Tower game

[chainivory]

With the little I have read this game looks like it will be a tower defense based game. A little disappointing, but mix in some rts fundamentals and the game would be most appealing. It would be a lot of work, so perhaps an expansion.

[matrixmod]

I got that feeling too.

[Sharpe]

I didn't get that feel at all. They said dynamic campaign and hard choices, so I'm assuming gameplay similar to CoH.

[Golden Xan]

I also did not get that impression. Not sure what made you feel this way, but this game seems to be clearly inspired by the first SST tactical strategy game, which was not a tower defense game.

[VEF215]

Originally posted by chainivory:

a tower defense based game

what

[JasonB]

Looks like a tower defense game to me.

[chainivory]

I agree with me... A tower defense game, yes not a standard cookie cutter tower game, but it does not register as a rts. They are calling tower games rts now for some reason....but I hope I am misreading the direction of the description which sounds like it is trying to disguise a tower game as a rts....None the less I am very excited to be disappointed from playing this game. Favorite movie..turned game...but if it doesn't disappoint me i am going to buy it twice just to support this developer!!...Come on guys, do a good job, don't ruin starship troopers the rts!!! we have been waiting years for this.

[Apocalypse_Later]

I hope not. TD games are usually pretty tiresome.

[Celinna]

hope its an RTS

[banditks]

From the Devs "Hi guys, we are all working very hard on the game, but we are reading your feedback and comments. Resource collection in a traditional RTS sense will not be part of the core gameplay, neither is the classic base building. Terran Command is all about the combat tactics and mechanics."

So not an RTS really, its missing many key parts of the grene. But also i didnt get the feel of the TD game.

Its pretty much you have a mission with "X" number of troops and "Y" turrets, good luck!

[Cliff.uckingBooth]

I hope this will be like Sudden Strike / Starship Troppers: Terran Acendancy. You have limited number of units - deal with the situation. I also hope for the veterancy system, something that TA had as well.

[choglit]

Hope its not, but it does look that way.

[SealTeamFish]

So not an RTS, defend this or attack that type of situation basically. so a tower game

[Golden Xan]

A Tower Defense game is a game where there is a map in which you mainly add AI-controlled units or structures to fight against ongoing waves of AI-controlled enemies until the enemies run out. Usually, killing enemies gets you resources that you spend on adding more towers and units to defend yourself. Thus, it's called Tower Defense.

A Tactical Strategy game, as this Starship Troopers was announced to be, is a game where you get limited units and resources and you need to make the best of what you've got available to complete the mission, while there are special events and challenges that take place. You usually control your units very directly or at the very least dictate what their behavior is going to be like.

I understand the confusion between a typical base-building RTS and Tactical Strategy, I do not understand the confusion between a Tower Defense and a Tactical Strategy, they are completely different.
Search for Bloons Tower Defense or Gemcraft. Those are Tower Defense games.
Search for Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy or Commandos. That's Tactical Strategy.
They are quite different.

[Commander Jonathan Archer]

i really hope it will be like the old Command and Conquer or Company and Heroes Games.
And a Co Op Mode will be really nice - so we can burn Bugs with a Friend :D

[Rex]

Originally posted by Captain Ed Mercer:

i really hope it will be like the old Command and Conquer or Company and Heroes Games.
And a Co Op Mode will be really nice - so we can burn Bugs with a Friend :D

They already said no base building or resource management. It's not going to be like those games unfortunately.