Same thing happened to me. I thought the game looked awful in screens, but in motion it looks fantastic.
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Castle Story by Sauropod Studio [Kickstarter 400% Funded]
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Same thing happened to me. I thought the game looked awful in screens, but in motion it looks fantastic.
They've passed 300k (goal 80k) and posted an update.
The've also posted an important clarification; something that was clear from the video but not from the pledge descriptions:
Also not clear from the kickstarter page but explained in the video is that the "prototype" is not the game they showed back in November, but rather a cut-down version of the core gameplay from the current codebase. A way for them to test out the core gameplay before the release the full game. Very clever and reminiscent of the pre-release of the Spore creature creator to test it out / seed the universe.
No solid word on stretch goals at this point as I believe this response genuinely took them by surprise. We'll see what they come up with - they have 27 more days to do so.
The've also posted an important clarification; something that was clear from the video but not from the pledge descriptions:
Also not clear from the kickstarter page but explained in the video is that the "prototype" is not the game they showed back in November, but rather a cut-down version of the core gameplay from the current codebase. A way for them to test out the core gameplay before the release the full game. Very clever and reminiscent of the pre-release of the Spore creature creator to test it out / seed the universe.
They listed what the extra funds would be used for on their ks page.
You mean the proposed stuff in the update? It's a bit hand-wavey, and also nowhere near covering the amount of additional cash they've raised.
This game really caters to me, so I've backed it. I hope they're able to hire some extra developers with the surplus funds in order to produce a really solid final release.
I did!
I did!
they have always been popular, on PC. The genre was in a bit of a slump in the last years and games where you build stuff were rare. Minecraft and co are fixing that.
Caesar III
Member
The prototype is up for download for those who backed 25bucks or more.
Controls are a bit clunky and there are a few bugs here and there. I really like the feeling though. I really love those bricktons
Controls are a bit clunky and there are a few bugs here and there. I really like the feeling though. I really love those bricktons
Controls are shitty. Hopefully they get a full overhaul.
Who in their right mind thought it was a good idea to require space to be pressed to move the camera around in a camera based game? It's be like having to hold space when you wanted to move in an FPS.
Also, the game feels too slow for me. At the pace I was playing, it would have taken 30 minutes to build a small castle. The ones they built in the videos would probably take hours of just watching the screen.
After a bit I turned on debug mode to add more bricktrons to speed it up, and the pathing and stuff was pretty broken. They were getting stuck in between my stockpiles and a handful of them just stopped moving. Nothing I did could get them to continue on their task.
Who in their right mind thought it was a good idea to require space to be pressed to move the camera around in a camera based game? It's be like having to hold space when you wanted to move in an FPS.
Also, the game feels too slow for me. At the pace I was playing, it would have taken 30 minutes to build a small castle. The ones they built in the videos would probably take hours of just watching the screen.
After a bit I turned on debug mode to add more bricktrons to speed it up, and the pathing and stuff was pretty broken. They were getting stuck in between my stockpiles and a handful of them just stopped moving. Nothing I did could get them to continue on their task.
Castle Story Early Access now up on steam!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/227860/?snr=1_4_4__100_9
http://store.steampowered.com/app/227860/?snr=1_4_4__100_9
HamPster PamPster
Member
I saw this for the first time today and the trailer instantly sold me on the game. Have the issues people were talking about in this thread been addressed in the steam early access version? Its been almost a year since most of those posts were made
Same! Sadly it seems the pathfinding for blocktons took a hit! Hell feels like I need to hold their hand when building anything above two levels now.
NuclearSpy
Member
I bought this game on impulse today on steam cause I thought it looked cool by the trailer, and boy was I disappointed. Never again will I buy without coming here to see the opinions of fellow Gaffers.
This youtube video has a pretty good overview of the game controls. I defy anyone to watch more than 5 minutes of it and not be shaking their head at the utterly bizarre and often arbitrary and inconsistent controls required to do basic things in the game. Ugh. Fixing the control system really has to be made a priority for these guys. The game has so much potential but it's just unplayable
Well, no. Because new people still want those rewards.