the ship

[Wiglaf]

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/theship/review.html

http://www.theshiponline.com/

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/27/technology/27game.html?ex=1154750400&en=7b88568b8baa903c&ei=5070&emc=eta1

Is this any good? looks really nice. apparently it was free for a while..?

[Wiglaf]

also, how does Steam work? if I download something for Steam, can I log in later and download it on a different computer? ie, 2 copies? i'd only be using it on one computer at a time...

[DrSpike]

This looks rather intriguing actually - it's nice to see something new attempted. However, the reviews I've seen mentioned SP not being that good, and MP being (even more so than usual) subject to griefing.

[Quillan]

Wiglaf, Steam has you set up an account with them (no monetary charge). Every game you register is locked to that particular Steam account. As long as you can log on to that Steam account, you can download it to another computer with no problems. If you ever forget the login and cannot recover it, you'll be forced to purchase again all the Steam games you've registered to that account. For the older games it isn't really bad, but for some of the newer ones Steam is used as the copy protection. Half Life 2, for instance, requires a Steam account on the computer, and it won't run if you can't login to the account to which that copy is registered.

I'm not familiar with it, but it sounds to me from reading the Gamespot that the game started out as a mod for the original Half Life. Most likely, Outerland simply took the mod, recreated it in the Source engine, and is now charging a nominal fee for the Source version.

[Adagio]

I heard about this game, but the reviews so far didn't sound like it was worth the download

[DrSpike]

Well since it is (mainly) MP you wouldn't be able to see it in it's full glory easily anyway, but it doesn't look great in any case.

[Wiglaf]

Originally posted by Quillan
Wiglaf, Steam has you set up an account with them (no monetary charge). Every game you register is locked to that particular Steam account. As long as you can log on to that Steam account, you can download it to another computer with no problems. If you ever forget the login and cannot recover it, you'll be forced to purchase again all the Steam games you've registered to that account. For the older games it isn't really bad, but for some of the newer ones Steam is used as the copy protection. Half Life 2, for instance, requires a Steam account on the computer, and it won't run if you can't login to the account to which that copy is registered.

I'm not familiar with it, but it sounds to me from reading the Gamespot that the game started out as a mod for the original Half Life. Most likely, Outerland simply took the mod, recreated it in the Source engine, and is now charging a nominal fee for the Source version.

Gotcha. thanks a lot.