Stormgate developer Frost Giant just unveiled the third faction for its upcoming RTS, the Celestial Armada. This unusual, highly mobile race of technologically advanced aliens will be joining the Vanguard and Infernals, and if you've not had a chance to check out the betas, don't worry: Stormgate is coming to early access on August 13. Ahead of its arrival, here's everything you need to know about the Celestial Armada, including its playstyle, units and buildings.
You can also read about my experience playing as the faction alongside a pair of RTS pros, PartinG and TheoRy. An ancient and advanced civilisation, the Celestial Armada flits around the universe in huge world-ships ruled by immortal beings known as Sovereigns. These space nomads have a scholarly bent, exploring the universe and unravelling its mysteries, but they aren't strangers to war, establishing themselves as protectors determined to eradicate the Infernal Host.
While they appear to be divine and magical, they are ultimately the product of incredible technological development. Nanotechnology, mechanical automation, cybernetics—all of this has contributed to the civilisation's transformation into a society of, essentially, space angels. Developer Frost Giant was inspired by the famous Arthur C.
Clarke quote, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic", and that's most apparent when it comes to the Biosynths. Biosynths are the most overtly angelic half of the Celestial Armada, and th.
