Tactics V: Obsidian Brigade (tuxdb.com)

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Tactics V: "Obsidian Brigade" is a retro-style tactical turn-based video game in homage to console tactical RPGs from the 1990s. Its set in an in-house fantasy setting with it's own lore and magic, It also uses techniques to convert to a 2D isometric look from 3D assets.

The dream behind this game goes with the roman numeral five in its name, which was originally the code name differentiating it from four other tactical game systems the programmer, Paul Metcalf, had made.

Content Included:

• Robust combat system (with many mechanics: facing, targeting styles, actions, delayed actions, reactions)

• World map navigation.

• >50 hand crafted levels

• >80 scripted scenes/battles

• ~12-18 hours of story

• ~3 hours of optional story

• 3 ½ tiers of gear/weaponry

• 13 unique unlockable classes

• >50 skills (proficiencies, abilities, power casting unlockable)

• >140 powers (Elemental magic, close range, Archery, Imbue poisons, etc.)

• Optional cooperative main-game via assigning troops to another controller during deployment

• Training option allowing a non-fatal combat to be controlled by player(s) or AI to gain XP and Skill points

• Optional Alternate top-down perspective available

• New game plus

Legionnaire Class Patch

New patch available for Tactics V: "Obsidian Brigade"!

Main focus has been on the new class, but there are other notable improvements, see below.

Features/Fixes:
*The Legionnaire Class:
*Maneuverability Skill reduces the initial TU cost of movement
*Charge melee Skill (movement adds damage to standard melee attacks)
*Improved Jump Skill (Ups the vertical jump stat)
*Extended Spear Reach Skill (Spear increased to 2 squares, 2h Spear increased to 3)
*Legion Technique Skill
*Jump powers (player delays and leaps towards a target with a spear or 2h spear, ending their turn right next to them)
*Strike Through power (player does a melee attack with a spear or 2h spear ending their turn on the opposite side of the targets)
*Shared Combat Horse Riding with the Legionnaire class skills
*Shared Medium armor proficiency (not mastery) with the Archer and Legionnaire class bonus skills
*Shared Heavy armor proficiency (not mastery) with the Legionnaire class bonus skills
*Shared Staff2H with the Wizard and Healer class bonus skills
*Shared Spear and Spear2H with the Legionnaire class bonus skills
*Shared Mace proficiency with the Defender class bonus skills

*Made fixes to Mount logic

*Low FPS Animations option, causes more of the pixel art illusion for some users