UI and UX could have used another pass- but I'm very warm on the game so far: the music and art and design are all amazing, and I rather enjoy the micro- I always thought games like RimWorld were a bit too hands-off until raids start. So keeping my eyes out for intruders and checking their info, deciding what I wanna do with them, I enjoy it.
I just wish intruders would be escorted out of the lair without having to be tagged. It’s a little silly, I really like the idea that investigators are going to be disguised and sneaking in anyways, but your minions could catch them on their own.
If this is like evil genius 1. Minions take care of their needs either when they need to or when they have free time. So since your people didn't have anything to do at the start of the mission, all of them tried to go take a nap.
It's not just the extra clicks... this game seems to hold on to a lot of old, quirky UI choices that the genre has smoothed out since the original was released.
Should start with more control room radios, maybe 3, then scout multiple areas at the start. You don't need to restore minion stats when you are churning them out onto the world stage for $. Then $ isn't so much a problem.
We can all agree that Quill has the frustrating bar far too low. Let the intruders go deep in the base to flag them afterwards, like this, you achieve full surround
Problem is if you want to do that, you need to keep an eye on them all the time because there is no way to see them or tag them in a reasonable way. And they can just leave whenever.
@@robson668 Except there is no way to do that early on, due to lack of funds and the need to get things up and running. He needs to get a functional base before he can support large numbers of traps
The descriptions on the regions vaguely tell you the amount of heat generated. If there’s multiple facilities like hq, covert ops and military base you get more heat generated than a region with just a research facility.
it's a great game i'm loving it so far almost about to finish first campaign and i'll start another after. EG veterans will know quill is falling victim to a lot of things people who are new to the game will miss. just be patient and try different strategies, the real start is harder than the tutorial one.
There is also a hotkey for tagging agents for distract, capture, and kill. I believe it is x c and v respectively. You can change it in the control options too.
I’m still enjoying it...though it does feel more like a “sidegrade” than a flat out “upgrade” on the first game. As someone who played the first game when it came out I was at least hoping for new minion types...nope! The world map in the original wasn’t particularly great...but in this one it still doesn’t quite hit the mark. Not very engaging. Also, the fact that investigators aren’t nearly as unique to their regions is a step down...plus as Quill encountered I don’t think you can group click enemy agents like you could before either. No yellow alert...which at the very least could be used for “capture on sight”. Again, really enjoying this as a continuation of the original...just wish it had established itself a bit harder as its own thing. I’d be very interested in DLC if it helps to further flesh out mechanics or even add more henchmen or geniuses...possibly Shen Yu and Alexis, etc. Legacy equipment like the old dance floor or hotel rooms to emphasize some of the hotel front management, etc.
I think the things like yellow alert that you were talkin about are things you have to research, like so far I researched something that let me tag areas in the lair as "distract on sight" and further research unlocks the capture and kill options. And since there's a season pass I would assume they're going to branch out DLC in the way you're hoping, fingers crossed at least! I never played the original myself but was always very interested in the idea, and I've been enjoying this game so far. I haven't tried a non-tutorial start, that being said, it looks like I'll have to plan more carefully at the start when I do haha
13:08 Did the game really just say 'Scheme Complete: Minions will not return? Err... Really hope that's what they meant to say. Otherwise, man. Is that an embarrassing typo.
In another playthrough (Zalika), the cutscene from her explained that she doesn't want the heat from the minions returning, so they take a small portion of the wealth taken and return to their homes in peace. You know, like a nice evil genius.
I really wanted to like this game but from all that I can see, especially late game footage, this game lacks depth to be long term rewarding. Might be fun and shiny for 5-6h but beyond that there's too many wonky mechanics and not well thought out design choices.
I have good memories from the first game and I wanted to enjoy this game too. After few hours in the game it's just a disappointment. Awful UI, bad pacing and lack of creativity.
In this case, the gap between the tutorial and normal difficulty level appears too big. (Mostly that easy is actually too easy to actually learn how to play at regular difficulty level.) A way to improve that would have been to still have those enemy agents appear around the same time in easy but moving somewhat slower than regular instead of outright non-existent early.
So I picked this game up off your vids and others yeasted, but your complaints on today are way to accurate and really need to be addressed. It's still a fun game but the annoyances with the agents and world map really need to be fixed.
I ended up refunding this game. Im upset how mobile game this felt. The world map is so boring and awful. I hope you like it quill maybe ill try it again some day.
figures shit out 20 mins into part 3 :D so frustrating to watch lol ... do things in right order gdammit ... whine about missing sounds indicators, theres a horn, but its easy to miss a horn ... beeeeeeeep
UI and UX could have used another pass- but I'm very warm on the game so far: the music and art and design are all amazing, and I rather enjoy the micro- I always thought games like RimWorld were a bit too hands-off until raids start. So keeping my eyes out for intruders and checking their info, deciding what I wanna do with them, I enjoy it.
I just wish intruders would be escorted out of the lair without having to be tagged. It’s a little silly, I really like the idea that investigators are going to be disguised and sneaking in anyways, but your minions could catch them on their own.
Preview: Wow, this is great! I love this game!
Game is out: Aw man, this sucks! I hate all these bits!
Didn't like the UI after he got owned, before everything was fine.
If your vault was full, and you completed a mission your reward would be wasted if it was automatic. I think the click/claim reward is a good idea.
An agents biggest tool is stealth. Between desgising as minions and venting into the base, agents will inevitably sneak in without you noticing.
If this is like evil genius 1. Minions take care of their needs either when they need to or when they have free time. So since your people didn't have anything to do at the start of the mission, all of them tried to go take a nap.
i thought maybe because his boss-dude had a bed inside her prioritize ability bubble, that they all prioritized sleeping lol.
You can click on the yellow bar in sidebar to open quests page as well
It's funny how much quill rant about that he have to click twice instead of once.
When you click several thousand times a day, extra clicks can add up fast.
It's not just the extra clicks... this game seems to hold on to a lot of old, quirky UI choices that the genre has smoothed out since the original was released.
Should start with more control room radios, maybe 3, then scout multiple areas at the start. You don't need to restore minion stats when you are churning them out onto the world stage for $. Then $ isn't so much a problem.
We can all agree that Quill has the frustrating bar far too low. Let the intruders go deep in the base to flag them afterwards, like this, you achieve full surround
Problem is if you want to do that, you need to keep an eye on them all the time because there is no way to see them or tag them in a reasonable way. And they can just leave whenever.
@@Nerazmus Just built a labyrinth hall section filled with traps at all entry points that catches intruders before they reach deeper into the base.
@@robson668 Except there is no way to do that early on, due to lack of funds and the need to get things up and running. He needs to get a functional base before he can support large numbers of traps
The little tower blinks rapidly when no schemes are being done in region but it can still be a bother.
You've made my mind up, Evil Ones. Definitely joing the ranks. 😈
The music is this game is phenomenal.
The minions are sleeping because there is no other way to restore their stats
The descriptions on the regions vaguely tell you the amount of heat generated. If there’s multiple facilities like hq, covert ops and military base you get more heat generated than a region with just a research facility.
The scheme descriptions are actually pretty funny
it's a great game i'm loving it so far almost about to finish first campaign and i'll start another after. EG veterans will know quill is falling victim to a lot of things people who are new to the game will miss. just be patient and try different strategies, the real start is harder than the tutorial one.
Auto tag agents in an area is a tech you get. It is assigned room to room.
hey quill18 take a look at the hotkeys , pressing "o" for me takes right into the optional menu objective
There is also a hotkey for tagging agents for distract, capture, and kill.
I believe it is x c and v respectively. You can change it in the control options too.
Can you make MORE, these are super fun to watch
I’m still enjoying it...though it does feel more like a “sidegrade” than a flat out “upgrade” on the first game. As someone who played the first game when it came out I was at least hoping for new minion types...nope!
The world map in the original wasn’t particularly great...but in this one it still doesn’t quite hit the mark. Not very engaging. Also, the fact that investigators aren’t nearly as unique to their regions is a step down...plus as Quill encountered I don’t think you can group click enemy agents like you could before either. No yellow alert...which at the very least could be used for “capture on sight”.
Again, really enjoying this as a continuation of the original...just wish it had established itself a bit harder as its own thing. I’d be very interested in DLC if it helps to further flesh out mechanics or even add more henchmen or geniuses...possibly Shen Yu and Alexis, etc. Legacy equipment like the old dance floor or hotel rooms to emphasize some of the hotel front management, etc.
I think the things like yellow alert that you were talkin about are things you have to research, like so far I researched something that let me tag areas in the lair as "distract on sight" and further research unlocks the capture and kill options.
And since there's a season pass I would assume they're going to branch out DLC in the way you're hoping, fingers crossed at least! I never played the original myself but was always very interested in the idea, and I've been enjoying this game so far. I haven't tried a non-tutorial start, that being said, it looks like I'll have to plan more carefully at the start when I do haha
13:08 Did the game really just say 'Scheme Complete: Minions will not return?
Err... Really hope that's what they meant to say. Otherwise, man. Is that an embarrassing typo.
Pretty much. Minions you send on schemes will not return. So they're kind of a resource.
It even lists how they... did not return.
In another playthrough (Zalika), the cutscene from her explained that she doesn't want the heat from the minions returning, so they take a small portion of the wealth taken and return to their homes in peace. You know, like a nice evil genius.
Minions don't return...
14:00 quick maths
Yay another
I really wanted to like this game but from all that I can see, especially late game footage, this game lacks depth to be long term rewarding.
Might be fun and shiny for 5-6h but beyond that there's too many wonky mechanics and not well thought out design choices.
I have good memories from the first game and I wanted to enjoy this game too.
After few hours in the game it's just a disappointment.
Awful UI, bad pacing and lack of creativity.
Should have chosen BRIAN BLESSED AS RED IVAN
This game has some serious mobile game vibes. It feels like a port but it's not.
Imagine no place for gold. Would you like getting more gold at that point?
Did you bail on this?
The tutorial is on the easy level, you're playing on medium.
In this case, the gap between the tutorial and normal difficulty level appears too big. (Mostly that easy is actually too easy to actually learn how to play at regular difficulty level.)
A way to improve that would have been to still have those enemy agents appear around the same time in easy but moving somewhat slower than regular instead of outright non-existent early.
So I picked this game up off your vids and others yeasted, but your complaints on today are way to accurate and really need to be addressed. It's still a fun game but the annoyances with the agents and world map really need to be fixed.
how on earth are you good at HoI4 , but horrible at simple money management in a game that is 1/10 the complexity
the game is sooo unbalanced agents have a kd of 1:20 and everything is so expensive jeez
I ended up refunding this game. Im upset how mobile game this felt. The world map is so boring and awful. I hope you like it quill maybe ill try it again some day.
One day I want to be the first one to thumb up a video 🤣👍
Man i was so looking forward to this game. But its just the first one dumbed down for 6 year olds. Such a waste. :(
Hello
literally all you do is complain
could you swear less quill
figures shit out 20 mins into part 3 :D so frustrating to watch lol ... do things in right order gdammit ... whine about missing sounds indicators, theres a horn, but its easy to miss a horn ... beeeeeeeep
mad cause bad xd