<s>
Mankind	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
real-time	I-Protocol
strategy	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORTS	B-Protocol
)	O
computer	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typical	O
first	O
steps	O
in	O
Mankind	B-Protocol
consist	O
of	O
building	O
a	O
small	O
base	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
nearby	O
planets	O
and	O
mining	O
available	O
resources	O
which	O
could	O
either	O
be	O
sold	O
or	O
used	O
to	O
construct	O
further	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
so-called	O
"	O
Mankind	B-Protocol
galaxy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
two	O
game	O
resets	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
layout	O
of	O
the	O
Mankind	B-Protocol
galaxy	O
was	O
changed	O
and	O
its	O
size	O
reduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mankind	B-Protocol
was	O
initially	O
published	O
in	O
December	O
1998	O
by	O
the	O
French	O
computer	O
game	O
developer	O
Vibes	O
Online	O
Gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
rework	O
of	O
Quantex	O
in	O
early	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
graphic	O
engine	O
of	O
Mankind	B-Protocol
was	O
fully	O
ported	O
to	O
DirectX	B-Application
9	I-Application
and	O
full	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
the	O
Mankind	B-Protocol
servers	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
newer	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Mankind	B-Protocol
,	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Current	O
as	O
of	O
Feb	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
)	O
It	O
's	O
named	O
Mankind	B-Protocol
remastered	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
download	O
here	O
.	O
</s>
