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'''''The Precursors''''' is a 2009 [[First-person shooter|first-person shooter game]] developed by Ukrainian game studio Deep Shadows. The game was released for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] in Russia on 4 December 2009.<ref name="russian"/> It was then released worldwide through [[GamersGate]] on 21 December 2010 and through [[Steam (service)|Steam]] on 4 February 2017. It is set in a futuristic [[sci-fi]] environment where many political factions are engaged in an [[intergalactic war]]. The player is able to explore a multitude of planets, travel through outer space to complete missions, obtain information, and buy weapons and supplies in an [[open world]] free-roaming environment.<ref>http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/objects/825/825295.html The Precursors summary</ref> It received mixed reviews from critics.
'''''The Precursors''''' is a 2009 [[First-person shooter|first-person shooter game]] developed by Ukrainian game studio Deep Shadows. The game was released for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] in Russia on 4 December 2009.<ref name="russian"/> It was then released worldwide through [[GamersGate]] on 21 December 2010 and through [[Steam (service)|Steam]] on 4 February 2017. It is set in a futuristic [[sci-fi]] environment where many political factions are engaged in an [[intergalactic war]]. The player is able to explore a multitude of planets, travel through outer space to complete missions, obtain information, and buy weapons and supplies in an [[open world]] free-roaming environment.<ref>http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/objects/825/825295.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106171828/http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/objects/825/825295.html |date=2011-01-06 }} The Precursors summary</ref> It received mixed reviews from critics.


== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
The game features a free-roaming world, with vast open areas, diverse weapons and a multitude of land, air and space vehicles. The player will be able to do a multitude of missions on six different planets or moons and even the interior of spaceships and space stations. Different vehicles can be used in engagements on the ground ranging from simple buggies and flyers to hover tanks and mechanical robots. After getting a spaceship, the player can also engage in space trade and combat with other factions in between the planetary missions. The player's spaceship can be upgraded throughout the game and the player character himself can be developed using a perk system.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/01/04/wot-i-think-precursors/ |title = Wot I Think: Precursors {{!}} Rock Paper Shotgun|website = Rock, Paper, Shotgun|date = 4 January 2011|last1 = Rossignol|first1 = Jim}}</ref>
The game features a free-roaming world, with vast open areas, diverse weapons and a multitude of land, air and space vehicles. The player will be able to do a multitude of missions on six different planets or moons and even the interior of spaceships and space stations. Different vehicles can be used in engagements on the ground ranging from simple buggies and flyers to hover tanks and mechanical robots. After getting a spaceship, the player can also engage in space trade and combat with other factions in between the planetary missions. The player's spaceship can be upgraded throughout the game and the player character himself can be developed using a perk system.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/01/04/wot-i-think-precursors/|title = Wot I Think: Precursors {{!}} Rock Paper Shotgun|website = Rock, Paper, Shotgun|date = 4 January 2011|last1 = Rossignol|first1 = Jim|access-date = 17 February 2020|archive-date = 17 February 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200217133554/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/01/04/wot-i-think-precursors/|url-status = live}}</ref>


=== Factions ===
=== Factions ===
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''The Precursors'' has been in development for [[Personal Computer|PC]] and [[Xbox 360]] from [[Kyiv]]-based [[video game developer|developer]] Deep Shadows; the Xbox 360 version was later cancelled. The game was built based on Deep Shadows in-house [[game engine]] ''Vital Engine 3'' which also powers ''[[White Gold: War in Paradise]]''. The game was first [[game demo|demonstrated]] in August 2005 at the [[Games Convention]] in [[Leipzig]], [[Germany]] and at the [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] in [[Los Angeles]] in May 2006.
''The Precursors'' has been in development for [[Personal Computer|PC]] and [[Xbox 360]] from [[Kyiv]]-based [[video game developer|developer]] Deep Shadows; the Xbox 360 version was later cancelled. The game was built based on Deep Shadows in-house [[game engine]] ''Vital Engine 3'' which also powers ''[[White Gold: War in Paradise]]''. The game was first [[game demo|demonstrated]] in August 2005 at the [[Games Convention]] in [[Leipzig]], [[Germany]] and at the [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] in [[Los Angeles]] in May 2006.


''The Precursors'' was released on the 4 December 2009 as retail for the PC in Russia.<ref name="russian">http://www.russobit-m.ru/catalogue/item/predtechi/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020162742/http://www.russobit-m.ru/catalogue/item/predtechi/ |date=2008-10-20 }} The Precursors at Russobit-M</ref> In May 2010, a spokesperson from Deep Shadows confirmed that the console version of the game has been put "on hold" indefinitely.<ref>http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=245906 The Precursors canned for Xbox 360</ref>  In December 2010, an English version was made available via [[digital distribution]] by [[GamersGate]].<ref name="english">http://www.bluesnews.com/s/117122/english-precursors-and-xenus-2-released English Precursors and Xenus 2 Released</ref> and [[Digital distribution|online retailer]] Beamdog.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.bluesnews.com/s/117122/english-precursors-and-xenus-2-released |title = English Precursors and Xenus 2 Released - Blue's News Story}}</ref> On February 4, 2017 a Steam re-release followed.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://store.steampowered.com/app/547930/Precursors/ |title = Precursors on Steam}}</ref>
''The Precursors'' was released on the 4 December 2009 as retail for the PC in Russia.<ref name="russian">http://www.russobit-m.ru/catalogue/item/predtechi/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020162742/http://www.russobit-m.ru/catalogue/item/predtechi/ |date=2008-10-20 }} The Precursors at Russobit-M</ref> In May 2010, a spokesperson from Deep Shadows confirmed that the console version of the game has been put "on hold" indefinitely.<ref>http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=245906 The Precursors canned for Xbox 360</ref>  In December 2010, an English version was made available via [[digital distribution]] by [[GamersGate]].<ref name="english">http://www.bluesnews.com/s/117122/english-precursors-and-xenus-2-released English Precursors and Xenus 2 Released</ref> and [[Digital distribution|online retailer]] Beamdog.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bluesnews.com/s/117122/english-precursors-and-xenus-2-released | title = English Precursors and Xenus 2 Released - Blue's News Story | access-date = 2010-12-28 | archive-date = 2010-12-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101228012257/http://www.bluesnews.com/s/117122/english-precursors-and-xenus-2-released | url-status = live }}</ref> On February 4, 2017 a Steam re-release followed.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://store.steampowered.com/app/547930/Precursors/ | title = Precursors on Steam | access-date = 2020-02-17 | archive-date = 2020-02-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200217132233/https://store.steampowered.com/app/547930/Precursors/ | url-status = live }}</ref>


After the [[End-of-life (product)|end of official support]] by Deep Shadows, remaining [[Bug (software)|bugs]] and issues, like the missing voice overs in the localized English version,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beamdog.com/products/the-precursors-fan-improvement-pack|title=The Precursors Fan Improvement Pack|quote=''This pack, made by the kind folks over at RPG Watch, adds Russian audio to fill in some missing gaps from the English version of the game.''|accessdate=2014-09-20|date=|publisher=beamdog.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213042305/http://www.beamdog.com/products/the-precursors-fan-improvement-pack|archive-date=2015-02-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> were fixed by the [[game community]] via [[unofficial patch]]es which also form the base of and are included in the current English [[digital distribution]] versions of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesnews.com/s/140527/wesp5_s-patches-and-kickstarter-updated |title=Wesp5's Patches And Kickstarter - Updated |quote=''Here's a flurry of news from Wesp5, who has released several of his unofficial patches for unsupported games [...] there's a new Precursors patch on Mod DB and The Patches Scrolls to update Deep Shadows' shooter to version 1.7.''|date=2013-04-05 |accessdate=2014-09-20 |publisher=Blue's News}}</ref>
After the [[End-of-life (product)|end of official support]] by Deep Shadows, remaining [[Bug (software)|bugs]] and issues, like the missing voice overs in the localized English version,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beamdog.com/products/the-precursors-fan-improvement-pack|title=The Precursors Fan Improvement Pack|quote=''This pack, made by the kind folks over at RPG Watch, adds Russian audio to fill in some missing gaps from the English version of the game.''|accessdate=2014-09-20|date=|publisher=beamdog.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213042305/http://www.beamdog.com/products/the-precursors-fan-improvement-pack|archive-date=2015-02-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> were fixed by the [[game community]] via [[unofficial patch]]es which also form the base of and are included in the current English [[digital distribution]] versions of the game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bluesnews.com/s/140527/wesp5_s-patches-and-kickstarter-updated |title=Wesp5's Patches And Kickstarter - Updated |quote=''Here's a flurry of news from Wesp5, who has released several of his unofficial patches for unsupported games [...] there's a new Precursors patch on Mod DB and The Patches Scrolls to update Deep Shadows' shooter to version 1.7.'' |date=2013-04-05 |accessdate=2014-09-20 |publisher=Blue's News |archive-date=2015-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617002539/http://www.bluesnews.com/s/140527/wesp5_s-patches-and-kickstarter-updated |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
''The Precursors'' received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to [[review aggregator]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-precursors/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title = The Precursors for PC Reviews - Metacritic|website = [[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
''The Precursors'' received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to [[review aggregator]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-precursors/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title = The Precursors for PC Reviews - Metacritic|website = [[Metacritic]]|access-date = 2023-11-01|archive-date = 2025-06-29|archive-url = http://archive.today/2025.06.29-175213/https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-precursors/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|url-status = live}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

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The Precursors is a 2009 first-person shooter game developed by Ukrainian game studio Deep Shadows. The game was released for Windows in Russia on 4 December 2009.[1] It was then released worldwide through GamersGate on 21 December 2010 and through Steam on 4 February 2017. It is set in a futuristic sci-fi environment where many political factions are engaged in an intergalactic war. The player is able to explore a multitude of planets, travel through outer space to complete missions, obtain information, and buy weapons and supplies in an open world free-roaming environment.[2] It received mixed reviews from critics.

Gameplay

The game features a free-roaming world, with vast open areas, diverse weapons and a multitude of land, air and space vehicles. The player will be able to do a multitude of missions on six different planets or moons and even the interior of spaceships and space stations. Different vehicles can be used in engagements on the ground ranging from simple buggies and flyers to hover tanks and mechanical robots. After getting a spaceship, the player can also engage in space trade and combat with other factions in between the planetary missions. The player's spaceship can be upgraded throughout the game and the player character himself can be developed using a perk system.[3]

Factions

There are seven main factions in the game. Two being aliens and the rest representing various humanoid factions which are split into separate alliances that are usually fighting each other. These factions are the Empire, the Democratic Union, the Free Traders, the Clatz of the Nest, the revolutionary Clatz, the bandits and the civilians.

History

The Precursors has been in development for PC and Xbox 360 from Kyiv-based developer Deep Shadows; the Xbox 360 version was later cancelled. The game was built based on Deep Shadows in-house game engine Vital Engine 3 which also powers White Gold: War in Paradise. The game was first demonstrated in August 2005 at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany and at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in May 2006.

The Precursors was released on the 4 December 2009 as retail for the PC in Russia.[1] In May 2010, a spokesperson from Deep Shadows confirmed that the console version of the game has been put "on hold" indefinitely.[4] In December 2010, an English version was made available via digital distribution by GamersGate.[5] and online retailer Beamdog.[6] On February 4, 2017 a Steam re-release followed.[7]

After the end of official support by Deep Shadows, remaining bugs and issues, like the missing voice overs in the localized English version,[8] were fixed by the game community via unofficial patches which also form the base of and are included in the current English digital distribution versions of the game.[9]

Reception

The Precursors received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[10]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ a b http://www.russobit-m.ru/catalogue/item/predtechi/ Template:Webarchive The Precursors at Russobit-M
  2. ↑ http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/objects/825/825295.html Template:Webarchive The Precursors summary
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  4. ↑ http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=245906 The Precursors canned for Xbox 360
  5. ↑ http://www.bluesnews.com/s/117122/english-precursors-and-xenus-2-released English Precursors and Xenus 2 Released
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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