Gears of War RTS O_o

[SneaKerhead2009]

Well, I already have the E-hole special ability for the Locust to spawn at any part of the map.

I was thinking about having a Hero building, or somehow able to incorperate them into the Main building.

Locust: (you can deploy 3 Theron Elites at one time)

Theron Elite (Better than Theron)
Theron Elite
Theron Elite
Hydra
Skorge
RAAM
Myrrah (on Tempest)


CoG: (you can deploy 3 Onyx Guards at one time)

Onyx Guard (Better than Delta Gear)
Onyx Guard
Onyx Guard
Hoffman (with HoD)
Cole
Dom
Marcus

Maybe being able to deploy the Tempest like a regular unit wouldn't be fair unless there were some strict limits. The Locust could get the ability to call down a beam from the Tempest kinda like the CoG'S hammer.

[TrueCore]

Thanks for all the support


That would mean the Centaur tank would be Tech 2, with the actual CoG tank (seen in comics I believe) as an expensive Tech 3 upgrade.


I'm trying to have only around 3 units per building so Gears could use a "circle menu" like the one in Halo Wars that worked great for a controller.


So you would have the 3 units on the right side and each unit would have its own upgrades on the left side of the circle.

With the COG headquarters/Locust Nexus the worker unit would be at the top of the "circle" (at 12 o'clock)

RTS isn't really one of my favorite genres, so no I don't want a Gears of War RTS. They should better do a Gears RPG. Think of a mixture of Gears, Fallout and Gothic (Does anybody know this outside of Europe?), that would be great.

[Victimizer]

Well, I already have the E-hole special ability for the Locust to spawn at any part of the map.

I was thinking about having a Hero building, or somehow able to incorperate them into the Main building.

Locust: (you can deploy 3 Theron Elites at one time)

Theron Elite (Better than Theron)
Theron Elite
Theron Elite
Hydra
Skorge
RAAM
Myrrah (on Tempest)


CoG: (you can deploy 3 Onyx Guards at one time)

Onyx Guard (Better than Delta Gear)
Onyx Guard
Onyx Guard
Hoffman (with HoD)
Cole
Dom
Marcus

Or with a more Halo Wars feeling:
RAAM (Starts with Sword and Kryll)
Character upgrade- Tech 1 Troika turret replaces Sword - Tech 2 Kryll shield (increases damage resistance) - Tech 3 Riding the green Reaver (RAAM's shadow)
Special ability - Tech 1 Kryllstorm - Tech 2 Kryll Hurricane - Tech 3 Kryll tsunami
(Kryll blocks off an entire area, killing everything within its range. Units left in the storm are unable to move out)
Unique unit: Theron Elite

Skorge (Starts with single sided chainsaw staff)
Character upgrade - Tech 1 Double chainsaw staff for increased damage- Tech 2 adds Gorgon pistol for ranged attacks - Tech 3 Riding the Hydra
Special ability - Tech 1 Call of the Rockworm - Tech 2 Scream of the Rockworm - Tech 3 Tremble of the Rockworm
(The giant Rockworm appears and does massive damage to everything within its range)
Unique unit: Kantus - Ticker squad (1 Kantus, 4 Tickers) -> Tickers spawn back when used due to the addition of the Kantus

Etc.

I could see this work.

[BlueDodger]

Or with a more Halo Wars feeling:
RAAM (Starts with Sword and Kryll)
Character upgrade- Tech 1 Troika turret replaces Sword - Tech 2 Kryll shield (increases damage resistance) - Tech 3 Riding the green Reaver (RAAM's shadow)
Special ability - Tech 1 Kryllstorm - Tech 2 Kryll Hurricane - Tech 3 Kryll tsunami
(Kryll blocks off an entire area, killing everything within its range. Units left in the storm are unable to move out)
Unique unit: Theron Elite

Skorge (Starts with single sided chainsaw staff)
Character upgrade - Tech 1 Double chainsaw staff for increased damage- Tech 2 adds Gorgon pistol for ranged attacks - Tech 3 Riding the Hydra
Special ability - Tech 1 Call of the Rockworm - Tech 2 Scream of the Rockworm - Tech 3 Tremble of the Rockworm
(The giant Rockworm appears and does massive damage to everything within its range)
Unique unit: Kantus - Ticker squad (1 Kantus, 4 Tickers) -> Tickers spawn back when used due to the addition of the Kantus

Etc.

I could see this work.

meh, I don't want the heroes to have special upgrades, becuase the CoG wouldn't have any good upgrades instead of a plain ol' increase in atk, def, or speed.

[H A W K E Y E]

Great idea!

[Xuicide]

I would Greatly enjoy something like this if it were to be done, Well written out and a good thread.

[diddlyumpcious4]

RTS games are my favorite type of game. I'm just not sure it would work with Gears too well. It really isn't much different then Halo. A human race, alien, and then lambent/flood that might be included, but probably not playable. I just don't feel like 2 races works very well. Most of the best RTS games like Age of Empires have around 10 races. Starcraft is one of the few exceptions with 3 races but they are so different and original that it all works out. I'm sure they could make a decent one after learning from Halo Wars huge mistakes but I still don't think it would be anything amazing.

[BlueDodger]

RTS games are my favorite type of game. I'm just not sure it would work with Gears too well. It really isn't much different then Halo. A human race, alien, and then lambent/flood that might be included, but probably not playable. I just don't feel like 2 races works very well. Most of the best RTS games like Age of Empires have around 10 races. Starcraft is one of the few exceptions with 3 races but they are so different and original that it all works out. I'm sure they could make a decent one after learning from Halo Wars huge mistakes but I still don't think it would be anything amazing.

Though I agree that 2 races don't do well in a RTS game, but I think Halo wars, (and in a sense Gears) could make it work.

You know what...I'm going to make a Lambent faction and add it in the OP and see what you guys think.

[Carmine-Craze]

you could add the UIR as another team. but other then that would be great

[joal0503]

id honestly rather see epic stick with what they do best...

i havent played rts since the command and conquer days...and i just cant see it as a logical move for the series.

[BlueDodger]

updated the OP:

Lambent force

Imulsion Hive (Main Building)

Polyp//worker unit
Formers//10 units//Tech level 0
Lambent wretches//5 units//Tech level 0
Lambent Seeder*//1 unit//Tech level 2

Mass Graves: (bodies of CoG and Locust "feed" the Lambent by using their corpses as vessels)

Generates 10 Food every 3 seconds for the Lambent

Imulsion pool: Raises tech level to unlock new units and upgrades

Tech Level 1: Locust civil War
Tech Level 2: Flooding of Jacinto
Tech Level 3: Cricital Mass

Imulsion vents: Tech level 2 to build, Upgrades the Lambent

Critical state: adds 75 to your population//Tech level 3
Accelerated Evolution: Reduces unit build time by a third
Upgrade Drudge Tower: Tech level 2 and Tech level 3


Lambent Stalk: Tech level 1 to build

Lambent Drone//5 units//Tech level 1
Drudge//2 units//Tech level 1
Lambent Theron//1 unit//Tech level 2 (Elite Drudge)

Heavy Stalk: Tech level 2 to build

Gunker//Artillery unit//Tech level 2
Lambent Berserker//Juggernaut unit//Tech level 3


Special powers for Lambent:

Lambent Brumak: (Uber unit/Tower) Select an area of the map, and after a 5 second earthquake, a Lambent Brumak emerges from the selected point. This unit has super-high health, only able to be taken down by an entire army, however it cannot move, and has a short range attack, so keep your distance!

Imulsion Sinkhole: Select an area on the map, and any units in the selected area will fall into a pool of imulsion, killing them instantly. Half the Food cost of the units killed will be converted into Food for the player (example: 3 units killed which cost a total of 300 Food will give the player 150 Food



*Lambent Seeder: Spreads Imulsion fumes that can heal Lambent units that aren't in combat




You may notice that there aren't as many units for the Lambent than there are for the COG or Locust. While the COG and Locust only have to build 1-3 of each buildings to reach optimal production, the Lambent have to produce 5-7 Stalks, naturally. It is wise for the other factions to stop the Lambent before they spread too far.

[Victimizer]

meh, I don't want the heroes to have special upgrades, becuase the CoG wouldn't have any good upgrades instead of a plain ol' increase in atk, def, or speed.

True, probably the reason why just the Covenant has playable leaders and the UNSC just leader powers in HW.

[AndyXTheXGamer]

I would play it just because it's a Gears game, i probably wouldn't like it because i'm not a fan of RTS games.

[Cut In Reverse]

I'd love if they made an RTS game.

[BlueDodger]

I would play it just because it's a Gears game, i probably wouldn't like it because i'm not a fan of RTS games.

I'd love if they made an RTS game.

Thanks for the feedback!

[Gee C Squared]

I used to love RTS when I was younger on the PC but I wasn't a massive gamer until I got a console (lazy and poor you see, plus I know sweet FA about pc's). Only one I tried on the xbox was C&C: RA. I think I managed a total of 2 or 3 levels before packing it in.

But I would love a gears RTS game though. It would be the only title that would make me want to an RTS on a console again.

God I love the gears universe .

[x Shadow x]

I thought about this many times I like the idea or well pretty much anything that reads "Gears of War" on it I'll buy

[BlueDodger]

I thought about this many times I like the idea or well pretty much anything that reads "Gears of War" on it I'll buy

Yep, heck I'd even buy an XBLA game of Gears of War Tower Defense...O_o

[Cheez it]

I really like the idea of a gears RTS. I grew up on Warcraft III so I would really like the idea of adding heros. My only complaint is that the rift worm sounds sort of OP.

[BlueDodger]

I really like the idea of a gears RTS. I grew up on Warcraft III so I would really like the idea of adding heros. My only complaint is that the rift worm sounds sort of OP.

It has a five second warning, Your "advisor/voice person" would say "Riftworm incoming" or "What is this? An Earthquake?" Similar to how in Starcraft they would say: "Nuclear launch detected"


You would be able to see where it is going to emerge due to the ground cracking and shaking. You would have some time to get your units out of the way if you are watching them already.

Same goes for the Hammer Strike for the COG.

[Dragonmaster700]

I'm on the fence on this one. I would probably play it because I love Gears and like RTS games, but they are so hit or miss on consoles. Plus I'm just not sure how well Gears and RTS would fit each other. Part of what makes Gears good is the brutal in your face action, RTSs obviously don't have that. But I think with the right story and right developer, it could be really good. Too bad Ensemble closed, halo wars was pretty good and played great for a console RTS.

[CrabSonoshee]

I hate RTS games, I could never gel with them.

[Ghostofdelta2]

It would have to be a PC game, but sure.

[BlueDodger]

It would have to be a PC game, but sure.

I would be fine if it was on the PC

[L3P3RxM3SSIAH]

absolutely would play it,,, if it were on console,,, don't have a gaming pc and cant afford to buy one.....

[BlueDodger]

You know what would be a funny map?

A map in the shape of Gridlock

Sure Gridlock itself would be too small for an RTS map, but have the whole city of Char as the map, but in the shape of Gridlock

[Theronmaster]

You know what would be a funny map?

A map in the shape of Gridlock

Sure Gridlock itself would be too small for an RTS map, but have the whole city of Char as the map, but in the shape of Gridlock

can it be golden?

[BlueDodger]

can it be golden?

I don't get it...

it would be gray, a barren wasteland.

[BlueDodger]

bump of epicosity

[Ratman Fi]

Meh, I've never liked those games, but I'm not against it. I'm sure there would be a lots of people who'd like to play a Gears RTS game.

[DarkSlayerx47]

This goes somewhat in this forum due to Judgment being a "future" game.


A RTS that combines the free-building and worker class of Starcraft with the simplicity of Halo Wars, with the awesomesauce of Gears.

The campaign will be in two parts, the first part will have the player take control of the Locust forces, while the 2nd part will be played from the CoG perspective. (Kind of like Starcraft in-which you play as all 3 races)

The story will take place after the Lightmass offensive following the Locust as they rise again to fight the humans, their campaign will go through Skorge's rise to power, the sinking of Ilima, all the way through to the assualt on Jacinto.

The CoG campaign will start with the evacuation of Jacinto, the battle of Vectes, all the way to the assualt on Azura.

Both sides (CoG and Locust) have 2 resources they can use for making units and buildings. (Food and Imulsion) Both sides can generate Food by creating CoG Farms, or Locust Slaughterhouses. Imulsion however needs to be mined by either the CoG worker, or the Locust Miner. (Two Imulsion mining sites are at each base at the start of a match and at certain points on the map)

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Human buildings:

COG Headquarters/Main building

CoG workers//1 unit//Tech level 0
Stranded (drafted Gears)//5 units//Tech level 0
Mortar Team//1 unit//Tech level 2
HoD Satelite//Able to make "striker units"//Tech level 3

COG Farm:

Creates 10 Food every 3 seconds for the COG forces

COG Refinery:

Raises Tech level to unlock new units and upgrades

Tech level 1: Age of Armaggedon
Tech level 2: Era of Silence
Tech level 3: Locust Era

COG Research Lab: Tech Level 2 to build

Upgrades your Forces

Draft: adds 30 to your Population//Tech Level 3//
Call to Arms: Reduces build time by a third//Tech Level 2//
Upgrade Sentries//Tech level 2 and 3//

COG Barracks: Tech level 0 to build

COG gear: Basic soldier//4 units//Tech level 0
Sniper: Marksmen//2 units//Tech level 1
Delta Gear: Veteren Gear//1 unit//Tech level 2

COG Fuel Depot: Tech level 3 to build

King Raven//Basic flying unit//Tech level 3
Centuar//CoG Tank//Tech level 3

COG Control Center: Tech level 2 to build

COG striker//1 unit//Uses hammer of Dawn//Tech level 3
COG Specialists//1unit//Repairs armored units and sabotages buildings//Tech level 2
J.A.C.K bot//1 unit//Increase attack and defense to nearby units//Tech level 3

CoG Vehicle Depot: Tech level 0 to build

Rat Bike//very fast scout unit//tech level 0
Silverback//Mulcher and Rocket launcher//Tech level 2
Derrick//Transport, loaded units add attack power to Derrick//Tech level 2

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Locust Buildings:

Nexus/Main Building

Locust Miner//1unit//Tech level 0
Wretches//10 units//Tech level 0
Tickers//5 units, great against buildings and soldiers//Tech level 1
Kantus//2 units/Tech level 2

Locust Slaughterhouse:

Feeds 10 Food every 3 seconds to the Locust Horde

Locust Temple:

Raises Tech Level to unlock new units and upgrades

Tech level 1: Age of Myths
Tech level 2: The Queens Era
Tech level 3: Trinity of Worms

Locust Shrine: Tech level 2 to build

Breeding Season: adds 50 to your population//Tech level 3//
Kantus Magic: Reduce build time by half//Tech Level 2//
Upgrade Troika: Tech Level 2 and 3//

Locust Hellspawn: Tech level 0 to build

Drone: Basic soldier//4 units//Tech Level 0
Sniper: Marksmen//2 units//Tech level 1
Theron: Veteren Drone//1 unit//Tech level 2

Boomer barracks: Tech level 1 to build

Butcher*//Tech level 1*
Boomer//great against armor//Tech level 2
Grinder//great against infantry//Tech level 2

*At Tech level 2, Butcher becomes Flame boomer, At Tech level 3, Flame Boomer becomes Mauler


Locust War-Machine: Tech level 2 to build

Reaver//basic flying unit for Locust//Tech level 2
Corpser//Ambush unit, hides underground//Tech level 3
Brumak//Ultimate locust machine//Tech level 3


Locust Beast Pit: Tech level 1 to build

Bloodmount//2 fast attack units//Tech level 1
Seeder//Artillery spawner unit//Tech level 2
Gas-Barge//slow massive transport//Tech level 2



Special Powers and Defense

Auto-Turret/Troika Turret: Build up to 4 Defense Turrets//Tech Level 1//250$

COG Special

Purchase at Research Lab:

Hammer Strike: 3 hammers fire to create a huge area-effect, killing everything inside the radius.//Tech Level 3//(5 second warning to all players)

Resonator: Maps out area of your choosing//Tech level 2//


Locust Special

Purchase at Shrine:

RiftWorm: Comes out from under the ground, is able to swallow entire armies in mere seconds.//Tech level 3//(5 second warning to all players)

Emergence Hole: Makeshift Hellspawn building. Use at forward positions and behind enemy lines//Tech level 2//


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Lambent force

Imulsion Hive (Main Building)

Polyp//worker unit
Formers//10 units//Tech level 0
Lambent wretches//5 units//Tech level 0
Lambent Seeder*//1 unit//Tech level 2

Mass Graves: (bodies of CoG and Locust "feed" the Lambent by using their corpses as vessels)

Generates 10 Food every 3 seconds for the Lambent

Imulsion pool: Raises tech level to unlock new units and upgrades

Tech Level 1: Locust civil War
Tech Level 2: Flooding of Jacinto
Tech Level 3: Cricital Mass

Imulsion vents: Tech level 2 to build, Upgrades the Lambent

Critical state: adds 75 to your population//Tech level 3
Accelerated Evolution: Reduces unit build time by a third
Upgrade Drudge Tower: Tech level 2 and Tech level 3


Lambent Stalk: Tech level 1 to build

Lambent Drone//5 units//Tech level 1
Drudge//2 units//Tech level 1
Lambent Theron//1 unit//Tech level 2 (Elite Drudge)

Heavy Stalk: Tech level 2 to build

Gunker//Artillery unit//Tech level 2
Lambent Berserker//Juggernaut unit//Tech level 3


Special powers for Lambent:

Lambent Brumak: (Uber unit/Tower) Select an area of the map, and after a 5 second earthquake, a Lambent Brumak emerges from the selected point. This unit has super-high health, only able to be taken down by an entire army, however it cannot move, and has a short range attack, so keep your distance!

Imulsion Sinkhole: Select an area on the map, and any units in the selected area will fall into a pool of imulsion, killing them instantly. Half the Food cost of the units killed will be converted into Food for the player (example: 3 units killed which cost a total of 300 Food will give the player 150 Food



*Lambent Seeder: Spreads Imulsion fumes that can heal Lambent units that aren't in combat


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There is more stuff I can add, like:

Individual upgrades for units (like drones upgrading to Grenadiers)

Heroes: Theron Elite, RAAM, Skorge, Marcus, Hoffman, Cole, etc...

Costs per unit (CoG Gear = 75 Food, Centaur tank = 350 Imulsion, 200 Food)

Neutral/Hostile units (Stranded, Lambent)

But I don't feel like adding too much stuff.


So what do you guys think? I would seriously...(lol pun) love a RTS version of Gears of War, we always had the squad, individual view of Gears, but don't you want to know what else was happening when Marcus and Dom went underground to sink Jacinto, or how about the battle of Azura when Delta went inside to find Adam Fenix.

if its like Starcraft, then take my money!...

[BlueDodger]

if its like Starcraft, then take my money!...

did you really have to quote the whole thing?

[BlueDodger]

bump

[Ulto]

Spike.

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[Artiodactyl]

More Gears? Yes, please.

I'll read further into the details when I have a bit of time.

[themainman21]

im all 4 it. have delta a special squad. another force could be the uir.

[Flashback Canals]

While Gears of War would make for a decent to good setting for an RTS, I would be disappointed if it was developed by the main folks we have left on the gears team, and not just a different studio licensed what they need to get it done. (Would rather just have more gears, then to much of a spin-off)

Cause I am not a fan of RTS, and it just can not be done on a Console good enough to justify IMO.

[Grey]

Bumping dat 1 year old topic, lal.

Anyways i don't play RTS Games.

[Shapeshifter777]

I think it would be better if it was more like Dawn of War than StarCraft. I.e. focused more on capturing and holding certain points than building bases.

The only structures that the locusts need are three different sizes of emergence holes that produce different types of units. The only structures the COG need are fortifications. They can 'train' their troops with some UI panel and instead of coming out of buildings, they can be dropped off by air units.

[Shapeshifter777]

Bumping dat 1 year old topic, lal.

Anyways i don't play RTS Games.

lol people complain when someone starts a new topic saying "we already have a million of these threads!", yet the same people complain when someone looks up an old thread and 'bumps' it, instead of starting a new one.