Hello All
A quick note on past threads about this:
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I realize there has very likely been a post like this one before, though I have tried searching fruitlessly. I'd also like avoiding needless rezzing, because that can get... annoying, particularly when done by a relatively new comer (like yours truly.) So, please do know I have looked for a thread pertaining to this particular topic, and have not found one. I also wish to discuss one chain-of-inspiration in particular, so it will be different from other threads discussing this (if they exist.) Thank you for understanding
behind this thread is what do
you guys see as inspiration for this game? Do you notice any particular parts that resemble other games?
I think it's important to ask the community this, and not just Alex, because we may notice things that were unintentionally inspired by another game. That's something which happens often. It'd also give us a place to discuss and compare parts of Starsector relative to other games.
All of this can be good fun, I think.
Personally, I see heavy hints of
Sid Meier's Pirates! I'm not sure if that game was ever played or seen by any of those working on Starsector, but
Pirates! inspired most of
Mount & Blade, which Starsector is often compared to. This would make the bits resembling
Pirates! an artifact of an interesting chain, with the bits and bobs of
Mount & Blade inspiring a game more directly related to the root of
Mount & Blade. I see
Pirates! in the combat, trade, boarding, and campaign mechanics of Starsector. From the recent trading post, there will be a lot of stuff near to
Pirates!, but vastly improved upon. In literally every single portion of Starsector I've seen so far, I feel
Pirates! have some impact, even if indirectly.
If any of you guys haven't seen
Pirates!, I
highly recommend it. You can play the 1984 version for free (I think,) and the 2004 version is cheap anywhere you look.
Edit: I just saw a quote in which Alex mentioned
Pirates! so noticing influences from it is not just an artifact of a chain.
