Entropia Universe
Entropia Universe
Developer(s) MindArk, FPC
Publisher(s) MindArk, FPC
Engine
Gamebryo
CryEngine 2 (anounced for
2009)
Platform(s)
Microsoft Windows
Release
date(s)
January 30, 2003
Genre(s)
MMO/FPS/RCE
Mode(s)
MMO
Media
Download (Free)
System
requirements
Microsoft Windows
• Windows 2000, XP, Vista
• 512MB RAM
• 1.7 GHz Intel P4 or AMD
Athlon XP 1700+ CPU
• nVidia GeForce 6000 series
or higher, ATI Radeon R300
Series, (96xx or higher)
• 3 GB hard disk drive space
• DirectX 9.0c compatible
sound card
• Broadband internet
connection (ADSL or
better)
Input
methods
Keyboard and mouse
Entropia Universe is a massively multiplay-
er online virtual universe designed by
Swedish software company MindArk, based
in Gothenburg. In contrast to other similar
MMORPGs, MindArk’s software is distributed
free of charge with no subscription fees. The
developers instead have decided to use a
variant of the micropayment economic model,
which consists of buying in-game currency
(PED - Project Entropia Dollars) with real
money that can be redeemed back into real
world funds at a fixed exchange rate with the
US dollar, where 10 PED = $1 USD.[1][2] This
means that virtual items acquired within En-
tropia Universe have a real cash value, and a
participant may, at any time, initiate a with-
drawal of their accumulated PEDs back into
real world currencies according to the fixed
exchange rate, minus transaction fees,[3];
this works from sum of 1000 PED or more. As
a result, revenue of the business is largely
generated from activities within the virtual
universe. The revenue model has historically
proven to be sustainable and is currently
profitable.
The Entropia Universe is a direct continu-
ation of Project Entropia, with MindArk re-
porting a 2006 in-game turnover of over 3.6
Billion PED ($360 Million USD).[4] Strategic
partnerships with media companies and fin-
ancial institutions combined with the addition
of new or enhanced developer tools in 2008
are expected to allow for the construction of
new planets, to exist withi