Grab The Games: Lithic
What is Lithic?
Lithic is a fantasy real time strategy game with RPG elements set in a rich Stone Age environment. Players will be able to explore the concept of cultural and technological evolution from primitives incapable of speech through to forming advanced stone tool creation. Build the origins of society in a universe where magic is abound, yet untamed and the environment is as much the enemy as other creatures are.
(Please note all screenshots are from the current game build and do not represent the end game product)
Lithics Story
Lithic begins with an ancient group of intelligent, reptilian humanoids completing an ancient ritual that aims to bring a powerful demi-god known as a Creator Spirit to their home-world. But the ritual was too powerful, summoning not only a single Spirit, but many.
The concentrated energy caused a devastating an expulsion of pure force, wiping out all but a few of the ritualists and their followers; those who survived the blast now doomed to wander the planet, lost, confused and hostile.
Some Creator Spirits summoned by the ritual found themselves tethered to the indigenous creatures of the world, with others
thrust into the rocks and earth, trees and rivers. The more fortunate ones connected with the minds and souls of primitive tribes. These few now strive to help their hosts improve culturally and technologically in the slim hope that they can advance to a point where they can assist the Creator Spirit in re-ascending to the godly plane.
Sharing Knowledge
The player will have to deal with the possibility of encountering other tribes and wild prehistoric creatures, as well as the challenge of the environment which is as much an enemy as anything else in the game. A death
in the tribe won't mean the end of the game but it could have implications for the surviving members. We've always been interested in the idea of Perma-Death says Jon, In Lithic the death of a character will lead to
the loss of any knowledge that character had. It then becomes a vital part of the game for the player to make sure knowledge is passed on between tribe members in case a death should happen.
Creator Spirits
In Lithic the player will control one of the trapped Creator Spirits.
This Creator Spirit will guide a tribe of one of five races to explore the concept of cultural and technological evolution; from primitives incapable of speech through to advanced stone tool creation. Although this is an RTS, it won't have the micro-management that sometimes occurs in these kind of games said Tom Stevenson, Lead Developer, The AI in the game will deal with the tribe's basic needs such as sleep and hunger, allowing the player to focus on the more important game events.
Lithics Steam Greenlight 2015
One of the core values of Flintlock Studios is that the company wants to create a storyline and game world that will immerse the player. Our games are as much about the journey as they are about winning says Jon, We enjoy games where you become invested in the storyline and that becomes the drive behind the gameplay.
Lithic has been in active development since May 2014 and is currently on Steam Greenlight. An Early Access release is planned for Early 2015.
With five playable races, an immersive game world and Perma-Death liable to change gameplay in one strike, Lithicis a game which will be challenging for gamers.
This is one game Think Indie Games is very excited about and will be bringing more content and updates to you over the following development period and foreseeable future
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