Once upon a time, about three thousand years ago, the inhabitants of the Earth left the planet forever. The Infinite Galaxy was divided between star empires and independent alliances. And now, when in the most remote point of the Universe, in Sector 1337, vast territories of the abandoned, destroyed and extinct great Forerunner civilization were discovered, a real struggle unfolded in the Galaxy.
How it all started
Representatives of the Empire, mercenaries and simply "new Indiana Jones" - all rushed to find treasures and artifacts of the mysterious Forerunner. And the entire heritage of civilization would have been plundered, if not for the strange phenomena taking place in this Sector. Any living organism that fell into the field of influence of this anomaly immediately died, thereby greatly complicating the predatory actions of representatives of the Galaxy.
But this does not stop those who see an opportunity in free money. Few survived in such circumstances, but these lucky ones left with a huge fortune. That is why the game Star Conflict is based on the opposition of three factions: the Empire, the Federation and Jericho. Who will get the right to possess the heritage of civilization? Each gamer needs to choose an organization on whose side he will fight, which can be changed during the game.
Playable factions
Empire
One word Empire speaks of a powerful coalition of strong, all-powerful fighters who are completely loyal to their emperor. Their main goal is to develop and increase the boundaries of the power of the Empire. Their strength is a powerful fleet that is almost impossible to defeat. Technique of defense and technique of attack knows no equal. And this is not surprising, because the most intelligent and best scientists in the Galaxy work in the scientific block of the faction. The Empire spares no expense in the development of this block and therefore receives the best innovative equipment accordingly.
Federation
Representatives of this faction are mercantile and freedom-loving merchants and resellers who do not obey anyone. The scent for a good deal is in their blood. Their fast ships are ideal for transporting goods and are well equipped. They may be inferior in strength to the Imperial fleet, but in terms of safety they are unmatched. Each of their weapons, each part of their uniform is aimed at protecting its owner. Their power is focused on trade.
Jericho
Representatives of this faction are a huge group of formidable and tough scientists. Their main goal is the development of physical abilities human body with the help of science. From time immemorial, the Jericho people have been perfecting their body and mind through research and experience. It comes to the point that, reaching adulthood, only a few retain a human appearance. Their strength is in advanced technologies, information about which they strictly and inexorably guard.
We surf outer space
Ships are the main weapon in this game. For energy points, you can and should develop your combat vehicle, as well as purchase new ones. In addition, Star Conflict has a real money system. You can buy new additional devices for the fleet, increased profit per battle ratio, pilot licenses, etc.
Ships are divided into three classes: frigates, attack aircraft and interceptors. Each type has its own advantage and its own parameters, which help to choose the best ship for a particular battle and for conducting tactics.
So, frigates, with their low speed, have a strong armor ability, they are suitable for attacking the enemy with long distance. Equipped with 4-6 guns. Stormtroopers are designed to reinforce their supporters, equipped with four guns and missiles. As for the interceptors, these ships have little protection, but as scouts they make deft steps and effective maneuvers. Equipped with two guns and missiles.
The battle can take place in the mode as PvP, and PvE. The gamer chooses the mode to his liking. Several battle maps have been developed for each mode. Each of your fights comes down to whether you can master a particular territory or not. The more land you win, the more likely it is that your faction will win and get the mysterious artifacts of a mysterious civilization.
The review of Star Conflict is coming to an end, but before you go to play, you should take a look at the minimum and recommended system requirements Star conflict.
Not everyone has yet returned to normal after the celebration of the New Year, and in one online shooter there were two updates in a row, the story of which hardly fit into the established framework of the review.
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At the very end of 2016, a big update called Evolution was released, which allowed fans of space shooters to spend the New Year holidays with benefit. While the pilots mastered the new functionality, the developers did not sit idly by, but collected statistics, which resulted in the appearance of a hotfix that was released a month later.
The topic of space combat is still relevant today, so we fought dozens of battles and turned many starships into kilotons of scrap metal in preparation for a review of innovations that have appeared recently.
One of the significant events in the world was the opening of a new space station located in the alien universe. Around it, a huge number of tasks have been formed that will appeal to experienced players and help to accumulate enough resources for all kinds of ship improvements. The station is named Ellydium Theta and is located in the Leviathan location, in one of the most dangerous places for pilots. Beginners are not allowed to go there, but experienced players will find valuable loot nearby. According to the plot, the scientists of the station have mastered a new technique that combines the vast knowledge of mankind and materials captured from aliens. It is not surprising that unique ships appeared in the area, grown using previously inaccessible technologies. Their main feature is the ability to develop with the help of special xenocrystals.
The first ship to be grown using alien materials was the TharGa attack aircraft. To create a starship, you must first assemble the cockpit capsule, and then build up a special mass around it. TharGa differs from conventional ships by automatically restoring hull and shield strength, as well as the ability to restore them after successful attacks. The starship has an accelerated metabolism, can briefly increase damage and speed by a significant amount. Its most interesting feature was the ability to independently improve the ship in a unique development tree. Pilots will open available modifications of special modules, the choice of which will determine the tasks of the starship, as well as its appearance.
Additionally, you can improve the guidance modules, increase the supply of energy or its regeneration time, maximum speed and many other parameters. After studying all the available improvements, they must be added to the free slots on the ship, the number of which is limited. Therefore, pilots will have to choose the configuration of modules for specific tasks and style of play. The composition of modifications can be changed in the hangar. Then, on the next flight, the starship will acquire completely different characteristics. Pilots have access to more than a hundred different modifications, the number of which changes the rank of the ship and its appearance.
In the month that has passed since the start of the update, agile pilots were able to acquire two additional ships, which were announced at the end of December. One of them, the Jericho command attack aircraft, is called the Dart. It is equipped with a unique weapon with powerful damage, which at the same time speeds up the reloading of combat command modules, as well as a special shield that covers the forward hemisphere of the ship with an additional energy field. These modules allow a starship to remain invulnerable for a short time if the pilot has chosen the right position in the thick of the battle. The starship also has the ability to increase the chance of dealing critical damage to itself and nearby allies.
Another interesting ship was the long-range frigate of the Gargoyle Empire, with all its appearance showing that it is not to be trifled with. This huge starship is able to adapt to different battle modes thanks to its modules. A special disintegrator activates a sniper gun, each shot of which deals additional thermal damage to frigates and destroyers, and hitting the target increases the damage of the next shot. The presence of an electromagnetic bosonic cannon allows you to hit enemies with a static charge that deals damage in an area. In mass skirmishes, you should be careful when shooting so as not to hit allies with charges.
A great help for the starship was the combat module, which reduces the rate of fire of the target and at the same time increases the rate of its own guns. The ability to increase the rate of fire of cannons after successfully destroying an enemy ship completes the list of bonuses, which makes the frigate a formidable participant in team battles.
The new ships are certainly good, but at the beginning of the update, only rare pilots could get their hands on them. Now any pilot can earn resources for these ships. It is enough to complete daily tasks for flying in a link with your combat friends. Also, the resources for these ships - control units - will be used in trade between players. The developers promise that the appearance of this feature is not far off.
As already mentioned, during the New Year holidays, the development team was able to analyze the results of many battles, as a result of which there were some changes in the parameters of combat starships, which should balance team battles for the better.
The characteristics of the ships Dart and Gargoyle have not changed since the release, but their rank has been increased to eleventh. This brought a noticeable relief to the ranks of the pilots: starships introduced a serious imbalance in the middle ranks, as soon as the first mercenaries were able to take possession of them. But the well-loved TharGa received a reinforced hull and increased turning speed, which allowed him to feel more confident at lower ranks, although many pilots will say that this confidence turned out to be excessive.
Other changes include increased duration of battles in some modes, as well as more points needed to win. All changes are based on statistics collected during the holidays.
Many players positively perceived the strengthening of the frigates of the cover, which are indispensable for protecting the team from enemy missiles and increasing the defensive qualities of the allies. Starships have had their shield resistance increased by ten for each type of damage. There are rumors that such a change is only the first batch of changes for ships of this type.
It is impossible not to notice the redesigned statistics window that appears at the end of each battle. It has become much clearer for a beginner: the information block on pilots has been moved to a separate tab, and the combat effectiveness screen has become easier to read. Some veterans, accustomed to the old interface, complain about the uselessness of such an innovation. However, now the pilots' attention is focused on personal achievements, which are visible immediately after the end of the fight.
Summing up, I would like to note desire developers to bring the product to perfection. Star Conflict becomes more interesting with each innovation and grows out of the session shooter genre, acquiring the features of a massively multiplayer online game.
Russian company Gaijin Entertainment has released and developed many amazing games in her lifetime. No one among the Slavs expected such a success for the studio, and foreign publications did not believe at all that at least one project would spread beyond the borders of their native country.
However, the studio can safely spit in the eyes of the unbelieving and indignant, since all the games coming from it are excellent in many ways. Is no exception and a native of 2011 - Star Conflict review, which you can study right here and now! Yes, yes... This project should be considered in more detail, since there are many people in the world who have not heard anything about it, much less played it. Along with this, they lost a lot! It's time to catch up.
The plot of the game Star Conflict
From the name it becomes clear that the game is focused on the space theme. Of course, not everyone thinks of this, but sometimes there are critically minded people (a light, but in general, extremely stupid joke that does not aim to offend anyone; the author just wants to cheer up the audience).Ahem, ahem, so, three thousand years have passed since the first colonists left the Earth and went to explore outer space. The Universe is not as calm as it used to be - various military groups and secret organizations have appeared. In a certain “Sector 1337”, people discovered traces of an ancient civilization, which is considered extinct for a long time. Huge factories, fragments of huge robots, sprawling cities - and nowhere is there a single living soul! These destructions occurred due to the intervention of an unexplored Cataclysm, which has a devastating effect on the entire environment. Now every second enthusiast is in a hurry to buy powerful equipment, arm himself with powerful weapons (to fight rivals) and go in search of powerful artifacts that can be sold for big money. Each player must be mentally prepared to participate in all this.
Game process
The gamer controls many ships of different stripes - from slow and clumsy cars to high-speed scouts. Ships are designed for different purposes. Personal "transport" is subject to modernization. In addition, your own hangar can be expanded with new copies. Experience is gained in battles. In total, 15 levels and 45 special skills can be found in Star Conflict. Going into battle, you must first select the type of game.On game maps, you can fight against evil bots (PvE mode) or against live players by entering locations. In the case of PvP, the division of players into two equal teams (by the number of participants) occurs randomly. The computer chooses best options combinations and brings any one into execution. A total of 16 cards are available to players, each with its own unique traits. There are places to roam. And in the meantime Star Conflict review gaining momentum.
Basic game nuances
There are three main factions in the game that you can join if you wish. Each has pluses, but the Lord also rewarded them with minuses. It is allowed to play for the Empire, for the Federation or for Jericho. Also, 3 classes of ships are available to everyone: interceptors, frigates, attack aircraft. The former are distinguished by special skills in the field of reconnaissance, the latter are designed for long-range aimed combat and fire support, and the third make up the bulk of the troops of each team, since they always stay at the forefront of the attack.What do we have as a result?
The project is the spiritual ancestor of the now famous game- This is exactly the action, with all its pluses and minuses. The local physics does not claim to be "Newtonian", and a collision with an asteroid or an alien ship at cosmic speeds does not lead to instant death. Get some damage there and fly on about your business. Star Conflict doesn't come for stunningly accurate maneuvers. People come here to relax and have fun. From understandable entertainment: shooting their own kind from futuristic guns.
Game modes
Alas, due to the weak popularity of the project, ship owners maximum level indescribably boring. The search for equal opponents for a fight will take about five minutes, after which you find yourself in a fight of a maximum of “four against four”, of which half for some reason are bots. Holding back emotions, through force you play out and weave into the hangar. Forever (okay, just for a long time) refusing to take for a walk the newly bought long-range frigate of the fourth level - the pinnacle of imperial technology.
And after all, many are unfair to the game, if six months ago it really wasn’t very fun, now they have added so much content that it’s enough for one and a half mediocre online action games. The process of changes continues almost continuously, since the end of April, among the combat modes, the “Battle for the Sector” has appeared, the battle of three races (Empire, Federation and Jericho) for control over part of the galaxy. This is where truly experienced fighters sit their pants, dismantling newcomers even on simple ships.
What other entertainment options does Star Gem offer? Firstly, "Standard battle", boring and predictable - you need to capture all the enemy beacons. Primitive battles of this kind are not popular, usually most gamers sit in the so-called "Arcade battles". From arcades in which there is no more and no less than in the "Battle for the Sector", but this is so, a lyrical digression. There are four types of "arcade" battles. In Detonation, you need to take EMP - bombs and blow up enemy stations with their help, preventing the enemy from doing a similar trick. In "Beacon Hunt" and "Control" you need to score a given number of control points by capturing certain points. The most interesting thing, for my taste, is "Reconnaissance in combat", where each team has a captain, and while he is alive, you can recover an infinite number of times. Alas, it is impossible to select a specific subspecies of Arcade Battle, although such an option would not hurt.
Do not want to fight with living people, but do you want a plot? To your attention PvE - four special tasks of an attacking and defensive character with bots as opponents. The bots here are not at all as stupid as they are expected of them - they know how to attack en masse, and hide behind shelters (space stations or asteroids), and adequately choose targets. Usually there are a lot of AI-controlled enemies flying out on a mission, my first PvE battle was lost because our quartet of ships imagined themselves to be immortal, having received a natural click on the nose from the first wave of attack aircraft attacking our shipyard. It was then that it became clear that things are bad with respawn in PvE, I would even say disgusting. And rightly so, there was no point in pretending to be four musketeers and climbing on interceptors into the thick of it.
Technique
Stop. I have already described a lot of things here, but for some reason I did not bother to tell about the terms. Vehicles in Star Conflict are divided into three classes: interceptors, attack aircraft and frigates. Simplified, they could be called light, medium and heavy ships, but we will not do this. Why? Yes, because each subspecies has its own role. And if a frigate with a phase shield installed should be closer to the imaginary front line, supporting its own, the stars themselves ordered the Imperial with the disintegrator to stand further away and sting more painfully. In the end, his supergun hits 10-12 kilometers, which is almost the maximum range for a weapon.
Theoretically, of course, you can try to achieve a similar range from an attack aircraft, for example. In Star Conflict, there are a lot of combat and auxiliary modules, by installing which you, one way or another, change the characteristics of the vehicle. For example, increase the damage, but at the same time reduce the accuracy. However, we will be careful not to give any advice on the configuration of ships here, everyone rebuilds the equipment for themselves, and there are simply no universal solutions.
Before flying into the fight, be sure to look into the contracts section, taking on several missions. Completing them raises your reputation with the chosen faction, which means that sooner or later you will get access to new modules, weapons, and vehicles. There were no particular difficulties with the quests, tasks like "Get one victory" or "Deal the final blow using rocket weapons" are completed by themselves. Unless, of course, you do not hang in space, completely forgetting about what is happening and admiring the surface of a nearby planet.
However, it will not work for a long time to admire - someone will definitely fly in and put a couple of missiles into you, finishing off with lasers. Battles in Star Conflict rarely last longer than five minutes, usually with one side gaining an advantage quickly and then confidently winning. Not because of their own coolness, but because of the discord in the camp of rivals. You rarely see the well-coordinated work of fighter or interceptor units, all the professionals seem to have migrated to the “Battle for the Sector”. And the “green” youth loves to rush forward with joyful cries, not thinking that an insidious enemy is hiding behind the neighboring asteroid.
Best space action
Like it or not, we have one of the best space action games in front of us. With a rather large list of modes, a large number of ships and just an incredible number of modules installed on them. Will the tandem of Gaijin and Star Gem be able to promote the project? The fate of those who are not indifferent to the vast expanses of Star Conflict depends on the answer to this question.
After starting the game, pay attention to the "Development" tab. In it, you pump a virtual hero who sits at the helm of a ship. In total, there are thirty-six perks to choose from - twelve per nation. But only one of them is allowed to be taken at each level, and at first it is not easy to be torn between an increase in the speed of restoration of the shield, an increase in its volume, or additional resistance to damage. We will give one recommendation: look at your favorite class of ships and remake the hero for it. Rearranging perks, fortunately, is not prohibited, although such operations for surgeons of the future cost a lot of money.
Welcome to Space War Thunder!
Star Conflict is a representative of the currently popular session MMO action genre, where the entire gameplay is tied to the confrontation of two sides on a random map in various modes.
The meaning of the game is to develop, constantly upgrade and acquire new starships between battles.
Even at the development stage, the game was dubbed none other than space War Thunder.
After all, the game was created by the StarGem studio together not with anyone, but with Gaijin Entertainment - the company that created the same War Thunder - a game that, among other things, is one of the most popular aircraft simulators in the world.
But with airplanes, everything is clear - many people love them. And what about those of us who more wanted to feel at the helm of a spaceship - a nimble frigate or a heavy star cruiser?
Especially for you, Russian developers have created a game in which you can control a real spaceship and fly in space, improving your starship and your skills.
Yes, there are quite a few online space action games of this kind.
But since time immemorial, people have been asking one question - when will we be able to fly on spaceship like the real Star Wars? Effectively, dynamically, with decent physics.
However, as an answer to this question, players were thrown again and again with another flash arcade with a top-down view, like Dark Orbit or even worse - Battle Abuse. These toys, of course, are good and interesting in their own way. But the majority was waiting for a game of a completely different level, which would meet all the trends of our time.
And here it is! The developers of Star Conflict went much further, creating not just another space arcade game, but bringing to life a full-fledged 3D project with high-quality graphics of the highest class. Compared to most other online space battle games, Star Conflict is a huge step forward.
So, what does this great game offer us? Read on for a review of Star Conflict and find out all the details.
Factions and races
When you first log into the game, you can choose who you want to play as: Empire, Federation, or Jericho. Not only the external differences between warships, but also the set of starting bonuses will depend on your choice. The Empire has thicker armor, the Federation has faster speed, and the Jericho shields are stronger. In general, who is closer.
Empire- these are convinced statesmen and all that.
Federation- a freedom-loving race that does not want to walk in formation.
Jericho are people who love technology and technical implants.
The choice of ships in the game is very large. And each faction has its own set of starships. The choice of the ship can be made based on what kind of opponents you have turned up, which is very useful from a strategic point of view.
After choosing a faction, a short training awaits you, where you will learn the basics of controlling a spacecraft. Each ship performs a specific function on the battlefield, and competent teamwork is the key to success.
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You can turn on the afterburner with the shift button. Moreover, afterburner is endless, so you don't have to watch it.
In total, the game features three types of ships - attack aircraft, interceptors and frigates. The latter are the heaviest ships.
Interceptors- maneuverable and possessing high speed, with the help of which they can quite easily fly into the rear of the enemy and destroy even the Frigate if he was left without cover. Interceptors are pretty fragile. However, this is offset by a good firing range. The interceptor's special module is a plasma network, with which you can hang a strong pillbox.
Stormtroopers- the main impact force. More powerful than interceptors, but not as fast. Very tenacious, unlike interceptors, ships. They are middle peasants between frigates and interceptors. They have medium weapons, medium armor, average speed. Everything is average, and this makes the ship a good workhorse. Each ship has a special module that gives it a special personality. Stormtrooper has chameleon invisibility for 18 seconds.
Frigates- provide assistance, push directions, capture points, shoot well from afar, carry impressive strength thanks to firepower. Frigates are heavy and clumsy, which is compensated by high survivability. It is quite easy for small nimble ships to spin it, shooting and going into the tail. However, if you play well with it, then the frigate can seriously affect the outcome of the battle. A feature of the frigate is the drones that it can release in order for them to beat the enemy. Drones can also heal allied ships. In terms of intelligence, by the way, game bots can sometimes compete with the players themselves.
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In battles, 3 ships are available to the player for use, and because of this, the duration of the battle can be very long.
You start the game with an attack aircraft of the first rank. There are 15 ranks in total. In each battle, you gain experience, which is called synergy here, which is spent on leveling up. As the level of synergy improves, you unlock access to new ships. You can't sell an old ship. They will just be at your base.
Management is implemented, at first glance, quite simple - keyboard and mouse. But a beginner can get confused in the buttons responsible for different functions ship.
Fights look very realistic and very dynamic. There are quite standard modes such as deathmatch, holding points, team to team, defending the commander and delivering a bomb to the enemy base.
In hardcore mode, you should already be more careful in tactics, and choose your ship wisely, because if you get shot down, you will no longer be able to transfer to another starship.
Module system
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The game has a hangar where all your ships are located.
In Star Conflict, each ship is customized with various equipment and modifications thereof. There is also a pumping system, because it is impossible to get a cooler ship without flying a certain time on the old one.
In addition to fighting and completing missions, the player will spend time in the hangar. After all, there is a very developed system of zaezdolet upgrades. Lots of weapons, shields, plating repair and restoration modules, lots of numbers to compare performance and much more.
Each ship can be upgraded. Having entered the shipyard, you can attach new weapons to any of your starships, equip them with additional modules that can, for example, slow down the target, attach all sorts of debuffs to it, and ram more successfully. (Yes, in Star Conflict you can also ram the enemy)
Unlike games like WoT, each combat vehicle has parameters such as firing range and cooling down (the more you shoot, the hotter everything gets. In case of overheating, you will not be able to shoot for a while). Overheating exists only in the main weapon. Extras, like missiles, don't have it. But rockets are a consumable material (6 pieces in a clip), so you also need to keep an eye on it. Missiles also differ in range.
Each type of ship has its own modules that can only be installed on this type. For example, frigates (heavy ships) have all sorts of repairers and shield generators that set up a protective field on themselves and allies. For interceptors, these are mainly modules that increase damage to the enemy. For an attack aircraft, these are mainly debuffs.
Of course, there is in the game and the donation system is the same as in any shareware game. That is, you can use it to speed up pumping or decorate your ship with all sorts of stickers, or you can play it completely free, since they give pretty decent money for each battle, and it will be quite easy to save up for your first three ships.
Star Conflict is an MMORPG style game
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While you are flying, you are given experience, due to which your characteristics increase.
A game Star Conflict contains a number of RPG elements. For example - a tree of talents, such as increasing the range of sensors or the strength of shields. When you upgrade the ranks of a ship, you unlock new talents, which are called perks here. Perks are the main advantage of ships.
You, as a pilot, can put implants on yourself. Moreover, you can pump different branches of talents, for each faction - your own.
At the end of each battle, you can conduct an archaeological dig and look for trophies. You can find green items, purple items, credits, and if you're lucky, you can dig up an absolutely epic module. You have a one in ten chance that you will find something cool. The chance can be increased by another 20 percent, but for a donation.
Another MMORPG-style feature is the contract system. You enter into contracts with various corporations and complete quests. As you level up your relationship with the corporation, you will be given more lucrative assignments.
There are also local clans here - they are corporations. You can join one of them, or you can create your own, however, it costs 3000 credits.
In the profile you can see your characteristics, medals, achievements and more.
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The game is free, it does not require any subscription or mandatory payments. Anyone can enter it through their Steam account and play freely. Despite the brilliant graphics, the game is well optimized, which allows you to play even on a laptop.
Of course, in order to be able to feel the star wars in the vastness of the galaxy, you need to be a staunch fan of this topic.
In its segment, the game Star Conflict has no equal. The developers have very successfully occupied the niche of space battle simulators, creating a very successful time killer. Star Conflict is an interesting project that does not require a lot of free time from you. Even if you're not a Star Wars fan, the game can keep you entertained. Well, fans of the genre can only say - welcome!
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