So I think for the game itself, it’s actually a really fun game. It has all my favorite aspects of different games in it, like Helldivers, base building, mechs, and having vehicles and stuff. The gunplay is really good, and the colony system is also really good.
One thing I’d say that needs to be improved is the commanding system. Also, when you’re in the colony, I wish there would be a skip button for the day so you don’t have to wait, or like a speed-up option for the day where it speeds it up, or you can end the day if you want to.
Also, more on your army when they’re working, you could set them to be able to stay in certain expedition areas. And then their AI system in the gunplay should also be able to be really realistic. The boss fights are really good.
Oh, and the system for going on expeditions. I think I’m on the second sector after the first one, and I just wish that the meter for, I think, advancing enemies for the levels—or the increasing levels of enemies every time you get exposure from it—I think you should decrease the gradual exposure increase just by a bit every time you move. Because sometimes all you want to do is just get the resources and get more troops, or you trade, and you don’t want to—like maybe after a bit, you want to mine, or you get resources from an enemy base and you go to fight it. I just wish it would be less affected by that.
So, you know how you just want to get the resources and go to the thing? For me, going into battle at an enemy base and then having the exposure make it go high means you’re basically fighting above your level really quickly. It’s just too quick of an increase.
And also, I think I saw in the notes that the designs are going to be different depending on the characters. But also, maybe I’ve missed it, but if you were to wear different armor, it would actually show the armor that you’re wearing. Kind of like how you would change helmets and armor in Helldivers or, you know, in general, like ARK: Survival or something like that.
And I wish the AI for your army could be more complex in terms of what specific things you can tell them to do.
Plus, I think, personally, after a certain amount of days, instead of upgrading the Victory Square so you can get more troops, I think after certain days you should get, like, a time span where you’re going to get additional units for the army. Just that it won’t be based only on your level. Based on your level, that’s the amount of units you’re going to get after a certain amount of days, or like every certain amount of days, you know?
So overall, I rate this game, for an Early Access game, an 8.5 out of 10.
And also, oh, one last thing: managing storage should be a lot clearer.
