Spring RTS Engine

I won it .

http://www.achrongame.com/forums/viewto ... 83&start=0

There is even a video of the first game. http://www.livestream.com/smitecast/vid ... b2762caccb

As a side effect I have a free pre-order voucher. Is anyone around here interested? I'd like future tourneys to be not quite so easy to win.

nice, im proud of you google!

congrats!

ah that timetravel rts is finally done?
lol at the ingame chat "any ping below 500 is good"
uhm yea, so lag is kind of in tune with the idea of the game hehe.

nice, im proud of you google!

congrats!

Thanks.

ah that timetravel rts is finally done?

Not even near, it's a pre-order alpha.Apparently they need to do a lot more art and the unit AI currently leaves a lot to be desired.

So...Is it any good?gfx is already beyond acceptable but what about gameplay?I dont really like how you are limited with giving commands and need to set guard trees...
What is your opinion?game any good?has a lot of potantial?that game didn't feel too impressive.

So...Is it any good?gfx is already beyond acceptable but what about gameplay?

Gameplay... I don't think I can explain it as there is nothing to compare to and I have not played it enough.

In some ways it is like constructing a time travel based puzzle for your opponent to unravel as they do the same thing, yet neither can see all the pieces.

As you can undo actions to a certain extent it is like playing a plan for an rts game.

Once units start jumping around the timeline things are very... interesting.

It defiantly makes you think and I find that fun. To some extent time has different importance. In some ways it is very important that something happens in as little time as possible as it could be interrupted.

I dont really like how you are limited with giving commands and need to set guard trees...

I think they have made some poor UI choices, though after playing for a bit most of the UI is ok. The extra cost for commanding many units is apparently to prevent rampart butterfly effects. Though the guard structure isn't just a guard structure, units follow others in general formation and in the context of time travel it is really useful as a few units can be told to help unit X with everything it does in the future.

The unit AI is a bit poor but they're improving it every update. They seem to share my opinion of useless micro.

Also a lot of the UI functionality and unit AI is changing due to player feedback.

What is your opinion?game any good?has a lot of potantial

I defiantly think it's good and has a lot of potential. There's really nothing like it.

that game didn't feel too impressive.

That's because you didn't watch it from my point of view . Watching videos is quite confusing as the player will jump around on the timeline, change the speed and give orders for no apparent purpose. While playing you can get a general idea of which battles have not happened or happened differently just from looking at the timeline.

Not sure what to make of that video. Why does it seem like marching around with a random zoo of units? Do you get to choose which units to field? Are they RPS based? Or was that just some puzzlelike gametype where you get fixed units on a small map and try outmaneuver your enemy?

Or was that just some puzzlelike gametype where you get fixed units on a small map and try outmaneuver your enemy?

Basically this, yes.

Good job giving those players a hello from spring by means of a nice thrashing

Game does look unpolished still (after playing sc2 especially D:) but really interesting. A native linux version too, so I'll definitely be giving this game a look sometime.

luckywaldo7 wrote:Good job giving those players a hello from spring by means of a nice thrashing

Game does look unpolished still (after playing sc2 especially D:) but really interesting. A native linux version too, so I'll definitely be giving this game a look sometime.

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

I watched the first 30 seconds of the video on their "about" page, it seemed boring.

Also it's not "Archon", a game which is probably much more deserving of a tourney.

Difference between a tournament and a tourney is what, anyway?

Same as the difference between a gollie and a goliath.

Yeah, I also thought you typo'd Archon there.

Google_Frog wrote:As a side effect I have a free pre-order voucher. Is anyone around here interested? I'd like future tourneys to be not quite so easy to win.

As nobody else has said anything, I'm definitely interested. Although I can't really guarantee a challenge, so it would be kind of silly.

IM INTERSETED

Interested

Oops, read PMs before thread. Gota took the initiative and PMed me so he's got the voucher. So, better luck next tourney. Though, seriously, I haven't check lately but I doubt it costs more than $30. When I pre-ordered I spent $15.

theres me wishing i never told him about what it was.


D: i wanted it.

Google_Frog wrote:Oops, read PMs before thread. Gota took the initiative and PMed me so he's got the voucher. So, better luck next tourney. Though, seriously, I haven't check lately but I doubt it costs more than $30. When I pre-ordered I spent $15.

Yeah it's $30 right now. It's definitely at the top of my "to buy" list.

So... can we have an Archon tourney too?

Hey....

ARCHON MOD! SURELY IT'S POSSIBLE!!!!

I'll get right on it.