Q: What is 3001SQ?
A: 3001SQ is an online-multiplayer space colonisation game, or, we prefer, a 'space colonisation simulator'.
Our vision for the game has a strong emphasis on immersion. Every item in the world will have a purpose, or relay actual game-world data. It will be played entirely from a first-person perspective, allowing you to move seamlessly inside of, and between, vessels and planetary surfaces.
Q: What's unique about 3001SQ?
A: We want the game-world to be fully immersive and player driven, allowing complex interactions with the virtual environment. It will provide tools for social, economic and military cooperation and competition between players. Unlike many other online games we like to avoid purely stats-based skill systems (such as experience points and character levels) wherever possible.
Another key aspect is the colonisation mechanic, that allows players to construct and extend stations on astronomical bodies or in orbits around them.
These features are tied together by the virtual machine framework - essentially a simulated computer - that can be customized to automate simple tasks and assist with complex ones. It will allow players to design their own solutions to problems that present themselves during gameplay. They can use virtual devices and a simplified programming language to do this - it would be possible to design your own autopilot to help with docking, for example.
In short, we aim at providing the tools and incentives for strategic, impactful player interactions and an emergent, player-driven economy.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sdmv/3001sq-space-colonisation-with-programmable-spacec
https://3001sq.net/
I backed it at base level just to see how it unfolds and because I think they aren't asking much for an ambitious project that's supposed to be.
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