Far too easy to savescum

[McFuzz]

I like this game a bunch! However I just had a wildly unsuccessful mission, everyone was dying but I was at the end half of the mission. I realized that 'quit game' said "progress on this mission will be lost."

Meaning, all my guys are back to life by legitimately quitting the game mid mission.

I don't know if I'm complaining or not, I am just calling it to attention that me, being a scumbag, I'm going to use this all the time, therefore missing out on a whole aspect of the game.

Perhaps if it is possible to set an iron man mode, where quitting the game in this manner saves your losses to deter dishonest players? That decision lies with the devs.

So far, I adore the game. I'm up to the first critical mission, which, if this thread is any indicator, I failed :3

[Cyba]

tbh I just alt-f4'd when I lost my crew off the wing cause I changed elevation. They should really add a tooltip for the dangers outside on the wing

[Steve]

Well if people want to cheat the game it's up to them, personally I really don't see the point in buying a game and then cheating, it's just bizarre, but kids, you know.

[Cyba]

I'm fine when its something that happens on its own, but when I derp and kill a guy on the final approach on the runway at the end of the mission, I'll take a redo.

FYI; "Cheat" isnt the word you'd want here

[Scouten]

i wish when you told your mechanic to fix something he would return to his postion afterwards like the gunners with ammo

[Shadow]

The decision to savescum lies squarely with the player. Do what you want, make up your house rules, but in the end, don't blame the devs if you don't have the discipline to take the punch and keep going.

[McFuzz]

Not 'blaming' the devs. Just saying I get particularly emotional in the moment lol. Almost every game with iron-man can be savescummed with a swift Alt+F4, but this game has a "You wanna continue from last save, buddy?" in the options screen.

Adding it or not won't stop players from endin' tasks and other savescum methods. As it stands though, it's easy to do. That's all.

[McFuzz]

Well, I denied my savescummy tendencies and the back half of my plane snapped off, so.

I think imma start again now.

[Aries]

Why wouldn't you save scum.. also if you don't like it then don't fkn do it.. People don't want to lose their upgraded plane n crew have to start with rookies with 0 money to upgrade sht

[Shadow]

Originally posted by Aries:

People don't want to lose their upgraded plane n crew have to start with rookies with 0 money to upgrade sht

While you stand to lose some, I think at certain campaign milestones (after every critical mission?) you start getting randomly upgraded bombers and the possibility of higher level recruits. I've noticed this after the first critical mission, the one with the bomb ship you've to protect.

So it's not all lost if your crack crew dies with your pimped out bomber.

[McFuzz]

Yeah, when I died I noticed I had uh... One upgraded engine.
That seemed to be the extend of it though lol. Not worth the grind on that file, but I might try to stay true on this attempt.

[Ackbarfan5556]

SHHHHHH! Shut up! Some of us need this! Especially me because I suck at games and need every advatage I can get.

[Thahat]

So what you are actually saying is 'this game needs an iron man mode, xcom style :')

[0235]

I think the best way would to have a sacescum mode for people like me. If i had known how OH LOOK YOUR WHOLE CREW IS DEAD! this game was going to be, i would have steered clear and never handed over a single penny, but it is just so adictive, and so cute. I really love the tactic side of things, but hate the "you just got struck by lightning, lol!" parts of the game.

[Agentnck]

@Rich Tea Biscuit Wait, you can get struck by lightning?

[Mirage]

It's a choice you are making. If you decide to save scum it's on you and not the game.

I'm personally not a fan of it either, but I do use it when I lose a plane due to issues with controls and not through issues I deem fair or reasonable.