Transcendence (game)
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| Developer(s) | George Moromisato |
| Publisher(s) | Independent |
| Designer(s) | George Moromisato |
| Engine | Custom |
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| Genre(s) | RPG/Top-down shooter, Sci-fi |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Media | Free download |
| System requirements | Windows DirectX 8.0+ |
| Input | Keyboard |
Transcendence is a freeware PC game designed and created by George Moromisato. The game is viewed in 2-D but contains elements reminiscent of the 3-D adventure game Elite, and has many qualities in common with Elite, Nethack and other popular classic role-playing games.[citation needed]
Transcendence is still under development, with roughly only half of the game completed thus far. It is modifiable, the ability to create mods in the form of XML files having been added in version 0.95. A number of people have praised the game for its ease in modification.[attribution needed]
[edit] Overview
The player begins the game in one of three ships, with basic equipment, a few credits and an empty cargo bay. The goal is to reach the galaxy's core, where the mysterious beings "Oracus" and "Domina" are rumored to reside. The player must fight or trade their way through progressively more difficult star systems, interconnected by a series of "stargates": devices used for faster-than-light interstellar travel, left behind by an unknown ancient race.[1] In their travels, the player will encounter various traders, members of the Commonwealth, outlaws, pirates, other factions separated from the (now-destroyed) Earth, and ultimately, alien races.[1]
The player can collect money through a variety of methods, such as trading, looting the remains of destroyed ships or stations and selling the contents, escorting freighters through dangerous territory, or allowing a certain race to perform medical experiments.[1] Some missions provide access to better technologies and the ability to upgrade the ship's equipment, such as its weaponry, shields, armor, reactors and engines. There are a variety of other missions, such as military missions for the Commonwealth Militia, smuggling missions for the Black market, and defense missions from agricultural stations.[1]
Most of the game is randomly generated,[citation needed] in particular, the star systems, of which there are currently between twenty and thirty, in a typical game. There are a small number of star systems that are almost exactly the same in each game, such as the starting system (Eridani), the Commonwealth capital system (St. Katherine's Star System), as well as the final system wherein the player must defeat the Iocrym Commandship (Heretic).
[edit] External links
Official
Fan/Mod
- IRC Channel
- TranscInfo
- The Library Link: Transcendence
- Xelerus modsite (currently having problems, though downloads work)
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