History VideoGame / SubmarineTitans

Besides being one of the only [=RTSes=] to take place entirely underwater, the game boasts considerable [[JustForPun depth]] and complexity ([[GuideDangIt sometimes too much so]], according to some critics), offering large {{tech tree}}s, the ability to control a unit(s) and a structure at the same time, and a configurable AI assistant that can do everything up to and including ''play the game for you.'' According to Website/TheOtherWiki, it is also the earliest RTS to have a full spectator mode for both single and multiplayer, and also one of the first to have fully user-editable AI scripts, including an extremely detailed manual included on the CD on how to mod your own AIs.

* AppliedPhlebotinum: Corium, an exotic element brought to Earth by the comet. It is element number 276, with an isotope called Corium 296. (Corium is actually the name of a real material, though it isn't an element: it's a waste by-product of nuclear meltdowns, and also the flesh of your nail beds aka "quick.")

Besides being one of the only (if not THE only) [=RTSes=] to take place entirely underwater, the game boasts considerable [[JustForPun depth]] and complexity ([[GuideDangIt sometimes too much so]], according to some critics), offering large {{tech tree}}s, the ability to control a unit(s) and a structure at the same time, and a configurable AI assistant that can do everything up to and including ''play the game for you.'' According to Website/TheOtherWiki, it is also the earliest RTS to have a full spectator mode for both single and multiplayer, and also one of the first to have fully user-editable AI scripts, including an extremely detailed manual included on the CD on how to mod your own AIs.

The game received mixed reviews, and boxed copies are somewhat difficult to come by. However, it's available on [[https://www.gog.com/game/submarine_titans GOG.com]]

* SiliconBasedLife: Take a wild guess as to why the Silicons got their name.

* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: When capturing structures, small explosions are visible on said structure signifiying a raid. [[KillEmAll Best not to think what happens in there...]]

Besides being one of the only (if not THE only) [=RTSes=] to take place entirely underwater, the game boasts considerable [[JustForPun depth]] and complexity ([[GuideDangIt sometimes too much so]], according to some critics), offering large {{tech tree}}s, the ability to control a unit(s) and a structure at the same time, and a configurable AI assistant that can do everything up to and including ''play the game for you.'' According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, it is also the earliest RTS to have a full spectator mode for both single and multiplayer, and also one of the first to have fully user-editable AI scripts, including an extremely detailed manual included on the CD on how to mod your own AIs.

* AppliedPhlebotinum: Corium, an exotic element brought to Earth by the comet. It is element number 276, with an isotope called Corium 296. (Corium is actually the name of a real material, though it isn't an element: it's a waste by-product of nuclear meltdowns.)

* FrickinLaserBeams: The Black Octopi loves this trope. How they managed to get such weapons to work underwater owes to their brilliance.

The game received mixed reviews, and boxed copies are somewhat difficult to come by.

[[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture It is the 22nd century,]] and [[ColonyDrop a comet has struck Earth]] and [[AfterTheEnd poisoned the surface world,]] [[OceanPunk driving humanity beneath the waves.]] The survivors are split firmly into two camps: [[TheEmpire the militant,]] {{a|ttackAttackAttack}}ggressive [[AnimalMotifs White]] [[ThreateningShark Sharks,]] [[TakeOverTheWorld who believe that humanity must dominate the oceans utterly,]] and the [[TheSmartGuy scientific,]] [[StealthExpert elusive]] [[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods Black Octopi,]] [[GreenAesop who seek to preserve the already damaged ecosystems around them.]] The comet also brought with it [[AlienInvasion an alien race called]] the Silicons, [[PlanetLooters who are stuck here since their ship got damaged in the crash and are after our resources.]]

* AnimalMotifs: [[ThreateningShark Sharks]] for the White Sharks and [[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods octopus]] for the Black Octopi.

* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: The Black Octopi, named after one of the most intelligent creatures in the world and this is reflected by their scientific ways and preference for hi-teched weapons. They are by no means squishy though... indeed, their units tend to be ''more'' powerful in one-on-one combat than the other factions.

[[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture It is the 22nd century,]] and [[ColonyDrop a comet has struck Earth]] and [[AfterTheEnd poisoned the surface world,]] [[OceanPunk driving humanity beneath the waves.]] The survivors are split firmly into two camps: [[TheEmpire the militant,]] {{a|ttackAttackAttack}}ggressive [[AnimalMotifs White]] [[ThreateningShark Sharks,]] [[TakeOverTheWorld who believe that humanity must dominate the oceans utterly,]] and the [[TheSmartGuy scientific,]] [[StealthExpert elusive]] [[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods Black Octopi,]] [[GreenAesop who seek to preserve the already damaged ecosystems around them.]] The comet also brought with it [[AlienInvasion an alien race called]] the Silicons, [[PlanetLooters who are apparently after our resources.]]

Besides being one of the only (if not THE only) [=RTSes=] to take place entirely underwater, the game boasts considerable [[JustForPun depth]] and complexity ([[GuideDangIt sometimes too much so]], according to some critics), offering large {{tech tree}}s, the ability to control a unit(s) and a structure at the same time, and a configurable AI assistant that can do everything up to and including ''play the game for you.'' According to TheOtherWiki, it is also the earliest RTS to have a full spectator mode for both single and multiplayer, and also one of the first to have fully user-editable AI scripts, including an extremely detailed manual included on the CD on how to mod your own AIs.

* {{Expy}}: The Silicons are basically a CaptainErsatz of the Builders from ''Film/TheAbyss''. They're not all that friendly though, what with them having a sizeable navy and will actively kill humans. Their general art-style, particularly in their building architecture, is very similar to that of the [[StarCraft Protoss]].

* RecycledINSPACE: The game is essentially StarCraft UNDERWATER!

''Submarine Titans'', usually written with "TITANS" in all capital letters, is a RealTimeStrategy game developed by Ellipse Studios and published by Strategy First for the PC on August 9, 2000.

Besides being one of the only (if not THE only) RTSs to take place entirely underwater, the game boasts considerable [[JustForPun depth]] and complexity ([[GuideDangIt sometimes too much so]], according to some critics), offering large {{tech tree}}s, the ability to control a unit(s) and a structure at the same time, and a configurable AI assistant that can do everything up to and including ''play the game for you.'' According to TheOtherWiki, it is also the earliest RTS to have a full spectator mode for both single and multiplayer, and also one of the first to have fully user-editable AI scripts, including an extremely detailed manual included on the CD on how to mod your own AIs.

* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: The Black Octopi, named after one of the most intelligent creatures in the world and this is reflected by their scientific ways and preference for hi-teched weapons. They are by no means squishy though.

* MeaningfulName: The White Sharks prefer swift, brutal attacks and the Black Octopi lives up to their namesake by being hi-teched. The Silicons are so-called due to their dependence on the element silicon for life creation.

* YouRequireMoreVespeneGas: There are three resources. Metal is used for basic construction, Corium for advanced construction, and Gold to purchase upgrades. The Silicons however don't need Gold, using Corium for upgrades. They do require Silicon for general construction.

* ColorCodedArmies

* {{Expy}} / CompositeCharacter: The Silicons are basically a CaptainErsatz of the Builders from ''Film/TheAbyss''. They're not all that friendly though, what with them having a sizeable navy and will actively kill humans. Their general art-style, particularly in their building architecture, is very similar to that of the [[StarCraft Protoss]].

* OceanPunk
* PlanetLooters: Though its revealed as early in the first Silicon mission that they're just gathering all the resources they need to get off the planet and make the long trek home. Problem is, they need lots of resources and the humans aren't kin of sharing it with them.

''Submarine Titans'', usually written with "TITANS" in all capital letters, is a RealTimeStrategy game developed by Ellipse Studios and published by Strategy First for the PC on August 9, 2000.

* {{Expy}} / CompositeCharacter: The Silicons are basically a CaptainErsatz of the Builders from TheAbyss. They're not all that friendly though, what with them having a sizeable navy and will actively kill humans. Their general art-style, particularly in their building architecture, is very similar to that of the [[StarCraft Protoss]].