The Targetware environment is a massive multiplayer gaming system created by Mark Nine Systems. It offers a highly optimized physics and rendering engine in an architecture that allows for an unprecedented level of customization. Innovative networking solutions and advanced security techniques assure a consistent and enjoyable gaming experience. Targetware is designed to allow the construction of custom game mods. Modifiable elements include all aspects of the game environment: 3D models and animations, aircraft flight models, targets, ordnance models, terrain, campaigns, special effects, sounds, and the user interface. The extensibility and customization is provided by using the embedded lua scripting language. Extensive documentation is available online. Like Microsoft's Combat Flight Simulator(tm) or Microprose's European Air War(tm), Targetware encourages the player community to develop their own campaigns, planes, skins, terrains and flight models, but with the ability to have a massively multi-player environment such as WarBirds(tm) or Aces High(tm). A rapidly growing community of artists, 3D modelers, Lua coders, and game designers has formed around an interest in creating multi-player combat flight-simulator games with Targetware. Mark Nine Systems provides a wiki and several public forums to facilitate the communication of ideas and information within this enthusiastic community. Members of the Mark Nine Systems team frequent these forums and provide a wealth of information regarding the creation of mods and other customizations of the Targetware environment. There are several separate game mods under active development, each of which utilizes the Targetware environment. Some popular mods include:
Targetware is a rapidly maturing product that is currently in the "beta" software test phase. During this testing period, customers may play Targetware free of charge. Once the software has reached a commercial maturity level, this test period will end and customers will need to purchase the software to continue playing. "Targetware" is a trademark of Mark Nine Systems, LLC. |
