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I’ve been wanting to try something like Artemis or Spaceteam, so I’ll definitely look into this one!
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It’s tricky to get running the first time, but it’s fun. There’s a Lua based scripting engine for your own missions, and the developer posts regular updates to his patreon.
Makes a great (LAN) party game.
I wonder if it’ll run on the new raspberry pi. Guess I gotta try that.
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Strange, it was just this week that I started installing this! Definitely a good looking game, just have to try and get a fee friends together for a game sometime.
Would be great if my RPi 4 could run the server/main screen, would free up a computer for a player!
That’s interesting! I’m actually looking around for a roleplaying game (like Dungeons and Dragons) in space. This one feels like it’s a bit to reliant on the computers. Does anyone have any suggestions or tips for a more paper based version?
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Spaceteam isn’t really the head of the “co-op spaceship crew game” lineage represented by stuff like Artemis. It’s a dumb (but hilarious) party game, not any kind of simulation. Artemis and friends descend more from the old-timey bridge simulator that I can’t find the web site of any more.
I hadn’t seen much of SNIS before. It’s certainly got a distinctive and cool visual style
If you’re interested in Artemis, check out the weirdly-named Empty Epsilon which is an open-source version. There’s a small but dedicated online community, though playing online isn’t quite as much fun as doing it with everyone in the same room.
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An RPG in space, you say? The first one to jump to my mind is Traveller / MegaTraveller, but as far as I can tell they have been out of print for ages. If you look around, I’m sure you can find a trove of PDF files for the game somewhere.
http://wiki.travellerrpg.com/MegaTraveller
As I recall, it’s a very dense game, character creation is really involved, and there’s a ton of material for it.
If you would prefer a more streamlined Traveller based RPG, you could check out GURPS Traveller which is also mostly out of print:
http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/traveller/
http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/traveller/books.html
If you’re interested in a boardgame that plays like Spaceteam, etc., I’ve heard good things about Space Alert:
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Traveller’s the grandfather of RPGs-in-space, and it’s still going strong.
If you want a bit of Dune flavour Fading Suns might be worth a look.
Of course there’s Rogue Trader if you’re into Warhammer 40K.
Starfinder is a sci-fi spinoff of the popular D&D spinoff Pathfinder, though I’ve not read it much myself.
For something with an old-school D&D-esque vibe, there’s Stars Without Number.
And of course many more besides.
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I recall something like that back in the CP/M days.
Umm, Traveller? Plenty of SF based GURPS stuff out there too (the old ways are the BEST ways!).
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Not at all. I’m happy to see some corroboration.
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