so happy to discover that GOG carries Independence War Deluxe. Can hardly believe this game is 20 years old!!!

Looks fun. How do the controls feel compared to something like Wing Commander or Tie Fighter?

well you're piloting a Corvette, not a fighter. Its similar to Elite:Dangerous, quasi newtonian. In fact, it was this game's control scheme that got me hooked on mapping roll to rudder in most space games.

I loved the game, but what allways anoyed me, was that the little bit of black down on the two colums on that look like holding the windscreen was actually transparent.. always looked weird looking at planets with the interrupted windscreen safety ;=)