So in a nutshell, Eco is a very drawn out survival game relying on committed players to achieve the goal of preventing the impending asteroid disaster.ĭue to the fact that every task is time consuming (resource gathering, building etc) you need to build a functioning society with the other players to get things done. I must say, I’m quite impressed but I can appreciate that others might not share my opinion. So I ended up buying a copy of Eco and gave it a run last night. Nothing was scratching the itch I had (not even Ylands! ). As I was at there flicking through my Steam Library I felt nothing but a giant ‘Meh’. A player-run economy, technology and research, and even server-set options for world-ending scenarios like a meteor strike are also planned.So, my impatience got the better of me last night. It's apparently even possible to wipe out the entire food chain, resulting in 'server-wide perma-death,' which is why the game will also provide tools of governance that will enable players to propose, debate, and vote on laws that will affect everyone on the server. Resources must be gathered and used to survive and prosper, but unlike other games in the genre, every resource taken impacts the environment, 'and without careful planning and understanding of the ecosystem, lands can become deforested and polluted, habitats destroyed, and species left extinct.'

Things get complicated when humans-which is to say, players-get involved. 'The world of Eco will be home to a population of thousands of simulated plants and animals, each living out their lives on a server running 24 hours a day, growing, feeding and reproducing, with their existence highly dependent on other species,' the Kickstarter pitch states.

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