March 2015 Update:
So, it's been a very long time since I first made this thread. I was thinking about the Mandate and I thought I'd make a little update. The game is funded on Kickstarter and the devs at Perihelion Interactive have procured additional investment from Eurovideo, who will handle all marketing and PR. The game will be localized in German, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian. The projected release date is Q1 2016.
A few features that have been revealed since my initial post:
There will be gameplay inside ships, including boarding actions and there will be away missions on planets
...And this is how it'll look between battles:
Personal Coat of Arms Creator - In addition to customizing the sex, appearance, name and background of your character, you will also be able to design your own coat of arms that will be features on the exterior of your ships: https://www.youtube....h?v=5Pr-Yk-O-vw
The Battle Orchestrator- https://www.youtube....h?v=XX99C21Nhms
A taste of the Mandate's main theme and concept art for the various factions- https://www.youtube....h?v=U4BCukdyXqg
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Lore Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch
Early Gameplay Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch
The Mandate is a sandbox SciFi RTS-RPG in which the player character takes command of their very own ship, and later their very own fleet. Gameplay is promised to vary between ship to ship combat, repelling and sending boarding parties, and making decisions that will shake an interstellar empire.
What is "The Mandate"? With a history and culture loosely inspired by Tsarist Russia, the Mandate is at once an empire and the central driving mission of that empire: To unite the fractured masses of human interstellar civilization scattered by the exodus from Earth. Under the guiding hand of the Romanov dynasty, the Mandate has dominated human civilization for centuries, but now the cracks are beginning to show. Rebels have been causing havoc and sedition in the border systems and now the Emperor has died. With all the other heirs assassinated or killed, inexperienced Anastasia Romanov has taken the throne. To make matter's worse, rebel sabotage has scattered the Grand Fleet across the Empire. In an attempt to save the Mandate, the Empress has granted pardons to several formerly disgraced captains and commissioned them as Corsairs in the direct service of the Empress herself... One of which is you.
Who are you? Where are you from? What are your notable instances of military service? Just what did you do to deserve court martial, or were you falsely accused, made a scapegoat? Will you save the Mandate? Help the Rebels tear it down? Or screw it all and go Pirate(Yes that does appear to be an option)? That's up to you.
Check out their prototype character creator here (Please note, they're using placeholder concept art but the plan is to have customizable 3D models in the finished product): www.mandategame.com/charactercreator/
Try the ship designer while you're at it: www.mandategame.com/mandateshipbuilder/shipbuilder.html
Or make fun posters with their thoughtfully provided meme generator: meme.mandategame.com/
Like it? Want to know more? Take a look at the official site: www.mandategame.com/
Better yet! Lend some funds to the Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/1964463742/the-mandate
The original thread I made was locked for straying off topic. I disagree, but this OP is better put together anyway. So, anyone else think this is as cool as I do?
Modifié par Heimdall, 09 mars 2015 - 04:35 .
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