What kind of game is the X Series?

Dj_Jestar · 17 Jan 2007 at 14:30

porkrind said:
never say never my friend

Well, it should read "the technical impossibility of having 1,000's of players updating at that rate, on the technology available to us today, and for the next decade."

It's simply vast amounts of information which is too much for what we have. I don't care if you have a couple of teraflops at your disposal, it simply will not be enough to process the information fast enough to be accurate and lag free. The SWG lightspeed didn't have 1,000's of people live in the same environment and from what people tell me, the accuracy was attracious. Think ex_interp on CS1.3.

Glaucus · 17 Jan 2007 at 16:29

Dj_Jestar said:
You might want to try EVE AcidHell.. it is essentially X3 but with players instead of AI. It's not "flight sim" and is point and click, but you'll never get that, due to the technical impossibility of having 1000's of players relaying that amount of data in real time.

Eve is a pile of excrement. Played for for 2 months. It will come the data isn't that large, lag times with any FPs is the problem. They'll get there at some point.

Jimi said:
Don't know about X4 but Infinity: Quest for Earth looks amazing. Supposed to be released end of this year or start of next.

Wow that looks awesome doubt well get to play it till at least late 2008 though

Dj_Jestar · 17 Jan 2007 at 16:38

The data is "that" large, but deaf ears.

Glaucus · 17 Jan 2007 at 16:41

Dj_Jestar said:
The data is "that" large, but deaf ears.

The game data should be the same, There's already a x-series type MMO game, but it aint brilliant graphics but not many users. It's certainly possible. If I'm not mistaken the new star trek MMO will be an fps style game.

Ricochet J · 19 Jan 2007 at 14:09

I've just purchased X3 The Reunion of the internet Game of the Year edition for under a tenner. Delivery should be here around Monday, which is perfect because my last Physics exam is on that day. Horray!

I've got a Saitek P2500 dual analogue joypad I hope to play with it.

Ricochet J · 20 Jan 2007 at 15:40

I recieved it today (X3). It's a difficult game to grasp but i'm sure i'll get into it. Right now im just setting the controls up to suite the joypad.

I'm just getting used to the feel by doing training missions. Soo many controls...