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- From: gsturgeo@cs.strath.ac.uk (Garry W Sturgeon CS91)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
- Subject: Elite 2 (honest)
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- Date: 14 Aug 92 14:48:43 GMT
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- Organization: Comp. Sci. Dept., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, Scotland.
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- I dont know if somebody has posted this already, but seeing as I
- havent seen anything I'll fill u in.
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- In last months issue of The One (UK) they unvieled ELITE 2, and I
- must say it looks and sounds as if its gonna be awesome. They claimed
- this was an exclusive. They were shown the unfinished game by the man
- himself, David Braben, and went into depth of what the finished game
- will include
-
- Here is some of what I can recall....
-
- Whereas the original Elite had 2000 planets, the sequel will have,
- wait for it, 100,000,000,000!! Yes, 100 billion. He claims to have
- accurately plotted every planet/star in the galaxy!! Our galaxy!!
- The nearer to Earth you are the safer it is. As you progress further
- out, past uncharted stars, it will become more dangerous.
-
- In the Elite, all you could do was enhance your ship with weapons etc
- BUT on this one, you will be able to move up ships, eg. a huge cruiser
- with its own fleet of fighters for protection!! The whole background
- seems to be more complex also. If you kill a scheduled liner, for
- instance, and then the company owning that liner see that has not
- arrived , they will send out assasins after you, seeking revenge.
-
- You will also be permitted to fly down onto the surface of each planet
- and trade there, maybe getting more of a choice than on the space
- station.
-
- The graphics look as if they have been overhauled. I saw one picture of
- Saturn that wasnt just a uniform colour of solid(??). It had a texture
- to it, it had its various rings around it AND the Sun was in the
- background casting a shadow over the rings on the dark side of the
- planet. Looks amazing! Braben claims to have the suns casting light
- accurately over the planets giving proper shadows. The background,
- he said, was made so deep and HUGE, to give the player a real sense
- of being there.
-
- The next issue will be telling us more about the game and giving more
- screen shots of what could be THE game to have this year. They are
- looking to have the game out for Christmas, but arent they all?
-
- By the way.....IT AINT APRIL!!!!
-
- L8r Elite/deadly/harmless dudes
-
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