Grim's editorial about GUIs convinced me that to wait for the development of the game client to finish before running a game is unnecessary. Though, we may disagree in particulars, Grim and I both agree that imagination and a text medium are core components of PBM. Moreover, we agree that PBM can make a come back.
So, without further ado, I am announcing the first game of Far Horizons: The Awakening.
Note: I haven't canceled or paused the game client application. It is still in development, but there is no reason to put off hosting a game until it is finished.
So, without further ado, I am announcing the first game of Far Horizons: The Awakening.
Far Horizons: The Awakening
Galaxy Alpha
The beginning is now. Having successfully tested a faster-than-light interstellar drive, you are among the first of a new lineage of lifeforms with the potential to explore and claim for your own the wonders and mysteries of the galaxy.
You now stand poised on the edge of a precipice. The dangers of ahead are many. The rewards are great, the penalty for failure is oblivion. Will you set your sights on the far horizon? Will you reach out to the stars and claim themfor your own?
Be careful... there others out there in the black.
Details+Signups | Game Manual
Galaxy Alpha
The beginning is now. Having successfully tested a faster-than-light interstellar drive, you are among the first of a new lineage of lifeforms with the potential to explore and claim for your own the wonders and mysteries of the galaxy.
You now stand poised on the edge of a precipice. The dangers of ahead are many. The rewards are great, the penalty for failure is oblivion. Will you set your sights on the far horizon? Will you reach out to the stars and claim themfor your own?
Be careful... there others out there in the black.
Details+Signups | Game Manual
Note: I haven't canceled or paused the game client application. It is still in development, but there is no reason to put off hosting a game until it is finished.
