Underground Throne - A true dungeon RTS game

Check out our KickStarter page​

We're raising $8,000 to pay artist to upgrade our placeholder graphics to real ones.

So far many core mechanics and principals have been made while being accompanied by placeholder graphics.

What is Underground Throne?

Underground Thone is a Dungeon RTS inspired by old classicl RTS games like Impossible Creatures, Dungeon Keeper and Tanktics.
Dungeon Keeper was too great of a game to let it fall into the Free-to-Pay route, so I decided to make my own spiritual successor to Dungeon Keeper's legacy.
This game does not ship with any of that bogust Freemium scams, but is simply a 1-time payment app, like gaming should be.
It is currently in the AlphaPrime state and plans to be cross-platform between Linux, Mac and Windows thanks to Game Maker Studio.
The current build is being done in GameMaker 8.1.

Gameplay footage

[video=youtube;2LOQhbcFnBQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LOQhbcFnBQ[/video]
-2 weeks in developement​

Game Features:

A real time strategy in nicely created dungeon maps
Control a group of goons, minions and "kidnapped heroes" into your destiny of being the underground super power.
Pickup and drop your troops onto terrain
Digging your dungeon into total perfection while annihilating those who oppose.
Protect your dungeon command center while destroying enemy forces and their dungeon command center .
Build dynamic rooms and infrastructure
Train your minions
Fuse minions together to create freaks of nature with unstoppable strengths.
Smack a minion, like a boss.
NO FREE-TO-PLAY foolishness
NO PAY-TO-WIN nonsense

A few updated screenshots



https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pawbyte/underground-throne?ref=cavestory.org


Expect frequent updates to this page.
Also for those purchasing the game expect milestone builds of the game.


Next Milestone: Minion portals and enemy A.I.

IF you would like to help out on the project let me know via private message.
Thanks.

To-Do list:
-Enemy A.I
-Online Multiplayer
-Traps
-Other minions A.I
-Graphic upgrade from placeholder
-Map building


Special Thanks
-Easy camera management thanks to YellowAfterLife from yal.cc
-3d-2d mouse and map conversion thanks to Phantom107
-Minion overhead messages point to camera thanks to YellowAfterLife from yal.cc
-Simon Carter, the lead programmer for the classic Dungeon Keeper for giving us support via Twitter.


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Please note, all graphics seen are to be assumed as placeholder graphics.
The more funded this game gets the better the graphics will get.

Thanks


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Well to begin with, I'm not much of an RTS player anyways, so I can't really shed some matter on the subject.
However, after looking at the screenshots and watching the video, I do have some feedback, despite the fact that I haven't even played the game, so take all this with a grain of salt.
- The current textures, even if they are placeholders, are pretty distracting, so I reckon you should prioritize giving the game a much more defined aesthetic.
- Considering the audio recording was directed more at your voice than any sound directly from the game, I have no idea what it's supposed to sound like, so perhaps post a sample to the game's audio somewhere?

For now, that'a really all I have to say especially since I don't have the game.
And once again, I apologize for this lack of feedback, not all of us are exactly the most active RTS players, as it would seem.

 

Thanks for the honest feedback. I shall get on making things better aesthetically.

The moment of truth is here.

Just launched our KickStarter campaign.

Please show support.

Thanks for the support guys.

Just $7,850 left on the campaign.

Can we do it in 24 days?