RTS Race Development (Units)

[Gausslander]

Alright, now that I have the playing strategies out of the way I need some voting done on what kind of units to include in the final product. Here I will post several different batches of units, each are starting units, like the Archer/Huntress, the Footman/Rifleman, etc.

I can't decide which are the greatest, so I will be looking for you to help me out.

 

[Goffterdom]

You described couple of units that fit with very different races.

I would say "take them all" until you give more details about your race (philosophy, appearance, units, strategies...).

For now:
Footman/Archer = Basical Empire
Brute/Spearthrower = Bandit Tribe
Crossbowman (Btw there are shooting very slowly)/Golem = Strange association
Conscript/Rock Thrower = Hobbits
Minion/Summoner = Spellcaster race

 

[Gausslander]

The Crossbowman/Golem is actually associated with a more dwarven-type race.

The Brute/Spear-Thrower combo has been replaced with Mercenary/Spear-Thrower and will be included in the first released Barbarian race. There hasn't been much in ways of development for the Imperial faction, as every time I begin to make them I get bored very quickly -.-. But the Barbarians are fun to play and I've even made a diverse combat system for the map.

 

[Goffterdom]

I still think your poll remains strange. How can we vote for a set of starting units if we dont even know the race is it for. You should add more explainations in the first post.

EDIT: I meant I can't help you without more details.

 

[Gausslander]

... the race doesn't matter, their purpose will remain the same whether they're green or blue, etc.

 

[Boris_Spider]

The starting units are heavily dependant on the theme of the race.

The reason you keep getting these types of responses is that the race matters for the starting unit strats for flavor and aesthetic reasons.
E.g.: In melee games I don't play Orc because I don't care for brute-force melee strats. Instead I play UD and focus on the all-to-common fiends/frosties or mass fiends strategies. I prefer to draw units into traps over running strong units into traps and hope to overpower anyway.

Examples for your game:
~The summoner/minion would likely be seen with a race designed to overwhelm with lots of little things
~The Conscript/Slingers/Archers would likely be seen with a town/city-based race
~Brutes would be seen with a melee-themed race

Did I make any sense to you?

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[Goffterdom]

... the race doesn't matter, their purpose will remain the same whether they're green or blue, etc.

As the kind spider just said it's a matter of flavor and easthetic. I can't tell you to use the "protector / archer" set for a undead race.

 

[Gausslander]

The starting units are heavily dependant on the theme of the race.

The reason you keep getting these types of responses is that the race matters for the starting unit strats for flavor and aesthetic reasons.
E.g.: In melee games I don't play Orc because I don't care for brute-force melee strats. Instead I play UD and focus on the all-to-common fiends/frosties or mass fiends strategies. I prefer to draw units into traps over running strong units into traps and hope to overpower anyway.

Examples for your game:
~The summoner/minion would likely be seen with a race designed to overwhelm with lots of little things
~The Conscript/Slingers/Archers would likely be seen with a town/city-based race
~Brutes would be seen with a melee-themed race

Did I make any sense to you?

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The units will obviously be fit with the greatest corresponding race... be realistic, do you really think I would put the Conscript/Slinger into an undead format?

 

[Boris_Spider]

You seem to know what we're all getting at, so that leaves us with one question: Why did you make this thread in the first place?

Everyone has a playing preference, be it few big creatures or many little creatures. Were you trying to see what most players go after and base your race off of that?

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[Gausslander]

That wrung into what basic units I was going to use.

 

[Goffterdom]

The fact there are no clear answer here proves our point to Borris and I. We can't help you atm.