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Title: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: PanzersEast on December 18, 2012, 11:24:37 AM
Anyone played this one?  I have a lot in my wishlist on gog.com and have waited until the sale to revisit what I actually want or will eventually play.  This is one that was at the top of my list and was wondering...... thanks.


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Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: GDS_Starfury on December 18, 2012, 11:27:30 AM
I played that a long time ago.  its a fun game but the mission scripting could have been more creative.
Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: Seytan on December 18, 2012, 12:52:48 PM
I bought it a few months ago. It is a fun game. Check out YouTube lets play videos. I think you will be impressed.
Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: Anguille on December 18, 2012, 01:10:04 PM
It's a beauty, i love it.
Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: Huw the Poo on December 18, 2012, 01:39:07 PM
It's a fantastic game.  Heavily scripted as Starfury says, but very good fun nonetheless.  It's a rare game that fully conveys the feeling of proper capital ship combat.
Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: Martok on December 18, 2012, 01:58:41 PM
Always looked like fun.  A damn shame the proposed sequel wasn't successful with its Kickstarter funding (both times). 

Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: GDS_Starfury on December 18, 2012, 11:11:28 PM
IIRC theres a Battlestar Galactica mod for it somewhere.
for the type of game it is Id rather play the Homeworld series.
Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: Longdan on December 18, 2012, 11:32:09 PM
It is a really good game despite the age.
There are mods for it on Desura.
Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: GDS_Starfury on December 19, 2012, 01:57:39 AM
visualy its held up pretty damn well.
Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: spelk on December 19, 2012, 10:39:02 AM
Aside from something like FTL, this is the only "Big Spaceship" game I can think of in recent memory, and even this title is considered old now.

Shame about the kickstarter for Nexus II.

For years I'd wanted a proper, command a Battlestar style space combat game, that was more like naval battleship combat, than privateer/x-wing/wing commander flyboy stuff. Starshatter allegedly had some ability to pilot big fookers, but I never got that far into the game, to have enough prestige or wonga to get to a massive ship. I suppose some of the Star Trek games allowed you to fiddle, and was it the Starfleet Command III (http://spelkzero.blogspot.co.uk/2004/09/starfleet-command-iii.html) that had me near the goal for abit...

I ALWAYS have Nexus on my hard drive, to satiate starship command fetish,
Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: Tpek on December 19, 2012, 11:13:18 AM
Quote from: spelk on December 19, 2012, 10:39:02 AM
Aside from something like FTL, this is the only "Big Spaceship" game I can think of in recent memory, and even this title is considered old now.

Shame about the kickstarter for Nexus II.

For years I'd wanted a proper, command a Battlestar style space combat game, that was more like naval battleship combat, than privateer/x-wing/wing commander flyboy stuff. Starshatter allegedly had some ability to pilot big fookers, but I never got that far into the game, to have enough prestige or wonga to get to a massive ship. I suppose some of the Star Trek games allowed you to fiddle, and was it the Starfleet Command III (http://spelkzero.blogspot.co.uk/2004/09/starfleet-command-iii.html) that had me near the goal for abit...

I ALWAYS have Nexus on my hard drive, to satiate starship command fetish,

There was a kickstarter for Nexus2 ?!  :-[
Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: Seytan on December 19, 2012, 12:17:13 PM
Yep and it couldnt meet the funding goal. Shame really.

Quote from: Tpek on December 19, 2012, 11:13:18 AM
Quote from: spelk on December 19, 2012, 10:39:02 AM
Aside from something like FTL, this is the only "Big Spaceship" game I can think of in recent memory, and even this title is considered old now.

Shame about the kickstarter for Nexus II.

For years I'd wanted a proper, command a Battlestar style space combat game, that was more like naval battleship combat, than privateer/x-wing/wing commander flyboy stuff. Starshatter allegedly had some ability to pilot big fookers, but I never got that far into the game, to have enough prestige or wonga to get to a massive ship. I suppose some of the Star Trek games allowed you to fiddle, and was it the Starfleet Command III (http://spelkzero.blogspot.co.uk/2004/09/starfleet-command-iii.html) that had me near the goal for abit...

I ALWAYS have Nexus on my hard drive, to satiate starship command fetish,

There was a kickstarter for Nexus2 ?!  :-[
Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: Martok on December 19, 2012, 02:10:19 PM
Quote from: Tpek on December 19, 2012, 11:13:18 AM
Quote from: spelk on December 19, 2012, 10:39:02 AM
Aside from something like FTL, this is the only "Big Spaceship" game I can think of in recent memory, and even this title is considered old now.

Shame about the kickstarter for Nexus II.

For years I'd wanted a proper, command a Battlestar style space combat game, that was more like naval battleship combat, than privateer/x-wing/wing commander flyboy stuff. Starshatter allegedly had some ability to pilot big fookers, but I never got that far into the game, to have enough prestige or wonga to get to a massive ship. I suppose some of the Star Trek games allowed you to fiddle, and was it the Starfleet Command III (http://spelkzero.blogspot.co.uk/2004/09/starfleet-command-iii.html) that had me near the goal for abit...

I ALWAYS have Nexus on my hard drive, to satiate starship command fetish,

There was a kickstarter for Nexus2 ?!  :-[
Two of them, actually.  Neither came close to their goal. 


Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: Huw the Poo on December 19, 2012, 02:47:31 PM
Quote from: Martok on December 19, 2012, 02:10:19 PM
Two of them, actually.  Neither came close to their goal. 

Shameful.  And quite surprising actually, considering it's met with universal acclaim any time it's mentioned.
Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: Arctic Blast on December 19, 2012, 04:50:52 PM
They didn't do much to bring attention to it, unfortunately. One of several developers who seem to think that all they need to do is :

1. Put item on Kickstarter
2. ????
3. Profit
Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: Tpek on December 20, 2012, 11:47:23 AM
This seems to just highlight further my main issue with Kickstarter.
Lack of proper advertising.

Despite being an avid Kickstarter user, I never get any information about upcoming/running Kickstarters that might interest me.
And the companies that run them tend to only bother publishing them on a single file sheet locked in locker deep down in a stairless basement with a sign of "Beware the Leopard" on it.

When I finally do get Kickstarter advertisements, they're always about unrelated and uninteresting crap.
Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: Huw the Poo on December 20, 2012, 01:58:41 PM
Nice H2G2 reference! ;)
Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: steve58 on December 26, 2012, 02:56:36 PM
Was just getting ready to pick this one up on GoG when I decided to check to see if it was available on Steam.  It is and its on sale for $2.49 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/6420/?snr=1_7_suggest__13) (vs $4.99 on GoG)...
Title: Re: Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Post by: Longdan on December 26, 2012, 03:23:58 PM
That is just about theft.  Mods aval on Desura, I haven't tried them yet.