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Valheim Early Access [OT] Nord Man's Sky
- Thread starter CountAntonio
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Obviously it's the honeymoon phase and people have yet to get to "endgame" but the reception has been overwhelmingly positive going by steam reviews, Twitch and reddit and from I've played I can say it seems like something special compared to the others I've played. Also nice they got picked up by a great puiblisher.
It seems to be the next big thing indeed... I quite like it, not as rough as a feared. 1-10 players as well is very welcome.
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Their Post below. But from playing it is fairly polished and very playable with what seems like a lot to do. Haven't ran into any bugs either. The only question is how long the content will last and if there is something to do once you defeat the last Boss. But as it stands it's already a well made game that's doesn't feel like a broken mess that will be fun "one day". It does need some optimization though.
"Most planned core features of the game have been implemented. Single-player and multiplayer modes are fully functional and we have a separate dedicated server tool if you want a server running 24/7. There are currently five fully developed biomes out of a planned total of nine. There are about 280 different items (weapons, materials, armor etc) in the game, to be found or crafted by the player. We have around 120 building pieces, and about 35 different types of creatures including monsters, animals and bosses.
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Just launched in Early Access and is already a top seller without blowing up on twitch but I think that's happening soon as well.
It's a very well made Viking Themed survival game with fun melee combat a cool retro/modern look and an actual objective besides survival. You are tasked by Odin to kill World bosses. The way this is done is that every biome has it's own boss. You craft, build and gear up in order to take them on. Once they do they give you the means to build better gear and progress to the next biome which has another boss etc. It's not an MMO but more of a co op game. Servers can host up to ten people and can be either dedicated servers or p2p. The game has a beautiful low poly look combined with fancy lighting and shaders making it very unique. The gameplay is based around stamina management for blocking, attacks and rolling. Def gives a Dark Souls lite feel and by far the best combat I've played in a survival game. Anyone else try this out yet?
Features
- Huge procedurally-generated world - explore and inhabit mystical lands, from mysteriousforests to imposing snow-topped mountain ranges and stunning meadows, complete with their own creatures of legend to battle and wildlife to hunt.
- Co-op PvE (2-10 players) - - Whether you want to brave the lands alone or venture with trusted allies, Valheim supports independent, player-hosted servers and unlimited world creation. We recommend playing co-op with 3-5 players.
- Punishing dodge & block based combat system with a wide range of weapons
- Build & sail ships - from flimsy rafts to imposing warships, build legendary vessels to conquer the seas and discover new lands.
- Summon and defeat vengeful primordial bosses of myth and legend, and collect trophies to progress and craft new powerful items
- Flexible house and base building system - raise mead halls, farms, settlements outposts, castles and more.
- Intuitive item crafting - forge the finest weapons and armour, and craft food and mead.
- Dedicated server- for players who want to run a persistent server. If you prefer not to run a server on your PC, consider renting a server at G-Portal.
The best big survival game or not the best big survival game.
Surpassing ELEX is the answer...
Watched a German streamer (https://twitch.tv/hirnsturz) playing it and it looked pretty fun. He likes it a lot.
can't play it on my potato PC, but enjoy watching others playing these games
can't play it on my potato PC, but enjoy watching others playing these games
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lol no. But you can cut down a tree and kill yourself when it lands on you.
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If I was fine with playing ELEX with controllers, then I'll be fine with this one.
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Yeah the combat being stamina based with rolls and and blocking feels natural with a controller.
GREAT!
The only problem with this game, as far as I'm concerned, is that it's still in Early Access and I'm done with games that I want to play being in Early Access.
When does this come out?
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Yeah I know that feeling. I've been burned many times before lol. It's expected to stay early access for about a year depending on community feedback and additions.
Not so bad. I can wait. I'll be looking out for this one. Thanks!
Good. A "year" is better than "until it's ready"
Translation: We're stuck in development hell and we don't know what to do with this game and, eff it, we'll just take our sweet time while you give us money through Kickstarter or some shit.
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Yeah at the very least this game seems to have a good direction. It's not an MMO where "endgame" is greifing and raiding other people's bases. It's a challenging co op game where you just gear up and move on to harder biomes and bosses. Given they already know what they are going far I'd imagine it's easier for them too add more content and never be lost in the sea of "what are we trying to make this game into" like so many early access titles. It already has it's identity.
Agreed. The concept of "structure" is something that seems lost on Early Access games; otherwise, you get individualistic claptrap about how they need as much "creative freedom" as possible. Enough already.
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Only ten players per server. It's PvE focused. You can turn on PvP in your personal setting but that only allows you to take damage from players not you damaging them. It's co-op focused for sure.
Damn, I'm in just for this. Always wanted to get into Rust and the like but PvP/griefers kills it for me.
Thanks!
I've watched some videos, it seems there is no magic/spells in this game?
Skills are raised by "using them" instead of xp/leveling... not sure how I feel about that. Usually such a system doesn't work that well, imo (cue jumping a thousand times in Morrowind to raise jumping from pathetic levels...). Also it seems there will be no different "character builds" or something similar. Everyone is kind of a melee fighter.
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I'd say it's a dark souls light. Everything takes stamina and has weight but is obviously simplified.
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A bit grindier and the later bosses might be harder but your character does follow you to other servers if you decide you want to co op.
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Popularity still growing. 23k Concurrent player count on Steam, nearly 40k views on stream and still very positive word of mouth.
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Progression is done in a really clever way. Defeating the biome boss drops something that enables you to access new materials for building better weapons, armor etc which makes you strong enough to take on the new biome and works you way towards that boss etc. The game is massive and many streamers who have been playing non stop are either still on the first or second biome and have unlocked a very small percentage of the map.
