Etherium is the new kid on the old, well worn and run down block that is RTS games. 3 Playable factions kicking ass all across the galaxy looking for what else, Etherium. Etherium also boasts a unique and dynamic weather system letting you use something like a sandstorm to hide your troops as you assault the nearest base. There’s 7 different planets in Etherium each with their own varied environments and terrain that you’ll have to navigate.
To me Etherium looks like a throwback to old school RTS action but it still seems polished enough to be a new video game put out in 2015. I like how your units and sent via dropship from a giant space carrier just outside the planets atmosphere. Oh and the trailer shows a brief moment of surface to space shooting which I wonder how that could change the game significantly. There’s also a galactic overmap where you can move your armies around to different planets then touch down and start a fight. So almost like a mini-game within a game, very interesting. Etherium is said to be coming out early 2015.
Source Link: YouTube | http://etherium-thegame.com
PRESS RELEASE
ETHERIUM, THE VERY FIRST GAMEPLAY VIDEO!
While the development of Etherium is coming to a close, the new real-time strategy game for PC from Tindalos Interactive unveils its very first gameplay video! Slated for release very early next year, Etherium unveils through 4 minutes of gameplay sequences, captured from a nearly final version of the game, its gameplay mechanics.
No post-production, mere commented gameplay, illustrating the richness of Etherium and its gameplay subtleties: discover its 3 playable factions and their specificities, the command skills, the sub-factions you can recruit, or the different weather events and their impact on the gameplay. Discover also all the depth of the game, with different ways to gain victory – by running up-front assaults on the enemy main colony, or by directly attacking their command fleet – but also its “Conquest” mode! In this mode, a real galactic conquest awaits you. Plan your tactic in turn-based, building invasion fleets, developing your technology tree to unlock new units and skills, spying on the enemy and sabotaging them, and ultimately invading their territories and planets in real-time strategic mode!
From units and base management, to the 3 playable factions and the “Conquest” mode, all the game’s mechanics are explained in this commented gameplay video. Take command of one of these three factions, each with its individual characteristics, strengths, weaknesses, technologies and special skills such as climate control, espionage and precognition. Manage your resources, build outposts to extend your control over the map, and crush your enemy under an army composed of a great variety of units: infantry, tanks, aircraft, and gigantic colossi of war.
Etherium has a unique and dynamic weather system that has a direct impact on your strategy. Use a sandstorm to approach the enemy base unseen, or mount a rearguard attack by crossing a freezing river. Each of the 7 planets has diverse environments, and varied terrain that will force you to adapt your strategy: arid desert, icy worlds, island archipelagos…
The Conquest mode in Etherium is non-linear: you are free to decide how your conquests progress. Manage your resources, expand your colonies andextend your control of the map to assemble an army capable of crushing your opponents. Epic battles will ensue between formidable armies comprising numerous units: infantry, tanks, aircraft, and even gigantic colossi of warseveral dozens of meters high; real machines of destruction! You will also use scientific research to develop a tech tree enabling you to unlock new units and upgrades, access new structures to develop your colony and to use new special skills.
Finally, Etherium will also test your strategic skills in online modes, where up to four players can compete simultaneously.
Etherium will release very early 2015
About Etherium
Etherium futuristic real-time strategy game developed exclusively for PC in which three empires are locked in a ruthless struggle to control the etherium, a mysterious and precious resource found only on a handful of planets. Take the lead of one of the three factions, each with its individual characteristics, strengths, weaknesses, technologies and special skills such as climate control, espionage and precognition.
The solo campaign in Etherium is non-linear: you are free to decide how your conquests progress. Manage your resources, expand your colonies andextend your control of the map to assemble an army capable of crushing your opponents. Epic battles will ensue between formidable armies comprising numerous units: infantry, tanks, aircraft, and even gigantic colossi of warseveral dozens of meters high; real machines of destruction! You will also use scientific research to develop a tech tree enabling you to unlock new units and upgrades, access new structures to develop your colony and to use new special skills.
Etherium has a unique and dynamic weather system that has a direct impact on your strategy. Use a sandstorm to approach the enemy base unseen, or mount a rearguard attack by crossing a freezing river. Each of the 6 planets has diverse environments, and varied terrain that will force you to adapt your strategy: arid desert, swamps that impede tanks, icy worlds, island archipelagos…
Finally, Etherium will also test your strategic skills in online modes, where up to four players can compete simultaneously.
About Focus Home Interactive
Founded in 1996, Focus Home Interactive is an independent French publisher based in Paris, France. Known for the quality, diversity and originality of its catalogue, Focus has published and distributed original titles that have become benchmark titles worldwide – such as Blood Bowl, the strategy games Wargame, Sherlock Holmes, TrackMania, Runaway, Cities XL and also Cycling Manager and Farming Simulator.
http://www.focus-home.com
About Tindalos Interactive
Based near Paris, Tindalos Interactive is an independant video game development studio specialized in realization of online gaming for PC. Tindalos is a company created by two real gamers, with the objective of developing titles offering a deep and mature content – and sometimes oldschool! We are a small yet dynamic company able to develop video game with a a total editorial freedom and a high potential to create entertainment.
http://tindalos-interactive.com
