[*]Official web page: LINK
[*]Developer: Positech (1 man !)
[*]Genre: Unique strategy/puzzle mixture
[*]Release date: Out now, expansion being developed !
[*]Description:
Quote:
How do you play GSB?
The game is divided into a number of missions, which are big space battles fought in the name of something-or-other of no consequence. The aim is always the same: Destroy the enemies space fleet, and enjoy celebration drinks amidst the floating hulks of your vanquished enemy. Each mission has a different location, which may affect ship effectiveness due to local spatial anomalies and nebulas. You will fight against a fleet of fixed cost and number of pilots, and you will have to design a custom fleet for each battle, as both the situation, and the enemy fleet you face will be different for each mission
[*]Multiplayer: Unique online challenge system lets you prove who is a better admiral, you or your friends...
[*]System requirements:
Quote:
Minimum:
* Windows XP / Vista (32-Bit)
* 64 MB 3D Video Card
* 1024x768 Minimum Resolution
* DirectX 9.0c
I preordered it 2 or 3 months ago which allowed me access to the beta. pretty nice game but I don't like the default ship looks that much. can't wait for some modding though. you can easily add in new ships (I added the battlestar galactica myself) and weapons so it's bound to get some cool stuff.
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Any scene release of this out there or would I have to buy it?
Sounds fun but not like something that would keep me playing it over and over and over again.
Tried it, didn't like it. Hate not having control during battles, as well as the fact you need to keep constructing different kinds of ships all the time.
The guy who makes it releases his games completely free of DRM so I presume it's out there somewhere. He's a one man developer though, so obviously if you enjoy the game you should buy it to support him. I've not got around to installing the demo yet, but I've seen the videos and it looks interesting.
Tried it, didn't like it. Hate not having control during battles, as well as the fact you need to keep constructing different kinds of ships all the time.
yeah it's really for the people who like exactly that. designing ships, creating an armada with those ships and telling them roughly how to act during battle and then letting them go at it.
When was that rip released? Still can't find it on Usenet :/
Release Date : 05/11/2009 Protection : Nothing
Release Type : RIP 14x5.00MB Company : Positech
Spoiler:
P R E P A R E T O B E U N L E A S H E D ! !
Gratuitous Space Battles RIP
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Release Date : 05/11/2009 Protection : Nothing
Release Type : RIP 14x5.00MB Company : Positech
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Release Notes:
GSB is the next game from UK developer 'Positech Games'. It's a
strategy / management / simulation game that does away with all the
base building and delays and gets straight to the meat and potatoes of
science-fiction games : The big space battles fought by huge
spaceships with tons of laser beams and things going 'zap!',
'ka-boom!' and 'ka-pow!'. In GSB you put your ships together from
modular components, arrange them into fleets, give your ships orders
of engagement and then hope they emerge victorious from battle (or at
least blow to bits in aesthetically pleasing ways).
Gratuitous Space Battles aims to bring the over-the-top explodiness
back into space games. The game is for everyone who has watched big
space armadas battle it out on TV and thought to themselves 'I could
have done a much better job as admiral'. This is not a game of
real-time arcade twitch reflexes. GSB is about what ships you design,
and what you tell them to do. Your individual ship commanders have
total autonomy during the chaotic battle that unfolds. This is not a
tactical game, it is a strategic one. These gratuitous space battles
are not won by plucky heroes with perfect teeth, but by the geeky
starship builders who know exactly what ratio of plasma-cannons to
engines each ship in the fleet will need.
1. Unpack the release with WinRAR or equivalent
2. Watch our intro by running Unleashed.exe
3. Start game with GSB.exe
4. Enjoy!
Additional Notes:
This game is amazing good, which once again proves that quality games
does certainly not require to be on DVD.
If you like this awesome game, then buy, because Positech will make a
2nd, if this one sell well and this one really deserve a sequel.
Yes! it's that much fun :)
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Unleashed salutes all friends of the family, contacts and competition!
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" We need disklimit expanded to 100x5mb! Contact us for setting new rules! "
That BlackSky game does look like it'll be really sweet. Kind of like an updated EV Nova (if anyone here has ever played / remembers that). I'd love a good space RPG myself, now that you mention it.
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GSB was ok for some fun, but couldn't really force myself to play all that much. I can't really put my finger on it, but there's something about the game that stops me having fun and makes it feel more like work. I might buy it just to support a sweet idea though.
Sabin: If you haven't tried Transcendence, give it a go. It's awesome. And it keeps throwing surprises at you no matter how many times you played it. It's one of those games that I install once in a while to play the shit out of until I've had my fill, then I install it half a year later to do the same again.
Gratuitous Space Battles RIP
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Release Date : 05/11/2009 Protection : Nothing
Release Type : RIP 14x5.00MB Company : Positech
ִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִ
Release Notes:
GSB is the next game from UK developer 'Positech Games'. It's a
strategy / management / simulation game that does away with all the
base building and delays and gets straight to the meat and potatoes of
science-fiction games : The big space battles fought by huge
spaceships with tons of laser beams and things going 'zap!',
'ka-boom!' and 'ka-pow!'. In GSB you put your ships together from
modular components, arrange them into fleets, give your ships orders
of engagement and then hope they emerge victorious from battle (or at
least blow to bits in aesthetically pleasing ways).
Gratuitous Space Battles aims to bring the over-the-top explodiness
back into space games. The game is for everyone who has watched big
space armadas battle it out on TV and thought to themselves 'I could
have done a much better job as admiral'. This is not a game of
real-time arcade twitch reflexes. GSB is about what ships you design,
and what you tell them to do. Your individual ship commanders have
total autonomy during the chaotic battle that unfolds. This is not a
tactical game, it is a strategic one. These gratuitous space battles
are not won by plucky heroes with perfect teeth, but by the geeky
starship builders who know exactly what ratio of plasma-cannons to
engines each ship in the fleet will need.
1. Unpack the release with WinRAR or equivalent
2. Watch our intro by running Unleashed.exe
3. Start game with GSB.exe
4. Enjoy!
Additional Notes:
This game is amazing good, which once again proves that quality games
does certainly not require to be on DVD.
If you like this awesome game, then buy, because Positech will make a
2nd, if this one sell well and this one really deserve a sequel.
Yes! it's that much fun :)
ִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִ
Unleashed salutes all friends of the family, contacts and competition!
ִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִִ
" We need disklimit expanded to 100x5mb! Contact us for setting new rules! "
i gave this one 10 min of my life on this planet. i managed to make it into the tutorial but can't seem to figure out how to get the ships to start battle.
also, when playing in 2560x1600, the tutorial messes up. some of the highlighted graphic are misaligned on the screen. i guess i didn't get to see any gratuity.
when i'm completely bored with dao and/or saboteur, this is yet another game to sink more of my remaining time on this planet into.
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