Introducing the ALCOVE PREFEX, Gem Wizards Tactics' fifth faction!
Because of how complex this game is, in terms of units, abilities, buffs and whatnot, and how original each faction is from each other, each "faction" is kind of huge. It's more like a new Starcraft faction than it is like a new Advance Wars faction, that's for sure.
So when we launched with three factions, I thought that was a pretty decent amount of complexity for the game (same number as Starcraft!). But then we added the NEVERENDING PARTY to the game, and I was like, okay, now we have one MORE faction than Starcraft - that definitely ought to be enough.
Development was starting to wind down a few months ago, after the addition of the map editor. And it was just then that our head tester Reschiiv (Emil Klarsson) approached me about designing a faction for the game! :O
So now, here you have it, the first Gem Wizards Tactics faction by a guest designer! Reschiiv did an amazing job both designing and then implementing this faction, and I can't thank him enough for his efforts. I wrote a song and did all the art and it was pretty much ready to go.
This is a very complex faction, for experienced players, I think. I've played with it a little bit and I can see the potential for some really amazing combos. Here's some of the neat stuff this faction can do:
- Summon two TWIN robots. If one robot dies, the other EXPLODES!
- Set up two warp pods that swap the places of two units standing on them
- HACK the terrain, copying large areas of tiles and terrain and swapping them with another position
- HACK other units and get them fighting for your team
- It has lasers and tanks and a WARMECH!
Oh, and I guess I haven't mentioned it, but we're not charging anything for this faction, or any of the additions to this game. It's FREE! So you have no excuse but to go check it out, and let us know what you think!
I'm getting started on a new project, so I don't expect there to be a lot in the way of new Gem Wizards Tactics updates over the next few months. That said, the game will be hitting other platforms soon, so stay tuned for that.
Enjoy!