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Outpost Zero Announced
January 11, in the year of our Lord 2018 -- Imagine playing
Starcraft as a multiplayer Survival FPS. You land on a new
planet, gather resources, build a base -- and get onto building
an army of AI bots to help you in your quest. Then you take this
army to your neighbor's base, and start a war. This is Outpost
Zero. A new multiplayer survival FPS from Symmetric Games, and
published by tinyBuild.
About Outpost Zero
A Sci-Fi First Person Shooter with Base Building, Resource
Management, and elements of Survival. You play as an AI Overseer
sent from Earth entrusted with the future of humankind, and
tasked with establishing a habitat that can sustain human life
on a mysterious alien world.
COMBAT
At its core, Outpost Zero is a deep sandbox FPS. Fight against a
variety of native alien creatures, and defend your base against
roving bands of pirates and enemy raiders. Attack enemy
strongholds to destroy their operations and loot their
resources. The game will feature scaling combat with upgradeable
weapons and armor, and group combat with AI squad mates to lead
into battle against enemy bases.
BASE-BUILDING
This hostile planet can become a thriving colony with a fully
functioning society of AI robots, under your direction. Harvest
resources and build a stable economy, setup mining outposts and
supply chains to your automated factories to create components
essential for the operation of your outpost. Create a base for
safe refuge and infrastructure to keep your AI outfitted,
healthy, and happy. Make homes for your colonists, provide them
with entertainment, and build defenses to keep out invaders.
AI COLONISTS
Outfit your AI buddies and train them to defend your outpost.
Upgrade them with improved weapons and armor, train them to be
better at combat, crafting, and resource harvesting, and give
them jobs to keep them busy and keep your outpost running at
peak efficiency. Build them luxurious quarters and raise their
morale by entertaining them and satisfying their needs. Lead
them into battle, and set them up to defend your base from
invaders. Build a society of happy, efficient, and powerful
robot citizens.
No word on a physical copy version of this game on this system at this time.
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