Pardus (video game)

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Pardus
Developer(s)	Bayer&Szell OG
Publisher(s)	Bayer&Szell OG
Platform(s)	Web browser
Release	September 14, 2004
Genre(s)	MMORPG space simulation browser game
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

Pardus is a graphical browser-based MMORPG written in PHP and C/C++^[1] and set in a futuristic universe where players interact and compete in space. It is a persistent-universe, open-ended game with a player-driven economy. Players travel through hundreds of "sectors" or solar systems while trading, building or battling with non-player characters (NPCs) and other players. There are dozens of spacecraft models in Pardus, which can be customized with different weapons, armor and other equipment. Pardus characters do not have a defined 'class'.

Partially inspired by classic computer games such as Elite and Master of Orion II, Pardus was developed and published by the Austrian company Bayer&Szell OG. Alpha testing of the game began in September 2004 and the core feature set was finished by October 1, 2006.^[2]