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Shattered Horizon: Silent Running Trailer

In space, no one can hear you jack fools.

Nov. 6 2009

Posted by: Ryan

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Shattered Horizon

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looks fun

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nice and original idea, but i dont like how dark it is.

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Hugo Drax asked me to request a Quicklook.

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Neat little idea.

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Looks interesting, but I have a feeling it will turn out like Section 8. Interesting ideas, no sales, dead within a week.

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Haha jack fools.  Looks sweet.

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why wouldn't you play the entire game in silent mode?

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No XP support = no sale.  What a shame.... :(

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Looks great. Why do I hear gunshot?

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space sneaky bastard

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@Advertisement said:
" nice and original idea, but i dont like how dark it is. "
It's probably realistic though if you think that the sun is on the other side of the space station thingy. 
 
I imagine you can use a flashlight if you want.
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@Donos said:
" Looks interesting, but I have a feeling it will turn out like Section 8. Interesting ideas, no sales, dead within a week. "
Section 8 wasn't an interesting idea.
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@TheMustacheHero said:
" @Donos said:
" Looks interesting, but I have a feeling it will turn out like Section 8. Interesting ideas, no sales, dead within a week. "
Section 8 wasn't an interesting idea. "
The idea behind Section 8 was to rip off a modern thing and fuse it with an old PC shooter (Tribes). And this is basically that, but with Descent. So they are alike in that way.
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@mikeeegeee said:
" why wouldn't you play the entire game in silent mode? "
I think it's on a timer. That is a pretty neat trick though. This kind of reminds me of the battleroom from Ender's Game only it's outside.
 
And this should totally just be in MW2. SPAAAACE.
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@W0lfbl1tzers said:
" Looks great. Why do I hear gunshot? "
Apparently its science fiction fantasy like Star Wars, so space isn't a vacuum and there are sounds and there's space magic (hopefully). 
I love space magic.
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@ryanwho said:
" @W0lfbl1tzers said:
" Looks great. Why do I hear gunshot? "
Apparently its science fiction fantasy like Star Wars, so space isn't a vacuum and there are sounds and there's space magic (hopefully). I love space magic. "
no your spacesuit simulates the audio, there is some kind of sensor field that it uses to achieve that.  This trailer shows silent running mode where you can disable the electronics and make stealth kills.  They made it so even though you are able to hear sounds, it's simulated, so in the back of your mind you still feel like you're out in a silent and eerie place, and at any time you can disable your electronics to experience that, or someone else can fire an EMP grenade at you and do the same.
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@ryanwho said:
" @W0lfbl1tzers said:
" Looks great. Why do I hear gunshot? "
Apparently its science fiction fantasy like Star Wars, so space isn't a vacuum and there are sounds and there's space magic (hopefully). I love space magic. "
 
The very first part of the demo says "Warning: Audio simulation will be disabled. Use extreme caution." 
 
When silent running goes on, the Audio simulation goes away and nothing is heard.
 
If you look at the HUD when it restarts and you hear sounds again, it says "Sound Simulation Active"
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 @ryanwho said: 

@W0lfbl1tzers said: 

" Looks great. Why do I hear gunshot? "
Apparently its science fiction fantasy like Star Wars, so space isn't a vacuum and there are sounds and there's space magic (hopefully). I love space magic. "
 
The only gunshots you hear in Silent Running are your own, probably from the vibrations of the gun. When you're not in Silent Running mode, it seems the gunshots are simulated by your onboard computer. Kind of reasonable, actually, as I imagine battle w/o sound is extremely disorienting to most people. 
  
@mikeeegeeesaid: 
" why wouldn't you play the entire game in silent mode? "  
 
You could, but those are some hefty disadvantages. No radar, no sound, your gun's recoil sends you flying back, and no radio (which I assume means you can't speak with your teammates in-game). You're essentially making yourself completely silent by plugging your ears; any enemies behind you could surprise you. It's definitely a situational thing, and an interesting way to bring Stealth Mode into a FPS.
 
But you bring up an idea: I hope they have a Silent Running-only mode. Just imagine a 12 player team deathmatch with little sound, no radar, no audio communication, no HUD, where a good enemy could wipe out the teammates watching your back & sneak up on you without you knowing it, or you could send yourself hurtling into space with an auto-fire burst in the wrong direction. It'd make a nice change of pace.
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@W0lfbl1tzers said:
" Looks great. Why do I hear gunshot? "
You can still hear sounds that vibrate up your bones. As long as your holding the thing, You'll 'hear' something.
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This game doesn't support Windows XP...

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It looks like a cool concept and stuff and i hope its good, but idk i get the feeling it wont control well.
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Brilliant.
 
Though again taken from Enders Game.,.. but hey... I suppose there are not many manuals to reference for ideas of zero G combat...
 
Not we just need to see people shooting between their legs because it is a harder target to hit as you are presenting less to the enemy...
>_>
 
Still.  Fucking awesome.

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@kitsune_conundrum said:
" @W0lfbl1tzers said:
" Looks great. Why do I hear gunshot? "
You can still hear sounds that vibrate up your bones. As long as your holding the thing, You'll 'hear' something. "
I meant other peoples gunshots.  I now feel stupid because I left the "s" off of "gunshot"@jim_dandy said:
" @ryanwho said:
" @W0lfbl1tzers said:
" Looks great. Why do I hear gunshot? "
Apparently its science fiction fantasy like Star Wars, so space isn't a vacuum and there are sounds and there's space magic (hopefully). I love space magic. "
 The very first part of the demo says "Warning: Audio simulation will be disabled. Use extreme caution."   When silent running goes on, the Audio simulation goes away and nothing is heard. If you look at the HUD when it restarts and you hear sounds again, it says "Sound Simulation Active" "
Thank you for pointing out how inattentive I am. ;)
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It certainly "looks" great but I feel like actually playing it would be really difficult and disorienting.

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It's a strange reason they are not supporting XP really. Say they are forward thinking, advancing the tech and not looking back.... seems like the 1st thing to do to be forward thinking is building a user base to fuel all your advancements. It's a misstep I think.

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Still think it looks like a bad Quake 3 mod with gravity set to zero.

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@wrecks said:
" It's a strange reason they are not supporting XP really. Say they are forward thinking, advancing the tech and not looking back.... seems like the 1st thing to do to be forward thinking is building a user base to fuel all your advancements. It's a misstep I think. "
I agree that it's probably a bad move and, honestly, I doubt that DX10 is NEEDED for this game, but think about it. This game is made by Futuremark, the guys who make tons of 3D and CPU benchmarks, and they haven't supported DX9 since Vista initially came out. From that perspective, it makes sense why they would release a game for post-XP systems only.
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I would like to play this, it looks awesome, however, I do not think my stomach would be able to handle the Zero G-ness this game is all about.

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Looks interesting.

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Now if only they put in some realistic animations I might purchase this.

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Looks really cool, but I have to wonder how it actually plays.

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I bought this game today and so far I'm liking it alot. Shooting is fine and the controls work well once you get used to it. And shooting people in the oxygen tank makes them EXPLODE!

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I already see a few pluses:
+ I always kind of liked the concept of space
+ The environments and the lighting could very well depict a desolate atmosphere
+ The guys with guns look more like astronauts than space marines (actually, add another few extra pluses just for this)
 
There might be hope.

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@FunExplosions said:
" Now if only they put in some realistic animations I might purchase this. "
You know what Space is right? They move like that because it is like that how you move in space. You dont flap your arms or legs like an idiot when using a jetpack since theres no wind resistance in space. Thats why they dont fly like superman because it would go just as fast "standing". I'm sure you have seen real astronauts working in space.
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This video has laid all my fears from the last one to rest. Not only are the physics of sound and recoil explained, but they are incorporated into gameplay tactics. I may well buy this.

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Interesting but it's a victim of poor timing.  How many people are really going to choose this over the myriad of other FPS games arriving this holiday?

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@PJ said:
" @FunExplosions said:
" Now if only they put in some realistic animations I might purchase this. "
You know what Space is right? They move like that because it is like that how you move in space. You dont flap your arms or legs like an idiot when using a jetpack since theres no wind resistance in space. Thats why they dont fly like superman because it would go just as fast "standing". I'm sure you have seen real astronauts working in space. "
You have to remember that in Crysis though, when they had the superjump, instead of making the jumps look like normal jumps, they had a more superhero style to make it look hard-core. 
I do agree with you, that technically you won't be flailing about, but I think they should add a bit more animation, just to make it look all the more exciting.
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Sucks that it doesn't work on XP. Oh well, just another reason to upgrade.

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nah.

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@PenguinDust said:
" Interesting but it's a victim of poor timing.  How many people are really going to choose this over the myriad of other FPS games arriving this holiday? "
People who prefer something original over rehashes? Dunno
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LMFAO! Astronauts fighting for oil in a meteor !. LMFAO!

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The game is really fun.

 

I think it's worth $20.

Also, the developers have said that they're going to regularly release free content updates for the game.

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Ha, so thats how they explain the gunshots in space. Good idea. Id love to try this but im sure it'd chew up and spit out my computer

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Mike and the Mechanics would like a word with the developer.

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Looks like fun, also like the throwback to the awesome 70's Sci-Fi movie....Silent Running (no zero G battles, but the name means the same...only instead of individual jet packs, he did it with an entire spaceship).
 
Sucks that I'll have to upgrade JUST for a $20 game.

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@SwiftFire: 
Because it's a videogame based on fiction. :P
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This game is fun bought it and love playing + all the mods you will get for free is an added bonus.