Epoch

created and published by Carnegie Mellon University, running on Linux

type: adventure
genre: Science Fiction
perspective: other 1st person 3rd person
player options: single player

game engine: Panda3D
languages: eng

Official description

Set in 3056, Epoch is the story of interplanetary civil war as told through single player or multiplayer gameplay. Players must choose ships and armaments, use homing missiles, recharge their shields and use their wingmen to successfully complete the missions. The program features a heads-up display, radar, pre-mission briefings, post-mission debriefing, a ship store, artificially intelligent enemies, and in-game multiplayer communication.
Epoch also shows the power of the Panda3D platform. Epoch was produced entirely by one individual with no prior knowledge of Python or any other programming language. The game was written as a hobby during spare time.
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