Planet Eco

Planet Eco is a fan blog for the global survival game Eco. Eco is an upcoming voxel game from Strange Loops Games which sees players collaborate to build a world and save it from impending doom. Players have to balance technological advancement with protecting the ecosystem of the world. Eco recently reached 202% funding on Kickstarter, and alpha-testing is due to begin in October 2015. Links - Eco website (Strange Loop Games) - Eco on Kickstarter - Eco subreddit - The Eco Nation (Community) - Dewy Hills (Community)

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"What a nice little stone hut you’ve built there, player! It’d be a shame if something happened to iit...” (source)

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Cool crafting station concept art for Eco! (source)

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ECO - Pre-Alpha Stream

Check out the Pre-Alpha gameplay video for Eco!

Eco’s Dev team take us through some of the basic features of Eco in this Twitch stream, including chopping down trees, building buildings, using workbenches, and the food system.

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That’s one big meteor of impending doom... (source)

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Loving the building styles released this week! (source 1, source 2)

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The Dev community have been working on an browser-based Ecosystem viewer for Eco, which tracks animal behaviours and locations in the game (source)

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Pre-alpha game screenshots from Eco Dev Blog 2 (source)

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[IMG] This is our last alpha key contest! Which mean's it's your last chance to win a free entry into the Eco Alpha! Eco alpha is slated for the end...

The Eco Nation are running their third and final alpha key contest. See the forum for information!

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In Episode 4 of EcoCast, Trance and MrWizard talk to Eco’s Tech Director Eric Anderson.

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In EcoCast Episode 3, Trance, MrWizard and George discuss the first Eco Dev Blog and read through John K’s answers to community questions.

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Screenshot from pre-alpha version of Eco (source: Scots on the Eco Nation forum)

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ECO - Survival and Sustainability

A rare gem in the world of gaming. Video games play a major role in molding the minds of the next generation. Thought provoking consequences encourage ethical decision making. Comparable to the game Minecraft, but with far greater depth. Every action has an impact on the ecosystem it’s made in. It’s an ambitious project that deserves attention.

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Game interface design for Eco (from Strange Loop Games’ Eco Dev Blog #1)

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Strange Loop Games’ Eco Dev Blog #1 included some great concept and game art from Eco’s Art Director Milenko Tunjic. These first draft character design ideas look great, and really show how Eco’s art style is shaping up!

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'Blocky Critters’ concept art for Eco (source)

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EcoCast Episode 2 with special guest Nick Fuller from Strange Loop Games

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Eco concept art showing various energy sources (source)