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Re: Beta testers needed!

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From: Christian Lassem
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 00:00
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Hi again!

I see my first post must have been poorly written, and maybe a bit to
misleading. I wil now try to clarify a bit more what kind of game we are
talking about:

WHat we have made, is a Web-based Strategy Game. The interface, if I may be
technical, will be pure HTML. All players must create an account at our
website, login with their name and password, and they will be directed to
the gamesite, logged in a a certain user.
This user will then enter a HTML page with a menu on the left, with access
to the different "screens" like Constructoin Yard (Where you are supposed to
buid your buildings, the Science Lab, where you can do research on various
topics and even a production facility where you can build spaceships (A
bunch different unit-types, Like fighters, bombers, cruisers, Science Vesses
++++).

Now, consider this game to be turnbased, with one turn taking place every
hour.
Every hour, our (hopefully) huge database will update all accounts, adding
this round of new resources, completeing structures or units, maybe even
opening up for some new availabe research items or units and such.

The menu also has a "Military" screen, where you can send your ships out on
missions. You can attack other players to steal some of their
hard-worked-for asteroids (which produces resources every round), maybe even
get a rare one which produces a NEW resource type, used to build some
SPECIAL unit, or you can even send your ships on Defending missions, to help
allies who are under attack.

We also have some discussion groups going inside the game, we have a message
system so all players can send messages to eachohter, and quite a bit of fun
and surprises I do not yet wish to reveal here. (Yes, the testers will
receive the whole lot, along with all algorithms used in combat calculation
and so on).

So the reason that there is no download, is that it is in HTML
(CGI-generated of course) connected to our database. This is not intended to
be something you play for 3 hours in a row, like more normal games, but one
you log on to once or twice a day, to build new buildings, more ships,
checking your inbox for messages and discussing galaxy-topics within a
closed board.  So no flash, no 3D, no force-feedback, but good od strategy
fun!

To any gamers who have yet not tried such strategy games, I promise, it wil
be a lot of fun.
And the more testers and later on regular users, THE MORE FUN!

And: There are other games iof this type on the net now, but we have worked
hard to make sure we have a better product, focused on gameplay and
dynamics, making things a litte bit different every now and then. If you
liked Starcraft, or play games like Descent Freespace (Which rocks bigtime!)
then this would be worth a try.
And what do you have to loose, it's free!

I hope this was at least a bit clarifying, and that some of you will
actually join us as beta-testers.

With hope of being understood, allthough my keyboard is very reluctant to
type the letter 'l' from time to time,
Christian Lassem

PS: If you guys reacted because I cross-posted, I am sorry, but all the
groups were related to the game, and I am sorry if I offended anyone.
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From: "Christian Lassem" <chrislas@c2i.net>
Subject: Re: Beta testers needed!
Date: 1999/10/21
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