Telepolis began as a project, which had
the change of the cities by cross-linking to the topic. “City at the
net” was the first Special of on-line magazine and open from the review
nearly already archaeological experiences and expectations from the
time boom-ends Webs.
Netrek
is a real time strategy play in a star Trek universe. The forerunners
of the play are enough back into the year 1968. Up to 16 players begin
in two teams over Internet against each other and fight for the
supremacy in the galaxy. To be played can as federation, Romulaner,
Klingonen or Orion. A goal of the play is the control of the galaxy.
This takes place by means of the fact that all planets of the hostile
group are conquered. Each player kommandiert a spaceship (of those it
five different sizes gives). As weapons among other things torpedoes
and Phaser are available, in addition camouflage devices.
In the Client the player in a window in third the
strength of the opposing players and in fourth a political-military map
of the galaxy sees his own ship and its environment, in second the
information about its resources and its successes. A Chatfenster makes
communication possible with players from the own team and with the
opponent. Since information for player-follow a substantial role plays,
a Netrek Slang with own contractions developed.