Axiomatic Demo

Welcome to the universe of Axiomatic, where the lonely echoes of infinite space are shattered by an epic battle between robotic machines of war.

In Axiomatic, the game of intense space combat, you will be treated to a fantastic lightshow as you unleash vast energies in pursuit of one aim: the total destruction of your enemy.

Set amongst the most colorful and dramatic 3D spacescapes imaginable, a dark and desperate conflict is underway.

Fast and furious Trifighters twist and turn desperately, unleashing hails of raw plasma energy on their targets.

Potent "Thunderbolt" interceptors discharge concentrated bursts of laser fire from long range, ripping hapless enemies to shreds.

Meanwhile the ultimate weapons platform, the "Starfire" class destroyer, stands at the crux of battle wreaking carnage at any range.

Enter the action-packed universe of Axiomatic, and fuel your appetite for destruction.

Gameplay tips: ============== Formations: The current version of Axiomatic is shipping without a proper tutorial for formations. However, there is an online tutorial showing you how to get the most out of this important feature: http://ten-ninjas.com/?q=formations

Combat effectiveness: If you have played first-person shooters before, combat in Axiomatic will seem fairly simple at first. However, there are a number of less obvious tactics that can improve your combat effectiveness.

1) Missiles are fairly powerful, but they are not as fire-and-forget as they seem. Some factors which influence the chance of a missile hit: - Firing angle It is generally best to fire missiles to where the target is moving. While strafing around your target, you want to fire your missiles on an inside track, to shorten the amount of correction the missile must make. However, sometimes it can be effective to fire missiles in a wide arc to the side of an opponent.

- Firing pattern When a ship is hit by a missile, you will notice that it is flung away a reasonable distance. As a result, if you fire missiles quickly one after the other the first missile may hit but will often throw the target out of the path of the subsequent missiles. It is generally better to fire at a more measured pace.

- Target disabling When you hit a target with any weapon, their dodging effectiveness is temporarily decreased. This effect varies hugely depending on the type of hit. You will know when a target is temporarily disabled because it will spin out of control and will probably stop firing. Missiles fired at a disabled target have a good chance of hitting.

2) Staying alive will be a challenge at first, especially if you are not used to the strafe-and-fire style of combat in many first-person shooters. The most effective way to avoid being hit in Axiomatic is by strafing as fast as you can.

Your strafe pattern should vary depending on your opponent.

In order to dodge incoming fire from a Trifighter, usually simply strafing to one direction is quite effective.

If you apply this same simple strafe pattern when fighting a Thunderbolt you will be destroyed quite quickly. The Thunderbolt emits quite a bright glow as it is about to fire and when you see this you should immediately change your strafing direction.

3) Advanced You can generally tell when incoming missiles are going to hit you or not. If you think you may be hit, it is often worthwhile trying to shoot the missiles in flight. This is quite possible, and may well save you from a nasty missile strike.

Your tactics should reflect the ship you are controlling: With a Trifighter, you will have to use your superior agility and speed to stay alive. Closing to close range and unleashing a gout of plasma is often the best strategy. The Thunderbolt requires a more patient approach. Your available weapons clearly suit a more long range approach to combat. One subtlety is that managing your orientation with respect to your enemies is much more important: the Thunderbolt is much easier to hit from top/bottom than from anywhere else.

Limitations:

- Some people may experience choppy audio, due to a bug in the default WindowsXP sound drivers. Some more detail on this problem, and a couple of solutions can be found at: http://ten-ninjas.com/?q=faq - If you have any other problems, please report them by email to [email protected] Unlike mainstream commercial software, if you report a problem with Axiomatic you will be talking directly to the developer so the chance your problem will be fixed are higher.