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Post by necrovis on Feb 8, 2016 9:33:54 GMT 10
WillingShade Studios: LoD Review
Hello there fellow Necromancers!In the latest installment of "Lord of Decay" a select few of us were chosen to test the pre-alpha build. As a LoD fan, I was immensely pleased with this opportunity. I was even more pleased with the experience of playing this early build. Yet, even the most successful games have their bugs and quirks. This is especially true for games in their pre-alpha stage. But as I immersed myself in the world of Lord of Decay, I realized that not all bugs are eye cringing piles of incomplete potential. Sure this game has it's bugs. That's to be expected. But once you really get involved in the world, you realize just how much potential this game has.Now, as a firm believer of eating my dessert first, i will first list everything that was simply jaw dropping:- The Minimap
- The graphically enhanced landscape
- The many different locations and enemy encounters
- The ability to slaughter innocent civilians at my leisure
- The new Goat/Minotaur enemy
- and finally, that moment when you first lay your eyes upon the celestial barrier warding off the beautifully designed city. Breath taking
Now of course there are several other improvements, such as UI updates, a day/night cycle (which gives the game a more living and breathing environment) and a whole score of other fixes and improvements.
And now, for the bugs:
- Instance where, at a distance, fire will "square" out
- Instance where your minions' body will disappear, leaving only the circle under them to give away their location
- Minion AI will often get left behind. Path finding may need to be updated in the future to effectively control your army
- Instance where the "attack my target" reticule will remain on screen even after a foe has been defeated
- Instances where running through buildings is fact rather than fiction
- A giant floating head in the middle of the map. It's a beautiful head. But it is in the middle of the map in the sky nonetheless
All in all, this was an extremely satisfying Pre-Alpha build. The pro's easily outweigh the cons. Though it has a ways to go, it's obvious this game is a success in the making. We can't wait for the next update! |
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Post by Damian on Feb 8, 2016 20:38:26 GMT 10
Thanks Necrovis. We're glad you enjoyed the experience. I feel like this review should be on some site like Rock Paper Shotgun or something  The floating head is actually the decapitated head of the God Tyrus. I will be updating the website soon with some history about the world of Lord Of Decay. I have logged all other reported bugs and I hope we can ship a new version later this week with some fixes. Could you perhaps attach some screen caps of the buildings you can walk through? |
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Post by Darth Cameroth on Feb 8, 2016 21:48:44 GMT 10
Wow what a great review its got me very excited. Damian you seem to have done a lot and very effectively too. According to moddb your Indie Development studio Sandbox D7 only consists of two people. If so what you have achieved is amazing, you guys would have to be some kind of gods. Although it is possible the other members don't have moddb accounts. Even if there are more members all of you have done amazing work by the sounds of it. You guys should be proud.
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Post by Damian on Feb 9, 2016 10:19:21 GMT 10
Wow what a great review its got me very excited. Damian you seem to have done a lot and very effectively too. According to moddb your Indie Development studio Sandbox D7 only consists of two people. If so what you have achieved is amazing, you guys would have to be some kind of gods. Although it is possible the other members don't have moddb accounts. Even if there are more members all of you have done amazing work by the sounds of it. You guys should be proud. Yeah Sandbox D7 is just Scott and I at the moment. I don't know about "Gods", but it's amazing what two people can achieve in 12 months with a clear vision. |
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Post by Darth Cameroth on Feb 10, 2016 19:03:41 GMT 10
I just finished messing around with the Pre-Alpha and have pretty much nothing new to add to this necrovis did an amazing job of pointing out everything. This game looks really good for a pre-alpha and the effects for attacking that cities magical barrier were so satisfying.
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Post by Damian on Feb 17, 2016 10:16:14 GMT 10
I just finished messing around with the Pre-Alpha and have pretty much nothing new to add to this necrovis did an amazing job of pointing out everything. This game looks really good for a pre-alpha and the effects for attacking that cities magical barrier were so satisfying. Thanks Darth Cameroth. We're really happy with what we've been able to achieve so far. It's going to be so much better once we can reanimate fallen enemies and Flesh Crafting 1.0 is completed. With any luck you'll see both features on Sunday 21 Feb 2016. We'll be looking at adding more environment destruction in the coming weeks too. |
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Post by Darth Cameroth on Feb 17, 2016 20:50:53 GMT 10
Looks like you got some awesome stuff planned, but from the talented work i have already seen i'm sure you can pull it off perfectly.
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