PlaneShift

PlaneShift is a free, open source, cross-platform, fantasy MMORPG in development. Client software is available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.

The game is currently in pre-alpha stage of development, at version 0.3, codenamed Crystal Blue. The first version, 0.1, was codenamed Atomic Blue and the next version, 0.2, was codenamed Molecular Blue. The Molecular Blue server was shut down on December 16, 2004. The current version, Crystal Blue, was released to the public as an open beta on December 24, 2004. The next version, 0.4, is codenamed Steel Blue.

Molecular Blue was very feature limited, but drew a number of players because of its close-knit community.

PlaneShift is set inside a gigantic stalactite named Yliakum , divided into eight levels, of which the lower two are flooded. Life in this stalactite is possible because a huge crystal, named The Azure Sun, draws light from the surface of the planet. PlaneShift currently has 11 playable races that all have their own homelands and characteristics. Outside of Yliakum are the Stone Labyrinths and through these you can access even more areas, like the cave in which the stalactite hangs. In Crystal Blue, only the city Hydlaa and a part of the city Ojaveda are accessible.

While the code of the game is open-source under the GNU General Public License, the artwork and rules are licensed under a custom license, the PlaneShift License, that prohibits modification and redistribution. It uses the Crystal Space game engine and the Crystal Entity Layer.

Contents

1 Races 2 Creatures 3 Screenshots 4 External links

Races

Many different races populate the world of Yliakum . Players can choose to create a character with one of these races, if the model has been implemented.

• Humans
  • Xacha
  • Ylians
• Elves
  • Nolthrir
  • Dermorians
• Dwarves
  • Clan Stonebreaker
  • Clan Hammerwielder
• Others
  • Lemurs
  • Kran
  • Diaboli
  • Enkidukai
  • Klyros
  • Ynnwns

Creatures

Yliakum is populated by many creatures that can be fought for loot and experience.

• Carkarass
• Clacker
• Consumer
• Gobble
• Grendol
• Rat
• Rogue
• Tefusang
• Trepor
• Ulbernaut

Screenshots

An Enkidukai mining for gold in the forest.

The Magic Shop in the forest: an expensive place to buy high quality magic.

Spell casting against a Tefusang in the arena.

Fighting a Clacker in the arena: these are more deadly than they appear.

External links

• Official PlaneShift site
• PlaneShift English Manual
• PlaneShift server page
• PlaneShift forums
• PlaneShift bug tracker
• PlaneShift modding community
• Kada-El's Tavern
• PlaneShift SourceForge.net project page
• Category at ODP