The Ship on Source

Outerlight are proud to announce the development of multiplayer PC title The Ship on the Source engine. This highly original multiplayer first-person murder game provides a unique alternative to the slew of generic death-match based games currently available.

It's tough for developers to produce genuinely original concepts and innovative game-play in the current, cautious climate and we need your support to make The Ship a reality. Now is your chance to get onboard. Sign up for the email newsletter to track the development of The Ship, register a pre-order interest or take part in the beta testing.

The Ship sets sail summer 2006. Visit http://www.theshiponline.com for more information on the game and to sign up.

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Press release (16th November 2005)

FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR MINDSCAPE MURDER MAYHEM

MINDSCAPE ANNOUNCES THE SHIP FOR PC RELEASE IN SEPTEMBER 2006

Mindscape today Tannoyed the September PC launch of The Ship, a first person maritime gaming experience set aboard a fleet of 1930s steam liners.

The Ship originally began life as a Half Life Mod and is now being crafted as a full single and multiplayer game in its own right by Edinburgh-based Outerlight, a talented and experienced team of coders and artists.

Blending traditional first and third person gameplay with a Sims-style day-to-day needs system - including food, sleep and social interaction - The Ship offers exploration, investigation, survival, stealth, intrigue and murder across beautifully crafted decking and highly-polished interactive environments.

On the Poop Deck, The Ship proudly boasts a number of modes of gameplay including Arcade Mode offline and Hunt, Elimination, Deathmatch and Duel, all online.

The Ship's gameplay revolves around 'the Hunt'. The rules of the Hunt are simple. Each player is given the name of one of the other contestants on-board and must hunt them down and kill them with any weapon they can find. Depending on the game mode, either the last hunter alive is the winner or the one with the most money in their bank account wins.

To be successful in the Hunt players will need to know their way around all of the liners in the fleet. Each Ship has its own secrets, including hidden rooms, passages and tunnels, extra weapons in special locations, environmental traps and triggers and 'extra special' ways of murdering.

Down in steerage, The Ship is propelled by Valve's mighty Half Life 2 Source Engine, ensuring a smooth-running passage through first and third person action adventure, navigating alongside role-playing elements.

On The Ship, you either kill or be killed.

Keep an eye on the horizon, as The Ship will be published for PC by Mindscape in September.

The Ship will also be demonstrated by Outerlight at E3, Los Angeles, from 10th to 12th May, on stand 2400 in the West Hall.

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Press release (24th April 2006)

The Ship from Outerlight

Outerlight's anticipated unique murder mystery 'The Ship' is available for download from 11th – via the Steam network!

Welcome aboard The Ship, a new unique murder-mystery game for the PC. But as one of many "lucky" recipients of a free ticket, you arrive on board to find there's a catch to your luxury cruise…

Set on a series of luxury, art deco cruise ships built by ‘Mr X’, this devilish game challenges you to kill or be killed. The rules of the hunt are simple: Each of you is given the name of one of the other contestants on board, and you must Hunt them down and kill them with any weapon you can find. But as well as having someone to Hunt, you have another player hunting you, so keep looking over your shoulder if you want to stay alive!

Featuring great graphics, unusual characters and a unique theme, The Ship offers a new twist to online gaming.

The many multiplayer modes include Hunt, Elimination, Duel and Deathmatch, for 8 - 16 players (and up to 32 players on the larger maps.) Weapons on board are many and varied. If you can pick up an object, you can probably also use it as a weapon!

Bludgeoning; hammers to mannequin arms and tennis rackets.

Stabbing; knives, katanas, letter openers and other stabbing weapons
. Firearms; Harder to find but some of the crew and passengers do have firearms on board, if you can find the armoury you'll find a host of weapons at your disposal.

Poison; The doctor's office is often a good place to look.

Traps & Triggers; Some locations on board are quite lethal; try the freezer or the sauna. Or why not drop a lifeboat or a chandelier on their head?

If you find yourself being followed, lose your hunter in the corridors and rooms of the Ship, use the security guards and cameras to protect you, or lure them into a quiet corner and kill them before they kill you...attack is the best form of defence after all!

The ship is available to pre-order now and download from 11th July via the Steam network, to reserve your copy simply visit:- www.theshiponline.com

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Press release (6th July 2006)

Загадочный мистер Икс приглашает вас в круиз на роскошном океанском лайнере. Вот только в уплату за путешествие скучающий эксцентричный хозяин ожидает, что вы его позабавите, совершив убийство другого пассажира нестандартным и оригинальным способом. Например, почему бы не закрыть жертву в гигантском холодильнике? А может, забить беднягу до смерти сковородой? Очень креативно! Впрочем, пока ваша фантазия разыгралась еще не полностью, строго-настрого запомните следующее: во-первых, служба охраны корабля не дремлет — если вас поймают с поличным, прямая вам дорога под арест; во-вторых, не забывайте о питании, здоровом сне, гигиене и развлечениях для вашего героя. А в-третьих, и это самое главное, учтите: на корабле ни к кому нельзя поворачиваться спиной — прочие счастливчики пассажиры не прочь поохотиться на вас!

Особенности игры

• Кровавая одиночная кампания.
• Сетевая многопользовательская игра на 32 человека.
• 8 полностью интерактивных судов, блестяще стилизованных под 20-е годы XX века.
• Широчайшие возможности для устранения попутчиков.
• Богатый гардероб, рестораны, магазины и уйма прочих развлечений.
• Уникальный шанс посмеяться над собственной гибелью!

ВНИМАНИЕ! Данный ПРОДУКТ ТРЕБУЕТ АКТИВАЦИИ ЧЕРЕЗ ИНТЕРНЕТ путем бесплатной регистрации учетной записи STEAM и заключения абонентского договора Steam. Ознакомиться с текстом договора можно по адресу www.steampowered.com/agreement.

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http://games.1c.ru/the_ship/