Upcoming free-to-play RTS game Stormgate is being developed in the latest Unreal Engine together with a special custom tech.
Shawn writes: "Frost Giant Studios announced on Discord on Tuesday that multiplayer modes and online features for their real-time strategy game, Stormgate, will be shutting down on Steam at the end of April. Hathora, their multiplayer provider has been purchased by an “AI company” likely to refocus the server resources on LLMs rather than matchmaking; that’s a new angle on AI impacting gaming that I hadn’t ever considered. Anyways, they hope to add an offline mode at some point and are seeking a partner to restore online features in the future."
Stormgate’s official Steam launch on August 5 isn’t the end—it’s the start of a long-term rollout of features, content, and tools, according to a newly released roadmap from developer Frost Giant Studios. The update lays out three phases: what’s in Campaign One, what’s coming in the Near Future, and what’s On the Horizon.
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