Planet Postmoderna Blog

About the Project

Planet Postmoderna is an indie project with an goal of building a Virtual World Planet to be incorporated into the Entropia Universe MMO game. We are not yet under the program with Mindark, owner of Entropia (we need to be funded first before we can be considered), but hope to create a new and exciting addition to the game. The unique part of this project is that it is being built in its initial stages brick by brick, dollar by dollar, from sponsorships and support by our community. The project is owned and developed by the team and supporters that put their sweat and tears and resources into bringing this project into reality.

Although this project is designed to create a potential planet for Entropia with the goal of coming under contract with the Entropia Partner Planet Program, it is more than just an addition to a game. It is an entity unto itself and also represents the possibility of being its own game.

We are building it in a way to encourage learning about 3D Design, Animation and Engineering and History. We hope being part of the project will encourage team members to pursue careers in Film, Architecture, Engineering and related industries. We also hope that the instances (such as the Aztec and Mayan Temple Q) will encourage players to want to learn more about the myth and historical facts that surround and make up the backgrounds of the various temples. We will do this through partnerships with organizations like Autodesk, Pixologic and Blender and various universities and tour and travel operators as well as technology providers.

Students and hobbyists will be able to learn about the design medium through the community, the project and through Planet Postmoderna University, an planned inworld school for learning 3D Design which, is an area of the project in concept.

A key element that makes Planet Postmoderna unique is the “organic project dynamic.” Players from the start will have a direct influence on the advancement of the planet. Think in terms of a real world, uncharted and wild. New colonists are truly “settlers.” Their individual and combined efforts at building their skills through quests and independent effort directly contribute to a planetary point pool. This pool is the basis for formula that advances the technology and development of the planet. Postmoderna will be just like a real world.

If you are an investor and would like to help us make this project happen, just email us at investors@planet-postmoderna.com. We would love to have you involved in this project.

Planet Overview:

Planet Postmoderna is an indie virtual world. It was discovered accidentally by a Virtual Environments and Technology company known as New Worlds Corporation (NWC). Only a few POIs (Points of Interest) will be available at first (primarily in the demo) and resources will need to be collected in order to build the planet.

Players will initially arrive on the planet at the first POI Base Camp via pods. This initial POI is where the first New World Corporation survey team arrived and set up their camp and base of operations. From Base Camp, players will be able to purchase any equipment they need and/or apply for a job (with either players or NPCs) to earn income in order to to be able to get their start. We want to nurture a working and learning culture on Postmoderna. Players working for other players and NPCs and setting out to hunt or mine from the very start is where each player should begin their new life.

As the world and the economy develops, players may be able to hire a guide to protect them or take their chances out in the wild. Areas such as the Zilthai Temple Q (nearest instance POI) and one of the relics of the native intelligent species and Crystal Canyon, a source of the sought-after Purple Crystals (minerals that render off-world electronic technology useless) that eventually will become a valuable power source for all of Postmoderna’s new inhabitants, are very dangerous.

Temple Q (named after the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl) is the gateway to the first Instance World. This instance world is based on Aztec and Mayan history as well as myth. It creates not only an exciting side area for players to experience as well as educational experiences that can be applied as credit in school. The latter example would incorporate tests in order to get school credit.

Throughout the available landscape will be everything that each player will need and use to manufacture items that will be used to build this world into a thriving community within this virtual universe. Hard work, knowledge of the planet and proper skilling and cooperation among players will be a must. Existing technologies will be attractive but New Worlds Corporation will take some time to ship supplies and machinery to the planet in order to make life any easier. Initial colonists will need to work hard but, it will be worth it. The payoff for the early settlers will be great as they build a life on this brave new world and what players see in the initial phases of the world will be different from what they see a year or two after launch. Players will have much incentive to work together and toward advancing the planet. As time goes on the use of the proper use of skills will advance the planet’s technology base and make mid-level and higher-level blueprints available to further advance the world. Lost technologies (missing-link blueprints) can be looted or uncovered at POIs such as the Zilthai Temple and Crystal Canyon and the world Instances beyond (eg the Aztec and Mayan Instance). There will be much to do, learn and experience for everyone.

Resources gathered can be sold to other entrepreneurial players or to the New Worlds Corporation Terminals to be applied as credit toward the growth of the planet. Players who take the latter route will be able to apply a percent of their sales back to the Terminals for ownership points in lieu of returned in game-credits. They will be able to work toward ownership of property on the planet instead of outright purchase. This makes it possible to work towards something through sweat-equity and from nothing instead of coming into the game with lots of deposited monies. Although investing in your piece of the world and in your avatar will go a long way and is encouraged, it is not a requirement.

In this model, everyone can win. Although the Sweat Equity route will take much longer it will be worth it. Sweat Equity Routes can be accomplished by working for another player or for New Worlds NPCs at Base Camp and later in New Worlds City (in much later updates to the world).

Note: There are several models currently under consideration.

In addition to the contributions that community members and 3D/Engineering students will make through Planet Postmoderna University, inworld classes and training (via learning quests) will teach players how to design and build contributions to the game and the skills needed to build a business in the virtual world.

All in all, this gives you an idea of how this world will develop from scratch and it will be wild adventure from the start with lots of fun and intrigue to be had for all.

EU Universe Platform Background

The Entropia Universe Platform is the proprietary technological solution behind an expanding entity of Interoperable 3d virtual worlds called Entropia Universe. Each virtual world takes the form of a planet within the virtual Entropia Universe. The Entropia Universe Platform allows great diversity which increases interest, fun, and ultimately retention and profitability. It contains full support for secure micro-transactions in real-time, rich media viewing, the sale of real and virtual items, MMOG entertainment and social interaction between global participants.

The Entropia Universe Platform offers a complete solution for virtual planet creation and maintenance. The license-free Entropia Universe Planet Development Kit provides all the development tools for premium content production, allowing you to reach tomorrows consumers through their preferred medium today.

Becoming a Planet Partner

Mindark offers its license-free Entropia Universe Planet Development Kit (EUPDK) to select organizations wishing to create their own planets within Entropia Universe completely free of charge. The revenue generated on the Partner Planet is shared between Mindark and the planet Partner.

The Planet Partner is responsible for creation of the Graphical Content, the Operation and Marketing of the Partner Planet. Upon formal agreement to a Planet Partner Agreement, the latest EUPDK is provided to the Planet Partner as well as access to EUPDK development documentation, manuals, specifications and a direct feedback bulletin board.

The Entropia Universe Platform has been developed for over 10 years at a cost of over $40m.

Commercially launched in 2003, Mindark’s planet Calypso has been generating profit since 2004 and has served as a vehicle for fine tuning the platforms business model and functionality. During 2007, the Entropia Universe Platform provided a secure and stable means for $400m of user-to-user transactions.

The track record of the Entropia Universe Platform allows organizations to invest in Mindark’s proven experience.
The Entropia Universe Platform is the proprietary technological solution behind an expanding entity of Interoperable 3d virtual worlds called Entropia Universe. Each virtual world takes the form of a planet within the virtual Entropia Universe.

The Entropia Universe Platform allows great diversity which increases interest, fun, and ultimately retention and profitability. It contains full support for secure micro-transactions in real-time, rich media viewing, the sale of real and virtual items, MMOG entertainment and social interaction between global participants.

The Entropia Universe Platform offers a complete solution for virtual planet creation and maintenance. The license-free Entropia Universe Planet Development Kit provides all the development tools for premium content production, allowing you to reach tomorrows consumers through their preferred medium today.

Disclaimer: This project and all project websites are under the sole ownership of Postmoderna and not approved or endorsed by Mindark and Entropia Universe. All claims and comments made by this project and its team members make no claim to or reference to being endorsed by or affiliated with Mindark or Entropia and are the sole opinions of this project. All Mindark and Entropia logos are the intellectual property of Entropia and are Mindarks and not Postmoderna’s.

It is also important to remind everyone that this is an indie project and like similar projects, its direction may change.