PlaneShift s a cross-platform 3D online game developed by Atomic Blue in 2003. The framework is open source with the server and client released under the GNU General Public License. The required OS for this game are Multi-platform, including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and others and it belongs to the Medieval Fantasy MMORPG genre.
This game, an open source, fantasy MMORPG with enforced roleplaying elements, has become very popular since its released date. One aim of the game is to explore all the available areas and to learn knowledge about the world by speaking with the NPCs who provide hints and tips on how to proceed and unlock areas, items and powers. Players can trade using the currency Tria, triangle-shaped coins made of alloys, metals, or crystals. There are other units of currency, including Hexas, Octas and Circles . The NPC dialog system is a mixed system, made of predefined answers the player can pick from a list and freeform text entry. Another goal is to increase the character skills and knowledge by completing quests and tasks in the game. One of the main goals of the PlaneShift staff is to inspire roleplay between the players.
PlaneShift is currently in the alpha stage of development at version 0.5, codenamed “Arcane Chrysalis”. PlaneShift has been open to players for free since its first public release. At that stage the game had very little functionality. The first major version (0.1) released on May 2, 2002 was codenamed “Atomic Blue”. Four different public versions of the game came out since then, with different changes in functionality between them. The current version “Arcane Chrysalis” being released on December 10, 2009. The server side engine code and the client code is written from scratch by the PlaneShift team, while the 3D rendering features are based on the Crystal Space 3D engine. The internet connection for the game server is donated and has been known to suffer issues with long latency times.
System requirements
Minimum
- 2.4 GHz CPU
- 1 GB or more of RAM
- 64 MB 3D video card
- 1.0 GB free HD space
- 56 kbit/s or faster Internet connection
Recommended
- 3.0 GHz CPU
- 2 GB of RAM
- 128 MB 3D video card
- 2.0 GB free HD space
- Broadband Internet connection