Mech Engineer - Permadeath Procedural Sandbox Mech Strategy 

That's all games :D

Yea me too, try Fear Equation or Scavenger SV-4 if you want a pinch of terror in it added.

You'd have loved gaming in the 90s...

@@iliyan44 Scavenger SV-4 is so fucking good dude, nobody talks about that game. Genuinely a terrifying experience

Papers please I think was the first one I ever saw do it, cool as fuck

Game now significantly more and accessible than demo. Even dev had acknowledged that demo scares off new players.

Right? What a weird mechanic to throw on top of everything else.

I think the tornadoes are meant to be bug terraformers, they are just wiping the board.

@@lucidnonsense942 Eh, I don't mean to sound harsh, but I kind of don't care what they are 'meant' to be, they look ridiculous. They look like an artificial and immature way to create 'environmental hazards' for the player. They look very, very out of place in this otherwise serious-toned game.

@@mikep8071 I don't really like them much after playing. However, the developer did tone them down a little bit, as they are not heat seeking missiles anymore. Now they tend to be near the mechs but pick a vector and stick with it until off screen.

@@mikep8071 considering the fact that the tornadoes would consist of a bunch of bugs that are viciously swarming in a continuous fashion, perfectly in order to create a tornado... you would have to say that the bugs have some awareness of the surroundings and would eventually move to the next part... where they haven't been to instead of just roaming around the same spot.... the mechanic is so questionable and artificial it is hard to put a natural looking label on it. the point is the tornadoes are a game mechanic that is implemented into the game on purpose by the dev. I would literally be more ok with it being a fucking looney toon taz that is the tornado ok. that is way better. taz is teleported through a portal made by doctor strange because thanos had his balls in a vice and really needed a taz tornado at that location with utmost artificial implementation.

Lol. Awesome quote! Thus another one for the Splattyquotes.

It's still in EA. so there's no need to give up already...

there is apparently a mech that can survive the tornado called the castle

@@ztmackin Sounds cool, but it would kind of suck if they could only use Castles the whole time because they hated the tornado mechanic. Hopefully the devs will include a bunch of difficulty sliders including "Tornado Frequency" that goes to zero. It's easy to impliment and it'll get them at least one more sale!

@Space Vatnik You may like the tornadoes and that's cool, but the devs have to try to appeal to as wide an audience as they can.

Are they tornados? I was thinking they were a different type of bug that swarms in a tornado motion. Makes more sense. But maybe they spell out specifically that that is a tornado in the game docs or in the tutorial or something. IDK. But even then, if it helps, you may be able to just think about it as if it were a bug. I was wondering why would the mechs shoot at the tornado? Why would it chase them if not a different type of bug.

the map screen really reminded me of og xcom

someone else suggested it was the time spent in the tornado (thus, unable to follow orders)

probably gonna run out of mechs and pilots in a hurry. unless your production is just that good.

Time for another episode of "Will It Stackpole?"

If the self destruct module was like a mini nuke, I can see it being useful for last stands.

There's a joy in learning and overcoming obstacles, all by yourself, with no one holding your hand and explaining things. :)

@@Tsuchimursu sounds like a terrible game design and an obvious oversight. people play games to have fun not have a second job. having no tutorial or direction to help with playing the game would result in a quick refund and not recommended.

@@Jin-1337 there is a tutorial but he didn't show us what it covers, so I can't say what it is like

@@Jin-1337 Sucks to suck, maybe try not sucking? Game is fine as is cause it definitely gets that management feel greatly, I don't know what kinda crap you people would call a game

@@Jin-1337 In other words "stop having fun in different ways than me >: ("

Basically design of some strategy games of very early 90s - like Deuterium, Strike Fleet or original X-COM.

@@HappyAspid I LOVE original X-COM still play new mods for it

joy and pride?really?is this an easter egg to "pride and accomplishment"?

52+ in shade is a regular temperature in parts of Africa, what of it ?

Hey dude, can't find this game on Steam or GOG. any idea where I can get it?

@@rizzy11111 it was only sold through the guy's website. His name was Michael Todd, he still has videos for the game on his youtube channel. EDIT: His website was called Akith Games. Its not around anymore, but the free/shareware version may still be available somewhere on the net. It may need an XP virtual machine to run properly too, so more hassle than I was thinking originally. But it was such a cool concept, so ahead of its time. It was hilarious too, youd be killing enemies in your mech saving cash for that sweet new resistor or whatever you need to make a passive shield charging circuit kick in when you arent shooting EDIT 2: he apparently was also the guy who made Electronic Super Joy, i did not know that before my recent googling.

@@jadedandbitter sounds awesome. Maybe can message him directly?

What is Cata DDA and CoQ?

@@roslolian11 Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead and Caves of Qud. Both are Roguelikes.

*COQ*

I was trying to think who would like this game, and I think you nailed it.

So you think about coq?

after watching it, i cant see anything that reminds me in any sort of the old school xcom games..

@@Riftweaver1981 well the map feels a little like it. also the cold none hand holdy way it just gives you things and expects you to figure out what to do with it. I remember learning the hard way, that your troops need extra ammo to reload their guns. that big guns looked fun, but where not so useful. that having a full squad didn't mean victory. I could watch them run down the ramp and die one after the other. the base needing to be built in a specific way the game does not tell you, feels very much like the old game. so it feels similar, but not really the same. I don't know why you didn't get any of that out of the game, but more than a few of us picked up.

You should try Front Mission for the SNES. There's no base building but you have a squad of customizable mechs. It plays like a campaign, you do one misson to the next and recruit new members to your squad. At many cities that you passed through you can buy new components, mech frames, and cage fight for money. It's kinda like Freelancer (2003) in it's story telling style. The combat is turn based with seperate limbs damage system. The combat and visual is very good imo, especially for a SNES game.

@@Riftweaver1981 a lot of what Wolff said. I played Apocalypse the most and it's been at least a decade since I've played. So I could be remembering some things wrong. But being able to train a limited number of characters at the same time. Losing a highly valuable character due to a stupid mistake. Losing equipment due to a stupid mistake. Having to manage stress of characters or they freak out and stop listening. Character pool management. Missing a menu because it looked like a decorative part of the UI. Reminiscing is making me want to bust out the old XCOM games again.

I keep telling myself the same thing with some of the larger monster board games I have. I'm in my early forties though so most of the people that still play those will probably be dead by the time I retire

Oh, hi, I didn't know we were a group, but apparently "Guys in their 40s with too many board games that refer to their Steam collection as their "Retirement plans"" is an actual type.