Official Thread: Huxley (MMOFPS)

Sentrosi · 18 Aug 2007

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I've received some new info on the game. It looks like the Closed Beta of this game is going to start shortly, around the end of September. Open Beta will be released around December with a scheduled release date of March 2008.

For those of you who don't know what Huxley is about, I'll be posting info on it as soon as I get access to the forums. I've only found one game forum for the game here. I would encourage those interested in this game to go and take a look for yourself at what the forums have to offer as far as info.

Sentrosi · 18 Aug 2007

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The following posts are taken from the website huxleygame.com. They were put together by a member called pinguinosupremo. I thank him in his herculean effort in bringing as much info to me as possible. Most of this stuff was gleaned from Gamespot/IGN interviews and dev chats. So without further ado, here is the info.

"How beauteous mankind is!"

At the center of Huxley's struggle are two distinct subspecies of humans-as-we-know-them-today: Sapiens, which are more or less like you and me, and Alternatives, which were more dramatically affected by the Nuclearite shower. They're at war with each other, but also with a wildcard faction known as Hybrids. As of now, we know that Sapiens and Alternatives will be playable races. As for Hybrids, well, all such inquiries to Webzen were met with coy glances, and vague comments. Make of that what you will.

There's a war going on outside.

Both of the playable races fall into two distinct sub-races. For the Sapiens, these are "One" and "Syn." The One are more or less identical to people like us, and according to Webzen, they will be able to make better use of equipment within the game. What does this mean? That they'll advance in weapon- or vehicle-piloting-skills faster than other races, as we understand it. The Syn, meanwhile, are the One's svelte, agile cousins. Their cold-hearted nature makes them more suited to covert operations, and given their enviable looks, you can bet that they'll be pretty popular with players.

While by no means unrecognizable as our genetic brethren, the Alternative sub-races look different enough from Sapiens. If you've been following Huxley at all, you're probably familiar with the "Altereavers." You know that big, burly dude that's in a bunch of the screenshots? He's one of them. Apparently, they specialize in heavy weapons, and are generally honorable and loyal, yet merciless at the same time. Sounds like Huxley's answer to Klingons. On the other side of the coin are the "Alternix." They have grey skin, are unnaturally sensitive, and, you guessed it, keen on infiltration and assassination.

That leaves the Hybrids, who remain an unknown at this point. Hybrids are what happens when a Sapien and an Alternative try to produce an offspring. Generally, the results are undesirable. Hybrids are the enemies you fight in the game's PvE portions, but as mentioned before, Webzen hasn't entirely ruled out the possibility that they'll be playable in some capacity. What we do know is that they'll be divided into four subcategories: epsilon, gamma, beta, and alpha, alphas being almost humanlike in appearance, and epsilons being the adorable Zergling-like guys you see running around in the movies.

There's also a subfaction called the H.L.O -- Hybrid Liberation Organization -- that will pop up, though what its role is, precisely, is yet to be determined.

Growth Oriented

Banish any thoughts of Planetside's certification system, if that's what you had in mind for Huxley's character-development. The system, believe it or not, is actually a lot more akin to what you'd find in a traditional MMO. On the surface, anyway. Huxley Studio's Producer Kijong Kang (read: the big cheese) puts it this way: "Our focus on the character development system is to make distinctive game play styles [available] as characters becomes stronger rather than enhance or increase a character's power itself." Plainly put, your characters won't get "stronger," per se, as they level up. Rather, they'll be able to do more stuff. In this way, it's not totally unlike Planetside's certification system. There just seems to be a bit more to it.

"There are two different type of character development: vertical and horizontal. Characters become more skilled through the vertical development," Kang told us. "On the other hand, they could develop various gameplay styles through horizontal development." Here's how it works: your character will have a concrete level. The cap, when the game launches, will be 50, and you gain levels by acquiring experience. You gain experience, mainly, from playing through PvE content -- the various quests or tasks available to you as a member of your faction. Apart from the sort of gratification that's oh-so-important in MMOs, levels give you access to actual skills: things like the ability to double-jump, to equip better armor and weapons, and the like.
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DonkeySmiler · 19 Aug 2007

One of my coworkers got into the beta, so hopefully I will get a chance to check it out.

Manitou · 20 Aug 2007

I registered on the site. This game looks interesting.

Darkfury · 21 Aug 2007

I cant' wait, hopefully I can get into the open beta. This is what I've been waiting for a MMOFPS

Sentrosi · 21 Aug 2007

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I'll be posting more info on the game as they release it. So lets keep our fingers crossed on this one!

Hyncharas · 29 Aug 2007

Manitou said: ↑

I registered on the site. This game looks interesting.
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ditto

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