03-02-2012, 07:56 PM
Finally managed to acquire a copy of this rather fun little game.
High Frontier is a game of exploration of the solar system, using manned (and occasionally unmanned) rocketry.
Players take on the roles of Earthly space agencies and build their ships, then expand out into the solar system, trying to locate and claim sources of mineral wealth, water, and scientific glory. Rockets move in genuine orbital paths and must deal with fuel limitations, thrust issues, and crew health hazards (exploring Mercury can pay off really well, but it's dangerous as all fuck...)
And then there's the biggest hazard of all, your fellow explorers.
The basic game covers the inner system - from the Sun out to the Asteroid Belt, edging into Jupiter's orbit. An expansion adds some more detail, and Jupiter and Saturn, and a special poster map is available to cover the whole system all the way out to Pluto and beyond. It's all kinds of fun.
And great inspirational material for FenSpace.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.
High Frontier is a game of exploration of the solar system, using manned (and occasionally unmanned) rocketry.
Players take on the roles of Earthly space agencies and build their ships, then expand out into the solar system, trying to locate and claim sources of mineral wealth, water, and scientific glory. Rockets move in genuine orbital paths and must deal with fuel limitations, thrust issues, and crew health hazards (exploring Mercury can pay off really well, but it's dangerous as all fuck...)
And then there's the biggest hazard of all, your fellow explorers.
The basic game covers the inner system - from the Sun out to the Asteroid Belt, edging into Jupiter's orbit. An expansion adds some more detail, and Jupiter and Saturn, and a special poster map is available to cover the whole system all the way out to Pluto and beyond. It's all kinds of fun.
And great inspirational material for FenSpace.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.