noctis

2000 · simulation · MS-DOS · Alessandro Ghignola

The player is manifested in Noctis as the pilot of spacecraft called a Stardrifter, capable of instantaneous interstellar travel. This allows travelling between stars , refuelling the Stardrifter from Lithium ion-ejecting stars, approaching planets in star systems and their moons , and even landing where it is physically possible. Many planets feature atmospheres and weather effects. Some harbour plants and animals, or even mysterious ruins . No goal or measure of success is imposed by the game: it simply allows the player to catalogue and annotate the player's discoveries in a common database of stellar bodies called the GUIDE , which is to be synchronised over the author's Internet server.