Lets pretend this is opposite land, screw the introductions and jump straight in!

So, we are making an RTS inspired by the Worms games of old. That should give you a vague idea of where we are going with this, and the best part is that statement holds more depth than you might expect.

Time to hammer this concept home!

• Side-view Camera: Yup! This RTS will be using a side view camera, it was inspired by Worms after all.
• Guns!: Yes, we will have those. Code are focusing on the Rocket Launcher first, so if it works then drinks all around! (Then get back to work!)
• Real Time Combat: ‘But.. but Worms is a Turn Based Game!’ Yes I know! The challenge is to make a Real Time Strategy though, so that’s what it’s going to be!
  Players can select a Troop to aim their shot individually, or select a bunch and have them mimic each-others aim. Once a Troop fires a shot, they will have a reload time (varies depending on weapon), once the reload completes they will fire again. So, the player will have to micro manage their Troops position, where they are aiming, and the power of their shot. So it’s going to be a Super Hectic Real Time Combat Worms Styley Strategy Game. A SHRTCWSSG if you will.
•  Multiplayer: Hopefully by the end of the week it will be networked, so you and a friend can battle it out over the interwebs!
• Art Style: Big Guns! Big Troops! Big Explosions! Unfiltered, Uncensored 80’s Action Movie inspired goodness!

Day 1 Progress

We have a basic game-play prototype with moving, aiming, firing, and path-finding. The image below the selection and moving of blocks around a thing! SHIP IT!

Art has made great progress, you can see the current state of a level below. Day 2 will be spent populating this with loads of little details to make it feel more like a ruined city that still semi-functions.

So that’s the Day 1 post!  Things are going well, so tune in next time to see everything go horribly wrong.

Tags: #7DRTS, day 1, gamedev, Ludum Dare

Soooooooo we’re a little late delivering our entry for 7dRTS… unfortunately a number of distractions raised their ugly heads during the second half of development but we soldiered on and are proud to present Troops!

Troops is a side-on 2D/3D game that mixes strategic unit placement and skill shots with real time multi-player mayhem. It was made in Unity from scratch in just over 8 days by 2 programmers and 2 artists from the lovely city Dundee, Scotland. Music and soundFX were obtained under Creative Commons licences which can be found on GitHub along with the source, linked below. All other assets were produced during the 8 day period.

Gameplay Overview

• Game consists to two teams with 6 Troops each, placed at either side of the map. Shoot your enemy until there is nothing left to shoot.
• Adjust your Troops’ fire power and aim to perform skillshots at a distance or in close quarters.
• Weapons have a set reload time and Troops need to stand still to reload, moving them will reset the reload time. You can adjust aim & power without interrupting the Reload.
• Game ends when one army is wiped out. No base building, its all about the Troops.
• Multiplayer: Connect to a hosted game via the master server or by IP and become victorious!
• Practice controlling, aiming and shooting with your troops before joining the fray in offline mode. No AI yet

Controls

• Select your troops with left click / drag and move them by right clicking
• Manually aim troops’ shot trajectory & power with right click and dragging from a selected unit, or ctrl + right click to fire at a position.
• Scroll the camera with the middle mouse button

The jam was certainly a challenge for us but we had an absolute blast! Hopefully there’ll be more larger scale Ludum ‘mini’ jams in the future, the games produced have all be phenomenal.

Game: http://tooeasygames.com/7dRTS/Troops.html

Source: https://github.com/graehu/7dRTS

Also, check out an entry made by one of our programmers for #LD26 😀

Make Friends Don’t Bake Them

Tags: #7DRTS, 2D, 3D, C++, Ludum Dare, multiplayer, Too Easy Games, Troops, unity, unity3d