Descending Empires
A multiplayer space RTS blending in depth mechanics with fast paced skirmish matches. control and manage an empire together with your team in large-scale physic-based online battles, and expand your army mit modded factions
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5 itemsAbout the Game
inspired and created by fans of classics like Empire at War, Descending Empires aims to bring new revolutionary features to the RTS genre
enter the strategic table, forge strategies and destroy your enemy - together with your team.
control your own fleets of spaceships in this massive multiplayer rts
HARDPOINTS/ABILITIES
ships have parts/hardpoints, like shield generators, engines, weapons and more
ships have abilities creating unique combat interactions (like firing a special superweapon on board or activating certain parts/functions of the ship
DOCKING/INVENTORY/TRADING SYSTEM
your ships, planets and spacestations have an inventory, allowing trading between planets and stations
board other ships and stations with your ground troops to take them over
salvage destroyed ships and sell the scrap metal for money
VERTICALITY
the game allows ships to move on the y axis allowing verticality opening up new strategies like building a planetary blockade
PHYSIC BASED UNITS / COLLISIONS
the spaceships are physic based and can collide
ENERGY SYSTEM
you have 3 energy slider for (big) ships, engine power, weapon power and shield power, control those to best manage your energy (if hardpoints for said functions are destroyed, they disappear)
CONTROLLING SHIPS
you can control your ships in combat like a captain
RANKS / TEAMPLAY
players can increase their ranks by playing, winning rounds AND executing orders from higher ranking players. higher ranking players can give orders and lock capital ships to only be controlled by them (all other units are controlled by your whole team)
MODS
the game is heavily mod based allowing unique new player made factions
