Aero Empire

Aerosphere Studios - Cumulonimbus Engine - Coming late 2010 / early 2011

Imagine a world where the villages of humans were scattered along mountaintops, and the world below was completely blocked off by an impassible wall of clouds. In a world like that, air travel would precede both land and sea. This is the kind of world that Aero Empire is set in. In this world, the player can rise the ranks, from a lowly gunner manning a turret aboard an airship, to the commander of a nation, controlling the tides of war and the armies of that nation. With the ability to talk to and influence your fellow coworkers and superiors, you can also perform a rebellion or coup d'etat, breaking free and taking control of your own nation. Aero Empire is a cross genre game, incorporating elements of role playing games, shooters, flight simulators, real time strategy and tactics. The world is populated with thousands of AI with their own desires and personalities, creating a dynamic and ever changing world.

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Features

Multi-staged gameplay.

  • Play as a gunner (first person shooter)
  • Play as a pilot of a gyro (flight simulator)
  • Play as a captain of an airship (flight simulator/real time strategy)
  • Play as the commander of airships (real time strategy)
  • Play as the admiral of a nation (strategy/nation management)
  • See the Stages Guide for more details.

Unique and alternate world.

  • Dominated by air travel and with only mountaintops habitable.
  • Multiple storylines that allow you to pursue plotlines, or break away from them and create your own future.
  • An entire world of procedurally generated mountaintops populated with many nations and tribes.
  • See the World Guide and The World About page for more information.

Interact with Non Player Characters (NPCs).

  • Gain promotions by conversing with your superiors and proving your skills.
  • Gain followers among your crew and form your own nation, or usurp control of another nation.
  • Converse with any NPC to recruit them to your cause.
    • You can even get them drunk to impair their judgment.
  • Deduce the skills and personalities of your NPC subordinates. Each NPC is controlled by complex artificial intelligence with unique personality traits and abilities.
  • See the Promotions Guide and the Coup D’etat Guide for more details.

Artistic graphics with a strong oriental influence.

  • Volumetric Clouds - shaded clouds you can fly through and hide in.
  • Atmospheric and Celestial effects - seamless day-night cycles with atmospheric scattering effects, stars and a moon (with eclipses).
  • Non-photo realistic shading - stylized artistic renderings.
  • Image Space Lighting - scenes lit by hundreds of lanterns, allowing increased visibility at night.
  • See the Cumulonimbus Engine website for more details, and see the engine in action at the Gallery page.