The objective of the PlaneShift project is to create a virtual fantasy world in which a player can start from humble beginnings and advance to greatness in whatever path they may choose. PlaneShift is a Role Playing Game - be sure to read our Roleplay guidelines! We will focus our efforts on the reproduction of a real world with politics, economy and many non-player-characters controlled by the server that will bring our world to life, even without players connected!
We want to give FREE access to everyone, without the need to either purchase the game or pay a monthly fee. Servers and bandwidth will be donated by sponsors.
Our virtual world is persistent, and this means you can connect to it at any hour of the day and you will always find players and NPCs wandering our realms. You will be able to disconnect and reconnect again as many times as you like because your character is stored on the server, so you will never have to worry about saving the game.
You will use a client program to interact with our world that enables you to have a 3D view of the surroundings.
Here are 10 reasons why you should become a player and a fan of PlaneShift:
1. Planeshift is a great place to find new friends from all over the world!
2. PlaneShift is a virtual world where you've always dreamed of living.
3. PlaneShift is the first 3D MMORPG to be completely and forever free for players.
4. Thanks to our open development process the game will be expanded endlessly for years to come.
5. Planeshift is a game made by roleplayers to bring you all the immersion you need from a virtual world.
6. A unique setting, realistic combat rules, great magic system with hundreds of spells.
7. No budgetary constraints will stop development of the world or prevent the addition of new ideas.
8. You can build your house, your castle, your realm.
9. You have the option to live as an adventurer or as a normal citizen - both paths will be rewarded in the game.
10. You can submit comments, ideas, bugs and the dev team will take those into account in future releases.
Game features
The following list represents some of the features of the final product.
12 playable races with unique traits!
Unlimited professions through a skill system,
Original magic system with six Ways of magic,
Hundreds of spells,
Numerous huge worlds to explore,
A great number of quests to test your wit and skill,
Monsters and NPCs with good AI that produce game events,
A world that evolves with or without player interaction,
Create your own house or castle,
Politics and economy,
... and much much more!
Client features
The following list represents some of the features of the final product.
3D graphics and sounds for an immersive experience,
Support for most major platforms: Windows (Vista, XP, 2000, ME, 98), Linux (x86 and amd64), and MacOSX,
OpenGL support with advanced graphics capability through the Crystal Space 3D engine,
Easy interaction with other players through messages and chat,
Drag-n-drop objects between world and inventory,
A complex character generator, with parents, jobs, life events, etc.,
... and much much more!
Licensing
PlaneShift is free for all players - you can download it and play it fully without any fees.
PlaneShift uses two licenses. All source code of the engine is Open Source and under GPL. This means it can be reused in other projects. All the other assets are proprietary and copyrighted to Atomic Blue Non Profit Corporation and no reuse is allowed. If you are interested, please review the reasons behind this choice.
Minimum Requirements:
Windows (98, ME, 2000, XP or Vista), Mac OS X 10.3, Linux (2.6 kernel, glibc 2.3.2), FreeBSD or Solaris
GeForce 2 or higher 3D graphics card (64MB of video memory at least)
1 Ghz CPU
512 MB RAM
1 GB free disk space
56k modem Internet connection
Recommended Requirements:
Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS X 10.3, Linux (2.6 kernel, glibc 2.4)
GeForce 4 or higher 3D graphics card
2 Ghz CPU
1 GB RAM
1 GB free disk space
Broadband Internet connection
