fin ity ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁finished . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁separate ▁program ▁that ▁only ▁shares ▁the ▁engine , ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁represent ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁In fin ity . ▁Its ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁test ▁the ▁graphics ▁engine , ▁the ▁physics ▁engine , ▁and ▁the ▁networking ▁engine , ▁and ▁to ▁experiment ▁with ▁its ▁controls , ▁combat ▁mechan ics ▁and ▁balance , ▁to ▁measure ▁performance , ▁and ▁to ▁improve ▁stability ▁and ▁fix ▁bugs . ▁The ▁combat ▁prototype ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁any ▁form ▁of ▁planet ary ▁landing , ▁and ▁only ▁ten ▁ships ▁are ▁available ▁to ▁the ▁players . ▁The ▁game play ▁is ▁ar ena ▁( team ▁vs ▁team ) ▁based , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁In fin ity ''' s ▁intended ▁open - ended , ▁" s andbox " ▁style ▁of ▁play . ▁ ▁In fin ity : ▁Batt les cape ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁game ' s ▁developers ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁attempting ▁to ▁raise ▁fund ing ▁on ▁K ick st arter ▁for ▁a ▁multi player ▁combat ▁game ▁In fin ity : ▁Batt les cape '' ▁at ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁development ▁blog ▁described ▁the ▁game ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁ar ena - based ▁shoot er ▁in ▁space . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁capabilities ▁of ▁the ▁I - Nov ae ▁engine , ▁this ▁" ar ena " ▁will ▁take ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁real ist ically ▁scale d ▁solar ▁system . ▁On ▁a ▁basic ▁level , ▁it ▁is ▁planned ▁to