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  1. 11-03-2009, 05:06 PM #1
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    Shattered Horizon just over the horizon!


    Exit the atmosphere. It's just you, your gun, and 6 degrees of freedom.
    Thanks kevlarorc for this article.


    Shattered Horizon is a new zero-G first person shooter designed by Futuremark Game Studios. After the successes of Futuremark's 3DMark
    software it seems there was enough demand for Futuremark to create their first PC game!

    In the world of Shattered Horizon, Man is back on the Moon and the companies that took him there are reaping huge profits.
    Their greed soon leads to the largest mining accident in history, which then throws billions of tons of rocky debris into near-Earth space.
    Fragments of the Moon settle around the Earth and become known as the Arc.
    With Earth surrounded by debris there's little chance of rescue or return. Survivors on the Moon are forced into conflict with those trapped
    on the battered International Space Station. Control of the Arc means the difference between survival and death in the cold of space.

    Shattered Horizon is a multiplayer-only game that supports up to 32 players fighting for control of huge moon fragments,
    the International Space Station, and large cavernous asteroids.

    Those who preorder also get special access to beta DLC maps before they release.
    Did I mention there will be free DLC?
    Did I mention there will be dedicated servers?
    At release Futuremark will run several dedicated servers and user-run dedicated servers are said to be implemented soon after release.
    They have released dedicated server files to selected providers who may allow some user-run dedicated servers at release. The files will be released to everyone soon after the game release.

    Unfortunately there is no VOIP support as of yet. However, it seems that Futuremark Games is being very open with their development
    and I wouldn't doubt it that with enough clamour for VOIP it could be implemented.

    Watch the gameplay trailer
    Watch the teaser

    Shattered Horizon releases November 4th, 2009. The game will be distributed only through Steam and through www.ShatteredHorizon.com
    Shattered Horizon retails for $19.99/€19.99 (Pre-order is $17.99 on Steam)
    If you're like me and only buy games for the multiplayer then this is quite a deal!

    System Requirements

    MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
    Shattered Horizon requires DirectX 10 on Windows Vista or Windows 7. There is no support for Windows XP or DirectX 9.

    CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 / AMD Athlon64 X2 5600+
    GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT / ATI Radeon HD 3870
    GPU MEMORY: 256MB
    HARD DISK SPACE: 1.5 GB
    RAM: 2GB
    SOUND: Windows Vista compatible sound card

    RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS
    Shattered Horizon requires DirectX 10 on Windows Vista or Windows 7. There is no support for Windows XP or DirectX 9.

    CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 / AMD Phenom II X4 940
    GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 / ATI Radeon HD 4870
    GPU MEMORY: 512MB
    HARD DISK SPACE: 1.5GB
    RAM: 2GB
    SOUND: Windows Vista compatible sound card

    Futuremark GS Devs have hinted that the game will probably build upon DX11 when the opportunity arises.
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  2. 11-03-2009, 08:24 PM #2
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    Re: Shattered Horizon just over the horizon!

    Those is some massive recommened specs. I meet all but the GFX card.
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  3. 11-03-2009, 09:07 PM #3
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    Re: Shattered Horizon just over the horizon!

    This sounds like the high end pc game us people with good computers have been waiting for. Dont tell the consoles a game escaped they will send the gestapo(Activision) to kill it.
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  4. 11-03-2009, 09:49 PM #4
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    Re: Shattered Horizon just over the horizon!

    Vista Check
    GTX 260 Check
    8 gigs of RAM check

    I just need 20 bucks now
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  5. 11-04-2009, 12:18 AM #5
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    Re: Shattered Horizon just over the horizon!

    Pre-ordered and pre-loaded!
    “Waiting to be awakened by some unexpected thunderous roar, never dying...the sleeping giant lives and will sleep no more”. - John Seabrook
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  6. 11-04-2009, 01:15 AM #6
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    Re: Shattered Horizon just over the horizon!

    Thought this was pretty cool in a review I read:

    The one thing that left me absolutely astounded was the suit shutdown key. With the press of a button, your suit will shut down and stop responding. You will no longer have the ability to anchor to surfaces, or use jets for propulsion and stabilization (firing your weapon sends you flying in the opposite direction). The benefit of this tremendous vulnerability is stealth. You are invisible on radar when the suit is powered down.

    The jaw dropping part of a suit shutdown is the presentation. Once you power down, you lose everything. The HUD dissolves away, the game chat disappears, and the audio drops out (the suit simulates audio since sound waves cannot travel in space). Once you’ve powered down, the only things you can hear are muffled gunfire from your weapon, your breathing, and your heartbeat. Everything else is completely silent. It is a stunning thing to experience in a game.
    First game for Futuremark though - one has to question whether there will be any gameplay depth after the novelty of the atmosphere and graphics wear off.
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  7. 11-04-2009, 01:19 AM #7
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    Re: Shattered Horizon just over the horizon!

    This looks really fun, I just have to boot camp my mac. Hopefully it works, plus we don't need voip, just use teamspeak
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    Re: Shattered Horizon just over the horizon!

    This game is becoming increasingly appealing...
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  9. 11-04-2009, 12:27 PM #9
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    Re: Shattered Horizon just over the horizon!

    It looks great....now all I need is a faster CPU(I have a 2GHz duel core), a faster GPU(Got 1Gb of VRAM), and another gig or two of RAM......


    I will tell you though. A game not having VOIP is a killer. I'm thinking of GRAW, in that, the game is fantastic,, but with no in-game VOIP it really hobbled the development in TG. The TG members can use TS, bt what about a non-TG player that joins. In GRAW, that player(usually, not all the time) usually ends up off by himself. Something to think about and really hope that they put VOIP in.
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  10. 11-04-2009, 12:41 PM #10
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    Re: Shattered Horizon just over the horizon!

    I pre-ordered it after watching 10secs of the vids. 'Bout time this game was made.
    I have the $20, the cpu, gpu, memory but in 1 hour my power goes off for I don't know how long.

    It's always gotta be something...
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    Re: Shattered Horizon just over the horizon!

    no VOIP, reminds me of frontlines -- great game, teamwork is really difficult without VOIP



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    Re: Shattered Horizon just over the horizon!

    Game looks pretty and dedicated server is great. But no VOIP is bad and means i won't pick it up until it's there or the multiplayer is insanely good. So i'll wait and read the reviews after release for now. Thanks for the headsup!



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  13. 11-04-2009, 03:58 PM #13
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    Re: Shattered Horizon just over the horizon!

    Dang, too late for the preorder... but still gonna pick up this game.

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    Re: Shattered Horizon just over the horizon!

    That's what TS is for ladies.
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    Re: Shattered Horizon just over the horizon!

    Fun Game
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