Endless Space? Nope, it's Endless Legend!

[Jarhead0331]

Am I missing something or is there really no magic or spell-casting system? That's a pretty significant omission for a fantasy-based 4X, and while the game may very well make up for it in other ways (I just took a quick peek for about 5 minutes and read the Alpha manual so far, so I can't really tell yet), I expect it's going to get a drubbing for that reason.

It is not really Fantasy...as I explained in my earlier posts, it actually takes place in the future. Yes, units have armor and traditional weapons at first, but don't expect orks, elves and dwarfs. Its not that kind of fantasy. I'm pretty sure there is magic though, but I have not seen it yet. I picked a starting race that is heavily based on traditional combat.

[undercovergeek]

are they the same races from Endless Space?

[FlickJax]

looks a little like the game of thrones starting graphics

[Jarhead0331]

are they the same races from Endless Space?

Not that I have seen, other than having humans.

[tgb]

I'm pretty sure that the advance hype was it is a fantasy-based 4X (which doesn't necessarily mean elves and orcs, btw).  Like I said, there's enough good here that it's not a problem for me, but I think people will come into to this expecting something that isn't there.

Recognizing that this is still an Alpha, there are a couple of improvements to the interface that are essential (again, unless they're there and I just can't find them):

Mouse scrolling
End-turn hot key
Informative tool-tip for wandering monsters (right now it just shows the name, not properties)
Different color font for that empire goal thing in the management screen.  I couldn't read most of the text in there at all.

It's a diamond in the rough for sure, but I see a lot of potential.

[steve58]

Found a video on the Steam forums that you can actually understand...

[undercovergeek]

i hope its not just me - it looks awesome

[mikeck]

Looks cool. Glad this guy found his titanium. If he mentioned that he needed titanium for his sword one more time, I was going to put my fist through the screen. Maybe I'm just angry

[undercovergeek]

watching more of the vids - this is seriously right up my street, i did love E Space, and this has heroes, resource dependant advancements - i might have to buy in

[bbmike]

Sounds like it's pretty far along for an alpha. When the actual release date for this?

[tgb]

Limited as the gameplay currently is, I'm really starting to enjoy it.  I only have about 20 turns in playing as the suit-of-armor guys because I'm still feeling my way, but once I unlocked new ways for my army in interact with the  independent villages, things started getting  really interesting.  I also see that research can unlock new combat commands that can be purchased in the marketplace, although I haven't gotten there yet.

Empire management is straight out of Endless Space, although I did miss having a slider to adjust taxes (there aren't any).  I'm having a bit of a hard time coming to grips with the combat system, and I don't know if it's me or it isn't working properly.  For some reason my archers insist on moving into firing range, even after being given the command to hold.  And issuing commands every two rounds instead of every round is counter-intuitive to me, but I can get used to it.

[mikeck]

It's probably like endless space in that you first start off with very few choices for buildings, ships, etc. As you build things and research, new buildings and new techs become available. When I first started endless space I thought there were only 3 types of buildings available. As I built and researched more came up. By the end if the game there were dozens.

Is this game pretty "feature complete" or are there glaring omissions (like no diplomacy or something!?

[Jarhead0331]

It's probably like endless space in that you first start off with very few choices for buildings, ships, etc. As you build things and research, new buildings and new techs become available. When I first started endless space I thought there were only 3 types of buildings available. As I built and researched more came up. By the end if the game there were dozens.

Is this game pretty "feature complete" or are there glaring omissions (like no diplomacy or something!?

You spent $300 for the Elite Alpha, which is about as feature incomplete as they come.  I'd say at $25, this game is a veritable bargain.

[RedArgo]

From the video, looks like a combination of Civ 5 and Fallen Enchantress.  I feel the pull on my wallet already.  :)

[mikeck]

It's probably like endless space in that you first start off with very few choices for buildings, ships, etc. As you build things and research, new buildings and new techs become available. When I first started endless space I thought there were only 3 types of buildings available. As I built and researched more came up. By the end if the game there were dozens.

Is this game pretty "feature complete" or are there glaring omissions (like no diplomacy or something!?

You spent $300 for the Elite Alpha, which is about as feature incomplete as they come.  I'd say at $25, this game is a veritable bargain.

Yes. But I am still curious as to the state of this one. Some alpha builds are closer to betas and basically feature complete. Others are missing huge sections of the game. The price is fine, but if I am paying for a partial game, I want to know what's missing and what isn't so I can decide if I want to buy it. For elite, I'm willing to pay that knowing what I will get with the next build. Not sure about this one yet so just asking.