So Very Important

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! Sorry for the lateness of the post, the July 4th holiday totally threw me off. This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I talk about space games with good, mediocre and poor economies. There are a ton of space games in which the economy is supposed to matter, and we talk about how well they do or don’t pull them off. It’s a fun talk.

On next week’s show, we’ll talk about post-release support in games. Not just DLC/expansions, but patches, modding and so forth. As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums. Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!

Show Notes

Games Mentioned

Games with Good Economies

* EVE Online* Jumpgate* Beyond Sol* Space Rangers Series* The X Series* Unending Galaxy* Vendetta Online* Space Bucks* Interstellar Transport Company* Helium Rain* Star Traders Series* Evochron Series* Star Ruler Series* Distant Worlds* Hardwar* Offworld Trading Company* Star Nomad Series

Games with Economies that Didn’t Go Far Enough

* Independence War 2* Objects in Space* Starpoint Gemini Series* 3030 Deathwar Redux* Star Wolves Series* Terminus

Games with Lacking Economies

* Elite Dangerous* Freelancer* Wing Commander: Privateer* Rebel Galaxy* Parkan II

Other Games Mentioned

* Railroad Tycoon* Euro Truck Sim 2* Stellaris* StarDrive 2* Warhammer 40000 Gladius* Sins of a Solar Empire Series* Kenshi* Warhammer 40000 Inquisitor Martyr* Warhammer Chaosbane

So Very Important

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! Sorry for the lateness of the post, the July 4th holiday totally threw me off. This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I talk about space games with good, mediocre and poor economies. There are a ton of space games in which the economy is supposed to matter, and we talk about how well they do or don’t pull them off. It’s a fun talk.

On next week’s show, we’ll talk about post-release support in games. Not just DLC/expansions, but patches, modding and so forth. As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums. Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!

Show Notes

Games Mentioned

Games with Good Economies

* EVE Online* Jumpgate* Beyond Sol* Space Rangers Series* The X Series* Unending Galaxy* Vendetta Online* Space Bucks* Interstellar Transport Company* Helium Rain* Star Traders Series* Evochron Series* Star Ruler Series* Distant Worlds* Hardwar* Offworld Trading Company* Star Nomad Series

Games with Economies that Didn’t Go Far Enough

* Independence War 2* Objects in Space* Starpoint Gemini Series* 3030 Deathwar Redux* Star Wolves Series* Terminus

Games with Lacking Economies

* Elite Dangerous* Freelancer* Wing Commander: Privateer* Rebel Galaxy* Parkan II

Other Games Mentioned

* Railroad Tycoon* Euro Truck Sim 2* Stellaris* StarDrive 2* Warhammer 40000 Gladius* Sins of a Solar Empire Series* Kenshi* Warhammer 40000 Inquisitor Martyr* Warhammer Chaosbane

Under is Never Free…

Welcome back to the podcast my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I sit down with Kevin Brock, Lead Developer Pasta Space Interactive, to talk about his upcoming open space combat, exploration and trading game, Underspace (which coincidentally just launched its Kickstarter!). We got a chance to play the demo — which is now available to everyone via the Kickstarter — and were amazed at how much fun, fleshed out and Freelancery this game is. It’s really fantastic, so we were able to gush at Kevin a bit, plus learn a lot more about the game. The only thing that kept us from going longer was me falling under the weather. :/

Next week on the show, we’re not sure yet. Our guest hasn’t confirmed yet, so we’ll do SOMETHING, just not sure what yet. As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums. Thank you so much for listening, enjoy the show, and please check out the Kickstarter.

Show Notes

Games Mentioned

* Freelancer* Rebel Galaxy Outlaw* Wing Commander Privateer* Elite Dangerous* Evochron Legacy* Zigfrak* Saints Row 2* Star Citizen* Terraria* Jumpgate* Skyrim* Microsoft Train Simulator* Morrowind* Fallout 4* Fallout 76

Under is Never Free…

Welcome back to the podcast my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I sit down with Kevin Brock, Lead Developer Pasta Space Interactive, to talk about his upcoming open space combat, exploration and trading game, Underspace (which coincidentally just launched its Kickstarter!). We got a chance to play the demo — which is now available to everyone via the Kickstarter — and were amazed at how much fun, fleshed out and Freelancery this game is. It’s really fantastic, so we were able to gush at Kevin a bit, plus learn a lot more about the game. The only thing that kept us from going longer was me falling under the weather. :/

Next week on the show, we’re not sure yet. Our guest hasn’t confirmed yet, so we’ll do SOMETHING, just not sure what yet. As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums. Thank you so much for listening, enjoy the show, and please check out the Kickstarter.

Show Notes

Games Mentioned

* Freelancer* Rebel Galaxy Outlaw* Wing Commander Privateer* Elite Dangerous* Evochron Legacy* Zigfrak* Saints Row 2* Star Citizen* Terraria* Jumpgate* Skyrim* Microsoft Train Simulator* Morrowind* Fallout 4* Fallout 76

Such a Great Game

Hey friends, and welcome to this very late episode of the podcast. I apologize for the lateness of this one, but tragedy struck a couple of days after we recorded this, and I’m only now recovering. You can learn more by listening to the podcast itself, if you’d like. For this episode, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I welcome back Mike Stankiewicz of MT Worlds to talk about his recently out-of-early-access space economic masterpiece, Interstellar Transport Company!

The next episode will focus on the fantastic Underspace! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums. Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show.

Show Notes

Games Mentioned

* Space Bucks* Railroad Tycoon* Air Bucks* Capitalism* Void Bastards* Barotrauma* We Need to Go Deeper* Offworld Trading Company

Such a Great Game

Hey friends, and welcome to this very late episode of the podcast. I apologize for the lateness of this one, but tragedy struck a couple of days after we recorded this, and I’m only now recovering. You can learn more by listening to the podcast itself, if you’d like. For this episode, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I welcome back Mike Stankiewicz of MT Worlds to talk about his recently out-of-early-access space economic masterpiece, Interstellar Transport Company!

The next episode will focus on the fantastic Underspace! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums. Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show.

Show Notes

Games Mentioned

* Space Bucks* Railroad Tycoon* Air Bucks* Capitalism* Void Bastards* Barotrauma* We Need to Go Deeper* Offworld Trading Company

DieDieDie!

Welcome to this week’s podcast y’all. This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I get up early in the morning to sit down with Roy Hornstra (2D artist, designer and co-founder) and Sander de Visser (designer, scripter, business and co-founder) of Convoy Games to talk about their newly-released space adventure, Landinar: Into the Void! We have a great discussion about their game, early access, dealing with bugs, Steam reviews and a lot more. For as early as it was (for us), it was a very lively discussion!

Next week on the show, we are not sure yet as I’ve offered it to a guest who has yet to confirm the slot. We’ll do something, just not sure what yet! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums.

Show Notes

Games Mentioned

* Wayward Terran Frontier* Convoy* Skyrim* FTL* Elite Dangerous* Sea of Thieves* Star Citizen* The Witcher* Starship Corporation

DieDieDie!

Welcome to this week’s podcast y’all. This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I get up early in the morning to sit down with Roy Hornstra (2D artist, designer and co-founder) and Sander de Visser (designer, scripter, business and co-founder) of Convoy Games to talk about their newly-released space adventure, Landinar: Into the Void! We have a great discussion about their game, early access, dealing with bugs, Steam reviews and a lot more. For as early as it was (for us), it was a very lively discussion!

Next week on the show, we are not sure yet as I’ve offered it to a guest who has yet to confirm the slot. We’ll do something, just not sure what yet! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums.

Show Notes

Games Mentioned

* Wayward Terran Frontier* Convoy* Skyrim* FTL* Elite Dangerous* Sea of Thieves* Star Citizen* The Witcher* Starship Corporation

Welcome to the podcast y’all! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I have no guest, so we settle in (eventually) on the topic of the current store wars between primarily well-established Steam and newcomer Epic. We talk about a lot more, sure — it is a topic show after all — but we also have fun technical issues that I spend much of the episode dealing with! Wheee!

Next week, we’ll welcome back the folks from Convoy Games to talk the newly-released Landinar: Into the Void! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums.

Show Notes

Games Mentioned

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* X4 Foundations* X Rebirth* Elite: Dangerous* Space Engineers* 3030 Deathwar Redux* EVE Online* Borderlands 3* Subnautica* Flatspace* Satisfactory* Metro 2033* Phoenix Point* Anno 1800* Shakedown: Hawaii* Hotline Miami* The Division 2* Parkasaurus* Jurassic Park World* Star Trek Online

Welcome to the podcast y’all! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I have no guest, so we settle in (eventually) on the topic of the current store wars between primarily well-established Steam and newcomer Epic. We talk about a lot more, sure — it is a topic show after all — but we also have fun technical issues that I spend much of the episode dealing with! Wheee!

Next week, we’ll welcome back the folks from Convoy Games to talk the newly-released Landinar: Into the Void! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on the forums.

Show Notes

Games Mentioned

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* X4 Foundations* X Rebirth* Elite: Dangerous* Space Engineers* 3030 Deathwar Redux* EVE Online* Borderlands 3* Subnautica* Flatspace* Satisfactory* Metro 2033* Phoenix Point* Anno 1800* Shakedown: Hawaii* Hotline Miami* The Division 2* Parkasaurus* Jurassic Park World* Star Trek Online