


I could have sworn he released the source code for the first game but I'm not seeing it, so I may be mistaken.Īnyhoots, all that said, I've never played them, just watch videos on the tubes of you. Darkbasic standard can have some big issues with modern OSes and even dark basic pro can have a rough time. Something to be aware of would be compatibility. Development Tools downloads - Dark Basic Pro by The Game Creators and many more programs are available for instant and free download. If just for a few hours, it was amazing he was able to pull it off with just being a hobbyist. I remember one if his games made it to the top of the steam list for a few hours even beating out skyrim. Hud, ai, 3d models, and the amazing space-to-planet flying (which at the time was the only game to do it as far as I know). (my last treasure hunt was made on DBPro).
#Dark basic pro forun professional#
The first couple games were made on darkbasic standard, a few on darkbasic professional and then I think his later games were done on something else. I used to be a big DarkBASIC garage developer on my off time and when the guy who made star wraith came out, we were all blown away. ToxicTom: Others have already answered this, but for the sake of completeness: The downloads section on the site even has a dedicated server - just like in the good old days. maybe they are not interested, maybe GOG didn't approach them so, as long as you play offline, there is no dependancy on any validation server/no limits to the installationsģ) Hard to tell.
#Dark basic pro forun full#
If they're good and available DRM-free.Why the fuck are these games not on GOG? 1) Probably closest to classic Elite/Frontier, except for the solar system scale: fairly free-form gameplay, with a cursory questline just to give a starting point, classic commerce between stations, planetary landings, a touch of newtonian combat, but not full on like Frontier, basic station building but nothing crazy as X.Ģ) I have the Steam version, but as far as I know, the registration key that you get from the site is only validated online for multiplayer, and instead just by the client for offline play. If I buy from the site, are they really DRM-free?ģ. Freelancer, Frontier, X-Series? Steam reviews are overwhelmingly positive (but I don't use Steam).Ģ. This version contains all of the features that the paid version includes the only difference is that this version is supported by advertisements'. What are the games like? Comparable to? From the descriptions. Description: 'DarkBASIC Professional is now available as a FREE download. ToxicTom: Some quick questions, because I rather stumbled across those by accident:ġ.
