Draft:CENTAURA

CENTAURA
Developer(s)	ClassicMasterNoob, aobunau, Nt_partlycloudytoday, SukhoiGoose,
Publisher(s)	ClassicMasterNoob
Engine	Roblox
Platform(s)	Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, AndroidOS,
Release	May 2, 2022
Genre(s)	Horror, shooter game, action,
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

CENTAURA is a multiplayer action first/third-person shooting game which revolves around the fictional continent of Centaura and the conquests waged by the nation of Antares. The player is depicted as a soldier thrown into the horrors of war, in different battles and time periods.

Gameplay

The gameplay is usually fast-paced although it is very common in some maps that the battle can last for elongated periods of time. Unlike most modern shooters where the player are depicted as the main character, the player is instead depicted as a cog in the meat grinder with them serving not much importance to the battle other than to win it. The winning conditions are usually objective-based as two teams must either defend the point or capture it, or simply hold an objective to cause the enemy to lose points for a certain period of time. In certain maps however, there are team deathmatch winning conditions where one team has to drain the other enemy's points to win by killing them through any means. The environment and other aspects of the game do not glorify war however it gives the player a disgust and hatred for it. There are different kinds of classes to play as and the default class is the Rifleman, usually armed with a bolt action rifle and a club. The mechanics are based off Battlefield 1.

Lore

CENTAURA has a storyline for the battles that take place, as its community can mostly write off the already existing lore. However, only written here are the relevant battles and wars, and this also includes the ones already in-game.

Southern Corvus War

One of the first campaigns following up the Centauran War was the Southern Corvus War, a war waged by the Corvus Confederation to reclaim the land named South Corvus from the Empire of Cetus. South Corvus was a point of importance for the Confederation as this provided wealth to the economy, and after it was illegally annexed in 1886 the nation ran into poverty and crime ran rampant. With the military hungry to reclaim their land, they finally receive permission to attack.

• BLACKTON (DOMINATION) - Blackton is a boomtown located in South Corvus which is home to a large mining industry. The mines in particular hold a significance to both nations as it contains many metals, used for weaponmaking and other types of military industries. This is one of the first major battles in the Southern Corvus War as it was one of the nearer towns in the region to the border.
• COASTAL BATTERY Q (DOMINATION) - A "steelpot" was equivalent to a dreadnought warship in the fictional timeline was a warship produced by Cetus during the 1900s. One of these steelpots, Mira, could be used to launch an offensive against Corvus on its' coast, however it is blocked mainly by the battery defenses of Corvus. The Cetan military has to launch a ground offensive in order to clear the battery and make way for the Mira's attack.
• CAPRI VALLEY (FRONTLINE) - One of the most painful stalemates of the war was in Capri Valley, where trench warfare was used a considerably and arguably large amount of times. This causes both sides to struggle, with both Cetus' and Corvus' forces fighting for a whole year. It is 1910, and another battle will take place once more.
• KELSON VILLAGE (TEAM DEATHMATCH) - In the war, Corvus produces chemical weapons to help the war effort as they realize many stalemates could happen without technological advancements. The introduction of chlorine gas breaks the stalemate as the Cetans are pushed back further into their homeland. With this weapon, Corvun forces easily push the Cetan forces however later on they develop countermeasures to this.
• MONS PLANUS (FRONTLINE) - The Antares Imperium, after forging an alliance because of royal houses merging aids their newfound ally in their conquests. The Cetan military did not have that great of weaponry and another huge problem is that they did not have enough manpower at all. The Antarean forces from the South effectively cut their army's capabilities in half.
• WHITEMOUTH ESTUARY (BREAKTHROUGH) - After the fall of Cetus, the Cetan Imperial Navy is in a messy situation. Officers and seamen retreat to the Northern regions and countries like Riaa and Vulpa, however some choose to mutiny and instead plan a last stand for their fallen country. The Exercitus Maris were one of those who chose to reclaim their homeland, and they planned a landing point to do so - Whitemouth Estuary.

Aquilan Campaign

With the Empire of Cetus down, the Kingdom of Aquilla was next. However, the Aquillan Army has learned from the Imperial Cetan Army's blunders and successes and they use this to their complete advantage.

• ROLAND'S PRAIRIE (BREAKTHROUGH AND DOMINATION) - After the complete conquest of Cetus, the Antares Imperium changes their focus to the Kingdom of Aquilla. They didn't only want to conquer the entirety of Centaura, but they also wanted to take some sort of revenge for the complete humiliation in the 1875 Antares-Aquilla War. However, the Imperial Army was blocked by a series of artillery defenses named the "Ring of Fire" which defended the borders of Aquilla. This was their 3rd attempt at breaking through the defenses of the Aquillan Army, nicknamed "the Iron Army" for its' stubbornness.
• ASCENDENS FOREST (FRONTLINE) - After the pyrrhic victory and the humiliation of the Antares Imperial Army, they come across the heartlands of Aquilla. They planned a method called "The Scorch" which burned down the trees of Aquilla as they were an obstacle towards movement. This was meant to destroy Aquillan morale however this increased it instead, as they were eager to defend the remaining amount of forest. Over 10% of the Aquillan forests have been burnt at this point, and the battle of Ascendens Forest begins.

• ROUTE 23, SIEGE OF TALONA (FRONTLINE AND ESCORT) - After the arduous conquests in the prairies and the woodlands, the Antarean army finally reaches the nearing end of the war. Route 23, a road in the kingdom was refined by the Imperium to be used as a supply chain for their army. Soon, they near the end of the route. Talona is one of the major urban centers connected to Route 23, and this causes huge panic and problems in the city. It is 1914, and they stand just 1km from the end of the line. The army begins its siege on the city.

Reception

Although the game was not reviewed by major nor minor aggregation websites and critics, CENTAURA was generally received as a great game due to the "immersive gameplay and brutality of war in a kid's game." The game also has overwhelmingly positive reviews, with a 93% on Roblox and a ratio of 104K likes to 7,800 dislikes. CENTAURA was also compared to other existing Roblox trench warfare based games such as Entrenched and Trenches.