Realtime multiplayer

[A nice grill]

There will be no real time multiplayer?
Why not to make option "reatime" in settings like in star realms app?

P.S.
Adaptation is really good, AI sometimes is questionable but nothng serious

P.P.S.
Will we see ios/andorid version?

[FroBodine]

I sure hope there is an option to play in real time. This PBEM stuff is great, but for such a quick game it really bogs down.

Perhaps you could make the initiative phase simultaneous somehow. That would save two back and forth e-mails and turns while we choose initiative. We both choose it at the end of the turn, then the game figures it out and it becomes the turn of whoever wins.

Something to think about that would save a lot of PBEM turns.

[Forest Red]

Hey there. Many thanks for the feedback. I’ll definitely look into real time multiplayer but I don’t want to make any rash promises right now. It might be complicated with the existing multiplayer implementation but there might be a simple way to do it. I’ll need to check.

[Star Paladin]

Well, my wargaming friends and I almost screamed when we saw this was comming to Steam, UNTIL we saw it was only PBEM. Really??? In 2023? No sale for us unless this is included. We can just play here with the actual board game instead of being forced to PBEM junk.

[rummelsworth]

My wargaming friend and I actually did pretty much scream (maybe it was only me) when we saw this coming to Steam, and we didn't realize it was only-async-for-now until after we bought and started playing. However, the workaround (exiting to the lobby as soon as it switches to your opponent's turn and waiting for them to do the same before re-entering the game) isn't the worst possible thing... I mean, it gets pretty annoying, but we love this game, and we live 2000 miles apart, so yeah we can live with it for now. Could be happier with that sweet sweet simultaneous-synchronous play, but we'll take what we can get with the Early Access status.

One thing I as a user would recommend, very selfishly perhaps: Even if simul-sync play can't be prioritized over all other features right now, it really *must* be there when this leaves Early Access. The initiative & play phases are too short and choppy for async play to be enjoyable. Maybe it'd work for PanzerBlitz or something, but not Undaunted.

[Billington Common]

I would love to be able to play real time against an opponent on the internet. This would really extend the playability of the game for me.

[FroBodine]

Yep, agreed. No real time play option is the biggest problem with this game. Second would be the poor and washed out map and hard to read unit counters.

The game is brilliant, and I hope these things are coming soon.

[Star Paladin]

Board Games = Playing a game together with other humans. Making a board game to play on the PC; in 2023; that you can't play with other humans is INSANE.

And PBEM is like the Pony Express version of playing online.

[devxx]

The game is brilliant

you should qualify that so the dev doesn't rest on his laurels thinking HIS game is brilliant. the original board/card game is brilliant, not this rendition. In my long experience with Early Access games, this period is usually a hotbed of updates as devs strive to make their game better and better. frankly, there are many times I come in here to check on progress and get the feeling the game has been abandoned.

[FroBodine]

Good point, devxx. That is what I meant. The board game is brilliant. This developer put out a good starting point for this game. It's fully playable, but looks dog ugly, there is no real time multiplayer, and the scenario briefings are missing a LOT of stuff.

I had a feeling before I bought the game that the developer was going to be very slow to put out updates, as that was his pattern before early access started. But I bought it anyway because I love the board game.

Now I just hope this developer kicks it into gear and starts to put out substantial updates.

[devxx]

hope this developer kicks it into gear and starts to put out substantial updates

fat chance...you posted more than 2 weeks ago about the puny update after a 2 month wait. no comment from the dev. over a week ago tokyodan commented on some sloppy work and refunded the game as a result. no comment from the dev. THIS topic is very critical of the game/dev yet, you guessed it, no recent comment from the dev.

i've never played this game and I know a lot of people here bought it based just on the board game but not me. if i'm going to spend 16 bucks i want a better quality product. and you know who you are but don't give me "what did you expect, it's EA". EA is a development niche to get your game out there so players can kick the tires and give you feed back THAT YOU RESPOND TO! i'm bit:ching this much because i wanted to buy this game but now I doubt i will as the support for this is the poorest i've seen in a long time.

[Kolvarg]

Originally posted by devxx:

you posted more than 2 weeks ago about the puny update after a 2 month wait. no comment from the dev. over a week ago tokyodan commented on some sloppy work and refunded the game as a result. no comment from the dev. THIS topic is very critical of the game/dev yet, you guessed it, no recent comment from the dev.

To be fair, what exactly will the dev replying to those comments improve? He has already commented on each of those points before at some point. Repeating it every time someone brings it up again won't really help anyone. I would think you would prefer him to actually be working on the game than just replying to every repeated comment and criticism.

I will say that the game features list should specify very clearly that the multiplayer is play-by-email only, because at the moment it can be misleading. But it's understandable it might not be a priority when it was not planned from the start and is only being considered now due to player feedback.

Honestly especially not having bought it yet, save yourself the trouble and time and just find something else to play and check back in a few months if it is better by then.

[devxx]

i'll post as i see fit and as before when we talked, i don't really care what you think about it. it's none of your concern when or if i check back and i am growing weary of your self righteousness in defending the shoddy support this game gets. a two month wait for 3 bug fixes, Ha! now go away and bother someone else.

[Kolvarg]

I don't think I ever said or implied such is any of my concern. You are very clearly frustrated about the game's development, I merely recommended the best action you can actually take to avoid that frustration.

I'm not defending anything apart from common sense and the truth. Mainly denouncing your narcisistic behaviour. You're free to comment the development of a game you haven't bought. I'm free to comment on your opinions and the unpleasant and unnecessarily antagonistic way you express them. If you don't want anyone to comment on what you write, keep it to yourself.

[FroBodine]

Personally, I have enjoyed this game quite a bit already. I'm super glad I bought it. My buddy and I have played a LOT of head-to-head online games. I just wish the developer was more responsive, and I hope we start seeing some major improvements to this already fun game.

But, it is still very raw and needs a lot of work to bring it to a quality product. And so far the developer is extremely slow and very unresponsive.

[devxx]

MY narcissistic behavior? i have never in my 15+ years on Steam run across such an arrogant jerk as yourself. you don't care about what i say only how i say it. but enough of this. i'm a blowhard and you're full of yourself. let's just leave it at that,