Space station is a video game published in 1987 on dos by avantage software. The original sprites have been replaced with placeholder images. What are some free to play multiplayer games like space. For several years, a team have been remaking it as a standalone game, hoping to make it more stable and versatile, but development slowed. Space station or ss is a topdown tile based roleplaying multiplayer video game running on the byond game engine, originally released in 2003 the game is generally set on a futuristic space station, although certain player communities feature different settings, including spacecraft and exoplanets. Clowns are allowed to be annoying and obnoxious, and so are mostly disliked by the community. Contribute to scorrspacestationremake development by creating an account on github. Space station is something of a classic, released way back in. Spacestation minecraft maps planet minecraft community. Way too many devs have announced that they are remaking ss and then after a few screen shots. Unitystation, a crossplatform remake of space station has a first. About this game based on cult classic space station , unitystation is a game centered around life on an outpost exploration ship in the far reaches of space.
So for now, my goal at least is to get a permanent public server running. Yet another space station remake, but we added another dimension to this one. You look scary, can reanimate indefinitely unless gibbed, walk much slower than a normal human, cant speak without anything you say coming out as braiinnnnnssss, and unlike npcs cannot survive in the cold void of space without protective clothing and oxygen supply. No gods no brakes unity station space station remake. Be an engineer, lawyer, surgeon or clown and keep the. Byond is an incredibly dated engine, and is not cutting it. Working on a massive project like this can be quite daunting.
It features an overwhelming amount of depth and complexity beneath simplistic cartoon graphics. Why scores of developers have tried and failed to remake the greatest roleplaying game youve never heard of. Based on cult classic space station, unitystation is a multiplayer rpg about life in deep space. With the release of the source code in 2008, the game took on a new form new maps, features, interface improvements, bug fixes and performance increases. Unitystation, a crossplatform remake of space station. Space station is something of a classic, released way back in 2003 on the byond service. Space station is a community developed, multiplayer roundbased role playing game, where players assume the role of a crewmember on a space station. Space station 14 is another attempt to capture the spirit. Space station 14 ss14 for short is a community driven project to get the open source game space station into a new engine and free from its current engine, byond. Space station is a simulation of an alternate history in which the american space station not only got funded and built in the 1980s but all of nasas manned space initiatives most notably the shuttle lived up to all of their plans and hopes. Official facebook page for space station community developed, survival sandbox, multiplayer only rpg.
Space station involves many references to scifi movies, games and books, such as halflife, alien, dead space, 2001. This is a 3d recreation of space station, on the unity engine, which will come with its own set of gameplaygraphical improvements. If you are using an emulator, enter the url for the game in file open location on your byond pager menu. Today, many communities are now actively developing their own branches. The game is full of paranoia and lighthearted shenanigans, being a station that is as much at risk from clowns and mimes as it is from undercover operatives, eldritch cultists, changelings, demons, revolutions, and assaults from enemy.
With the sheer number of failed remake attempts, ss remakes became an injoke among space station. The game is defined by its emphasis on player roles. Its a pain to develop for, slow, proprietary, and looks like its from 2005. Gamma station is a remake of the popular multiplayer rpg, space station. Space station is a top down 2d multiplayer spaceman game, running on byond. A remake of space station in unity with crossplatform support. The original sprites for the game, created by adam riches, have been withheld for use in a future project at his discretion. Space station lobby music orchestral remake by vastonik published on 20610t03. It is a melting pot of ideas and genres, has tons of replayability, and generates fantastic and often hilarious stories. Having intermediate goals to work towards is important. Space station , the greatest clown simulator ever created, or atmos simulator.
Find the download on the official site, you can also wishlistfollow on steam. Eventually, in 2009, goonstation successfully produced a new and unique station, known as donut station. The project will span 15 years, during which time the player must plan shuttle launches, recruit personnel, manage the budget, conduct research and development and, of course, design and build the station. Space station is an open source communitydriven multiplayer simulation game. Space station or ss is a topdown tile based roleplaying multiplayer video game.
Space station is sorta hacked into an engine never meant to support anything like it, byond, and suffers because of that. Its a lot like nethack or dwarf fortress in that way. As the popularity of space station rose even further, a second map was required to fit the higher number of players. Started in november 2016 unitystation has endeavored to ensure ss has a long and prosperous future outside of byond by. At the beginning of each round, players select a crew member role. Space station sa is developed by robust games, a team comprised of ex and current members of the byond ss development team over the last 10 years. This repeated failure to remake space station has led to whats known among the games community and developers as a curse. Together they must keep the station running smoothly, whilst dealing with antagonistic forces who threaten to sabotage the mission. Clowns in space station are a position that the player can take on most servers. This map is in the project 2048 space exploration build contest which is now complete. Now the site has come back online today and it features three of the biggest ss communities including links to each of their active servers and server populations plus descriptions of the communities. Space station tempest normandy and others wip at fallout 4. This is a list which hopes to document the various remake attempts and games inspired by space station.
Regardless, three major ss remakes are currently in development. Who knows, but if you have ever played ss before you can agree on one thing and that is that byond sucks. Space station was created in february 2003 by exadv1. Started in november 2016 unitystation has endeavored to ensure ss has a long and prosperous future outside of byond. Space station the official website for space station. Its being remade with unity to have a more modern experience, as well as being crossplatform.
Set several centuries in the future, you will be playing a role on board a space station, ranging from bartender to engineer, janitor to scientist, or even captain. Keelin, nyxation tyler merta, ostaf, volundrspoogemonster. Remake ss is quite a clear goal but far from concrete. Space station is near and dear to my heart, and this station is an absolute wild ride of fun. With the sheer number of failed remake attempts, ss remakes became an in joke among space station developers. The website for the space station remake has been down the last couple weeks as they update it to incorporate more of the wider community. Over the years, there have been many attempts at remaking space station. The team doing unitystation just put out the first public alpha. Its an educational and strategy game, set in a managerial, science, space flight and space shuttle themes, and was also released on commodore 64 and apple ii. With the sheer number of failed remake attempts, ss remakes became an injoke among space station developers. Space station casts the player into the role of a nasa administrator, charged with the task of designing and building a space station. Adam smith 7 years ago 45 like rumbling, fumefarting modes of public transport, space station catastrophe simulators keep a man waiting for ages and then two arrive at the same time.
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