BloodsPilot - Blood's Music XPilot

XPilot was conceived in its original form at the University of Tromsø (Norway) by Ken Ronny Schouten and Bjørn Stabell during the fall of 1991, but much of the game today is the result of hard efforts by Bert Gijsbers of the molecular cytology lab at the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands). Bert joined the team in the spring of 1993. Dick Balaska (Connecticut, USA) ported XPilot to Windows 95 and NT in the summer of 1996. A large number of features have been contributed by XPilot fans from all around the world.

XPilot is a multi-player 2D space game. Some features are borrowed from classics like the Atari coin-ups Asteroids and Gravitar, and the home-computer games Thrust (Commodore 64) and Gravity Force, but XPilot has many new features as well.

The primary goal of the game is to collect points and increase your rating by destroying enemy fighters and cannons. You are equipped with a machine gun when you start the game, but after a while you should have managed to collect some other fancy equipment.

Another important task is to refuel your ship. This is vital because your engine, radar, weapons and shields all require fuel. Some even work better the more fuel you have aboard (mainly the radar).

Optional modes include variations on this game play: you can play together in teams, you can disable shields (and all other equipment if you like), you can race against time and fellow players, and much much more.