Star Rangers II ships to NA

[Llyranor]

Okay, so the game is shipping to North America. Isn't this supposed to be a surprisingly good game? Why aren't you losers talking about it?

 

Any plans on a demo?

.... Does it use Starforce?

[karka]

Yes, it is using Starforce..

[Llyranor]

Yeah, some quick detective work found a similar conclusion. Too bad. Looked like a good potential purchase.

[kumquatq3]

You mean space rangers 2, right?

Edited March 28, 2006 by kumquatq3

[Llyranor]

I don't know what you're talking about.

[karka]

Yes, it's Space Rangers 2.

[kumquatq3]

I don't know what you're talking about

Edited March 28, 2006 by kumquatq3

[baby arm]

Star Rangers II: The Wrath of Khan

 

 

As far as the real game goes, some people say it's one of the few worth risking Starforce for. I'm still not sure.

[Darque]

What kind of game is this?

[Llyranor]

Some sort of space trading game with turn-based combat and RPG elements, I think.

[Gromnir]

What kind of game is this? 

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unfortunately it doesn't matter, as starforce is the worst copy protection device we has ever had the displeasure of encountering.

 

space rangers 2 is kinda a genre blending sci-fi trade and combat model with rpg elements and lots o' player freedom.

 

but, as it will never be loaded on Gromnir's rig...

 

*sigh*

 

were really looking forward to this one too.

 

HA! Good Fun!

[Darque]

Ack, I knew there was a reason "starforce" sounded familiar

 

I think I'm passing on this one too.

[baby arm]

Would it work to install the game, add a certain kind of patch, and then run the Starforce Remover? I've used the remover in the past and it works. Question is, would the game still run afterwards?

 

edit: There's a demo out if anyone's brave enough to try.

Edited March 29, 2006 by baby arm

[Llyranor]

There are.... ways to bypass Starforce protection.

[baby arm]

Meaning a ON DC patch or something else?

[Llyranor]

More or less, I... think, but nothing so clearcut. Starforce has its reputation for a reason, after all. I'm.... sure you could find more info if you looked.

[Enoch]

Okay, I'll bite. Someone fill me in on why this particular copy protection scheme is so objectionable.

 

The game certainly has my interest-- I haven't played a decent space trading game since Starflight 2.

[Llyranor]

1) They promote piracy. Linking to torrent sites because someone mentioned a game that doesn't use Starforce is still selling well is the definition of unprofessionalism. It's like those mobsters; "give us protection money, or we sack your store". Right.

 

2) Brief summary http://www.glop.org/starforce/

Edited March 29, 2006 by Llyranor

[jaguars4ever]

What kind of game is this? 

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A space game. :D

[N'Al]

Does this in any way compare to Galactic Civilisations 2 gameplay-wise? If so, which one's the better game?

[Llyranor]

Erm, completely different genre. 4X vs space trading with RPG elements + minigames. The difference, however, is Starforce.

[N'Al]

Erm, completely different genre. 4X vs space trading with RPG elements + minigames. The difference, however, is Starforce.

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Oh, and thanks.

[Pagan]

It plays like Star Control (the Urquan Masters), so if you like that game you will most likely like it as well.

 

Edit: That's assumed that we are talking about Space Rangers 2, and not Star Rangers.

Edited March 29, 2006 by Pagan

[N'Al]

It plays like Star Control (the Urquan Masters), so if you like that game you will most likely like it as well.

 

Edit: That's assumed that we are talking about Space Rangers 2, and not Star Rangers.

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Ah, ok, cool. I did play The Urquan Masters for about 2hrs and it seemed helluva fun. Should get back to playing it again at some point, really...

[astr0creep]

It plays like Star Control (the Urquan Masters), so if you like that game you will most likely like it as well.

 

Edit: That's assumed that we are talking about Space Rangers 2, and not Star Rangers.

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Funny little tidbit about this game's title:

 

I used to work in a QA company and there we had a team localizing Space Rangers 1, around Christmas time 2003.

In their emails and conversations, the Producer was calling the game Space Rangers and the Designer was calling it Star Rangers.

 

It was hilarious because we were caught in this big fewd between them and the game kept switching title from one localization version to another, right up until the end of the project.

 

Guess that bug is still there...