Deepolis was a 3D online browser based game, developed by
Bigpoint
Bigpoint GmbH is a German video game developer. The company develops stand-alone browser-based games as well as social network games. Bigpoint has over 200 million registered users (announced in June 2011). Bigpoint.com states that 337,104,419 ...
. Released on 17 December 2008, the game is available in 20 languages (as of November 2009).
Deepolis was nominated for the
Deutscher Entwicklerpreis
The Deutscher Entwicklerpreis () is a prize for video game development studios from German speaking countries, organized by Aruba Events GmbH.
Description
The Deutscher Entwicklerpreis was first awarded on 12 November 2004 in Essen. Between 20 ...
award in the category "Best browser game in 2009"
and for the KGC Award 2009.
The game won the
Red dot design award
The Red Dot Design Award is a German international design prize awarded by Red Dot GmbH & Co. KG. There are prize categories for product design, brands and communication design, and design concept. Since 1955, designers and producers can app ...
(Communication Design) 2009 in the category "Digital Games".
On 1 February 2020, the final Deepolis servers went offline.
Game play
In Deepolis, the player takes on the role of under water admiral commanding a
submarine in a three-dimensional underwater world, with the aim of completing quests and sinking other players and
NePCs. As a result, the player collects experience points (EP) and advances upwards through the levels.
The game optionally supports player
clans, both for
PVP and
PVE PVE may refer to:
* Places
** Beech River Regional Airport, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States
** Palos Verdes Estates, California
** Prairie Vista Elementary School, Granger, Indiana, United States
* Science, technology, and medicine
** Po ...
play.
It is possible to win a maximum amount of 10,000 Euro in a tournament. All players enter a Jackpot battle combat competition with other players on a special Jackpot battle map. One can collect their Jackpot Euros in the game by collecting flotsam. If one doesn't collect the whole 10,000 Euros, they will get their collected amount of Jackpot Euros if they are able to win the Jackpot battle.
Costs
Although the game is free, one can buy extra subs, weapons, equipment or ammo for “Helix“. Helix is a game currency that is purchased with real currency. It can also be acquired by completing special quests, sinking NPCs or collecting it. Along with Helix, there is a second currency, called “Cel”. It is earned by collecting flotsam, sinking NPCs, and trading commodities between stations throughout the game world. In addition to purchasing in-game items with Cel, one can bid Cel in the auctions in the virtual Marina. Thus it is possible to obtain elite items without paying for them with real currency.
If one wants to pay less for sub repair or obtain further additional advantages in the game, one can buy Premium for six or twelve months. All players can also buy extra packages in the game.
As of July 2011, A new sub design was released in the game. These designs are for elite subs in Scion, Naut, and Jafnhar.
Technology
The Deepolis client was based entirely on
Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash and FutureSplash) is a multimedia software platform used for production of animations, rich web applications, desktop applications, mobile apps, mobile games, and embedded web browser video players. Fla ...
. As a result of this it was playable in every available
browser
Browse, browser or browsing may refer to:
Programs
* Web browser, a program used to access the World Wide Web
*Code browser, a program for navigating source code
* File browser or file manager, a program used to manage files and related objects
* ...
that supports
Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash and FutureSplash) is a multimedia software platform used for production of animations, rich web applications, desktop applications, mobile apps, mobile games, and embedded web browser video players. Fla ...
.
References
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External links
Website of the gameWebsite of the publisher
Bigpoint games
Browser games
2008 video games