The Best Space Combat Game of 2022 - Infinity Battlescape Review

Today I talk about Infinity Battlescape, a quiet and unknown space combat shooter that packs a heavy punch. We're always looking for the next game to play, and 2022 has felt like a bit of a let down...but this game is extremely fun. Check it out on Steam below!
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[@Sevensup]

Check out the Infinity Battlescape Discord! discord.gg/0ZdJkZXn7z3Ij6tV

[@Sujad]

If you're looking for something good to try, check out Jupiter the Nexus Incident. Currently about two or three dollars/euros. It's old enough that it'll run on a smart phone but it's lots of fun and a lot of fun when you get the hang of it.

[@cameltube-vk7el]

@@Sujad hey thanks for that, looking at it now & looking pretty cool

[@Sujad]

@@cameltube-vk7el If you want to be annoyed, look for the trailer with the tech they made for the sequel we never got.

[@triumvir_hunt]

So i search for story driven space shooter games and get csgo like mp space game

[@ruycalderon8507]

I remember following this game back in 2008-2009 when it was still Infinity: The Quest for Earth. The CTO, Flavien Brebion, is an absolute genius. He wrote the entire engine from scratch and had seamless transitions from planet to space and a full procedural planet generation system back in 2008. I'm so happy to see that they have a gameplay experience to match because the tech underlying it is a MASTERPIECE.

[@ImmortalGodEmperor]

I remember Quest for Earth too. Hopefully someday we get something closer to that original vision from them but this is really cool too.

[@Tehn00bA]

@@ImmortalGodEmperor we could've but i remember the crowdfunding only raised enough money for the combat part.

[@Harut.V]

I remember seeing that first video of the ship going into the planet. It was truly unprecedented. People look at No Man’s Sky and Star Citizen now and think it’s amazing but I think Infinity demo was truly the first to show what’s possible with procedural generation in space.

[@MrPerson61]

If this had something else besides the combat alone I'd be interested. For me, battle for the sake of battle gets old fast. I need some sort of meta or reason to play the battles over and over again.

[@jgamer2228]

Right. Space battles are cool and all, but if that’s all your game offers I’ll pass

[@chrisg5219]

I wish devs would get this.

[@jafu745]

You can still create a meta around this framework. But yeah combat only is not for everyone.

[@kernsanders3973]

Think I get what you guys are saying, something that's entirely skirmish focused. Do agree that even some basic overworld gameplay would enhance the battles greatly. Like a campaign showing chosen number factions fighting for control over entire star sectors and which are controlled by who and which ones are currently in conflict. So if you attack a enemy controlled area you are launching an attack and if it's a conflict area you are join them mid battle to help turn the tides. Then of course goal is to take over the entire map with your faction. Doesnt even need to replace the standard skirmish type gameplay. Tons of game have both campaigns and skirmish gameplays as base. Hell that so small to implement someone would be able to even mod that into the game.

[@satoriakihiro1283]

But if that matters why battle royale is the biggest shit in game now ?

[@SteveAkaDarktimes]

I think a sort of planetside in space would make sense, where you can get ships/weapons etc from bases/stations/areas that you capture. create a bit of a tug of war and a somewhat strategic layer.

[@Sevensup]

I agree, a capture system would do wonders for the gameplay

[@ericpowell4350]

You might want to play Star Citizen.

[@brunothebat4122]

@@Sevensup I think that they should also add in landings for NPC battles on the ground to take place, or a new objective like protect troop transports. I REALLY like the game as how it is, and if there is a way to spectate while pitting AI against each other while you can just watch, then I would love to see those kinds of NPC battles. A funny idea I thought of is if the AI is just as good as modern military, thus making battles not only realistic, but can lead to crazy moments where the players might need to try and avoid getting closed in and getting obliterated. I love hearing about good AI.

[@Inovaestudios]

Hey Fuzy, your review really got some traction, 91k views at the time of this comment. Some points of clarification for topics covered in the video. "Copied From Flavien's response on our Discord server" - 1000 players per server is very theoretical, it's technically possible but we've never had that kind of playercount to even test it - on marketing: you're right on the fact that we aren't do much marketing, and that we plan to do more during our 1.0 release. However we're also a very small team on a tight budget, so it's definitely going to be limited in scope. Hopefully some bigger streamers/media will pick it up - on gameplay, just a small point: the ships aren't locked at all, or more exactly they cost SP (ship points) which you receive over time - The unlocks for upgrades/weapons are using persistent credits, which you earn for destroying ships/objectives That said, thanks for reviewing the game, overall great vid, short and to the point. :) Cheers!

[@kkdd3844]

I really missed Fractured Space, This seems to be the closest we got in the recent years. Did not enjoy Dreadnought.

[@Sevensup]

Yeah dreadnought was kinda a let down, wasted potential

[@kkdd3844]

@@Sevensup agreed.

[@Islow86.]

fellow fractured space enjoyer! Sad they stop development... it had great potential.

[@kkdd3844]

@@Islow86. yeah, it's a pretty niche market but they did make the most solid capital ship battle game. Not to mention the amazing art direction. Every ship felt different.

[@jatzi1526]

I didn't play it enough before it got shut down. Really sad

[@eduardojosafatfriasaguirre6385]

Idk who you are, or what this is about but I like this. I like your style, good luck on your KZbin career, I’ll be watching closely

[@Sevensup]

Hey I really appreciate it! I'm reducing my college workload soon, so I can work on more quality videos that I enjoy. I may do a video update in the future

[@Custos43]

I just found this video in my recommendations very near the top. I have never heard of this KZbinr, and this is the first video of his videos I have seen. I had been looking for a good space game, and while I was looking I sated the urge for a space Sim by playing Space Engineers. Frequently I would use KZbin and Star Citizen to help me model the ships, so I wasn't surprised to see your video while scrolling, and liked the model of the ship you had in the thumbnail. I paused to watch a bit, and within seconds of your commentary of the game I knew this is the space game I was looking for. The ships are beautiful, and I love how sleek and powerful they looked. The weapons looked impactful and the scale of everything was awesome. I plan on getting this ASAP, and I'll add my searches to the algorithm, with any luck they can put all that marketing money in the game and "Recommended" can do all their marketing for them lol.

[@Sevensup]

Big thanks! I hope you really enjoy it and get some inspiration for the future. The Cruiser is by far the best one (same ship as thumbnail)

[@Ender240sxS13]

lol same here. I heard about this project years and years ago when it was first anounced, they talked a lot about having not just combat but also logistics gameplay invovled, that ships would need to bring resources from mining locations to production locations in order to generate ship tickets, so fights would develop over control and distribution of resources etc. I've had it on my Steam wishlist since it was first available and just hadnt picked it up because I didn't really know what state it was in, I had got the impression that it had kinda died, didn't really have any of the logistics gameplay and there wasn't much to do without other people to play with. I've burned through most of the content in Star Citizen (it's an alpha, still not a ton of actual content there yet), can't really get into NMS, and have needing something to scratch that space combat sim itch. Here's hoping it has HOTAS and TrachIR support for the fighter combat that isn't awful? lol, and hopefully we get a fun logistics system someday. the algorithm is creepy.... it knows what we want and can get us to spend money with an appropriately timed video recommendation.....

[@xtreamerpt7775]

i was sold at "is like Planetside"

[@Sevensup]

Planetside, in space!

[@Tinman3187]

If they could add a PvE campaign mode similar to galactic conquest that was singleplayer/coop to this game at some point I think it would attract more people especially if it was done well.

[@IroncladLion]

Just wanted to say I'm glad I found your video. I actually backed this game back in 2015 on kickstarter and completely forgot about it for 7 years. When I looked it up on Steam, it was already in my library. Weird feeling honestly, got a special early backer skin and everything. Going to go play the game for the first time. Feels weird, and thanks again haha.

[@Sevensup]

Hey thank you for watching, I didn't know it's been in development for so long, but it's cool to see people coming back to check it out

[@GreatGodSajuuk]

@@Sevensup Their engine being scratch-made is both a blessing and a curse, they can really really hone in the game-feel to be spot on for this type of game and can have a lot of impressive and unique tech that enhances gameplay but it also takes an insane amount of work to get an original engine like this to the point where the actual gameplay can be implemented. They are finally at the step of gameplay features going in and all these years of tech development can now start bringing in the benefits.

[@pottersrevenge]

Saw the thumbnail and was luted in because it looked so much like a Federal Corvette from Elite Dangerous. This game looks awesome, and as a former combat pilot in Elite this is right up my alley. Definitely has been added to the wishlist.

[@Sevensup]

If you're Elite Dangerous this will feel right at home haha

[@HideBuz]

This game's on screen HUD is almost an exact copy from Freespace 1 & 2, the greatest space opera in history. This brings back memories... Nostalgia galore!

[@Sevensup]

Loved Freespace haha

[@acidtwin]

@@Sevensup Have you seen how far Freespace has come via mods etc? Amazing.

[@negatorxx]

@@acidtwin where? i need this

[@CameronAB122]

@@negatorxx check out the Knossos Launcher for Freespace Open best way to get mods and new campaigns

[@thedudeabides3138]

Holy shit! Colour me interested! Thanks so much for the heads up on this, I’m definitely picking it up. Kudos to the team for taking a really mature “stealth” approach to launching this game, as a long time gamer I really appreciate that and will reward this with a purchase.

[@johnnyphase]

If you count the space engine creation the development of this lasts more than 20 yrs actually. I was hoping for a lot more back in 2004 because the engine has so much more potential than just a shooter but the devs realized they cannot do this so just a shooter it is.

[@demukazz]

Not just that. But the downgrade itself. Well, I guess, if you are a single dev and do this aside, then 20 years doesn't sound too much

[@The_Viscount]

They're actually still hoping to make Quest for Earth a reality. Battlescape is a proof of concept and technology development platform. If it sells well, they want to make their MMO Infinity The Quest for Earth a reality.

[@johnnyphase]

@@The_Viscount Really? Oh boy I´m afraid my grandchildren will have beards by then :)

[@letmewatchmyshows]

@@johnnyphase someone will make that game though

[@josevelazquez5721]

Appreciate the video! I literally was just looking for a space based shooter that felt something like planetside. This sounds like it's that exactly, love just what you've shown, bots or players it looks amazing. I'm getting this shortly and I'll shoot for those higher ranks as well!

[@Sevensup]

Hey thank you! Really encouraging to keep making more haha

[@Spelljammer1]

It has great sound design and controls, the feel of flying was pretty good and definitely up there with the best of space sims. When I tried it, it kind of felt hollow, and I am not sure the ranking system is enough of an incentive to keep me occupied. Somehow combat was not enough, I need a bit of flying missions and general mission variety, as well as better feel for the overall "war" progression--that's what they are going for after all. (I mean between the small mission that I select to do and the general faction situation in the system).

[@Megarith1to3]

I've followed Infinity for over a decade at this point and trust me, when Battlescape released and you had combat groups, it was amazing. The coordination of just a small squadron or even joining into bigger flotillas made combat much more exciting. I haven't actually played in a while. Back then, there was no customization whatsoever, just hop into a ship and go. Maybe I should check back in.

[@Spelljammer1]

@@Megarith1to3 Thanks for your input, yeah, I imagine group play fills that void nicely. Not many people (if at all) when I tried it. But even so, I wish the overall war situation would occasionally make me really want to do a logistics mission because I could see we need it. That sort of interplay, that leads also to mission variety. Rather than fleet battle all the time until eyes pop. :)

[@Shadow-bk1im]

@@Spelljammer1 I remember last time I played it although you couldn’t run supply missions yourself you could target enemy ai cargo freighters and if successful in destroying them it would hurt enemy point income.

[@Shadow-bk1im]

@@Spelljammer1 also you can initiate a base attack on your own if you want to as long as you have at least one capital in your group when commencing the attack.

[@Spelljammer1]

@@Shadow-bk1im okay thanks, those are all good points. Sounds like it started to develop in a way I was hoping for. I might give it another try when I have a free weekend.

[@RokkitGrrl]

This looks pretty interesting. I see a lot of people commenting about how they want more than just space battles, but if there's a market for FPS games where the only thing people on PCs do is play deathmatch after deathmatch after deathmatch in spite of a host of other game modes, I think this game will do well even if it's just about straight-up combat. Having said that, fighting for something other than personal prestige would add more depth and dimension to this game, but I don't want it to be a fully-fledged "space life simulator" either where people get so distracted with the non-combat side of things that they don't have time to sign up for matches.

[@Sevensup]

It's not a space truck simulator for sure haha. I would much rather have a really good space combat game, compared to a game like SC that's trying to do too many things and force them to work together

[@RokkitGrrl]

@@Sevensup I will never, ever play Star Citizen. It's a decade-old tech demo that somehow managed to rake in, what, half a billion dollars as of this year? And it still has no retail offering? They can't just finish one or two things, release it, and then work on future stuff as expansions? Real shady stuff going on there. lol

[@ailfawka6278]

It's interesting that you mention star citizen, because star citizen devs are slowing combat down for the combat flight model, and it looks like infinity battlescape has a slowed-down flight model as well. Very cool looking game, I will have to check it out.

[@caldark2005]

It launched quite some time back to tons of hype.. picked it up and it was quite fun massive system to fight in.. but was bare bones and the player base left.. and still dont look like its returned. Just jumped on after seeing this and there was 6 people on the UE server prime time.. still hopefully with more videos like this more people will jump on.

[@ryansta]

Bought this a year or so ago from watching a similar video and was hyped as seemed to offer everything i'd want in a space game. Was a bit hesitant due to the high price but in the end decided to pick it up. Found the UI very difficult to work around with little to no direction in way of a tutorial. So launched into first battle in a fighter and yes the battles can be quite epic, but that's all it was a jukebox of quick space battles in a never ending loop, with little to hold you or engage interest. I did join the discord for awhile and read the same promises back then that are on the Steam page today, the same questions that appear following everytime the games on sale. Any ideas or suggestions in way of feedback were quickly dismissed. After awhile I uninstalled the game and it sits there to this day. I really hope that the epic vision these devs envisage eventually arrives as may reinstall it at that point.

[@Sevensup]

I hope the devs focus down on just good combat mechanics for now. Get a good product out the door first, then add on after release

[@ryansta]

@@Sevensup Absolutely yes, the flying aspect of the game was for the most part there and the Bots themselves were decent enough not to be a factor. It's where you go from there that most of these games fall down after for me personally. Most go the way of increasing your ships weapon and shield abilities there after it just turns into a turkey shoot. Elite Dangerous did this with Arena. I'd agree some marginal improvement in engine boost time and laser temps say wouldn't skew it too much but if that gap becomes too wide, it just kills it. At the end of the day if I was to say to you - there's a war going on. You are more than likely to ask who's fighting and why. Then pick a side that aligns with you and look to play your part in gaining ground and have some indication on the map as where the key points are, gains and losses etc. Something to draw you in to the world more, but maybe that isn't the game they're making ?

[@shadowr2d2]

Thank you for posting this video. You have a new subscriber. Keep up the great work.

[@Sevensup]

Hey thank you!

[@The_Viscount]

Not many people know this, but Infinity Battlescape is a prototype for Infinity: The Quest for Earth. Beginning development all the way back in the mid 2000's, Quest for Earth was to be a sandbox MMO with a procedurally generated universe, 100% to scale with seamless space-to-ground transitions. No Man's Sky is a much less ambitious version of Infinity: the Quest for Earth since it uses reduced scales for planets and distances. I have no idea what ever happened to I:QfE. The team has always been small, and Battlescape was originally built as a proof of concept on a single solar system scale. 15 years later, I still hold out hope that we will see them build their version of No Man's Sky, Elite Dangerous, and Star (Scam) Citizen. But I have no clue if it's in the cards.

[@synthetic144]

Nice one ! This and everspace 2 will keep me busy for a while ! More space combat please we need 👽

[@termnus77]

I'm so glad this game is picking up traction and players now. I picked it up really early on and the player base was incredibly small. There would be times I'd be on servers on my own or with maybe 2 other people so it just basically became a bot match (could also be because I'm in the EU). The core concept of the game then was still solid, the gameplay itself at that point, was a tad directionless. Roll on to today and its taking shape nicely. As mentioned by others, it has a Planetside vibe to it which is the main thing that drew me to the game. Still love flying around in a fighter to dogfight and intercept bombers, or fly in a support ship to act as an ammo top up and gunship.

[@Sevensup]

It's gotten a lot more views recently, they truely deserve it! I believe they're running events on the discord now too

[@dsagent]

Those weapons on the fighter make me blind everytime you shoot. They need to tone that flash down. Also I'll try it on launch.

[@Tehn00bA]

I remember years ago when they were launching the engine prototype and because the development was so slow, No Mans Sky, Star Citizen and even Elite Dangerous catched up and launched. They had an crowdfunding to make the game bigger (to have trades, quests and stuff) but only the combat goal was reached. It still stayed barebones for quite a while, with the company even trying to push for an space simulation engine to other projects/games so they could raise more funds. All in all, im glad that almost 10 years later the game finally took shape.

[@metha12739]

I'm just finish House of the Dying Sun a couple day ago and the fighter gameplay in this game kinda reminds me of it. Thanks for the recommedation

[@darkuriel59]

Thank you for this video. I completely missed that game and it's exactly what i was looking for! Even without players i'm shure it will be fun

[@jasonklein4376]

Definitely interested but i’ll wait for it to be closer to release and how the player population is to make a buy decision

[@dav5844]

It's a hidden gem that I've been following for years, and it's so underrated. So few players, I log in once a month and it's really rare to be more than 6players per server...

[@slandshark]

SteamDB shows only 6 players in the entire game as I type this. Seems like a dead game. Looked like a lot of fun though!

[@jatzi1526]

Cuz there's nothing to do except shoot guns and that gets boring really fast

[@simplybenjamen]

@@jatzi1526 With that logic you'd think planetside 2 would be dead by now. Something else might be the cause for this, my guess a lack of advertisement.

[@jatzi1526]

@@simplybenjamen I've played both games and I think planetside 2 is more fleshed out

[@simplybenjamen]

@@jatzi1526 To be fair this is made by a tiny team relying on kickstart to get by while planetside 2 is made by a large company that had a lot of experience under their belt from prior work.

[@omg-vert]

Haven't played this in a long while. Nice to see they updated the "Confetti" explosions for the cap ships. Might give it a go again. I'm sure it's a lot different than what I played.

[@spektor25]

Hell ya dude! Thanks for making this video. I love games like this and will definitely be downloading it.

[@Sevensup]

I enjoyed making it, thank you!

[@Arthezius]

So, I just got it and played it because of this video. So much fun and as a PS2 player, I get it! Only 2 people, but it didn't feel like it. Callsign is Scanner.

[@Sevensup]

Hopefully it gets an influx of players near release

[@Arthezius]

@@Sevensup In the meantime, I will try to become an ace pilot so pwning of the noobs can commence upon release lol.

[@ALEXITNEKO]

I bought this game when it came on steam, I keep checking on it waiting for the day when it finally gets the players it needs to really kick off. I Love the Corvette

[@Oorillon]

Looks great. I added it to my list. Thank you for this!

[@Sevensup]

Hey you're welcome 😁

[@alphadraconis9898]

The guys led the way with PGC in the pre NMS era. Best of luck with v1.0.

[@Wanelmask]

Thanks for the discovery !

[@Sevensup]

Hey you're welcome :)

[@johnnypatterson77]

I bought this game about a year and a half ago and I've enjoyed every minute of it, I just wish I could convince my friends to play as well.

[@relthmcroth1473]

This game is interesting in concept. I need to keep this on my wislist so I can remember it once it finally comes out of Early Access ...and save up some money.

[@Sevensup]

It's a cool experience, but waiting for the full release is a good idea

[@nerdglider]

seeing how slow you are flying (less than 600 mps) that makes sense since in SC ships fly up to 1000 Mps and it explains why they are slowing down the combat speeds

[@Bionic8J]

This is the combat that I really wanted for Elite Dangerous. I also wanted to see battle aftermath salvage missions. This game looks really cool and had combat that Elite Dangerous missed out.

[@czarkusa2018]

I just wanted more than 12 people to be allowed per solar system and also for players in solo mode to have zero effect on the persistent galaxy.

[@Bionic8J]

@@czarkusa2018 damn, I never knew that was an issue.

[@cadmanfox6874]

Glad to see this game getting some attention!

[@spectreautomatus1194]

I played this back when it first came out, was thinking of getting back into it. Do they still have the command console to change the skins on the cruisers?

[@isThreeman]

Torpedo/missile bomber is my go to. Just fly near a supply ship or pop in and out of a hanger letting off volleys of missiles and torpedoes.

[@Sevensup]

I agree haha, it probably should be nerfed a bit. It turns you into a flying torpedo/missile turret

[@Shadow-bk1im]

Gotta say with the range on torpedos being 100km it doesn’t really make much sense to use anything. If they hit they do way more damage then any other weapon and have much longer range. I find every time I try to close the gap I just end up getting blasted by larger guns from multiple capital ships for no reward. Hell it seems like torpedos only arm and start to track after a few Kilometers anyway, so going in close is just usually a bad idea.

[@tylerlehman9427]

Great video hope you succeed as a content creator 👍 I'm going to pick up the game myself

[@Sevensup]

Hey thank you! Hope you enjoy it, there's lots of players on their discord too

[@aresaurelian]

I approve of this project. Well done concept.

[@reno42x]

Fantastic review Fuzy. Purchasing now.

[@Sevensup]

Hey thank you! Hope you enjoy it

[@Madhuntr]

been waiting for this to come out for years. had it on my wishlist for since a long time ago. just completely missed the start it seems. imma go ham now ^^

[@derkleine3242]

Who remembers Infinity Quest for earth?

[@GaryMcKinnonUFO]

Thanks Fuzy i'd not heard of this, i'll pimp it on my YT channel and Twitter. I like your no-nonsense review - subbed :)

[@Sevensup]

Hey thank you! I really dont like the extra fluf other channels tend to use

[@davidareeves]

I found out and back these guys via KickStarter back in 2020. If StarBase, Dual Universe, or even SC had this combat, it'd be a win win. This is definitely worth it!

[@ailfawka6278]

I haven't played this yet, but it looks like a slowed down combat flight model, and it turns out star citizen devs are implementing a slowed-down combat flight model as well, so I guess we will see how that performs in SC testing.

[@4hire565]

Good review! Thank you Bro! Got a sub!

[@Sevensup]

Hey really appreciate you!

[@blackburn1489]

what about controlls? Kmb or gamepad are fine? or flying stick only?

[@Jcewazhere]

So it's a multiplayer only X4 without 3 of the 'X's? Looks neat. That big red and white ship looks like it was pulled right out of X4. One of the Terran capital ships maybe.

[@sigvar6795]

Looks promising especially in light of Dreadnoughts final demise. I'll look at the sale price on the 22 on Steam. As of today it IS 34 dollars. Good video.

[@cameltube-vk7el]

I have been looking at RaCe SiMS, full set ups i.e. motion-chair, 3panel display, pedals, steering wheels etc. etc. I love racing but I really dream of SPACE battles. I have never gone beyond the minimal race set up like just a iPAD or back further x-box stuff. I am 60 & have the time now & really would like to go into this SPACE COMBAT area in a totally serious way. So this looks & sounds like what I am looking for. Do you oR anyone reading this have any suggestions ??? Are space SiMS capable of the stuff RaCe SiMS are respectfuly?!?? Thanks man for the video, looks cool & the background of the development makes perfect sense. Also I wonder if the race-sim set ups could mod for this type of SiM oR would that fall into FLiGHT SiM. . . . . .. . I have no freaking clue really of either as described above maybe so what ya say bro !? Again thank you for posting this and looking forward to replys/comments AlwaysForward~Godspeed

[@S2K_SCOTT]

Great review!

[@Sevensup]

Hey thank you

[@roli1227]

I also enjoyed this quite a alot an waiting for players to get back to. Also games i would enjoy if there was a playerbase: The Blackout Club and Fractured Space

[@vahnn0]

If this game ever gets advertising to start drawing players in, this game will definitely pick and become a great deal more fun. I spent a couple weeks playing a couple hours in the morning and a couple during prime time (US central) almost every day, and at most I only ever saw 2 other players. Most of the time it was just me. The AI definitely does a good job of keeping things interesting, but it's so much more satisfying to be engaging with a friendly or target that you know is a real person experiencing the same thrills as you. Especially if you come out on top of an extended dog fight! And there definitely needs to be more to progression than the ranking system and point system to reward players for playing. I really don't know what, and couldn't think of anything now as I haven't played in quite a long time now. Hell, it could be different by now, for all I know. All in all, a terrific foundation for what could ultimately become a superb game, especially if they ever get a marketing budget for some actual advertising to draw players in. With that said, my reinstall is complete and I'm about to dive in!

[@Sevensup]

Two key things I agree with. More advertising (when they're ready) and more progression to work towards, like ships, ranks, and fancy modules

[@pppppffffffmmmmmmmnn]

The devs have already said they'll start spending money on steam advertising when it's closer to release

[@mooncake8254]

Last night I had a dream about space ships battles and games. Not because I watch too much anime about space... Anyways thanks for the review I'll look into it.

[@HuxtableK]

So you mentioned A.I. slots in games. Is there a way to play a "solo" mission to get used to it all?

[@Sevensup]

As of right now there is not, however you can spawn at any friendly station/ground base and fly around freely. Also, sticking close to allies makes survival much easier

[@frozetti434]

I'm gonna have to check this out. This looks like what I'm looking for

[@moreorless1544]

There was another game out there that had ship to ship battles (interior), I remember watching a video and seeing game play of. Was it this game or another space shooter?

[@Sevensup]

Probably "Marauders" ? It's the most recent one I can recall

[@moreorless1544]

@@Sevensup is it offline with bots? if not, is there a game like that that is?

[@hazzaman175]

Yo what do you think of the new gameplay loops? I absolutely love them it’s just so satisfying and with the orbital bombardment in the new patch it’s just all coming together ❤️

[@Sevensup]

The new orbital cannons look really fun. I havent gotten a chance to play with them yet, but I did watch their livestream yesterday. They seem hard to aim, but have a massive damage potential

[@hazzaman175]

@@Sevensup you gotta give them a go it’s added such a unique thing of orbital battles that happen whilst the assault is also happening it’s so organic. Love the video as well mate

[@jozsiolah1435]

The oldest galaxy in the Universe has a big circle of solid rock around its central black hole. Some videos show it on KZbin. It would be great in computer space games, very spectacular.

[@Sevensup]

I'll have to look into that...sounds like a great place to hide a civilization

[@S1distic]

I backed this on Kickstarter in November 2015. Waiting for the game to be fully released to play it.

[@sagewaterdragon]

I haven't about this game in the longest time but I was just looking through my Kickstarter history and saw this there. I'm also waiting for the full release - turns out that's taking a lot longer than I thought it would!

[@jacklongley8728]

"ekspecially" at 1:24. Thanks for saving me 9 minutes

[@roggadahungry541]

this game needs logistics gameplay and a war system similar to foxhole to keep players interested, where you fight for control of the map and its resources to make more stuff to destroy the enemy and win the war.

[@Sevensup]

I agree, I believe they're currently working on a logistics system, but it's not going to be added for a bit

[@shadowcarthage]

Yeah i picked it up and it is fun. though i do need to get a better computer to properly run it even if it does still work with mostly no lag on a decently old comp now

[@Sevensup]

I'm running an older 1070, but yeah those particle effects and sheer number of ships take a performance toll

[@shadowcarthage]

@@Sevensup fuuuck man the 1060 really hates it then because i get lag all the time and yours looked smooth as butter

[@cameltube-vk7el]

is there a head set for VR & iPAD PRO ?

[@rawkfistgaming]

If you have experience with Elite: Dangerous, how would you say the flight model in this compares to ED?

[@Sevensup]

I would say it's very similar. ED's customization and weapon layouts are almost the same. The actual flight models are similar, however IB has a much simpler user interface. ED's take some learning, IB is very "pickup and play" kinda game.

[@rawkfistgaming]

@@Sevensup - Nice! Looks like after I get some things taken care of, I might be grabbing this one!

[@FoxNamedFinn]

@@rawkfistgaming Same, as an avid Planetside and Elite player, this is right up my alley

[@FoxNamedFinn]

Update, I bought it today

[@zulwe]

@@Sevensup were you able to map to a controller, or do you fly ED with a hotas or mouse and keyboard?

[@derp4555]

How do controls work? Controller? Or Mouse and Keyboard? Smooth controls in general? Or clunky?

[@Sevensup]

I use mouse/keyboard and it's really smooth. HOTAS works. I'm not sure if controller works

[@derp4555]

@@Sevensup thx man. HOTAS support is cool.but controller worked so well in SW Squadrons that i would like to use it here too

[@firefistace2985]

actually Infinity Battlescape was Infinity quest for Earth. before ED and Star citizen Infinity quest for Earth is a game like elite dangerous but the project took so long because it is only being work by 1 man. thats why he change universe gameplay to 1 star system and started i novae studios the kickstarter for battlescape. and this game is in development way before ED and SC but it only making faster progress after kickstarter. sorry for my english.

[@base_bravo6616]

Freespace series fan repporting in 😊

[@zatnikutel635]

we really need something since the fall of Star Conflict. that was the only one game ever made in which i enjoyed pvp

[@phrixos2826]

just added this to my wishlist!

[@Sevensup]

It goes on sale sometimes, I would wait for a $20 sale

[@Garret-cain]

Yea you sold me on this i love space battles like elite dangerous combat and you sold me on it so quick

[@Sevensup]

Hey thank you, hope you enjoy haha

[@MrPablosek]

Damn, this looks like a really solid game. Looking forward to its release.

[@mythicalbeast1202]

This game looks great. Can't wait to dive in!

[@shayminthedoctor9663]

This is early access?! Jesus! It looks better than a lot of complete games!

[@Sevensup]

It is! They will start advertising it more when it closer to their planned release date. I'm unsure when that will be...but hopefully within the next year or two

[@shayminthedoctor9663]

@@Sevensup I seriously hope so too. I picked it up right away after seeing this video and while the population is still a bit sparce, I had an absolute blast playing it! Thank you for showing this to the world, the devs really did a good job

[@dusankollar602]

What flymodel is used? It is like elite? Newton something?

[@Sevensup]

It's very similar to ED, especially buttion layouts. The ships move much faster however, less limits on velocity

[@alexnavarro6941]

Sounds like a new Fractured Space, but much better. Something like a Planetside 2, in space. Or even a new FreeSpace/Starlancer/Independence War but with multiplayer and playable capital ships. It looks really good.

[@greenerion]

if losing a station takes away your ability to field capital ships, wouldn'T that basically ensure a snowball effect that makes it so any faction taking the advantage early would just keep winning because nobody else can field the same firepower? What measures are in place to prevent snowballing ?

[@Sevensup]

Possibly, but small ships are very powerful if used correctly. Capital ships have a hard time hitting critical components on stations. But overall yes, it's a big disadvantage

[@random_passerby4672]

Main measure for now, it looks like, is small ships being the strategic meta :D 100% small ship fleet shreds any base within minutes, something fleet with capitals has trouble with.

[@kaloianmitrev6279]

What a gem man

[@griffynmester]

Thank you! Good game and good video!

[@Sevensup]

Thanks, really enjoyed making it haha

[@specrtre]

Hopefully the player count goes up reading some of the reviews says it low at the moment looks and sounds really fun though.

[@leoreaper3100]

I’ve played this strictly for the combat and as someone that has 1k+ hours of PVPing in Star Citizen, I can’t agree with your comment. Sure CIG is in development hell for their game, but their combat mechanics are phenomenal and has depth underneath the shallow appearance. In one game I can dogfight in a game because the game says so; on the other, I can dogfight because I’m protecting my friends pulling illegal drugs. The latter is so much more enjoyable.

[@Jerubarbaruah]

You say it's like Planetside. Does that mean there are going to be persistent meta objectives? You mentioned the space stations, but you didn't mention if their loss was only applicable in the specific battle, or if it carrier over.

[@Sevensup]

The solar system is the "match" per say. If a team loses a station, it's out of action for the rest of the match. The matches last for probably about 8 hours, or until a team loses too many stations. The solar system refreshes once a team wins. As of right now, you cannot repair a station, unlike a base in planetside

[@KombatKrab]

Do you know the game ' angles fall first ' it does lots of this stuff. Except for flying in the atmosphere. It does both planet side combat and space combat, but not at the same time unfortunately. This project looks interesting too.

[@Sevensup]

I have seen it but I have not played it myself...my friends and I are keeping a close look on Marauders. It's like Tarkov but in space

[@niklasdahlgren7641]

Is it actually a released 1.0 yet?

[@GeorgeTsiros]

one question: is there a velocity limit, outside of atmosphere?

[@Sevensup]

When outside of atmosphere, there is no true velocity limit while in vacum. The fighters can reach extreme speeds (KM per sec), but going these speeds would obviously make it difficult to accuratly hit targets. There is also a limited boost on fighters. You can reach high-speeds very quickly, but the boost will deplete, leaving you vulnerable for a short time. (unable to change direction or stop easily). Large ships just move slowly, unless using the warp feature. Large ships also don't get boost.

[@GeorgeTsiros]

@@Sevensup I see.

[@DeviateSquirrel]

How does it compare with Elite Dangerous in terms of flight dynamics?

[@Sevensup]

The flight feels much lighter compared to ED. You can reach higher top speeds. Modules can change the flight dynamic a bit, but they for sure used ED for inspiration

[@71Dana]

You had my attention as soon as you mentioned Planetside.

[@kepszlok]

Hmm this is like Freespace 3! Definitly going to buy this.

[@neohelios77]

A top review in Steam mentions "missile spam" as a main gripe. Is there still alot of missile spam?

[@neohelios77]

Acknowledging the obvious: I don't see much in the way of "missile spam" in your video, and the review in question was from 2019. Feel free to call me an idiot :)

[@Sevensup]

It is possible to sit close to a "rearming corvette" and get rearmed while in combat, including missiles. It's not the easiest thing to do, because a sitting fighter is also an easy target. I feel it should be looked into and adjusted

[@maciej2c]

the ui, weapons projestile speed, explosions, the effects... hmmm it all looks like its made on freespace 2 engine

[@MrSporkster]

Got a Homeworld kinda feel to it.

[@XLA-zg1nn]

look like the old fav Descent Freespace 1 and 2

[@digitaldealer]

I bought this so long ago, on kickstarter I had forgot it has been released......