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[avatarkai]

We've finished a game, a RTS game to be more precisely, and now we are struggling to sell it. Up until now, sales didn't go well at all, and we know little about marketing. The purpose of this post is to gather some impressions / ideas / suggestions about our game, in order to further improve it, if possible. Please take a moment to read the following lines and be good to leave us your opinions. Thank you.

To begin, Galactic Dream: Rage of War is a 3D space-based game, classical type of real-time strategy, with over 50 different units and buildings, two distinct and powerful races clashing in an epic galactic battle. Our target market is the RTS players community. Game language is English and development time was one year and half.

Some of the Game Features:
- Player can control hundred of units on the battlefield; number of units is limited only by the hardware power;
- Easy to play, with an acceptable learning curve sustained by the in-game tutorial;
- Fast creation of armies to completely satisfy players' hunger to conduct rushes over the enemy;
- The Epic Campaign follows the Terrans' struggle for survival across the galaxy;
- Funny unit dialogs such as: “I feel like I'm living in a game.”
“Yes, I am the chosen one... or selected one.”;
- Detailed textures, units that advance in levels to become the core of your unbeatable armada;
- Supported Multiplayer mode over LAN or via TCP/IP (online server).

Game Screenshots:
http://www.rageofwar...reenshot-01.jpg
http://www.rageofwar...reenshot-06.jpg
http://www.rageofwar...reenshot-08.jpg
http://www.rageofwar...reenshot-04.jpg
http://www.rageofwar...reenshot-05.jpg

Put into one phrase, the story behind the game can be outlined as two races that will battle across the galaxy, as the Terrans struggle for survival. On a closer look, humanity is racing toward space on the wings of hope, running away from a deadly menace emerging from the galactic core, a threat that could lead to the extinction of all men. Always running away from the prowess Argo, humans learned a lot throughout their short hyperspace jumps and is unwilling to surrender to the enemy. With little help from their alien friends, the Deviants (a renegade faction of the Argo) they successfully rise against the mighty fleet which already assimilated dozen of worlds in its journey through the galaxy.

As the balance of power shifts between the two warring species we cannot help it asking ourselves what cause it and 'Will it ever end'? The player is encouraged to engage in epic galactic warfare, to venture deep into space in a race against time, and to play through a tale about choosing sides and about how one man can make a difference, despite all odds and obstacles facing him.

To learn more please visit the game's official website:
http://www.rageofwar...m-game-info.htm

And to download a Demo click here: http://www.evolution...eOfWar-Demo.exe

We would highly appreciate it if you would take some time to post your opinions / suggestions here on the forums, to let us know what you think about our game. Thank you all in advance.

[Sol_HSA]

Well, if nothing else, the assets look amazing =)

[Kenneth Gorking]

When I ran it, the textures on the ships were all missing, and their surface 'flickered' between black and blue. It was quite annoying, so I didn't really get to play long. I was however a bit baffled when I was given a mission to transport someone across the level, before learning anything about how to control the ships. It's not cool to meet an enemy, an not knowing how to engage them.

[avatarkai]

Thanks Sol. Kenneth, you are the first saying that "textures on the ships were all missing, and their surface 'flickered' between black and blue". We did not received any other similar reports. Please update the game with this patch:
http://www.rageofwar...-Demo-patch.exe

Maybe it will fix your problem. As for the Campaign, the instructions are in the Message Window. You just have to read, trust me on this. ;)

[Kenneth Gorking]

I must have been so eager to blow stuff up, that I missed the part about how to blow it up :)

The patch didn't fix the graphical issue though, so I uploaded a few screenshots here. Btw, I noticed that there is some texture showing through sometimes, but only for single frames at the time. I was unable to capture this in any of the shots, unfortunately.