Idea for multiplayer.

[Dmytry]

[Additionally to usual multiplayer with multiple ships]
What do you guys think about adding a mode where 2 people literally share control? [and can chat]
(i.e. both mouses turn the ship , in the menu there's 2 mouse cursors, the keypresses are combined and displayed in an optional overlay, etc)

The purpose is to 1: make it easy to teach a friend how to play it, and 2: to allow editing of parameters together.
Do you think it will work in practice for first goal ?

The idea is inspired by training aircraft with dual controls.

[Mr.Spark]

Wow, at the moment I can hardly even imagine a multiplayer for this.
I think it would be awesome, and I fully support the idea!

I agree with the 2 cursors in the menu, that's simply logical, but having both people control the same ship? Why not have 2 ships, and a toggle button that sends you into the view of your partners ship?

But overall, brilliant idea, and I hope to eventually see it in-game!

[Dmytry]

Wow, at the moment I can hardly even imagine a multiplayer for this.
I think it would be awesome, and I fully support the idea!

I agree with the 2 cursors in the menu, that's simply logical, but having both people control the same ship? Why not have 2 ships, and a toggle button that sends you into the view of your partners ship?

But overall, brilliant idea, and I hope to eventually see it in-game!

That is in addition to 2 ships mode of course. Sorry i wasn't clear.

[XxSkArReDxX]

please get something new out. i still adore this game, but i feel something new needs to hit this masterpiece :)

[spillblood]

I think a normal Deathmatch mode would work in this game and would surely be fun. Could perhaps even be improved with some kind of solid objects in the arena that deflect shots (aside from the flowers) so that the players can take cover from incoming fire. It should also have more weapons to make it more fun (hehe, you surely could add nice effects for new weapons). Missiles with expanding explosions like the effect dying enemies make now would be cool.
About this shared control mode: You could set this so that one player controls the ship's movement and the other the weapons (like a turret). That would be fun. I'm not sure about this shared ship controls-option.
It could also have a coop mode aside from deathmatch.