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Notch Wants To Make a Firefly-Inspired Sandbox Space Game

Posted by Soulskill on from the two-by-two-hands-of-blue dept.

silentbrad sends this snippet from PCGamer: "After stepping back as lead designer of Minecraft earlier this year, Notch has been considering what to do next. ... While he's still deciding exactly what he wants to work on, he told us that he'd quite like to do a sandbox space trading game like Elite, 'except done right.' Notch is aiming for something with a bit more character than the classic trading sim. Instead of being the spaceship, you'd be a character inside the spaceship. 'I want the space game that's more like Firefly,' he said. 'I want to run around on my ship and have to put out a fire. Like, oh crap, the cooling system failed, I have to put out the fire here.' He hasn't decided to make the game yet, and doesn't mind if someone else takes up the reins. 'If someone steals the idea before me, that's totally fine. I just want to play that game,' he said."

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  1. amazing by msheekhah · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I want that game

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    Mark Anthony Collins
    1. Re:amazing by SJHillman · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Speak for yourself. I feel I've gotten my money's worth several times over, even playing without mods. I've spent a hell of a lot more time playing Minecraft than I have some more recent titles that cost considerably more.

    2. Re:amazing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      To build on your points... I'm not going to waste time with the changelog looking for examples. But how fucked is your code base if you have something like, "implemented random rain effect, but now arrows go through walls."

    3. Re:amazing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Because one must have created a similar, superior product before criticising or forming an opinion. NIckelback is fucking awesome and you can't say otherwise until you personally publish your own albums. Plan 9 from Outer Space was a fucking awesome movie and you can't say otherwise until you personally create your own films. The Ford Pinto was a fucking awesome car and you can't say otherwise until you personally build your own cars. GWB was a fucking awesome president and you can't say otherwise until you become president.

      See how stupid you sound?

  2. DO IT! by thehodapp · · Score: 2, Insightful

    But don't you dare write it in Java (but please make it cross-platform). Don't judge me, I can be as demanding as I like.

  3. Will the game star Summer Glau? by Arancaytar · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That, I believe, is pivotal to its success.