Manifest Destiny 2 - Cancelled

[noslen]

I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO CORRECTLY RENDER CHARACTERS IN THE SAME STYLE AS THE OTHER GRAPHICS. UNTILL SUCH A TIME I DO FIND THESE TOOLS THIS PROJECT IS CANCELLED. THANKS FOR THE INTEREST SHOWN IN THE GAME.



ANOUNCING

*Updates at the bottom*

Manifest Destiny 2

The Story
In the 21st century the USA began wars against the Middle East and “terrorism” that ended in a quest to bring the ‘western' idea of democracy to the region. The USA's progress was slow lasting well into the 22nd century and finishing in the early 23rd. The countries that had been forced to adopt western ideals along with Russia, China and several other eastern countries formed a great coalition that became the Great Jade Empire.
   The GJE attacked and decimated the US militia in what became known as the “2nd battle of the little big horn.” Their armies gone and resources plundered the US joined forces with Canada and the south Americas, becoming known as the North-South America's Alliance. To rebuild their armies the NSAA attacked the old European Union (know known as the Eurocrats).
   The Eurocrats, the only union who had worked to save and better humanity left for the newly terra-formed home, Mars. Realising their weaknesses the Eurocrats developed powerful weapons to safeguard their research and new home.
   Next to leave Earth was the Confederation of Nomads who embraced technology but never let it rule their life. Unharmed, the Nomads built several mining camps on the asteroid belt with allowed them to amass great wealth through the trade of platinum.
   In the 30th Century the Longitudinal wars between the NSAA and the GJE reached it's conclusion with the GJE fleeing to the distant moons of Jupiter. With their victory on earth secure the NSAA embraced the history of Manifest Destiny that had led them thus far and began their plans to conquer the whole solar system.
   In the game Manifest Destiny the player took command of one of the great empires with the goal of uniting the solar system under one banner. Manifest Destiny 2 continues the story 50 years after Manifest Destiny. The whole human race is under the control of the newly renamed Terran Empire. All is not well; rumours of a rebellion are worrying all those who fought so hard for peace. It is your job to discover the truth about the rebellion and the terrible new threat that faces the Terran Empire.


Intro Level:   Simple tasks given so that the player can get to grips with the interface andÃ,  Ã,  Ã, game controls.

Level 1:    The rebels are plotting something. The player must find a way to prove himself to ensure that he can be allowed to “Join” the rebellion.

Level 2:   The rebels have revealed that they intend to attack the mining operations on the asteroid belt. The player must find a way to communicate this information without being seen by the rebel base's sensors.

Level 3:   The rebel's send you to disable a Terran transport. The player will have 2 choices.

Level 4a:   If the player chose not to alert the Terran Guards in Lv.3 that he had disabled the ship, the player must steal the transport's cargo.

Level 4b:   If the player alerted the Terran Guards in Lv.3 the player must now find a way to win back the trust of the Rebel leaders.

No further information can be revealed about levels without giving away the story. There will be about 10 levels.

Screenshots




These screenshots are going to enhanced once the sprite for the characters have been finished properly. Some resizing will be done on certain elements.

EDIT: Progress
Story:Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  100%
Graphics:Ã,  Ã, 35%
Scripting:Ã,  Ã, 15%Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ideas for a better interface needed
Sound:Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã, 5%Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Voice Actors Required
DEMO:Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  90%

Due Date

I hope that this game will be completed by June/July 2006 but that is if everything goes without a hitch.

Other

This game will be my first post on this board and the first with this engine. I am looking for people who are willing to help with the creation of this game so if you think you can help drop me a line. As you can probably tell from the title this game is a sequel. If anyone wishes to know more about Manifest Destiny then please ask I'll hive more details. If I have forgotten to add anything to this post please remind me.

Updates
13th March 2006:Ã,  Ã,  Ã, I am hoping to be able to release a small demo by March 20th. I have also decided allow the player to freely roam all levels discovered. This will mean that any ingame minigames will become available after the main quest is done.

[SSH]

I hope by "character sprite finished" you mean that roger is given the boot!

Also, you didn't mention the interface, are you goign to use the default one, or do your opwn that fits better with the style fo the backgrounds?

[noslen]

well firstly yes roger is going. As for interface I would like to change it. I was thinking about having a side bar or something similar. I'm still very much getting to grips with AGS so I shall have to look into other ideas. Do you have any suggestions

[Nacho]

Phew, I hope the stuff in the middle east finish before 23th century... Good luck with your game, the storyline sounds interesting...

EDIT: On the other hand, and looking how things are going in Chile, Venezuela, Brasil, Cuba and Bolivia, you might think in changing a so friendly South America...

[noslen]

Actually the story was written for Manifest Destiny Before 9/11 so the whole american war on terror was not even begun! Manifest Destiny 2 picks up after all the wars and

*SPOILER*

The newly discovered 10th planet will feature in this game quite heavily!


*New Picture*



It is still a little rough arond the edges but I'm sure you get the idea