Microsoft Space Simulator (Or, Charles Guy’s Galaxy in a Box)

Re:Microsoft Space Simulator (Or, Charles Guy’s Galaxy in a ... by alexjudson on Friday January 15, 2021 @07:08PM (#25798391)

I have been working on a realistic scale space simulator (working title, Space Freighters) that I like to describe as a "truck simulator in space." [0] The focus is currently in creating a simulator with realistic spaceflight physics (I am an aerospace engineer by day), that also allows you to bend some rules with options for FTL travel. I am striving for a calm gameplay similar to the truck simulator franchises in which the player can deliver cargo and take time to admire the universe around them.

The project is still young, and I do not have a lot to share at the moment, but if you are interested, you can follow along on the subreddit below!

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceFreighters/

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Re:Microsoft Space Simulator (Or, Charles Guy’s Galaxy in a ... by ghostDancer on Saturday January 16, 2021 @03:53AM (#25801049)

A mining simulator with realistic physics ΔV: Rings of Saturn: https://koder.itch.io/dv-rings-of-saturn

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Re:Microsoft Space Simulator (Or, Charles Guy’s Galaxy in a ... by joshu on Friday January 15, 2021 @09:45PM (#25799517)

I really love the idea of a calm game. I have been looking for something to do with friends that isn’t a 100% of attention hostile fight fest...

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Re:Microsoft Space Simulator (Or, Charles Guy’s Galaxy in a ... by pavlov on Friday January 15, 2021 @08:37PM (#25799055)

This description sounds a bit like Elite II: Frontier. I remember enjoying it greatly back in the day. The entire game fit on one floppy.

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Re:Microsoft Space Simulator (Or, Charles Guy’s Galaxy in a ... by StavrosK on Friday January 15, 2021 @09:59PM (#25799593)

Or Elite: Dangerous.

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Re:Microsoft Space Simulator (Or, Charles Guy’s Galaxy in a ... by foobar1962 on Saturday January 16, 2021 @02:37AM (#25800782)

Did you ever play Galactic Empire or Galactic Trader, from the early days of classic Macintosh? Emphasis on strategy rather than a simulation of stellar travel, they may provide inspiration for your work.

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Re:Microsoft Space Simulator (Or, Charles Guy’s Galaxy in a ... by op03 on Saturday January 16, 2021 @02:37AM (#25800783)

Check out github.com/endless-sky/endless-sky

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