Shores of Hazeron

ComradeLer · Apr 4, 2012

So, the galaxy in shores of hazeron was just reset, which means all of the empires have been destroyed, and have to restart from the beginning. So, what better time to return to the game?

For those who didn't play with us last time, shores of hazeron is essentially an mmo version of 'What spore should have been'. A player starts off by creating a species, and is put on a huge planet, where they have to found their civilization. Slowly, they build up a city, allowing other players to join. Then, said civilization reaches the space age, where they are thrown into a galaxy consisting of, from what I remember, millions of systems, each with up to 20 planets, and tens of billions of randomly generated creatures. From there, players must explore the galaxy, design their own spaceships, which they command from the interior, build cities and colonies, and do all sorts of space-y stuff.

I'm not good at explaining stuff, so I will copy a bit out of the games FAQ.

The Shores of Hazeron game universe is presented to the player in three-dimensional first-person perspective. Sizes and distances are scaled dramatically from reality whenever necessary for tolerable game play and limitations of computers. In other words it doesn't really take years to travel to another star, there are hundreds of stars in the sky at night instead of millions, and the nearby planets, moons, and suns appear huge and close in the sky with the unaided eye. Each player perceives the universe as if they were seeing and hearing it with their own eyes and ears. Players experience the game universe first-hand as if they were there in person.

A large number of players participate simultaneously in the game via Internet. Players interact with each other directly and indirectly when playing the game. There are facilities in the game to help players locate and join their friends, to communicate with each other, and to rescue players from difficult situations. There is no option to play the game solitaire, though there is plenty of space to be alone.

Players join together to form empires. Empires are expanded by exploring and developing new solar systems and by conquering the solar systems developed by others. Empires are formed, conquer, and are conquered in a continuous struggle for dominance of the galaxy.

Players develop empires by building cities. Cities are built by constructing industries and roads. Roads expand the reach of a city; industries are built next to its roads. As cities grow, a population of citizens grows with them. Citizens construct buildings, manufacture commodities, and otherwise perform the everyday jobs of the city. While building the homes and industries of a city, players must manage the challenges of a growing population, morale and unemployment.

The game economy is based on commodities, such as stone, grain, wood, coal, etc. Industries manufacture commodities. Cities interconnect to trade commodities. Commodities are used to construct buildings and to manufacture other commodities, Commodities are also used to manufacture vehicles such as boats, aircraft, tanks, APCs, spacecraft, and all equipment used by players.

Spacecraft play a central role in the game. Spacecraft are designed by players in the game environment. The rooms of a spacecraft are "painted" into a grid that can be lowered and raised for decks below and above. The game creates a fully functional three dimensional model of a spacecraft from the design. Players earn in-game commissions when their spacecraft designs are manufactured, encouraging skilled spacecraft architects to share their designs with others. Once manufactured, spacecraft are used to explore the galaxy and to combat other spacecraft.

Unexplored worlds, interstellar wars and the politics of galactic empires form a rich environment for science fiction story telling. Contributing authors provide intriguing and thought-provoking storylines that progress with the participation of players. Set against the wartorn backdrop of Hazeron, stories unfurl with the players filling the roles of the main characters.

There are countless combinations in Hazeron for the layouts and contents of sectors and solar systems, the terrain and weather of planets and moons, the DNA of plants and animals, the designs of starships, and the machinations of clever players. Three dimensional representations of plants and animals are synthesized from compact DNA data, not pregenerated models. With over 300 trillion times a trillion combinations of plant DNA and over 80 thousand trillion times a trillion times a trillion combinations of animal DNA, no two planets in Hazeron are likely to have the same plants and animals. Hazeron presents an exceptionally vast and varied galaxy for players to explore and conquer.

Lucy (Inquisitor) has just founded our civilization, which is now open for people to join. The game is completely F2P, so you have no excuse not to play. JOIN NAO! ('N stuff)

http://www.hazeron.com/

Imperial1917 · Apr 4, 2012

Why haven't you been on Wurm?
Why do I get the impression that I joined a game only for it to be abandoned?

Romulus211 · Apr 4, 2012

Imperial1917 said: ↑

Why haven't you been on Wurm?
Why do I get the impression that I joined a game only for it to be abandoned?

Wurm is a serious grind I'm not surprised.

Imperial1917 · Apr 5, 2012

Romulus211 said: ↑

Wurm is a serious grind I'm not surprised.

Yeah, but if you convince someone to join something, you can at least be the last one out and get the lights.

enso8 · Apr 5, 2012

What's the civilisation's name?

Demondaze · Apr 5, 2012

Imperial1917 said: ↑

Why haven't you been on Wurm?
Why do I get the impression that I joined a game only for it to be abandoned?

I'd play with you if I could get the damn game to work.

Imperial1917 · Apr 5, 2012

Demondaze said: ↑

I'd play with you if I could get the damn game to work.

What seems to be the problem?

Demondaze · Apr 5, 2012

Imperial1917 said: ↑

What seems to be the problem?

Fucking old ass computer.

Imperial1917 · Apr 5, 2012

Demondaze said: ↑

Fucking old ass computer.

So it doesn't run well?
Try lowering the graphics.
I have a pretty new computer, but even I can't run it at the highest setting.
Or even close to that for that matter.

Demondaze · Apr 5, 2012

Been there done that. I swear I'm scraping this thing as so as I get the funds for a new rig.

Imperial1917 · Apr 5, 2012

Demondaze said: ↑

Been there done that. I swear I'm scraping this thing as so as I get the funds for a new rig.

Good luck with that.
Join us when you do.
Then again, check if we are still kicking when you do.

Kali · Apr 5, 2012

Wurm is just an un-fun version of Minecraft. Shores of Hazeron is pretty cool, but it's extremely user-unfriendly and has a near vertical learning curve.

Uberotaku001 · Apr 5, 2012

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! He dissed Wurm and vertical learning curves.

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