64-Bit Dragon
@64-bit-dragon.bsky.social
I make youtube videos, currently about: Zero-K the free and open-source TA-inspired RTS!
Christmas has come early! Zero-K just had a Huge Graphics Update drop!
Update notes here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Update notes here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
December 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Christmas has come early! Zero-K just had a Huge Graphics Update drop!
Update notes here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Update notes here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
The @perafilozof.bsky.social video on "What makes an RTS game fun and how will your game achieve that?" is having its live premier now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Wr...
Watch it now and hear our perspective along with other devs!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Wr...
Watch it now and hear our perspective along with other devs!
What makes RTS games fun to play? Upcoming RTS games in 2026 and Best of 2025
YouTube video by perafilozof
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The @perafilozof.bsky.social video on "What makes an RTS game fun and how will your game achieve that?" is having its live premier now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Wr...
Watch it now and hear our perspective along with other devs!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Wr...
Watch it now and hear our perspective along with other devs!
Shields in Zero-K, the latest subject for a Cold Take.
Someone had a lot of fun with the images in the article!
Read it here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Someone had a lot of fun with the images in the article!
Read it here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
November 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Shields in Zero-K, the latest subject for a Cold Take.
Someone had a lot of fun with the images in the article!
Read it here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Someone had a lot of fun with the images in the article!
Read it here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Zero-K is back with another round of the lobster roll tournament! 3 rounds of Swiss into a single elimination bracket
Watch it unfold live: www.twitch.tv/lobrollzk
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Watch it unfold live: www.twitch.tv/lobrollzk
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
November 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Zero-K is back with another round of the lobster roll tournament! 3 rounds of Swiss into a single elimination bracket
Watch it unfold live: www.twitch.tv/lobrollzk
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Watch it unfold live: www.twitch.tv/lobrollzk
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Reposted by 64-Bit Dragon
Skirmish and Multiplayer gameplay reveal of Ashes of The Singularity II and an interview with Developers from Oxide Games youtu.be/b8fp55ERf38
Ashes of the Singularity II Gameplay & Developer interview - Massive scale RTS sequel in 2026
YouTube video by perafilozof
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Skirmish and Multiplayer gameplay reveal of Ashes of The Singularity II and an interview with Developers from Oxide Games youtu.be/b8fp55ERf38
Water in RTS always interacts in interesting ways with the rest of the game. Read about some of the considerations and choices that went into designing it here:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Zero-K - Cold Take #34 - Build a Navy - Steam News
Take a dive into the mechanics of Zero-K's sea battles. The flat water surface and 3-D underwater movement mechanics present a new set of game design problems and opportunities.
store.steampowered.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Water in RTS always interacts in interesting ways with the rest of the game. Read about some of the considerations and choices that went into designing it here:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Reposted by 64-Bit Dragon
Surviving the winter in Becastled is only a matter of storing lots of food and making coal out of wood in a charcoal kiln. But destroying a Dragon or a Necromancer King in RTS style medieval combat is a whole other story ! youtu.be/ZJXE3sKVSlA
🏹How to play Becastled full release - Build, Defend, Survive Winter & Manage your kingdom Guide
YouTube video by perafilozof
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Surviving the winter in Becastled is only a matter of storing lots of food and making coal out of wood in a charcoal kiln. But destroying a Dragon or a Necromancer King in RTS style medieval combat is a whole other story ! youtu.be/ZJXE3sKVSlA
Although I haven't really been giving updates anywhere, the Thandor reverse engineering project is still moving along. We've got a working level editor by now with up to 6/7 players, and we're able to parse both audio and video files!
Next up: fixing desync in multiplayer!
Next up: fixing desync in multiplayer!
October 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Although I haven't really been giving updates anywhere, the Thandor reverse engineering project is still moving along. We've got a working level editor by now with up to 6/7 players, and we're able to parse both audio and video files!
Next up: fixing desync in multiplayer!
Next up: fixing desync in multiplayer!
With the right brush you can paint your foe
And deal them a mean purple blow
A rare color to be
If you are not me
And the name of this paint brush is 'Slow':
store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
And deal them a mean purple blow
A rare color to be
If you are not me
And the name of this paint brush is 'Slow':
store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Zero-K - Cold Take #33 - Give It Slow - Steam News
Slow rounds out the roster of status effects as it lets you weaken units without fully disabling them. It is a Zero-K original and was given to many units, both new and old.
store.steampowered.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
With the right brush you can paint your foe
And deal them a mean purple blow
A rare color to be
If you are not me
And the name of this paint brush is 'Slow':
store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
And deal them a mean purple blow
A rare color to be
If you are not me
And the name of this paint brush is 'Slow':
store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
The new Zero-K detriment and stun update was featured in the latest RTS news video, go watch it!
September 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The new Zero-K detriment and stun update was featured in the latest RTS news video, go watch it!
Tonight's Fight Club is about to start, 90 minutes of full 1v1 action!
Read the how and what here: zero-k.info/Forum/Thread...
Streaming here: youtube.com/live/ili2nkw...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Read the how and what here: zero-k.info/Forum/Thread...
Streaming here: youtube.com/live/ili2nkw...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
September 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Tonight's Fight Club is about to start, 90 minutes of full 1v1 action!
Read the how and what here: zero-k.info/Forum/Thread...
Streaming here: youtube.com/live/ili2nkw...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Read the how and what here: zero-k.info/Forum/Thread...
Streaming here: youtube.com/live/ili2nkw...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Cold Take #32 - Stun and Lightning
New mechanics that caused some alarm
Though in essence they did little harm
New tools you could use
That were sure to amuse
And their names were Stun and Disarm: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
New mechanics that caused some alarm
Though in essence they did little harm
New tools you could use
That were sure to amuse
And their names were Stun and Disarm: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Zero-K - Cold Take #32 - Stun and Lightning - Steam News
Stuns add a whole dimension of strategy by letting players disable units without killing them. But leaving units alive creates a host of unit AI issues that needed to be solved.
store.steampowered.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Cold Take #32 - Stun and Lightning
New mechanics that caused some alarm
Though in essence they did little harm
New tools you could use
That were sure to amuse
And their names were Stun and Disarm: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
New mechanics that caused some alarm
Though in essence they did little harm
New tools you could use
That were sure to amuse
And their names were Stun and Disarm: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Zero-K v.1.13.9.0 - Shock and Awesome Jumps just released!
With the biggest unit now being able to jump three times in a row, and changes to the stun mechanic allowing units to more easily perma-stun the enemy!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
With the biggest unit now being able to jump three times in a row, and changes to the stun mechanic allowing units to more easily perma-stun the enemy!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
September 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Zero-K v.1.13.9.0 - Shock and Awesome Jumps just released!
With the biggest unit now being able to jump three times in a row, and changes to the stun mechanic allowing units to more easily perma-stun the enemy!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
With the biggest unit now being able to jump three times in a row, and changes to the stun mechanic allowing units to more easily perma-stun the enemy!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Probably one of our most defining features just got featured in our latest cold take: Terraform!
Learn about all the issues and changes over the years to this core feature: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Learn about all the issues and changes over the years to this core feature: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Zero-K - Cold Take #31 - Terraform - Steam News
The ability to reshape the map allows for an astounding amount of strategic creativity. But such power makes for risky design and it has taken years to get right.
store.steampowered.com
August 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Probably one of our most defining features just got featured in our latest cold take: Terraform!
Learn about all the issues and changes over the years to this core feature: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Learn about all the issues and changes over the years to this core feature: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
#realtimestrategy #rts #rtsgame #indiegames
Two top level players are streaming Zero-K live right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jt2...
Streaming high-level multiplayer matches for now
Streaming high-level multiplayer matches for now
Palladium!!
YouTube video by Stiofitale
www.youtube.com
August 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Two top level players are streaming Zero-K live right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jt2...
Streaming high-level multiplayer matches for now
Streaming high-level multiplayer matches for now
Block Brazen Breaching Brigands, Barricade!
Balance Battlefield By Breaking Blocked Besiegers Backs, Build Brilliant Bottlenecks!
Cold take #30, all about building placement: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
Balance Battlefield By Breaking Blocked Besiegers Backs, Build Brilliant Bottlenecks!
Cold take #30, all about building placement: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
Zero-K - Cold Take #30 - Base Building Blocks - Steam News
Bases serve the dual purpose of projecting strength and creating points of weakness, modifying how the map plays from battle to battle. Also, why do so many game use build grids?
store.steampowered.com
August 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Block Brazen Breaching Brigands, Barricade!
Balance Battlefield By Breaking Blocked Besiegers Backs, Build Brilliant Bottlenecks!
Cold take #30, all about building placement: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
Balance Battlefield By Breaking Blocked Besiegers Backs, Build Brilliant Bottlenecks!
Cold take #30, all about building placement: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
Reposted by 64-Bit Dragon
Your latest RTS news have arrived! There are a lot of bombshells in this one! youtu.be/tPqVo8Op_I4
New RTS Games & Sales with Updates & Demos of Real time strategy games in development in 2025
YouTube video by perafilozof
youtu.be
August 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Your latest RTS news have arrived! There are a lot of bombshells in this one! youtu.be/tPqVo8Op_I4
They clearly learned their lesson the second time!
Proper shielding to defend and AA to retaliate!
Proper shielding to defend and AA to retaliate!
August 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
They clearly learned their lesson the second time!
Proper shielding to defend and AA to retaliate!
Proper shielding to defend and AA to retaliate!
Reposted by 64-Bit Dragon
Natural enemies
July 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Natural enemies
A Nuke To Finish Off The Match, Guess Who Won!
July 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A Nuke To Finish Off The Match, Guess Who Won!
In a lot of RTS there are two general flavours of aircraft and Zero-K is no exception!
Read about how and why they function here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
Read about how and why they function here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
Zero-K - Cold Take #29 - Aircraft, Ammo, and AA - Steam News
Planes and Gunships play a large role in Zero-K which took years to get right. A lot is needed to reign in their gamebreaking speed and they are still only safe in a support role.
store.steampowered.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In a lot of RTS there are two general flavours of aircraft and Zero-K is no exception!
Read about how and why they function here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
Read about how and why they function here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
Blatant future wars propaganda? No, just spreading Freedom and equality!!! -Art by garfild888 in the Zero-K Discord!
June 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Blatant future wars propaganda? No, just spreading Freedom and equality!!! -Art by garfild888 in the Zero-K Discord!
Zero-K has changed how bots and vehicles work quite a bit compared to its roots, read the how and why here:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
Zero-K - Cold Take #28 - Vehicles and Bots - Steam News
The choice of chassis is far from just cosmetic, it constrains a unit's abilities and design, giving factories a distinct feel that carries through to the battle and terrain.
store.steampowered.com
June 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Zero-K has changed how bots and vehicles work quite a bit compared to its roots, read the how and why here:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
store.steampowered.com/news/app/334...
You need intel before you nuke the enemy! How else would you get the satisfaction of watching the devastation?
June 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
You need intel before you nuke the enemy! How else would you get the satisfaction of watching the devastation?
New Zero-K Banner, who this?
Spooky season has come early this year
Spooky season has come early this year
June 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
New Zero-K Banner, who this?
Spooky season has come early this year
Spooky season has come early this year