Drift Shell
Fast high impact Third-Person Arena Mech Combat! Boost, fly, and blast your way through the battle field! Choose how you want to approach combat with highly customizable mechs and weapon builds. Face off against other players in Online Faction Conquest Wars or host private game lobbies.
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Fast high impact Third-Person Arena Mech Combat!
Boost, fly, and blast your way through the battle field! Choose how you want to approach combat with highly customizable mechs and weapon builds.
Mechanized Corporate Warfare on a Dead Earth
2 Corporations wage war over what remains of a destroyed earth.
As a Drift Shell Mercenary Pilot you choose a side and fight battles against mercenaries of the opposing faction to claim territory around the globe.
Team up with your faction allies in 2v2 team battles or fight for territory alone by deploying to the conflict zone! Beware of special and difficult mission encounters you may face online.
Tune your skills and your mech to overcome any challenge to earn your paycheck!
Track the war's progress in real-time, live on the world map as territory claims update and the many battlefields transition from day to night.
Instantly jump in to attack or defend territory for your faction any time. 
Easy to Use Online Lobby system
Host Online Lobbies that can be found and entered from the lobby browser.
Easily connect with others in lobbies with Steam friend invites!
Multiplayer Modes:
Local Split Screen VS.
Local and Online Custom bot match Lobbies
Team Battles
Free For All
Online 2 player Split-Screen capabilities for joining lobbies and queueing for matches
Online Faction War playable with single player or 2 player split screen
The Game has Controller and Mouse & Keyboard Support
Includes an alternative classic "Tank-controls" config mode for controller.
Turn speeds are limited and even across Mouse/Keyboard and Controller players
Development Road Map:
Multiplayer
Local split-screen PVP (Completed)
Online PVP with quick match and private game lobby's (Completed)
Online Faction War system with live territory map updates (Completed)
1v1 duels mode (Completed)
2v2 Team Battle and 4 player Free For All modes (Completed)
A variety of PVP maps (Unfinished)
Faction Conquest
5 Territories (unfinished)
Unique group of maps for conquest territories (3 per territory) (Unfinished)
Faction Economy and Parts Shop (unfinished)
Special Conquest Boss Encounters (unfinished)
Exclusive Unlockable content for each faction for Conquest Wins and Participation (unfinished)
Mech Customization
A full roster of mech frame parts (5-10 options per part category) (Unfinished)
A Per part color customization (Completed)
A full roster of unique weapons for both arm and back units (18 - 25) (Unfinished)
Unique Weapon Arms (1 per weapon type) (Unfinished)
Different leg types with unique movement options (Completed)
Bipedal
Reverse joints
Quad legs
Tank Treads
Wide Bipeds
Post Full Release Goals:
Single player mercenary simulator with Story Missions and Characters.
local/online co-op PVE missions
