Thursday, February 6, 2014

Solar Echoes: Five Games in One! (part 4)


Starship battles are another aspect of the Solar Echoes experience, ranging from intense, one-on-one dogfights to the clash of entire starship armadas. We made sure that the core elements of our car chase rules carried over to starship battles so that players won't have to learn an entirely new system, and only a few additional details are necessary to learn. The system is abstract, so measuring distances and movement is entirely absent from the experience, which keeps the action moving fast. All players will need to work together to manage different aspects of the starship during battle, affording various bonuses that often mean the difference between success and defeat. Imagine the entire group of players managing one character--the starship--working together to maximize its potential in battle. There is an important role for every player, and the teamwork we've seen in beta tests is often more impressive than what we see in squad combat.

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