Desktop Creatures

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Desktop Creatures (Alpha game)

Code	Critters
Graphics	Critters
Release date	2009 - 2010

Singleplayer	no
Multiplayer	yes
No. of players	∞ per world

Desktop Creatures or "DTC" is the working title for a new game by Critters. This game is currently in private alpha testing and also has a dedicated club.

Zodiac and Sliced have discovered the game during alpha testing, Sliced (fla at that time) have leaked the URL. Users who accessed the game have been banned.

At this stage the only confirmed features are:

Persistence - the player's base and the bases of others carry on running even when the game is closed.
Multi player - players can attack each others bases, even if the person that is being attacked is asleep.
Large scale - an unlimited number of players can be in the same 'world'; there will be multiple worlds.
Long term and short term play - upgrades can take hours, battles can be over in minutes!
Customizable content - players can research and design their own creatures
Buildings such as (but not limited to) - Wall, Cannon, Sniper, Creature Workshop, Research Lab, Prospector, Map Room, General Store, Power Plant, and Town Hall
Resources: twigs (wood), pebbles (stone), putty (iron), goo (used to make creatures), and shiny (gold)
There are buildings for processing each resources, such as - Twig Snapper, Pebble Shiner, Putty Squisher, Goo Factory, and Storage (which is for storing other resources, not for making shiny)

As to in-depth information, there are several categories for designing creeps: Head, Body, Legs, Arms, Skin, and Weapons.

Head:

Brain: affects accuracy and reaction time.
Skull: affects health and armor.
Eyes: affects accuracy.
Teeth: affects attack.

Not much is said about the other categories, but the following can be assumed:

Body: Different bodies slow the creep down, but add huge amounts of armor, health, and strength.
Legs: A creep can have 2-8 legs, advancing presumably in pairs. Legs affect speed largely and strength somewhat.
Arms: Only seen in one picture, arms give weapon slots and/or affect attack speed and damage.
Skin: Focuses mainly on armor and may give abilities. (such as hopping)
Weapons: The name says it all. May/may not affect speed because of extra weight.

Players are only allowed to have one account on the CC, but they can create multiple bases in multiple worlds.

It can be seen as a mix of DTD, Travian, The Space Game, and Spore.