ago - same concept in that they modeled the real shuttle cockpit as closely as they could, and every button, switch and dial did what it was supposed to (assuming the appropriate systems were enabled; otherwise the buttons and switches usually did nothing). Rogue System looks far cooler already, though.
I NEED THIS GAME!!!!! Is the most awesome thing i've seen on many many time...
Can't wait for this, looks brilliant!!
I want to wright out a full start up, docking, undocking, shutdown, and casualty procedure manual for this with system warnings and set point interlocks... I think that I worked in a reactor plant for too long lol
DCS in space!Always dreamed about it!
More of this Mr. Scott Manley this video got me extremely hyped for this game :)
I like this concept, what actual skills would you need to pilot a space craft? I can see this as a pre-cursor to "modern" space flight sims, that presumably automate all the need to switch dials and push buttons. I forces a pilot to think like a pilot and all the protocols a pilot would go through.
Imagine remembering this sequence of buttons for every single time you have to launch... Like, I would love to play this but that sounds absolutely impossible...
Talking to ATC is easy when you get the hang of it, I played a lot of multiplayer with professional style ATC though, so I may be biased
TheRabbitFear 'uhh hi I'm in a plane and uhh I need to take off, can you help me?'
Scott Manley It is quite easy! 'November two-one-three juliet tango request permission for takeoff Runway 36'.
Zvezda Arawaniskt November two-one-three juliet tango you are clear for departure.
TheRabbitFear Vatsim ATC is quite unrealistic. I've yet to find a video game that emulates it well.
Multiplayer
Please do more videos on Rogue System!
it somehow reminds me of Tie Fighter, and those keyboard controls i had to master in order to fly the ships :) I remember that manual with all the shortcuts, and thinking i'll never be able to use them all.
To be super-realistic, the dev should provide a procedure checklist as a printable PDF or put in some sort of in-game clipboard. The concept behind this game does seem very cool, to be sure.
1:57 The ladder looks like the one on the Nostromo from Alien.
Scott ! your asteroid discovery video was featured by Crash Course Astronomy !
Kind of imagined that we'd be piloting something a little more sleek with a control surface like that.
I feel like I should point out this is a GAME for a few people. A cool game at that,
Please continue to play this!
Scott Manley
Nice find. Do you know if this will work with the rift?
Also, I looked at the websites and I can't find a way to support this game. Is there a way at this time?
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How much should the early access be? Also, will this game be on Steam?
BTW, I'm thinking of featuring this game on my channel as soon as I can get my hands on it, because there is a need for this type of game.
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From doing some research, it sounds a lot like elite dangerous. Where you can easily just pick what you want to do, and you won't be forced into fighting or whatever (aside from a pirate or needing money).
I'm also assuming there is a possible MMO side of this that could come up.
In any case, what happens when you're out of fuel, damage too much to move or whatever? Can you call for help?
Also, can you have a player or NPC move you and/or your ship?
As far as trading goes, will the economy be dynamic? Or is it to soon to tell?
Lastly, will there be any ship to ship or ship to station hacking? If so, how realistic will it be?
(BTW, I maybe able to help you with that last one. A large part of my channel is on cyber security.)
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Oh and one thing I forgot to ask. Will the paint degrade over time, being shot at, and so on? Is there a way to fix everything without fixing the paint? What happens if you don't fix it? And, how do you fix problems at stations?
(what animation will be used? Will I see everything getting fixed, or will it just magically be fixed?)
I just added my idea to your site.
www.roguesystemsim.com/VForums/discussion/126/hacking
So many buttons to press! :D Shortcuts list time.
Very Spinal Tap."Why just have one switch to turn on the engine?" "These have eleven."
Cause it is a small ship? Or a central engine Control? Look into an old aircraft. You had for every function dozens of buttons, cause you had to do everything manually. That is inefficient and just not nessecary if you have a central control.
I feel like this a perfect game to have a copilot. Managing all of these buttons and controls in combat seems incredibly difficult and stressful. A second person to man the systems would be awesome...
I'm not into this kind of game, but this looks so fantastic!
You'd imagine in a future where we have spaceships like this, all of it could be automated by an AI, or at the very least, by scripts.
That is a pretty interesting game. I like the skin of the buttons. There should be some options to custumize your ship.
Great. :D
finally someone who doesnt take shortcuts with spaceships
this looks so awesome. seems like it could still be a while before early access drops. any idea on an ETA? doesnt mention anything on their site but im gonna dive into the forums, thanks a lot for sharing this
***** thats awesome i cant wait! will def be following this project
I now have major respect for all pilots whether they fly a 747 or the Soyuz rocket
Talk about pushing all my buttons. This really soothes the OCD that lives in me.
8:35 J J Abrams, are you hearing that? Did you have a problem with the holographic viewscreen on starships? You really had to change it for a gigantic google glass?
almost 6 years later, this video come up in my recomended video feed. sadly it's still stuck forever in early access i guess :(
Would be cool to see more of this from you
To bad this game is indefinitely on hold and will most likely never be developed further. Really a shame as it had real potential.
Because I always wanted to relive my time in the US Navy, but in space. Seriously though this is cool.
This with the sovereignty, economy and industry mechanics of Eve online and you will have a timeless game!
that's really cool, switches are fun.
This does look pretty cool! Scott are you using you HOTAS?
This is what I wanted star citizen to be.
Was remembering what other people commented on other videos about this game, saying they would prefer an actual transparent cockpit(with filters and radiation protection of course) and me thinking structural weakness, then you said "lasers".