Comment on Age of Empires designer believes RTS games need to finally evolve after decades of stagnation
solarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week agoThank 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 1 week ago
Can you elaborate what you mean by cold takes and why that’s something you wish more of?
solarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week 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