Faction Reactivity- let me turn it OFF!

[MistrBill]

New player, and I've just discovered this mechanic after 22 hours of game play. I hate it, and I can't turn it off. This is the equivalent of discovering a cockroach in your meal after you've eaten half of it. If I wanted to play tower defense, I'd have bought a TD game.

I want to play the 'regular' game, never been a fan of creative mode. But that said, I'm never great at the combat and much more about the base building. I ticked off the red ants, and that was bad enough. Gee, I can't wait to be attacked by a horde of orb spiders or mosquitoes. What fun...

Not saying there's no merit to it, I might even try it on a game where I was aware of this from the start. But please, PLEASE give me an option to correct my mistake and turn it OFF.

[Xander]

MistrBill님이 먼저 게시:

I was thinking this was maybe doable, if the raids weren't frequent. Just had another one, red ants, and it was a mob scene. They didn't come all at once, but I'd killed dozens of workers and soldiers before it was over. The damage to the base was significant but repairable.

But this was the RED ANTS. They beat the tar out of me with their numbers, but they were just ants. I just can't wait to see this feature with- almost anything else, really. Bombardiers, stink bugs, bees, mosquitoes... wolf spiders, of course.

I can see this being a blast in some circumstances. But if you're playing solo, the final release version should have a flashing red warning, are you SURE, are you REALLY SURE you want this feature active?

Mosquitos already raid you

[MistrBill]

Xander님이 먼저 게시:

MistrBill님이 먼저 게시:

I was thinking this was maybe doable, if the raids weren't frequent. Just had another one, red ants, and it was a mob scene. They didn't come all at once, but I'd killed dozens of workers and soldiers before it was over. The damage to the base was significant but repairable.

But this was the RED ANTS. They beat the tar out of me with their numbers, but they were just ants. I just can't wait to see this feature with- almost anything else, really. Bombardiers, stink bugs, bees, mosquitoes... wolf spiders, of course.

I can see this being a blast in some circumstances. But if you're playing solo, the final release version should have a flashing red warning, are you SURE, are you REALLY SURE you want this feature active?

Mosquitos already raid you

Only after you're strong enough to actually kill any and make them mad. When I attract a mosquito's attention, it's time to reload the last save, since I'm not strong enough to fight one or fast enough to run.

[Xander]

MistrBill님이 먼저 게시:

Xander님이 먼저 게시:

Mosquitos already raid you

Only after you're strong enough to actually kill any and make them mad. When I attract a mosquito's attention, it's time to reload the last save, since I'm not strong enough to fight one or fast enough to run.

what gear do you have? Mosquitos, while hard, are usually still manageable early game.
But yeah you can't run from one easily.

[MistrBill]

Xander님이 먼저 게시:

MistrBill님이 먼저 게시:

Only after you're strong enough to actually kill any and make them mad. When I attract a mosquito's attention, it's time to reload the last save, since I'm not strong enough to fight one or fast enough to run.

what gear do you have? Mosquitos, while hard, are usually still manageable early game.
But yeah you can't run from one easily.

Pretty low, reinforced acorn and tier II weapons. I'm progressing slowly, doing more exploring and experimenting- until the game and the story are complete, I haven't been worrying about advancing quest wise. I want something to look forward to. It's a bummer when you play yourself out on a game in early access, and you're tired of it when it's finally finished.

[ALIIERT]

Random Kiwi Gamer님이 먼저 게시:

I wish I got attacked at all :(
Have never had a base attack I did not initiate lol

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥... i get a f heart attack every time that they break my chests

[Cuchilain]

MistrBill님이 먼저 게시:

I was thinking this was maybe doable, if the raids weren't frequent. Just had another one, red ants, and it was a mob scene. They didn't come all at once, but I'd killed dozens of workers and soldiers before it was over. The damage to the base was significant but repairable.

But this was the RED ANTS. They beat the tar out of me with their numbers, but they were just ants. I just can't wait to see this feature with- almost anything else, really. Bombardiers, stink bugs, bees, mosquitoes... wolf spiders, of course.

I can see this being a blast in some circumstances. But if you're playing solo, the final release version should have a flashing red warning, are you SURE, are you REALLY SURE you want this feature active?

My second raid was Orb Weavers. And Jr. About 8 full sized Orb Weavers, and im pretty good at parry, so i was able to do it. But they broke so much ♥♥♥♥ because of how long it took to kill each one, and the damage to my weapons as well. I had to stop fighting at one point to franticly find another weapon and change my armor.

[Cuchilain]

I really do like the base defense stuff, but we just dont have options for defenses right now. We have spike strips, and they can be prohibitively expensive to build early on, and they break very quickly. Depending on where you build your base, red ants also tend to patrol your walls often and break your strips passively.

[MistrBill]

Cuchilain님이 먼저 게시:

MistrBill님이 먼저 게시:

I was thinking this was maybe doable, if the raids weren't frequent. Just had another one, red ants, and it was a mob scene. They didn't come all at once, but I'd killed dozens of workers and soldiers before it was over. The damage to the base was significant but repairable.

But this was the RED ANTS. They beat the tar out of me with their numbers, but they were just ants. I just can't wait to see this feature with- almost anything else, really. Bombardiers, stink bugs, bees, mosquitoes... wolf spiders, of course.

I can see this being a blast in some circumstances. But if you're playing solo, the final release version should have a flashing red warning, are you SURE, are you REALLY SURE you want this feature active?

My second raid was Orb Weavers. And Jr. About 8 full sized Orb Weavers, and im pretty good at parry, so i was able to do it. But they broke so much ♥♥♥♥ because of how long it took to kill each one, and the damage to my weapons as well. I had to stop fighting at one point to franticly find another weapon and change my armor.

In theory, I could see this being a lot of fun. But as a solo player focused on story and survival, I just don't see how this is supposed to be a good thing.

[Cuchilain]

MistrBill님이 먼저 게시:

In theory, I could see this being a lot of fun. But as a solo player focused on story and survival, I just don't see how this is supposed to be a good thing.

We need more passive defenses. Automated, or passive defenses. Or just permanent ones that dont require CONSTANT repair. The game is very much made to be played with 4 active players. Can you imagine running a server, and having to turn it off when an invasion happens until everyone else is ready to get on at once? then you boot it up for the invasion.

[Grief]

update 1.0.1: you now need to go to the toilet, ([{Promise this good!!111!11!11}])

[MistrBill]

Deficient Player님이 먼저 게시:

update 1.0.1: you now need to go to the toilet, ([{Promise this good!!111!11!11}])

Because?

[Apex]

Dont worry, in this new update coming out in a week, you can turn it off in pre-existing saves

[MistrBill]

Apex Predator님이 먼저 게시:

Dont worry, in this new update coming out in a week, you can turn it off in pre-existing saves

That's great. But I've put Grounded on the back burner until the end of September when they release 1.0. Looking forward to it.