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Contents 1 Synopsis 2 System Requirements 2.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements 2.2 Recommended Hardware Requirements 3 Multiple Monitor Support 3.1 Noteworthy Quotes 4 Dolby Laboratories Integrated Voice Chat 4.1 Dolby® Axon 4.2 Noteworthy Quotes 5 Game Controller Support 5.1 Keyboard & Mouse 5.2 Joystick 5.3 TrackIR Support 5.4 Noteworthy Quotes 6 Sources

[edit] Synopsis

• Engage in Dog-Fights

Jumpgate Evolution offers a unique twitch-based combat system which allows you to challenge thousands of foes with your own skill and determination, offering the most exhilarating, jaw-dropping experience in online gaming to date.

• Explore a huge and varied universe

Each jump will take you to exotic new locations with exciting new adventures. The universe is a vast and dangerous place and as old threats never die you’d be wise to remember this. Pirates, brigands, and opposing faction members are just some of the dangers present in the Jumpgate universe.

• Highly Accessible

Although graphically stunning, Jumpgate is highly scaleable, allowing the game to run flawlessly on low end PCs (see requirements below). Jumpgate also offers joystick and peripheral support, adding to the immersive online experience.

• Huge Space Battles

Fight against thousands of players online in real-time, epic player vs. player battles.

• Three Playable Nations

Become a pilot for any of the three playable nations. Join the corrupt, power-hungry Solrain Commonwealth, the disciplined, combat ready Octavian Empire or the spiritually-led Quantar Paths.

• Advanced Gameplay Systems

Jumpgate Evolution offers limitless gameplay and content with a unique mission generator capable of generating thousands of fresh and immersive missions for players to embark on.

• Player driven world

Players are given ultimate power as Jumpgate offers a fully immersive player driven economy. Protect a merchant vessel on its trade route by intercepting enemy players or answer a battle stations call for help by delivering them much needed supplies.

[edit] System Requirements

“We’ve designed Jumpgate Evolution with low specification requirements in mind to ensure it runs fantastically on all types of PC,” commented Scott Brown, President of NetDevil. “While it looks amazing on high-end systems, Jumpgate Evolution is still a fantastically exciting and great looking game on older PCs. Better still, having lower system requirements means more players can enjoy the game, which ultimately means more people playing together in the vast space battles that make Jumpgate Evolution so thrilling.”

“The combination of highly scalable PC requirements, multiple peripheral options and simple, yet fun to master controls means we’re opening up Jumpgate Evolution to a much wider PC playing customer base than might have previously experienced massively multiplayer online games,” said David Solari, Vice President, Codemasters Online. “As a thrilling, all-action, twitch-based space combat game, Jumpgate Evolution offers something completely unique and highly accessible to the MMO market.”

[edit] Minimum Hardware Requirements

• Windows XP/Vista
• Intel P4 1.4GHz or better (2GHz if using Vista)
• 512MB RAM (1GB if using Vista)
• 64MB Graphics Card
• Direct X® 9.0c
• Broadband connection

[edit] Recommended Hardware Requirements

• Windows XP/Vista
• Dual-core Intel Pentium D
• 2GB RAM
• 256MB Graphics card with vertex and pixel shader capability.

[edit] Multiple Monitor Support

JGE will support the use of three monitors via Matrox TripleHead2Go video technology. Currently this is the only form of multiple-monitor play supported.^[1]

• Check out Kotaku's video of the triple-monitor in action here, new JGE footage as of October 15th, 2008!

[edit] Noteworthy Quotes

"Let me tell you guys something. When the programmer working on it put JGE with the X52 Pro and the triple monitor running at super high res... oh my god was it awesome. I feel like I have to buy 3 of those dell 24" monitors to play the game the way it should be played. I wanted to call Dave and Busters and get the game in there. I wanted to send the monitors to all the shows and let people see what the game should REALLY look like. Anyway... it's damn cool."
-- Hermann Peterscheck^[2]

[edit] Dolby Laboratories Integrated Voice Chat

NetDevil are working with Dolby® to provide the in-game voice chat system for Jumpgate Evolution using software technology entitled Dolby® Axon. The system will allow pilots to hear other pilot communications in 3D space and, thus, know the location of allied pilots in a non-visual context.

[edit] Dolby® Axon

Axon is Dolby®'s new voice communications platform.

Its features include:

• 3D voice, which delivers an immersive, realistic 3-D voice experience complete with surround panning and distance attenuation.
• An occlusion engine that dynamically responds to game geometry, enabling gamers to experience voice communication that matches the game environment.
• Voice fonts that allow gamers to take on the voice attributes of game characters.
• Dolby voice pipeline, which delivers a clear voice experience free of unwanted noise, echo, clipping, and leveling problems.
• Flexible API offering creative integration and game play options to developers, including the ability to create new voice experiences in games.
  

-- Dolby Laboratories^[3]

It is important to note that Dolby has been simulating 3D sound with two speakers or headphones for a long time. You can get a demo of both technologies right in your browser by clicking here

[edit] Noteworthy Quotes

"It's built in voice so you can chat to other players. Obviously being an action game there's not a lot of time for typing on the keyboard and we can do some pretty neat stuff. We're working with 3D positional audio, and some different things like that we have functioning here as well, so people can check that out and see what they think."
-- Scott Brown^[4]

[edit] Game Controller Support

[edit] Keyboard & Mouse

Players can pilot their ships using a keyboard and mouse. JGE will offer improved keyboard and mouse functionality over its predecessor, JGC.

• Jumpgate Evolution will support the Logitech keyboard display^[5]

[edit] Joystick

Players can pilot their ships using joysticks. In particular, Saitek was showcasing their flight-control line up using JGE at the GC08 event. It is assumed that the X-52 line will be fully supported.

• Check out a Youtube Video of the X-52 in action here.

[edit] TrackIR Support

Players can use a TrackIR device to control games functions such as views.

[edit] Noteworthy Quotes

"One of the things we became aware of when analyzing the pattern of player acquisition was that the vast, and I mean overwhelmingly vast, majority of people checking out Jumpgate did not own a joystick, and the perceived need for one was seen by them as a reason to not play the game. As a result, Jumpgate attracted a following mostly composed of people who already liked flight simulators. JGE will be much more friendly to keyboard and mouse players than JGC is, but we believe joystick support is an absolute necessity. Several members of the team vastly prefer joystick mode, so there should be no fear that joysticks will be neglected. We intend good support for both input modes."
-- Steve "Istvan" Hartmeyer (NetDevil Developer) ^[6]

[edit] Sources

1. ↑ Confirmed by Awen in IRC
2. ↑ Codemasters Forums
3. ↑ Dolby Axon website
4. ↑ Worlds In Motion / PALGN Interview with Scott Brown
5. ↑ Hermann Peterscheck at Connect08, PowerPoint slide 2 (Presentation Video)
6. ↑ Darkspace Dispatch Special Report 1

• TenTonHammer.com - Jumpgate Evolution: Combat and Controls Interview
• Official JGE FAQ

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