Comment on Starbound Fans: New Dedicated Server Open to Lemmy
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 2 days ago
Saving this post. I have never played but want to. Might check it out for real now.
Comment on Starbound Fans: New Dedicated Server Open to Lemmy
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 2 days ago
Saving this post. I have never played but want to. Might check it out for real now.
TheSpaceEngineer@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
I’ll tell you, the original game is just okay. It’s kind of fun, but it never really drew me in… The big wildcard here is the mod scene. Mods like Frackin’ Universe (which we are running) turn a game that holds most people’s attention for a few hours into a game that’s highly addictive, which tends to span for months on end.
Our last season was expected to run for a few weeks (that’s how long we lasted with the non-modded server). Instead, it ran something like 4-5 months. And most of us put hundreds of hours into it.
So, if you check it out, be sure to check out mods like Frackin’ Universe along with the core game. I don’t think it’s inaccurate to say that Frackin alone adds many times more content than the original game serves up.
It’s the perfect game for Lemmy in that respect. It’s all about free contributions (mods) from the community. They basically saw potential in a base game, and decided to create hundreds of hours of content for the entire community to enjoy. Very inspiring stuff in a somewhat darkening time in human history.
TheSpaceEngineer@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Nah. This is a chucklefish game. Best to just give chucklefish all of the $15 they charge. They’re worth it.
Also, check out wargroove!
taaz@biglemmowski.win 2 days ago
weren’t chucklefush the ones that strangled this game in the first place? now, I do not remember at all if this is any true but feel like I read it somewhere
bunnyBoy@pawb.social 2 days ago
Wargroove was great! I saw a lot of people didn’t like the second one as much though. Do you have any experience in the sequel?
TheSpaceEngineer@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Fair enough! I put the cdkey information out there for those that can’t afford the full $15 price tag. It’s been a hard year for a lot of people, so I always try to be sensitive to that. I think I paid $10 back in the beta myself.