[Official] Frequently Asked Questions

[=DRK= Bluedrake42]

Hello everyone, I am making this thread to answer some of the more frequently asked questions in the Iron Armada community. If you have any questions outside of this, feel free to visit our Discord server where you can talk with us directly!

http://discord.gg/ironarmada

On to the questions!

Is Iron Armada single-player or multi-player?

Iron Armada is currently an exclusively multiplayer game. Single-player is not a priority, but is something we'd be interested in including for the future... if it makes sense.

What engine is Iron Armada built in?

Iron Armada is built within our own custom engine, written in Java and Kotlin. We use ArtemisODB for entity component separation, Box2D for physics simulation, and LibGDX as our foundation class library.

How much will Iron Armada cost?

We haven't completely decided what the game will cost on launch! However you can currently purchase an early access version of the game for 20$! Funding from early access will be used to maintain the game's multiplayer servers, and also hire mercenary programmers to help us improve the engine!

If you would like to wait until the game is more complete, or comes down in price before you purchase it... we encourage you to do so! However if you believe in our game enough to support us currently, we humbly appreciate your help!

How many players can play together in Iron Armada?

We haven't found the limit yet, our largest test ran stable at 80 players. We try to create game-modes that play best with around 32 players... but we're also always experimenting with different designs.

As I frequently say, Iron Armada is a huge experiment. We're aiming to create a stable, competitive, ship-combat game... but we still don't know the limitations of our engine. As we continue development, we're hoping to hone in on the perfect balance of gameplay and freedom. This will take a lot of testing, and a lot of community feedback.

Does Iron Armada have voice chat?

Not currently, but I really want it. People don't even ask about this, I'm just putting it in the FAQ because I want to make sure we include it. If anyone has experience with this... hit me up. We really want reliable voice communications in Iron Armada.

Will Iron Armada have dedicated servers?

Yes. Allowing the community to host dedicated servers our #1 priority.

Will Iron Armada have community mods?

Modification support for Iron Armada is also a top priority for our development team. We have not yet decided how exactly we intend to implement custom modifications for Iron Armada, whether through the Steam Workshop, or by some other means... but we do know it is a priority.

[Tapewormz]

If it's written in java are you worried about cheating? I've played a lot of java games that I gave up on because of rampant cheating. It's probably the only thing about this project that worries me. I'm very interested in the gameplay mechanics. Look forward to it.

As for voip, I'd probably just end up using discord.

[nameless]

wow these guys know what their doing and are fair in prices and help out those with issues
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[Remram]

This doesn't seem up to date since the game is currently being offered for free, and I heard somewhere that some single-player support was underway.

[=DRK= Bluedrake42]

oh... yeah it isn't