Hi all!

I'm making My General, a top down medieval battle game heavily inspired by Total War series. You command regiments of men who each fight on their own: shield walls, cavalry charges that knock men flying, arrows arcing over the field, morale that breaks and men who tire.

What's in it now:

• Seven peoples: English, Vikings, Mongols, Rus, Song China, Turks and Saracens (much more I wish to add)

• Formations: line, shield wall, square and wedge

• Sieges with ladders, rams and siege towers

• Weather, seasons and ground that matter

• Online battles for up to 8 players, 4v4

• A campaign where you run your own town between battles (in the works)

It's heading to Steam, and I'm looking for playtesters to break it, find bugs and tell me what's fun and what isn't. If you like Total War, Bannerlord, Manorlord, Master of Command, CS2, Roblox, I'd love your help and most importantly to grow and have fun together!.

Discord (playtest builds, news, feedback): https://discord.gg/rYhCHHQ3Ce

Currently waiting for steam to approve! Thanks for reading, and ask me anything about how it works!

I've been a fan of Total War and medieval strategy games for years, and recently I decided to try making the kind of combat RTS I've always wanted to play myself.

I'm an indie developer and this is still very much a work in progress. The game is focused primarily on real time medieval combat and commanding your troops, rather than trying to be a huge grand strategy game with managing cities and things, which I might consider adding if there is an audience for it!!.

I'm focusing on getting the actual gameplay, combat, formations and systems working first before worrying about making everything look polished.

Above are screenshots from the current build. The combat system is inspired by Total War, espeically thrones of britannia.

I'm still figuring out exactly what the game should become, which is why I'm posting here.

I want the opinion of people who actually play Total War / RTS games

What makes a medieval battle satisfying for you?

Is it things like:

• Unit formations and positioning?
• Flanking and surrounding enemies?
• Cavalry charges?
• Archers and ranged combat?
• Morale?
• Terrain?
• Unit variety?
• The feeling of actually controlling a battlefield?
• Something completely different?

And just as importantly:

What do you think a game like this should NOT do?

I'd rather hear criticism now while I'm still developing it than spend months building a system nobody actually enjoys.

I'm also looking for playtesters

I'm looking for a small group of people who genuinely enjoy Total War, RTS and medieval strategy games to try the current build.

The current version is obviously rough and doesn't represent the final game. If you're the kind of person who enjoys trying early indie projects and giving developers feedback, I'd genuinely love to have you involved.

If you're interested in playtesting, comment below or send me a DM and I'll give you the details privately.

Where I'm taking it

My current goal is to keep developing the combat and eventually release the game on Steam.

I'm still a couple months way from that, but I figured this was the right time to start showing the game to people who actually enjoy the genre and see what they think.

So, Total War players:

If you saw this game on Steam, what would make you want to try it?

And what would make you immediately close the store page?

I'm genuinely interested in hearing what you think.

https://discord.gg/rYhCHHQ3Ce My General - discord for future playtest and devlog