Space Sim First Look: Dark Horizon (June 28, 2008)

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Long Live the Confederation!
There's a new story-based space sim in town - Dark Horizon from Paradox Interactive. The game is inspired by the likes of Wing Commander - a connection that Paradox executive vice president, Fredrik Wester, made clear to GameZine: "Dark Horizon follows along the same lines of classics like Wing Commander and Freelancer, and it will be a great addition to our portfolio this year." So, how does it look?





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Original update published on June 28, 2008
 
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pretty...

Looks pretty. I want joystick control, and fun physics not crappy physics like X2/X3 had which get in the way of fun. if they have that, I'll be extremely happy and will happily shell out cash.
 
I'll take any space sim if it gives new life to this dead genre.
 
Darkmage said:
Looks pretty. I want joystick control
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You're getting it: the linked article mentions "a bunch of special features such as full ship customization, original weapon creation, joystick support"

Hurrah!
 
Is it even a big deal to support joysticks these days? I thought DirectX made it a checkbox feature that didn't require any thought.
 
Frosty said:
Is it even a big deal to support joysticks these days? I thought DirectX made it a checkbox feature that didn't require any thought.
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It still qualifies as joystick, even under DX, so if the game isn't told to look for a joystick as an input device, it doesn't matter what's supported by DX.

Though, considering how few games outside of atmospheric flight sims use them any more, it's apparently a big enough deal to bother specifically mentioning it as a "special feature".
 
Have to say this game did get me exited. If I never was a real paradox Im one now. Cant wait for more info.
 
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