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Abram Jablonski, the owner and founder of Prototype X\u00a0Software, is currently on Kickstarter for Parallax<\/a>, a retro-style turn-based space 4X game.<\/p>\n Abram’s proposal indicates simple graphics and interface. The game would be optimized for mobile devices but also be released for the PC. Interactive storytelling and “making sure that the interactions with the other aliens are realistic” seem to be the major focus. For the races design, Abram counts with the support of\u00a0Timothy Zahn<\/a>, a science fiction writer (in the picture above), which would be co-creating the game, and bringing some of his favorite alien races from previous works.<\/p>\n Abram presents a fairly dense game overview already. But, as far as I understood, the design doesn’t seem to be finished yet, or at least not yet set in stone. The reason being that the developer intends this to be a community-driven project.<\/p>\n “You can join the team too: every backer who contributes at least $10 will become an active member of the creative team, and an integral part of the process. (…)\u00a0I honestly can’t say what else might be included in the game, since all of YOU, the Kickstarter backers, will help to create a great deal of the content: alien races, space fleets, random galactic events, technology, and myriad smaller details as well.” –Prototype X Software<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Silicoids: "can digest most minerals and thrive in environments that other races would find lethal"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Prototype X Software’ Timothy Zahn’s Parallax<\/a>\u00a0proposal in a nutshell:<\/p>\n Seems like a challenging project, not so much because of the game development itself, which the developer says would only take about 3-person months to complete, but more because of the management overhead generated by the community-driven process. But, the developer seems confident and has produced quite a comprehensive plan already. Will Abram and Timothy manage to create their community, and game? Time will tell.<\/p>\n \\Edit (20 Sep 2013):\u00a0Kickstarter cancelled. Reboot planned<\/a> soon.<\/p>\n![\"Silicoids](\"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/silicoids_race_parallax_kickstarter.jpg\" "\\"Silicoids")
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