Whispers of the Architects

I am hoping the final version will allow for an overarching algorithm to created to allow for asymmetrical play and it needs more eye candy but I am very much looking forward to being able to play with all the features unlocked. I would also like to see larger decks of units and larger more complex maps with higher unit counts etc and there is mention of constructors so I suspect the ability to take additional bases will be a feature later on. Automatic building of workers would also be good but I think the reason this isn't there and also the reason that powers are there is to try to introduce variance and an opportunity for skill expression. There are some balance issues with the larger units getting both more hit points and more range though I haven't had a chance to play with a full set of units yet I suspect that giant or titan sniper units could be quite oppressive. At the other end of the scale the range penalty and high buy in costs limits the value of the doubles and swarms to some degree. These things will no doubt be tweaked down the road though so I don't have any significant concerns about those things. Really the only issue I have is the activated powers, I really think that is a design blunder and hopefully this will get exchanged for passive bonuses or axed completely to make room for asymmetrical match ups without having to have a truck load of extremely complex logic. Activated powers exist presumably to try to introduce variance and skill expression but I could count on one hand the amount of games that had activated abilities which were good, I really just find them hateful, it's very much one of those things that seems like a good idea but really isn't, like upgrades.

Pay attention, indie gem here. Design and program autonomous bots and bases to conqueer. Choose which to unit deploy and when, carefully select active skills to bring to the table, while an AI learns your moves, and will act as your agent in PvP (the"Echoes"). So Pvp is asynchronous: you will never have to wait. It's fast-paced matches (timer 5 minutes simulation time) in beautifully designed arenas with condition modifiers that push you to use different strategies. ..And the depth: While unit design is reminiscent of Warzone 2100, the programming reminds more of Gladiabots. After trying out combinations of weapons, utilities, bodies (5 levels from light hover to heavy tank) and sizes (another 5 levels from swarm to titan), remove the easy mode and dive into bot programming to implement your own strategies: control specific hot spots and deny resources? regroup for a big push? Glide around for surprise attacks? Come and train your echoes. (I have been beta tester since before the demo came out, hence my short recorded playing time for this item)

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After decades of playing different RTS I finally can add 'retreat if armor less than' to a unit's AI. What a relief! There are lot of other functions for a more sophisticated logic too! And you don't have to learn coding. I havn't unlocked everithing yet, but at this point I may suggest the game is not a classical RTS: no large base construction, no direct command. You set your construction options of pre-programmed units (with pre-configured modules) and manage the 'printing queue' during a session. So this is an interesting combo of RTS and a bot arena.

Игра "Whispers of the Architects" — это настоящее погружение в мир заброшенных цивилизаций и утерянных знаний. Атмосфера игры пропитана тайной и меланхолией, а визуальный стиль, с его причудливыми руинами и потусторонним освещением, завораживает с первых минут. Каждая найденная записка, каждый активированный механизм — это шаг к раскрытию древних секретов, который дарит настоящее чувство открытия. Головоломки вписаны органично в окружение, требуя не только логики, но и внимательности к деталям, что делает их решение особенно приятным. Музыкальное сопровождение идеально дополняет общее настроение, подчеркивая моменты исследования и внезапных откровений. Это игра, которая заставляет задуматься, почувствовать себя исследователем и прикоснуться к чему-то по-настоящему древнему.

Bro, is your entire game prologue just a tutorial? And then what? What’s the rest of the game supposed to be? Is it the constant network disconnections that randomly reconnect themselves? Is it the AI-controlled teams—one for mining, one for attacking, one acting as a glorified "defense tower," and another providing short-term buffs to offensive units? Is it the PvP mode that’s completely empty in the prologue? Right now, I can only say—this game is trash. I really hope that when the full version launches, it doesn’t remain in this sorry state. 🤬