Software Adventure Games - First Expedition

Description:

The Comet Halistrom is a periodic comet that passes the planet of Yorland every several hundred years.
It would destroy all on this planet if not for the three Sun Spheres that resided on Shandola.
These three spheres put out a shield that protects the planet from the comet's rays.Many generations ago a terrible race, only known as The Menace, came to this planet.
They began in the Northwestern portion of the world to conquer Yorland, island by island.
They got the idea to steal the Spheres and hide them.
They intended to leave the planet until the comet passed, destroying all on the planet and then returning to replace the Spheres and take over the planet with minimal effort.They did obtain the Spheres but a great storm blew their armada to far corners of the world.
Instead of removing the Spheres, they hid them on the planet and then, those that survived, left.
Generations came and passed.
From fear of the Terror, no one would travel on the seas until finally the Yorax and their splintered tribes ventured out in their sailing vessels.
For the most part they were a hostile tribe but not all factions were pirates.
Those that would fly flags were friendly to the islanders.
Only those not flying a flag proved to be pirates.
Closer and closer came the date the comet was due to return.
Into the land Braun is born to the ruler of Holm Island.
He and an old salt (who has sailed about Holm Island and to Shandola only) set out to explore those seas that no civilized nation would venture on for many years.
He only has an old chart with some of the islands charted and an old star chart to guide him.
He will meet the Yorax, both friendly and hostile.
His quest is to find the three Sun Spheres and return them one by one to Shandola in a effort to get all three in place before the final one hundred days pass and Halistom returns.You are Braun and this is your quest....
Good Luck.
INTRODUCTIONFirst Expedition is a real-time first-person adventure.
It takes place on an ocean world with you at the helm of an explorer craft navigating to known islands and searching out unknown islands.
You are operating with a boat of specific food and fuel capacity.
The food capacity is the number of days of food you have.
Food and fuel can be obtained from various islands.
You start with some cash to purchase your supplies up to the capacity limit of your craft.
To make such purchases, you must land at the pier of an island.
Some islands have piers and others don't.
The shoreline of each island may provide food at no cost or may be hostile causing you to lose food and fuel.
You will certainly note these conditions as your explorations take you to different islands.
Each day is intended to be approximately an eight minute period.
A parameter permits you to adjust the speed of the game for your machine.
During the day, food is taken from the supplies.
The world being explored is measured 20,000 by 20,000 units.
Longitude and latitude are measured by these coordinates for plotting on the Island Charts.