Exclusive new screenshots from Ascaron Entertainment''s Dark

Tue Mar 28, 2006 1:26 am by bakedpotato

Exclusive new screenshots from Ascaron Entertainment's Darkstar One...

The Dense Field and Mining Station screenshots display an active asteroid field. All asteroids and meteorites in the field are actual objects which you can crash into, with fully implemented collision detection. The examples here are shrouded in a subtle mist, which has a genuine effect on lighting and visibility.

Darkstar One encounters a Mortok Cruiser inside an asteroid field which immediately begins to pursue the ship in the Mortok Pursuit screenshot.

Not every star system has one star lingering in the distance. In the Binary Star System screenshot this binary system has two stars and is one of many found in the Darkstar Universe.

In the Hellfire Effect screenshot an unfortunate victim of the Hellfire Mk2 missile disintegrates in the distance. The ensuing shockwave causes a sub-space ripple effect that distorts the planet in the background. This happens in real-time!

Thank you and enjoy the screenshots... from Mirko Worsley
Game Design
Community Manager
Ascaron Entertainment GmbH

Binary System

Dense Field

Hellfire Effect

Mining Station

Mortok Pursuit

Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:53 am by Chupa

Sweeet, a cockpit view!

Looks great guys!

FASTER! FASTER!

Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:09 am by Mad Freeport

A bit "foggy" though, but very pretty indeed

I could be mistaken, but that mining station seems kinda inspired by Freelancer. Good job

I'm the Anagram of me...

Edited by - Mad Freeport on 3/28/2006 8:09:50 AM

Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:09 pm by J Dawg

These shots show excellent potential. I haven't purchased a new game in quite some time, but this'll be on my list when it arrives in the US. Decidedly similar to Freelancer IMHO, but I'm not going to complain ;-)

. Is the bluriness due to the rendering process, or is this how the game is going to appear?

Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:17 am by Eerazor

That is due to the rendering process. The game itself is actually crystal clear...

Unless you find yourself in an asteroid field. Vision is reduced and the HDR filter really begins to show what it can do

Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:59 am by Chips

looking pwhoarsome...

Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:35 pm by J Dawg

*sigh* I may have to buy a new computer before I can run this one. Any chance of some combat scenes?

Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:44 pm by Chupa

Sweet.

bIleSmeh DaH DuDorjaj yo' qij Dujmey!

Wed Apr 05, 2006 6:41 pm by 007

yes, im curious as to what the system recuirments are, not sure my puter will handle it, itll handle FL maxed out, but otherwise....

007

Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate.The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose vis-à-vis an introduction, and so it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V.

V from V for Vendetta

Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:44 am by Eerazor

The system requirements are pretty standard. Min 1.5Ghz CPU with a 128Mb GFX card (For gamers pretty standard these days).

To go for the full lust, a 3GHz with 1Gb Ram is recommended. You need roughly 4-6 Gb HDD space (Thats including a viable swap file).

Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:09 pm by SmoothFlame

uh oh...

Sun Jul 30, 2006 3:14 pm by rmwarnick

"All asteroids and meteorites in the field are actual objects which you can crash into, with fully implemented collision detection."

That's good news. In the demo I'm always crashing into unseen meterorites and there is no autopilot either.

"Everything's shiny, captain. Not to fret."

Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:29 am by cbrain

These shots look brilliant! They show that a great game has been designed.

Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:07 am by LurkingGoblin

*Gasp* that looked great, it looks like a suped up version of freeelancer.

"Bite my thrusters"

Important Message

You are browsing the archived Lancers Reactor forums. You cannot register or login.
The content may be outdated and links may not be functional.

To get the latest in Freelancer news, mods, modding and downloads, go to
The-Starport