Mission to Nexus Prime

Mission to Nexus Prime is a cancelled PC and Mac game by DigiFx Interactive. It was to be a top-down RTS game a la Command and Conquer.

Plot
The planet Nexus Prime is brimming with natural resources. Earth is keen to harvest its resources and colonise the planet. The plot was devised by award winning sci-fi author Timothy Zahn.

Gameplay
You can either play as the Earth invaders or Nexian defenders. There was to be 20 missions each side for a total of forty.

The battlefields would have dynamics terrain types that shift and update in real time. These are:
 * Desert
 * Arctic
 * Tropical
 * Volcanic

A mission editor was also included that allows editing both units and the terrain itself. You could share these custom missions online.

Multiplayer was available for matches up to eight players each. The game supported Local Area Network and internet servers connected via IRC.

Cancellation
Mission to Nexus Prime was cancelled when DigiFx Interactive went defunct in 1997. Their previous game Harvester was instrumental in the studio's demise.

Prototype
A demo for the game exists.