Special Tactics
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ST brings the most intense, tactical-action experience to Steam through killer gameplay, streamlined controls and carefully crafted maps. Select your custom loadout, plan out strategies and accomplish your objectives. Earn gold and trophies to unlock custom weapons and attachments! MULTIPLAYER, SURVIVAL...TACTICS FOR ALL.ST is very accessible but with immense, tactical depth:
- Finely tuned and innovative combat system
- Combat system is designed from the ground up to allow many types of engagements and tactics
- Offensive and defensive balance such that pros and cons for both
- Promotes peeking and intelligence gathering
- Carefully designed and tuned "time to kill" and damage model
- Complex underlying code and tracking to expose the most simple and intuitive combat interface to player
- Simultaneous Turn-Based Tactical-Action
- Epic 1 vs 1 PvP
- Create Squads of 2 with your friends for 2 vs 1 or 2 vs 2
- Create Custom Match Rules with your friends (ie Snipers-only, hardcore mode, etc.)
- Addictive Survival Mode
- 7 Maps: Construct, HQ, Rail, Rush, Gallery, Iceworld, Fall
- 5 main classes: Sniper, Shotgun, Assault, SMG, Shield
- Custom Weapons and Attachments
- 6 Equipment: Smoke, Frag, Flash, Fire/Incendiary, Sonar Detector, Throwing Axe
- 4 Boosters: Armor, Range, Damage, Speed
- Carefully Designed Maps
- Collect trophies to rank up from Recruit->Masters
- Replay Analysis System
- Innovative Controls
- Custom Engine Built from the Ground Up
Epic 1 vs 1, 2 vs 1 and 2 vs 2 PvP
- Select your specific weapons for each class (i.e. Silenced AK47 for Assault, AWP for Sniper)
- Pick 4 soldier classes (i.e. 2 Snipers + 2 SMGs)
- Either plant the bomb or defuse
- Each match is done over a real-time connection with 50 secs per turn (simultaneous)
Addictive Survival Mode
- The bomb is planted in a random location each round
- Based on the location of the bomb, pick 4 soldier classes
- Defuse the bomb before it blows up while encountering enemies
- Complete the round challenge (i.e. use all Shields or kill 2 enemies with one sniper shot) for 2X points
- Each round enemies are smarter and higher in number
- Your run ends when you fail to defuse the bomb
5 main classes: Sniper, Shotgun, Assault, SMG, Shield
- Assault: Medium range, slow movement, large field of view, weak damage
- SMG: short range, fast movement, large field of view, high damage
- Shotgun: very short range, fast movement, large field of view, very high damage, splash damage
- Sniper: very long range, slow movement, narrow field of view, very high damage, splash damage
- Shield: fast movement, 50 degrees of coverage, can melee
Custom Weapons and Attachments
- Each weapon has its own strengths and weakness
- Silencers hide your position when firing but have decreased damage and/or range
- Foregrips allow for higher fire rate but slower time to first shot
- Sights allow for longer range but smaller field of view
- Weapons are unlocked through Gold earned through Multiplayer and Survival
4 Boosters: Armor, Range, Damage, Speed
- Select one booster per turn to give to a soldier... Choose wisely
6 Equipment: Smoke, Frag, Flash, Fire/Incendiary, Sonar Detector, Throwing Axe
- You get 2 each per game in which any soldier can throw them
- Smoke can change the battlefield in significant ways by blocking line of sight
- Flash can blind and stun multiple soldiers
- Frags are used for focused splash damage
- Fire can slow and block movement paths
- Sonar can detect enemies within a radius through walls
- Throwing Axe requires precision aim but is very lethal
Carefully Designed Maps (more coming!)
- STO_CONSTRUCT, STO_HQ, STO_RAIL, STO_RUSH, STO_GALLERY, FY_ICEWORLD, STO_FALL, STO_HOME
Collect trophies to rank up from Recruit->Masters
Innovative Controls
- Controls and soldier combat AI built around Focus Points
- Setting a Focus Point when moving a soldier will have him aim down sight and move slowly while rotating around the point vs sprinting
- Using Focus Points you can peek around corners without committing:
- Focus Points open up complex tactics with simple controls such as strafing, throwing grenades around corners, moving one way while looking another way, back pedaling etc.
Announcements
YOGSCAST DUNCAN + SJIN play SPECIAL TACTICS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgZRh2irXtA
YOGSCAST DUNCAN + SJIN play SPECIAL TACTICS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgZRh2irXtA
Support older computers + SURVIVAL COOP?
We are working hard to add support for older GPUs that dont support GL 3.0. Hopefully we can get it in before the release or shortly after. Also, there seems to be an issue with older CPUs that we
Updated Matchmaking and Cross Platform play
PC players can now play with iOS players and match making has improved in general so hopefully you find better matches. Spread the word :)
Support for GL2!
If you guys wanted GL 2 support, it should be working now on the BETA branch. right click on Special Tactics go properties select BETA select prerelease voila! Let us know if this fixes your GL is
Fix for 32-bit OSes is Out
The blood bath continues. Sorry for the inconvenience and enjoy :)
Custom Matches Time Limit Option
As promised, a new option has been added for Custom Matches with no Planning Stage time limit so you can take your time to play with a buddy 1 vs 1 or 2 vs 2 with many buddies :) Matchmaking has re
Matchmaking
Before, high ranking players would first look for another high rank and if can't fine within X seconds then fall back to find any match. We have now kept the pools separate with no fall back so you
Fixed Survival Crash!
Fixed Survival Crash!
VERSION 1.0 IS LIVE
Thanks to all you guys who have helped debug and test the game and provided feedback. We tried our best to get it all in for 1.0. We are working on allowing people with older computers to also play
Support older computers + SURVIVAL COOP?
We are working hard to add support for older GPUs that dont support GL 3.0. Hopefully we can get it in before the release or shortly after. Also, there seems to be an issue with older CPUs that we
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY GROUP
good place to add friends and challenge each other :) http://steamcommunity.com/groups/special_tactics_community Sharpen your Tactics..Let the Blood Bath Begin.
Fix for 32-bit OSes is Out
The blood bath continues. Sorry for the inconvenience and enjoy :)
STO Updated + Free Demo
Hey guys,I'm back working on updating STO after some health issues. Based on feedback there are a bunch of changes:- 3 grenades per match per type: this should help esp with smoke to come up with n
New AUG Weapon and AWP Asiimov finish being added
The AUG is the longest range and weakest SMG. It's a cross between an Assault and SMG. The Asiimov finish for the AWP is obviously inspired by the CSGO finish and added for fun :). Getting clo
Custom Matches Time Limit Option
As promised, a new option has been added for Custom Matches with no Planning Stage time limit so you can take your time to play with a buddy 1 vs 1 or 2 vs 2 with many buddies :) Matchmaking has re
VERSION 1.0 IS LIVE
Thanks to all you guys who have helped debug and test the game and provided feedback. We tried our best to get it all in for 1.0. We are working on allowing people with older computers to also play
New AUG Weapon and AWP Asiimov finish being added
The AUG is the longest range and weakest SMG. It's a cross between an Assault and SMG. The Asiimov finish for the AWP is obviously inspired by the CSGO finish and added for fun :). Getting clo
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY GROUP
good place to add friends and challenge each other :) http://steamcommunity.com/groups/special_tactics_community Sharpen your Tactics..Let the Blood Bath Begin.
Matchmaking
Before, high ranking players would first look for another high rank and if can't fine within X seconds then fall back to find any match. We have now kept the pools separate with no fall back so you
