Infinity is a massively multiplayer online game set in a futuristic persistent universe. Players can discover a huge galaxy with billions of planets and can explore, fight, trade, socialize.. the possibilities are endless!

To read more about what Infinity is, read the overview.

If you have questions or comments, you can post them on the discussion forums.

Version 2.2.a released:
A small 5 Kb patch to fix the bloom problem (white glow on ships) on ATI cards. See the downloads section below to download it.
Note: this patch is optional.

Unfortunately, as you might have noticed, the online server status check is disabled. Since the website server move, the scripts that are checking the ICP server status are broken. I haven't been able to find a way to make them work again, so you will have to check if the servers are online manually.

Version 2.2 released:
Please see the downloads section below to download it
Note: this patch is optional.
Change log:
- fix for NVidia Geforce 8800 cards
- ability to select the team you want to join (red or blue)
- dedicated server mode to run on local or offline
For more informations about the server, please check the Testing & Feedback forum

Version 2.1 released:
Please see the downloads section below to download it
Please see this post on the forums for the change log since version 2.0.k. The complete change log since the old 1.1 version isn't available (would be too long to list) but change logs are available for all the patches in the 2.0.x family - check the forums. Thank you.

The Infinity Combat Prototype (latest version: 2.2.a) is a standalone game that has been released and improved upon the past months, as a way to test many components of Infinity before it is finished.

The combat prototype is NOT the game !

This is a completely separate program that only shares the engine. It does not represent what you will find in Infinity. Its goal is, namely, to test: the graphics engine, the physics engine, the networking engine, experiment with controls / combat mechanics / balance, to improve stability/fix bugs and measure/stress performance.

The combat prototype is not meant to have a deep gameplay; do not expect any form of planetary landing. 10 ships are available to the players. The gameplay is arena (team vs team) based, while Infinity will be a fully open "sandbox" type of game.

System requirements:

CPU: At least 2 Ghz
RAM: >= 256 MB
Video card: pixel shader 2.0-able or better (ATI Radeon 9800+, Geforce 6600+)

Status:

Please see this page for the status of the server(s): Miguel's ICP servers page

Download instructions:

Patch version 2.2 to 2.2.a: local download (5 KB) [to uncompress in full 2.1 directory]

Patch version 2.1 to 2.2: local download (2 MB) [to uncompress in full 2.1 directory]

Full version 2.1 with installer for windows, 304 MB:
http://www.filecloud.com/files/file.php?user_file_id=317480
http://www.readyroom.org/infinity/Infinity%20-%20Combat%20Proto%20-%202.1.exe
http://files.filefront.com//;6370631;;/
http://files.moddb.com/5527/download-infinity-combat-prototype-21fix/

If you have some problems, please read the troubleshooting topic on the forums

The combat prototype takes place in an arena set in space, on orbit. Two teams (red and blue) are fighting against each other for supremacy. Each team has at its disposal a command center battleship, the nervous center of the team, and two small carriers for protection. The goal of each team is simply to destroy the opponent's battleship at all costs, to end the round.

When you connect, you're set into spectator mode and can watch the current game being played. You can join a team at any time (the team selection is automatic). You can then select a ship to fly. Each ship requires a certain amount of points (refered as the player's score). If your score is not high enough, you will not be able to select the better and bigger ships.

The score of a player is initially set to 250 points. Most of the fighters require from 50 to 100 points. The frigates can require from 100 to over 1000 points. The only way to earn points is to damage or kill ennemy ships (including the ennemy carriers and battleship). All the capital ships and their turrets are automatically controlled by an A.I.. When your ship is destroyed, all the enemy ships that damaged it get score points, depending on the relative amount of damage they inflicted (for example, if a ship is worth 300 points and you inflicted 25% of its total damage, you'll gain 75 points once it's destroyed). Points awarded to non-playing ships (like your own battleship or carrier, when it destroys an enemy) get evenly split amongst all the players in your team.

Each player ship is equiped with static laser turrets. Most of the fighters have small turrets that do not deal a lot of damage. The bigger frigates, such as the Chimaera, have better turrets that deal tons of damage, but those ships are a lot slower and less maneuvrable. Turrets on those frigates are not fixed, but can freely turn to target any ship at close proximity.

Once you select a ship, you will spawn inside a battleship (or near it for frigates that don't fit). You are then in total control of your ship. See the next section for a list of commands; to quickly summarize it, use the mouse to orientate your ship, WASD to strafe it on the left/right/up/down direction, RF for the forward/backward thrusters and keys 1 to 0 to set the target speed (or use the mouse wheel) when automatic velocity adjustment is enabled (it is by default, and can be toggled with SPACE). The left mouse button fires your lasers, while the right mouse button, kept pressed while moving the mouse horizontally, makes your ship roll (this can also be done with Q and E). The gameplay is fully 360° based.

There are 3 levels in the prototype, each round is terminated when one of the battleship dies. All levels feature different sky boxes, random mines densities and random asteroids. One of the levels take place in the rings of a gaz giant. All maps have a huge asteroid that contains a maze of rooms and tunnels. Mines have small lasers that target anybody, and explode on proximity approach, so stay away from them!.

The game uses full newtonian physics, but your ship's computer automatically and constantly adjusts your actual speed to your desired (target) speed. You can disable this behavior by pressing the SPACE key, but you then fully go on your existing velocity inertia. You can also use BACKSPACE to reverse your thrusters at any time.

Each ship (including the battleship and the carriers) have shields that need to go down before dealing integrity damage to the hull. To know if shields are still active, you can either use your targetting system to view a ship, either look at the lasers when they hit the ship: if they bounce, the shields are still enabled. Shields recharge at a constant rate, but only if they haven't been hit at all for a minimum of 20 seconds.

All ships have an energy meter. Firing lasers cause this meter to decrease. It recharges over time at a constant rate, but make sure it doesn't overheat during combat or you'll be attack-less. All ships have thrusters; when damaged, thrusters can break, preventing the ship computer from adjusting your speed correctly. This usually means end-of-game for an average pilot. Weapon turrets can be damaged, too, and stop to fire once broken. Some ships, especially the small fighters, have breakable wings. If a wing breaks, you will likely start to spin in a never-ending loop, and have to self-destruct yourself (hit F5) to respawn. Small ships have a booster (LEFT SHIFT) to gain maneuvrability for a short period of time, but use carefully! the booster consumes energy.

It is possible to mine by selecting the shuttle, landing on an asteroid, waiting the cargo to fill up to 100 tons of minerals, and then land back in one of your battleships. You'll then gain a large amount of points that you can invest in a better ship, or missiles.

All small ships have missiles; each of them costs 50 credits. You can buy a missile when docked in one of your battleship by pressing the M key. Later, you'll have to lock the missile to your currently selected target by keeping the view centered on your target for at least 3 seconds. Then, pressing ALT will fire a homing missile.

Good luck, and have fun !