Just want to share a Kickstarter project here which I think is quite interesting. A RTS game similar to Total Annihilation and these people have worked on C&C Generals Zero Hour, Sup Com and Total Annihilation.

Kickstarter page:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943...-generation-rts

Also have Paypal options on their official website:
http://planetaryannihilation.com/



From what I understand, that video is just an animation to show the gameplay concept. The TF2 graphics is not the actual game graphics.

Anyway, I think they have quite some interesting RTS concept, even if don't per-order the kickstarter thing, its worth keeping an eye on this project and see what they come up with.

This post has been edited by wKkaY: Oct 10 2014, 10:08 PM

I pledged the moment I saw this.

It's a real shame that mass battle-based RTS' never took off and all of them seem to try and outdo Starcraft. I think the closest thing we've had in the last few years that was similar to TA was RUSE.

Anyway, I like the simple geometry graphics that they're using there. Reminds me a lot of the original TA... plus, hearing that they're using classical music for the score and they even have the original TA narrator, really shows the devs are trying to usurp Supreme Commander as the true spiritual sequel to TA.

I have pledged for the game the moment i saw this kickstarter.

For me, i would want to see another large scale RTS, not another Starcraft wannabe.

need moar games like forged alliance and total annihilation!

oh ya watch till the end, that sums up how epic this game potentially will be
and yes, he is the original narrator for Total Annihilation.



official website: http://planetaryannihilation.com/
kickstarter project: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943...-generation-rts

it's basically what total annihilation should evolve to in this day/age, planetary scale, throwing planets to your opponent's face etc.
from publisher's POV, too risky, may not yield much... and that's where kickstarter comes in

kotaku cover: http://kotaku.com/planetary-annihilation/

ps: i pledged $250
and yes, closet TA fan, lol.

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Feb 19 2013, 01:36 AM

reserved

reserved

USD250?

This post has been edited by Renekton: Sep 1 2012, 02:50 PM

I know a guy who pledged 10k to the game.
He says the devs are willing to make giant penis commanders if he paid 40k more

if only i have that much money (in usd no less!) XD
and hell, i'd actually wish him luck to do just that so i can actually see a d*** commander in the game

its all hype and games until someone gets delivered a broken game

im gonna wait until at least a real gameplay vid or 1v1 vid

Its not some random nobody making this,this game is being developed by industry veterans who have worked on games like Total Annihilation and other games that I don't remember to name(you can check their bloody video)

This post has been edited by Matrix374: Sep 1 2012, 05:39 PM

Show us the gameplay first. Being industry vets does not exclude you from potentially delivering a broken game. See John Romero and Daikatana for such a fail.

This post has been edited by Grif: Sep 1 2012, 05:46 PM

So is dragon age 2 by bioware
and spore by maxis

This post has been edited by bobohead1988: Sep 1 2012, 05:49 PM

I'm replying to the fact that you claimed it will be a Broken game not a bad one

oh shouldnt have use that word
was trying to get it to rhyme

I never done this before, can I browse Kickstarter to see if my favorite game classics are getting remade and need funding?

*cough*Hellgate London*cough*

Oh, excuse me. Hellgate London.

never heard of that game,could you explain to me what the devs worked on in the past and what is broken about that game?

the dev of this game also working for Diablo 2, iinm.

and the game is horribly broken.

i think h@h@ bought the collector edition or subscription, maybe can share story

This game definitely has potential. The graphic is quite interesting, it manages to keep the eyecandy to a minimum but still manages to be pretty. Which might be a good thing if it stays that way.

For kickstarter, it's an investment. Not just common buy and sell thing. I understand OP decision to shell USD250 for the project.

40 k left till we get Water Planets
Nows a good time to get Giant Penis Commanders guys!

to be very honest, i don't expect them to be the next sc2 or big hit RTS.

at most they'd be like what TA/sup com were, good hype and all, or even just generally serving a niche (not sc/war3 market) RTS fan.
and eventually just like the previous TA/supcom, dies down.

my contributions is out of my passion for TA/sup com, for what it has brought to me in the past. and i am hoping that i play a part (with a rather significant amount of money, at least from a malaysian weak currency's perspective) helping the devs to make a better game as best as they can be (it's pretty obvious that money's a big motivator eh?)

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Added on September 2, 2012, 6:05 amyes you can

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Added on September 2, 2012, 6:09 ami totally agree. whatever they did in the past does not guarantee anything in the future
case in point: TB's video about steam

in all seriousness though, it's of my personal wish that this project succeeds, and if my contributions played a part, all the better. if it doesn't, consider myself throwing/burning money towards yet another stupid thing that i've already done countless time in the past. what's one more stupid shit, eh?

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Added on September 2, 2012, 6:11 amon a personal level, i kinda want them to keep their "ambition" contained, and focus more on refining/polishing the end product

then again, long time blizzard "fanboi" right here, who's used to mediocre polished shit

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Sep 2 2012, 06:11 AM

If they can deliver a solid, non-watered down grand scale RTS, I would be extremely happy. There is really no reason to deviate from the excellent gameplay SupCom: FA (Not SC2) and TA has delivered so far.

But so far, it's best to be cautious until someone actually produces something. Even then, it might be a crap shoot. Like Mass Effect 3.

well this time they are deviating from the norm TA/supcom gameplay in the sense that the scale has gone up to planetary/solar system scaling. which is really risky as they could be too ambitious on the whole scaling and mess up on the small little details (like how regular small scale battles within the planet would go? how much micro/macro can one do when it involves few planets, 5-10++ fronts/battles per planet (think of this as a "map")?

That would need extremely competent AI (to manage your individual battles) to pull off. Something which I am doubtful.

battle aside, auto build base? planet management? lol...

and yeah, those doubts are very much warranted

so planetary annihilation has a planet naming system to immortalize people who backed over $150... DUN INVADE ME PRZ

i prefer supcom than SC2. i dont like spamming APM.

Huge epic battles beyond planetary scale? Count me in!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943...aa2a5304868cd73 woooowwwwwwwwwwww lol

dynamic storyline and replayable "never-ending" singleplayer/multiplayer/coop
o_O

sounds like too good to be true lol

I'm new to Kickstarter but based on the page you linked, it says that there are 7 days remaining to pledge. Since the games are expected to be delivered next year July, why the need to stop the income almost a year in advance?

i think the deadline is for the perks/benefits, and/or having a realistic goal (based on the projected donations/pledging) on what to achieve.
the base game is there, and the rest are mainly polishing/fine tuning and added features as per the illustrated stretch goal.

the initial 900k goal was far surpassed (which *SHOULD* cover the initial production/staffing cost etc all the way until the release date itself. remember that they are a small dev studio/company after all), so the game is almost as real as it gets. the rest i believe is just to make it better, and like i've said, what's a better motivation than raw money?

Hmm... it's certainly funny how our level of acceptance is evolving these days, especially from the perspective of a gamer. 3 years ago, I had a hard time coping with the fact that games are going digital; I don't get to touch, smell & lick the box, manual, CDs or DVDs. More & more games are turning intangible as days go by but hey, at least I'm getting a finished product, which I can play right away.

And now this. I'm literally buying or in a more appropriate word, funding a game that I don't even know for sure will be released on time... or worse, at all. But something compels me to pledge & I can't even tell for sure if it's just me sharing the passion of ~30K people (developers included) or I'm just hoping onto some random digital bandwagon, hoping that the game will materialize into something grand & awesome.

Oh well, compared to your $250, what do I stand to lose with just a measly $15?

Inb4 tl;dr.

This post has been edited by talexeh: Sep 7 2012, 04:06 PM

haha remember H@H@ mentioning how gamers are the worst when it comes to voting with their wallet from "that steam thread"? this is kinda that thing.

that said though, i still buy physical games over digital whenever i could (*coughsteamcough*)
which in turn having a TON of game boxes etc piling up in my room

and yeah, like you, i'm pretty much jumping (jumped? lol) on that hype bandwagon lol.

on a serious note, if the game turned out shit, or not turning out at all, at least i get some cool figurines and signed physical boxes/artbook etc (that has the original devs/members that worked on TA/supcom *supposedly* haha), right? ROFL

Don't you need to add UDS15 for international shipping of those physical goodies?

i think shipping is the least of my concern when i paid 250 usd, right? lol

Ooh... so Cheesenium has pledged for this game as well. I'm interested to know how many LYN members actually pledged along.

did you do it on purpose? lol

You mean phishing his name? Absolutely no! I saw that comment & based on the past pledges, I believe he's our very own Cheesenium.

lol nvm

if you play Super Monday Night Combat, you'll get bonus items when you pledge for this Kickstarter project.

I have pledged it on day 1, as i loved Sup Com and TA.

This is definitely my most excited kickstarter. Really looking forward to this game now, especially if Galactic War is in. Large scale multiplayer galactic warfare or unlimited comp stomps, sign me up please.

I think the game is fairly feasible to make considering the fact that Sins of Solar Empire was made with 700k USD initially, with additional 500k plus from Stardock. PA only have one faction while some of the stuff are carried over from Super Monday Night Combat, i think it can be made with 1.8 million. I am just kinda worried about the technical challenge to make a game like this, without the game slowing down to a crawl like Sup Com or TA.

This game starting to feel a lot like Sup Com with a bit of influence from shooters.

Summoning completed!

I've to admit that I'm a total stranger when it comes to TA / Sup Com so I can't really relate to the game as well as you guys do. However, based on what you just mentioned, I'm curious as to what you meant by "some of the stuff are carried over from Super Monday Night Combat". As far as I know, MNC is a different genre but I'm assuming that you're referring to the game engine.

If (keeping fingers crossed) this project turns out to be a great success, I'm very interested to see how many game developers will opt for such a path where they're soliciting funding from interested gamers instead of going through the traditional publisher path.

They should have called it Supreme Annihilation to pay homage to both TA and SC.

3 days left, and I want to contribute too

If im not wrong, Uber will be bringing some of the tech over from their Super Monday Night Combat, such as the client server model. Other than that, im not very sure.

I think the engine will be a new one, designed ground up for a game like this. And i really hope they will do it properly this time. Both TA and Sup Com have terrible engine optimisation, some of the problems still persists till now.

I do recommend you to try Sup Com though, as the game is still amazing till today. There is no other strategy games that plays and feels like Sup Com's large scale warfare. IMO, there are only 2 RTS that i consider as RTS games that never age. One of it is Sup Com, the other one is Company of Heroes, as they never felt like an old relic of the past whenever you revisit them in the future. Sins of Solar Empire is close, but it feels like something is missing compared to Sup Com and CoH.

What's stopping you from contributing?

New ADD-ONS
For all tiers: Extra game keys - Add $20 for each key, 3 extra keys for $50
For $40 tier and above: Extra beta game keys - Add $40 for each key, 3 extra keys for $100
For $95 tier and above: Extra t-shirts - Add $30 for each t-shirt, three designs to choose from. See Update #7

4 pack anyone?

already contribute $20, got someone from services thread help me with paypal. Cheers!

Woot... welcome aboard commander!

Without taking into account the contributions received via PayPal, the Kickstarter project has come to an end, amassing a hell of an amount of USD 2,229,344 which allowed Uber to gobble up every single one of their stretch goals. The numbers in the last few days look interesting & I wonder if it applies the same for all Kickstarter projects.

A look at the progress of how Uber got richer by USD 2.2 million. The graph definitely reminded me of my secondary school mathematics class, which is a great proof that my teachers were not lying:


These graphs are a little misleading since it gives too much credit to last minute backers. There's no numbers to back this up but a portion of the funding that came in on the last 2 days are actually from those early backers that decided to up their pledge by a considerable amount, no thanks to the new announcement by Uber on their rewards:




This post has been edited by talexeh: Sep 15 2012, 03:39 PM

i pledged additional $15 for international shipping >.>

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943...-generation-rts
jesus christ 2.2 mil

alpha or progenitor shirt?
i selected my progenitor t shirt w

1 planet will be named after me too. and confirmed the naming for the game credits XD

belated update:





source: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943...ts/posts/406071

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Feb 19 2013, 01:40 AM

wow, spore+supcom, awesome!!

not sure how much "spore" you get in this, but yea spiritual successor to total annihilation/supreme commander...

and thanks for merging threads

heh i just found out about this game guess ive been away from GH and in SC2 section for way too long.

looking foward to it since i was a big fan of TA and Sup com

I cant seem to find the graps on the page mind posting the link?

The funding has finished about 4 months ago. The graphs are insignificant now as the budget that Uber has is more than 2.2 million, as they do put a couple of million into the project.

So are pledges considered investors like those who pledged more than 10k USD into this game. What will they get in return?

is it in monetary terms? Im still quite puzzled about this concept.

This post has been edited by fujkenasai: Feb 27 2013, 12:58 AM

click the kickstarter link, you can see the list of perks for how much you pledge/pay

didn say that they will get back $$ from the profit like investing in stocks.

you're investing in the game, for it to turn out being a good game. you aren't investing in stocks. you don't get a % of profit earned from the game. period.

ahhh basically its like donations.

yes and no. because donation would mean charity and typically you don't (or shouldn't) expect anything in return.

this on the other hand you are getting the game, and whatever perks depending on your pledged tier.

So the game should be called Galactic Annihilation since it has reached galactic scale

Planetary Annihilation Early Access is now available on Steam for $89.90
http://store.steampowered.com/app/233250/

wow kinda expensive ya

It is priced to be expensive because the alpha tier is also $90.

Pricing it anything less than $90 would be unfair to the backers.

true guess id wait for the full release

The alpha is pretty broken, to be honest, despite it is a very cool looking game. If i were you, i'll rather wait for Beta release then.

yeah alpha seems bleh

http://steamcommunity.com/app/233250/discu...87226651407/#p1

Holy f-ing crap, look at all those 12 years old and man child crying about the developer simply being fair to those people that actually made the game possible in the first place.

Also, this:
So basically no matter how well made a game is the developer has no right to ask for a 60USD price because it is labeled as an indie game?!!? WTF!?!? Why should the developer made a great game then if they are not allowed to ask for a reasonable price for their product without getting bashed, crucified and burned!!??

either i need a new pc, or planet slideshow is horribly optimized at the moment

The graphic is nice and all but it doesn't look like something that would run badly on your system.

Cause the game isnt optimised yet.

i don't know man, my system's 7 years old after all lol.

but damn after a few minutes of the game i seriously can't do shit enjoying the slideshow even on low/medium settings oTL

You are playing an incomplete game that is still in development so bugs and issues are expected. From my experience with other crowd funding projects, Alpha builds are usually a pain to play and difficult to enjoy most of the time like one build is very much playable, then the next one broke the optimisation and the following one broke the rendering engine till artifacts are everywhere but fixed the optimisation.

Most of the new features implemented are either broken or incomplete, it feels more like being a volunteer QA tester than being a gamer who plays an entertainment product. Still, some of the funny bugs made it a really worthwhile experience. It also seemed more like seeing what cool shit they implemented in this update than anything else.

so anyone playing the beta or is this game dead here?

planetary annihilation selling for USD 40 only

https://forums.uberent.com/threads/how-to-i...er-links.53165/

Planetary Annihilation trailer reveals September release date





More here: Strategy Informer

I love it



this video reminded me of PA

does anyone still remember this game?

waiting for my shipment lol...

Annihilazor

POWER OVER 9000!!!!

11/10

This post has been edited by y3ivan: Sep 12 2014, 12:59 AM

It's truly the ultimate rts where it eliminates even terrain

anyone still having problem with CoherentUI crashing after patch?

It seem like the post-release patch have fix the low server latency issue. apparently it also seems to fix the uber server overload and PIP low framerate

This post has been edited by y3ivan: Sep 12 2014, 04:26 AM

anyone wanna play now?

This game fun to play bro?

Well I enjoyed it but i think we need a powerful proc and 16 gig of ram

Pretty terrible IMO. It is always online, minus the reliably of the servers. And also a lot of bugs.