Apes Warfare

Fans of the Civilization series’ combat system will likely find this game very satisfying. That said, the pacing can feel a bit slow, which is a bit disappointing. Still, it’s something that can be improved with future updates, so the game definitely has a bright future.

a nice Advanced-Wars-Esque game, I enjoyed the campaign and found it fun to play. It does have some weak points which i will go through, but I had fun regardless. Pros: - Wide variety of units to play with. Many unique unit ideas and interactions. Having area of Effect units are very interesting and make wall-breaking much easier. - Mixes up the interactions by having most units able to hit other units, even if its ineffective. This can help whittle down strong units. - Variety of weather conditions that mix up the map and allow the taking of unusual positions. - A decent soundtrack with decent variety. Most sound tracks are paired together so you will always have the same player turn vs enemy turn duo. I found myself thinking these tunes to myself during down time/ on walks. - The story is passible, it makes some sense. - Runs well, and the Ai is at least ok at putting up a fight. Cons: - Ai can see through fog/cheats in fog outside of hiding spaces. Makes some missions a pain. - No Day-to-Day abilities from the Co's, making all fights mirror matches. Ok since powers vary, but can be repetitive for a lot of the game. - You cant see what the power charge is at unless you do combat. Power charge varies too, and can be a while before you see any power used. - You do not know the power options before use, so you cannot plan around them. There was a mission that i thought i had the heal on, and i did not, making my ball of units a prime target for the flyswatter. - The weather kinda makes no sense - in that- Why can I not sail through the ice? But I can Sail through lava? Why does the water turn to lava in the first place? - Visually its hard to see un-moved units on certain terrain. A next available unit button is very sorely needed. - More terrain info/ weather info is needed. Idk what the slowdown of a puddle is, just that its a lot. It would be helpful to see the actual movement cost. (i suspect its non-integer) The Nits: (Minor picks that are not that detrimental, but irritating. May include things that are bugs) 1. Why can everything seemingly hit a submerged submarine? Including battleships, who they are supposed to counter? 2. Why can most things seem to hit a drone swarm, but not destroyers? the water anti-air cant hit an air unit? 3. Why can snipers shoot farther than rockets without mountains? 4. Why does splash damage not damage in the fog? I have shot a rocket or used a B2 next to a hiding spot and find the unit hiding inside undamaged, but when the enemy does it to me, my stuff gets hit. 5. Drones say they can reveal things in jungles, but it doesn't work. They have to be adjacent-(just like every other unit)- Making that ability useless. 6. Why do the mines hit all sides? why do navy mines work on units that walk on top of them when the water is frozen/ lava? It seems that there would be benefits to having team-sided mines so that the CPU stops destroying itself when its moving out. 7. Lava does damage to all units at the start of EACH players' turn. So the true damage is 2hp for low flow and 4hp for high flow. 8. What is the come-back mechanic for this game? The killed units giving the attacker gold helps them win, and powers are obfuscated, how does one come back from losing? 9. Why can't APCs refuel copters? I get the Fixed wings needing a runway, but copters can land in most clearings, so why cant APC's refuel them? ditto for drones 10. Why do fighter jets take fire from copters and drones? Warthogs i get being able to keep up, but it seems odd to have them be shot back by copters and drones, as the fighters are very fast and maneuverable, so most games have them be unable to be hit by slower units. Requests for the Developers: 1. A next available unit button. Would help immensely for larger maps and times where units are hard see in either the water (dived subs) or on properties. 2. A music player mode to listen to the tracks. The enemy phase tracks are interesting to listen to, and the way i found to listen to them was to find the battle-room map and do local host for both sides. Not perfect but workable. 3. Buff missiles (make them move the same as rockets pls) 4. Make APC's able to refuel the copter type units. Overall fun game with a few things that make the experience more annoying. The above changes would be welcome and improve the game.