Infinity is a massively multiplayer online game set in a futuristic persistent universe. Mankind eventually mastered interstellar travel and colonized thousands of planetary systems, bringing a new Era of prosperity lasting centuries. Today, this age of light is coming to an end. Recently, a strange disease has appeared and spread like wildfire, keeping women from becoming pregnant. The population is condemned to age and die out in but a few decades if no solution is found. Fortunately, scientists have come across some references to a cure, which would naturally be abundant on the mysterious planet of Origins, where it is believed that life appeared for the first time... Unfortunately, the exact location of this planet has been lost throughout the generations. Now, the only glimmer of hope lies in the hands of a small group of fearless adventurers relentlessly exploring the galaxy, trying to discover the location of this mythical world forgotten by all.. a small blue planet better known as Earth. Infinity is an open-ended game in which you control a spaceship throughought the entire galaxy, trying to make a name for yourself. You connect to an online server on which thousands of people are playing, 24/7. The game does not stop when you log off, but continues to evolve: it is a persistent universe. The game mechanics do not emphasize any particular gameplay style. Combat, trade, exploration, social relationships.. you are free to choose your own carrier path and goals. The only limit is your own imagination! Infinity is not a traditional role playing game. Although all players are expected to act in concordance with their avatar's motivations, there are no classes or skills to restrict your choices. Combat between spaceships is in true real-time, and the outcome is determined by your own intelligence and reflexes. Forget turn-based action and experience the great excitement of a first person experience! Using procedural techniques, the game universe has been designed to be huge and realistic. There are billions of solar systems and planets, each unique and awaiting to be discovered by a player... maybe you ? Coherent scales and distances are used, orbits of celestial bodies are correctly modeled and change continuously, allowing you to attend a sunrise on the moon of a giant planet, for instance. The engine is able to create vegetation, so that each and every world will be unique in it's appearance. This also takes a huge load off the shouldes of the developers. The engine makes it also possible to fly off a planet into the void of the galaxy in real-time, all without any loading time or any other form of hickup. ________________________________________________________________________________ If those words didn't make you excided, then please take a look at these ingame pictures and video's. Note that the actual game will look a lot better, since it's still in his pre-alpha stage. Homepage: http://www.infinity-universe.com/Infinity/index.php "Some" of the many available ships: HQ HQ HQ Ingame Screenshots: HQ HQ Contrast between 2 classes of ships: HQ Some Eye-Candy: Fan-made trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8IOkkixwpo The game-engine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCzDKj3hjOE Combat demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2rcjpVTmm4 A flyby over a planet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8VopG1ptIU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCQgSBne0jg Ingame video of the Pre-Alpha test-demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d7mwRq8wTM
Looks sweet. I used to look up their progress a few months ago. Too bad it probably won't be released any time this year or maybe even next year.
