Hope you are enjoying the demo. Now that you've had some time to get familiar with Wolfstride, we thought it would be a good time to dig a little deeper into the combat system. Let's take a look at the way battles unfold, big things to keep in mind during the fight, and tips and tricks to winning tactics.
A series of tutorial windows explain the basics the first time you go to battle. Once the actions starts, though, things get real. Pilots need to manage three resources.
Movement points get used for moving back and forth on the tiles at the bottom of the screen. It's sort of like two boxers squaring off. One point moves one square; two points let you shove your opponent back by moving to the same square they are on. Before rushing right up there, keep a couple things in mind. Some of the tiles give damage bonus when you attack from them and these change from arena to arena. Weapons also figure in here with different ranges (shown by the target symbol in the tiles) and some also knock your opponent back.
Action points let you do things once you're in position and by things we mean attack and defend. You're always going to want more than you have so it's all about planning ahead. This is a good place to mention that third resource, ammo. Gun attacks use ammo and you need to reload to keep your clip topped up. Thing is, reloading costs an action point. Another little things to keep track of is how many turns your defend moves last.
Now you see the dance. Bob and weave; stick and move. In Wolfstride you can go back and forth between movement and action. For example, you might shove an opponent back and then take a step backward to be on a damage bonus square before firing your rifle.
Once you start getting it down, the options in the hanger open up all sorts of possible tactics. Talk to PeePoo to learn new pilot skills aka attacks and defenses. ZZ is your goto for upgrades to the components of your COWBOY. Each swap you make comes with its own set of pros and cons. The extra action points you need for an expensive new attack may also cost you reduced movement points. Play around with different mixes of skills and upgrades to get the right mix for the way you like to fight.
Oh, and make sure to equip your new stuff! Press the start button to go to the loadout screens. And after you play around with them some, share your favorite setups here in comments. And we hope you will wishlist and follow us. We've got more to share on the way to launch.