Orcs vs. Martians beta 3
by Geom · 11/07/2009 (12:12 pm) · 23 comments
Hi guys!
Orcs vs. Martians beta 3 is finally out!
For those who don't know, Orcs vs. Martians is a Real-Time Strategy game.
OVM is meant to have gameplay elements that appeal to hardcore gamers, while being easier to get into, and faster-playing, than traditional RTS games are. It's heavy on strategy and light(er) on tactics. Emphasis is on exploiting the random terrain effectively, and on out-upgrading your opponents.
OVM has several interesting (IMHO!) features meant to combat the traditional grind of RTS micromanagement: auto-harvesting, auto-hotkey-grouping, and auto-exploration. All of which you can, of course, do manually as well. But they're meant to free up the player to enjoy high-level strategy more.
Here's a video trailer:
The Beta3 installer is at:
redbrickgames.com/ovm-beta3-setup.exe
I didn't test multiplayer this release, so only a 50-50 chance that internet play works.
Feedback is always welcome. You can send comments to ovm@redbrickgames.com, or just post here.
Check it out!
*** Edit 11/10/2009 ***
I put up a new build which fixes the F3 crash and the audio problem. Same download URL as before.
Orcs vs. Martians beta 3 is finally out!
For those who don't know, Orcs vs. Martians is a Real-Time Strategy game.
OVM is meant to have gameplay elements that appeal to hardcore gamers, while being easier to get into, and faster-playing, than traditional RTS games are. It's heavy on strategy and light(er) on tactics. Emphasis is on exploiting the random terrain effectively, and on out-upgrading your opponents.
OVM has several interesting (IMHO!) features meant to combat the traditional grind of RTS micromanagement: auto-harvesting, auto-hotkey-grouping, and auto-exploration. All of which you can, of course, do manually as well. But they're meant to free up the player to enjoy high-level strategy more.
Here's a video trailer:
The Beta3 installer is at:
redbrickgames.com/ovm-beta3-setup.exe
I didn't test multiplayer this release, so only a 50-50 chance that internet play works.
Feedback is always welcome. You can send comments to ovm@redbrickgames.com, or just post here.
Check it out!
*** Edit 11/10/2009 ***
I put up a new build which fixes the F3 crash and the audio problem. Same download URL as before.
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#22
12/03/2009 (4:19 pm)
Geom - I would like to ask you some questions via email but I don't see your email. Can you email me at keith.johnston@gamecollider.com? Thanks! 
#23
too sad.i missed that.
any chance to get an re-upload,
by developer or anybody else?
06/01/2014 (5:05 pm)
ooh,may be the only rts game on torque.too sad.i missed that.
any chance to get an re-upload,
by developer or anybody else?
Torque Owner Chris Sargent
Glorious Software
The only thing that was a minor irritation for me was where my resources are counted (telling me how many I have). I'm using a wide screen LCD monitor and in full screen mode those areas are very snug agains the right hand side of the screen which can make it somewhat difficult to see.