Real Time Strategy Game Like Starcraft or Warcraft III?

[liemohnoes]

Game Name: zRTS

Describe the Gameplay, include button mapping, applicable illustrations, and any useful links: A cursor could be used throughout the entire game. It could be used to select buildings and units as well as build structures and units. It could set where the unit / building would be located and such. A fourth of the screen would probably be needed to be used for the buildings listings. Because the screen is too small, I suggest a single-player defense mini-game like in starcraft. You build a small array of items and try to kill all units passing your way. Up, right, left, down to move the cursor. Center to select/apply. Pause to pause. Back to quit. There should also be complex button usages like [back]+[up] could be keybound to a particular building or unit.

Tips/Suggestions for the Development Team: The graphics shouldn't be amazing. Most RTS games are more of strategy, not graphics, so I wouldn't even care much about that.

[Spike!]

Last I checked most RTS games need more than 2 buttons to use.

[Toast]

I thought there was another game similar to this before. but i have known to be wrong before. thanks for using the format too. you are some of the few that do.

[jackluo923]

Originally Posted by ZuneNerd

I thought there was another game similar to this before. but i have known to be wrong before. thanks for using the format too. you are some of the few that do.

You mean the Valgard Fate game that DinoGames is making?

[seifer93]

Originally Posted by jackluo923

You mean the Valgard Fate game that DinoGames is making?

No, that is an RPG, not an RTS. An RTS game is, in most cases, a game where you build up an army and have to take over an enemy fort. Now back to the request, you have to keep in mind that Warcraft and Starcraft are 1. 3D 2. require loads of units 3. is very difficult to play with two buttons and a dpad. I am not saying it is impossible, just improbable.

[dan_1986]

Wow I would love those games. Hope someone gets on the ball and makes them.

[Veritas]

I think it's quite possible.
I loved playing Age of Mythology and Warcraft II and Diablo.
They were all great. I have a DS and I play Age of Empires on it, it's okay.
If the DS has it, the zune should get it.

[gaurdian]

About the button layout, just look at age of empires for mobile phones. Click a unit once to select that one unit, click unit twice to select all units of that type, click 3 times to select all units of that purpose (battling or doing things villagers do) and 4 times to deselect. Once selected press on the landscape to let them walk, press a enemy to attack, press a building to hide in a building. Then when no units are selected press an enemy for info, buildings for the building menu, villagers for construction menu and i think you can figure the rest out yourselves.

[Toast]

Complicated and would get annoying. but hey if you like it.

[tenritsu]

I've played some crappy phone RTS games that IMO are totally doable.

[Toast]

which ones?

[stonejackal]

Cool idea, could you give a better picture? Like, how would the gameplay screen look? Is it tile based? Controls, play/pause= xx back= yy?

Still, in theroy, it would be posssible. Massive project though. Would require alot of red bull.

[Welek]

Alright think.... Blizzard Entertainment - Warcraft: Orcs and Humans - Screenshot I'm pretty sure that's tile based... And for controls... Use the D pad for moving around screen
Middle click for one unit select twice for all of that unit and 3 times for all class of that unit meaning.. Combat... Workers.. You know you could use the Play/Pause button for... Moving attacking and Resources with selected.. Anyways would be a great game to have hope someone makes it and maybe add some wifi so you could play your friends but I'm getting ahead of my self we need someone to make the game first!