Artemis Bridge Simulator Update Brings Space Monsters and Awesomeness

[Andy Chalk]

Artemis Bridge Simulator Update Brings Space Monsters and Awesomeness

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The Artemis Bridge Simulator has received a significant upgrade, adding a mission scripting system, new and tougher enemies, a ship editor, space monsters, black holes and more.

The Artemis Bridge Simulator, in case you missed it the last time around [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/105198-Artemis-Multiplayer-Mayhem-on-a-Starship-Bridge], is possibly the coolest multiplayer LAN game ever conceived. It supports up to six PCs or laptops in a network, five serving a specific function - helm, engineering, weapons, communications and science - that collectively make up a typical Star Trek-style starship bridge, while the sixth belongs to the captain, who doesn't directly control anything but instead monitors the situation and issues orders to his crew. The idea is nothing short of brilliant and with the newly released 1.5 update now available, the game now packs a considerably improved gameplay punch.

Changes in the latest release of the game include the addition of black holes which "drag everything around them toward fiery doom," three new missions designed as "technical challenges for experienced crews," a binocular-style "gun-cam" for manual firing from the weapons station, a new scripting system that allows for the creation and sharing of complex missions, and numerous tweaks and changes to gameplay. There are now neutral and friendly ships roaming the galaxy, dangerous, elite enemies with teleporters and cloaking devices, and even space monsters! The game also sports a brand-new soundtrack that serious Artemis fans can purchase separately [http://johnrobertmatz.bandcamp.com/album/artemis-the-official-soundtrack].

The whole package goes for $40, which entitles you to outfit an entire bridge crew, but if you don't mind putting yourself on public display you can actually get the full version for absolutely nothing. Just grab the demo, make a video of your crew in action, upload it to Youtube and send a link [along with a few other details] to the developer. Cosplay is optional but, as the team in this video proves, never a bad idea.

Learn more about the indisputably awesome Artemis Bridge Simulator at artemis.eochu.com [http://artemis.eochu.com/index.html].

via: Rock, Paper, Shotgun


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[Imperioratorex Caprae]

Oh. Interesting. I would jump on this if I were a bit younger and still kept in contact with my old Trek-friends.
Neat idea though, and i'd love to see more games/simulators like this in the mainstream one day.

 

[Shemming]

This makes me wish I had freinds....well more trekkie freinds.

 

[JackJL]

I found out about this this morning and have been playing the demo by myself for a few rounds. It is indeed awesome. You can run the server (main viewer) and multiple clients (helm, weapons stations) on one computer. It's a pain switching windows to target ships whilst flying, but just about manageable in easy fights. The only problem is the minimum window size is 800x600 so it overlaps even on a 1080p screen. I'm totally buying it once I can get hold of nearby trekkies.

Also, it says on their site [http://artemis.eochu.com/faq.html] that you can do this over the internets with skype or ventrillo apparently. I saw somewhere on their forum that there are issues with showing the main viewer to all.

 

[Tirnor]

Everything I've ever wanted in a Space Sim since way, WAY back in the day when we played Star Trek in the chat rooms of the original MSN classic.

Tomorrow is payday... there WILL be copies bought, and there WILL be servers set up with projectors.

"Anomaly detected, Captain."

"On screen."

"Magnify."

...oh yeaaaaaah.

 

[Frybird]

Even though logic dictates that this is better than a concept than a game (due to the likeliness of technical or organizational problems, or due to people being selfish and not playing along), this is still pretty awesome.

The select few (maybe a bit more thanks to essentially being a star trek game) will enjoy this greatly i bet.

 

[JackJL]

Here's [http://youtu.be/dn-S451ABbM] an interview with the guy who made this explaining it at a con. It seem ideal for a con with a gaming aspect. You could even star trek cosplay, wooooo! Make it so.

 

[Crimson_Dragoon]

How have I not heard of this before? It sounds amazing.

 

[Somethingfake]

Downloaded the demo. Anyone wanting to try this game out PM me.

 

[mayney93]

Just bought this last night, me and a group of 5 friends got the hang of it sort of, it would be great to have a massive battle royale with other ships, or a co-op mission, does anyone have the game also?