Single player game information?

[jamesthesecond]

How playable? Bug, etc.

Do you play against a AI or bots?

Do you have to be online?

[Gottschkopf]

No bugs so far.
AI and Bots is the same thing.
No.

[jamesthesecond]

Thanks! About info on no bugs and no online needed.

AI/Bots was a term to cover the topic of working against computer generated opponent. I should have ask how it works. It is fun, or is problematic.

[AronFJenks]

Originally posted by Gottschkopf:

No bugs so far.
AI and Bots is the same thing.
No.

Games against bot are functional but not challenging in the least. You should win by a landslide every time.

There ARE bugs, but they are minor and never game-breaking.

The interface is a bit clunky and sometimes results in a lot of mis-clicks while trying to pick up and drop off workers and resources. Games against people can be very frustrating because there is no undo/cancel if a misclick happens, even if nothing has happened that changes the game stats (meaning combat, or a card revealed).

All things considered, I would go with the BGA version if you want to play against people, and get the steam version if you want to play against AI-bots.

[Edited to fix sloppy typing errors]

[jamesthesecond]

@AronFjenks, Thank you very much, that what I need....

[AronFJenks]

Among the main bugs:

Polania's riverwalk ability is displayed incorrectly. It FUNCTIONS correctly, but people who have not memorized Polania's riverwalk terrain types will need to look it up on the internet or look at their physical board from the physical game.

Some of the combat mech abilities will display incorrect pop-ups even though they work correctly.

Some mech combat abilities do not actually work correctly, notably Albion's sword and/or shield.

[alexandermagnoh]

When was the last time the game received a patch to fix issues? December 2023 maybe with last announcement from developers?

I'm new here and installed the game after a long time in the backlog, and just wondering wether or not to buy the DLC as it's on sale. However if the game has a lot of issues then I have to say no.

[AronFJenks]

In my opinion the base game + the available Invaders expansions provides plenty of replay value for very little money.

[alexandermagnoh]

Originally posted by AronFJenks:

In my opinion the base game + the available Invaders expansions provides plenty of replay value for very little money.

I have no doubt about this. But knowing that the game have several flaws makes me think if they deserve it if the game is abandoned in this current state.

[AronFJenks]

Well, that's you're personal choice, obviously :)
If you think you will get hundreds of hours of entertainment out of the game for a price of $18 or whatever it is, then does it really matter whether they "deserve" your $18? Or whatever it costs currently.
Make the decision that brings you the most happiness and best value for your money.

I no longer buy anything related to Terraforming Mars because they have not made the one expansion I want, and, along the lines of what you said, I do not wish to further support them considering the abysmal job they have done thus far.

But that's a slightly different situation. This endless and ludicrous bugs in Terraforming Mars, 7 years after the game came out, is legendary and laughable and completely unacceptable. Scythe actually functions.

[alexandermagnoh]

Originally posted by AronFJenks:

Well, that's you're personal choice, obviously :)
If you think you will get hundreds of hours of entertainment out of the game for a price of $18 or whatever it is, then does it really matter whether they "deserve" your $18? Or whatever it costs currently.
Make the decision that brings you the most happiness and best value for your money.

I no longer buy anything related to Terraforming Mars because they have not made the one expansion I want, and, along the lines of what you said, I do not wish to further support them considering the abysmal job they have done thus far.

But that's a slightly different situation. This endless and ludicrous bugs in Terraforming Mars, 7 years after the game came out, is legendary and laughable and completely unacceptable. Scythe actually functions.

Yeah, this could be a different situation. When I think on digital board games well implemented I remember Through the Ages, which it's still supported with bugfixes.

Is there a place to know a list of all known issues so far to be aware of them? I'll give a try and buy the DLC to give my support if it helps to maintain it.

[AronFJenks]

Originally posted by alexandermagnoh:

Is there a place to know a list of all known issues so far to be aware of them? I'll give a try and buy the DLC to give my support if it helps to maintain it.

yes. scroll up. I listed the existing issues.

[alexandermagnoh]

Originally posted by AronFJenks:

Originally posted by alexandermagnoh:

Is there a place to know a list of all known issues so far to be aware of them? I'll give a try and buy the DLC to give my support if it helps to maintain it.

yes. scroll up. I listed the existing issues.

Only those bugs are present? I'll try to take a close look while playing then.

[AronFJenks]

As far as I know, those are the only bugs. And I played the game may times. Buying the DLC will no help get the bugs fixed though. The game has been officially abandoned. But even in its current state, it's playable, unlike Terraforming Mars.

[alexandermagnoh]

Originally posted by AronFJenks:

As far as I know, those are the only bugs. And I played the game may times. Buying the DLC will no help get the bugs fixed though. The game has been officially abandoned. But even in its current state, it's playable, unlike Terraforming Mars.

I've just make some tests for Albion's abilities Sword and Shield. I think they're working correctly, some screenshots to try to show it:

--Albion is being attacked by Polania, message displayed:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3457647970
Then Albion player is asked to use the ability:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3457648290
Once accepted, at the combat screen we see the power is increased from 7 to 9:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3457654868

--Albion attacking Polania, message displayed:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3457649024
Once accepted, at combat screen we see the power of Polania is reduced from 5 to 3:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3457651471

I tried with some combinations of mechs and characters to see if the bug is present. Maybe there's an specific way to find the bug. Correct me if i'm wrong.

Regarding the riverwalk ability of Polania, it's correct that it's a visual issue. And using the riverwalk button feature to show in the board the movement of all factions only leads to more confusion.

[AronFJenks]

Interesting. According to those photos you are definitely correct. I wonder if they patched the bug? There was never anything specific that triggered it. I'll try it myself on my computer later today.

If that bug is gone, then really the only existing bugs are occasional display glitches.