Here’s a 360 degree view of the untextured Defender class. With a lot of the weird Blender-to-Unreal quirks worked out of our process, things are starting to move a little faster.
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A new game deserves a new class of character! The Defender doesn’t hit as hard as the Soldier or have the reach, but his Blockade ability lets him place temporary barriers to keep your enemies at bay. He can also fortify his teammates with armor, making him a useful support character for offense or defense.
Those of you with some Outwitters experience under your belts may be wondering whether a blockade-placing character would slow the pace of the game down too much (we’ve seen some DENSE Bramble replays). The Defender’s blockade comes with a cooldown and wears off after your opponent’s turn, so it’s a great short-term fix that doesn’t affect the rest of your match like a bramble patch. Movement in general is also a lot more fluid (and free to do) in Hex Gambit than it is in Outwitters, thanks to a cool new moving mechanic that we’ll show off later.
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The soldier color morphs are in! The faction you choose to play as in the league will determine which color your team is, and playing 2v2 will give your partner the secondary paint jobs to the right. If things go smoothly, maybe we’ll have time to give you guys even more control over which version of your faction colors you prefer. Almost ready to move on to a new minion!
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This soldier is ready for a fight! We’ll see about giving him someone to do that with soon.
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The soldier hasn’t been granted the power to move yet, so he’s stuck on this space for now.
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These soldier are sporting their formal normal maps and some fresh duds from our Neptis faction line. Still need some work on the metal and plastic materials, but he’s looking good in-game.
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Textures are messy business. Especially your first textures for your first models in your first 3d game. I think I’ve redone this guy 4 or 5 different ways, and you can see things start to get a little garbled around the eyes. Learning a lot, though.
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Here’s the basic, untextured soldier for Hex Gambit. Next I’ll be adding all the fancy glows and material effects in Unreal.
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The Soldier class in Hex Gambit is a versatile fighter. Up close, his Multislash ability lets him distribute the damage from his melee however he wants among surrounding enemies. Dump all 3 damage into one target, or soften up 3 different enemies for 1 damage each. He also brings two other abilities to the table, because each minion in Hex Gambit has three!
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The real stars of Hex Gambit will, of course, be the minions!
In our previous strategy game, Outwitters (with which you may be familiar), you’re able to choose from a number of different races that are largely symmetrical, save for one very expensive special unit. Depending how your opponent plays, you may never get a chance to use that special unit in a match.
In Hex Gambit, we’re going for something more personalized and asymmetrical.
Your actual loadout for a match of Hex Gambit will involve picking a Captain to determine your bonus powers, then choosing any combination of 5 minion types to comprise your squad. We’re aiming for 7 total minion types to pick from at launch, giving you 21 different team combinations to explore. That variety will increase exponentially with each new minion we add.
Another cool feature of Hex Gambit’s minions: they’re all the same cheap price to spawn! So whoever you choose to bring with you, you can send them in as soon as you need them without having to save up. This extra freedom is balanced by unit stock: you can add 2 of the ultra-durable brutes to your crew, or bring 4 of the standard soldiers.
Check back next week for more!
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