Well, I admit that Starlancer has the whole "gritty" thing down. I actually prefer the explosions in Starlancer to Freelancer. Enemy ships "crumpling" and breaking apart was cool.

Then again, the combat in Freelancer gives you a lot better feel for the huge many-starfighter battles, because the shots are brighter and are flying all around you. A lot of the ships in Freelancer really look like they're made of metal, something about how the light reflects off them.

If you're in for the whole artistic thing, then Freelancer really shines, because ever system feels like a work of art with all the pretty backdrops and cool planets.

I'd have to say that Starlancer, and to an even greater extent, Tachyon look better. Both have a much cleaner look than FL.

Freelancer:


Starlancer:


Tachyon The Fringe:

ROTFL. Thank you, EB. I was wondering when this trollish drivel was going to get shown up as the crap it inherently is.

Im just trying to show that FL has the cleanest and clearest graphics. Starlancer's textures are very blurred and Tachyon's graphics are great! Cant find a higher resolution screenshot tho. But IIRC, Tachyon's textures are a lot more smudgy.

I don't know. The Tachyon graphics just seem to look a lot better, but then maybe that's because Tachyon also has a cockpit to make you feel like you are part of the game. ;o)

(And watch how at no time did I call anyone trollish or accuse them of spouting crap.) ;o)

EB how did you take screenshots without the texts and hud?

hmm I don´t think that starlancer looks better, but from this screenshots I would have to say yes ....bad choise in the shot I guess, cause the model looks increbil low poly, while at the lancer shoot the model looks clean, which just a blury texture. (which looks imo better ...) but hands down, fl has some real real real beautiful background grafics and planet textures.

aswell the game get cleaner textures with more texture ram, up to something that help aswell the modells to look cleaner. (which I guess is cause the game is designed for lots of texture memory or better for those standart 64-128 megs, which are these days standart)

oh and btw the combustion system in freelancer with the tails of fire are really nice aswell, though could need abit more random noise maybe (so that I looks not like they add just several times the same effekt, what they do), but still sweet.

Hm... screenshots. I have to agree that, when in motion, Starlancer looks better than Freelancer. Stills don't do it any justice . Starlancer looks more real, to be specific.

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Edited by - Lev Arris on 16-03-2003 01:52:19

who ever posting the screen shots i now dislike you becuase i have starlancer... well one cd becuase i lent it to my friend and he cant find the other one...AND I WANT TO PLAY *cries*

How do you take screenshots in FL without the on screen texts and the hud?
Hello? Anyone knows? EB how did you do it?

That screen was from DA, Zamboni. They took off the HUD somehow.

Mmmm, Tachyon. I need to reinstall that.

That was a damn good game. And the graphics were fantastic, especially the explosions. I've never played Starlancer, though. I should probably go buy the thing some time. Is it still worth the price?

I got my copy for $2 the day before Freelancer came out...it's probably worth it =P