The legend is with us again: Descent: Underground is already on Steam



    Descent: Underground, introduced on Steam Early Access, is the reincarnation of the famous three-dimensional shooter Decent. In the spring, the toy raised about $ 600 thousand on Kickstarter, and now fans of classic shooters can try out the new Decent. Responsible for the work on the project is Descent Studio, in which part of the team are former employees of Cloud Imperium Games, a company that created the idea of ​​Star Citizen and is currently working on its implementation. The game is available for platforms Windows, Mac OS, Linux and SteamOS.

    In the current version of the game (Pre-Alpha build) there are three maps, three types of aircraft, two types of weapons, three types of missiles, plus for added pleasure added the ability to play without a network, fighting with characters controlled by the game. Plus there is a multiplayer Qick Match mode. Localization is only English. The vast majority of gamers speak positively about the toy, and in the comments you can find the opinion that the new Descent is no worse than the old.



    The player acts here in the first person - the game mode is the same as in all other representatives of the series. This is the fourth part of the overall cycle, and the penultimate part, Descent 3, appeared back in 1999. Taking advantage of the opportunities provided by modern technology, the developers added multiplayer, leaving also 6 degrees of freedom. Unreal Engine 4 is used as the engine here. When

    raising funds on Kickstarter, the developers planned to add additional goals - this would be possible if the amount was collected that significantly exceeded $ 600 thousand. This did not happen, so the main version was released, as planned. The license for the game belongs to Interplay, the author of many old hits.



    Among other specialists, ex-Ultima Online members worked on the new Descent. The head of the project is Eric Peterson, who previously had a hand in hits such as Freelancer, Wing Commander 4, Starlancer, and Frontier Wars.



    As in previous versions, it will be possible to develop your own ships in the new Descent (each of the three types of ships has its own development option), it is possible to modify and customize the ship's equipment, and weapons with hi-tech devices are also available. As for the multiplayer mode, the developer promise to add several types of cards at once, plus to add more available game modes in the near future. The world of the game is open, and the environment can be destroyed (if desired, of course). For fans of mining resources, the corresponding option will also be added.



    The social component is also available - with ratings, a list of friends, achievements that can be shared with all participants in the game world. Gamers can unite in unions, acting as a whole. Now a good tradition among developers has become the creation of their own content, including game cards. A good option is the ability to create your own server with changed characteristics of the game world.





    It is interesting that initially the developers provided for micropayments, which allowed for additional monetization of the game. But under the influence of the entire community with Kickstarter, this idea was decided to abandon. Now, when buying a game, a gamer receives everything at once, that is, all the resources of a toy, ships, technology - you do not need to buy any of this.

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