#1

This game (which has been on my wishlist) is on sale for the next 8 hours at a bargain price of £3.74. It looks really good. Features multiplayer co-op and all that gubbins.

A word of warning: it is early access and looks far from finished, much like DayZ and the like. Even still, it looks really good (I have bought it already, just this minute). Here is a list of some of the cool stuff it features:

Underground/Surface/Space Gameplay - Build a tower that ascends into the clouds, through the atmosphere, then into space, and do this in real-time with no loading screens. Build orbital stations, then jump down and fall back to the surface and start digging down to the core of the planet. Mine the different ores and minerals found underground.

Dynamic RPG like World - Enjoy dynamic weather patterns, a 24 day and night cycle, and a real time atmosphere. Creatures will also have different behaviors at different times of the day.

Loot and Survive - Before the humans landed countless weapons and armor were sent to Atlas. You will find loot chests littered throughout the land, you will need their contents to survive.

Vehicle Gameplay - Hop on board a 4 wheeled all terrain vehicle with a friend and traverse the world. Or jump into a hovercraft for speedy terrain movement.

Procedural Weapons - StarForge features procedural weapons. This adds a large variety to the weapons you find in the game.

Procedural 3D Tileset - Build anything you want with our unique 3D Tilesets. You can create cities, towns, villages, bridges, forts, and much more. It is also fully destructible! Ramps and stairs are also included.

Physics Sandbox - We are designing the world to be fully dynamic. This currently includes chopping down trees, turrets, and enemies.

Physics Movement - Our movement model is designed closely around the real bio mechanics of biped locomotion; The result is a more human look and feel, and a character that is equipped to intelligently react to dangers far beyond what conventional movement code was designed to handle. It also features a full body IK system.

Resources and Economy - There will be many different resources in StarForge. However, the player can only hold so much at a time. When the player can no longer hold what he mined, he will have to build containers to store them into. This makes resources tangible and gives you the ability to steal other players resources.

Multiplayer & SinglePlayer - We have both modes playable in the game.

Survival - In this mode you are tasked with surviving on the planet. You will encounter enemies, find new blueprints, gather weapons, build a base, and so much more.

Fort Defense - If you're feeling friendlier, you can co-op with your friends in Fort Defense, where you protect your vat from wave after wave of ravenous alien creatures.

Dynamic Building Support - Each material will soon have its own defense and weight settings as well. If you do not build appropriately, then your building will collapse.

Fort Wars - If your the competitive type, you'll feel at home in Fort Wars, a game mode where two teams duke it out in their quest to destroy the opposing team's bases.

RPG Survival - Enjoy emergent gameplay where you land on the planet, meet other players, build villages, and go to war. It's your world and you can do whatever you want in it.

Customizable Characters - We plan on allowing you to armor your character and change his or her appearance.

More Vehicles, Enemies, Weapons, Blocks, Furniture, Fences, etc. - We are constantly developing new content. So you can decorate your house, make your fort tough, and enjoy a variety of new experiences.

Last edited 24 Jun 2014 at 10:47.

#2

Are you sure it has some pretty bad reviews?

#3

This is true and I did see those. It is early access and by the looks of things, far from finished (that's why I mentioned DayZ - cause that is exactly the kind of state it looks to be in). On the flip side, I have heard really good things about it - and it's potential... but that is all it is at the moment: potential, so weigh up how you feel about it. Example:

"I’ve already played around with its insanely ambitious world-building and baddy-blasting, and I had seen that it was full of promise." -Rock Paper Shotgun
"I've played the game for a bit, and I must say: I am very excited for the future of StarForge." -Destructoid
"It’s remarkably ambitious, but the terrain manipulation already looks fantastic and outer space is gorgeous. This thing has “potential” scrawled all over it." -PC Gamer

It's your call Meg, just thought it would be worth a look. I have not played it yet, but if it's something we would enjoy (which it looks like it is), then it may be worth getting while it's cheap, rather than shelling out 20 notes later in the year.

As with all these early access games, it's a gamble. Survivor Squad was a big letdown for example, but at that price at least you ain't losing much.

As for me, I have bought it. The deal expires at 6pm today, so it's not even like I can get home and play it to tell you what it's really like before you dig into your pockets... it's a gamble.

"When you play the game of Steam you win or you yack, there is no middle ground".

Last edited 24 Jun 2014 at 14:34.

#4

That is true and for £3.49 worth a gamble i will get it

#5

Cool beans. Let's hope we haven't just wasted 4 squid...

#6

I had a brief go of this the other day as well and had a disappointing time in it.

Firstly, I spawned near a downed space cruiser. I headed towards it in search of supplies. My health begun dropping rapidly and I promptly got stuck underneath it then died.

I then respawned not far away and begun chopping down some trees. I collected some wood and went about killing these giant space slugs for fibers to make a bedroll. I constructed a very rudimentary base and sat there for a while, sipping cherry and admiring the view.

....and that is about it. Graphically it looks a bit rough round the edges, runs pretty badly and generally feels very unpolished. I really don't know how good this will be until we get a few of us onboard for some co-opage.