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The Purpose of This Blog

Alien Awakening is a game/simulation that I plan on building in the future. I have other projects that I’m working on now that will have my attention for some time. However Alien Awakening will be my most ambitious project ever, so I need to plan before I begin, as well as researching many systems before I begin to code the project itself. So while I work on my other projects, I will post my thoughts on Alien Awakening here – any research, test programs and other thoughts. When DarkXL becomes complete enough, I should have enough thought out to really begin this project.

What is Alien Awakening?

Alien Awakening is a game/simulation of an alien world. You play as a human stranded on this world, somehow inhabiting the body of an alien. When you speak, the sounds are alien to your ears and completely foreign. You can spend your time in this world trying to figure out how you got there, what happened to your real body and how to get home. As you attempt to unravel those mysteries you discover at least one sentient alien race, primitive but unique. You’ll discover, though, that there is more to this world – to these people – then you’d ever expect. But this isn’t a linear game or adventure, at it’s heart it is a simulation. The aliens speak and understand their own language, you can learn to converse with them – even to live with them. You can lead or follow, help or hinder, learn or destroy. The goal is to make you feel like you are on a real world – everything is simulated or procedural. Everything changes, the seasons, animals migrate, alliances form and shatter, creatures grow old and die, new life is born and raised. The game never ends, even if you find out how to go home you may decide that you’d rather stay and continue to live with these people.