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| 4s | hello and welcome to the stormgate |
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| 6s | kickstarter I'm Tim Campbell I'm the |
| 8s | game director and president here at |
| 10s | Frost giant Studios and we are here |
| 13s | assembling some of the world's greatest |
| 15s | RTS developers who've worked on some of |
| 17s | the biggest franchises in the genre to |
| 19s | come together to build the next |
| 22s | Evolution for the realtime strategy |
| 24s | genre welcome to |
| 29s | stormgate |
| 32s | [Music] |
| 39s | fight |
| 42s | power either way your world will |
| 46s | [Music] |
| 48s | fall our vision is to make the most fun |
| 51s | RTS of all time and to us that means a |
| 55s | lot of different things first it starts |
| 57s | with core gameplay we're opening up the |
| 59s | RTS experience to to new players through |
| 61s | new modes new ways of play whether you |
| 63s | like story or you enjoy Cooperative |
| 65s | experiences or you want to get right |
| 66s | into ladder and play hardcore |
| 68s | competitive we have content for you in |
| 71s | stormgate to build this Vision we had to |
| 74s | start first with the technology and |
| 75s | tools to bring it to life I'm James |
| 78s | anhalt the Chief Architect here at Frost |
| 79s | Giant and I'm here to show you the |
| 81s | custom Tech we built for stormgate it |
| 83s | transforms Unreal Engine 5 into the most |
| 85s | state-of-the-art real-time strategy game |
| 87s | engine get ready for Snow Play |
| 104s | [Music] |
| 111s | snow play plus Unreal Engine 5 makes |
| 113s | stormgate a truly NextGen realtime |
| 116s | strategy game and we can't wait for you |
| 118s | to get your hands on it and play |
| 121s | at Early Access we will have three |
| 123s | distinct asymmetric factions each with |
| 126s | their own unique gameplay their own |
| 128s | unique identity and core mechanics that |
| 130s | are unique to them we began developing |
| 133s | stormgate by focusing on our 1v1 mode |
| 135s | initially this allowed us to make sure |
| 137s | that the game was responsive units felt |
| 139s | good and the game blew us away the |
| 142s | response to our earliest preala test was |
| 144s | that it was already incredibly fun and |
| 146s | so we've carried that with us forward |
| 148s | into other modes discovery this command |
| 151s | storm we're kicking off early access |
| 153s | with the first few chapters of an epic |
| 155s | sweeping campaign that will allow you to |
| 157s | experience the story of stormgate either |
| 159s | Solo or cooperatively with your |
| 163s | friends as an extension to our universe |
| 165s | we're building an expanding roster of |
| 168s | Hero characters that you can use in the |
| 170s | single player campaign or Co-op as |
| 172s | you're exploring the story but that you |
| 174s | can also lead into battle in the three |
| 177s | versus AI Cooperative mode or in the 3v3 |
| 181s | team mode that we're building after |
| 182s | Early Access we're then taking the |
| 185s | technology and the tools that we've used |
| 186s | to build all of these modes and we're |
| 189s | bundling them up to release to you so |
| 191s | that you can really Unleash Your |
| 193s | creativity and introduce the world to |
| 195s | your own stories your own characters and |
| 197s | your own |
| 200s | mods storytelling is near and dear to my |
| 202s | heart it's why I got into the games |
| 204s | industry and began developing this time |
| 206s | at game in the first place I was the |
| 208s | lead campaign designer on workcraft 3 |
| 210s | and The Frozen Throne where I |
| 212s | contributed to some of the Epic chapters |
| 214s | in warcraft's |
| 215s | history together with the designers here |
| 218s | at Frost giant we're working with Mickey |
| 220s | neelen a multiple award-winning |
| 222s | best-selling author who helped |
| 224s | contribute to Warcraft and Starcraft |
| 226s | working over 23 years at blizzard on |
| 227s | those franchises additionally early on |
| 230s | WE partnered with Chris Metson himself |
| 232s | the war chief and one of the key |
| 234s | creatives who came up with the vision |
| 236s | for Warcraft and Starcraft |
| 238s | originally together we've created a |
| 240s | framework for storytelling that's going |
| 242s | to enable us to tell an ongoing |
| 244s | narrative for years to |
| 246s | come so let me tell you a little bit |
| 248s | about the universe of stormgate we're |
| 250s | bringing together some of the best |
| 251s | elements of both fantasy and sci-fi into |
| 254s | a new post-apocalyptic setting we're at |
| 257s | set in the near future inside the midst |
| 259s | of this apocalypse where an alien race |
| 263s | of infernal demonic Invaders has swept |
| 266s | into the world and destroyed |
| 267s | civilization as we know it subjugating |
| 269s | all of humanity and in the middle of |
| 271s | this we mix together post-apocalyptic |
| 274s | settings with survivors and Rag teag |
| 276s | militias and Marauders and all these |
| 278s | desperate circumstances along with hard |
| 281s | sci-fi elements like battl mechs and |
| 283s | spaceships and |
| 285s | cybernetics and then we introduce |
| 287s | through the others these fantasy |
| 289s | elements with dark magic and sorcery and |
| 292s | rituals at the end of the day what we |
| 294s | really want to do is be able to have a |
| 296s | Mech punch of |
| 298s | dragon hi I had the pleasure of working |
| 301s | on the Starcraft 2 version of Co-op and |
| 303s | it was a mode that I love dearly we see |
| 305s | storm Gates highly replayable |
| 308s | three-player co-op mode as an evolution |
| 310s | of that mode in which there are even |
| 312s | more replayable missions um there are |
| 314s | more opportunities to cooperate in |
| 316s | addition enemies will be more varied |
| 318s | there will be more Dynamic occurrences |
| 320s | in every given map one of our primary |
| 323s | design goals with stormgate Co-op is |
| 325s | that it'll be a new experience every |
| 327s | time you play a large part of what makes |
| 330s | stormgate Co-op very exciting is the |
| 332s | heroes that we have planned for you all |
| 334s | a stormgate hero is not only just a unit |
| 336s | on the battlefield it's also a brand new |
| 339s | array of global abilities you can use |
| 341s | anywhere on the map and new units that |
| 344s | are very specific to the hero itself |
| 347s | let's take our first Co-op hero blockade |
| 349s | from the Vanguard |
| 351s | faction blockade is known for being a |
| 354s | resilient fighter supporting his |
| 355s | teammates with heals and Buffs but |
| 358s | blockade is not just about defense |
| 360s | as one of the most grizzled fighters in |
| 362s | the Vanguard Army he'll be able to jump |
| 364s | into the battlefield and swing his |
| 366s | hammer around to strike fear into |
| 368s | enemies and in a pinch he'll be able to |
| 370s | help his allies from across the map with |
| 372s | his ability to teleport not only himself |
| 375s | but his units across the |
| 377s | battlefield co-op in stormgate is really |
| 380s | a mode for everyone and we can't wait |
| 382s | for you to |
| 385s | try for more than 20 years realtime |
| 388s | strategy games have been a leader in the |
| 389s | world world of Competitive Gaming the |
| 391s | stormgate we want it to be easier than |
| 393s | ever to compete our goal is to reduce |
| 395s | the points of friction to enter events |
| 397s | and play with your friends find out who |
| 399s | the best player in your school in your |
| 401s | town in your city is if you follow a |
| 404s | content creator if you're part of an |
| 405s | online community we want you to be able |
| 407s | to play with your friends and other |
| 409s | people in that same group we want you to |
| 411s | be able to spin up a tournament and just |
| 412s | be competing immediately and removing |
| 414s | any obstacles that prevent you from |
| 415s | doing that at Frost giant we see |
| 418s | competition as more than just east |
| 419s | Sports it's about Community it's about |
| 422s | empowering and facilitating the |
| 424s | community to do what they love and to |
| 426s | let them do what they want to do without |
| 428s | dictating it to them from the top just |
| 430s | so much damage over time on The High |
| 432s | Ground here G trying to snowball but |
| 433s | they're just going to take a massive |
| 435s | shot we've already gotten the game into |
| 436s | the hands of some of the most skilled |
| 438s | players in the world and the results |
| 439s | have been phenomenal it's been fun to |
| 441s | watch it's been super interesting to |
| 442s | play and it's been incredibly exciting |
| 444s | to |
| 446s | see the RTS genre has a long and |
| 449s | glorious history with editors being |
| 451s | released to the community we've seen |
| 453s | entire new genres spring out of the |
| 455s | warcraft editor for example with Tower |
| 457s | Defense and mobas that started out as |
| 460s | RTS mods and maps and then grow into |
| 463s | entire new genres that have dominated |
| 465s | the gaming industry we aimed to continue |
| 468s | that tradition our team worked directly |
| 469s | on the editors for Warcraft and for |
| 472s | Starcraft we built content with them and |
| 474s | we actually help build the tools |
| 476s | themselves we're rolling all of that |
| 478s | knowledge and experience in into the |
| 480s | tools for stormgate to release to you |
| 483s | one of the powerful new Innovations |
| 485s | we've done is that the editor and the |
| 486s | tools are not a separate client they're |
| 488s | built directly into the game itself so |
| 489s | with the Press of a button you can |
| 491s | switch between gaml and editing mode in |
| 494s | order to make it fast and a tight Loop |
| 496s | to be able to create and test your own |
| 497s | content these tools will be usable to |
| 500s | build mods they'll be used to make maps |
| 502s | and tell your own stories and build your |
| 504s | own |
| 505s | campaigns our four C's the campaign the |
| 509s | co-op the custom games and of course the |
| 512s | competitive gameplay are at the heart |
| 514s | and soul of what we're building here so |
| 517s | why are we doing a Kickstarter we felt |
| 519s | that this was the best way to give the |
| 521s | community what they were asking for |
| 523s | we've received a lot of requests for |
| 524s | physical merchandise also we've received |
| 526s | an overwhelming number of requests for |
| 529s | how players can get into the Beta online |
| 531s | multiplayer testing is really expensive |
| 534s | and we haven't made any money to dat yet |
| 537s | through Kickstarter we can expand the |
| 539s | beta pool and allow more players to get |
| 541s | into the game while supporting |
| 543s | stormgate one of the great things about |
| 545s | Kickstarter is it allows us to deliver a |
| 548s | stormgate physical collector's edition |
| 550s | Vulcan online the Vulcan Mech is one of |
| 553s | the defining units of the Vanguard Army |
| 556s | and we decided to make the Vulcan Mech |
| 558s | the centerpiece of our collector's |
| 560s | edition here you see a fully painted |
| 563s | prototype of our 6 and 1/2 in Vulcan |
| 568s | statue |
| 572s | we're really excited to build stormgate |
| 574s | with you and for you and to have you be |
| 576s | a part of this journey and help shape |
| 578s | the game that we're creating this is the |
| 581s | beginning of the next 10 years for the |
| 583s | RTS genre and I want to thank you from |
| 585s | the bottom of our hearts at Frost giant |
| 588s | for being a part of this process and |
| 590s | helping to bring this game to |
| 598s | life |