Comment on Age of Empires designer believes RTS games need to finally evolve after decades of stagnation
reksas@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks agozero-k is also like that, less emphasis on the graphics though but more on the gameplay
Comment on Age of Empires designer believes RTS games need to finally evolve after decades of stagnation
reksas@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks agozero-k is also like that, less emphasis on the graphics though but more on the gameplay
solarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Thank you, zero k interface is amazing, and their “cold takes” show a design philosophy I constantly find myself wishing I’d find pretty much everywhere else.
IncogCyberspaceUser@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Can you elaborate what you mean by cold takes and why that’s something you wish more of?
solarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
They have quite a few posts that are primarily about design philosophy. It’s clear they put a lot of time and effort into it. One of my favorites that has driven a lot of innovation in you can interact with the game is
zero-k.info/…/3_-_Fight_your_opponent,_not_the_UI
One that I find myself coming to a sort of grudging agreement with is (veterancy for units isn’t good):
zero-k.info/…/15_-_Experiences_With_Veterancy