EchoStorm - Altered RTS

[Ken-E]

The Team

History

Current Innovation

FAQS

The Novel

The novel will be set on a fictional earth, Juno, which in currently under the brink of civil war. Vincent Krey, our main protagonist, is a determined freelance mercenary and is on a quest to find his long lost sister, Tera. She was presumably dead after a biological incident but turns out she's still out there. As Krey uses Peacekeeper intelligence to track down his sister but later he would be caught in between the rebellion and the authorities. Marking his role on determining the outcome of the war

The novel will focus on several lore aspects for EchoStorm including a story based narrative, we hope everybody enjoys this novel as much as I enjoyed writing and creating it.
~Ken-E
Credits to Red Faction: Guerrilla for the cover

Screenies:

Faction Wars V.1 - 2010

Faction Wars V.2 - 2010

EchoStorm - 2012 (Alpha Version)

EchoStorm - 2012 (Late Alpha Version)

EchoStorm - 2012 (Currently)

Download Links

Anniversary Pack

Shattered Land
Faction Wars V.2

Power of Corruption
BtTaradise Shoals/Murky Water

 

[Xian]

~Sub~
Edit: Pretty nice things ya got there,and decent team,the systems are pretty good for a map.

 

[clockwork2]

will it be having a series of campaigns added too?
also VEERY nice, i support the project as a proud fan of SC and altered melees.

 

[Ken-E]

will it be having a series of campaigns added too?
also VEERY nice, i support the project as a proud fan of SC and altered melees.

Thanks for your support, once again you have my thanks!
To answer your question, no it will not have series of campaigns, rather, I would work on series of stories regarding EchoStorm, but no playable campaign would be in the making.

 

[clockwork2]

oh i see...and yer welcome, i shall be a proud supporter of Faction wars and any successors it shall have.
EDIT: also i'd be very willing to be a storyline writer, however my availability varies every now and then, so sorry if i'm not availible sometimes.i'll probably be back later..

 

[Ken-E]

oh i see...and yer welcome, i shall be a proud supporter of Faction wars and any successors it shall have.
EDIT: also i'd be very willing to be a storyline writer, however my availability varies every now and then, so sorry if i'm not availible sometimes.i'll probably be back later..

Well the role of the story writer is to be an assistant of mine. ^ ^
Basically you'll have to read the entire story, criticize me and tell me what you think, I'll be happy to accept any criticism, also, I would probably release a WiP soon.

 

[clockwork2]

sounds good..good luck on the story and the map!
also i would love to be a beta tester..aswell.

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

Subscribing.

Also will this have AI?

 

[Ken-E]

8.) Will this map feature an AI?
-We are trying to utilize the WE: AI editor as much as possible, although I can’t really say AIs would have the ability to beat even a newbie player.

So yes, it probably would.

 

[clockwork2]

sweet..

 

[sonofjay]

Count me in on testing.

Subscribing.

 

[Nightblade]

Wouldn't limitless army cause lag? A limit will also allow players to think strategically.

 

[Ken-E]

Wouldn't limitless army cause lag? A limit will also allow players to think strategically.

I have issues with that, but with high costs of units and stuffs and scarce resources, players can't just spam units everywhere, so they would think on how to build their army wisely. But in any case this plan didn't worked, I would be implementing a limit once again.

 

[clockwork2]

so is there an estimate on when the beta will be made??
also one again good luck on yer project..

 

[Ken-E]

so is there an estimate on when the beta will be made??
also one again good luck on yer project..

Not yet, but I'm making faster progress these days. I'll notify you once its released.

 

[eubz]

First marine model is already done.

 

[clockwork2]

sweet!can we get a sneak peek?

 

[Ken-E]

sweet!can we get a sneak peek?

Well I got very excited after seeing the model, so I decided to make a quick sneak peek about it.

The Soldier is basically retains is role as a versatile infantry unit, having the ability to shoot both ground and air units. While this is not a finish version, its current skills are only 2, Defensive Stance which works like a Defend Footman ability like on Faction Wars, and the First Aid Syringe, when applied it would automatically heals up its life points.

The new inventory as you can see is the Cog System, werein it works like a WC 3 item system but any unit could utilize it, but only 1 cog per unit, there's also a new implementation of secondary resources, the mine like picture should explain enough, these resources are not gather, but rather scavenge. They're scarce but supply conversion is available.

Any opinions about the latest features would be welcome.

 

[clockwork2]

Awww yeah!!!!
also, are soldiers gonna retain their old price?? also i think first aid syringe should use all mana the soldier has..

 

[Ken-E]

Awww yeah!!!!
also, are soldiers gonna retain their old price?? also i think first aid syringe should use all mana the soldier has..

All units will have higher costs, and there will be no mana implemented as of the moment. Only cooldown, because we don't want to create something too similar to WC 3.

 

[clockwork2]

i think some areas where only airforces can reach would be nice, also are you going to create orbital battlefields??total SC fan i am.

 

[Ken-E]

i think some areas where only airforces can reach would be nice, also are you going to create orbital battlefields??total SC fan i am.

Hmmm... I might consider that, but as of the moment we are trying to recreate the core gameplay of Faction Wars.

 

[clockwork2]

ok. can we get an ETA of when a beta will be released??

 

[Ken-E]

ok. can we get an ETA of when a beta will be released??

Not giving any ETA yet, I am making slow progress during this week. I am making a melee map that could be use for EchoStorm, 1 hero for one of my friends, and just downloaded Starhawk beta from PSN. Really sorry if I couldn't give much features at the moment.

 

[clockwork2]

ok..
and i don't mind i am really excited about Faction Wars successor.

 

[Ken-E]

BUMP!
Announcement:
Story WiP for EchoStorm Liberation is out now! Its contents includes from Prologue to a near end of Chapter 1. Leave feedback regarding about the story on Wattpad or simply PM me about it, avoid discussing the story in this thread. Thank You!

Link to the story:
http://www.wattpad.com/3542450-echostorm-liberation

 

[clockwork2]

ok ken-e!

 

[Xian]

BUMP!
Announcement:
Story WiP for EchoStorm Liberation is out now! Its contents includes from Prologue to a near end of Chapter 1. Leave feedback regarding about the story on Wattpad or simply PM me about it, avoid discussing the story in this thread. Thank You!

Link to the story:
http://www.wattpad.com/3542450-echostorm-liberation

The whole central sword tribute thing reminded me of 9/11 for some reason,anyway the alien invasion part is pretty awesome,your words seemed to make it less-zerg-ish and more like a real alien invasion,the one with powerful (not overwhelming masses) of Aliens,the fat guy started to made me safe for some reason,while reading it,everytime he talks like a real gun-man,i feel safer from those aliens with maces (lol)

 

[clockwork2]

hrmm..honestly the most frightening(and brutal!)part was the bow monkey attacks, dangerous little maggots!!!
also SirTech Industries?? so echostorm is gonna have a company behind it's devices??

 

[Ken-E]

On the second thought, feel free to feedback the story here, this way, it keeps the thread alive and it feels good feedback.

 

[clockwork2]

ok...

 

[Ken-E]

BUMP!
News:
The Chapter 1 for EchoStorm: Liberation is finished! Already writing for Chapter 2.
Link to the story, http://www.wattpad.com/3542494-echostorm-liberation-chapter-1-shifting-sides

Also, hears some screenshot of the new look for EchoStorm game itself. The Jupiner Elephant is the first confirmed neutral unit for Echostorm, it will be passive but the breeding grounds would allow you to make a fighting one, it is also mentioned on the near end of Chapter 1 for Liberation.

Screenies!

I would really like to thank MiniMage for the new UI, Fingolfin for the trees, eubz for the other variation of trees and the fern, The Weird Human for the new Crafter model, Hawking for the Jupiner model, and -Kobas- for the unique health bar.

 

[Oscar Mike 2.o]

HOLY CRAP! It's so awesome!
looking forward to play the beta!

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

You should make smoother transitions from desert to grass.

Also the first pic could use some raise/lower.

 

[Ken-E]

You should make smoother transitions from desert to grass.

Also the first pic could use some raise/lower.

Agreed to that! I would probably make grass/dirt/desert

 

[clockwork2]

I LOVE the new UI, however i find that we will use elephants for war disturbing. don't make bow monkeys or i will surrender the moment i see one...
Also i noticed in the storyline you used the rhino tanks name...does this mean we can expect a Futuristic Rhino Tank in EchoStorm?

 

[Ken-E]

I LOVE the new UI, however i find that we will use elephants for war disturbing. don't make bow monkeys or i will surrender the moment i see one...
Also i noticed in the storyline you used the rhino tanks name...does this mean we can expect a Futuristic Rhino Tank in EchoStorm?

lol, I couldn't find a model that is 'Bow Monkey-related', it was suppose to be human size after all. The tank names are still tentative, I am really thinking of better names for tanks, suggestions for the names would always be welcome. As of the moment I am really focusing on infantry units. Well, the elephants could be disturbing as of now, I really see your point in there, but you'll see how it affects greatly the entire game.

 

[clockwork2]

Maybe the Tyraeus? it would be a good name for a beam cannon vehicle..

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

Use some names from greek or roman myth.

It would sound fitting.

 

[Ken-E]

@clockwork2
I might use that.
@Drunken Jackal
I'll look into it.

 

[clockwork2]

hahah..thanks.
Also for the Tyraeus, maybe a intensity ability?(as the Tyraeus fires it's beam increases in intesity until it eventually can fry a Heavy Tanks Armor in seconds...)

 

[Ken-E]

BUMP!
I am really prepping the beta and I think its about almost ready to be uploaded. Just needing a bit more time to tweak stuffs.

 

[sonofjay]

@Ken Great I'm waiting for it.

 

[clockwork2]

sweeet!

 

[zlowly]

SWEET Looking forward for this game to reach the Beta Phase

 

[clockwork2]

will the Tyraeus be featured in this beta???

 

[Ken-E]

will the Tyraeus be featured in this beta???

No, I don't think so, I am still thinking if I would finish up 'some' of the vehicles and aircraft for the beta. That would take me much more time but finishing some of them would give me feedback for both forces.

I am thinking to use Tyraeus as a special unit for the Machine Sub-Specialization. Gonna use the Frankster's Tank model with an interchangeable laser and cannon.

 

[sonofjay]

So what is the estimated date Ken?

 

[Ken-E]

Planning this April or May.

 

[sonofjay]

Great, right on the vacation