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endless-sky
- Risking my life for an entire solar system of lentils
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Naev – open-source game about space exploration, trade and combat
Sounds very similar to Endless Sky[1] - another open source game drawing on the old Escape Velocity games. I really enjoyed both Endless Sky and the Escape Velocity games, so I'll have to check out Naev at some point!
[1] https://endless-sky.github.io/
- Endless Sky v0.10.4
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StarCitizen Server Meshing Architecture
There's an open source successor to Escape Velocity that's fun and continues to grow:
https://github.com/endless-sky/endless-sky
- Endless Sky – a galaxy lies open for you to explore
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6 free games updated in the last 60 days
#2 - Endless Sky - ALSO inspired by Escape Velocity, but IMO this is more polished Escape Velocity clone and could reasonably be called the modern successor. EXCELLENT space trade/piracy/combat and definitely take some good strategy to get far into the game.
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So I'm confused
From the changelog
- ESLauncher2 help
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[Spoilers likely] the power level of endless sky compared to other universes
Bottom left of the website has discord invite link https://endless-sky.github.io
- Endless Sky v0.10.2
MechEngineer
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Mod query
You could just use Mech Engineer on its own, but even that recommends RogueTech or BTA so that you will have ready access to all the components that you need.
- Quirk Idea: Imbalanced crit slots. Is it even possible?
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This game is so replayable. This one is neat because I got options to buy 3 parts of Atlas AS7-D's for like $3.x Million, twice, early. I know I'm slow, but but if you couple this with Master Tactician and a Battle Computer on a Cyclops, they act in turn 3. Then I put MASC on everything.
You might want to pick up one of the mods that includes Mech Engineer for greater tinkering. As the description mentions, both Battletech Advanced (BTA3062) and RogueTech include it, with the latter being more significantly different from vanilla. Lots more customization possible, and both of those mods include a lot for stuff to customize (RT moreso, like... 2600+ mechs/variants, vs ~1800 in BTA).
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Widelands is a free, open-source real-time strategy game
I can heartily recommend BattleTech Advanced if you don't want to go as far as Roguetech. It's definitely tougher, but not as impenetrable as Roguetech is. (Plus there's lots of difficulty sliders so you can probably tweak it to be about as forgiving as vanilla).
I really enjoy the MWO-style mech customization that both of these add (the https://github.com/BattletechModders/MechEngineer mod); one critique I have of vanilla Battletech is that they simplified the mech construction mechanics a lot, and stripped out some of the tradeoffs that make mech design interesting in the canon. In vanilla, you just optimize for free tonnage, and can put jump jets on everything, so there are just a few chassis in each weight class that are strictly optimal for most loadouts; this makes it quite boring as there's little reason to pick other chassis. In BTA/Roguetech you can take an XL engine to shave off a lot of weight, but that means your mech will die if you lose your side torso. Lots of meaningful trade-offs, with no "best solution".
I will admit that my eyes glossed over when I first started the game and looked at all the new part types I had to learn though...
What are some alternatives?
widelands - Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode. The game was inspired by Settlers II™ (© Bluebyte) but has significantly more variety and depth to it.
etlegacy - ET: Legacy is an open source project based on the code of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory which was released in 2010 under the terms of the GPLv3 license.
freeciv21 - Develop your civilization from humble roots to a global empire
ESLauncher2 - The next generation Endless Sky Launcher.
7kaa - Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries - Go to the main source repository at https://sourceforge.net/projects/skfans/ for source code and builds
LandOfTheRair - Land of the Rair is a full-blown MORPG styled like the MUDs of olde, featuring hours upon hours of gameplay.
MightyMike - Pangea Software's Mighty Mike (Power Pete) for modern systems
warzone2100 - Command the forces of The Project in a battle to rebuild the world after mankind has been nearly destroyed by nuclear missiles. A 100% free and open source real-time strategy game for Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD+
endless-web - A fork of Endless Sky for playing in a browser: try it at https://play-endless-web.com/
novafix - Escape Velocity Nova Fix for Modern OS X
naev - Naev is a 2d action/rpg space game that combines elements from the action, rpg and simulation genres.