Ancient Space.....rts space strategy

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Ancient Space.....rts space strategy

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I thought we had a topic on this a long time ago but the search didn't show it back to 2011.

Ancient Space

Its a space RTS. Haven't had one in a very long time. I think the last I played was Conquest Frontier Wars. Its supposed to have known actors and actresses voice stuff in game. Like he said Dwight Schultz voices you main flagship. Another blurb mentions
Firefly, Battlestar Galactica & Star Trek
. So it sounds fun.

Has anyone got it and what do you think? Its $20 on Steam right now. Its at a price point where I dont say no but I also dont instantly buy it.
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You can always read the Steam reviews. That said, I remember a lot of talk about Homeworld-like when it was announced but Indon't remember it setting the world on fire upon release and I do remember thinking it had some pretty ugly starships.
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Qt3 has a thread somewhere. Ultimately the verdict is that it isn't really 3d and it wasn't all that fun. YMMV. I was really intrigued but everything I've read has turned me off.
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Well I dont really like 3D in a space RTS...its the reason why I never liked the Homeworld games. I just dont navigate well in that setting.
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Well I 'tried' to play it. It looks great and holds promise but the controls KILL it. Why cant I f'n zoom out!!!?? All I need to do is be able to zoom out and zoom / pan freely. I cant. If theres a battle going across the map I can see it but the only way to go there and control it is to click a unit and lock to it and it zooms me to that unit. But then Im stuck on it and can barely zoom out any. If I do get free I cant move around and zoom. I just want to move around the map easy. How hard could that be to code? I ctrl-alt-del'd it since esc does nothing.
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Reinstalled for the 4th time. Now I remember why I hate a game I should love. Great graphics. Great voice acting. Great game type. But the controls are HORRIBLE. Just HORRIBLE ARGH. Cant stand them. Delete again.
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Create yourself an Abandoned category on Steam and place the games that you've decided that you hate in it so you remember to research it if you ever forget.
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Isgrimnur wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:19 pm Create yourself an Abandoned category on Steam and place the games that you've decided that you hate in it so you remember to research it if you ever forget.
Thats a thing?
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Yes. Also note the 'Hide this game in my library' option, which I just noticed.

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Well thats going to be handy. thanks!
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Steam categories are the only thing that keep me sane.

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Hidden (stuff that I don't actually want to see, like Skyrim's default launcher)
Utilities

Plus I have 'Note', 'Co-op', and 'Multiplayer', which I sometimes use in addition to the above categories (ie - nothing will ever be co-op alone, but may be RPG+co-op.)
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