PanacheA ranked game, even without friends
Panache now has online rankings, a six-minute game mode, a campaign with three levels and an English radio voice. And if nobody is online, it tells you so.
On 24 and 25 October, Panache gained what it needs for you to measure yourself against other players.
Ranked games. You start a search, and the server finds an opponent of a similar level, using an Elo rating like in chess. The map is picked at random. At the end, each side sends in the result, and your new rating is shown, along with the top 50 leaderboard.
After 30 seconds without an opponent, the game offers a match against the AI. It’s announced as such, and it doesn’t count towards the rankings.
Blitz mode. A six-minute game, on points. Each enemy destroyed earns its value, each relay you hold earns points every second, and the last minute counts double. If it’s a tie, sudden death.
And the rest, in no particular order:
- a campaign with three levels: Recruit, Normal and Veteran;
- unit abilities, six buttons in the style of StarCraft 2;
- the English radio voice: 614 lines recorded;
- Sign in with Apple, to keep your progress from one device to another;
- and on 27 October, Game Center: 21 achievements and 3 leaderboards.