Oolite Bulletins

Yes, I know this board is for Elite/Oolite fans. But anyone old enough to play elite, must have certainly cut their teeth on Wing Commander Privateer.

Privateer was probably the finest sandbox Elite style game created for the PC. It's clear that Privateer is very much inspired by Elite, and the new open source version looks pretty good as well.

The game can be found here. I might give it a spin. Elite purists may be put off by portions of the game, and the flight dynamics are even more arcadish than Elite was.

But if you were an Elite Fan, I'm guessing some of you liked Privateer as well.

BTW. I have no dog in this fight and haven't tried it yet, but I might give it a download.

http://multi-players-zone.com/wingremake.htm#ggold

wthomas33065 wrote:

Yes, I know this board is for Elite/Oolite fans. But anyone old enough to play elite, must have certainly cut their teeth on Wing Commander Privateer.

I imagine quite a few of us did try Privateer back in the day. I know I did, and also other instalments in the Wing Commander universe. None of them lasted long on my computer though.

Nevertheless, good find and absolutely of interest, but I do think this thread belongs in Outworld. Mods?

Gemini Gold been on the SSC download area for ages. Its not bad at all. Well worth a go if you fancy something different for a wee change. I could never get used to the way the ships handled though. Maybe it was just me

Well after this gets moved to the right section, I'd like to give a bit of a warning.

Gemini Gold is based on the flawed Vega Strike engine. By 'flawed' I mean that the AI factions are completely screwy. I'm not sure what the technical terms are, but its a known bug that once the 'retro' or some other piratey faction notices you, you will find them at every port. Even on my very first flight, I helped a trader kill one, and for the rest of my time playing, I had Retro's at every single station. Often 3 or 4 waiting for me to undock. The game became unplayable. Its a known issue, and there is no fix since nobody is working on either VS, or GG.

Shame, it really wasn't a bad game. I'd suggest just buying the original privateer from GOG.com

Not Oolite related. Moved to Outworld.