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Angels Fall First The Second Antarean WarThe Second Antarean War is a multiplayer team-based real time strategic battle simulator.It simulates battle between spaceships in fully accessible 3d space. As an admiral, you can call in different types of ships for different situations.
You can use agile bombers to destroy enemy capital ships, while your enemy, seeing your bombers, will try to field fighters to rip them to shreads. But you might already know this and go for anti-fighter frigates instead and recall your bombers. This is when your enemy surprises you with his cruisers that were waiting in the dust clouds. While your teammates might have already discovered this plan and will try to board the cruisers, as they have little cover from faster infiltration ships.You can use the environment to your advantage.
David and that other fella square, who wins xD In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large. In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large number of parts to fit your strategy and play style. With no set units.
Asteroids, nebulas and stations can provide you cover or you can go on the offensive and attack your prey from all six directions at once. Use formations to your advantage by weawing in and out of battle. Slicing accurately through your enemies columns and finally surrounding them for the final blow.The game aims to be played against other people, not the game itself. The 3d navigation, order queues, smart orders and no limits on build queues aim to hide the visible user interface completely and allow you to focus on the battle at hand.
You can join any battle in progress at any time. Some battles start small and grow in player size and in their importance to universal scale.The universe is persistent. Each battle has an impact on how well your faction does. Winning battles progresses the war and earns you medals, rank and respect from people you play with and strikes fear into players you fight against.Good hunting. Istrolid has its design origins in RTS, so we looked carefully at many of the conventions of the genre to determine whether they should be included in our game. It was natural not to include line of sight or fog of war in early builds, but when it came time to think about adding them, we had to consider exactly what it was they would add.The primary function of fog of war is to create information warfare, so that it is possible to get an advantage over an enemy by knowing the location and composition of their army.
In a game with counter mechanics knowing what the enemy is using and building the correct units to beat them is especially vital. Traditionally RTS games often require spending several minutes switching techs to access new units, so that the enemy must predict and prepare for them or be at a disadvantage. Istrolid abstracts these mechanics out into the ship design phase, requiring you to build up a fleet of flexible options capable of beating any comers over many games through trial and error. Any unit, at any place in the counter structure, can be built at any time.With the fast pace of Istrolid combat and the low downtime, the window you have to respond to a new unit can be relatively small, and each ship is a hand-crafted beast, which might take some examination to determine the best response. The worst thing that can happen in many games and especially RTS is when the decisions on which counters to pick happens entirely blind, with no information on what the opponent might do: This is blind Rock Paper Scissors, where the outcome is pre-determined before any information is gained from the enemy. This is a problem I ran into a lot when designing Zero-K, and we worked hard there to ensure that since the choice of starting lineup is blind, all starting lineups have counters to whatever can be fielded by other starting lineups. This is a delicate balance, since any one side being too strong can lead to an auto-concede when faced with an enemy they do not have the tools to beat.In Istrolid, given the short window of time between when a new ship is built and it enters battle along with the lack of the prolonged buildup, teching and double-guessing of other games means that fog of war would really only reduce interaction between players, making the game less skill and more guesswork.
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The fact that you must invest in ships of a given configuration and field them with a limited cash pool offers ample opportunity for bluffing and counter play, but being able to react to your enemies decisions increases interactivity and strategic depth.
It was Vincent’s elegant way of avoiding a fight and staying under the radar as an escaped convict.Subtle differences change outcomesI marveled at one scene in a hospital lobby, where our job was to find out some information from the nurses. But the escaped convicts were in the news, and we saw a newspaper sitting on the counter of the nurse’s desk. The guard freaks out and gets out of the elevator as fast as he can. A way out.
The Great War 1918 GameplayLet’s kick off with a free version of Company of Heroes! That’s what The Great War 1918 is, a modified version of the original game, except, well, WWI. This epic war doesn’t get the same love from developers as other great conflicts, so it will be a refreshing change after hours icing Hitler and the Funkytown Bunch.What makes The Great War 1918 awesome:. All the awesomeness of Company of Heroes, for free!. Liberate France and Belgium in the 100 days offensive. In a time before that pesky Geneva Convention, be wary of gas attacks.Duck and Cover: In this weeks episode we teach Klaus that his homemade sauerkraut sucks.Duck and Cover: In this weeks episode, trenchers, good for not being run over by tanks. Zero-K GameplayThe universe is nearing its end, it’s a free for all.
Istrolid GameplayDesign your own space ships to fit your unique strategy and dominate the galaxy. With hundreds of parts to choose from the possibilities are endless. There are no set factions, so your fleet will be unique and crafted to your battle style.What makes Istrolid awesome:.
Test your ships capabilities before taking them out onto the proving grounds. The single player campaign involves the old faithful formula; win battles to earn bigger, badder parts for your ships. Face off against randomly generated custom AI fleets, or customise your own AI fleet to fight at your side.West Coast Customs: build a battleship that will make your enemies pee in their pants at the mere sight of it.Permission to Engage: These space monkeys don’t have a chance sir. VEGA Conflict. VEGA Conflict GameplayThe evil VEGA Corporation has taken over the galaxy.
The time is upon you, band together with other players in a bloody rebellion to take control back in all-out war. Command fleets, stake a claim and obliterate all who stand in your path.What makes VEGA Conflict awesome:.
No two conflicts are the same, customize your fleet your each upcoming battle. Real time PvP in massive scale environments.
War waits for no man. Continue the battle on your phone, tablet or web browser without losing progress.Explorer: You’ve earned a badge, no head for the pink lightning stormHunting: a pack of wolves deals some quick and serious damage. Isn’t nature beautiful? Call of War gameplayAlright kids, it’s WWII again, and it’s time to kick some names and take some ass! This is the PC version of popular board games like ‘Risk’ and ‘Axis and Allies’, it will take wits, cunning and as always a little firepower to rewrite the course of history.What makes Call of War awesome:. Research the secret weapons of WWII to become the true superpower. A massive tech tree with over 120 different units.
Players can play multiple rounds simultaneously to test different strategies.Regression or Nostalgia: I can see my youth flashing before my eyes, and I love it.Juggling: You need to be good at keeping a lot of balls in the air for this game. Art of War: Red Tides. Art of War: Red Tides GameplayThis fun multiplayer’s cut scenes alone will get you so amped to play the game. Team up with friends or other online players on the same platform and make calculated moves to wipe out enemy turrets and then bases.
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It’s like a more violent game of chess, one move at a time, but in real time! How fun.What makes Art of War: Red Tides awesome:.
Only twelves seconds to prepare during each wave keeps the game quick paced and exciting. Observe the battle and speculate what the enemy will do, then counter with the right units. 120 different units spread across three races. This one comes up a lot, but this title has some gnarly looking units and very nice graphics to match.Knight to E5: I think we can all tell who chose the right units for this skirmishLost Pokemon: MewTwo, is that you??? Hades’ Star gameplayEnter the vastness of space in this unique strategic online multiplayer. Create and grow your own empire in a galaxy that is constantly changing. Different star systems offer different benefits depending on their stability.
Yellow star systems are where you will establish your empire, trade routes and much more. You’ll be in this one for the long haul.What makes Hades’ Star awesome:. When you rock up to a red star, you must collaborate with other players in the vicinity to defeat NPC’s and mine precious resources. Form powerful alliances and make a trip to a white star for a battle royale, lasting up to five days. Head to blue stars with a single battleship for quick PvP battles to earn rewards.Break these fools: keep a cool head while you’re at it though.Up close and personal: finish the job and go home, the empire won’t build itself. Call to Arms.
Call to Arms gameplayA modern warfare real time strategy with a kick! In the heat of battle delve into third person and first person control options to take care of business. The basic edition is free to play with purchasable upgrades depending on how deep the bug bites.What makes Call to Arms awesome:. The basic version has a ton of user generated content, not to mention you can create your own custom content as you mod your game from the ground up. The deluxe edition comprises of the single player allied campaign. The ultimate edition has everything above, the German Army DLC, the Russian Army DLC and new single player campaigns to go with each.Friendly fire: Uh Jim, you know that’s just Toby walking the dog right?Medics: Wait we have those now? StarCraft 2 gameplayThe sequel to the arguably, unmatched original brings a fresh new campaign, units and banging new storyline.
If you played the original, you won’t want to miss this one. Choose you race; Terrain, Protoss or Zerg and reclaim your position at the top of the food chain, no matter the cost. It’s time to conquer the galaxy yet again!What makes StarCraft 2 awesome:. Team up with a friend for intense Co-Op missions to upgrade your commander. Versus mode matches you with online players in the same skill category, go climb that ladder. Like most of the other games on this list its free to play, up to a point of course, from the games web page (not steam), enough said!Explosions in the Sky: Imagine being under those alien Zerg when they explode, ugh.The Big Bad Boss: A game with some massive ugly thing to defeat every so often is just so much more rewarding 1.
Dota 2 gameplayUntil Fortnite came along causing kids to suddenly start doing idiotic dance moves on highway islands and at every single televised sporting event, Dota 2 was arguably the most popular online multiplayer for all ages. Choose your hero, discover new powers and outwit your opponents to destroy their tower (or ancient, D.OT.A = Defence of the Ancients).
Whether it’s your eleventh hour or your eleven thousandth hour, there is always something new to discover in the magical online world that is Dota 2.What makes Dota 2 awesome:. It combines the best of Warcraft and competitive online gaming.
All heroes are free, there are no purchases that will give a noob an edge. Heroes can fill multiple roles. There is no set style of play, get creative son!Powering Up: can you feel the energy, get in son!Fire Wars: Tony, I swear, if my undies get scorched again I’m going home! If you liked this article you may also like:.
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