A Tortured Galaxy... A Murdered Soul... A Dynamic
Hero and a Killer Ship Bring Hope for Humanity
Experience fast-paced action in a vast and authentic universe in DarkStar One, a
space action adventure game with spectacular graphics, freedom or choice, and a
gripping storyline. As the young hero Kayron Jarvis, a talented escort
pilot, discover clues surrounding a secret your murdered father was
hiding. An unknown technology hidden within your ship, the DarkStar One,
appears to be the key - but then an unforeseen twist dramatically changes the
course of events. Delve deep into the galaxy, discovering new races, solar
systems, technologies, and ever-stronger opponents as you travel on your epic
journey.
The Story...
Centuries have passed since the great galactic war. Since then, the numerous
races within the universe have attempted to live peacefully next to each other.
The Great Council is watching over the peace and the powers of the empires.
However, recently, a small and reclusive race from the edge of the universe
called "Thul" has begun to repeatedly violate the peace.
The galactic peace has been in grave danger ever-since as the races grew
increasingly suspicious and began to blame each other for these attacks. The
Great Council seems to be on the verge of falling apart. A new war seems
inevitable.
In all this turmoil, the hero of the game - the young escort pilot Kayron Jarvis
- discovers clues about a secret that his murdered father was apparently hiding.
An unknown technology that is hidden within the Darkstar One appears to be the
key - but then an unforeseen twist changes the course of events dramatically.
- Elaborate story, related by more than fifty minutes of video sequences.
- Upgradeable space ship "Darkstar One": The player decides which
type of spacecraft he prefers - a fast attack ship with many light weapons
or a near-invincible cruiser with heavy weaponry.
- Over two hundred different weapons, shields and equipment items.
- Rockets, torpedoes and mines feature special tactical uses: mines can
tactically fire at opponents or distract approaching missiles.
- The "Spell Weapon": the player will have a special weapon at his
disposal that will have an area of effect similar to certain spells in
role-playing games. This weapon will become increasingly versatile
throughout the game and it will increase the tactical potential
considerably.
- A vast, simulated universe with numerous, completely different races,
space ships and battle tactics.
- Each race features distinctive weapon types with different functions that
require different battle tactics. The player will be able to acquire these
weapons in order to mount them on the "Darkstar One".
- Special missions, for example in canyons, on the surface of planets or
inside of planets.
- Freedom of choice: the player may earn his credits in many ways, i.e.
fighting, piracy, assignments, smuggling, trading, escorting, transporting,
rewards ...
- The player may act as the "good" or the "bad" guy and
he will be able to take advantage of political disputes.
- Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4, XP with Service Pack 2
- Intel / AMD 1.6 GHz processor
- 512 MB of RAM
- 6.5 GB Hard Disk space
- 3D Graphics Card with 128 MB RAM supporting Pixel/Vertex Shader 1.1 (nVidia
GeForce 3 and ATI Radeon 8500 or higher)
- Note: GeForce 4 MX Cards are not support due to the lack of Pixel/Vertex
Shader 1.1 support on these cards
- DirectX compatible Sound Card
- DirectX 9.0
- Mouse with mouse wheel
- DVD-ROM drive
- Windows XP with Service Pack 2
- Intel / AMD 2.6 GHz processor
- 1024 MB of RAM
- 7.0 GB Hard Disk space
- 3D Graphics Card with 256 MB RAM supporting Pixel/Vertex Shader 3.0 (GeForce
FX 6600 and Radeon X800 or higher)
- Note: GeForce 4 MX Cards are not support due to the lack of Pixel/Vertex
Shader 1.1 support on these cards
- DirectX compatible Sound Card
- DirectX 9.0c
- 3-Way Joystick
- 2X DVD-ROM drive or better
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