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DESCRIPTION
Vendetta Online ( trailer on Apple.com) is a massively multiplayer game that permits thousands of players to interact as the pilots of spaceships in a vast universe. Users may build their characters in any direction they desire, becoming rich captains of industry, military heroes, or outlaws. A fast-paced, realtime "twitch" style combat model gives intense action, coupled with the backdrop of RPG gameplay in a massive online galaxy. Three major player factions form a delicate balance of power, with several NPC sub-factions creating situations of economic struggle, political intrigue and conflict. The completely persistent universe and detailed storyline add to the depth of immersion, resulting in a unique online experience.
Free download, free trial, no personal information or credit card required.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.8.103:
- Shared Group Radar Extender: if equipped by one person in a group, everyone within 2000m of the equipped person can share the radar view of all other group members within 2000m. These addons are available for sale in Capitol sectors.
- Target Re-Acquisition: if a selected target is lost due to occlusion by an asteroid, distance, or other reason, the target will now be auto-selected if it becomes visible again within 2 seconds.
- Upcoming Event: Dark Convoy, Saturday Nov 21st at 6pm CST.
REQUIREMENTS
- Mac OS X 10.3.5 or later.
- 1 GHz G3 or faster.
- 384 MB of RAM.
- 3D Hardware Accelerator (Fully OpenGL compatible 32MB video card with Hardware Transformation & Lighting).
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| Vendetta Online User Reviews (36 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Jul 4 2009 |
26CAB40 Ok, fundamental problems with this game. The fast-action twitch aspect works well for combat, the control system is well implemented. However, in the long term the ONLY way to upgrade your ship and status is a system so poor it beggers belief. In fact, shoot countless thousands of drones over many many months. Until you have done this, the established unemployed obsessives hang around warp points, blowing you up and making you backtrack huge distances and loose the XP you have built up. It is not policed to stop this. There is no in-game mechanism to prevent it or protect you. Other, older games, had missions that added GREATLY to your XP, and for good reason, if you can assasinate some military big-noise, you deserve the XP. In other, older games, if you mine like crazy for 2 months, you make so much money you can buy a cap-ship, or any fast capable fighter with oodles of deadly weapons. Just like the real world, if you have enough money, you can buy what you like. Essentially, you have to spend all day, every day for the next six months making endless trips to asteroid fields to shoot varying classes of droid. Here's the joke, once you HAVE done this, there is nowhere or nothing to do, you end up sitting outside jump points making stupid yarrr comments and shooting noobs. I tried this game with a grim determination for 6 months. Futile, pointless and soul destroying. At least other, more popular, online space sims have greater depth and give a noob a chance. If you have a life, it's not for you. Until the devs wake up and change the FUNDAMENTAL structure of the game it will remain an also-ran in the online pantheon.
(Version 1.8.79) | |
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 | Jul 7 2009 |
INCARNATE I'm sorry to hear that this individual had a bad experience in our game. It seems that they labored under several misapprehensions that understandably colored their experience. 1) In no way is it necessary to continue shooting drones, over and over again.. let alone for six months. It only takes a few hours for a new player to hit Level 3 Combat, at which point the Dynamic Warfare missions become available in Deneb, allowing you to join the military on the Serco or Itani side, and take part in real warfare on behalf of your Nation (often with other players on both sides). We start the new players out with simple drones, because some people find the combat learning curve to be a little steep, but other options quickly become available. 2) Pirates and other aggressive players hang out in a specific region of the galaxy, which covers only 8 of the 30 available solar-systems. By and large it is easy to avoid, and you can certainly advance your character without the risk of these areas, especially if you simply avoid missions that take you there. The tutorials include very stark warnings about the "grayspace" region. We specifically *do* give new people a chance, by including terrifying defensive batteries that keep the pirates out of Nation Space. 3) You cannot "lose XP". Ever. Perhaps this person means losing XP they have not yet actually earned, by having a mission not be completed. But once you have it, you have it. 4) You CAN equip items and ships that are above your license level, by visiting the more "black market" stations in (more dangerous) grayspace. Not all items are available, but they can also be purchased elsewhere and delivered there (by the player, or often by other players who re-sell items). Some ships are nation-specific, but a considerable amount of gear is available in grayspace; as evidenced by our effective pirates, who are often "kill on sight" in all nation territory. Our game is not without flaws, of which we are well aware, and we work to improve them in each weekly release. In this case, a player somehow managed to make it six months while remaining unaware of several fundamental game mechanics (?!). We do cover much of this content in our tutorials, but clearly we need to push new players more forcefully in various directions, to be absolutely sure they are aware of the available options. We are working on an expansion of the new-user-experience to do exactly this, as well as changing the mission system to make our many available missions more apparent to everyone. Additionally, we frequently read and respond to constructive feedback on our Suggestions Forum, doing our best to improve problem areas and integrate good ideas that our players bring up.
(Version 1.8.80) | |
 | Feb 11 2009 |
XOLODNIK I've been playing Vendetta Online for about half a year now and plan to continue to subscribe for the foreseeable future. While not perfect with some key features still in development, I find VO captures the essence of space combat very well - even when using my joystick and after from many years of playing flight sims, VO transcends the "planes in space" feeling with which most other games in the space combat genre leave me; VO has done this by finding a good balance twixt realism and gameplay with their oddly tweaked 3-D physics model. Other pluses to the game are: The client is native has been very stable for me even though I don't have the most up to date Mac. The network performance is rock solid making the PvP fun and satisfying. The community is generally supportive and is directly engaged in making VO a better game with publicly available customizations via skins, plugins, and even missions. Built-in voice chat via TeamSpeak, too. Comparisons to the Escape Velocity series are valid as are those to earlier games in the genre like Elite and Freelancer with the caveat that VO is primarily a multi-player FPS in space with RPG trappings. However, future plans indicate that VO is evolving toward a more complex and dynamic economy which will provide for a richer and more interesting backdrop to the PvP action with more traditional RPG elements like trading, crafting, and mining getting more attention. (As for EvE, I find that the differences in gameplay completely outweigh the similarities which are, after all, common to most games in the same genre.) Overall, a fun game if you're looking for a space-based MMO with solid PvP.
(Version 1.8.57) | |
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| Feb 11 2009 |
XOLODNIK Missed my edit window but just wanted to elaborate on the differences between VO and EvE and point out that EvE is listed on MacUpdate as "Adventure" but Vendetta Online is listed as "Action" which sums up the differences in a nice, crunchy nutshell.
(Version 1.8.57) | |
| Dec 10 2008 |
CALDER Amazing game, great userbase, awesome devs, but as I know people don't pay for the company, I'll elaborate on the game. It is the intense twitch-based combat that keeps me so hopelessly addicted to VO. The adrenaline, skill, and fun are unparalleled in any other game I've played. From duels and single combat to epic, large-scale engagements, the combat system is beautiful in its simplicity, (real physics and simple projectile motion apply to most aspects), yet endlessly exciting in its intricacies. I will let other players elaborate on other aspects of the game, or you can try the free, no-strings-attached 8-hour GAME-PLAY, not real-time, trial of the game. Also, the developers are extremely committed, resulting in one of the most stable and responsive games around. They are constantly adding to it, and often take player-suggestions into account in deciding their long-term agenda for the game. In fact, players may even join the PCC, (Player Contribution Corps), and create missions and other content for the game.
(Version 1.8.51) | |
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| Oct 11 2008 |
ERIKHAGSTROM If you're feeling interested, try it and see how you like it. I did and got hooked. Great atmosphere, tight and friendly community, extensive player/developer interaction and constant updates makes for an impressive game.
(Version 1.8.41) | |
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| Oct 27 2007 |
PIETRO CRISTOFOLI 4 people develop and run this game. Guild developers are not yet prepared for a proper launch, they are waiting for a more complete build. But their MMOFPS has absolutely no rough edges. The engine is rock solid, it runs on multiple platforms (the Mac version supports OpenGL multi-threading on multi-core CPUs and the framerate is incredibly steady on all OSes). Marvellous community. Give it a try.
(Version 1.7.47) | |
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| Feb 16 2008 |
ORION MK. V Sadly, VO does nothing for me. Nothing wrong with it except it just doesn't raise the bar visually or mechanically and feels clunky and unrefined. Since there's a fee EVE Online does much more to create a modern feel to genre with multiplayer.
(Version 1.8.4) | |
| Sep 21 2007 |
BLACKOMEGA I've always been a 'space' game fan from Elite on the BBC B to Frontier and Terminus on the Mac but untill now there hasnt been a multi player version. This IS it. Elite for the 21st century not just mindless NPC's to fight against but other real live people. Constantly being updated with new ships, missions and just well... tons of stuff. 3 main races to choose from but dozens of factions and guilds to get involved with. Be a pirate, trader, hero or whatever you feel its a totally free universe. Free for first 8 hours too see if you like it then for $10 a month it cant be beaten. Link seems a little slow better to d/l from the site at http://www.vendetta-online.com.
(Version 1.7.42) | |
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| May 12 2006 |
PHASERLIGHT I've been playing this game for over three years now since its early alpha stages and watched it grow and change in many different ways. This literally is the one game that keeps me coming back for more... the twitch PvP combat is insanely addictive and the network code is amazingly stable; I've taken part in massive fighter battles between huge opposing cap ships with 30+ players and no noticeable slowdown or dropped packets. The userbase is currently very small compared to most MMOs, and content is severely lacking, however I would not be surprised to watch this game blow up within the year. The four developers are a committed, independent team that are heavily involved with the community (it's not uncommon for a player to make a suggestion and then have it show up in game a few weeks later, or if not for a dev to explain why it's not feasible) and there are some truly exciting changes slated for the coming weeks. The small playerbase also makes it easier to carve out a name for yourself as the best figher pilot, tactician, or entrepreneur. Guilds are very active both in game and on the RP boards, forming alliances, going to war, through internal coups or personal vendettas... Definitely check this game out... it's like a hybrid of Escape Velocity and Wing Commander in a persistent multiplayer universe.
(Version 1.5.9) | |
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| May 12 2006 |
PHASERLIGHT As Heymini and Forrestmc pointed out, the download link gives you the client but you must go to www.vendetta-online.com to set up an account before playing. Also check out www.vo-wiki.com for a lot more information about the game, ship and weapon types etc...
(Version 1.5.9) | |
| May 4 2006 |
HEYMINI I've always been a 'space' game fan from Elite on the BBC B to Frontier and Terminus on the Mac but untill now there hasnt been a multi player version. This IS it. Elite for the 21st century not just mindless NPC's to fight against but other real live people. Constantly being updated with new ships, missions and just well... tons of stuff. 3 main races to choose from but dozens of factions and guilds to get involved with. Be a pirate, trader, hero or whatever you feel its a totally free universe. Free for first 8 hours too see if you like it then for $10 a month it cant be beaten. Link seems a little slow better to d/l from the site at http://www.vendetta-online.com
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| May 4 2006 |
FORRESTMC4 VO is growing game from great independent developers that actively work to bring new content on a regular basis. They actually listen to the players, are in-game regularly, and often use player response to fine-tune the game. Player base is not like what you find in other MMOs; everyone is helpful, mature (for the most part), and fun to fly around with. Everyone from a serious RPer to a trigger-happy nOOb can enjoy this game. Also cheaper than many other MMOs with flexible payment options including pay-by-cash and discounted rates for longer subscription periods. Be a part of the growing VO community. Try the free 8-hour gametime demo today and subscribe tomorrow! www.vendetta-online.com Also, the DL page on macupdate says the game is for PowerPC processors, but it was updated to Universal a few weeks ago. Put that new Intel Mac to good use! I can be found in-game as UIT citizen "Forrest" don't hesitate to ask me for help.
(Version 1.5.9) | |
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| May 4 2006 |
FORRESTMC4 Go to www.vendetta-online.com to set up your account.
(Version 1.5.9) | |
| Dec 21 2008 |
CYBORG9 V.O. 1.8.52 crashes instantly upon launch attempt, here. Anyone else? OS10.5.4
(Version 1.8.52) | |
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| Feb 14 2009 |
INCARNATE I'm sorry to hear you experienced problems. Client crashes are pretty rare for us. Please give the updated version a try again, and if you still experience issues, consider posting about them on the Bugs or Mac forums of our home site. Also, if the client should crash and bring up our automated bug reporter, please submit the report, they greatly help us in tracking down problems.
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