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Latham
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XenOsky
Chile2358 Posts
the best RTS of recent times was the BW vs W3 vs SC2 mod... and nobody played the SC2 races ROFL | ||
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Berstis
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On March 18 2026 01:30 Manit0u wrote: Looks like more RTS games are being cooked right now: This one gives me strong Red Alert vibes. Madness that this is actually appealing to people | ||
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Yurie
12162 Posts
On March 22 2026 17:19 Berstis wrote: Madness that this is actually appealing to people Seems more interesting than Stormgate. Seems a generic Red Alert follow up, which is fun. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17843 Posts
On March 22 2026 23:26 Yurie wrote: Seems more interesting than Stormgate. Seems a generic Red Alert follow up, which is fun. Turns out it is much more than that. Really cool concept with logistics - you don't just gather resources, you need to then store them and deliver them to build sites which adds a whole new layer of complexity to the layout of the base for optimal logistics routes etc. Also, vehicles possessing multiple weapon systems is just amazing. Multiple turrets with independent targeting and traversal, cannons, missile launchers, torpedoes etc. And on top of that you get destructible terrain. | ||
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RogerChillingworth
Chad3132 Posts
Maybe if it were my project, I'd also want to keep adding and make it as big as it could be..? Still, feel like I would have gotten what I wanted out of the game, as a player, back in 2024 lol. Or at least around now. Personally did not -need- the lighting changes or physics system or any of that to have a good time. Will just have to wait a lot longer to see if the game is any fun. | ||
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Harris1st
Germany7402 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27351 Posts
On March 23 2026 11:54 RogerChillingworth wrote: I thought DORF was going to be a meme that turned out to be stupid fun. Maybe if it were my project, I'd also want to keep adding and make it as big as it could be..? Still, feel like I would have gotten what I wanted out of the game, as a player, back in 2024 lol. Or at least around now. Personally did not -need- the lighting changes or physics system or any of that to have a good time. Will just have to wait a lot longer to see if the game is any fun. Yeah, maybe they’ve just got more ambitious with the scope or something? Like I personally woulda been happy with a crazy OTT, tongue-in-cheeklove letter to the likes of Red Alert, I mean that’s kinda what I thought the game was when initially teased. Which hey I woulda been happy enough blasting some time around with. Incidentally I only became aware of it (as did some SC buddies) because we watched some reveal showcase specifically for Stormgate. At which time I wasn’t alone in thinking, god knows how it plays but it looks more fun for sure. I’m hoping it’ll turn out cool with this added ambition, that is quite a long time it’s been in the oven cooking if it’s not meant to drop for another few years. Could very well be time well-spent, equally part of me also wonders if they just dropped a big dumb fun RTS it woulda been pretty well-received | ||
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Miragee
8707 Posts
On March 23 2026 19:53 Harris1st wrote: I don't get the KS campaign to DORF: 85k $ That's like one guy one year? Same but I don't know how they work tbh. Maybe they all have a first job and the kickstarter lets them cut hours to work on DORF? They also have a stretch goal to add another developer btw. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17843 Posts
On March 24 2026 02:55 Miragee wrote: Same but I don't know how they work tbh. Maybe they all have a first job and the kickstarter lets them cut hours to work on DORF? They also have a stretch goal to add another developer btw. According to the video I posted above they're 3 devs who have normal day job and were doing this game in their off time for over a decade now. Supposedly most of the systems are like 90% complete, what's missing is some campaign stuff, sound assets, finetuning etc. That's probably why they set the deadline for like 2 years down the line, I assume they want to keep working on it as they were (so covering living expenses from their day job and doing this game in their free time) and the cash will help them hire extra people, voice actors, cover potential marketing costs etc. | ||
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Miragee
8707 Posts
On March 24 2026 04:44 Manit0u wrote: According to the video I posted above they're 3 devs who have normal day job and were doing this game in their off time for over a decade now. Supposedly most of the systems are like 90% complete, what's missing is some campaign stuff, sound assets, finetuning etc. That's probably why they set the deadline for like 2 years down the line, I assume they want to keep working on it as they were (so covering living expenses from their day job and doing this game in their free time) and the cash will help them hire extra people, voice actors, cover potential marketing costs etc. That makes a lot of sense, ty for the info! | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27351 Posts
On March 24 2026 04:44 Manit0u wrote: According to the video I posted above they're 3 devs who have normal day job and were doing this game in their off time for over a decade now. Supposedly most of the systems are like 90% complete, what's missing is some campaign stuff, sound assets, finetuning etc. That's probably why they set the deadline for like 2 years down the line, I assume they want to keep working on it as they were (so covering living expenses from their day job and doing this game in their free time) and the cash will help them hire extra people, voice actors, cover potential marketing costs etc. Seems reasonable, cheers for the context | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17843 Posts
 I really suggest watching this video I posted above as it gives a lot of history on the project and can provide more context than my vague recollections (and it's not just glazing it, the author of the video points out both the positives and negatives in the project's lifecycle so far and highlights some potential problems in the future). It also goes into more details about the current state and plans for the game, the asymmetric nature (one of the 3 factions doesn't have any air units for example) etc. | ||
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iPlaY.NettleS
Australia4448 Posts
On March 24 2026 02:55 Miragee wrote: Same but I don't know how they work tbh. Maybe they all have a first job and the kickstarter lets them cut hours to work on DORF? They also have a stretch goal to add another developer btw. It is just 2 guys with a 9-5 doing all programming, graphics etc by themselves in spare time.I think there is a 3rd guy doing music. They've already done a lot, not sure why they need kickstarter now maybe just for hype. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17803 Posts
the best land RTS that includes naval combat that I've seen is Red Alert 3. If these guys know a lot of the C&C universe then hopefully they've had a good look at the Navy mechanics of RA3. On March 24 2026 17:45 iPlaY.NettleS wrote: They've already done a lot, not sure why they need kickstarter now maybe just for hype. meh, if they want to bring in a bit of extra cash... let 'em. On March 23 2026 10:27 Manit0u wrote: Turns out it is much more than that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiWSEnbbSr4 really damn cool. i wonder if Aircraft Carriers can be sunk due to 30 hour long laundry fires?  | ||
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Harris1st
Germany7402 Posts
The devs also mentioned somewhere they want to be done before christmas 2027 but have given themself enough leeway to delay till summer 28 which seems the sensible thing to do. I'd rather have them finish what they started than changing the scope of things again. | ||
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Tommer
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Tommer
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Tommer
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iPlaY.NettleS
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