Dreadnought
Your gun cruiser is hiding among space station towers at the edge of the battlefield, trying to protect its long hull from direct attacks from the enemy flotilla. Taking this position took a long time and required difficult maneuvers, but getting such an angle of sight in this game of slow-moving giants is an invaluable advantage. You destroy enemy support ships with powerful laser weapons, fire at their dreadnought, and turn the outcome of the battle in a minute. And then a small enemy fighter flies up to you and ends your kill streak.
Dreadnought is a space simulator with warships set in a future setting where giant dreadnoughts dominate the galaxy. If you are tired of the realism of World of Tanks and War Thunder, try this game.
Start the game
Dreadnought starts with a well-voiced tutorial. He explains to you how to fly and shoot. Dreadnought is often compared to World of Tanks due to its similar tech tree. Branches can be opened using battle points and credits. You upgrade the weapons on your ship, and after enough upgrades you can upgrade the ship itself.
You can choose from three different ship manufacturers. Weapons of Jupiter, Oberon and Shark Vector provide ships of various tiers and types. From corvettes and sniper ships to dreadnoughts, you can choose any ship you like and start gaining levels for it. After pumping enough equipment, you can move to the next rank ship. There are 5 ship ranks in the game - from recruit to legendary.
Depending on your type of ship, the branches of the technology tree for weapons and engines will also change. Fight enemies to gain experience and credits to buy upgrades. The better you prove yourself in battle, the more you can earn to strengthen the ship.
Dreadnought is a slow game, but that doesn't mean it's not fun.
Dreadnought, although a real-time game, sometimes feels like a game of chess: huge spaceships move so slowly that every action must be planned in advance. In 8v8 matches, teams usually move together like a large symbiote - a pair of support ships fly around heavy dreadnoughts and fighters.
You will love to turn your giant ship at the full speed of a melting glacier, find a target and open fire from all the cannons and rocket launchers at the same time. Slow speed actually adds tension and encourages thoughtful play. Especially when playing with random players rather than a group of friends who are easy to cooperate with.
Intractable team members are annoying in any multiplayer game, but the problem is especially noticeable in games where there are classes, and each player has a role in the group. Each of the five ship classes in Dreadnought has a role to play like in any fantasy MMORPG. The Dreadnought is a "tank": a powerful clumsy beast that unfolds at the speed of a Titanic. On the other side of the spectrum, corvettes: fast (relatively), vulnerable fighters who can fly in circles around their larger rivals. In the middle are artillery cruisers, essentially a space sniper rifle, jack-of-all-trades fighters, and support ships - tactical cruisers that are often favored targets by enemies due to their powerful healing abilities.
Because of this role-playing design, Dreadnought wisely doesn't force you to stick to one class for the duration of a match. If your team is having problems, you can switch to another ship - the game will most likely go smoother. You can take with you a hangar of five ships, between which you can switch after death (you may already be familiar with such a system in the game Overwatch). Also, special abilities add more variability. For example, an artillery cruiser can become invisible, and a dreadnought can quickly teleport forward a short distance to catch an enemy by surprise or avoid a bad situation.
Dreadnought Game Modes
Dreadnought offers several different game modes, all of which are multiplayer. In Team Deathmatch, you fight other players, trying to break as many enemy ships as possible. The team with the most kills at the end of the timer wins. In Team Elimination, your team must destroy the enemy mother ship. The winner is determined after three rounds. Onslaught is a massive mod where you play against both other players and AI opponents, competing for dominance in the skies and space. Proving Grounds is a training ground where you can hone your skills or try new weapons against AI-controlled ships. Each mode is usually played in 8x8 format.
