Gameplay
4X stands for „eXplore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate“. These verbs describe the major tasks you have to fulfill in Celetania to be a ruler over a large empire. You will be able to explore thousands of solar systems and hundreds of galaxies! In every solar system you will find a planet that is awaiting a ruler worthy of ruling.
If a planet you have found already belongs to an empire, don’t hesitate to invade it – but only if your fleet is strong enough! You will have to construct mines to unearth Crystal and Metal as well as construct production facilities to manufacture Synthetics. Additionally to these buildings, you will also need to construct buildings for defense or that help your empire to advance financially and culturally.
Research and exploration is the beginning – in the universe of Celetania there is so much to discover! After traveling alone for a while you will encounter other players. This is when you will experience the battle, maybe fight your first long lasting war against adversaries that want a piece of your empire. If you are lucky, your enemy will be alone. If not, you will stand alone against a whole alliance which won’t stop before they have what they want. Once this happens, you will come to understand what an MMOG means – in the truest sense of the word.
MMOG stands for „Massively Multiplayer Online Game“ and this is what Celetania is. You can ally with players that think alike, team up with these and form huge alliances to counter your enemies. Celetania has taken care of the communication part between the players: You have comprehensive options in the game – starting with a chat up to an integrated forum.
Celetania has an innovative improvement up its sleeves: It is one of the first client based MMOGs in a persistent world! “Persistent” means that players and units within the universe of Celetania are simulated continuously – even if you are offline! All of the commands that you give to your units before you leave the game are followed continuously. There are many settings with which you can define how your empire should behave even if you are not available personally to command your units.
True persistent stands for an authentic world in which every action has a reaction to your character and all other fellow players. And these last forever! Protect your friends while they are offline! Your foes won’t be able to escape from you by simply logging out, that belongs to the past! Plan your resource production and technology research for the time where you are not available! Every action has a consequence which is unavoidable.
Celetania is a strategy game with a lot of freedom in game play. You have to keep your planets, ships as well as buildings continuously up to date. To do so, you will have to produce resources and research new technology. You naturally have another option as well: Increase your resources through smart trading instead of producing them yourself. Upgrade your planets with artifacts instead of buildings. You can acquire ship modules and weapons through trade instead of researching and building these yourself.
Large battles will be fought, where you will have to defend your empire against aggressive foes. This will require tactical capabilities, such as intelligent equipping and commanding of your ships. The ships are equipped with modules, drives and weapons in the shipyard. Many of the special modules such as the invasion and transport modules are also available. Do you prefer an additional shield or more powerful weapons? No problem – change your setup! There are endless ways to your dominion over the galaxy!
Quests! There are many different challenges to choose from to earn credits or receive items and appreciation. You can also invite your alliance to beat thrilling tasks together. By taking part in quests you can additionally test your ship configurations and optimize these without having to lose valuable research and building time while investing resources into these. Without losing your precious ships, you can test your abilities in special instances and fight other players or NPCs.