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Infinity : The Entire Galaxy at Your Fingertips

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7eREddMjt4&feature=player_embedded&fmt=22

I recently stumbled upon an mmo that has been in working progress for a couple of years now: Infinity.  It’s still a work in progress and has been since 2006. Created by third party developer I-Novae the demos that are up for viewing are nothing short of jaw-dropping.  I-Novae is taking the universe concept to the infinity and beyond….literally.

Infinity uses a procedural programming technique that allows the game engine to generate objects within game space on-the-fly, in real-time and on request, rather than manually building everything beforehand. This creates a massive universe  that everyone on the server can view and is ever expanding and shared by all. This game is going to be the largest scaled MMO to date, hopefully it isn’t too large where the population is diluted and players are difficult to find. However I-Novae mentioned that warp drives and jump-gate like stations will be set up to help traverse the universe.

Like Eve, Infinity will be based on a strong player community. You can command a single ship in a fight or become a military general and command an attack on a base, and mine for ores by yourself or control a corporate empire, all on the same character. Also your character will play while you aren’t at the computer. So docking in a safe location or mining in a secluded field will be of your best intentions.

Unlike Eve, Infinity is a twitched based MMO. It seems that it is joining the ranks of AoC, and TERA, aiming to see how the twitched based combat will fair for space exploration. Honestly I think this is the best decision they could have made. Space fights tend to be the most fun played full twitched based, where  a joystick and throttle can be set up. Where out-maneuvering an opponent and catching him off guard in a dog fight gets you the kill rather than hitting the correct button combo at the right time.

One cool thing the main page did offer is that you can go through the past developments they’ve done through since 06 and watch the progress of the game in blog/video form. I’m very excited to see this game’s development and completion. Although with a new developer it’s hard to get an exact timeframe on things but they’re hoping for Alpha and Beta testing to appear within the next year or two. Check back for updates on their twitter account or their occasional blog at; http://www.infinity-universe.com/

I hope to see this game in my game collection the moment it releases.

-Jon

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