Reunion (video game)

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Reunion
Image:Reunion Coverart.png
Developer(s) Amnesty Design
(now Digital Reality)
Publisher(s) Europe:
Grandslam Entertainment
United States:
MERIT STUDIOS, INC.
Platform(s) Amiga, PC (DOS)
Release date 1994 (PC/Amiga Floppy disk)
1995 (PC CD-ROM)
Genre(s) Real-time strategy/Adventure
Mode(s) Single player

Reunion (also known as Merit's Galactic Reunion) is a space strategy game.
This was the Hungarian game developer company Amnesty Design's (now Digital Reality) first game.
Programmed by: János Kistamás, Krisztián Jámbor (Amiga), István Árpád Kiss (PC).
Language versions: English, German, French and Italian.

Contents

[edit] Story

In the 27th century, centuries of peace have allowed great scientific progress in the development of the first interstellar warp drive. Two research ships, designated Explorer-1 and Explorer-2, are outfitted with the experimental drives and sent to find new planets of colonization. Only Explorer-2 returns back to Earth out of the 2 Explorers. Refitted as a colony vessel, the Explorer-2 is once again ready to embark when, suddenly, peace is disrupted and the humans were ripped apart from each other. At this same time, a planet-wide rebellion stages a great coup and overthrows the Earthen government, throwing the world into chaos and severing the union. The Explorer-2, crewed by a loyalist space crew, barely escapes the rebellion and leaves the Solar System. Years later after the rebellion, the Explorer-2 arrives damaged at its destination and a colony is set up, naming it "New Earth". After many generations of being separated from Earth, the colony is self-sufficient enough to develop a mission only the best can tread: Explore nearby space, research new technologies, harvest resources, develop a space fleet and eventually... reconquer and reunify Earth, leading to the greatest reunion the universe has ever set its eyes on.

[edit] History

Foundation of the New Earth Colony Chronology of Important Events

Late 20th Century - Old Earth: The Collapse of Earth's Biosphere begins. Uncoordinated measures to slow down the collapse are implemented with negligible success.

2048: Earth's Biosphere is highly damaged. Some areas of its surface are subject to dangerous levels of radiation. United Nations members agree to devote all resources into saving the planet. As a result, the populous is angered by the loss of self determination. There are major acts of civil unrest in member countries.

2057: Renegade ministers, backed by several influential corporations, try to seize power in a coup. Several Ministers are imprisoned. The corporations are dissolved and all their facilities are commandeered by the UN.

Late 21st Century: Most Earth nations are now actively involved in the UN. initiative.

2109: Helped by the release of an artificially produced "ozone replacement" the holes in the ozone layer begin to get smaller.

2109 - 2502: The Earth enjoys a period of prosperity and peace. All weapons are abolished, humanitarian and ecological problems are gradually eliminated. Any nation showing aggressive tendencies is dealt with swiftly by UN. Military forces. Eventually the Earth is a conflict free zone. In this enlightened atmosphere of unity scientific progress accelerates.

2563: Over 50 years of dedicated research comes to fruition when the UN. nuclear research laboratories successfully combine elements of Einstein's Unified Field Theory with anti- matter physics, creating a new form of spacecraft propulsion. The new form of power can literally "warp" the fabric of space and therefore bring points within it closer together. This makes travel between Solar Systems in a relatively short time period a distinct reality.

2568: After a six month voyage, the probe "Hermes" reaches the star Proxima Centauri, becoming the first man made object to reach another star system. The relative speed obtained is nearly eight times the speed of light. 2575: Two fully equipped research ships leave Earth. Their brief is to find other Earth type planets suitable for colonization. Each ship is sent to a different initial destination and carries a crew of 1500 people.

2589: After 14 years of exploration a mayday call reached Earth from "Explorer 1". The last recorded transmission received was as follows: "Something approaching at incredible speed...It's huge, spherical, glowing...My God, it..."

There is still no farther understanding of this message and the crew of Explorer 1 are listed as "Missing, presumed dead"

2609: Explorer 2 completed her mission successfully, returning to Earth after locating several habitable planets in a distant but reachable section of the galaxy.

2615: Explorer 2 is refitted in space dock and made ready to travel back to the new planets.

2616: A strange uprising begins on Earth. People are becoming hostile and overthrowing the establishment. A bloody conflict ensues in which the growing number of rebels are victorious. The last order of the old regime was the emergency departure clearance for Explorer 2.

Explorer 2 leaves the Sol system behind and heads for the new planets. The new launch window causes the ship to pass through an uncharted asteroid field on its voyage. There is damage to the warp field generators.

2621: Explorer 2 arrives at the new solar system. The stress of deceleration causes the warp generators to explode. The crew escape using safety pods. Most do not make it to the New Earth.

New Earth Colony is formed and the struggle for survival begins.

[edit] Requirements

Minimum configuration (Commodore Amiga version):

Amiga 500/2000 CPU Class
Kickstart 1.2
1 MB RAM
OCS (Original Chip-Set)/ECS (Enhanced Chip Set) version requires 1.5 MB RAM for hard drive installation (5MB free HDD)
AGA (Advanced Graphics Architecture) version requires hard drive installation due to the improved 256 colour graphics and better sound (12MB free HDD)
Supports machines with more than 1MB RAM for faster game
Supports 1 or more external disk drives

Minimum configuration (IBM PC version):

386DX-33 CPU
MS-DOS 5.0 or higher
4MB RAM
512KB EMS memory with minimum 64 kilobyte buffer:
(This in CONFIG.SYS file: "DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM D=64")
VGA video card
Gravis Ultrasound (only on port 220), Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster 2.0, Adlib or compatible soundcard
On Gravis Ultrasound 512K of on-board RAM needed to hear the introduction speech
1X CD-ROM Drive (for CD-ROM version)

This game can also run under the latest version of Dosbox

[edit] Gameplay

[edit] Alien races

Race Home Planet
Jaanosians Amnesty system, planet Jade
Kalls Mirach system, planet Mirach 2
Morguls Mirach system, planet Mirach 3
Phelonians
Erans Antares system, planet Antares 3
Druedians Orionis system, planet Orionis 3
Undorlings Lyrae system, planet Lyrae 3
Lysonians Lyrae system, planet Lyrae 7
Hirachi Lyrae system, planet Lyrae 5

[edit] Planetary systems

[edit] Amnesty

Planet Moon Type Mining Living Diameter
km		 Temperature
°K		 Detoxin Energon Kremir Lepitium Raenium Texon
New Earth earth-like yes yes 874 299 7 3 2 3 - -
Apollo desert yes yes 282 317 5 1 3 1 9 -
Zeus watery - - 3967 287 - - - - - -
Syren desert - yes 258 311 - - - - - -
Penelope earth-like yes yes 196 304 - - - - 9 7
Ithaca rocky yes - 195 384 - 2 3 - 2 2
Odysseus gaseous - - 357 739 - - - - - -
Kyclops swampy - - 246 386 - - - - - -
Klatoo rocky - - 1765 516 - - - - - -
Barada rocky yes - 354 362 - 5 - - - 2
Nikto icy - - 245 96 - - - - - -
Jade tropical yes yes 1746 310 9 2 2 3 - 1
Russel earth-like yes yes 365 295 2 9 - - 8 4
Kepler desert yes yes 174 304 - - 9 3 3 6
Armstrong no atmosphere - - 346 200 - - - - - -
Aldrin no atmosphere - - 242 198 - - - - - -
Einstein no atmosphere - - 229 220 - - - - - -
Wright rocky - yes 384 299 - - - - - -
Gallilei rocky yes - 192 298 - 2 7 - - 6
Hartmann icy - yes 315 257 - - - - - -
Amnesty 1 too hot - - 1856 784 - - - - - -
Ranger no atmosphere - - 288 251 - - - - - -
Venyera swampy - - 223 342 - - - - - -
Explorer rocky - - 175 617 - - - - - -
Amnesty 2 desert yes - 1186 366 - - 2 2 3 4
Mir desert yes yes 166 307 5 7 1 2 5 -
Arianne too hot - - 136 774 - - - - - -
Vostok tropical - yes 246 315 - - - - - -
Mariner no atmosphere - - 186 412 - - - - - -
Amnesty 3 swampy - - 958 426 - - - - - -
West gaseous - - 196 655 - - - - - -
East gaseous - - 256 709 - - - - - -

[edit] Phoenix

Planet Moon Type Mining Living Diameter
km		 Temperature
°K		 Detoxin Energon Kremir Lepitium Raenium Texon
Phoenix 1 rocky yes - 343 449 - 5 2 5 3 2
Phoenix 2 tropical yes yes 487 316 - 2 5 3 2 3
Phoenix 3 earth-like yes Kalls 746 304 6 7 7 3 5 3
Moon 1 gaseous - - 287 645 - - - - - -
Moon 2 icy no Kalls 175 260 - - - - - -
Phoenix 4 too hot - - 1185 905 - - - - - -
Moon 1 rocky yes alien 295 300 yes - - yes - yes
Moon 2 too hot - - 237 842 - - - - - -
Moon 3 no atmosphere - - 187 438 - - - - - -
Moon 4 no atmosphere - - 153 411 - - - - - -
Phoenix 5 desert yes yes 948 316 - - - - 1 -
Moon 1 rocky - yes 315 309 - - - - - -

[edit] Mirach

Planet Moon Type Mining Living Diameter
km		 Temperature
°K		 Detoxin Energon Kremir Lepitium Raenium Texon
Mirach 1 no atmosphere  ?  ? 427 432  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Mirach 2 desert - yes 485 320 - - - - - -
Moon 1 swampy - - 289 389 - - - - - -
Moon 2 too hot - - 187 911 - - - - - -
Mirach 3 tropical yes yes 693 312 4 4 4 4 2 3
Moon 1 desert - yes 193 314 - - - - - -
Moon 2 gaseous - - 153 602 - - - - - -
Mirach 4 rocky yes - 943 441 - 2 - 6 - 9
Moon 1 earth-like yes yes 287 299 3 3 2 1 3 8
Moon 2 rocky - - 248 638 - - - - - -
Moon 3 swampy - - 218 401 - - - - - -
Moon 4 icy - yes 185 261 - - - - - -
Moon 5 no atmosphere - - 148 194 - - - - - -
Mirach 5 no atmosphere - - 1538 178 - - - - - -
Moon 1 rocky - yes 384 290 - - - - - -
Moon 2 gaseous - - 285 668 - - - - - -
Moon 3 rocky yes - 174 529 - 2 - 3 - 7
Moon 4 gaseous - - 118 702 - - - - - -

[edit] Antares

Planet Moon Type Mining Living Diameter
km		 Temperature
°K		 Detoxin Energon Kremir Lepitium Raenium Texon
Antares 1 no atmostphere - - 1324 435 - - - - - -
Antares 3 rocky yes yes 983 293 yes yes yes yes yes no
Moon 1 gaseous - - 287 584 - - - - - -

[edit] Orionis

Planet Moon Type Mining Living Diameter
km		 Temperature
°K		 Detoxin Energon Kremir Lepitium Raenium Texon
Orionis 2 desert yes Lisonian 623 313 3 1 0 0 0 2
Orionis 3 earth-like yes Druedians 847 295 9 8 6 5 9 9
Moon 1 gaseous no no 309 749 - - - - - -
Moon 2 swampy no no 276 324 - - - - - -
Moon 3 gaseous no no 239 668 - - - - - -

[edit] Lyrae

Planet Moon Type Mining Living Diameter
km		 Temperature
°K		 Detoxin Energon Kremir Lepitium Raenium Texon
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[edit] Rigel

Planet Moon Type Mining Living Diameter
km		 Temperature
°K		 Detoxin Energon Kremir Lepitium Raenium Texon
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[edit] Solar system

Planet Moon Type Mining Living Diameter
km		 Temperature
°K		 Detoxin Energon Kremir Lepitium Raenium Texon
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[edit] Buildings

Building Storage capacity
Mine 10000
Derrick 5000
Miner station 10000
Storage bay 20000

[edit] Ships

Ship Storage capacity
Transfer ship (Sloop) 500
Trade ship 2000
Galleon 8000

[edit] Other games from the developers

[edit] External links

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