On the surface, AI War seems to be a traditional real-time strategy, not unlike its similar space-based cousin, Sins of a Solar Empire, with large numbers of units across huge, mostly empty, maps. However, this assumption would largely be inaccurate. Instead, AI War is a rather novel blend of RTS, tower defense, grand strategy, and,…
DetailsFirst, DRM StinksI try to make it known that AI War doesn’t contain any DRM — there’s a license key to transform the demo version into the full version, and that’s it. No phoning home, no usage tracking, no limited numbers of installs, no crazy drivers that take over your system. DRM sucks, in so…
DetailsUK Gamer interviews Chris Park, the developer of AI War, about design decisions made in the game, promotion methods for indie developers, and the future of AI War and Arcen Games. Read The Interview
DetailsThe first part of this article series was basically an introduction to our AI design, and the second part of this article series took a look at some of the LINQ code used in the game, as well as discussing danger levels and clarifying a few points from the first article. The third part of…
DetailsRange checking is a hugely important topic for AI War, since it is relevant for targeting, movement, and calculation of other values such as danger levels, etc. So some of the key optimizations that I talked about in the past had to do with using distance approximation methods instead of more highly accurate distance calculations.…
Details“Justin and Jason talk with Christopher Park, founder of Arcen Games and developer of a space-based RTS game called AI War: Fleet Command, about how he was able to release a sophisticated computer game in under seven months and create a formidable artificial intelligence in only a matter of weeks. The discussion also covers the…
DetailsArcen Games is pleased to announce the release of AI War: Fleet Command version 1.010. You can download a trial version of the game, as well as purchase a license key to unlock the full version. If you already have the game or demo installed, just hit “Check For Updates” inside the game to get…
DetailsArcen Games is pleased to announce the release of AI War: Fleet Command version 1.009. You can download a trial version of the game, as well as purchase a license key to unlock the full version. If you already have the game or demo installed, just hit “Check For Updates” inside the game to get…
DetailsArcen Games is pleased to announce the release of AI War: Fleet Command version 1.008. You can download a trial version of the game, as well as purchase a license key to unlock the full version. If you already have the game or demo installed, just hit “Check For Updates” inside the game to get…
DetailsThe soundtrack from AI War has been widely praised, and with good reason. If you can’t get enough of the music while playing the game, or you love the music but RTS games just aren’t your thing, you’re in luck: iTunes is now carrying the original soundtrack (OST) for the game! In the iTunes…
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