Stormgate Development Update - 0.1.2

[@SpecKROELLchen]

Thanks for the updates. I feel now that the first big hype is over and some people (tbh. also me) switch back to other games for the time being, these progression updates become more and more important. Just as one example the graphics have improved so much over the course of the last year, its amazing. And some people don't get what it means to try something early access and cannot see the potential. I will try out this update for sure. Thanks for your passion and hard work. I hope that this game will be successful.

[@evankuo2578]

Hope stormgate ends up being really good :D

[@bradencluster4739]

I'm not giving up on Stormgate.

[@TorqC69]

nice hopium

[@ZverseZ]

Stormgates situation is a lot more grim than many people realize unfortunately. To put it into perspective, Stormgate is in a niche of "Classic Sci-fi RTS" that has pretty much no competition at the moment (Outside of 12 year old games like Starcraft 2) We have 3 new highly anticipated Sci-fi RTS games in the same niche as Stormgate that are dropping beta tests in less than a month. The first is Zerospace dropping an alpha in literally 2 days, and a beta test later in November. Then there's a game called "Battle Aces" that looks very similar to Stormgate, and is also having a beta in November. (Battle Aces also happens to be focused on 1v1) And last there is a Sci-fi RTS called "Tempest Rising" that has a gritty artstyle like Starcraft 1, and is dropping a beta in November. I kid you not, that's 3 different Sci-fi RTS games dropping beta tests in less than a month from now. That's also 3 highly anticipated RTS games that happen to be in the same niche as Stormgate. And this is all happening as Stormgate hovers around 150-250 concurrent players after a major update.

[@azthecx]

I am sure the release was very taxing on you all, I am glad you keep working hard and making good progress! Looking good!

[@zionellis579]

Campaign overhaul is all I needed to hear. Can bet I am really looking forward to it 😁❤

[@Insideoutcest]

the fact that its still not here is telling. bad game incoming

[@travisb2842]

I'm a player who backed the kickstarter and is holding off until the 1.0 release. Just wanted to say that I am very happy to see the love going into making it a great game and I can't wait to get into the campaign.

[@thumper5555]

I backed it too. Glad I did.

[@HurrisonTea]

Wow it looks so "sharp" now and movements feel more smooth. Looks super cool, great job guys 🔥

[@jackcaffrey8493]

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[@DerpHerper]

All good news. I'm looking forward to the future.

[@njdarda]

going in a good direction, keep it up!

[@devin6272]

I have to be honest. I didn't realize how much iteration went into making a polished product. I'm sorry for being hypercritical in my ignorance.

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

It's ok as long as you learn your lesson. Owning up to mistakes is respectable, too. Yeah, game dev is complex and takes a lot of iteration and testing.

[@giuseppebonatici7169]

arrogance is more fitting than ignorance as you forsook humility and you believed that you knew best. but, also, as a game dev, frost giant cannot assume that people will close their eyes and blindly trust their methods, as the normal gamer is not a game dev in a medium to big enterprise. also, there are too many incompetent game devs and their failures become gamer's fears of reoccurrence. so frost giant had to deal with the pain that they choose when they published the game in a REALLY early state, and asked people to have faith in the process. I have play like 4-5 successful early access games that started really lacking. sadly, it is difficult to see now as their "lackluster" starts are now forgotten by the quality of 2-3 years of refinements during early access. like half of klei's games start this way, the latest baldur's gate and others. but these are processes that work, and is simply but painful: intense feedback from the players, and those are rarely flattering, if ever. I think that Frost Giant has what it takes to make a successful RTS, but it will not be a easy bout against the stablished players and financing.

[@Zarven1]

​@@HighLanderPonyYT Imo while that is true, they charged money. In todays gaming ecosphere "early access" means released game with an excuse for lack of polish in virtually every case, so it is completely valid to have a lot of concerns when most early access titles don't deliver on their promises. I will say this is looking quite a bit better than what I've seen before, so I guess I'm cautiously optimistic.

[@kenf333]

I'd like to see more impactfulness /w the units and strategies in Stormgate and hope they keep the matches short. I guess they don't want too high of a lethality or counters being too one-sided in regards to the mechanics, but I feel the fights are too slow and drawn out makes it like Warcraft when the units are designed more like Starcraft units, also makes it a tad boring. Maybe there's some tuning that can be done here to create more wow moments.

[@TheGayRepublicanIcon]

If you left a negative review on Steam, I hope you'd consider removing it to help the game 🥰

[@Demetrius900000]

Okay, now it looks close to SC2, I like. And catmoth pet is cute :3

[@Mr_Tovarish]

Game is looking a lot better. Excited for the hotkey updates to come out so that I can jump in more

[@simonwhitehead8878]

A great update in general. As a predominantly red (and slightly green) colourblind person, I hope you'll expand the colour options a bit in future.

[@cNewbi]

I am excited!

[@frosty_mentos1238]

I'm glad to see improvements coming and i hope things turn out well enough. Been wanting to play this game proper, but many things about the game seemed off at first but I hope that this is only because of early access.

[@OstroGothic]

I backed on Kickstarter so I'm in it for the long haul lmao - I'll be playing the campaign update for sure, I hope it's great!

[@jackcaffrey8493]

hows pvp

[@pinkfloyddwc]

Cool... i've been enjoying sg more than sc2 lately

[@Stormgate_Central]

Awesome, can't wait for those performance updates especially!

[@tomorrowduong4914]

keep it up guys! I love the game!

[@MrSholer]

As always fellas I just wanted to say keep swinging! You guys were our childhood and we will support you as you did us ❤

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

Restart button, yesss! I'll wear that one out! Does the lighting look better, too? Keep on cooking!

[@swaggyeggs]

Good stuff. Keep fighting that battle, we all want you to succeed!

[@tristanmestroni6724]

Looking good team! This is great detail and so easily digestible. I love hearing about how SG works under the hood. The optimisation stuff is so weirdly interesting.

[@eduardoserpa1682]

I appreciate the focus on performance improvements. It's been the main thing holding me back from playing coop with friends, and I'm looking forward to further improvements in the future.

[@Ragamuffen]

It looks soooo good man. Please continue to take yall time creating this next major RTS. I'd rather wait to play a finished product than a rushed one because I'm expecting to spend hundreds and most likely thousands of hours into stormgate. I'm still playing SC2 and I am so excited to play a new RTS. glhf

[@danielmunoz2316]

Really nice! I already downloaded and tried and it is pretty amazing Please update the UX/UI and bring the support for AMD technologies too!

[@myorigaccisbroken]

Rome wasn't built in one day.

[@estebancantero4751]

Finally! The patch I've been waiting for so long.. I hope my shitty CPU can keep up with the game at least at a playable framerate :D

[@Broockle]

I have Auralana on lvl 15, I never noticed the item slots 😅 I was hoping for pathfinding and attack priority buffs. Good stuff tho. Leveling heroes from lvl 4-5 costs like 10x the xp it's supposed to, I wonder if that'll get a fix. Can't w8 for Mayhem 😀

[@Lukas-ii9kw]

Thanks for the Update. Looking forward to mayhem

[@kaname110]

Great to see! Open and honest development from true veterans of the genre. Keep it up team! Doesn't get much better than that \o

[@eastonvanover6431]

The game looks great!! Can't wait to see more!

[@danch1691]

Despite my initial disappointment of the incomplete state of the campaign, im liking & admiring Frostgiant's (FG) commitment to firther developing & persisting with this promising RTS game. despite the general negative vibes from community pf fans (ofc fans are entitled to their own opinions). Here's hoping FG can keep this game alive & more fans return to this promising RTS game.

[@pencilswordfish]

Awesome. Keep cooking. Will check back in for the next big update.

[@DrawAndErase]

Thanks for the update, looking forward to it. This game is an important game and we're so glad we get to see a new RTS in this style!

[@indrexwolf]

Loving this update video! Keep it up. I really like the co-op so far.

[@fablesenpai8609]

I really wish you guys held off releasing that first showing of champain. If you held off till now i think reception woulda gone better

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

I appreciate their bravery to not cater to the LCD with that move.

[@joe4127]

so excited to see where this game is and what it looks like in a year from now

[@calebrobinson6406]

Whoever does the particle effects deserves a raise

[@vetev]

Best of luck guys. I don't think the early access is for me. I'll see you on the full release.

[@daunted232]

thanks for the update

[@8ByteBender]

Thanks for the Development Update. Looking forward for the next blance patch

[@threee1298]

Looks awesome! Performance updates sound huge, I can’t play until the hotkeys are more customizable, but I’m looking forward to it

[@Viper40758]

Sounds like some great updates, im excited for the future for the campaign and coop

[@mishaka381]

The game really gets better with every patch. Will there be any changes to the standard balance? it would be nice to see some nerfs to some units and early celestial attacks

[@GameDesignThinking]

I don't know if everyone realises how HARD is to do an update of this scale. Just creating a game like this is incredibly hard and complex, and adding an update like this based on community feedback is brilliant.

[@CapitanScruff]

Cant wait. Been so excited about this game! Thanks for providing updates!

[@teachmehowtodoge1737]

Although I'm disappointed at the moment, I'm still hopeful that they can bounce back like the No Man's Sky game, from worst to the best game in the genre. A dedicated and passionate dev team and continuously listening to the community, that was their key to success.

[@SVestige]

Keep going, you are on the right track!

[@Smelly13]

Logged in. Tested it. Definitly works much better now. Buddybot is great :) didn’t realize that it helped expanding, building units etc and was pleasantly surprised. Performance is much better. Am trying it on geforce now. Something that needs considering. When sending units from production, when being built, perhaps they should automatically ’join’ the control group if they are focused on one? Even if the unit dies. Or, perhaps, there could be an implementation in customization saying ’this unit or building adds to control group x upon being built’? Perhaps infernals should have some sort of luminite gathering post? Didn’t see one. Perhaps an upgrade to allow meat farms being used as such (individually). Moreover, perhaps buddybot needs to be a bit better at gathering luminite. Also didn’t get any free pet or FoW changer when logging in 😢

[@NJHA91]

I dont think this patch was out when you checked. Should be out some time later today.

[@Despiporri]

You are doing a great job

[@jacobogle8743]

I hope this game gets the attention it deserves. I don't say this lightly, I think this is one of my favorite games ever, and easily my favorite RTS. It's hard to put into words, but the game feel is so fucking awesome. I can really tell the team is passionate and knows what they're doing. Just keep your heads down and keep grinding, good things will come 🎉

[@jackcaffrey8493]

bro they cash grabbed anyone who gave money to this - this is a dead game that will fall to obscurity lol look at palworld - IT was GREAT it was HUGE and now people have moved on.. the same will happen here - the player base is already double digits what do you think will happen by christmas - no one will be playing this by christmas this year

[@slavicsoup7762]

These guys have gotten a lot of criticism but you can’t say they aren’t trying.

[@Insideoutcest]

they are trying because of their belief in their grift not from the lack of it

[@AceBadguy]

Thanks guys.

[@DivinesiaTV]

Sounds great!

[@sleepybones5726]

Keep at it!

[@thog210]

Keep going, keep iterating, keep sending out updates and prove all your detractors wrong bros

[@DunnoJustLuckyIGuess]

Love this game already, every update has made it better so far (in my opinion/experience) - keep up the great work, FGS!

[@gomensnana9169]

Can’t wait for the 3v3! Been talking about it being the only future of mainstream RTS.

[@PLMassTahh]

Good changes! Thanks and keep on going!

[@Broformist]

I wish you the best of luck in bringing in more players. I will reinstall to check performance improvements for sure and hopefully that new art director can make significant improvements soon, I think it's very important for attracting more players. I also really hope we can get rapid fire eventually. And having to repeatedly push button to train units instead of just holding it down kinda sucks. My left wrist would be grateful to you if that were to change. :D

[@vooshPOW]

Great to see you guys iterating on the game, continuously releasing new features and redoing ones that need work. The graphics overhaul in particular has a ton of potential to alleviate community concerns, and I'm hoping that it can renew excitement for the game. Thanks for keeping in touch with the community and showing patience and care towards it! I'm hoping that maintaining this approach can create a stellar game and playerbase over time.

[@TheVoidOfWhatever]

Looking good! Keep it up, peeps! The improvements look awesome

[@DeaddMax]

Just yesterday I have turned the game on. For me the hotkeys are still not well implemented and for some reason were reseted from my previous playing. The support bot is working well though. No longer I need to care (that much) about workers which is great as I'm extremely bad at RTS games in general. :)

[@IndomitusEsports]

Much needed, keep up the work!

[@FrancoisTremblay77]

Nowadays people complain a lot about anything, this game is epic and I want to see much more of it. Thanks

[@heyblackduck]

Thanks for all the work you do. As a player I enjoy coop most of all but im excited to try these new features

[@ardarchic]

Still believe in you, guys ❤

[@veseliniliev3361]

Nice update, but it would have been better to include the changes to the Roadmap, the progress on Team Mayhem and mainly the new Art Director hire. Most people are too lazy to read (including me most of the time). More regular communication in KZbin with small updates about the progress, could help reinstate the trust FG lost and bring more people back. Q&A Sessions biweekly or so focusing on specific aspects of the game (art, balance, Co-op, campaign etc.) would be really nice. I like the game and waited until EA to spend a few bucks to support the devs, because I can see the potential. Unfortunately RTS gamers proved to be more demanding and EA reception was really bad. If everywhere on the internet you get reminded of the flaws it's hard to see the potential.

[@Defense89]

campain reworks!!!! lets go!!!!! can't wait to see :).stormgate really starting to looks nice in graphics , special effects and functionality, keep going frost giant you guys are the best!!

[@pancysmansy]

This is looking good!!!!!

[@MrJoshuaDotson]

'I'm looking forward to more campaign & things I can do solo 😎

[@DJZander01]

All good stuff 👍

[@sermerlin1]

I hope art gets more dark grim and gritty. I don't like how goofy and happy it looks as if it was made for 5 year olds to play. the objects and the asset design. Make them more gritty grim looking and dark. Just like red alert 2, warcraft 3 , starcraft had for example. I want to watch at assets that look deceiving, dangerous and deadly, instead of "oh they're so cuddly and sweet, look at them how cute they are while running and hitting!".

[@Eliteownage]

looking good, keep the updates coming 👍

[@shockskull4724]

I recognize the icons at 2:28, they are made by Olekzandr, they are so damn useful 😆

[@BeoMulf]

+50% is massive! Hoping that applies to as many people as possible

[@sokarash]

All good changes. But I still wait for more content before I will jump back in.

[@CosmicTavern]

Great updates.

[@mido5126]

I know you are working hard so i hope we will get to see something really good :) but pleaseeeeee take your TIME You showed somefootage at 1:10 just now and that is the first time i thought "THIS LOOKS FUCKING SICK! I WANNA PLAY THIS!" Very good job FrostGiant :3

[@edisonjensen]

i played at launch and it was rough. im glad to hear this

[@apathy526]

I have backed this game from day one, played it once or twice, it felt inferior to SC2 look and feel wise. But now it seems to be on the right track, will give it another try

[@Hdtk2024]

Good luck. I think balance patches should be more frequent.

[@alecksdavinci]

I think they need to finish the game first. Its also pointless to balance right now when all the tier 3 units are not present and the factions are not complete.

[@LucasAraujo-up4pg]

nice coop changes!

[@evshrug]

I think Video Documentary (ViDocs?) releases are incredibly important to a game, more than people realize. I mean sure, it takes a LOT of programming and even some play-testing of what design decisions work or not, and that needs to happen even if the public doesn’t get to play an Alpha or Beta. But ViDocs show progression, help show how difficult development is (more sympathy for Devs, reenforce why some decisions are made, set expectations up front), but also people relate to the game and the devs more and follow the vibe given in the videos. “Your vibe is your tribe,” and I think it contributed a lot to the Halo gamer community vs the League of Legends much more toxic community. This may be an aside, but I really hope I get to play this game someday. I’m a gamer, but every time I dabble with Windows, the annoyances seem to get worse and worse with each generation. It’s like the soul of Clippy is slowly taking over Microsoft and affecting all their design decisions, while the company itself buys beloved game studios and kills them off. It makes me sad to see that Stormgate is so tied to DirectX, knowing that Frost Giant is so reliant on what Microsoft does (or doesn’t) do, and knowing that it’s unlikely that I’ll ever get to play Stormgate even though Blizzard created my love of RTS games. So, I think it’s really great you guys put this video out, and the previous Dev videos have been great too! Hopefully I’ll be able to play the game someday, but I hate Windows… I have a Mac, a PS5, and a Steam Deck.

[@nex5691]

this game will revive rts goodbye starcraft 2 you've been a great game its time we move on soon to this game

Unifying the color of the enemies could be counterproductive. One strategy could have been to focus the one of the enemies and destroy it before moving to the other. With this unification, that will be harder to do.

[@FrostGiantStudios]

It's a personal option to unify the other team's color. You can choose Standard mode to leave the separate colors for the enemy.

[@mh1593]

Thanks for the update.

[@tunneltu]

Good stuff

[@grimmy_sc2845]

Good stuff! Keep it up!

[@akramcalisthenics1425]

i wish you a good continuation 🔥

[@carloshs93]

veryyy cool!!! :D

[@spn]

well they made me wanna log in to claim that free stuff "JUST incase" the game pops off it becomes a sort out item

[@PCProphecy]

Then suddenly, Starcraft 3 is announced 😂

[@user-ur4nl6dq2x]

We wish...Blizzard has no RTS devs left

[@PCProphecy]

@user-ur4nl6dq2x I was sure they had been working on SC3 for some time now. Although I heard a rumor that it was going to be a first person shooter.

[@Frozen_Death_Knight]

​​@@user-ur4nl6dq2x Yes. The RTS dev team at Blizzard moved on from Blizzard to build Stormgate and Battle Aces respectively after their division got shut down permanently a few years ago. Blizzard no longer have the expertise needed to build StarCraft 3.

[@peterlaanguila5098]

Blizzard rts team is gone, they are in frost giant and other studios now

[@yawn43]

Love the changes

[@gil775]

These update videos are amazing

[@3dartquest]

Great work

[@joealnidaz5848]

hopefully this gets optimize for steam deck.

[@inspire0011]

We need more satisfying abilities in 1v1 like StarCraft nukes !

[@TisDeKenny]

Souls of the Fallen being free is insane considering the flames cost half a leg.

[@mareker]

It reminds me of an old pirate manual: How to get a leg in fog of war