Starforge - The next Minecraft?

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lRookiel

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BloatedGuppy said:
lRookiel said:
I have, and yes it is now working ^^

/Happyface!
Sweet, you'll have to let me know how it is.

Work would frown upon Starforge, methinks.
I will, tomorrow evening when I have time, I am not going to sleep at all tonight, procrastination has dropped a bomb on me today! >.<
 

Limecake

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The beauty of minecraft was it's relatively simple nature with a fair amount of depth. It allowed you to easily pick it up but you could lose yourself for hours.

This game doesn't appeal to me, the modern graphics aren't a big selling point for me. I just thought it was funny when they described 'realistic physics' when falling or being hit.

I'm pretty sure when I fall down my legs don't have a seizure.
 

Verzin

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Limecake said:
The beauty of minecraft was it's relatively simple nature with a fair amount of depth. It allowed you to easily pick it up but you could lose yourself for hours.

This game doesn't appeal to me, the modern graphics aren't a big selling point for me. I just thought it was funny when they described 'realistic physics' when falling or being hit.

I'm pretty sure when I fall down my legs don't have a seizure.
Minecraft is great. I agree with your analysis of it. this game has potential though.
Realistic is a very relative term in game physics. I've always thought that programming even the most glitchy rudimentary physics is a something of a nightmare.
It's not AAA, but I am impressed.

Also, has anyone played it yet? I'm sitting in a lecture right now. can't play the thing on my poor laptop :(
 

Soopy

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It looks really pretty cool. I like the idea of it. I remember when I was younger I always thought it would be cool to have a Starcraft ARTS like Battlezone.

I'm downloading this now, I wonder how much it will traumatise my laptop...
 

BehattedWanderer

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How long until someone puts a hole through the planet? I know that's what I'd be working on. And the Terraria/Halo/Minecraft/Borderlands cross appeals to me, certainly, but the wonky camera is kind of off-putting. Guess I'll put it on the watch list, for the moment.
 

lRookiel

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BehattedWanderer said:
the wonky camera is kind of off-putting. Guess I'll put it on the watch list, for the moment.
A small price to pay for the overall experience me thinks ;3

A little off topic here but, 1 assignment down, 9 to go!
 

Esotera

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If anyone is having trouble downloading from their website, they're also offering a torrent which will be much quicker to download.

I really want to play this, but I'm going to need a new computer to even get this running. The graphics look amazing, and it looks like the game has loads of potential.
 

attackshark

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i played the demo. not too much fun at this point. everything is really choppy, even on low settings, and i'm not exactly running on a dorito over here. the controls are wonky, but you can adjust the camera accordingly. no save data, either, so get a screen cap of that base. space travel has not been implemented in said demo, which was kind of disappointing, and the demo also does not include procedurally generated anything. still, the idea is pretty sweet and i do realize it's just a demo of the alpha.

keep an eye on this one, i suppose.
 

M-E-D The Poet

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Bah it doesn't work on my pc for some reason and I've got a pc that should be able to run it easily ><
hate that.
 

Soopy

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M-E-D The Poet said:
Bah it doesn't work on my pc for some reason and I've got a pc that should be able to run it easily ><
hate that.
If it stops responding, just give it a minute. Did it to me too. It's kinda choppy for me. FPS isn't awesome but its an alpha.

If you dig through the planet you just end up falling out of the sky next to where you dug through. I haven't sussed anything else yet.
 

Tadman

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I think this is amazing, but the thing about Minecraft is that it runs on EVERYTHING. It runs on computers that are made from the year 2001. Meaning anyone can buy minecraft. This, on the other hand, has hardware limitations.
 

BloatedGuppy

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attackshark said:
i played the demo. not too much fun at this point. everything is really choppy, even on low settings, and i'm not exactly running on a dorito over here. the controls are wonky, but you can adjust the camera accordingly. no save data, either, so get a screen cap of that base. space travel has not been implemented in said demo, which was kind of disappointing, and the demo also does not include procedurally generated anything. still, the idea is pretty sweet and i do realize it's just a demo of the alpha.

keep an eye on this one, i suppose.
Good to know, thanks for the update. Shame about the chop. Even a little chop can make even the best game feel like an absolute chore. Hopefully that's something they can get sorted.

Tadman said:
I think this is amazing, but the thing about Minecraft is that it runs on EVERYTHING. It runs on computers that are made from the year 2001. Meaning anyone can buy minecraft. This, on the other hand, has hardware limitations.
Today's hardware limitations are tomorrows low system requirements, mind you. Even Minecraft can be a bit of a pig on some machines, especially when it was new.
 

M-E-D The Poet

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Soopy said:
M-E-D The Poet said:
Bah it doesn't work on my pc for some reason and I've got a pc that should be able to run it easily ><
hate that.
If it stops responding, just give it a minute. Did it to me too. It's kinda choppy for me. FPS isn't awesome but its an alpha.

If you dig through the planet you just end up falling out of the sky next to where you dug through. I haven't sussed anything else yet.
well it gives me the launcher when I then press play, I just get a black screen and it sticks with that, I tried the usual variations of start up and tried adjusting the settings, nothing helped.
 

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M-E-D The Poet said:
Soopy said:
M-E-D The Poet said:
Bah it doesn't work on my pc for some reason and I've got a pc that should be able to run it easily ><
hate that.
If it stops responding, just give it a minute. Did it to me too. It's kinda choppy for me. FPS isn't awesome but its an alpha.

If you dig through the planet you just end up falling out of the sky next to where you dug through. I haven't sussed anything else yet.
well it gives me the launcher when I then press play, I just get a black screen and it sticks with that, I tried the usual variations of start up and tried adjusting the settings, nothing helped.
That is normal. You have to let it sit on the black screen. It said it takes a while to implement everything. It will start the game eventually. Depends on how powerful your computer is.
 

Furioso

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And this is still in early beta? Ok... does anyone else ever just stop and think... holy shit I love living in an age where I can play this. That can apply for any game really, but for me the only problem I had in minecraft was that after I got done building my fort that none would dare challenge... nothing challenged it, maybe some creepers bumped against a side once, but that's it.


Captcha: oops a daisy <--- What I will say when I fall into a pit of those spinning maces
 

gigastrike

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I'll give it a shot, but it's gonna have to really impress me to drag me away from Minecraft.
 

kickyourass

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Looks good, but all the traffic seems to have melted their servers a bit. Hopefully that'll get fixed soon cause I can't wait to play.