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Black Prophecy's clan system outlined in new update

Krystalle Voecks — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Sci-fi, Galleries, Screenshots, Game mechanics, New titles, News items, Free-to-play, Black Prophecy

Have you been hungry for more information on Reakktor Media and gamigo's upcoming free-to-play space dogfighter, Black Prophecy? Well then, today's update on clan systems will undoubtedly be welcome news for those of you who can't wait to fly with friends. Some of the mechanics are very familiar, such as a clan leader being able to assign ranks and responsibilities to certain members, as well as the ability for the clan to create their own logo using an in-game editor.

Other aspects of the Black Prophecy clan system deal with familiar mechanics turned on their heads -- such as how clan stations will be handled. The word is that players will have to complete faction missions and gather enough resources and members, then they will be able to request their own chunk of space in which to build their clan station. Players will also be able to decide if the station will be opened up to others players in the faction that they're allied with, or if it will be kept for the clan members alone; thus removing any fear of getting your station blown to heck in the middle of a giant PvP clan war. Each station will be comprised of a central command module that will house up to 10 players comfortably, and offer some small vendor aspects. From there, players can add on more modules to their station to not only unlock more room and additional perks, but also more faction missions.

Overall, it certainly sounds like an ambitious yet fun system. Check out the shiny new screenshots below, then pop over to the Black Prophecy forums for the specifics on the clan system!

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Crystal Palace Space Station auction tops 330,000 US dollars

Seraphina Brennan — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-fi, Entropia Universe, Culture, Events, in-game, News items, Virtual worlds

Remember a while back when we mentioned that the Crystal Palace Space Station went up for sale in Planet Calypso, marking the start of another insane bidfest to claim what could be a very real source of income? Well, the auction is over and the winner has been declared -- Buzz "Erik" Lightyear has taken control of Crystal Palace for the very, very hefty sum of 3,300,000 PED. For those of you who want to know the real world value, you're looking at a cool 330,000 dollars.

While this seems insane (and it probably is, to some degree), Mr. Lightyear will be looking at revenue coming in from the hunting conducted on the space station, plus the purchases made there. In short, this space station is a walking money generator, especially as it's the only place to find alien body parts used to make high-end armor. All Buzz has to do is let the station run, set a decent tax rate, keep it stocked with things to hunt, and he can take all the PED he earns and translate it into cold, hard cash.

For all of the bidding insanity, check out the full coverage of the auction over at Entropia Planets.

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Black Prophecy interview details impact of clan resources on PvP

James Egan — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-fi, Economy, Game mechanics, Guilds, PvP, Black Prophecy

Fans of sci-fi MMOs looking for something a tad less complex than EVE Online have much to look forward to in the coming months and years, first with the joystick-style game Jumpgate Evolution and, further down the road, with Black Prophecy from Reakktor Media. We came across an interview (in German) with Reakktor Media CEO Kirk Lenke at OnlineWelten titled "Volle Kraft voraus" that might interest gamers hoping to learn more about Black Prophecy. For our non German-speaking readers, that's "full speed ahead" and the interview has been translated into English and posted on the Black Prophecy forums by a community member named Renfield.

The OnlineWelten interview hits on much of what Massively covered when we spoke with Black Prophecy's development director, but also looks at clans (guilds) and the advantages that membership can provide for players.

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First look at NASA's Unreal Engine 3 MMO

Kyle Horner — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:00:00 EST

Filed under: Real life, New titles, Previews, News items

Big Download took a look (one of the very first, in fact) at the Unreal Engine 3 powered NASA MMO. They came out the the experience with two pages of information. Some of the more interesting facts are that the game is actually set in the year 2035, and is designed to spark a fire of infatuation with space and NASA in those who play it -- similar to what America's Army was all about.

So head on over and take a look, if getting your virtual space walk on (trainable at level 40, we hear) is something you'd be more than happy to participate in. Don't say we didn't warn you about those urine packs, though.

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EVE Online player establishes new profession

James Egan — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Game mechanics, Guilds, Crafting, Professions, News items

Players in EVE Online pursue a wide variety of professions or careers, but are not locked into any given role at character creation. This flexibility allows a character to change their play style over time, or to capitalize on niches no one else has filled. This is the case with Dylon Xavier, an enterprising Caldari pilot with Ascendant Strategies, Inc.

ISD Magnus Balteus reports that Xavier "has decided to try something different; create a product that is both time and resource consuming to build, and offer it for auction to the alliance that has the funds and space to deploy it." The niche item in this case is an Outpost Platform. When launched, it will create a space station for an alliance that can handle the minimum 20 billion isk bid on his auctions. This substantial pricetag includes a freighter for transporting the Outpost Platform and materials, and turns what is normally a time-consuming collective effort into a (comparatively) rapid-deployment. He's also willing to have Chribba, perhaps EVE's most trusted player, broker the transactions, mitigating the risk involved with such large amounts of currency. With the neverending ebb and flow of territorial control in New Eden, and if alliances continue to express interest in Xavier's venture, he may well have created a new and lucrative profession in EVE Online

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Seeds sown for epic EVE machinima

Chris Chester — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-fi, Trailers, Video, EVE Online, Culture, Forums

An EVE Online user by the name of swp has put together the above trailer for a Curatores Veritatis Alliance movie. The editing is pretty tight, and speaking as somebody with only a minimum of EVE experience, the scale is also pretty impressive. While we stumbled upon the trailer by the chance fact that one of our favorite EVE bloggers mentioned it in a blog post recently, we were impressed by the sheer volume and variety of videos to be found one of the bigger EVE forums.

Given the amount of talented movie makers in the EVE community, we're extremely excited about the future of EVE machinima. The long-anticipated space station gameplay, where players are allowed to actually occupy their humanoid avatars and engage in face to face interactions, should blow this community wide open. It'd allow for the creation of all sorts of epic stories and (forgive the Star Wars reference in a post about EVE) Mos Eisley cantina moments. We look forward to seeing what the community can make with these tools, and we're sure it'll be entertaining.

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GDC08 Highlights: Eve Online, FusionFall and Lego Universe

Dan O'Halloran — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:58:00 EST

Filed under: Sci-fi, Galleries, Screenshots, EVE Online, Events, real-world, Expansions, Game mechanics, Interviews, MMO industry, New titles, Previews, PvP, News items, Free-to-play, Hands-on, Casual, Massively highlights, LEGO Universe, FusionFall, Kids

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Eve Online talks new ships and avatars

CCP's Senior Technical Producer Torfi Frans Olafsson had a lot to say about EVE Online's upcoming space station environments. At present, EVE's player characters are little more than still portraits -- in the playable portion of the game you are primarily represented as your ship, which you can use to navigate and explore the game world. Players will one day have the ability to exit their ship and interact with other characters as a human avatar. We still don't have an exact release date, but we scored the details on the proposed gameplay and development process.

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