@ 1:16 I'm sorry are those _shipping container_ missiles? As in, literal shipping containers flying through space presumably stuffed with explosives and some sort of guidance? I LOVE that.
@@gangsterguardsman4576 do that too many times and players will see your hand. I already saw this tactic used since the missile update where someone just parks their ship near a capture point without capturing it, likely one of the smaller fast ship, hides behind an asteroid or whatever is in the scenery then cold launches missiles that goes hot once you're near. Since this is not automatic you have to be good with your timing.
Can't wait for improved Defenders! Also who would forget the BIG DEFENDER! Right now they're slow at acquiring new targets, so I am excited for instant target acquisition and improved aiming algorithm. Also shooting down rails, while weird, is very exciting aswell!
I have been waiting for a game like this for so long, very well executed and a focus on pure game no fluff. keep up the great work on what clearly is a passion project for the team behind it.
And here I am trying to figure out what the hell 1:27 is. I don't remember seeing THAT in any previews or patch notes. Looks like a proximity triggered missile?
How far into Early Access is Nebulous? This game looks so cool! It gives me big the Expanse vibes, but i'm always reluctant to buy early access titles because a lot of the time the developer just sort of abandons the game and its never finished.
Nebulous in its EA state has a lot of content and playability as is. Theres currently no real singleplayer asides from vs. AI but otherwise there is a ton of content already, even more with OSP dropping. I'd recommend giving the demo on steam a try if it interests you, it lets you play the tutorial and mess around in the fleet editor to see how things look.
The game has little to do with the Expanse besides the starry background and maybe missile gameplay. Everything else is WW2 naval combat with 3d movement. Combat takes place at very short ranges, so short that you will be able to perform an EVA to the enemy ship before having a visual contact for some reason. Cannons are way more powerful than railguns (which will be countered by point defense in the next update) and their range is about 12 km, being outranged by ww2 battleships that fired in an enviroment that had an atmosphere and a strong gravitational pull. What I'm saying is that the game is not a simulation of hard sci fi space combat, it is merely a simulation of dumbed down naval warfare. I do not know if this was the initial vision of the creator or if it got this way because of the popular opinion but either way, a true The Expanse game doesn't exist yet.
@@dragoscostache4 all fair points! We are getting that expanse adventure game later this year, im excited for that, but a combat sim would be great. :)
@@dragoscostache4 This point has been argued so many times. "True" space combat, with "true" newtonian physics would simply be insanely boring OR unmanageable for humans to play in a multiplayer setting. Space is big. Acceleration gets ships fast. Insanely fast, actually. So if you want to spend a week accelerating just to be blown out of space by some object that closes distances faster than a human can even react, there are enough singleplayer games available that get close enough. What they don't show you in the expanse show (but mention often enough in the books) - or many other SciFi books is, that the fleets spend weeks to reach combat speeds, and said combat then takes about 10 seconds - prolonged for dramaturgical reasons. While I am still waiting for experiments that look at real "high" speed railguns (~0.1 c), the effects of a round like that would probably be a bit different than cutting through the ship without transferring any energy into the ship at all, since even the US military's 3km/s railgun tests resulted in a quite significant impact effect. And that only had about 10MJ. A standard APFSDS tank round already reaches 10-12MJ. So yeah, i take the "dumbed down" naval warfare that i can play in an hour over a month of waiting followed by a minute of events occurring faster than my brain can process them.
Campaign and map editor with scripting and this will be amazing product. Most of us old gamers want solo or coop experience. Can't play MP having so many daily responsibilities. Need campaign, pause system and save games at point in time.
So what I'm getting from the story is The Protectorate are the South in the US Civil War, and Constantine is Robert E. Lee. Also launching shipping containers as missiles/rockets is one of the most glorious things I've seen. Also the voice acting was stellar.
It's a very interesting title, and definitely a work in progress. There are some serious shortcomings, AI being among them. There are also issues with bad choices - like unit stacking on spawn-in, which can ruin an action before it ever gets started (because you won't be able to pry the ships apart). There are even some firing (or rather - not firing) issues with some of the weapons and equipment. The developers aren't really paying too much attention to the Steam forum (which is sometimes bad - for example, when people post pictures of things that really should warrant a hotpatch, but instead are more active on Discord. Unfortunately, the community on Discord can be a little RUST-IC.... by which I mean toxic in an old and tiresome way. I sincerely hope many of these are resolved going forward.
can confirm the thing about ai and unit stacking. the ai really doesnt know how to handle some fleets, ive seen it pull maneuvers that would get any captain yelled at.
It would literally not be possible to translate this game’s UI and controls to console while maintaining anywhere near the level of depth it already has
@@roadbeef one doesn't need to be a dev to see that this game isn't easily transferred to a controller schematic. The controls very clearly demand mouse and keyboard.
@@roadbeef no I’m not the dev, but I have 200+ hours in this game and I’m telling you that making this game’s control system compatible for a controller would not work. Go watch some gameplay videos and you’ll know
This game has a lot of qualities, but I sadly don't like the game mechanic. It's really "just" a very well made 3D naval warfare sim. Appart from the design, it has nothing to do as a space warship sim. Distances are too short and ships are too slow. Space battle, should have far more maneuverability than a sea battle, with the possibility of changing course and gaining speed in a way that is impossible for a naval ship. Actual space battle will be far closer to The Expanse than this. It's also disappointing, we can't create our own ship models, especially engine and exhaust management, as it is highly important for said maneuverability. It here you see that the developers really thought this as a 3D naval warfare and not a space warfare game. This is too bad, because the game is wonderfully crafted and the rest is near perfection. This is frustrating. Maybe a modded version of the game might solve this.
This. Too bad the community just went along with this when the game first came out, maybe there would have been enough time to change the game so it can reach its full potential as a hard sci fi space warfare simulator. But now it's too late, people are pushing the game towards a more arcadey style for the sake of balance.
@@dragoscostache4 because it's not intended to be a hard Sci fi style space combat Sim, it was, and always will be a 3d space theme naval simulator. You kinda just have to expect it when a guy from the NAVY make a game with spaceSHIPs
Wait are they using cargo containers as cruise missiles?
*Belter instincts approves*
Anything is a missile if you boost it hard enough 💪
as long as the missile knows where it is, and where it isn't, it can get to where its going, and by god thats good enough for me.
@@hyperdude144 *MARCO INARUS INTENSIFIES*
BELTALODA
Saw a 3 barreled 250mm cannon on an Alliance class 4 mount in there.
Exciting.
Finally, my boy gets what it deserves. 250mm best gun in the game.
@@cookiecraze1310pretty much, for both factions haha
@ 1:16 I'm sorry are those _shipping container_ missiles? As in, literal shipping containers flying through space presumably stuffed with explosives and some sort of guidance?
I LOVE that.
sure are lol
this is literally becoming expanse the rts lmao, so cool
@@B1oHa2ard There's supposed to be a campaign in the works too!
@@CoRnJuLiOx ooh that would be awesome!
Props to the voice actor and writer, that was beautiful
I'm not sure, but I think it's the lead dev's wife
@@sethhuff8657 Either that or the soundtrack composer
are you crazy?
ikr!?! I've watched this trailer over a dozen time, its great.
@@partyeffectsdotbiz
Are you?
Love the music. Love the atmosphere. Love the gameplay. Looking forward to LARPing as a Beltalowda
down wit da inners
-How many torpedoes are you going to duct tape to your shuttle?
-*enthusiastic smile*
@@Charlie-uy7md i rock with the inners because they rock with me
If Protectorate is Belt then Alliance is Mars or rather Earth ?
Why does every bring up the exspanse
Hail, Hail Cargonia,
Land of Stolen things,
Obey the Quatermaster,
Unless he is a 'ling
I love the look of the OSP Line Ships, especially the Bulk Freighters.
1:28 wait is this a space mine?
Can’t wait to dump them on capture points to thwart back-cappers
@@gangsterguardsman4576 do that too many times and players will see your hand. I already saw this tactic used since the missile update where someone just parks their ship near a capture point without capturing it, likely one of the smaller fast ship, hides behind an asteroid or whatever is in the scenery then cold launches missiles that goes hot once you're near. Since this is not automatic you have to be good with your timing.
This gave me chills. This looks fucking brilliant.
Can’t wait to get my hands on all the new ships and gear the OSP has access to
the soundtrack for this game is stunning
I am so ready for this update!
Can't wait for improved Defenders! Also who would forget the BIG DEFENDER!
Right now they're slow at acquiring new targets, so I am excited for instant target acquisition and improved aiming algorithm. Also shooting down rails, while weird, is very exciting aswell!
I have been waiting for a game like this for so long, very well executed and a focus on pure game no fluff.
keep up the great work on what clearly is a passion project for the team behind it.
Amazing trailer couldnt be better imo! Cant wait for this game to become masterpiece after all planned things make it into the game!
you trailer are just top notch!
I hope the alliance gets some love too.
And here I am trying to figure out what the hell 1:27 is. I don't remember seeing THAT in any previews or patch notes. Looks like a proximity triggered missile?
space mine
That is exactly what a mine in space would look like ;)
that there is a mine my good sir.
You guys really need to drop the trailer music for the last few trailers!
Deciding which of the new toys to try first will be very difficult indeed. Can't wait to get my hands on the update!
The writting and the music are incredible!
I can’t wait to play it!
The update looks amazing! Going to be a packed month for me with KSP 2 and this coming out!
He didn’t know ☹️
@@LikeALocofirefly 💀
looks great! i just hope they can deal with alliance missile spam
I just cant wait for this update!
Looks like space mines are going to be a thing now.
Yeah but will both sides have them or the OSP?
@@theofficerfactory2625 Weapons will be faction specific, so probably only OSP will have it.
Yep, they do tons of damage.
What a GREAT piece of advertising.
Mine warfare! An unexpected but very welcome new thing
I am so hyped, this looks amazing!
i really do need to get around to buying this game
They're so weird and they're gonna switch up the meta so much I love it
Great to see and looking forward to it
I’m as excited about the possibility of new tracks in the ost as I am the about the addition of a new faction
Looking forward to the update!
I fucking love this trailer, it is so ... perfect
Hype. Damn the soundtrack gets me every. damn. time!!
Ikr
It's too short. Could've been looped once or twice.
This music is nice! Is this soundtrack for the trailer, or it can be found separately?
Woot!
Would love that OST.
Great work
I am looking forward to this soo much! :)
Whoa! This is so exciting!
cant wait to spam the hell out of 350 mm cannons
We need more ingame lore! )
This is what I want when I say “Militia style Navy”
the mines make me remember banner of the stars . That is good thing
looks like a field day for BEAMSTONES
I shrivel in anticipation.
Dude this is epic can’t wait
pure joy
The masculine urge to die forgotten in a pointless war
YES! YES! YEEEEES!
Can't wait!
Cant wait to sink some "life boats", good thing I didn't sign no conventions lol
Nice!
How far into Early Access is Nebulous? This game looks so cool! It gives me big the Expanse vibes, but i'm always reluctant to buy early access titles because a lot of the time the developer just sort of abandons the game and its never finished.
Nebulous in its EA state has a lot of content and playability as is. Theres currently no real singleplayer asides from vs. AI but otherwise there is a ton of content already, even more with OSP dropping. I'd recommend giving the demo on steam a try if it interests you, it lets you play the tutorial and mess around in the fleet editor to see how things look.
@@Tuna224th Thank you! I hadn't realized Steam had a demo. Going to do that, and it's on sale on Steam right now too, so this is perfect timing.
The game has little to do with the Expanse besides the starry background and maybe missile gameplay. Everything else is WW2 naval combat with 3d movement.
Combat takes place at very short ranges, so short that you will be able to perform an EVA to the enemy ship before having a visual contact for some reason. Cannons are way more powerful than railguns (which will be countered by point defense in the next update) and their range is about 12 km, being outranged by ww2 battleships that fired in an enviroment that had an atmosphere and a strong gravitational pull.
What I'm saying is that the game is not a simulation of hard sci fi space combat, it is merely a simulation of dumbed down naval warfare.
I do not know if this was the initial vision of the creator or if it got this way because of the popular opinion but either way, a true The Expanse game doesn't exist yet.
@@dragoscostache4 all fair points! We are getting that expanse adventure game later this year, im excited for that, but a combat sim would be great. :)
@@dragoscostache4 This point has been argued so many times. "True" space combat, with "true" newtonian physics would simply be insanely boring OR unmanageable for humans to play in a multiplayer setting. Space is big. Acceleration gets ships fast. Insanely fast, actually. So if you want to spend a week accelerating just to be blown out of space by some object that closes distances faster than a human can even react, there are enough singleplayer games available that get close enough. What they don't show you in the expanse show (but mention often enough in the books) - or many other SciFi books is, that the fleets spend weeks to reach combat speeds, and said combat then takes about 10 seconds - prolonged for dramaturgical reasons. While I am still waiting for experiments that look at real "high" speed railguns (~0.1 c), the effects of a round like that would probably be a bit different than cutting through the ship without transferring any energy into the ship at all, since even the US military's 3km/s railgun tests resulted in a quite significant impact effect. And that only had about 10MJ. A standard APFSDS tank round already reaches 10-12MJ.
So yeah, i take the "dumbed down" naval warfare that i can play in an hour over a month of waiting followed by a minute of events occurring faster than my brain can process them.
OOOOHHHHH YEEEAAAAHHH!!!
Campaign and map editor with scripting and this will be amazing product. Most of us old gamers want solo or coop experience. Can't play MP having so many daily responsibilities. Need campaign, pause system and save games at point in time.
1:28 Loitering munitions or smart mines ?
Mines, though you can remotely mine a point
I'm poggin outta my mind
Looks great
Beltalowda! Amazon and Belters had a child appereantly.
Epic !
It.... Is.... Here...
I don't know what this is about, but regardless: It's incredibly well written.
Who else is ready to join a protracted people's war against the Alliance
Traitor!
looks cool
OH HO HOOOOOOOO BOYS!
AHHHH!
If only my PC could run this game.
Beltalowda assemble! 💪
looks like such a fun faction to play with, harder to play and I'll definitely get my arse kicked playing them but that won't stop me maining them
looks like sword of the stars
BELTALOWDA!!!
based trailer
Beltalowda!
GARG, MAN, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO SO FAR AWAY? WHY COULDNT YOU TEASE US 24 HOURS BEFORE THE RELEASE.
GARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.
Good
good video
1:04 All shapes and sizes:
is it possible to make own design of cannon turrets?
No but you are able to make custom misiles
There is an active modding community with custom weapons so I'd say yes
Bro what's the soundtrack?
Gud gud
epic
Gib soundtrack now pls
strong the expanse vibes
Loving the heavy influence from The Expanse!
but jammers?
BELTALOWDA
Damn that's some good music. It's a shame I'm too much of a brainlet for this game
can we get nukes? Pretty please :)
is this mazers wife again?
So what I'm getting from the story is The Protectorate are the South in the US Civil War, and Constantine is Robert E. Lee. Also launching shipping containers as missiles/rockets is one of the most glorious things I've seen. Also the voice acting was stellar.
I'd assume it's more like the conflict in The Expanse between the Belter independence movement and the UN/Mars
Except they don't have Slavery and this is *actually* the War of Northern Aggression, yes.
Workers seizing the means of space production?
I approve.
Lol, stargate? God why? I hoped it would stay on side of Hard SciFi
Just stabilize the wormhole with the exotic matter bro..
It's a very interesting title, and definitely a work in progress. There are some serious shortcomings, AI being among them. There are also issues with bad choices - like unit stacking on spawn-in, which can ruin an action before it ever gets started (because you won't be able to pry the ships apart). There are even some firing (or rather - not firing) issues with some of the weapons and equipment. The developers aren't really paying too much attention to the Steam forum (which is sometimes bad - for example, when people post pictures of things that really should warrant a hotpatch, but instead are more active on Discord. Unfortunately, the community on Discord can be a little RUST-IC.... by which I mean toxic in an old and tiresome way. I sincerely hope many of these are resolved going forward.
can confirm the thing about ai and unit stacking. the ai really doesnt know how to handle some fleets, ive seen it pull maneuvers that would get any captain yelled at.
I wouldn't blame any developer for ignoring the steam forums lol. Especially one as small as the Nebulous team.
This would look amazing on console, especially PSVR2. Any possibility of a future port?
It would literally not be possible to translate this game’s UI and controls to console while maintaining anywhere near the level of depth it already has
@@DarthNicky Yeah? Are you the developer?
@@roadbeef one doesn't need to be a dev to see that this game isn't easily transferred to a controller schematic.
The controls very clearly demand mouse and keyboard.
cool cool, so you speak for the developers?
@@roadbeef no I’m not the dev, but I have 200+ hours in this game and I’m telling you that making this game’s control system compatible for a controller would not work. Go watch some gameplay videos and you’ll know
you need a different voice actor, the voice totally kills the immersion
This game has a lot of qualities, but I sadly don't like the game mechanic.
It's really "just" a very well made 3D naval warfare sim. Appart from the design, it has nothing to do as a space warship sim.
Distances are too short and ships are too slow. Space battle, should have far more maneuverability than a sea battle, with the possibility of changing course and gaining speed in a way that is impossible for a naval ship.
Actual space battle will be far closer to The Expanse than this.
It's also disappointing, we can't create our own ship models, especially engine and exhaust management, as it is highly important for said maneuverability. It here you see that the developers really thought this as a 3D naval warfare and not a space warfare game.
This is too bad, because the game is wonderfully crafted and the rest is near perfection. This is frustrating.
Maybe a modded version of the game might solve this.
What gets me is that the hulls have a speed cap, which directly contradicts the realistic manner in which they enter the battlefield.
This.
Too bad the community just went along with this when the game first came out, maybe there would have been enough time to change the game so it can reach its full potential as a hard sci fi space warfare simulator.
But now it's too late, people are pushing the game towards a more arcadey style for the sake of balance.
From the start, the devs wanted to make a good game first, and a sim second. I think of it more like Hunt for the Red October in SPAAACE.
@@dragoscostache4 because it's not intended to be a hard Sci fi style space combat Sim, it was, and always will be a 3d space theme naval simulator. You kinda just have to expect it when a guy from the NAVY make a game with spaceSHIPs
Where is this in the game?