RE: OT: Space combat/HOMEWORLD

B5 got seriously delayed..Saw it at GDC and all they had was cruisers
flying
by in non-interactive mode. SF Command is nice, but strictly 2-D (I
didn't
say that was bad!!)

Michael Wikan
Game Design
Slave Zero
Accolade, Inc.
http://www.slavezero.com
mwikan@accolade.com
wikan@sprintmail.com
"We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night
to
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Davis [SMTP:davis@albany.net]
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 6:21 PM
> To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject:	Re: OT: Space combat/HOMEWORLD
> 
> 
> 
> Mike Wikan wrote:
> > 
> > I don't know how many of you have seen anything about HOMEWORLD by
> Sierra
> > for the PC but I played a demo at the GDC conference and it is
nothing
> short
> > of astounding. Full 3D space (absolutely gorgeous..it is literally
> beyond
> > belief) Massive cruisers, tiny fighters, frigates, Destroyers,
Mining
> ships,
> > Asteroids, Dust Shoals, etc, etc AND it's multiplayer....
> 
> I've been watching the Sierra web site for Homeworld.  It's very nice
too.
> There's quite a few space combat games in the pike for a gamer to
enjoy 
> and feast on.  
> 
> 1)  Homeworld  by Sierra
> 2)  SF Command by Interplay
> 3)  Babylon 5 (Is this one still alive?)
> 
> Jon