Open Source 3D Space Games
Welcome to a space game special on Free Gamer! No Gravity Vega Strike Oolite Parsec Crimson Space At the heart of open source space game development is Vega Strike , a 3D space trading and combat game. With a dynamic universe and dynamic econmies, there is massive depth to the game. However the current stable version (0.4.3) is aging. While there is an update to the development version , it is not yet stable nor easy to try but does include some great new models and art on top of various gameplay improvements. Feature-wise it rivals commercial counterparts and the next releases should restore Vega Strikes position as one of the showcase open source games. Vega Strike is highly moddable and has spawned some excellent mods. There's something for Babylon 5 , Star Wars , and Star Trek fans, with the latter moving forward nicely. The most well-known mod is Privateer Remake , a modernization of Wing Commander: Privateer - an offshoot of the Wing Commander series . Privateer Remak...