History VideoGame / DroxOperative

* AbusivePrecursors: The Ancients.

* DoosmdayDevice: The second game has Doomsday Weapons, which are extremely rare, but extremely powerful. These weapons only work once, but they can destroy planets in one shot. Using them horrifies the other races, however.

An expansion pack, ''Invasion of the Ancient'', was released in November 2013. This expansion added a new monster race, the titular Ancients, to the game. The Ancients were the bitter rivals of the long extinct Drox empire, and for eons the two factions waged war until the Drox seemingly destroyed the Ancients for good. However, pockets of Ancients managed to survive, and now that the Drox empire has been reduced to a "mere" mercenary company, the Ancients have begun their advance on the galaxy, determined to wipe out the Drox, conquer the known races, and become the tyrannical rulers of known space.

The game was released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} via Steam Greenlight on Feburary 15, 2014, and the ''Invasion of the Ancients'' DLC was released on March 4. A sequel, Drox Operative 2, was released in Early Access in Steam in June 1, 2020. The sequel adds procedurally-generated young races that can cause additional havoc in their galaxies.

The game was released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} via Steam Greenlight on Feburary 15, 2014, and the ''Invasion of the Ancients'' DLC was released on March 4.

* EndlessGame: Much like ''Din's Curse'', the game does not end once a sector has been cleared, and you are free to clear as many sectors as you wish.

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: The Talon/Overlord/Legion monster races are entirely capable of diplomacy and alliances with other races, despite the fluff painting them as inimical to them.

* ProudWarriorRace: The Brunt and the Drakk.

* YouLoseAtZeroTrust: You can lose a sector by being at war with all remaining races there. While beating a sector into submission is possible, you can't allow them to ally against the Drox in the process.

* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Unless you're playing [[FinalDeath Hardcore Mode]], the Drox Guild's insurance will cover the loss of your ship and you'll be free to continue adventuring. That said, it does cut into the Guild's profit from the sector (not your personal account) and if you lose too many ships, the Guild will pull out of the sector unless you can turn the cashflow situation around.

* SelfImposedChallenge: A standard one is "get to level 100 on [[FinalDeath hardcore mode]] with Command 0." This means that you've conquered the galaxy with a light escort without dying once.

The game was released on Steam via Steam Greenlight on Feburary 15, 2014, and the ''Invasion of the Ancients'' DLC was released on March 4.

* HegemonicEmpire: The Drox Guild isn't interested in direct control of territory. What they are interested in is indirect control and profit, by whatever means; alliances with local powers, violent confrontation, protecting the spaceways from monsters and economic success are all options. All that matters is that whatever form of government finally emerges in the sector, it's in the Guild's pocket.

* HumansAreWarriors: The danger level of humans is "High." Human characters have great abilities in Tactics (increasing their damage multiplier) and Computers (increasing their chance to hit).

* FakeDifficulty: The randomly spawning minefields can be seen as this, a mod exists that prevents them from spawning randomly, acanth type enemies still use them though.

* XMeetsY: ''Diablo'' meets ''StarControl''.

''Drox Operative'' is the latest game from indie HackAndSlash RPG developer Soldak Entertainment. However, unlike its previous games, ''Drox Operative'' is a hack and slash rpg '''IN SPACE!'''

An expansion pack, ''Invasion of the Ancient'', is currently in development. This expansion will add a new race, the titular Ancients, to the game. The Ancients were the bitter rivals of the long extinct Drox empire, and for eons the two factions waged war until the Drox seemingly destroyed the Ancients for good. However, pockets of Ancients managed to survive, and now that the Drox empire has been reduced to a "mere" mercenary company, the Ancients have begun their advance on the galaxy, determined to wipe out the Drox, conquer the known races, and become the tyrannical rulers of known space.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: The Legion, the Talon, and the Ancients.

* HumansAreWarriors: The danger level of humans is "High."

* XMeetsY: ''Diablo'' meets ''StarControl''.

* HumansAreWarriors: The threat level for humans is "High."

The game was released on Steam via Steam Greenlight on Feburary 15, 2014, and Soldak has confirmed that ''Invasion of the Ancients'' will be released on Steam several weeks afterwards.

* VillainProtagonist: The Drox Operatives are not particularly nice people. Crushing every faction in the game is not only a valid victory, but one of the better-paying ones overall, as High Command is ''thrilled'' to have a sector scared shitless of them, and this a new base.

Much like ''VideoGame/DinsCurse'' before it, ''Drox Operative'' provides a great deal of customization. There are hundreds of different ship components, including lasers, cannons, power generators, armor, various accessories, and even crew members. As the player moves through the game, they will form alliances, wage war on others, colonize wars for one or more of the various races, and ultimately leave their mark on the galaxy in the name of the Drox.
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In the far distant future, the known galaxy has been occupied by 13 distinct races, each one determined to outdo the others and become the masters of known space. In the midst of this SpaceColdWar is a shadowy organization known as the Drox, a coalition of mercenaries that is all that reminds of a long dead empire that once spanned the entire cosmos.

''Drox Operative'' is the latest game from indie HackNSlash RPG developer Soldak Entertainment. However, unlike its previous games, ''Drox Operative'' is a hack and slash rpg '''IN SPACE!'''