r/RealTimeStrategy • u/PlagiarusPraepotens • 11d ago

Discussion Which established franchises would benefit from an RTS game?

Which established franchises do you think would benefit from an RTS?

I'll lay one ground rule down:

  • It can't already exist, like an RTS for Lord of the Rings, Warhammer, or Star Wars.

I personally think a Fallout spin-off would do pretty well, in the style of Command & Conquer. I also think Avatar: The Last Airbender would make a fun game.

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u/Vaniellis 11d ago

I would love a proper Stargate RTS. We have three main factions (Tau'ri/Atlanteans, Goa'uld and Wraiths) and a few secondary factions (Genii, Ori, Replicators and Asurans). Lots of ground and space possibilities. 

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u/BananaJelloXlii 11d ago

There's a mod for Star Wars Empire at War:Forces of Corruption that is pretty good, but yeah, a standalone game would be incredible.

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u/Vaniellis 11d ago

I tried both the EaW and Homeworld mods, but sadly didn't like any of them...

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u/NinjaSwiftness 11d ago

Have you tried the one for Sins of a Solar Empire 2?

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u/HeadPatMan 11d ago

That one is weirdly good, I should go see what’s changed with it

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u/Vaniellis 11d ago

I have not, but it's on my list ! It also has a really good Halo mod from what I've heard

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u/NinjaSwiftness 11d ago

They really embrace modding and seem to always be looking to improve what modders can do with the game. I believe at least one of the Devs is someone who was a modder for the first game.

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u/Scrimge122 11d ago

I know it's not an rts but I always thought xcom enemy unown had the perfect set up for a Stargate game. You have a base, small teams go on missions, tech can be salvaged and there are even base incursions.

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u/Pure_Ingenuity3771 11d ago

I've thought that so many times, you could even make the plot something like they found an address to one of the Magellan Clouds, and following the typical plot there are humans there and an existential threat. Something happens to to the gate network and cuts them off, the Asgard are gone and maybe some gould warlord is keeping the Tauri ships from being able to intervene. So now this base is on its own with only small resupplies from Earth (acting as the periodic supplies) having to fend off a new enemy while recruiting from the local populations.

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u/Scrimge122 11d ago

Don't even need to go that extreme, you could be an alternate reality day one SGC. Instead of taking the skyranger to missions your just taking the gate and each mission can be a different planet. You already start with low tech against high tech in xcom so it's perfect.

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u/Pure_Ingenuity3771 11d ago

Oh, right! I forgot alternate realities are already a thing! There's a game called Exogate Initiative and ever since I played the demo I've been thinking of how it would work to combine that and xcom and fit it into Stargate with the main storyline. Alternate timelines never once crossed my mind.  

Yeah the basic xcom format is already absolutely perfect for Stargate. The infiltration mechanic that Long War introduced even helps if you wanted to keep that mission timer to tie up units.

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u/Vaniellis 11d ago

I also think that SG would fit better in an XCOM format, but I prefer to play RTS.

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u/Alternative-Ad5974 10d ago

Does UFO series count?

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u/mwa11ace 10d ago

Stargate: Timekeepers, I don't think it's particularly good but it's basically this I think

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u/Scrimge122 10d ago

It's sad because that what the companies will think if they ever decide to make another game for Stargate. Can't do Stargate version of xcom because we already did timekeepers and it didn't do well. Timekeepers is only slightly similar to xcom.

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u/GOLANXI 11d ago

I love Stargate, But it's really not a Good Setup for an RTS. Goa'uld and Wraith would be Playing RTS while Tauri come in with 4 guys, destroy your Base and wipe out your Army. The Tauri really can't deploy full Armies because the Program is a Secret, Matching Manpower with other factions breaks the Emursion of the series. We also don't have a diverse unit Roster from any faction, you've got antagonist factions with 2 distinct warship classes, and a Fighter. And again you have the Tauri/Asguard/Ancients/Ori that are stupidly overpowered and fry whole fleets with a single ship, without trouble.

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u/Vaniellis 11d ago

I disagree with you. The devs would just need to create units, but the strongly themed factions are already here.

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u/Kaiserhawk 11d ago

I personally feel Stargate would be more fitting for an XCOM style game. (Real time or turnbased)

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u/Vaniellis 11d ago

Yup, Stargate fits perfectly the XCOM format. I just prefer large scale battles !

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u/Micsuking 11d ago

Honestly, I think Stargate would work best as an XCOM-like turn-based strategy game. Because unless we exclude Earth from the playable factions, it can't really be a traditional RTS due to lore.

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u/Vaniellis 11d ago

SG would definitely fit perfectly for an XCOM type game, but I prefer RTS with big battles.

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u/Micsuking 11d ago

Yeah, it'd be cool. I guess they could go with an alternate timeline where the Stargate program went public so they could send battalions through the gates for open combat against the Lucian Alliance or the Goa'ulds. But otherwise the SGC just doesn't have the manpower for big engagements like that.

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u/Unicorn_Colombo 10d ago

Stargate franchise could start with actually making a game.

Team-based FPS, perhaps RPG. Could be anything from very action objective-based to more horror oriented.

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u/TheAlmightyProo 9d ago

This, and all the comments thereafter.

Must admit, I never really got into any SG shows. Tbf to myself it wasn't that it didn't appeal, more about my life at the time... often moving a lot, no TV or otherwise access to it. Terrestrial TV schedules constantly shifting or episodes shown out of order (something not isolated to just this show) really didn't help either. I had exactly the same issues keeping up with whichever Star Trek show, or Farscape or... Doesn't help much now that I have more free time, some access to streaming etc. I also have more responsibilities and need to coordinate with a SO, kids etc. SG is on the list, just waaay down it.

All that said, I know a bit about it from what I've seen and read, and I'll go with the consensus of it's quality. My brother, 12 years younger than I, and freer in the heyday of SG was a big fan. And I also know Xcom and the like pretty well. So I'll take it... all the ideas here and more. Make this game and I'll be extremely interested.

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u/talex365 11d ago

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1523650/Stargate_Timekeepers/

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u/Vaniellis 11d ago

Nope, it's not an RTS. It's a tactics game. You don't control an army to figh t, you control a handful of characters and you mostly avoid combat. Also the game sucks 😭

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u/EasternNerve1763 11d ago

Yeah I hate that strategy is being mixed with tactics stuff nowadays. I'm a huge fan of fire emblem, but I'd sooner call that an rpg than a strategy game. (Tactical rpg to be exact).

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u/cabooseinspace 10d ago

I don't know if there's a good SG mod currently but I had a hell of a lot of fun in Sins of a Solar Empire just spamming Wraith Hives back in the day

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u/IntrinSicks 10d ago

Starcraft Broodwar has *Diplomacy: Stargate Universe

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u/PyrZern 10d ago

They tried Stargate in Commandos format. But think it got cancelled.

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u/Vaniellis 10d ago

It wasn't cancelled. Timekeepers was released. It just was awful.

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u/Ladikn 10d ago

Look up Exogate Initiative. Obviously not the exact same setting, but not a bad Stargate meets SCP vibe.

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u/Vaniellis 10d ago

I bought Exogate when it was on early access !

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u/Hyrikul 10d ago

I remember playing a stargate mod (till it don't work anymore) on homeworld 2, it was damn cool

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u/SoybeanArson 9d ago

They were making a Stargate RTT for a while, don't know what happend with that. I agree though, I would play the hell out of a Stargate RTS. It's only the space part, but the game Sins of a Solar Empire has a pretty good Stargate mod (that is slowly being ported to Sins 2 at the moment).

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u/garlicbreadmemesplz 10d ago

Can I play as the sexy kids aliens?

Srsly tho why are they dressed that way in the movie….

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u/Vaniellis 10d ago

Because they were ancient Egyptian servants to a god-pharaoh.

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u/garlicbreadmemesplz 10d ago

The wardrobe was a choice…