Q: Why is it called Novus Aeterno and what does it mean?
A: Novus Aeterno is Latin for "new beginning of time", the game's beginning point allowing players to begin their journey.
Q: What is an MMORTS?
A: It is an acronym for Massively Multiplayer Online Real Time Strategy, a summary of what can be expected. MMO games involve a very large online realm that allows many if not every player to be able to interact with any other player and is often used with Role Playing Games (RPGs). Novus Aeterno Combines the features of MMO structures with Real Time Strategy (RTS) gameplay to provide players with one massive galaxy to compete against every other player.
Q: Are players able to play against anyone, independant of the server they are on?
A: The entire galaxy of Novus Aeterno will exist on a single global network provided by Taitale's innovative server architecture. Players will be able to play with every other player on the network, no server changes and no loading.
Q: Will you have Player versus Environment (PvE) content or will the game be Player versus Player (PvP) only?
A: The game will have a large focus on PvP; however, PvE content will be included through unique ways. Part of this involves galaxy wide events that players can and may have to participate in to help unfold the storyline. These will be happening all the time, join in at any time.
Q: Will there be any achievements in the game?
A: Players gain medals and badges that appear on their General, these Medals are earned through combat and other activities in your empire. Also new will be the General's changing appearance depending on how long the player can keep his capital ship alive.
Q: Will Downloadable Content be an additional charge?
A: All future expansions will be free. Capital Ships will have a limited free use that, when expired, requires either in game resources or points purchased with money. We plan to rotate what ships are free and a ship can be free more than once.
Q: How many Characters can I have on my account?
A: Due to the design of Novus Aeterno only one character will be allowed per account; the galaxy is very persistent and would be full of AI controlled players as logging out will engage AI control after you log out; units lost after 15 mins of logging out will be replaced for free.
Q: Can you tell me more about the AI taking control after logging out?
A: Because the player will have invested time and resources into their territory, to have their entire military force vanish when they inevitably log out would be a huge problem. The player to have an AI controlled fleet to defend their empire while offline. Units can be given simple orders to defend locations.