EXODUS - Sci-Fi Action-Adventure RPG with Time Dilation from James Ohlen's Archetype Entertainment

[Machocruz]

AAA video games still have the worst science fiction writing and designs on Earth.

 

[Morgoth]

TIME DILATION - QUESTIONS & ANSWERS​

April 2, 2024
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Archetype Entertainment
Time Dilation is the one enemy Travelers cannot escape. Traveling at near lightspeed our choices create consequences – impacting those we love for generations – which cannot be changed.
For that reason, there is a desire to know more about Time Dilation.
Below we offer some answers to your questions. The answers to the rest of your questions are waiting for you in Centauri, where your journey begins.

Q1: What is meant by "THE EDGE OF LIGHTSPEED, WHERE TIME MOVES DIFFERENTLY?"
Nothing in our universe can travel faster than the speed of light, but as you get closer and closer to that limit, time will move slower and slower for you. While you may experience only days or weeks passing by on your journey, years or even decades will pass for everyone and everything else in the galaxy.

Q2: Why Are Travelers forced to Travel at the Edge of Lightspeed on their Missions?
The size of the galaxy is almost too large for the human mind to comprehend. Even traveling at lightspeed – the fastest speed possible in our universe – it can take years, decades, or even centuries to visit and explore other stars. However, because of Time Dilation, even if a mission takes years to reach its destination, the Travelers on the journey will only age a few days or weeks during that trip.

Q3: Can Travelers do anything to PREVENT THE IMPACT OF TIME DILATION?
Time Dilation is an inescapable fact of our universe. In order to explore the galaxy, Travelers must journey as close as possible to the speed of light. But that means the people they leave behind will age much, much faster than the Travelers themselves.

Q4: Can the Travelers manipulate Time Dilation in any way – through specific items, abilities, or technologies?
Time dilation is an immutable law of physics – the faster you travel, the slower you experience time compared to the rest of the galaxy. Just as there is no possible way to travel faster than the speed of light, there is similarly no possible way to prevent, avoid, or alter the effects of time dilation.

Q5: What are the Gates of Heaven? How did they get there?
The Gates of Heaven are hyper-advanced technology that makes it easier to journey across the Centauri Cluster. The Gates allow ships to safely and instantly accelerate to 99.9999% of lightspeed, significantly reducing the time it would otherwise take to travel between star systems. The Gates were created by the Elohim – mysterious Celestials that were once the most powerful faction in the galaxy, though in the current era they are little more than myth and legend.

Q6: Who are the Elohim – why did they build the Gates?
Little is known about the Elohim, other than that they were one of the most powerful Celestial Dominions. They were instrumental in ending the Formation Wars and ushering in an era of peace and prosperity across the Cluster through a system of Laws that govern Celestial behavior on a galactic scale. The Elohim also built the Gates of Heaven to facilitate travel between star systems, effectively creating a network that connected all but the most distant and remote worlds of Centauri.
Some believe the Elohim have now gone extinct. Others believe they evolved into beings of pure energy that transcended physical form. But most legends hold that the Elohim are still out there somewhere, carefully watching the other Celestial Dominions to guard against a cataclysmic interstellar war that could wipe out all life in the Cluster.

Q7: Are there any dangers to using the Gates of Heaven for the Travelers?
Any ships using the Gates of Heaven must be equipped with advanced engines and shielding – vessels lacking in these areas will be obliterated by the immense energy fields generated by the Gates before the journey even begins.

Q8: Are there any biological or psychological effects on humans or creatures through repeated use of the Gates of Heaven?
The only known effect of the Gates of Heaven on biological creatures is a brief state of altered consciousness called “frame dreaming”. Some Travelers who journey through the Gates report strange visions or powerful emotional responses the moment the Gate accelerates them to the edge of lightspeed, but in every case these experiences are temporary and leave no long-term effects.

Q9: Is there anyone or anything protecting the Gates? What would happen if one of them was destroyed or damaged?
One of the Laws of the Elohim is that the Gates are inviolable. Any society or group that dared to damage or disrupt a gate would be instantly ostracized by the rest of the galaxy… and potentially be subject to cataclysmic retribution from the Elohim themselves (assuming the Elohim still exist). Apart from this, the Gates are so massive and heavily shielded that there is virtually no known weaponry that could seriously damage them.
On the rare occasions where a Gate has been damaged by a major astronomical event – such as the radiation from a nearby supernova – the Gate becomes inoperable permanently, as no current Celestial Dominion has the technological knowledge or skill to repair them. There are rumors of a techno-virus known as “the Rot” degrading the efficiency and reliability of Gates in distant systems on the edge of the Cluster, but such reports are typically dismissed as little more than fear mongering.

Q10: How long does it take to travel through the Gates of Heaven relative to the Travelers, and does it necessitate something like cryosleep or sleep stasis?
From the perspective of a Traveler, a journey through the Gates of Heaven to another star system only takes a few days or – at most – a week. Even though years or decades are passing for those they left behind, anyone aboard the vessel on Exodus will only experience a few days going by, so there is no need for any kind of cryosleep.

Q11: As Traveler’s make choices that impact their loved ones back home, once they see the consequences of their actions can they revert those choices and change them?
The choices Traveler’s make often have profound long-term – and sometimes unintended – consequences. Returning home, Traveler’s often find much has changed in their absence… though not always for the better. And while Traveler’s may take actions to improve their homeworlds in various ways after they return, there is no way to rewind time and undo what has already been done. Accepting the consequences of your choices is a price all Traveler’s must pay.

Q12: Will time dilation mean our companions could live and die if we leave them behind?
When Travelers go on Exodus, they will age much slower because of the effects of Time Dilation. Anyone they leave behind, including friends, family, and other companions, will age much more rapidly than those who are on the journey. Returning home, a Traveler may discover years or even decades have passed, which could mean the friends they left behind have lived entire lives, aged, and possibly even died during their absence.

Q13: Will our protagonist also feel the effects of time dilation?
Time dilation affects everyone and everything in the universe. If you travel close to the speed of light, you will age more slowly than the rest of the universe, and anyone left behind will be much, much older when you return. On the other hand, if someone else goes on an Exodus and you stay behind, you will age many years before they return, while they will have stayed the same age.

Q14: Are the Travelers aware of how much relative time they will lose on an Exodus?
The amount of relative time that passes for anyone a Traveler leaves behind is directly related to the distance of the destination. If you take an Exodus to a star system 3 light years away, 6 years will pass for everyone you leave behind (3 years on the journey there, plus 3 years on the journey back home), even though only a few days will pass for you. For this reason, Traveler’s are always aware of exactly how many years they are sacrificing before they leave on each Exodus… assuming the mission goes as planned.

Time Dilaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooonnnn

 

[La vie sexuelle]

Sounds Starfieldy.

 

[Desiderius]

 

[luj1]

RPG starring Matthew McConaughey​

starring?

This is exactly what they want, turning RPGs into movies

Get tf out with this shit

 

[Morgoth]

The Exodus - Exodus means departure, but for our ancestors in the 23rd century, it also meant survival​

April 16, 2024
Archetype Entertainment

With Earth Day only weeks away, it seemed like the right time to share humanity’s story, a story that starts with fleeing a dying Earth. Our goal is not to embellish or diminish the challenges that humanity was facing but only to offer an inside look at the journey courtesy of the Human Exodus Museum and reveal the story of the Ark Ships – massive vessels that were built to transport humanity to our new home in space.

Over 40,000 years ago humanity was forced to flee a dying world; a world that had been used, abused, and taken for granted until the natural resources dried up, the grassy fields became mud flats and the farmlands were depleted and fallow. Nature replaced by massive cityscapes, over-run by masses of humanity leaving little space in which to carve out an existence.

The word Exodus means departure, but for our ancestors on Earth in the 23rd century, it also meant survival. Desperate to escape their dying planet, humanity constructed a fleet of ark ships. These massive, gleaming, technological marvels evoked both hope and fear. Many shuddered at the thought of boarding the arks to embark on a journey to an unknown future that could take decades or even centuries. But any who were given the chance seized on it despite their reservations – the ark ships offered a chance at some kind of future as Earth collapsed into an uninhabitable wasteland.

Competition to secure a spot on the arks was fierce, as was the competition between different builders and projects as they fought for dwindling resources while society collapsed around them. Those not fortunate enough to be chosen often resorted to violence in a desperate attempt to secure a place on the departing vessels… or sought to destroy them out of spite at being left behind.

But even those who successfully escaped Earth were faced with incredible challenges. Many of these ships were lost in the void forever. Only a fortunate few discovered habitable worlds in the CENTAURI cluster. Over the course of the next 25,000 years, ark ships filled with human settlers kept arriving. Many were drawn by the Green Signal sent by the first arrivals to guide ships to humanity’s new home in the stars. Others arrived by sheer accident… but most never arrived at all.

From the accounts we have we know that the journey to Centauri was both dangerous and difficult. Over-packed ark ships were forced to grapple with hordes of humanity packed into spaces built for half of what they carried. The stories that emerged of the trials and tribulations that occurred on the ships during that migration are stories told mostly through the scraps of clothing, broken bits of personal mementos, and journal entries hidden in the tubing of the cryopods – the remnants of the hopes and hardships of the ark ship communities. Love stories and nightmares pieced together through the curation of humanity’s relics in the hopes it would benefit those who came later are now stored as valuable jewels in the cases of the Human Exodus Museum. They serve as a testament to humanity’s endurance… and perhaps a warning to be wary of what lies ahead.

Welcome to Exodus.

 

[cyborgboy95]

 

[toro]

Is nice to see Ukraine getting representation.

 

[Vulpes]

God damn, that's one ugly ass bitch. It's like they're already starting to temper people's expectations. Who did they get to design "her" anyways? The same fag who made Sera from DAI?

 

[Desiderius]

Newman is their community relations guy. What would you expect?

 

[Morgoth]

Release Your Inner Daemon​

May 21, 2024
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Archetype Entertainment

To say the arrival of humanity in the Centauri Cluster was not easy is a dramatic understatement. We faced unknown challenges and deadly enemies, spread across thousands of planets in hundreds of systems. Against these overwhelming odds, humanity’s focus was on survival.

Fortunately, our ancestors who made it to Centauri were experts in survival. After traveling for generations across thousands of light years aboard the ark ships fleeing a dying Earth, they were not about to back down from any fight.

In Centauri, we encountered harsh, uninhabitable landscapes and regions controlled by creatures that had no intention of sharing their living space with humans. Many of these “aliens” were recognizable as distant relatives of terrestrial animals that had evolved and adapted to their new surroundings. Others were beings genetically engineered to thrive in the most extreme conditions; monsters resembling the things that crawl through the dark corners of our worst cryosleep nightmares.

However, the greatest threat to our survival was – and always will be – the Celestials themselves. Descended from the first settlers from Earth to reach Centauri, these ancient beings have shed the last vestiges of their humanity and evolved into something unrecognizable and terrifying. With technological advancements far eclipsing our own, we found ourselves exposed and at their mercy.

This vulnerability gave rise to The Travelers - heroic explorers who dare to stand as champions of humanity across the Cluster. In their journeys to distant stars, they seek out relics and remnants from lost Celestial civilizations to use in our never-ending battle for survival. But they also found something else. Something even the Celestials hadn’t discovered – Silicates.

Nobody knows exactly what ancient culture gave rise to the Silicates. The true origins of the Silicates remain a mystery even to this day. We do not know if they were created by a long-forgotten civilization, or if they are true alien “life” that evolved independently in Centauri… or perhaps somewhere else.

For Celestials, Silicate “eggs” appear as rare but simple crystals or gems with no power or significance. Only with the touch of a human does the symbiotic bond awaken, allowing the Silicate to “hatch” and merge with human flesh. For most, this merger is fatal. But for a precious few, it is transcendent. Once a human bonds with a Silicate their transformation is radical… and permanent. As the saying goes, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

The symbiotic union of humans and Silicate creates a new being, known as a Daemon. The individual’s skin changes, becoming translucent but virtually impervious. Their musculature evolves, giving them incredible speed, strength, and other physical abilities. They become something greater – something even the Celestials fear.

Silicates are humanity’s leverage. Daemons don’t need weapons – they are weapons. They give humanity a fighting chance against the Celestials; they even the playing field. Since Silicates will only bond with humans, there are some who see them in a religious light. They believe human-Silicate coexistence was preordained; it was meant to be and brought to fruition by some higher power. Others just see it as a fortunate break for humanity – a piece of good luck to offset all the hardships that we have endured.

However, Silicates are not without their drawbacks. Daemons are prone to intrusive, violent thoughts and urges. Some theorize the Silicates are “speaking” to their hosts through these dark musings, influencing and changing their behavior to suit their own dark purpose. Others feel the Silicates merely allow Daemons to tap into the primal shadow that exists within all humanity, buried beneath a veneer of civilization and manners.

But whatever reservations humanity may have about Silicates and Daemons, one thing is certain – the Celestials fear them far more than we do. That alone validates their true value to our cause.

 

[Tyranicon]

I hope the writing in the game is better than the writing in their blogs, because I rolled my eyes several times reading this.

 

[La vie sexuelle]

I hope the writing in the game is better than the writing in their blogs, because I rolled my eyes several times reading this.

Bioware bis.

 

[cyborgboy95]

 

[S.H.O.D.A.N.]

Did... did they just go full Prometheus?

Never go full Prometheus.

 

[Tyranicon]

Has far future tech and makes a deal out of showing le star trek scanners.

Lands in a storm.

Lands in a storm again.

Lands on a toxic planet and takes off helmet.



No amount of production value will save garbage.

 

[Morgoth]

Sounds like they're genuinely putting effort into this game.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

WTH?!?

Where is the evil demon machine?
Where are the fuzzies,
Where are the swarms of monsters attacking all of Sosaria?
WHERE IS LORD BRITISH?

Is he on a spaceship, in the game abandoning everyone?

EXODUS!
Lord British Escapes Sosaria!

 

[cyborgboy95]

 

[GhostInTheHell]

So... basically they're the Reapers from Mass Effect?

 

[Abu Antar]

So... basically they're the Reapers from Mass Effect?

Came here to say the same thing: Reapers 2.0?

 

[Tyranicon]

 

[RaggleFraggle]

Why is it that whenever these ex-whoever devs make their own games, they end up being lazy ripoffs of the games they previously worked on? Exodus, Astropulse, Stormgate... Are they creatively dead inside?

 

[Herumor]

Less cinematics, more gameplay.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Why is it that whenever these ex-whoever devs make their own games, they end up being lazy ripoffs of the games they previously worked on? Exodus, Astropulse, Stormgate... Are they creatively dead inside?

Yes indeed.