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Naval Video Games => Naval Video Game Discussion => Topic started by: Ruckdog on January 16, 2015, 09:10:43 pm
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Ohhhhhhhh yeah:
http://www.gamewatcher.com/news/2015-16-01-space-rts-battlefleet-gothic-armada-takes-the-40k-franchise-to-the-stars
Safe to say, I'm cautiously optimistic about this one 8)
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Score! Yet another time-suck!
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I hope this is as awesome as I'm hoping it is :D.
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That could be very cool. Hope it's Mac-friendly!
I'll tell you what, gentlemen--it's a good time to be a gamer. And a nerd in general.*
*I learned this on the latest D6G podcast. Of the top 20 highest-grossing movies in the US in 2014, only three--THREE--were not sci fi/fantasy/comic book related. The highest grossing "real" movie was 22 Jump Street, at #11. #1 was, of course, Guardians of the Galaxy. Their source was boxofficemojo.com.
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That could be very cool. Hope it's Mac-friendly!
Greg, I've run tons of Windows games stuff on my iMac using Bootcamp. They've always worked great till my video card became overwhelmed with the graphics demands of more recent/graphics hogging games (like EVE).
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Thumbs up to Total War for adding this to their extensive games list. Not so much of a PC gamer anymore, as i can bring myself to open the laptop when not at work. Not to mention that i don't have a proper machine to run these kinds of games. However, back when i did there were countless hours spent on any of the many Total War games. Brilliant stuff, and i'm assuming the ships here will function much like the ones in Empire. Perhaps I can convince my hardcore PC gamer friends to pick it up and invite me over for a sesh!
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A new teaser for the game just went up!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysu6hAT50z8
The developer also has a snazzy new website for the game:
http://battlefleetgothic-armada.com
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Dag nabbit! Confirmed, this is going to be another time suck! How can I get any minis painting when I'm glued to my computer!
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That does indeed look cool......
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There is a short (6 minutes or so) interview with the developer that's been posted on YouTube:
http://youtu.be/DspNXEY1esc
I really do encourage you to watch the video if you are interested in the game. There is some neat in-game footage that is played while the interview is being given. A few big points that were brought up:
- Release will be sometime in Q1 2016
- Imperial Navy, Orks, Eldar, and Chaos will be playable at launch
- Multiplayer will be 2 vs. 2
- ships will be custumizable with various upgrades.
- "Most" of the ships from the minis game will be playable
- An effort is being made to represent the tabletop game's mechanics in the video game; the Special Orders, such as BFI, were specifically mentioned.
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The graphics look good. I really like the detail on the ships. Those incoming missiles/torpedoes looked sweet!
Only thing that looked weird to me are the "light stands" under the ships. Looks too much like actual physical flight stands for miniatures.
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Huh...I see what you mean! I had to go back and watch it again; I didn't notice the "stands" when I watched it the first time. I think it looks OK, but I wouldn't worry too much about it one way or the other at this point. This game footage is so early, Who knows? Maybe the stands will be removed by later versions of the game. Or players might be given the option to toggle them on and off!
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yeah i am liking it so far. anyone know of a release date yet?
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yeah i am liking it so far. anyone know of a release date yet?
Nothing firm. The dev mentioned in the video that they are shooting for an "early" 2016 release, so it sounds like it will be a while. We might see an Early Access for it before then, though. A lot of games are doing it that way now.
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Please let there be an early access.
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The developers have just posted a gameplay video:
https://youtu.be/gWteWul9cBE
Looks great if you ask me! They are still going with the "flight stand" drop-down beneath each ship, it looks like.
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Just logged into Steam, and BFG is now available for pre-order! The game will sell for $40, but if you jump in between now and the 29th, you can save 10%. According to the Steam page, the game is set for a March 2016 release.
EDIT:
To clarify, this is a pre-order. The stated benefits of preordering are:
-Getting the Space Marines as a playable faction for free (this will later be a purchasable DLC for those that don't pre-order)
-Access to the Beta test, which is due to take place a few weeks before the final release of the game.
Link:
http://www.battlefleetgothic-armada.com/shop/
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Thanks for the heads up. I will check this out.
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Reposted here for posting in different thread and wanting to put in the right place.
For those of you following the BFG pc game, it goes live open beta on thursday afternoon.
Here is an Angryjoe review back at the middle of last month, its really just a sit and watch as the Dev plays it, but here it goes. Also the devs are French, so the accent can be a bit thick at times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw5V2O7jQJU
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I really am verrrrry excited about this one. I'm curious to see how the game plays, because it sure looks fantastic!
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Looks a bit like sins but turn based. I do like all the customization they have for the ships with your renown granting additinal addons and the ships able to gain experience. It looks like they tried to follow the BBB campaign rules pretty closely.
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Also the sector map in the video is the port maw sector map straight from the Rule book. And the other 6 sub sectors are pulled straight from the book as well. Talk about attention to detail. This makes me very hopeful for thursday night!
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You and me both! It really does look like the BFG license has made its way into the hands of a dev team who has a passion for it. Praise the Emperor! ;)
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I can't wait! I'll be on about 8pm Thursday night.
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Anyone else having trouble getting it to load?
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Dunno yet, just downloaded steam for the first time... :-[
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Fired up just fine for me! I played the first couple of missions of the tutorial, about 45 min total. Awesome stuff! The game really nails the BFG feel to me. Unfortunately, I discovered that the devs haven't implemented a save feature yet for the campaign, so I will have to start over when I go back to play again :-[. Looks like it's solo skirmish and multiplayer only for me, until they implement the save system anyway :).
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<sigh> I'm sitting here watching college basketball while you guys are all playing BFG Armada.
I need to get a gaming computer.
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hey ruck whats your Steam info? Mine is Exalted14u. Also boarding craft are just broken..... Assualt boarding craft that is...
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Sigh... 20 minutes left on my download :/. It'll probably be done just in time to go to bed.
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hey ruck whats your Steam info? Mine is Exalted14u. Also boarding craft are just broken..... Assualt boarding craft that is...
Steam user name is (drumroll please): Ruckdog
I'll add you when I get home tonight ;)
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Ok I can't find a Ruckdog in the steam user section. Dont know why, will wait for you to send an invite or friend request.
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Odd... I will check and see. It might be that I'm listed under my proper name or something.
So, I have to admit...even though I can't save my game, I'm thinking of playing the campaign again to try and get a little further. I saw several intriguing things going on with the ship upgrades and the like that I want to explore some more.
I'm planning on spending a decent amount of time with this game over the weekend...hopefully I will see some of you there! It would be fun to play some multiplayer matches to try it out.
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I'm going to have to upgrade my systen before I can even try to play online. It's so choppy on single player it's not even funny. Hopefully once the full version drops they'll activate the options to go lower res and that should help out.
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Stupid Steam! I can't find your username either. Here, try this:
steamcommunity.com/id/ruckdog
(http://steamcommunity.com/id/ruckdog)
That should take you straight to my profile so you can add me.
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Hehe figured out how to change the video settings from their defaults (you have to select custom to enable the drop downs). Computer is still too slow to play it properly :D
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I played a bit more tonight, and started in on the single player skirmish. I have to say, it is fun to unlock new ships and upgrades! I got to level 2, which gave me access to my first full-sized cruiser. I promptly bought a Tyrant-class 8).
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I went with the Dictator. Why? Because of its nice launch bays. With the way boarding craft goes and boarding, I feel this is the best thing. With one boarding craft I can knock down a Generator, engines, weapons, or any number of other things.
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Yeah that's what I've been playing on too. Just hit level 5 so I picked up a Mars. Went Lunar for the first cruiser since it's a classic and Dictator for the second because of the attack craft. I was surprised to see them have the option for assault boats though.
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So far I have a Dictator with Favors from the Adaptus Astartes, A Gothic Cruiser with the lance range and damge to shields upgrade, a Mars with no upgrades, saving the renown for more favors.
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I finally got it working! No time to play tonight, but I plan to get on tomorrow. Any advice for a first time run-through? Any ideas on ow to get it to go full screen?
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yes...go to graphics in the option sections stephan, click Full window or full screen. Enjoy... Now you will have to mess around to get the resolution right.
Tips.... Imperial, go nova cannon once you hit cruisers and BC's.
Chaos Go with the carrier boats. Assualt craft spam wrecks the opposition.
I think both need to be rebalanced to some degree. though I feel that Assualt craft spam more so than the NC. Mainly because NC has a min distance and a 90 degree firing arc. Where as the Assault craft have no min and 360 degree arc.
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Cool, thx!
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Oh, and my handle is Omnissiah72 on Steam
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Sent a friend request Stephan.
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Got it. How do you bind groups? The controls look like you should be able to bind ships into squadrons, but whenever I hit the key nothing happens.
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Drag a box around your ships you want together and ctrl+number whichever group you want them in.
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I finally made it to level 7 in my solo skirmish as the IN! Has anyone tried out the Orks yet?
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http://steamcommunity.com/games/363680/announcements/detail/822278257124710356
News!!!
Space marines for all preorder folks, then an extra Mystery fleet to be released in a few months for those who pre ordered the game for free! if you did not preorder then it looks like you have to pay for the option of the other 2 fleets. Correction, space marines for free for those who purchase the game in the first 2 months afte release as well.
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Tau???? ;D
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It has to be Necrons of course ;D
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Well if its the Tau, I quite. Mainly because I hate the Tau....
If its necrons I quite.... They are too OP.
:P
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I'd be good with either. I just wish they'd fix the campaign so you can save progress.
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Well it has not officially released yet. Maybe this week with Eldar release?
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Looks like the campaign hasn't been implemented yet. Hopefully soon!
I've played a few games with the Eldar so far...wow, do they play differently than the other factions! As one might expect, they require a lot of finesse to play. So far, the biggest thing I've learned is to always, ALWAYS, keep moving. I keep unintentionally ramming my ships into things though :(.
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As of today, the campaign is fully available! Near as I can tell, BFG:A is now fully released. There is even a cool new trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3w3XeHpsis
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The devs put up a big news post on Steam:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/363680/announcements/detail/812148329602947987
Looks like the Tau will be the next faction after the Space Marines!
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So, how's everyone liking the game? I've been working through the campaign and it definitely starts to give a feeling of being overwhelmed since you lose planets faster than you can recover them. I also just discovered the graphics changes that occur when you put a Favor onto one of your ships. I put the mechanicum favor on a cruiser and now it's red with a big mechanicus symbol on the front. I can't wait to see what happens when I put an Inquisition Favor on one of the ships.
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I noticed the same thing with favors when I put Space Marines on one of my cruisers!
I have to be honest, though...I haven't loaded this up for a couple of weeks. My limited gaming time has been going towards WoWS lately ;). I do plan on trying to get a bit further in the campaign this weekend, though.
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Two big developments! First, a major patch has been released:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/363680/announcements/detail/798641335605468947
Lots of minor and major changes here. Anyone interested in a Co-op vs. the AI?
Second, the Space Marines now have a solid release date of 21 June!
http://steamcommunity.com/games/363680/announcements/detail/798641335605555583
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Anyone gotten a chance to try out the Space Marine fleet yet? I haven't myself; I'm hoping to get to this weekend.
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If you haven't pulled the trigger yet on BFG Armada, there is a sale underway until the 18th!
Save 33% on Battlefleet Gothic: Armada on Steam
http://store.steampowered.com/app/363680/
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The Tau have arrived in BFG Armada! There is a Beta underway:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/363680/announcements/detail/789642184927032261
I have to say, these look pretty good. I'm excited by how they included the Demiurg and Kroot as well.