I guess Independence War has ruined me on space sims (other than Freespace 2, which is still awesome), because I can't stand them when their flight model is more arcade than sim. DarkStar One is fun in most other ways, though - good ship upgrades, simple but profitable economy, and a story that, while by no means original, does a good job of nudging you along into each new region of space. And its flight model, while hard for me to bear, is leagues better than Freelancer's, so I guess that counts for something.