General Strategy & Sim thread

[Brian Boru]

For posts probably not worth their own thread, but we don't want to get lost in the weekly random threads either. Fyi there's a useful "in this thread" function in the forum search at the top, if you think some obscure Strat-Sim game or topic might be in this thread.

 

[Brian Boru]

Paths to Supremacy

I just watched a captivating 12-minute video—with labeled sections & timestamps—about this RTS, which isn't playable yet, and may be years from fruition. But I love the ideas, and what he's done in the last 3 years looks phenomenal.

"RTS game with Base building, a project Inspired by Command and Conquer, Supreme Commander and Earth 2140, made in the Unreal Engine 4 by a solo ex modder, turned amateur indie developer"

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dufE4HGQbf0


Links to the devs properties are in the description, and he's interacting in the comments.

 

[Brian Boru]

One of my fav YT strat people says:
"RTS in 2023 is looking good - and beyond is looking incredible"

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLxbJ41i2J0
7m vid

 

[Brian Boru]

RTS on Console

Huh? Whaat??

Apparently it works, and works very well for some titles.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN965Y-3a84

12m

This could be great for the genre if it brings a wider audience.

 

[Pifanjr]

Haven't watches the video, but it made me remember playing Starcraft on a Nintendo 64 once as a kid. It wasn't great, but it existed.

And I think it was World in Conflict who was one of the first games to support voice commands to make it easier to play on consoles.