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submitted 10 months ago by Izzy@startrek.website to c/risa@startrek.website

I busted him up.

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[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 8 points 10 months ago

Why has nobody made this into a VR game yet?

[-] Izzy@startrek.website 12 points 10 months ago

I'd like to know what the game even is. Is it necessary for the 3 screens to be rotating at all times? Perhaps that is just part of the challenge.

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 14 points 10 months ago

If they ever explain the rules in the show, they haven't sunk in for me. It just looks like a light show.

[-] eva_sieve@startrek.website 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

As far as I'm aware they never explain the rules of Stratagema. I feel pretty comfortable saying it seems like a terrible esport to spectate. You've got

  • Incredibly quick games (Data's first game with Kolrami ends in less than thirty seconds), so there's little to no time to appreciate whatever finer strategies are going on
  • crap graphics-- style is very bland and more importantly user unfriendly--as far as I can tell there are four colors, navy/blank, some sort of territorial highlighting colors (blue and yellow), and a red that appears to be units/agents of both players, which are not visually distinct except for small markers (seriously, why?).
  • probably crap controls-- I get you have to move multiple things simultaneously, but you'd think they'd make something more intuitive for whatever 3-D controls this game needs. With the benefit of modern video game hindsight I think something like a mini keyboard in one hand would be a lot more believable for whatever quick selection and movements are needed by this game.

Basically, take a minimalist strategy game like Go and an RTS game and stick them together in a way that uses the strengths of neither. That's Stratagema. Don't play this game, it's dumb.

(Minor edit, after thinking this over a little it's possible the red pieces are neutral objectives. I don't think that correlates as well with the finger movements, but whatever. That'd just make Stratagema 3d Liquid War with mario kart powerups tacked on)

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 3 points 10 months ago

They should've just kept adding more layers to chess.

[-] Izzy@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The weird 6 layer chess they have is just as baffling.

Edit: I did find this page though that explains it in great detail. http://meder.spacechess.org/3dschach/chess3d.htm

[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 1 points 10 months ago

Haha

In these Laws the words 'he', 'him' and 'his' include 'she' and 'her'.

Wrap it up boys, inclusion achieved!

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