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Ask ~games: what strategy games has a big focus on terrain tactics?
I really like playing Civ5, when a city is behind a mountain, if properly guarded, it's nearly impenetrable.
A strategically placed city on choke points can be a shield of your whole empire. Enemy settlers or scouts can't access a vast majority of land. Also people have fun with canal cities with trading routes shortcuts, etc.
However games like civ5 only have mountains, the river tactics is weak, historically many battles were carried over river and controlling a bridge is vital.
Are there any games that focus on terrain tactics? I think combined with some aspects from Tower of Defense, the game can be quite fun.
I know games like Total War where terrain plays an important role, but it's more campaign focused. RTS is too short-lived.
thank you. I will definitely check them out!
Zero-K is an RTS that I play that has a decent physics engine (Spring RTS engine). It has real-time projectile motion on all bullets and things that aren't laser-type weapons. Because of this, terrain elevation can impact how well units perform (not by applying a damage modifier or some statistical "miss" chance but by making it mechanically easier for the unit at the higher elevation to hit the one that is lower). This impacts range and also accuracy when the units are actively dodging one another.
Some of the builder units can modify the terrain elevation to build ramps or walls.
There are a variety of modes of motility, tracked vehicles, wheeled, walking robots. Each of them have their own properties as far as their ability to traverse slopes in the terrain.
That's cool man. I a not a RTS guy because I spend lots of time thinking about the situation. But I gotta try TA & Zero-K out!