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I think it would be more in keeping with the spirit of the game to have the joystick move a gun cursor and let the ship nose follow the gun cursor just as it does in mouse flight. However, I think you are right: a better interface design would be to steer the ship with the joystick and let...

Yes, that was precisely the experiment to which I was referring. The experimenters were quoted in the press as making some grandiose claims, but they were not widely supported as being accurate. The low switching rate of the audio-frequency content used in the experiment made it impossible...

Kinda sorta sounds like it might be a quantum tunneling thing. Hard to tell from the impressively vague citation. Anyway, quantum tunneling is a known phenomenon. Basically, subatomic particles don't really exist in any one definite location in space and time. Instead, electrons inhabit a...

Really? How exactly would you do that? It's probably a non-issue; my understanding is that Freelancer is designed so that directly controlling your ship with a joystick is not the best way to play the game.

Release Date: March 2003 Joystick: No Controls: WASD + mouse Physics: Non-newtonian, probably similar to Wing Commander Viewpoint: Chase-cam (default) or in-cockpit The most recent description of the control scheme (that I've read) says that you use the mouse to steer and the WASD keys to...

Casablanca, still the finest movie ever made.

True enough. Of course, a person found not guilty of one offense could later be tried for a different offense that he committed at the same time. A person aquitted of armed robbery could later be tried and found guilty of committing a murder during the robbery he "didn't commit." Also, a...

But that's not up to the jury. They found her guilty of the crimes she committed. Whether or not she receives fitting punishment is another matter.

Huh? Ryder was convicted of two felonies, for which she has not yet been sentenced. How do you figure she "got off?" The only count for which she was found innocent - burglary - requires that the prosecution show beyond reasonable doubt that the defendent entered the premises with the...

Yes, it was designed by WonderBuild. They have one other public site that shows up on a google - B52 Billiards, a beer and billiards bar in Denver - which is also Flash. Their own site www.wonderbuild.com is pretty dull, and provides no information about the company. /me hands TC a tissue...

Why? Did you have stock in WonderBuild?

In this market? If they paid more than $30,000 they got robbed. WonderBuild ain't exactly a household name in this industry.

Aeon Flux: That which does not kill us, makes us stranger.

Not quite. You have the option to let an autopilot steer the ship while you aim the gun turrets with the mouse. At any time, you can regain temporary steering control by pressing a key. There are HUD icons that let you give general directions to the autopilot - "follow that ship" "no, follow...

OK, I suppose I was a bit vague in my last post. I didn't mean that they should try to copy that design in all its glorious detail. I meant that they should look at it, and draw inspiration from it. Some things I notice about the Rodger Young design (and this could apply to the Sulaco, or...

I dunno, maybe something like this? http://www.trekmania.net/art/strtroop1.jpg http://www.trekmania.net/art/strtroop2.jpg http://www.trekmania.net/art/strtroop3.jpg It's OK to use your imagination.

Thanks, I hadn't heard of it either. It turns out not to be much of a space sim though. It's a top down 2D game, sort of like Subspace. And many of the screenshots show big steel walls all over the place. Must have been inside a space station or something... Anyway, the rest of your...

That's a bit like saying, "It's a shame that there is no really good music being made these days. I mean really unique and satisfying stuff like early thirteenth century pre-instrumental motets." ;)

Several, actually. Upcoming single-player space sims include: * Freelancer * Elite 4 * Battlecruiser (whatever the next one is called) * Babylon 5: I've Found Her (freeware) * Starshatter Space sim / tactical / strategy games include: * Starfleet Command 3 * Imperium Galactica 3...

I couldn't find it. But I'd settle for a direct link, instead of a cut-and-paste. :)