Considering the game is in beta the optimization is not quite where it should be an definitely has a long long way to go. However, as is this game is still fantastic. Unlike rust or ark where you can't dig underground and your structures will always eventually decay into nothing. Val has a shelter mechanic that protects you and your structures and though the underground is not completely excavatable and you can only go down so deep in any where. It still offers far more world customization than the other two as well as unturned or 7 days to die.

The main things I feel like its might fall behind on in comparison to other sand box game is the pvp mechanics in being able to destroy structures or building structures out of higher grade materials. Something that seamed to be getting improved on with the implementation of hearth and home update. I am very excited for future updates of this game and just how much it will have to offer in the long run.

It does not have the same lvl of world customization as say Minecraft or its clones. However the gravity mechanics in the game often make for far more interesting builds than in mc. the crafting and knowledge system of the game also makes it very rewarding to go out and explore. Something I feel mc has lost over the 10+ years its been out. Saying that games like mc or starbound still have far superior auto mechanics and machines which can make the game far more enjoyable and interesting.

As is you need mods to add much of say the character, mechanical, or practical customization the game is still sorely lacking. Often to implement these things you need mods which yes are great, Thing is its non optimized game with non optimized mods and that just leads to a whole lot of trouble. So far I like the taming mechanics in comparison to ark though with either I really wish there was a way to automate things to the point that you can wake up one day an all your pets are dead cause you did not put food in a bin cause irl got crazy.

So final thoughts, Terrain control okay, but clunky. Still puts it above most sandboxes that have 0 Terrain control. Taming and automation, honestly so far I like it, but hope they add much, much more possibilities and avenues. Even though I think many of these things are unintended features. For example how monsters like killing each other an you can use that to farm free loot from a lot higher bracket than you currently are in the game. The crafting and building, Love it, very well executed. Hope to see it expanded on in the future!

Considering the game is in beta the optimization is not quite where it should be an definitely has a long long way to go. However, as is this game is still fantastic. Unlike rust or ark where you can't dig underground and your structures will always eventually decay into nothing. Val has a shelter mechanic that protects you and your structures and though the underground is not completely excavatable and you can only go down so deep in any where. It still offers far more world customization than the other two as well as unturned or 7 days to die. The main things I feel like its might fall behind on in comparison to other sand box game is the pvp mechanics in being able to destroy structures or building structures out of higher grade materials. Something that seamed to be getting improved on with the implementation of hearth and home update. I am very excited for future updates of this game and just how much it will have to offer in the long run. It does not have the same lvl of world customization as say Minecraft or its clones. However the gravity mechanics in the game often make for far more interesting builds than in mc. the crafting and knowledge system of the game also makes it very rewarding to go out and explore. Something I feel mc has lost over the 10+ years its been out. Saying that games like mc or starbound still have far superior auto mechanics and machines which can make the game far more enjoyable and interesting. As is you need mods to add much of say the character, mechanical, or practical customization the game is still sorely lacking. Often to implement these things you need mods which yes are great, Thing is its non optimized game with non optimized mods and that just leads to a whole lot of trouble. So far I like the taming mechanics in comparison to ark though with either I really wish there was a way to automate things to the point that you can wake up one day an all your pets are dead cause you did not put food in a bin cause irl got crazy. So final thoughts, Terrain control okay, but clunky. Still puts it above most sandboxes that have 0 Terrain control. Taming and automation, honestly so far I like it, but hope they add much, much more possibilities and avenues. Even though I think many of these things are unintended features. For example how monsters like killing each other an you can use that to farm free loot from a lot higher bracket than you currently are in the game. The crafting and building, Love it, very well executed. Hope to see it expanded on in the future!