so many time wasters, so little time...

there are some neat os and free games out there. if only i were idle rich. planeshift looks very well done for a completely volunteer project. i think their idea for npc ai is really cool and opens up a lot of possibilities, basically allowing an interactive fiction game integrated into an mmorpg. i tried it once and couldn't see much in the way of npcs and other players. i hope they keep working on it. the spring project has an interesting engine for a variety of rts. tremulous is a fps with some rts elements. vega strike is a sci-fi themed mmorpg with some stunning graphics and very involved back story. just like eve online, if only players could disembark and walk around, this could be a killer game.