Starshatter - Space Warfare

[chaoswyvern17]

StarShitter.

[ludlekill]

Where can we find that game nowadays ?



[rscaper1070]

@ludlekill Starshatter is now open source. You can get the game from starshattermods. You just need to register. Look for the install guide in the Player's Lounge in the forums.

[VideoRoom207]

BTW there is an open source version of the game just in case anyone was still looking for it. There are also a bunch of mods. Just look up Starshattermods. You have to register to see the download section but definitely worth it.

[numaiprostiaaramas]

nice game and very realistic

[StinkyGreenBud]

Hmmm having graphic problems. They where fine until i tried to change my resolution.

[wowsweetness12]

Why don't they just get it put on Steam? People WOULD buy this. I know I would. Plus... they don't have to pay to make more copies. Problem solved?

[178thbattlegroup]

whats the name of the song at 3:20???

[congruent2006]

howcome all i can find are either fast paced but lame FPS style space games where the objective is to keep the enemy in the center of your screen, or slow boring ass games like this where ships move to slow, etc,

where is the happy medium? of face based but tactical space game? maybe with some RPG elements? and dont tell me home world -_-

[jjsharphead]

@congruent2006 Have you seen Nexus : The jupiter incident? its a bit faster rts, you get into combat very quickly, but sometimes you have to look for objectives and thats not to long if you know what your doing, i think its allright, the combat is nice too

[brow276]

I had the beta for this game a very long time ago, and only recently remembered the name. Does anyone know where you can find a copy for download or purchase?

[dtrain69er]

this game eats balls

[Trusteft]

I bought this game in 2006. I have yet to install it...damn it. I completely forgot about it.

[alacard12]

I FUCKING WANT THIS GAME!!

[VitrSavany]

wow

[Fliuck]

The capital ships at 0:20 and 1:45 are diffidently ships I'll love to helm. And they have both RC thrusters and Z axis movement,not like SWEAT where capital ship engage each on a flat surface. I'll keep an eye out for this game.

[dalvant]

And by the way, the music is "Mars, bringer of war" by Holst

[dalvant]

Man, this really looks awesome! How is that a huge space combat fan like me has never heard about this?

[ArpeggioFortissimo]

YOU ARE USING DARKSPACE MUSIC

[Gyzmopuppy]

@ArpeggioFortissimo no he's not. This is Mars by Gustave Holst

[mrbigtime81]

i want this game so bad please where can i buy it digitally?

[aliensuperweapon]

THIS is what i want in EvE Online! Fuck avatars walking on stations - a proper TACTICAL battle system is what space MMOs need. >.<

[dalvant]

@aliensuperweapon COMPLETELLY agree with you. If there was an MMORPG like this I would leave EVE for it immediately

[EroguroTheater]

Man this is actually a great game, a few bugs but I really enjoyed it. You know why games likes this don't make it? Because people don't really buy them. The companies in the middle ground are the ones that lose the most. People spend a shitload of the big name games that are just rehashes of other stuff, and usually screw over games like this one. Websites like Gamespot are just payed off by big companies and they give biased ratings to these.. I wish people bought games like this more often.

[AquaPhoenix2006]

@EroguroTheater Microsoft tried this route with Allegiance but it flopped basically so they made it open source, now it's only held together by a group of fans through the internet that maintain hosting for multiplayer games

[flyingmonkey1001]

gathering storm IS 129$ THE original ONE IS 20$ wtf.....

[rougeleder3]

WERE CAN YOU DOWNLOAD THIS ON THE INTERNET

[nashertheatheist]

@rougeleder3

You can get a demo by typing it in on google.

[TehSafst3r]

starshatter... sounds like someone who craps out stars lol

[HardWarUK]

If it's not supported anymore, how buggy is it?

[mustanglead]

Why do they not make a remake of Elite? That was by far the best ever space game..

[Phelan666]

Starshitter lol

[NightSoar]

Music is from the space MMO Darkspace.

[Xprinny]

@NightSoar The Music is from Serria Entertainment's Outpost!

[falkerhard]

I thought this genre was dead. This shows obviously not!

[WinterXL]

@falkerhard The game came out around 2006, I think. :P

[rougeleder3]

Is this music from the game? if not what is it called and what is it from

[zombat]

@rougeleder3

Mars, from Holst's The Planets suite

[twoworlds757]

Is it free to play? plz help!

[RushVeros]

That's freakin' insane! Do they have a free version or trial???

[MrAcenan]

i looked baseclt every where for this game, nothing on Ebay, looked at the biggest online game selling sites: nothing,... only plase i could find it was pirate bay... i gonna look in a store(they have alot..) downtown if they dont have it there i download it fron PB it looks awesome :D

[warstomper]

looks sorta like Starfleet command 3

[djegets2]

is it free ?

[ginsengaddict]

looks amazing! where do i get it - i want this game!

[OmegaHunter24]

I bought a copy of this game (some idiot sold it for $6), but unfortunately it doesn't work on Vista. Does anyone know how to make this work on Vista? You have no idea how grateful this space nerd will be if anyone can help.

[LordEizen]

@OmegaHunter24 did u try changing the compatibility to xp?

[OmegaHunter24]

@LordEizen Where do I go to do that?

[LordEizen]

@OmegaHunter24 uhmm u go to the .exe file the one to start the game, and then right click, properties, compatibily run as windows xp or something like xD

[OmegaHunter24]

@LordEizen My problem is that when I put the disc in, nothing even happens at all and I can't install it. The computer doesn't even register that anything is on the disc. I tried it on another computer and it worked and almost installed, but the computer was too shitty to actually run the game afterwards. I tried installing it onto a flash drive but then it still wouldn't run on my vista.

[LordEizen]

@OmegaHunter24 oh.. uhmm then maybe your cd drive is not working right :s maybe try to download and ISO of the game.. (ISO is and image of the cd) or you can make the ISO yourself on another computer that reads the cd and then u copy the ISO to your computer using your flash drive =)

[RogerioMartins87]

Kind of reminds me of Independence War. Maybe I should get this one.

[TheStaravatar]

can i play in the demo a great space ship too?

[xDrunkDevilx]

Reminds me of the Jupiter Incident game, gonna try this one too.

[lusulpher]

OMG I remember this demo, came with NO instructions and it was the most frustrating thing I have ever played, but damn was it cool.

And now I see the rest, I want it to be redone.

EvE is almost as complex, but not a sim. But they could hit up the Infinity team and squeeze this in.

[ponty94]

@Thasunkawitko, have you ever heard of fast-forward ingame for long-distance flight? if you have to fly very far as you say, you whack afterburners on and hit 4x time warp.

[ponty94]

they stopped suporting sales of the game apparently (I just emailed the developer), BUT you can find copies on amazon/ebay for under $20 with a quick search.

The awesomest part has to be the heavy ship combat (from experience, I bought a copy) :D

[myster1234]

That sucks about it being discontinued by Matrix Games. It seems to me the developer (Destroyer Studios) didn't support it enough because Matrix Games puts out and supports many games by various independent developers, like those shitty VGA war-games people keep making that no one plays. Starshatter had good reception. They wasted time on a patch for Tracker ID when they should have worked out the bugs better instead. I'm sure Matrix Games would have continued its support but developer is MIA!

[Dalbert342]

@myster1234 This is by far the most realistic and best looking space combat sim I've seen....rivals Sins of the Solar Empire....Matrix Games made a dumbass move for not supporting this,if you ask me

[Anbidas125]

@myster1234 Is this like a point and click where you want to go (like EVE) or do you get to move your ship around freely?

[toggsuk]

@Anbidas125 You can use joystick or mouse, It's nothing like EVE's controls, Starshatter is a proper space combat sim.

[ertyqwer]

@ponty94 just checked, couldn't find anything below $100 ;_; am i doing it wrong?

[Futzyy]

@ponty94

Really, because I find all of them are $100 at this point.

[ponty94]

@Futzyy just pirate it, nobody is ever online anyway and the singleplayer is awesome

[Arrowladedful]

@ponty94 :o if you have this game, i would love to get a copy from you, this game seems like its one of those that should have been yet a shityer one with a bigger name on it got in instead.

[OmegaHunter24]

Can someone PLEASE tell me where I can find this game?

[MrROTD]

Oh like Eve sorta but not looks fun. Is that in-game music? thats sweet

[myster1234]

its not an mmorpg like Eve, it's a single-player game with some multiplayer game fuctionality (no real online community tho). that's not the ingame music.

[Ethaninja]

Aw sick. I hate Mmorpgs =D The only other good Space Game I know of is Evochron Legends. Now that was fun ;) Although you couldn't get big ships. It was mainly fighters and stuff. Like Freelancer without the frieghters.

[Dalbert342]

EVE Online is great

[Reminiscable]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS - STRAFES at 2:36! I'd buy this if there were an online community.

[myster1234]

Yeah, the ability to strafe and all that is good. If you want a game that is probably the most accurate space-sim is probably the Babylon 5 "I Found Her" free game (very professional looking too). On the other hand, Starshatter gives you the option to have a simple or more realistic type mode. It's perfect. I only wish the starfighter later sound FX were better, and looked a bit better, and they could have done more with the 3D cockpit.

[Reminiscable]

Thanks!

[Lobos222]

@myster1234

And lets not forget "Shattered Horizon" if youre looking for a true to live space zero G space fps.

[MrROTD]

@myster1234 I see, looks pretty cool though

[asshol3434]

@myster1234 eve online is the best space game ever but i ting i dont like at all that make the game like shit you need pay for that to keep play darn but its great ting i ever play :D

[spawncpt]

@MrROTD It's the theme from Gladiator with Russell Crowe.

[MrROTD]

@spawncpt oh its sounded really high budget lol

[Thasunkawitko]

I think the most amazing thing about this game is that it came on a single CD-rom

[Thasunkawitko]

it was released in 2004 - sometimes pops up on amazon, or e-bay, or torrent

[Dadodriffler]

LOL THE MUSIC!! reminds me of starwars or a 1960 movie

[Baleur]

WHAT THE FUCK.... this reminds me SO MUCH of Nexus: The Jupiter Incident. Omfg.. Is this in the same engine or what?

[Mazryonh]

Nope. This game is a lot harder to play than Nexus: TJI. Technically it isn't even in the same genre, and the AI is nowhere near as competent either.

[raven772]

@Baleur thats immediately what I thought when i saw the trailer then thought i must play this game.

[romanboy14]

hi, i took this game but i have a prob, enemys are kinda immortal :) any tips how can i fix that?

[cuteshadow78]

i dont get it the control. my ship is not moving at all.. only my surrounding is moving wtf?

[Thasunkawitko]

Yup, had the same problem, you kind of have to adjust your thinking - space is really big, really really big, - nope even bigger than that. even if your fighter is booking along at 1.5 kps that's still just creeping along - unless you're going towards or away from a close object that is "close" to you. "Close" as in anything under 150km -- had a problem with the dogfighting mindset from SWG & WC sims where you want to see the target up close.

[cuteshadow78]

Thasunkawitko,thnks!but i give up space games now.after FREELANCER which is the awesome space game and i enjoyed the most.all camed after are junk & suck like this game that ridiculous rather than enjoyable.lol

btww,just play Obvilion its awesome

[DrPretorias]

You did this in Dark?

[Neso906]

Here's to 12,001 views! *hits beer bottle with 12,000 other peoples' beer bottles*

And here's to good gaming!

*runs to nearest video store and purchases StarShatter*

[Mazryonh]

Do you know how to play this game well? I couldn't get how to effectively fight with a capital ship at all.

[Neso906]

@Mazryonh

I don't know lol, it wasn't in the store D:

[Livingforpace]

thx :)

[Livingforpace]

o and pls can someone tell me what music is this ? I like It :)

[puppetmaster1777]

lmao its starwars

[Livingforpace]

lol

[Kaeles]

@Livingforpace Its Mars from the planet suite by Gustav Holst.

[valcan321]

Looks awesome to me now can you get it to MMO?

Looks great for a sim game to many just do fighters which is OK but

[Berazarulez]

i've got some questions.

No. 1 is there a bridge for the capitalships? i mean the fightes have cocpits

No. 2 if you command a carrier can you fly a fighter in it's hangar?

No.3 when i'm in a planet can i enter a stall?

[Livingforpace]

hmm don't trust me on this one I had the demo a long time ago for No.1 I think no

No.2 I'm pretty much sure yes and No.3 I really can't remember but I think it's no :)

[Berazarulez]

Thanks for answering

[dileepvr]

Visually nothing compared to Naumachia. Its sad that Homeworld, which started it all is all but forgotten.

[myster1234]

this is a space-sim, not an RTS

[dileepvr]

Point taken :)

I was merely pointing to how the visual design of all space armadas look alike. But it could be optimal.

Then again, All elves look alike in all RPGs.

Is ...shatterer anything like Starfleet Command, only in 3D? from a slow naval warfare viewpoint?

[myster1234]

the game is a hybrid of lots of other games. everything happens in real-time, you start out as a pilot and as you advance in rank you get to eventually command a squadron, a small ship, bigger ship, and ultimately command a carrier. in the ship-combat mode, it is somewhat like Starfleet Command in that its slow-paced naval like warfare. In fact, it reminds me alot of the ship-to-ship combat in the Wing Commander movie.

[whatewer23]

Like the 3 hyperspace cores....

[zenmastermatt]

agreed, homeworld was one-of-a-kind.

[darthgotica]

Looks great :)

[Eagle1Division2]

Sorry to double-post, but I just looked this up- is this the sequel or 1997 release!?

[Eagle1Division2]

Is that IN-game music!? O.o

[Boinkmakr]

IS THAT SUM Reaction CONTROL SYSTEMS?

[TikiShootah]

i like how you could play the insanely huge ships in this game...never liked it enough to go beyond demo thogh.

Wish i knew other game that let you play as badass capital ships

[ConzultheGreat]

Meh......weak damage_fx

might be worth it, but it doesn't seem that the "twitch" combat ports over to the frigates. I have yet to find a game that does that.

[Ykm11]

A quick question if I may, I've heard this game is pretty moddable and I have seen some lovely looking mods, but has anyone ever made a new 'dynamic' campaign?, I saw on the feature description over at matrix games "Fully moddable dynamic mission system " but have not found as of yet any user made content of this type?.

Thank you for your time

Ykm

[Gimpad]

how do u travel between solar systems? pleaaaase say hyperspace lawl i want to see the first proper space sim!!

[myster1234]

The game is a war-game but each campaign plays out in real-time so a if you want you could jump to another system where another fleet is at if you wanted. They use jumpgates but I believe the capital ships also have "jump-engines".

A game with "realistic" travel between systems might be Independence War (I-War) and I-War 2. I don't recall good tho.

[pimpwacker]

very nice

[Hekynn]

I swear we need more space sims with DX9-11 for when Windows 7 comes out :)

[Syo1]

i like how every hip has after-burners and side-burners when the change direction or rotate in space

[dadoody]

Just saw this @ Fry's for 39.99. Looked like a new game.. Surprised it's 2+ years old

[partikla86]

can you tell me where can i download it from? thanks :)

[Shadowani]

I love this game.

[XSquibX]

Interesting! Reminds me of Escape Velocity... Draw any inspiration from those games? =)

[dumbird2]

If this goes MMO...

[Mazryonh]

This game could have been great, had they improved the combat and included vital features like space dust that helped you to see where you were going.

Sadly this wasn't as good as Nexus the Jupiter Incident was.

[myster1234]

well, Starshatter isn't a normal type of sim-type game, they tried to make more a realistic war game. each operation was in real-time across a solar system/region of space and dynamic. altho you can "end missions" when you complete your objectives, you could actually keep playing since the war is still raging. I would take ships to go attack the enemy carrier or hunt his fleets with a squadron of starships, this would speed the completion of campaign. playing it safe only drags it out longer.

[Mazryonh]

If the focus was on the multi-unit command experience, then I think they should have stuck with that instead. Trying to cover every base with fighter combat (what do you mean I can't intercept missiles with my fighter guns?) and solo ship combat means a few flaws really showed.

If you can teach me how to better play this game (and I spent a good 40 bucks on it) I'd be grateful.

[ALIENxenomorph100]

thats why I liked the game, also theres a BSG mod and an in game editor :D

[rotnem07825]

Looks pretty good. Still prefer the other games such as the X universe and Sins of a Solar Empire. Cheers for the upload though. I'd rate it 5*

[ALIENxenomorph100]

yea :P