Offical Nasa Futuristic Space MMO may come to Linux!

[MasterNetra]

Official NASA MMO, Astronaut: Moon, Mars & Beyond may come to Linux. The project which has garnered huge response from people all over the world has already crossed its kickstarter funding goal of $25,000 34 days ahead of final deadline.

About Astronaut: Moon, Mars & Beyond

A team of 20 developers at Project Whitecard Inc. have won a contest held for the best idea for an official massively multi-player online game depicting the future, and signed a "Space Act Agreement" with NASA. The game developers team have full support from NASA Learning Technologies.

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http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2011/09/official-nasa-futuristic-space-mmo-may.html

I hope it does, that would be awesome.

[yanom]

woahwoahwoahslowdown..... NASA has an MMO?

[MasterNetra]

woahwoahwoahslowdown..... NASA has an MMO?

Its in the works atm the Proof of concept is something called Moonbase Alpha, which at its forum claims its not a alpha or beta, alpha is just in its name. The real Nasa MMO is underconstruction.

The article points out at the end that it may come to linux, with Nasa wanting to be cross platform and all, but the linux version of the client would come after the windows and Mac one...of course.

[CharlesA]

Wonder how that would complete with WoW...

*runs*

I'd probably check it out lol

[MasterNetra]

Wonder how that would complete with WoW...

*runs*

I'd probably check it out lol

The first release a beta isn't due until Dec 2012...lol maybe its what causes the apocalypse! :P XD Meanwhile you would have to make due with the proof of concept (Moonbase Alpha) which is for Windows and is a bit hefty on the ram. (2GB Min, 4GB recommend, talk about ouch.) Moonbase Alpha link: http://astronautmmo.com/smf/index.php?topic=55.0

Nasa Press release on it: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/ltp/games/moonbasealpha/index.html

[CharlesA]

Holy carp @ RAM requirement. Interesting concept for sure.

[MasterNetra]

Holy carp @ RAM requirement. Interesting concept for sure.

lol I hope the MMO won't be as res munching as its proof of concept, or the list of players will be short for sure. Though I think the POC is a standalone is a 1 player that runs sololy on th computer, I would think the client for the MMO would require less res, but I guess we will see.

[CharlesA]

No kidding. It would be like Star Trek except without space ships.. or aliens.. or... uh.. where was I going with this again..

;)

[_d_]

Holy carp @ RAM requirement.

Well I've had Starcraft II and The Sims Medieval both using upwards of 3GB RAM before. ;P

[IWantFroyo]

Holy carp @ RAM requirement. Interesting concept for sure.

That is a lot of RAM. Hopefully the hardware requirements will come down...

[MasterNetra]

No kidding. It would be like Star Trek except without space ships.. or aliens.. or... uh.. where was I going with this again..

;)

Actually there is going to be spaceships, large ones.

[MasterNetra]

That is a lot of RAM. Hopefully the hardware requirements will come down...

The Ram req are for moonbase alpha, not the MMO. Moonbase Alpha was made as a proof of concept to Nasa. From what I understand from the article and vid at the bottom I guess its going to be like a adviced version of vegastrike but where you can land on Mars and what not. Its going to be a science game no multi-starsystems or pirates, or trade I gather. But a lot of science related missions and the likes.

[CharlesA]

Well I've had Starcraft II and The Sims Medieval both using upwards of 3GB RAM before. ;P

Wow. I have SC2 but I haven't really played it yet.


Actually there is going to be spaceships, large ones.

Colony ships! Woo! :KS

[Quadunit404]

Holy carp @ RAM requirement. Interesting concept for sure.

4GB RAM for Moonbase Alpha?

Challenge accepted.

[_d_]

Challenge accepted.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b235/dark7fire/Meme/Challenge-Accepted.png
(uweredoinitrong)
http://fak3r.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/12/files/challenge_accepted_Amazing_Feats_Fails_WIns_Lolz_a nd_A_Contest-s325x265-158648-535.png

[MasterNetra]

*Points to post 12 in case it gets overlooked*

[tgalati4]

First release of the game will be 2017. This is NASA that we are talking about.

[MasterNetra]

First release of the game will be 2017. This is NASA that we are talking about.

Nasa isn't directly making the game.