Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Official Site where beta sign-ups are available: ZeroSpace - a Cinematic, Next-Gen RTS. Back us on Kickstarter! WWW.PLAYZEROSPACE.COM ZeroSpace is a cinematic RTS with an epic sci-fi story where your decisions determine the fate of the galaxy. Check out the kickstarter that's making waves: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starlancestudios/zerospace Wishlist us on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1605850/ PC Gamer article: This ambitious RTS/RPG mash-up from Starcraft pro players draws inspiration from 'games like Mass Effect or Baldur's Gate,' and it's on Kickstarter now | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM ZeroSpace promises an intricate RTS and a lot of narrative choices. Quote The first game from Starlance Studios, ZeroSpace bills itself as a "a cinematic RTS with an epic sci-fi story where your decisions determine the fate of the galaxy," and looks like it's going for a novel mix of RTS and cinematic, BioWare-style RPG. The game's single-player campaign mode will feature all that factional stuff you'd expect from an RTS—four main and six "mercenary" factions, with the latter featuring units but no structures—alongside "branching narratives and RPG elements similar to games like Mass Effect or Baldur’s Gate". That means stuff like interactive dialogues, "40 side story arcs" and even loyalty missions for the hero units. Quote But, lest you fear all this 'plot' and 'narrative' stuff is going to distract from the proper business of developing an inscrutable strategic meta, ZeroSpace is very keen to emphasise its RTS bonafides. Starlance promises all sorts of moving parts: the aforementioned factions plus 14 hero units that provide for "nearly limitless combinations" in combat. "Historically, RTSs have constrained players to a set of rigid tools the developer has constructed, but ZeroSpace's mix-and-match system for Factions, Mercenaries and Heroes brings near limitless levels of player expression," says lead campaign designer Grant Purtle. Where will you be expressing yourself? Across "three main gameplay modes": Campaign, PvE Co-op, and Versus. All pretty standard for an RTS, but tucked away in the Kickstarter description is the promise of "A truly unique cooperative multiplayer mode that includes a shared, persistent galaxy for an entirely new massively multiplayer experience." A video explains that co-op is tied to a "persistent galactic map" that aims at "rewarding progression" and "supporting guild play" and "allowing for players to create their own missions to share with the world". Quote The game has also enlisted a bunch of StarCraft pros and their esoteric nicknames to work on the game. Sasha "Scarlett" Hostyn is on board as lead balance designer, Paulo "Catz" Vicarra heads up design on the game's versus mode, and Jared "PiG" Krensel is on board to offer design feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 (Not to be confused with the equally as Starcraft-"inspired" Stormgate) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I gotta say, that is a godawful name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 RTS games coming out of the woodwork all of a sudden, and not weird gimmicky ones, love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 20, 2023 Author Share Posted August 20, 2023 @BloodyHell @Massdriver @Keyser_Soze I think this is one for you guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Is this a sequel Zero Wing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: I think this is one for you guys It's a genre I'd like to like but really the last RTS I ever played for a long period of time was Command and Conquer Red Alert on Playstation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 I like that they have Heroes. This and Stormgate are both looking like they will occupy some of my future time! The emphasis on coop from both games but also with traditional competitive ranked play is exciting. I wish RTS had the popularity of MOBAs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Given I only knew about Stormgate and not this, glad to have another StarCraft-type game coming out, didn't expect to get two of 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 More Starcraft likes pls. Need more dnd inspired rtses than brown paper bag 'military factions'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 7, 2023 Author Share Posted October 7, 2023 Unit Showcase videos: Faction Focus videos: Official Multiplayer Trailer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 lol “putting it mildly!” made me chuckle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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