Nemexia (video game)

Nemexia [1][2][3][4][5] is a browser-based, massive multi-player online space strategy game. Each player can choose from one of three races and develop their powerful space empire. With the assistance of their friends they can conquer the Universe by constructing the Supreme Starway Gate (SSG).

Nemexia

Developer(s)	XS Software
Initial release	November 2009 (2009-11)
Stable release	5.0 / 12 November 2014 (2014-11-12)
Written in	PHP
Platform	Web browser
Available in	18 languages
Type	Space Strategy Game
Licence	Freemium
Website	www.nemexia.com

History

Nemexia [6][7][8] is a free-to-play browser-based game and was released in September 2009, initially only in Bulgaria. It was developed and released by the Bulgarian company XS Software.[9] By the end of the same year the game has been released in 13 different countries with over 120,000 registered players.

Versions

The game has experienced several major changes during the years and each of these changes is labeled with a specific name.

• Nemexia 2.0 - Evolution [10][11][12] (2011) - Introduced a new commanding unit - Admiral, Commander Ships and a fully improved game interface.
• Nemexia 3.0 - Apocalypse [13] (2012) - Introduced a new alien threat – Renegades, a new breed of defense units and an improved battle system.
• Nemexia 4.0 - Redemption [14] (2013) - Introduced blueprints for two new Commander ships and crafting for Admiral equipment.
• Nemexia 5.0 - Supremacy [15] (2014) - Introduced the Galaxy Arena, a mighty place for cross-universe battles.

Plot

Many years ago the humans discovered space travel and decided to explore the galaxy. A small group calling themselves "The Confederation" discovered an ancient planet with unlimited resources which helped them develop their technical potential. It took them some time, but finally they’ve managed to create an AI so profound that it developed a free will. They’ve called these creatures "Terteths". With time passing these robots were assisting the Confederation in everything. Realizing their own potential the Terteths formed a Union and separate themselves from the Confederation. Few of them stayed as assistants to their masters but the others were curious about the rest of the universe, just like their creators. In their distant journeys the Terteths discovered another intelligent race at the far end of their Galaxy, Insect-like creatures they called "Noxis". Blinded by their eagerness for knowledge, the Terteths and the Confederation didn’t notice that the Noxis had started to evolve. Like many other creatures the Noxis were parasites, linking with an unsuspected source they would drain information and eventually overtake their host. War has started. The three races were in constant conflict. The end wasn’t near and some outcasts, less hostile communities separated from their people. They formed alliances and combined their knowledge in a final effort to escape. You can help the outcasts in their quest.

Gameplay

Nemexia [16] is a round-based game, which means that after the Game Goal [1] is reached all players start from scratch and compete for glory once again.

During each round you can colonize up to 6 planets and spread your space empire over several galaxies. Each planet can be developed individually as a supporting, mining or war one. Even if it’s lost in battle you can colonize a new planet and choose your strategy once again.

Races and Units

Nemexia [17][18][19] has three different races:[20][21] Humans (Confederation), Robots (Terteths Union) and Insects/Living creatures (Noxis). Each race has its specific type of units with unique skills.[22]

The diversity of ships and defense units allows you to choose from several different battle strategies. There are 7 types of warships, 5 civilian and one service ship. There are also 7 types of defense units which can be used to defend your planets if your ships are on a mission. Even if you are not a fan of the war units you can choose to construct one or two planet shields which could defend your planets from some of the weaker ships and prevent raids.

Science

There are 22 different sciences that are in greater assistance to the player in certain moments of his development. Because of the great distances between the different planets, the player can increase his ship's speed up to 750% which makes it faster reaching the desired location. There are sciences that can increase resource and energy income, provide additional attack or health to the players' units or unlock hidden secrets and plans for developing the master units.

Alliances and Team Planets

Each player can join existing alliances or create his own alliance and with the assistance of eight of his friends from the other races, he can create a powerful Team Planet. From these Team planets all alliance members can launch an attack toward a Sun and try to obtain a Crystal. By collecting all 10 crystals players unlock a unique building which allows them to compete for the Game Goal.[23]

References

1. OSG1, review
2. YouTube video review "La caverne de Browser présente: Nemexia Evolution", language: French
3. GryOnline, review, language: Polish
4. Komputerswiat, review, language: Polish
5. Magazin Atlas, review, language: Slovak
6. Browsergames ES Archived 2015-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, language: Spanish
7. gratis mmorpg, review, language: German
8. jeux-sociaux, review Archived 2015-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, language: French
9. XS Software games, Nemexia Archived 2015-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
10. PC Mania BG, review, language: Bulgarian.
11. Vgames review, language: Bulgarian
12. Evolution, Onet review, language: Polish
13. Webnode, review, language: Slovak
14. MMO 24, review Archived 2015-01-06 at the Wayback Machine, language: Polish
15. Nemexia 5.0, review Archived 2015-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, language: Polish
16. Nemexia in Chrome web store
17. virtualworld, review
18. zdarma, review, language: Czech
19. e-item, review, language: Czech
20. mmoreviews
21. mmorpg, review
22. PC Mania BG, gameplay, language: Bulgarian
23. PC Mania BG, gamegoal, language: Bulgarian