<s>
Dual	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
first	O
person	O
based	O
space	O
simulation	O
sandbox	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Paris-based	O
game	O
development	O
studio	O
,	O
Novaquark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
reported	O
to	O
combine	O
elements	O
of	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
Star	B-Application
Citizen	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
No	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Space	B-Application
Engineers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
relies	O
on	O
a	O
server	O
technology	O
that	O
Novaquark	O
has	O
termed	O
a	O
CSSC	O
(	O
Continuous	O
Single-Shard	O
Cluster	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
all	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
simultaneously	O
together	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
instancing	O
of	O
player	O
zones	O
or	O
loading	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
so-called	O
"	O
CSSC	O
"	O
(	O
Continuous	O
Single-Shard	O
Cluster	B-Architecture
)	O
technology	O
,	O
through	O
which	O
all	O
players	O
interact	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
utilizes	O
the	O
Unigine	B-Application
2	I-Application
64-bit	B-Device
rendering	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dual	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
offers	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
virtually	O
unlimited	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
planets	O
,	O
provided	O
by	O
Novaquark	O
's	O
in-house	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
will	O
reportedly	O
be	O
no	O
NPC	O
characters	O
or	O
AI	B-Application
creatures	O
so	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
up	O
to	O
PVP	O
to	O
supply	O
the	O
action	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
is	O
built	O
around	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
voxels	B-Algorithm
,	O
providing	O
it	O
its	O
sandbox	O
nature	O
from	O
a	O
physical	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
autonomous	O
systems	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
engines	O
or	O
computer	O
consoles	O
)	O
rely	O
on	O
energy	O
consumption	O
and	O
the	O
interconnection	O
among	O
machinery	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
be	O
scripted	O
by	O
players	O
using	O
the	O
Lua	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
manage	O
the	O
functions	O
of	O
their	O
ships	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
navigation	O
or	O
weapon	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
for	O
use	O
in	O
constructions	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
players	O
using	O
Lua	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jean-Christophe	O
Baillie	O
,	O
Novaquark	O
's	O
original	O
CEO	O
,	O
claims	O
to	O
have	O
originated	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
Dual	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
game	O
currently	O
existing	O
in	O
Alpha	O
since	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
multi-organizational	O
community	O
has	O
existed	O
outside	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
attracting	O
members	O
from	O
other	O
longstanding	O
MMO	B-Protocol
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
community	O
currently	O
contributes	O
to	O
the	O
in-game	O
lore	O
through	O
various	O
off-site	O
forums	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
servers	O
,	O
and	O
Reddit	B-Application
pages	O
.	O
</s>
