I would think that since the Kitty Hawk is a massive ship, it'd have to be piloted by the whole squad or even more than just the 4 players.

I think the game will be focusing on being a first person shooter, and will not have controllable vehicles in it, apart from the Titan Walker.

Some Shattered Horizon like sequences would indeed be awesome. After all, these Marines are interstellar... :-)

Some Shattered Horizon like sequences would indeed be awesome. After all, these Marines are interstellar... :-)

I wouldn't be surprised if there are scenes in the game where you will be flying in space, but I think it will be pulled off as a cutscene, or like when you enter one of the seats of Megaladon in The Vault.

In space feels like not moving? Wing Commander series, Privateer, Star Lancer and FreeLancer?

As I recall, going through the astroid fields made me fall off the seat more the once when trying to dodge them.

In space, nobody can feel you move.

I remember a mission from Star Trek: Elite Force II where I had to fight on the external hull of the Enterprise E. I could almost see something similar to that, only with knives or something if "ray guns" aren't an option.

Hmm... I am no scientist but if ZPS could say "the bullets are so air tight that they work in space", why not? I mean the bullet needs expansion of the gas to move forward so something like airbag principle should work. Also, since it's mainly vacuum in space, the bullets would do greater damage since there is no resistance to slow them down.

Hmm... I am no scientist but if ZPS could say "the bullets are so air tight that they work in space", why not?

Bullets DO work in space. Bullets do not need any outside oxygen for their propellant to do it's intended job because oxidizers are included in the gunpowder.

U know it makes em slower madwolf,its like in water bullet penetration allows small arms bullets to go a long way down in the water,in space they have to break through the non gravity air or what u now call it,however they will be slower........ i think at least.....

I can't say I follow you here. Fast travelling bullets don't get anywhere in water. Basically, the water can't get out of the way fast enough, puts a ton of resistance on a bullet and tears it apart. Mythbusters tested it, and even a .50 BMG shell didn't make it very far before it was torn to shreds.

In space there would be much smaller influence of gravity, and since it is a vacuum there would be no air molecules providing the bullet resistance. I don't know if the bullet would fly faster, but it sure would maintain speed better and fly a flatter trajectory.

IF the level is based on the outside of the ship, then there is no air hence no slowdown. Gravity only pulls the bullet toward the gravity, doesnt actually slow things down unless you're shooting upwards. You never did the experiment where you had a feather in a long tube and made vacuum and see how fast it falls down?

@ madwolf: Was that post directed at me? I stated both gravity and vacuum as increases in bullet performance in space, not just gravity. That said, the lack of any signifigant gravity would help bullets immensely with their range. No bullet drop + higher maintained speeds together makes a much greater effective range than one or the other alone.

Bullets DO work in space. Bullets do not need any outside oxygen for their propellant to do it's intended job because oxidizers are included in the gunpowder.

Has this ever been tested?

Bullets DO work in space. Bullets do not need any outside oxygen for their propellant to do it's intended job because oxidizers are included in the gunpowder.

Has this ever been tested?

In space? I do not believe it has, if only because it is something that NASA is just not curious enough to try. Bullets DO have oxidizers both in their primer (that little circle on the back of the shell, that the hammer hits) and in their main powder charge, which will let them fire without any outside oxygen supply. It is the same reason you can fire a gun underwater - every bullet contains what it needs to function, without any resources from outside sources.

Beware of the bullets in orbit after a long space war !

Beware of the bullets in orbit after a long space war !

Oh man, space junk tracking would be hellacious after a war. Although, I suppose if we ever really make a big presence in space, we will start to clean that crap up.