Long time no see! We've had a huge break from writing news, but the game development didn't stop even for a moment in that time. Actually, there's been a lot of exciting things happening behind the scenes. Anyway, today it's time to talk about Pathfinding in Liquidation. There've been some significant updates recently, and it's time to share them with the community! To start the topic, here's a dev view of how buildings can now look on the pathfinding grid in Liquidation:
It's important to note that before this round of changes, the buildings were simple rectangles on the pathfinding grid. Now, the shapes on the grid match the actual buildings much better.
The consequence of them being simple rectangles was as simple as the following picture present. The units weren't able to sneak through corners. But now, after the change - they can. That also means Dominus can finally walk between the two buildings and deal decisive blows to anyone who dares to oppose the Twilight Crusade!
Now that we've got that out of the way - let's move on to the meat of this news post. You might remember from the news about Corrupt Nether Environment that idle avoidance response got improved in Liquidation. That was another one of the steps towards what's shown below. Using other avoidance behaviors, Local Avoidance introduction improved unit behavior around buildings. After that, and a few updates later, we've arrived at the results you can inspect on the video here: The Corruption raids a Twilight Crusade outpost, who's going to win this battle? Will it influence the war efforts? [previewyoutube=nauYBTG7YiM;full][/previewyoutube] Please share your thoughts! Maybe you want to ask a question about the Corruption appearance in this news post? Ask away! ------ If you want to get news firsthand and/or want to participate in building the Liquidation community - come join us on Discord! Feel free to drop by to chat about the game too!

[ 2024-09-21 10:20:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Liquidation is an original Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game set in a universe that mixes elements of both fantasy and science fiction, with support for both single-player and multiplayer modes.

The game takes place in the dying plane of Veá, which has been repeatedly ravaged and drained of its very life essence over the course of a massive war that has been going on for centuries. Now, with the doomed world drawing its last breath, you arise as a lesser deity tasked with restoring the balance in Veá and ending this war before it’s too late.

But which one of the four warring factions are you going to lend your favour to in this war’s decisive moments? Will you even follow your task, or will you be the instrument that brings about Veá’s fateful end?

Explore a dark fantasy world

Learn more about the dark themed world of Liquidation through its campaign which can be either played solo or coop.

Different Perspectives

Play the campaign from various perspectives which also lead to different story outcomes.

Create your own Avatar

Create and customize your own Deity and decide the fate of the world.

Mercenaries

Hire powerful mercenaries which also have their own background story.

Command powerful commanders

Choose from an arsenal of commanders and deploy these heroic units on the battlefield as they influence your armies and troops.

Build and fortify your base

Gather resources, Conquer favour resource points and mercenary camps, build your base and place fortifications to protect your unit production and research.

Game Features

• Campaign:
  Learn more about the world of Liquidation and its characters through the campaign mode which you can either play solo or coop.
  
• Master four unique Factions:
  Command the the remaining forces of the maniacal kingdom of the "Twilight Crusade", the insidious dwellers of the hollow earth of the "Scourge Alliance", the demonic "Nether Legion" or the all consuming "Ancient Corruption" each with their own distinct abilities, weapons,
  
• Each Unit matters:
  Equip your units with different types of weapons or equipment, use the environment as cover and lead them to victory.
  
• Skirmish against AI:
  Battle on a variety of themed maps against the AI. Solo or with friends, you choose the difficulty!
  
• Ranked & Custom Online Multiplayer:
  Climb the online leaderboard or have a Skirmish with your friends in different game modes with custom settings!
  
• Be a God:
  Customize your own Deity Avatar and send yourself into the heat of the battle!
  
• Weather:
  Though at first, the weather system appears to be just a visual effect, the weather can have an impact on your gameplay. Just as rain can extinguish the fire of your buildings.
  
• Day & Night Cycle:
  A visual effect which increases the atmosphere of the game but also comes with minor effects like affecting the line of sight radius of your units.
  
• In-Game Jukebox:
  Witness the whole soundtrack of Liquidation composed by Johan Lindgren known for Magicka's & Helldivers soundtrack.
  
• In-game Encyclopedia:
  Learn more about the background story of each character with the ingame encyclopedia which also provides detailed stats about each unit, ability and building of the game.
  
• Observer & Replay Mode:
  Spectate matches, share replays, analyze or improve your gameplay.
  
• Full Hotkey customization:
  Every action can be bound to a desired key to control and play the game the way you want!