http://FracturedEmpire.net
Looks interesting...
Yes indeedy, those vids were quite revealing. I like the look of this - bearing in mind it's in alpha of course, so I'd expect more polish on release.
Thanks for the heads-up Zulu1966. Now buy in and tell us how it plays. :)
Quote from: Huw the Poo on December 17, 2012, 05:23:29 PM
Yes indeedy, those vids were quite revealing. I like the look of this - bearing in mind it's in alpha of course, so I'd expect more polish on release.
Thanks for the heads-up Zulu1966. Now buy in and tell us how it plays. :)
OK... As you asked I will of course have to buy it otherwise it would be rude. My excuses for buying games get lamer by the day. :)
Yay! Looking forward to your impressions!
I'm quite intrigued by this one. At first I was disappointed when I realised it plays like an actual tabletop game, but then i realised I don't really have any games like this and it could be pretty fun. It's definitely on The List.
I've been on it since the Indiegogo (crowdfunding) campaign.
I'm actually extremely excited to be playing a digitalized version of tabletop miniatures games,
this is something like I've been waiting for for years now.
If only Games Workshop had the brain to do the same thing with the Warhammer Fantasy&40K serieses :P
Is this a browser based game or actual good old fashion download an install? Couldn't find much detail on it.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on December 18, 2012, 02:07:25 PM
Is this a browser based game or actual good old fashion download an install? Couldn't find much detail on it.
Download and install.
Quote from: Tpek on December 18, 2012, 03:00:43 PM
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on December 18, 2012, 02:07:25 PM
Is this a browser based game or actual good old fashion download an install? Couldn't find much detail on it.
Download and install.
Thanks.
ugh -- in a weak moment I succumbed and bought this...unless I'm missing something this seems to be an always logged in to play game :( Not saying its a bad game, just not something I would've gotten if I'd done my homework a bit better. Note to self...never buy a game when I'm having a slow, boring day at work...
Eurgh...thanks for taking one for the team, Steve. Interest gone. :(
OK, my bad :-[...just double checked and while you do have to "login" each time to play, it does not show an internet connection. Sorry for the false alarm. Still not too happy about having to login each time I fire it up....
OK, looks like it does an internet/login check each time you fire it up. You need to enter your acct login/passwd. I disconnected my cable modem and it would not run. Reconnected the modem and it ran. So, it looks like a phone home-type everytime type-DRM >:(.
That's almost as bad. My internet connection is rock solid but I don't like having to ask permission to play my games if I want to play on my own.
Isn't this a purely MP game? Hard to attack the devs for requiring a log-in if it's a 100% online MP game.
Ah - well I dunno. I assumed it would have a single player component.
Quote from: Arctic Blast on December 19, 2012, 01:12:32 AM
Isn't this a purely MP game? Hard to attack the devs for requiring a log-in if it's a 100% online MP game.
Hhhhmmm, don't think so, but I didn't do a whole lot of investigating before I jumped on this one. In looking around I didn't see anything that lead me to believe that its a MP only. I did see this from their failed Indiegogo page.
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The vision is that the game will ultimately include an online mode for players who wish to challenge their friends or top strategists in the Exodus Wars community. Individual battles will contribute to the larger conflict, bringing tabletop dynamics to life on a massive scale.
It's currently in pre-alpha, with limited access, which explains the need for it.
And it may change later, who knows.
The devs are open to ideas after all.
I posted at the dev forums about the concern to login to play. They stated that this is temporary and that you will be able to play offline.
Also they are looking at various methods of multiplayer and continued work on the AI for solo play.
The game has just been released (Jan 30, 2015). This week it is 50% off to celebrate. For $9 it looks interesting so I'll give it a shot.
I'm frankly amazed it has been released already. I tried it out after it was generously donated to me in October and it was nowhere near ready. Loads of work required.
I guess I'll have a look at some point but I have too much else to play for the time being.
Reading about it I thought "that sounds interesting". Then I went to the Steam page and realized I had purchased it months ago, but never really spent any time with it. So now it's installed and I'll be checking it out over the next couple of days.
I find it hard to believe that this is truly out of "early access". Just seemed like it had such a long way to go.
Especially considering they removed the Multiplayer options so they could re-implement them better later. :P
I'm finding that the "out of Early Access" label is about as reliable as being "almost a virgin"...