Shattered Horizon: First game that drops Windows XP support

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Re: Shattered Horizon: First game that drops Windows XP support

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I like the preview. How Newtonian are the physics? I saw some things the were either very skilled players/AI or it's only semi-Newtonian. Is it anything beyond death match in space?
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Re: Shattered Horizon: First game that drops Windows XP support

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Darmalus wrote:I like the preview. How Newtonian are the physics?
Rather Newtonian. Generally, you're going to have to counter any linear motions you make, where as rotation is handled like the mouselook in any other FPS. (move mouse to look around. Right-click-and-drag allows you to roll to point your feet at the floor.)

They adapted FPS mechanics to the 3D/outer space mechanics quite well, if you ask me.
I saw some things the were either very skilled players/AI or it's only semi-Newtonian.
There are no AIs currently available, so those were actual players.
Is it anything beyond death match in space?
Not really. It's either deathmatch or a "territories" -style match.

EDIT: grammar
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