DUST 514

DUST 514 is the upcoming First Person Shooter game from CCP Games, developers of EVE Online.

This article is intended to be a knowledgebase of sorts as to what information is known so far about DUST 514. When editing, remember to cite sources and include links!

Release & Publishing

• Expected release Spring 2012
• Closed Beta some time in 2011.
• Exclusive to PlayStation Network on PlayStation 3
• "Free to Play" (no subscription) and funded by in-game purchases.
• "Will charge real money for in-game items at a "virtual items marketplace"."
• XBOX 360 release unlikely, due to restrictions with XBOX LIVE
• Regarding PSN Integration: "We're going to be managing most of it. We're using PlayStation just for credentials, stuff like that. Then it's all our stuff."
• "Will Dust ever come to PC? "We're exclusive on the PS3 right now and we're focusing on making a really good game there," Fannar said. "But I can't speak to what's going to happen in the future, so...""

Gameplay

Progression

• "Advancement will be through the accumulation of wealth, and an "achievement matrix" that unlocks new customisable weapons and vehicles."
• "There will be no character classes, players' abilities being defined by their equipment."

Integration with EVE Online

• Hilmar: "We're taking a console shooter and connecting it directly to a PC MMO."
• DUST players will "be able to communicate with EVE players in-game or via the New Eden social network, and join the same Corporations and Alliances."
• Halldór Fannar Guðjónsson, CTO:
  • Characters build in EVE will not be used in Dust, they are "very different characters"
  • Characters in Dust and EVE share the same namespace, hence all names will be unique across the games. This allows features like shared chat and corporations.

Development

• Developed in both CCP Shanghai and Gatehead UK offices