http://roguebasin.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Pedant&feedformat=atomRogueBasin - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T12:28:06ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.36.0http://roguebasin.com/index.php?title=Prospector&diff=46384Prospector2017-11-19T18:49:34Z<p>Pedant: The source is not available, the license would qualify as open source if that was the case but it isn't. The license is definitely not GPL.</p>
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<div>{{game-beta| name = Prospector<br />
|developer = [[magellan]] (Matthias Mennel)<br />
|theme = [[List of roguelikes by theme#Science_Fiction|Science Fiction]], [[List_of_roguelikes_by_theme#Alien_Planets|Alien Planets]]<br />
|influences = Traveller, Starflight<br />
|released = Feb 18, 2009 (0.1.0)<br />
|updated = May 1st, 2017 (R201)<br />
|licensing = [[Freeware]]<br />
|language = [[FreeBasic]]<br />
|platforms = [[Windows]], [[Linux]]<br />
|interface = Console<br />
|site = http://www.prospector.at/<br />
|length = appr. 6 hours<br />
}}<br />
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In an unexplored sector of space, humanity seeks to establish a permanent presence. Megacorporations have set up starbases in the region, where they employ freelance prospectors to find exploitable resources and map unknown planets. The player commands a team of these prospectors. Their goal is to explore the unknown systems and bring back valuable minerals, alien artifacts, and biodata... without being killed by hostile life forms, space pirates, harsh planet conditions, interstellar gas clouds, running out of oxygen, and the many other dangers of the sector. Can the player make enough money to retire in luxury, or does a brutal TPK await them?<br />
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=== Features ===<br />
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* Randomly generated universe, planets and aliens<br />
* Unique/special planets, some of which pay homage to classic science-fiction<br />
* 17 Ship types and custom hull designer<br />
* A wealth of weapons, armor, equipment, and cyberware for team members<br />
* Squad based combat system<br />
* Tileset by Deon with additonal work by David Gervais or traditional ASCII<br />
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=== Status ===<br />
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After a hiatus by Magellan, the game is back in development and has a new website. It would be fair to assign Prospector beta status, as it has progressed enough to be playable and winnable.<br />
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=== Resources ===<br />
* [http://prospector.at New Prospector site]<br />
* [http://code.google.com/p/rlprospector/ Source code repository and guides]<br />
* [http://prospector.freeforums.org/index.php Old Prospector forums]<br />
* [http://prospector.wikia.com/wiki/Prospector_Wiki Old Prospector Wiki]<br />
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