Angels Fall First: Planetstorm

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Angels Fall First: Planetstorm
Developer(s) Angels Fall First Universe
Engine Unreal Development Kit/Unreal Engine 3
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Genre(s) First-person shooter/Space Shooter/RPG
Mode(s) Online Multiplayer, Single Player

Angels Fall First: Planetstorm is an online multiplayer total conversion mod of Epic Games' first-person shooter Unreal Tournament 3. It combines traditional squad-based first-person shooters and space combat genres, particularly on the ability to pilot the capital ships which also serve as infantry combat settings themselves.[1]

Development

It has been in development from as early as 2007 by the Angels Fall First team as planned for submission to the Make Something Unreal Contest hosted by Epic Games. The mod consistently won prizes in the prefinal phases,[2] eventually winning third place in the Grand Finals.[3] [4][5]

Currently all development using the Unreal Engine 3 has ceased as the team plans to change engines with the recently released Unreal Development Kit, which would make the game itself standalone.[6] They released a demo version of the mod ported into the UDK engine in 2009.[7] The game is now available on Steam in Early Access. [8]

Plot and Setting

Angels Fall First: Planetstorm is set in a science fiction universe during the period known as the Second Antarean War. An outbreak of hostilities between the previously subdued and forcefully integrated Antarean Empire and the alliance of several stellar states known as the United League of Planets.

The war itself was inevitably caused by a variety of reasons. The gradual decay of the League (which was itself only created out of necessity during the First Antarean War), the upsurge of nationalism among the Antareans, and the reestablishment of old alliances by the rebel Antarean factions. But it was primarily caused by the event known as the Crowning Day Massacre, in which a naval blunder by the United League of Planets caused the death of thousands of civilians during an Antarean holiday, including that of a well-loved public Antarean figure.[9] In the resulting chaos, the long lost heir to the Antarean throne reappeared, solidifying the Antarean revolt as well as throwing the regions into a full-scale war.

Gameplay

Planetstorm is an assault-style game that combines two kinds of gameplay, FPS and space shooters. It is played both on the ground with combat vehicles, aircraft, and infantry; and in space with a variety of spacecraft ranging from small fighters to large capital ships. The game incorporates both in a single level, making it possible for infantry to board an enemy spacecraft and engage in traditional infantry warfare while the ship itself is moving and engaging enemy ships. Gameplay is geared towards online multiplayer but has support for offline single player as well using bots.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Angels Fall First: Planestorm MODDB Description"
  2. ↑ "Third round of Unreal Tournament 3 ‘Make Something Unreal’ Contest winners announced by Epic Games". http://www.gamingbits.com. August 4, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ↑ "Make Something Unreal Contest - Grand Prize Winners Revealed". Beyond Unreal, http://www.beyondunreal.com/. Feb 17, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ↑ Tom Bramwell (22 February 2010). "Make Something Unreal winners unveiled". Eurogamer, http://www.eurogamer.net. Retrieved January 25, 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. ↑ Alice O'Connor (Feb 18, 2010). "Make Something Unreal' Contest Winners Crowned". ShackNews, http://www.shacknews.com/. Retrieved January 25, 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ↑ "AFF:Planetstorm UDK Showcase Released!". http://www.affuniverse.com/. May 4, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  7. ↑ "Angels Fall First: Planetstorm". Epic Games, Unreal, Unreal Development Kit, http://www.udk.com. Retrieved January 25, 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  8. ↑ "Angels Fall First on Steam". Strangely Interactive Ltd. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Crowning Day Massacre video"

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