Legends of Pegasus -- more 4x goodness

tgb · August 10, 2012, 06:15:35 AM

There's supposed to be a manual on Steam some time today. Glad I held off on this one.

Tpek · August 10, 2012, 08:16:35 AM

A 6MB patch was released via Steam right now.

UPDATE: Still not enough tooltips, or manual.
Lackluster tutorial.
Overheats GPU.
Multiplayer is so far only 1v1 as well.
Skirmish games cannot actually be started.
Voices disappear after 2nd turn of first mission.
Found a bug that caused the camera to constantly move in a single direction without any way of stopping it.
At the same time also ended up bringing up some Developer/Debugger menu that gave me the option to reload textures and such :P

Huw the Poo · August 10, 2012, 12:32:01 PM

Oh jeez, I hope they get all this fixed.

What's it actually like though? There's been very little information about the game throughout development.

Tpek · August 10, 2012, 12:53:46 PM

Another 6.6MB patch, let's see what this one does. :P

EDIT: Check out:
http://forum.kalypsomedia.com/showthread.php?tid=15766

For patch notes.

Huw the Poo · August 10, 2012, 01:01:18 PM

So, the million dollar question: does it require the Kalypso launcher or not?

Tpek · August 10, 2012, 01:09:36 PM

Quote from: Huw the Poo on August 10, 2012, 01:01:18 PM
So, the million dollar question: does it require the Kalypso launcher or not?

It has this launcher at start that apparently requires internet connection.
I'm not sure if disconnecting after launching the game will affect anything though.

Huw the Poo · August 10, 2012, 02:18:08 PM

Thanks Tpek. Oh well. Doesn't sound like I'm missing much at this point anyway.

Nefaro · August 10, 2012, 04:40:10 PM

Quote from: Huw the Poo on August 10, 2012, 01:01:18 PM
So, the million dollar question: does it require the Kalypso launcher or not?

Forgot to mention, as far as Port royale 3 anyway... I think that's the exact same Kalypso launcher that was in Patrician 4 too. I was able to close it out without logging in, and still play. Can't recall if there was a trick to it or not but found out about it on a forum when I looked around. *shrug*

But there's always a chance they closed up that hidden option with every new release or update. :-\

mikeck · August 10, 2012, 04:50:07 PM

Shame....had high hopes for the run of 4x's. I didn't care for endless space but it is a solid and polished game. Gemini sux and Pegasus appears to be a turd. *sigh* back to SotS2.

son_of_montfort · August 10, 2012, 06:00:14 PM

I booted up LoP and it didn't explode or anything and it all seemed fairly well put together. Let me play it some more and I'll let people know. Bug reports have been nasty.

Jarhead0331 · August 10, 2012, 07:57:59 PM

Quote from: son_of_montfort on August 10, 2012, 06:00:14 PM
I booted up LoP and it didn't explode or anything and it all seemed fairly well put together. Let me play it some more and I'll let people know. Bug reports have been nasty.

+1 I just played for about an hour and after all the bitching in the forums I'm very pleasantly surprised. It has a very pleasing aesthetic and I really like the way the game snaps from turn-based to RTS once combat is initiated. The space battles look pretty good too, especially floating wreckage and debris. It has a few rough edges for sure. There are some noticeable bugs, such as few graphical anomalies and one instance where I was unable to move two ships to complete a task until I saved, exited the game and reloaded. Other than that, with continued support, I'm quite hopeful that it will be an enjoyable game.

Just goes to show...don't "always" listen to the loudest whiners.

Tpek · August 10, 2012, 08:29:36 PM

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on August 10, 2012, 07:57:59 PM
Quote from: son_of_montfort on August 10, 2012, 06:00:14 PM
I booted up LoP and it didn't explode or anything and it all seemed fairly well put together. Let me play it some more and I'll let people know. Bug reports have been nasty.

+1 I just played for about an hour and after all the bitching in the forums I'm very pleasantly surprised. It has a very pleasing aesthetic and I really like the way the game snaps from turn-based to RTS once combat is initiated. The space battles look pretty good too, especially floating wreckage and debris. It has a few rough edges for sure. There are some noticeable bugs, such as few graphical anomalies and one instance where I was unable to move two ships to complete a task until I saved, exited the game and reloaded. Other than that, with continued support, I'm quite hopeful that it will be an enjoyable game.

Just goes to show...don't "always" listen to the loudest whiners.

I didn't say the game wasn't any good.
But it currently has some very serious bugs and issues that need to be sorted out before it can really be enjoyable (or playable in my case).

Jarhead0331 · August 10, 2012, 08:38:56 PM

Quote from: Tpek on August 10, 2012, 08:29:36 PM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on August 10, 2012, 07:57:59 PM
Quote from: son_of_montfort on August 10, 2012, 06:00:14 PM
I booted up LoP and it didn't explode or anything and it all seemed fairly well put together. Let me play it some more and I'll let people know. Bug reports have been nasty.

+1 I just played for about an hour and after all the bitching in the forums I'm very pleasantly surprised. It has a very pleasing aesthetic and I really like the way the game snaps from turn-based to RTS once combat is initiated. The space battles look pretty good too, especially floating wreckage and debris. It has a few rough edges for sure. There are some noticeable bugs, such as few graphical anomalies and one instance where I was unable to move two ships to complete a task until I saved, exited the game and reloaded. Other than that, with continued support, I'm quite hopeful that it will be an enjoyable game.

Just goes to show...don't "always" listen to the loudest whiners.

I didn't say the game wasn't any good.
But it currently has some very serious bugs and issues that need to be sorted out before it can really be enjoyable (or playable in my case).

Sorry Tpek! I seriously was not referring to you. I was more pointing to many of the comments in the official forum and in a few other websites I've hit. I trust your opinions and know if you're gripping, you have a reason. Apologies...

mikeck · August 10, 2012, 08:48:05 PM

Hmmm...may have to pull the trigger. Jarhead, is the campaign really linear or is there some freedom?

Jarhead0331 · August 10, 2012, 08:51:12 PM

Quote from: mikeck on August 10, 2012, 08:48:05 PM
Hmmm...may have to pull the trigger. Jarhead, is the campaign really linear or is there some freedom?

Hard to say. It is broken down by race, with each race having separate chapters or "acts." Looks like you have to play through each race and "act" sequentially. I'm still in the first act, which so far feels like a rather general tutorial. Its slowly adding game elements...so this feels artificially linear. However, I'm just getting to the point where I've been tasked with expanding my first colony, so i have a a feeeling it will open up more and become much more "sandbox-like" over the next few turns...you know, where my mission is build up my fleet and economy, but I am given the freedom to do it dynamically.