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So as of now how much content does this have compared to Strive For Power? Are there still pictures and whatnot for each character or it too early for that kinda stuff?
- Oct 25, 2017
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Hmm.....I want to be constructive but I'm not sure what to say.
The new time system feel clunky..requires a lot of micro. Perhaps it should go back to 1-day intervals..or 4 8-hour phases?
Improving some stats becomes a lot harder (charm increases only by using social skills, which fighters/mages might not have. And it's a tiresome way to increase, by manually clicking.)
Frankly automated jobs (like in SfP1) sound like a far better idea then this drudge of constantly making groups and micromanaging them.
The new time system feel clunky..requires a lot of micro. Perhaps it should go back to 1-day intervals..or 4 8-hour phases?
Improving some stats becomes a lot harder (charm increases only by using social skills, which fighters/mages might not have. And it's a tiresome way to increase, by manually clicking.)
Frankly automated jobs (like in SfP1) sound like a far better idea then this drudge of constantly making groups and micromanaging them.
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I know. it's just, for the price of breeding sow you could get two to four other classes. In terms of utility, it's kind of subpar.
To make best use of breeder requires a lot of time and investment. So honestly, it's hard to justify the expense before.... pretty much anything else.
- May 16, 2018
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Breed Sow seems like a long-term investment to me. Probably worth it later in game development when there is a long-running plot to work through. Right now though, you're done with pretty much everything the game has to offer (unless you just keep grinding dungeons and whatnot) long before breeding becomes particularly useful.
There is a completed prologue. There are pics for every character you meet. Current content ends when the prologue ends. But you can continue playing your story-mode game in sandbox style after you finish the prologue. Dev intends for you to be able to still play that save when new story content gets added in the next major release.
The star reviewers, mostly morons, fail to appreciate that the game is in an alpha/demo stage right now. It is not feature complete, and it's far from being story complete. Reviewing it as if it was is unfair. Comparing it to Strive 1, which is complete, on the basis of what features the sequel lacks is also unfair (and stupid). Current artwork for enemies are all placeholder (and taken/reused from Strive 1). The dev intends to have new art, but it's not a priority right now. More features and more story content are the priority.
The sequel has a much better UI, and the under-the-hood mechanics are better than in the original.
If anything, the game seems more broken after the stealth patches.
So, I download the newest version and extracted it- loaded up a saved game, try to use a social skill and immediately, the game breaks.
I try starting a new game. Use praise. The game immediately breaks.
So, I download the newest version and extracted it- loaded up a saved game, try to use a social skill and immediately, the game breaks.
I try starting a new game. Use praise. The game immediately breaks.
That 3.2c is still causing problems doesn't surprise me. It's been pretty messy as far as releases go. It's broken more stuff than it's fixed, tbh. I'll pass your report on to the dev on the Discord. Thanks.
EDIT: dev says he needs a save to track down your problem(s). Make sure that you have a save(s) from right before the game breaks.
EDIT: dev says he needs a save to track down your problem(s). Make sure that you have a save(s) from right before the game breaks.
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Gotta love the one that says "do not trust the other 5 star reviews because they're fans", gives a 1 star rate because gameizbad, even tho it acknowledges that it's just a test/demo, but still, gameizbad.
Honestly, reviews should be disabled for awhile, as they don't help at all, since whatever can be said of the "game" is explained on the OP, or as last minute update on the latest comments.
Personally, I'm enjoying immensely the new features.
Sure, micromanaging the teams going here and there just to dig/cut some loot is kinda tiresome (and really, not much worth), but I guess at some point there's going to be some events tied to it (I think Mav said something like that).
Some profession need adjustments, and some others could be replaced entirely with actual useful classes/skills ... but again, since everything is just testing out, a "bad" profession/skill might turn out useful later.
If anything... the only thing I really dislike, is the awful artwork.
SfP had some... average level (to be polite), the other game (Stranded?) had great artwork (tho I hated everything else in that game), and this "sequel" is kind of a step back... the Dwarf "art" is so bad, I avoid going to the worker's guild as much as possible.
I mentioned the bad reviews to Mav a week or two ago. His reply was basically (paraphrasing): "I don't give a rat's ass what they say on F95". Anyone who cares about the sequel is going to be on his Discord, so anyone who's not...
Those of us that love this game, and I'm one of them, love it because of the gameplay. Not the art. Sure, better art would be nice. But the art would have to be much, much worse than it is to stop me from playing it. I just wish that he wouldn't break so much stuff every time he tries to fix something else. He's a decent game designer, but a good coder he's not. He's very responsive on his Discord and he listens to his Patrons (which is why I'm one of them).
Those of us that love this game, and I'm one of them, love it because of the gameplay. Not the art. Sure, better art would be nice. But the art would have to be much, much worse than it is to stop me from playing it. I just wish that he wouldn't break so much stuff every time he tries to fix something else. He's a decent game designer, but a good coder he's not. He's very responsive on his Discord and he listens to his Patrons (which is why I'm one of them).
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you need to be in the game not at the main menu, then it's basically the same as the first game, hopefully you understand what I mean by this
So what's the timeline for the not-a-tech-demo release? Are they trying to have a full story done for release?
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By definition until the main work of the core engine is done, which is hard to tell as a gamer.
Once they concentrate on adding flavor you are normally in the region of 0.1 upwards
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Nice, guess I'll flip a coin on whether or not I should play it now then. I only discovered the last game like a couple of weeks before this showed up and it was awesome.
Scratches the old Slave Maker itch.
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Hmmm... an idea on how to improve the game:
1) you assign teams by simply clicking on a number in the slave list, assigning them a team number (Think Rimworld job priority)
2) you assign jobs/tasks to teams on a team level (example - mine, fish, extract resources from area, etc)
3) the team will auto-do the job, auto-picking best suitable candidate for each resource.
4) they will gather resources until they are full, then they return (team size and carry capacity matters). Stables can double carry cap?
5) for town jobs that don't require a specific world location, they will just do them.
1) you assign teams by simply clicking on a number in the slave list, assigning them a team number (Think Rimworld job priority)
2) you assign jobs/tasks to teams on a team level (example - mine, fish, extract resources from area, etc)
3) the team will auto-do the job, auto-picking best suitable candidate for each resource.
4) they will gather resources until they are full, then they return (team size and carry capacity matters). Stables can double carry cap?
5) for town jobs that don't require a specific world location, they will just do them.
Bear in mind that the game's dev does not read this thread. So you should make your suggestions on the game's Discord. You're just wasting your time and effort by posting it here.