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What’s Foresight?

Foresight is a locally developed space-based real-time strategy that focuses on the Strategy itself over micromanagement and action per minute. It’s a game that allows you to win even if you’re not an expert. Fleets, led by officers of your choosing, extends your command and range of influence, allowing you to conduct manoeuvres that can outflank your enemies. Traditional “chores” of RTS is now automated by a reasonable amount of AI in Foresight; allowing you to focus on building your fleets, strategizing against your opponents and managing your fleets.

Foresight has a single player campaign of 31 missions and 10 skirmish maps with full multiplayer capabilities via Steam.

About the Game

Foresight is an epic space-based RTS game that throws you, the player, into the thick of the battle as a commander. Lead huge fleets, armed with fighters and bombers across wormholes to fight it out with your enemy. Launch bombing missions, fighter patrols, plant observation posts or fire support base with reconnaissance units. Intelligence is key.

Recruit capable commanders as your fleet commanders; they'll not just obey your orders, they'll also talk to you, give you suggestions, raise requests and report on their progress. Fleets are semi-autonomous and therefore have their own command, which is separate from yours though they're under your command. This allows you to expand your forces beyond what you can control. They also progress alongside you, gaining experience and improving their abilities. As they get promoted in rank, so does your command; allow you to control more ships.

Foresight redefines the strategy component of RTS games by rewarding players for executing correct strategic decisions and not punishing players for a single mis-click or being less dexterous. Build order complexity is minimized to allow players to focus on what matters; building the right thing.

Need to arm a capital ship with fighters and bombers? No problem - simply make a request with that ship. Foresight's AI will automate the entire process - between picking the nearest shipyard with the lowest load and deployment to the designated ship.

So, what's your battle plan? Blitzkrieg? Flank attack? Even in space, such plans are possible because Foresight is built to deliver an reasonably accurate outcome. A large navy may not always win the day.

Finally, enjoy the epic battle as fighters dogfight each other, bombers performing bombing runs and ships firing all weapons in their full glory!

Features

Foresight supports up to 8 players in single player battles or multiplayer skirmishes.
Create fleets with officers who will then talk to you and offer suggestions.
Form massive fleets quickly without a complicated build tree.
Reasonable automation eliminates the need to overly micro-manage RTS "chores", now you can focus on the battle more.
Tide of war can be tilted by intelligence gathering and positioning of ships, as well as having a healthy supply of fighters and bombers.
The largest army may not always win.
Every player is represented by an avatar character in game, making sneak attacks and assassinations worthwhile.
Most of the 36 Strategems applicable and is highly replicable in Foresight
Commanders and Advisors will level in their statistics gradually with action in combat and will unlock more innate abilities to aid you.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Windows

Minimum:

OS: Windows XP
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 (Wolfdale) or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible with Shader 2.0 support
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 3 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectAudio 9 compatible sound card
Additional Notes: Video cards should always be updated with their latest drivers. A high-performance video card will make a difference.

Recommended:

OS: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
Processor: Intel i5-2XXX (Sandy Bridge) or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible with Shader 3.0 support
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 3 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectAudio 9 compatible sound card
Additional Notes: Video cards should always be updated with their latest drivers. A high-performance video card will make a difference.

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First-class Cadet

Complete the 1st Mission without skipping any tutorial

First Kill

Defeat 1 enemy officer

Wrecker

Racks up 70,000 HP worth of destruction

Stasher

Accumulated harvest of 100,000 credits

Five Slain

Defeat 5 enemy officers

Space Superiority

Build 32 fighters in a single game

Focused Multi-Purpose

Build 10 or more multi-purpose ships in a game

Hot Shot

Destroyed 100 fighter-class vessels

Savager

Racks up 200,000 HP worth of destruction

Bomber Flight

Build 32 bombers in a single game

Banker

Accumulated harvest of 250,000 credits

Fighter Wing

Build 72 fighters in a single game

Gas Guzzler

Build 6 or more UNC Harvesters in a game

Perfect Ten

Defeat 10 enemy officers

Guns Blazin'

Build 20 or more anti-fighter ships in a game

Bomber Wing

Build 72 bombers in a single game

Accelerated Refining

Build 10 or more SS Salvagers in a game

Gas Broker

Accumulated harvest of 500,000 credits

Turkey Shoot

Destroyed 250 fighter-class vessels

Demolisher

Racks up 500,000 HP worth of destruction

Confederation Economist

Build 10 or more UNC Harvesters in a game

Defender

Build 20 or more defense structures in a game

Fighter Swarm

Build 160 fighters in a single game

Salvage Mastery

Build 25 or more SS Salvagers in a game

First-class Honours

Complete the 2nd Mission without skipping any tutorials

Fast Runner

Build 8 or more NSAU Runners in a game

Multi-Purpose Battle

Build 25 or more multi-purpose ships in a game

Productive Commander

Builds 5 or more ship production structures in a game

Adept Skipper

Played for 20 hours

Fighter-Hunter

Destroyed 500 fighter-class vessels

Army Economy

Build 40 or more SS Salvagers in a game

Courier Line

Build 14 or more NSAU Runners in a game

Capable Admiral

Played for 150 hours

Veteran Commander

Played for 90 hours

Competent Leader

Played for 50 hours

Bomber Harris

Build 144 bombers in a single game

Defense Breaker

Build 10 or more siege-class ships in a game

Gas Freight Express

Build 21 or more NSAU Runners in a game

Defense Matrix

Build 50 or more defense structures in a game

Executioner

Racks up 1,200,000 HP worth of destruction

Accomplished Marshal

Played for 240 hours

Officer Slayer

Defeat 50 enemy officers

Strength In Numbers

Build 50 or more anti-fighter ships in a game

Space Dominance

Build 500 fighters in a single game

Production Mogul

Builds 10 or more ship production structures in a game

UNC Conquest Medal

Complete Mission 10

UNC Economy Driver

Build 25 or more UNC Harvesters in a game

Gas Baron

Accumulated harvest of 2,000,000 credits

Anti-Fighter Rampage

Destroyed 1500 fighter-class vessels

Long Ranger

Build 20 or more siege-class ships in a game

All-Out War

Build 60 or more multi-purpose ships in a game

Good Conduct Medal

Wins 5 single player skirmish matches

Naval Bronze Medal

Wins 10 multiplayer skirmish matches

Swarm Them!

Build 80 or more anti-fighter ships in a game

Turtler

Build 100 or more defense structures in a game

Carpet Bomber

Build 350 bombers in a single game

NSAU Medal Of Honour

Complete Foresight: Finale

Quick and Fresh

Builds 25 or more ship production structures in a game

Gas Tycoon

Accumulated harvest of 10,000,000 credits

Picking up the ropes

Complete the 3rd Mission without skipping any tutorials

Ruthlessly Efficient

Complete Mission 11 under 20 minutes

Crafty Reaper

Destroyed 5000 fighter-class vessels

Exterminator

Racks up 3,000,000 HP worth of destruction

Annihilator

Racks up 7,000,000 HP worth of destruction

Head Hunter

Defeat 100 enemy officers

Bombardier

Build 30 or more siege-class ships in a game

Medal of Honour

Wins 100 single player skirmish matches in a row

Command Excellence Medal

Wins 50 single player skirmish matches

Long Service Medal

Wins 200 single player skirmish matches

Distinguished Service Medal

Wins 1500 single player skirmish matches

Medal of Gallantry

Wins 10 single player skirmish matches in a row

Medal of Distinguished Command

Wins 20 single player skirmish matches in a row

Space Naval Cross

Wins 50 single player skirmish matches in a row

Succession Planner

Get 100 officers promoted to the rank of Admiral

Groomer

Get 30 officers promoted to the rank of Admiral

Naval Silver Medal

Wins 25 multiplayer skirmish matches

Naval Gold Medal

Wins 100 multiplayer skirmish matches

Naval Platinum Medal

Wins 250 multiplayer skirmish matches

Naval Official Citation

Wins 1000 multiplayer skirmsh matches

Naval Strategist Medal

Wins 10 multiplayer skirmish matches in a row

Naval Commander-In-Chief Medal

Wins 50 multiplayer skirmish matches in a row

Conquerer's Medal

Wins 250 multiplayer skirmish matches in a row

Meritorious Service Medal

Wins 20 single player skirmish matches

Inspirer

Get 250 officers promoted to the rank of Admiral

High Flyer

Get promoted to the rank of Admiral 50 times

Obliterator

Racks up 32,000,000 HP worth of destruction

Potential Talent

Get promoted to the rank of Admiral 10 times

Capable Commander

Get promoted to the rank of Commodore 200 times

Proficient Commander

Get promoted to the rank of Commodore 50 times

Efficient Commander

Get promoted to the rank of Commodore 10 times

Marshal Potential

Get promoted to the rank of Admiral 200 times

The Beast

Racks up 100,000,000 HP worth of destruction

Eradicator

Racks up 65,000,000 HP worth of destruction

Destructor

Racks up 15,000,000 HP worth of destruction

Trainer

Get 30 officers promoted to the rank of Commodore

Guide

Get 100 officers promoted to the rank of Commodore

Subjugator

Defeat 2000 enemy officers

Vanquisher

Defeat 500 enemy officers

High and Mighty

In a game, all Fleet Commanders and Self are at the rank of Space Marshal

Teacher

Get 250 officers promoted to the rank of Commodore

Supreme Commander

Complete Mission 30 without losing more than 25 ships

Master of Covert Operations

Rescue Jun Jimin without being discovered by the enemy

Master of Subterfuge

Complete Mission 15 under 45 minutes

Sirerian Demushka Medal

Complete Mission 20

Thomas Lock, the Cadet

Admiral Pugalenthi

Jun Jimin

Candace Umara

UNC 5th Fleet

Admiral Vasily Andropov

The Potemkin

Bachelor

Vindicator

Thomas Lock, the Master

Mardo

June 5, 2016

Few words about the game:

Foresight is a RTS where you can lead your fleets into an epic battles in space. You're playing as a commander with a mission to recruit other commanders, that will help you both, forces and advice in battles. It's totally up to you how you will manage your resources!

Advantages:

+ Pleasant background music and sounds
+ Nicely written dialogues
+ Awesome artwork in cutscenes, makes pretty good wallpapers
+ Storyline seems quite interesting
+ Retro graphics design is very likeable
+ After one and a half year after release of the game, devs are fully active and game is often improved with pathes and fixes
+ Thorough and clear tutorial to introduce RTS simpletons like myself into the game mechanics

Disadvantages:

- Voice acting needs an improvement in my opinion
- Minimizing the game / restarting the mission leads to stutters and even crashes
- A.I. can't really cope alone at all, it requires constant control to be somehow useful

Summary:

Full disclosure - I am not a real-time strategy games player, I played only few strategy games in my whole life and it's not my type of a game, but I'm trying to be reliable and objective in here as I possibly can.

First of all, at the first sight you can easily tell that devs love what they're doing. This might not be some great AAA top title on steam, but they're obviously trying their best in here (Look at all those news, patches, upgrades and even their responses to reviews). Their love towards their game is a huge advantage for game itself!

Now finally about the game itself, yay! Graphics looks old, indeed. But here it's not about graphics but about gameplay, so I like to think about them not as "bad" but as "retro". Music is not wonderful either but it's nice listen. I didn't got far enough into the game to fully explore its possibilities, but I clearly see all the potential in it and I will surely play more of it in future. Missions and battles themselves are highly rewarding, building up your fleets, preparing to battle and standing over destroyed ships of your enemies is awesome!

I'd love to compare this game to some other RTS titles, but as I've said before, my experience with them is quite limited. But there's one thing I've noticed in here and what is not that common from what I know. I'm talking about how tactical this game is. It's not about how big and heavy your fleet will be, it's about how you will manage to lead it. For example, commander ships can only shoot forward and it takes time for them to turn around. Without those ships, bombers and fighters become useless and if you're using little and fast battleships to flank commander ship, you're gaining a huge advantage. I might be a bit too into this game...

Yes, there are some cons to this game, but it's understandable and game is fully playable and totally enjoyable despite them. One thing that bothers me is why this game is not in early access? It's constantly updated and fixed for better and better AND it would avoid some negative reviews from people who review "fully out yet bugged" game. But I guess there's developers reason behind it.

So yeah, long story short, an exemplary game from an indie studio. Recommended for everyone, obligatory for RTS lovers to see its potential.