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{{InfoboxNeue
|title = Starlancer
|image = Starlancer box cover.jpg
|label1 = Developer
|content1 = Warthog Games and [[StarCitizen:Digital Anvil]]
|label2 = Publisher
|content2 = Microsoft Games
|label3 = Genre
|content3 = Space game
|label4 = Platforms
|content4 = Windows, Dreamcast
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|label6 = Release date
|content6 = April 28th 2000
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'''''Starlancer''''' was a military space sim made by Warthog Games, [[StarCitizen:Erin Roberts]] studio, with the collaboration of his brother [[StarCitizen:Chris Roberts]] and [[StarCitizen:Digital Anvil]].<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/12708-Blast-From-The-Past-Starlancer|text=Blast from the Past: Starlancer|accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref> It was released in Europe {{Years or months ago|2000|04}} on April 28th 2000.<ref>"[https://www.eurogamer.net/article-27283 As expected, today saw the UK release of "Everquest : Ruins of Kunark", "Starlancer" and "Allegiance"]", UK Releases, Eurogamer.net, April 28, 2000</ref>

== Plot ==
The game tells the story of a war in this solar system between familiar Earth nations.

''[[StarCitizen:Freelancer (video game)|Freelancer]]'' is the sequel to ''Starlancer'', taking place some 800 years later, however the connection is an incredibly slight narrative thread that was added after the fact.<ref name=":0">[https://www.wcnews.com/news/update/17155 Moron Writes Article], wcnews.com, December 9, 2025</ref>

== Development ==
It was originally called ''Zero Tolerance'' which Warthog Games been pitching around the industry without any bites for several months when Chris Roberts signed a game deal with Microsoft. Microsoft, as a show of faith in Chris Roberts, purchased the game from Warthog.<ref name=":0" />

The team working on ''Starlancer'' was the same team that had been working on ''[[StarCitizen:Privateer 2: The Darkening|Privateer 2]]'' at Digital Anvil, and afterwards started Warthog Games.<ref>[https://download.wcnews.com/files/infoburst/show4.mp3 ''Wing Commander'' combat information center], phone interview with Chris Roberts by Hadrian, 1999</ref> The core of that team moved on to become Traveler's Tales Fusion, and has since been brought into the Cloud Imperium Games family to work on ''[[StarCitizen:Squadron 42]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140914215106/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/chris-roberts-star-citizen-profile The Stars His Destination: Chris Roberts from Origin to Star Citizen], 2014-09-13, archived</ref> [[StarCitizen:Martin Galway]] worked on the speech and sound effects.<ref>[https://www.mobygames.com/person/4639/martin-galway/ Martin Galway biography], MobyGames</ref>

The game introduced a video broadcast and a virtual newsletter informing the player about what's going on in the war, helping to see the bigger picture.

There was a Dreamcast version released.

== Trivia ==

* A copy of ''Starlancer'' signed by [[StarCitizen:Erin Roberts]], [[StarCitizen:Nick Elms]], [[StarCitizen:Phil Meller]], [[StarCitizen:Derek Senior]] and [[StarCitizen:Paul Jones]] as well as a rare Japanese Starlancer Poster were up for grabs during a [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen]] competition.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/13438-Foundry-42-Opening-Contest|text=Foundry 42 Opening Contest|accessdate=2013-12-20}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Video games by Chris Roberts]]
[[StarCitizen:category:Video games]]

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