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More RTS games should have gross ogres that burst open for a reverse Alien-like surpriseStormgate, an upcoming RTS from former Blizzard devs, has revealed three new units in its Infernal Host faction, one of which lives inside another
Stormgate, an upcoming RTS from former Blizzard devs, has revealed three new units in its Infernal Host faction, one of which lives inside another
Image credit:Frost Giant Studios
Image credit:Frost Giant Studios
In addition to those three units, Infernal Host players will also have to master their faction-specific Shroud system. This is a dark swirl of magical energy that grows as you build more of their Infernal structures, and will allow you to cast ritual spells to buff your units. It remains to be seen how far you’ll be able to extend the Shroud across the map, but I suspect that keeping your units within it will be a key strategy to earning yourself an Infernal victory in its co-op matches and ranked competitive modes.
The Brutes (above, header) burst open to reveal the Fiend units (left), while the Imp Workers (right) are your classic (but cute) resource-fetching grunts. |Image credit:Frost Giant Studios
Image credit:Frost Giant Studios
Best of all, though, developers Frost Giant Studios have really taken a hammer to the notion that you need to perform hundreds of actions per second to stand a chance at victory. Ahead of tonight’s Gamescom reveal, I was given a quick glimpse of the Infernal Host in action, and pretty much every command you can think of, from constructing buildings and units to individual unit attacks are all mapped to your keyboard. This means you can queue up more units without having to click on your barracks, for example, and just start plonking down buildings without having to remember which thing lets you build what structure. I like the idea of this a lot, and I’m looking forward to getting to grips with it more thoroughly in its next alpha session.
Frost Giant Studios say there’s still more reveals to come for Stormgate as they gear up for launch, so keep an eye on itsSteam pagefor the latest updates.
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