I saw a kickstarter for a cool new game by astrophysicist Neil de Grasse Tyson. Space Odyssey. It will be real science based missions to explore space, colonize planets, create and mod in real time.
Space Odyssey will be single player, online or online gameplay and it will be available on Mac and Windows.
- BUILT ON REAL SCIENCE
- All-Star Science Advisers - As you already read. Expertise of Neil de Grasse Tyson will manifest in this game.
- Accurate Gameplay - You can build and explore planetary systems using real laws of physics, biology and chemistry.
- In-Game Futurism - Concepts of Nanotechnology, Optogenetics, Singularity, Magnetic Transportation, Dark Matter, Compressed Time, Hydrogen Power, Solar Sails, Ramjet Fusion and more will be present throughout game-play.
Neil de Grasse Tyson appears as a hologram throughout the game
- THREATS IN DEEP SPACE
- Environmental Disaster - Unstable planets quake and volcanoes erupt.
- Pole Reversals - Electro-magnetic poles may reverse suddenly.
- Biodiversity - Darwinistic predators vs. prey reshape life
- Weather - Massive storms may rage on planets.
- Climate Change - Temperatures may shift widely, changing a planet.
- Orbits - Habitable areas may occur only part time.
- Space Objects - Moons or asteroids may collide with planets.
- Disease - Unknown viruses may eradicate life.
- ENGINEER YOUR SPACECRAFT
- You will have many designs available, also you must equip your ship with different tools to accomplish missions. The physics and science of space travel will be accurate.
- CREATE YOUR HOME PLANET
- Each planet is unique in Space Odyssey and grounded in real science with the chemistry that you input.
- Once you start the planetary creation process, there is no going back; you are responsible for the planet you create.
- On your home planet, you'll cultivate flora and fauna to gain an understanding of how life adapts and what species require to thrive and survive. From there, you'll create biomes and landscapes for your lifeforms and habitants.
Game release is in 2018.