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  • gilboa
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    Originally posted by niniendowarrior View Post
    I wonder if they should release some sort of demo. I tried X2 and I got completely overwhelmed by the controls.

    How about X3?
    The X3 controls can be completely reconfigured. (Plus, most non-flight options can be activated using the in-game menus.)
    Never the less, be advised that X3 is not an ordinary point-and-shoot space shooter. It has it's own economy; fleet management; battle groups; factories; complexes; automated agents; etc.

    While I do enjoy taking my M2 Titan group for a ride in a Xeon sector (I'm one of the lucky Beta testers who spent the last 5 months testing this game ), the empire building aspect of this game is far more interesting. (~900 million credits and counting)

    - Gilboa "To my beloved wife, I apologies for neglecting you in the past 5 months" Davara.

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  • SlickMcRunfast
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    Gold means its safe for me to give Tuxgames/LGP my money! I'm still waiting for LGPs other games to go gold and a website redesign.

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  • hochglanz
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    I can't believe it ;-)

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  • KohlyKohl
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    Man, I just purchased Red Cliff and another RTK Movie and then I come on here and read this! I guess I'll have to wait a month or so to purchase this game now. Also, the controls are difficult, no doubt about that, but if you put a little effort into them they will become natural.

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  • xav1r
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    Originally posted by MaestroMaus View Post
    Thanks, I'll look into it (I don't like making accounts, but it's for the good cause I guess).

    @NAIB & all other anti-DRM'ers
    We know your against it, we know all of those famous statements, we have had tons and tons of these kind of posts here over at Phoronix (and many have already read them as well on other places). Plz, don't start it all over here again, plz, plz, plz!

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    X3 is the same in the controls department. It's a design-choice made by the developer. The Windows game works exactly the same.

    EDIT2:
    http://www.playgreenhouse.com/ could be an alternative, but I see your point.
    Dont forget Good old Games.

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  • Naib
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    Originally posted by MaestroMaus View Post
    ...
    I aint anti-drm, I am anti-stupid-drm
    SecuROM,StarForce... are stupid DRM, VALVE,StarDock DRM isn't I am just hoping LGP isn't stupid-drm simply because even though "linux" has made leaps and bounds to become user-friendly It still needs to bridge the "but I have a windows licence" and "it doesn't do anything different" (excuses I am seeing now after having a linux box at work for months for ppl to just use). THUS linux is still for the tech-saavy, the same kinda ppl that if push came to the shuv would know exactly where to go to bypass DRM. THUS LGP implementation of DRM damb well better not piss linux users off because if it does torrent sites will be flooded with hack methods very quickly


    anyway X3 gone gold \o/
    Last edited by Naib; 10 November 2008, 07:49 PM.

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  • MaestroMaus
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    Originally posted by Eragon View Post
    @MaestroMaus: If you want another webshop to buy it from, go to www.tuxgames.com . They sell it, and they ship worldwide
    Originally posted by gilboa View Post
    I bought mine at tuxgames.com...
    Thanks, I'll look into it (I don't like making accounts, but it's for the good cause I guess).

    @NAIB & all other anti-DRM'ers
    We know your against it, we know all of those famous statements, we have had tons and tons of these kind of posts here over at Phoronix (and many have already read them as well on other places). Plz, don't start it all over here again, plz, plz, plz!

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    Originally posted by niniendowarrior View Post
    I wonder if they should release some sort of demo. I tried X2 and I got completely overwhelmed by the controls.
    X3 is the same in the controls department. It's a design-choice made by the developer. The Windows game works exactly the same.

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    Originally posted by gilboa View Post
    I bought mine at tuxgames.com.
    AFAIK, thus far, only Steam and Stardock's OD are used to distribute games over the net. (And as long as there is no Linux version of both...)
    http://www.playgreenhouse.com/ could be an alternative, but I see your point.
    Last edited by MaestroMaus; 10 November 2008, 07:31 PM.

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  • niniendowarrior
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    I wonder if they should release some sort of demo. I tried X2 and I got completely overwhelmed by the controls.

    How about X3?

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  • gilboa
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    Originally posted by MaestroMaus View Post
    I'm tempted to buy it, but there aren't any resellers for me here.
    I bought mine at tuxgames.com.

    BTW, I was wondering, does LGP consider getting their products on Steam (if the rumours are true and Steam comes to Linux, very unlikely, I know) or a different webshop?
    Don't forget that given the fact that LGP just ports existing games, the distribution system must be authorized by the original developer / distributor.
    AFAIK, thus far, only Steam and Stardock's OD are used to distribute games over the net. (And as long as there is no Linux version of both...)

    The big anti-DRM thread has already been created 6 months ago. Go over there if you feel the need to talk about it. Don't ruin the party over here again, please.
    Amen to that.

    - Gilboa

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  • Naib
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    As long as this "DRM" is non-intrusive and actually ads value to the game and DOES not infringe on the linux users "rights" (where rights is to use THEIR machine that THEY bought and MAINTAIN) then there will be no problem with this

    This DRM will get hack FACT!
    The point is if this implementation of DRM pisses users off then they will look to bypass it!

    EA is atm being taken to court over their use of SecuROM for DRM.
    As someone state in a thread on that topic


    Stardock and Valve are the only PC game publishers that seem to get it. Valve has their own set of restrictions but the total ease of use and convenience that Steam brings to the table makes it super compelling. Don't make it harder to pirate, make your product easier to buy.

    That's why things like iTunes and Amazon's mp3 services are successful: downloading isn't the problem because people are all criminals, downloading is the "problem" because it is easier to queue downloads on a computer than it is to go to the store. Make it as easy as or easier to download and legally purchase products as it is to list torrents or go on usenet, and the same honest people who will otherwise download without paying will actually pay.

    As for the people who want to download goods without paying, well, nothing is going to stop them.
    And he is right.
    STEAM is good and is convinient.
    StarForce was NOT!! I use to rip images of my games to get around the "keep the DVD/CD in the draw" BS! and then Starforce would deny access to the game if it detected a virtual-drive...

    IF this LGP-DRM even comes close to anything that awkward for the end user thats it from me buying from them EVER!
    if it isn't intrusive I don't care



    anyway, X3 woohoo
    Last edited by Naib; 10 November 2008, 06:26 PM.

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