What Are Your Favorite Spaceship Bridge Simulators?

Contributing with my top list of simulators:

http://www.oolite.org/
olite is inspired by the 8-bit classic Elite, and many aspects of gameplay will be familiar to players of that game. In the tradition of open-world games, there’s no overall story: you can be a millionaire trader, a veteran combateer, a feared pirate, a lonely miner, a notorious smuggler, or all of them, or something else entirely, based on your own actions.

https://www.vendetta-online.com/
Vendetta Online is a 3D space combat MMORPG for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS, as well as the Oculus Rift. This MMO permits thousands of players to interact as the pilots of spaceships in a vast universe. Users may build their characters in any direction they desire, becoming rich captains of industry, military heroes, or outlaws. A fast-paced, realtime “twitch” style combat model gives intense action, coupled with the backdrop of RPG gameplay in a massive online galaxy. Three major player factions form a delicate balance of power, with several NPC sub-factions creating situations of economic struggle, political intrigue and conflict. The completely persistent universe and detailed storyline add to the depth of immersion, resulting in a unique online experience.

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One I’ve been wanting to try, that is very similar to Artemis is Empty Epsilon.

http://daid.github.io/EmptyEpsilon/

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I’ve never played a bridge simulator in any serious sense (only with a few roommates in college). But the genre has always fascinated me. I didn’t see Interstellar Rift on the list, and it looks like a fun one, though I have not tried it yet. Has anyone else?

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Though in early access:

Star Citizen shows great promise, I also LOVE Elite.

I wouldn’t say that Eve Online is a spaceship bridge simulator since it’s all point-and-click. Excel-fu is also a soft prereq for that game…

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hey I should teach a course on that :smiley:

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How to scam/avoid being scammed in the game might be a co-req.

I am reminded that my accounts are still active despite the fact that I’ve done little but set up a very long training program in the past ~18 months.

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FYI - There’s a good chance we’ll be playing Empty Epsilon next time. Stay tuned!

That’s pretty much where I’m at with the game.

I think we should have a small, technical event to work through installation and setup

That’s a great idea for either game. This past friday it took over 2 hours to get everything set up and get people playing. That was far too long and too much load on me. Let’s hash this out

https://talk.dallasmakerspace.org/t/cutting-down-setup-install-time-on-game-nights/19305

It is done. C’mon, then!

(Empty Epsilon scheduled for 4/28)
https://calendar.dallasmakerspace.org/events/view/2219

If you have any interest in an open source linux bridge sim that began life down at the TX/RX Labs hackerspace in Houston, check out Space Nerds In Space. http://smcameron.github.io/space-nerds-in-space/

Full disclosure: I’m the author.

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Very cool!!!

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