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Comet Crash 2: The Kronkoid Wars |OT| The Year of Crash
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theindieboy
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I loved the 1st game been looking forward to this since the trophies leaked do we have any idea of price yet?
In the OP, $14.99
Katana_Strikes
Member
Brill downloading the demo now. Did enjoy the first one.
Takes some getting used to again.
Btw what do the green and purple comets do?
Takes some getting used to again.
Btw what do the green and purple comets do?
bitbydeath
Member
Worked out you need the harvester to mine them.
Katana_Strikes
Member
Yeah but what do they do? It looks like it throws out a purple orb but I couldn't seem to pick it up.
bitbydeath
Member
Not sure at this point. The game doesn't like to give too much away and I don't remember if they featured in the first.
Will be interested to hear how newcomers find it given it kind of just throws you in with the very basics.
AngryPyros
Member
You should be able to pick up the purple orb, which gives you a "Zoid" (appears beside your money when you bring up your build menu or hover over a building and push X). It seems to super charge a building for about 5 seconds.
I purchased the game when it went live around midnight, but I am really hoping this is some sort of old build that was put up too early. I looked around Battle mode, and found the following:
1) Can't pick maps from the Battle screen. Have to start a Battle game, quit it, close the leaderboard, and then select map.
2) Maps don't show size or resource count.
3) No option to place your base; they're all pre-set.
4) No option to modify the hit count.
5) They got rid of the side bar that shows everyone's HP, resources and unit count. Now your resources are shown on your build menu, unit count is just shown when you bring up your unit menu, and I can't even find HP. This seems to remove a bit of the tension and strategy from knowing how other players are doing.
There are also a bunch of other weird changes (buildings take about 2s to place; a yellow grid appears and then the buildings build up), and buildings seem to have a lot less upgrade options.
Some of these changes seem baffling. It seems like mostly the same game (I have only found one new unit), but with less configuration options and a worse UI. For instance, once you load into the Battle/local MP screen, there is no way to get back to the main menu without starting a MP game and quitting it.
I purchased the game when it went live around midnight, but I am really hoping this is some sort of old build that was put up too early. I looked around Battle mode, and found the following:
1) Can't pick maps from the Battle screen. Have to start a Battle game, quit it, close the leaderboard, and then select map.
2) Maps don't show size or resource count.
3) No option to place your base; they're all pre-set.
4) No option to modify the hit count.
5) They got rid of the side bar that shows everyone's HP, resources and unit count. Now your resources are shown on your build menu, unit count is just shown when you bring up your unit menu, and I can't even find HP. This seems to remove a bit of the tension and strategy from knowing how other players are doing.
There are also a bunch of other weird changes (buildings take about 2s to place; a yellow grid appears and then the buildings build up), and buildings seem to have a lot less upgrade options.
Some of these changes seem baffling. It seems like mostly the same game (I have only found one new unit), but with less configuration options and a worse UI. For instance, once you load into the Battle/local MP screen, there is no way to get back to the main menu without starting a MP game and quitting it.
I agree that there are perhaps a few little quirks here and there; I suggest you voice them to the developer through social media. They have been nothing short of amazing as far as responding to their fans and have even been known to make changes on the fly. If it was anyone else, I might be a little more vocal about some oddities but I have no doubt they'll address people's concerns.
P.S. Updated the OT with the purchase link, temporary PS Plus price, and demo URL.
AngryPyros
Member
I already did; they said they were intentional. I'm hoping they change their mind, as a lot of these functions don't seem to work. I'm just hoping more people voice concerns with these, as the core gameplay itself remains really fun, it is just that it can't be set up as with the previous game.
The campaign has a very clear progression system that teaches you how to use mostly everything over the course of the 50-ish or so levels. I'm not sure about the demo though.
I voiced very similar concerns to you and I'm staying optimistic they'll be addressed. Not being able to place your base does make sense for ranked matches (base "griefing" could occur otherwise) but it definitely should be an option to place at your discretion in custom (local) and private (online) games.
This is the only thing you mentioned that I disagree with (for the most part). I actually think it builds tension not being able to directly see what is in your opponents hand so to say.
We definitely need to be able to see how much health our base has though.
Right now I'm putting together a wishlist of sorts from what I have read others request whether it be in reviews, on social media, or NeoGAF.
Wishlist said:
bitbydeath
Member
Just replayed the Training mission and I suppose you're right. Hopefully new players take notice of the little blurbs (by pressing triangle) before each mission.
AngryPyros
Member
That's a good point. I would perhaps like to see it as an option that can be toggled on or off.
Also, does anyone know what adjusting strength in Battle does? Does it lower your ship's HP or tower firepower? Doesn't appear to adjust your HP numbers.
Also, got to say, I am enjoying the addition of Zoids. I didn't really think much of them at first, but being able to super charge towers during a critical moment can really turn the tide.
Options are good. I was also trying to figure out what Strength does, let me know if you're able to figure it out.
AngryPyros
Member
Strength is still a mystery to me, but it turns out the health indicator is the base. It doesn't give exact numbers, but the amount of tiles on the base hub indicate health.
A bit disappointed there also don't seem to be any three player maps. It just uses four player maps with an empty zone for the fourth player, which just typically tends to make it a battle for that zone right away, as whoever owns that has a huge advantage.
A bit disappointed there also don't seem to be any three player maps. It just uses four player maps with an empty zone for the fourth player, which just typically tends to make it a battle for that zone right away, as whoever owns that has a huge advantage.
Visually seeing the base deteriorate is a nice little touch but I'd also like to know exactly how much health my base has, lol.
I believe the three player maps will come sooner rather than later since they mentioned new free maps will be added with community involvement.
bitbydeath
Member
It's a shame this title went under the radar, I'm only at the second world as I don't get much time to play but is a great game.
It really is, hopefully when the eventual patch comes it will get more people to take notice.
An update is out that provides lots of little tweaks here and there as well as 13 new Battle maps. From the wishlist above, some items were addressed.
I'm really hoping everything from the Battle and Gameplay section gets addressed.
The people I played the first game with have no desire to play the sequel if you can't choose where you're base is located and adjust how much health your base has to a much higher value.
I'm really hoping everything from the Battle and Gameplay section gets addressed.
The people I played the first game with have no desire to play the sequel if you can't choose where you're base is located and adjust how much health your base has to a much higher value.