Hi! I’m Zach El-Hajj, technical designer and engineer on Starfighter Inc. A brave combination, one that could be overly intimidating for the casual gamer, but Impeller’s hard science objectives are set in stone.

The game aims to be more realistic than Star Citizen or Elite Dangerous, yet its PvP multiplayer space warfare centres around dogfighting, something that would be far more approachable with arcade-style physics, as found in EVE: Valkyrie. is described by the studio, with its gameplay focused around real Newtonian physics and heavy component damage simulation. “Pure, unadulterated tactical simulation combat” is how Starfighter Inc. Involved with all four iconic X-Wing games, Wessman leads a team of industry veterans at Impeller, alongside Jack Mamais, lead designer on Crysis (2007). Set in the year 2230, every piece of future technology has been imagined and extrapolated from a logical, engineering perspective, meaning “no stealth, no artificial gravity, no force fields, no FTL drives,” according project designer David Wessman, in an interview with The Escapist. But Starfighter Inc. intends to tread a unique path, aiming to be the most realistic space combat simulation ever created.

The renewed appetite for space-based cockpit games over recent years has been partly fuelled by the resurgence of virtual reality technology, demonstrated by the success of Elite Dangerous, Star Citizen, and EVE: Valkyrie (2016). This time, the campaign’s path to success looks much more likely with a healthy 21 days remaining, the project is nearing the halfway point of its fundraising goal. The team had already committed to completing the project, so development continued as promised, and now the project is back on Kickstarter, with a modest $150,000 goal, and a “stronger, clearer, and more detailed vision”. Unfortunately, the campaign failed to reach its goal, stopping just 10% shy of the required funds. in 2015, looking to raise $250,000 to assist the development process. Impeller Studios formed in 2013, launching their initial Kickstarter campaign for Starfighter Inc.

Recently relaunched on Kickstarter, developers Impeller Studios’ new crowdfunding campaign has a smaller goal but much more to show. TIE Fighter (1997), is one of the most interesting space combat simulation projects currently in development. Starfighter Inc., said to be the spiritual successor to X-Wing vs.

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