SteamOps

SteamOps is a Third Person Shooter game inspired by Steampunk theme developed by Garuda Games - developer from Indonesia . The game story follows rivalry between 2 factions, west side zone faction and east side factions conflict with Zone differences. According to article made by Stoplayinggame.com, the game was awarded during *Indonesia ICT Awards* *.*

## Story

SteamOps recounts the conflict between two Zones, namely West Side led by Noble and East Side led by Street. SteamOps is set during the Industrial Revolution era where steam power still dominates, and electricity is only sparingly used. Most individuals identifying as West Side are from noble backgrounds, while East Side consists of common people who refer to themselves as Noble Steampunk and Streets Steampunk.

This situation is exploited by those seeking to profit from the conflict, including weapon dealers. These dealers offer weapons under the pretext of self-defense, selling arms to both sides with the same justification. The Nobles and streets believe in the notion of self-defense, leading them to purchase weapons. However, the weapon dealers are not satisfied with their weapon sales profits. They form a team to further provoke both sides by infiltrating trusted individuals within each faction, creating an increasingly hostile atmosphere. This team's mission is to sow discord among the leaders of both factions, targeting the respected Elders who have the potential to reconcile the two sides. These Elders advocate for peaceful resolutions without bloodshed.

The provocateurs on the streets side spread rumors about massive industrial expansion planned by the nobles, which would result in the forced expulsion of streets inhabitants. In this fabricated scenario, all streets' lands and buildings would be turned into riches for the nobles. The provocateurs create a false blueprint depicting the noble's ambitious and greedy plans, including the destruction of historical buildings and diverting waste into the main river, which is vital for the streets' livelihoods.

On the noble's side, provocateurs create appealing opportunities for industrial expansion, urging them to create numerous production facilities and transportation systems for exporting goods to other countries. These provocateurs continuously emphasize the potential profits of such a plan. Other infiltrated provocateurs spread rumors among the nobles, suggesting that streets residents will sabotage facilities deemed harmful to the environment and abduct anyone passing through the streets. Nobles reach out to weapon dealers, ordering a significant quantity of weapons for their area's protection. They request 10,000 of the latest firearms and 100,000 magazines. This news is manipulated and spread among the streets, falsely claiming that the nobles are arming themselves to drive the streets out of the country. Provocateurs on the streets side convince street leaders to sabotage the weapon shipment, as it is perceived as a threat. Although most are inclined to hijack the shipment, the Elders strongly discourage it and demand clarification from the nobles regarding their intentions.

In an attempt to restore peace, the Elders plan a meeting to reconcile both factions and clarify the weapon orders. They also propose a new city development plan that benefits both sides, with industrial zones located outside the city but near the river for transportation and distribution. The workers for these industries would be sourced from the streets, ensuring fair wages and contributing to the nation's progress and prosperity.

The weapon dealers are surprised by an attempt from the Elders' plan and sabotage it. They strategize to manipulate both sides by instigating conflict between streets and nobles. They spread false information that the planned meeting is an assassination attempt targeting leaders and Elders.Both factions fall for this misinformation, insisting that the meeting must take place in a neutral location guarded by both sides. The Elders and faction leaders agree, leading to the tense meeting day. However the meeting went unexpected when the place has been sabotaged. This event solidifies the belief that the opposing faction is responsible for the heinous act, and both sides are now driven to eliminate each other from the country .

## Gameplay

In most gameplay, players can take control between two teams, respective teams must compete for combat-based objective. The objective consists of Capture The Flag and Team Death Match where player can choose before entering the server room. Players can choose numerous weapons alongside with weapon skill. Each weapon skill granted players additional help in order to eliminate opponent. Furthermore, players can also rent armor and backpack using in-game currency. Both weapons, armors, and backpacks are available through the black market.

### Items

#### Weapons

In SteamOps, players can chose their weapons from four types of weapon. Weapons are part of primary arsenal for players to eliminate another opponents. The types of weapon that can be chose by players are revolver, shotgun, machinegun, and sniper rifle .

#### Armor Protections

Armor is function as a protection or reduces the amount of damage taken from bullets and explosions. This helps the player to withstand attacks and stay in the game longer. Armor can either absorb a portion of the damage or decrease the damage multiplier applied to the player's health.

#### Backpack

Backpack is a feature where players can store their items. The items that can be store can be anything from a weapon, armor, and miscellaneous items.

#### Misc Item

Miscellaneous item is another type of item that is not belong as weapons or armor.

### Game Modes

#### Capture The Flag

Capture the Flag (CTF) is a game mode where two teams, Noble and Street, assigned to steal and secure the enemy team's flag while also safeguarding their own flag. Only the opposing team is allowed to carry a team's flag.

#### Team Death Match

Team death match (TDM) is a game mode where two teams compete against each other to score points by eliminating members of the opposing team. The primary objective is to achieve a higher kill count than the opposing team within a specified time limit or until a certain score is reached. The team with the most kills at the end of the match wins.

### Weather System

SteamOps offer weather system to increase gameplay value. This system can affects the level, specifically visuals. Weather system can be divided into three types such as Sunny, Night, and Fog.

## Development

The development starts approximately on April 8th 2010 when Garuda Games YouTube account released test footage of SteamOps . On June 27th 2010 the game announced it's closed beta. The game awarded as winner of Best Digital Content - Video Games during Indonesia ICT Awards 2011 . The beta version of the game was launched in November 2011, as stated by the CEO of Garuda Games Firman Nurimansyah. The game was featured at the Jakarta Games Show 2011, held at JCC from November 2nd to November 6th, 2011. However, the game's development went quiet in early 2012, and there is no information available about its progress after that.

## Trivia

* SteamOps considered as lost media as the original website leading to the game download has lost.
* According to CEO of Garuda Games Firman Nurimansyah, the game heavily emphasize on *"*freemium*"* through referring friends and families to receive in-game currency .
* The game sets in a world of Steampunk.

## Official Links

* Archived Steamops Forum
* SteamOps Official YouTube
* Archived Download Link

## References

1. ↑ [1] Jagatplay.com article "Steam Ops: Game Online Terbaru Buatan Anak Bangsa" written by Yusuf Bachtiar.
2. ↑ [2] Stopplayinggame.com article "SteamOps, game third-person steampunk buatan Indonesia" written by Anonymous
3. ↑ [3] Kompas.com article "inilah Pemenang Indonesia ICT Award 2011" written by Reza
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 [4] Nominators of INAICTA 2011 published in emka.web.id
5. ↑ [5] The world of SteamOps on SteamOps forum (Archived 20 January 2012)
6. ↑ [6] Weapons in SteamOps on SteamOps Forum (Archived 21 July 2012)
7. ↑ [7] SteamOps gameplay video on YouTube.com
8. ↑ [8] Dailysocial.id article "SteamOps, Game 3D Lokal Yang Lolos APICTA 2011" written by Bonang Setoaji