Would you play a turn-based Strategy game designed for table-top?

[SeekerOfTruth007]

It will have unique maps and be patterned after Blizzard Franchise games, such as StarCraft and WarCraft.

So far, I have 3 races' entire tech trees and unit design fleshed out: Humans, Bots, and Snyridians.

Human Advantages:

-Speed Build at 50% Efficiency.

-Mostly Realistic Units.

-Easy to learn

Human Disadvantages:

-Lost mining time while doing construction.

-Workers are vulnerable while doing construction.

-Structures burn down

-Most units and structures cost at least some money to repair.

-Units and structures do not heal on their own.

-Main Base does all production, which means the player must choose between training a worker and training a combat Unit each turn.

Bots Advantages

-Shields regenerate +5 per turn for free.

-Structure Warp-in means Droid workers maximize mining efficiency at all times.

-Units have very high potential when used properly.

Bots Disadvantages:

-Structures take one extra turn to warp in compared to other races' build times. This, combined with expensive units, usually means Bots begin the game on permanent Defense.

-Units are expensive, which means making a mistake costs you that much more of a loss.

Snyridian Advantages:

-Units heal +5HP per turn automatically.

-You don't need Slave workers to harvest Gas.

-Slave workers are safe inside a structure while they are finishing constructing it.

-They have the cheapest Mobile Detector.

Snyridian Disadvantages:

-Supplies are produced by Ethereal Probe Units, which share a build queue with your Slave Workers. This means you must choose whether to use the queue to make more supply or more workers.

-Units are incredibly specialized. If you show up to a battle with the wrong army, it could be game over in a hurry.

[msmissydc]

I mean you have starcraft as an inspiration. But this does sound like SC2 reflavoured with a bit of mix up of other things. Yes, A lot of franchises are similar and I am not saying its bad. The turn base could be interesting but its a lot like SC as a turn based game.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

I decided to stick with one race: Humans.

You can pick basic Human with no extra advantages or disadvantages, or you can play as a specific Nation-State with their advantages and disadvantages. Here is what I have now:

Germany
Advantages:
-Start with all Tank researches completed.
-Tanks cost 25 less Minerals to train.
-Start with Gravity Thrusters for Aerospace Fighter completed.

Disadvantages:
-Cannot Speed Build anything.
-Cannot Salvage anything.

United Kingdom
Advantages:
-Speed Build is 100% efficient instead of the usual 50% efficiency.
-Speed Build does not cost extra Minerals.

Disadvantages:
-You cannot Salvage anything.
-You can't build Auto-Turrets.

United States
Advantages:
-Start with Permanent Cloaking researched.
-Your Workers gain Warp-In for constructing Structures. Add-ons are never warped in though.
-Your Refineries are Automated.

Disadvantages:
-Structures take one extra turn to finish construction.
-Refinery costs 125 Minerals instead of the usual 50 Minerals.
-You can't Speed Build anything.
-Salvage is only 50% efficient instead of 75%.

China
Advantages:
-Workers have zero Minerals Cost.
-Nuclear Silo finishes 1 turn faster.
-Train Nuclear Missile finishes 1 turn faster.

Disadvantages:
-Workers need an extra turn to finish training.
-You can't Speed Build Anything

India
Advantages:
-When you finish constructing a Supply Depot, you gain a Free Worker in that same Hex location.
-You may Harvest with 4 workers per Mineral field. Instead of the usual 3.

Disadvantages:
-Missile Turrets and Auto-Turrets each cost 25 extra Minerals.
-Add-Ons cost 25 extra Minerals and 25 extra Gas.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Dutch
Advantages:
-You may construct special Bank structures which provide 10 extra Mineral income per turn each.

Disadvantages:
-Banks take a long time to become profitable.
-Speed Build costs 10 Minerals per extra Worker instead of the usual 5 Minerals per extra Worker.

Bank
Cost: 100/100
Build Time: 4 turns
HP: 200
Armor: 1
Weapon: None
Move: 0
Armored Structure
Provides 10 Mineral Income per turn.

Russia
Advantages:
-Nuclear Missiles have 2 extra range.
-You may Harvest with 4 Workers per Geyser instead of the usual 3 Workers per Geyser.
-Your Workers do not use Supply.

Disadvantages:
-All Combat Units require 1 extra turn each to complete training..
-All Upgrades and Researches require 2 extra turns each to finish.

Ukraine
Advantages:
-Supply Depots cost 25 Minerals less and finish Construction 1 turn faster.
-Three Round Burst is already researched.
-Your Rocket Infantry is allowed to attack Air units.

Disadvantages:
-Speed Build costs 10 Minerals per extra Worker instead of 5.
-Scan can only see one Hex at a time instead of the usual maximum of 7 Hexes.
-Aerospace Destroyers are not available.

Spain
Advantages:
-Your Commandos and Workers each have +1 Move.
-Armor Upgrades cost half as much to research and finish in half the time.
-You may buy up to six Armor Upgrades for all units.

Disadvantages:
-Satellite Link is not available.
-Attack Upgrades are not available.

Taiwan
Advantages:
-Researches and Upgrades complete in half the time.
-Structures finish building 1 turn faster.
-You may buy a 4th and 5th Attack and Armor Upgrade for all Unit types.

Disadvantages:
-All Combat Units require 1 extra turn to finish training.
-You can't Speed Build anything.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Sorry I changed Spain and Dutch a little.

Dutch:
-Also starts with +1 move for Commandos.

Spain:
-Instead gets Medics with the ability to heal 2 targets per turn instead of one target per turn.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

I'm actually trying to make it less like StarCraft/2 and more like a modern era and near-future era Age of Empires instead.

[Sasquach]

It's not something I'd be into, but there's probably a niche out there for it

[msc545]

Sounds a bit too complex to be fun.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Have you ever played Axis and Allies or Mech Warrior or Battle Tech?

[SeekerOfTruth007]

How about this, what if I simplify it to just one Race, but players get to play "Cards" like Age of Empires to gain different Advantages and Disadvantages?

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Like for example, everyone would have human technology, but different countries would have different advantages and disadvantages. For Example:

Germany:
Advantages:
-Starts with Blitz and Siege Mode researched for Tanks.
-Starts with Gravity Drive researched for Aerospace Fighters.
Disadvantages:
-Cannot Speed Build Anything.
-Cannot Salvage Anything.

United Kingdom
Advantages:
-Aerospace Destroyer costs 50 less Gas to Train.
-Upgrades and Research finish in half the time.
-Speed Build doesn't cost extra Minerals.
Disadvantages:
-Cannot Salvage anything.
-Cannot construct Auto-Turrets

United States
Advantage:
-Automated Refineries means workers concentrate on harvesting Minerals.
-You begin the game with Permanent Cloak researched for Aerospace Destroyers and Fighters.
-Your workers gain the Warp In ability.

Disadvantages:'
-Refinery costs 200 Minerals to construct instead of 50 Minerals.
-You cannot Speed Build anything.
-Structures need an extra turn to finish construction.

Etc

[Anonymous]

I would play ping-pong