Stormgate Is a Very StarCraft-y RTS Made By Ex-StarCraft Developers - IGN
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    • ThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      142·
      1 year ago

      I feel like RTS games would be perfect for Tablets with proper touch input. Make the gameplay loop good and the UI easy to use with touch and I’d be playing way more than I would sitting at my PC.

      • ryathal@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        231·
        1 year ago

        Touch is garbage tier input for precision and speed. Making a Touch friendly game would require a massively simplified game, more so than consoles.

          • ryathal@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            Even without competition, touch based isn’t capable of cross play, it’s farther apart than mouse and keyboard vs controller for FPS.

    • ryathal@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      10·
      1 year ago

      I think they have the right idea, by focusing on social aspects and making campaigns/co-op first class features, not just 1v1 ranked matches.

      • Raab@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Can I get a short review of this? Looks interesting and I’ve been itching for something like this.

        • taaz@biglemmowski.winEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Open Source/Community made/Free.
          Total Annihilation remake - though today it’s definitely more then just a remake.

        • Nacktmull@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Not a review but more general information for you: If you´re into RTS and have never tried a game running on the (open source) spring engine, do it now! Graphics of most are outdated but the gameplay and possibilities to customize are unmatched in the genre. Spring engine allows for both, micromanagement focused gameplay and huge battles on large maps. There are several Total Annihilation based games for spring engine but also lots of others, like WWII and Star Wars based ones for example. Beyond all reason seems to be the game on spring engine with the most pretty graphics right now, so it´s a good starting point.

    • AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      My favorite genre. I feel like we’ve seen a resurgence of every other genre. Bring on the RTS games. I would do terrible things for Warcraft 4. I will definitely check this out.

  • Kaldo@kbin.social
    16·
    1 year ago

    I’ve been curious about it since they said they are focusing a lot on pve as well (which makes sense since I think RTSes have kinda died off because of their competitive pvp nature and high barrier to entry). I think what would make modern RTSes prosper again is a powerful map editor and appeal to casual players more than esport types.

    That being said, maybe I’m just deluding myself into thinking this would be more accessible and pve friendly since it’s so obviously starcraft with a new coat of paint?

    I hope they just release it soon so I can find out which one it is 😅

  • Ikenshini@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    1 year ago

    I’m in the alpha, there’s an NDA so I cannot discuss anything not already public, but I can say that what they have now is good, and I’m excited for the next phase.

    • woelkchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      I want this to be good, but I’ll remain skeptical.

      Who else but the original developers would be in a position to actually make this a reality? Obviously, it’s still wait and see but I’m optimistic. Reports from alpha testers are positive. Also, both the campaign and the multiplayer will be free to play, so there will be little standing in the way to just try the game when it’s out.