lo tiggers,

I noticed a free game called Space Cowboys is available for download, and I thought I'd give it a go, and it sure would be nice to have some of ya'll along for the Yeeeeee-Haaaaaa!

Here's a bit of the blurb from the site:

Gala-Net announced that the servers for their action based Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) 3D Space Shooter Space Cowboy Online will be live at 19:00 GMT (12:00 PM) on May 25, 2006 - after installation of the game client, users will not be able to connect until this time.

In Space Cowboy Online, players can pilot their own space fighter ships (Gears) on an imaginary planet and upgrade skills or the Gear itself. There are 4 kinds of Gears available to choose from, with each Gear having it's individual unique characteristics. These characteristics differ in skill and items giving the player the opportunity to choose which items to equip to suit the player's preferences. Gears can be upgraded to change color, performance, weapons, and so on in order to satisfy the gamer's growth of the character.

There can be a maximum of 6 players in a formation (triangle formation, reverse triangle formation, X form formation, etc.) dependant on the formation leader at the center of the formation during battle. The performance of the formation depends on the player's ability to work together and different formations require different skills and playing styles.

Seems to be a cross between firefly and eve online, anyway, it can't hurt to try out for an evening, get on TS and suss it out on release day.

http://sco.gpotato.com/

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looks interesting alright, ill give it a go :salute:

/me bears down on jackabo...

Doh, XMEN 3 tonight won't be able to check this out till tomorrow.  Still tho, it does mean beers will be had too