Wyrmsun, an open-source RTS game

Wyrmsun is an open-source RTS game which features elements of mythology, history and fiction.
The project is led by Andrettin and features the art from b_o, Jinn, Leo B, and other talented artists, the complete list of artists can be found here.

The game is currently in alpha stage and just hitted Steam Greenlight, but you can download the current build on IndieDB.

In the Wyrmsun universe a myriad of inhabited planets exist. Humans dwell on Earth, while dwarves inhabit Nidavellir and elves nourish the world of Alfheim. These peoples struggle to carve a place for themselves with their tools of stone, bronze and iron. And perhaps one day they will meet one another, beyond the stars...

The game features:

Retro-style graphics
2 playable civilizations, and a number of non-playable ones
18 quests to play, earning technology points which can be used to obtain new units, buildings and technologies
38 units, 30 buildings and 14 technologies
Units that can earn experience, being able to upgrade to new unit types or acquire new abilities upon level-up
Persistent heroes, who carry over their level and abilities throughout scenarios
Personal names and traits for units
Cave, Conifer Forest, Dungeon, Fairlimbed Forest and Swamp tilesets
33 maps of real and fictional locations to choose from, as well as random maps
Living environment, with fauna reproduction and predation
Very moddable game, with mod-loading capability built in
Grand strategy mode, where production is resolved on the strategic (world map) level, while battles are resolved on the tactical level
In-game encyclopedia, allowing players to learn more about the units, buildings and other elements of the game, as well as their historical and mythological sources of inspiration

The Stratagus engine (which the game uses), as well as all of the code, artwork, music and story elements included in Wyrmsun are distributed under the GPLv2 license. By supporting Wyrmsun you are also promoting the development of assets and code which can be used by other open-source games.

Don't forget to also vote for Wyrmsun on Steam Greenlight!

(For the icon, you might use this one, since some of these are on the game: http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/73944.htm)

Posted by Jinn @ 4/30/2015 15:28 | 6

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Andrettin (Level 1 Rookie) @ 5/5/2015 07:35

Hapiel, unfortunately that doesn't help us much. Without knowing what in particular you think is too similar to Warcraft 2, we can't change those aspects for the future. And in any case, Wyrmsun is not a remake of WC2 - the civilizations, lore, scenarios and etc. are all different, so although the game is inspired by WC2, it does not have the elements of a remake.

KPJ and snv: Thanks :)