General World Details

The world of Planetside is vast. There are 10 large continents per World Server. (You can have 4 characters per world) These continents have every type of land imaginable, from rolling hills, rock formations, valleys, and mountain ranges that stretch from coast to coast. You are able to get around the continents mostly by way of several “Warp Gates” which are huge transports that can move you from one continent to another. (See screenshot) Warp gates have large areas around them to prevent “gate camping”, some guy just sitting around picking off unsuspecting people who transport through the gate.

In addition, players have the ability to transport up to orbital facilities, which can drop them on the map. However, you cannot drop IN enemy territory, only in neutral territory. (You cannot take vehicles in an orbital transport.)

When an empire conquers an entire continent, they will receive bonuses for holding it. There are also large areas of neutral territory, which can be claimed by empires. There will be several land types, such as temperate, volcanic, arctic, and desert.

Players have a world map at their disposal to see which empires own what areas of the world, and which areas are in dispute. Threat indicators are provided so you know where to avoid (or go to if you’re a cowboy) Also, there are protections in place to keep certain areas from becoming “too popular” causing players to ignore everywhere else. As more friendly troops arrive in a specific area, or at a specific base, the threat level will go down, which means less BEP’s and CEP’s.

Weather is included in the engine, which ranges from heavy thunderstorms, to duststorms, to snowfall. There is also a full night and day.

Bases, and Facilities

Each empire starts out with a variety of bases. All of these bases serve different purposes. Bases are as vast as the world itself, they even stretch underground. Players are able to sneak around corners, or barge around corners depending on your style. These bases can be captured and used to stage attacks. Seeing as how bases are different, there will be various reasons to capture certain bases (medical terminals, for example.) In order to capture a base you will need to get inside and hack its control console. Once this is done, the attacking force will need to hold the base for a set amount of time before it actually switches to their side.