line-of-defense posts

It's been a little while since we have checked out Line of Defense, the upcoming sci-fi shooter from developer 3000AD. Today the game's official web site got a new developer's diary from creator Derek Smart along with a boatload of screenshots showing off one of the game's bases, Nightbridge.

Smart states in the diary that these screenshots, good looking as they are, do not do the actual look of the game justice. He also says that the map is huge, saying "We're talking nearly 2km x 3km massive. And that's just the base extents." Even with 128 players on the map, Smart says, "... that is still a heckuva lot of space to run around in."

He also hints about things to come including what the space portion of the game looks like. That includes four space stations and the huge GCV-Starguard space carrier base. He says, "... we're building a base out of a 350m long carrier ... out in space and which is just as detailed as the planetary bases; complete with bridge, useable armory, various rooms etc." He adds that while the ship is a non flyable derelict, he adds, " ... you can land on it and even use a DJP (Dynamic Jump Pad) to move between it and the planet below. We expect firefights within these stations and carrier bases to be chaotic – and absolutely claustrophobic."

The latest game from the mind of Derek Smart and his 3000 AD development team has just been announced. It's called Line of Defense and like a previous 3000 AD game All Aspect Warfare it's a sci-fi action MMO game set in the far future that combines planetary conflict with space battles in orbit above planets.

The game is being described as a pure Player Vs Player game (no single player quests here) as players fight on one of two factions. Each faction is trying to take control of territories on various planets. Players will gain experiencen and access to weapons as well as land and air vehicles. While 3000 AD is developing the game, Quest Online is handling things like the game's billing, server database and other support features (Quest Online is the developer of the fantasy MMO Alganon which had its development taken over by Smart in 2010). Line of Defense is currently scheduled for release by the end of 2011.