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13 people found this review helpful
Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 1.2 hrs on record
Posted: 24 Jul, 2024 @ 10:43am
Updated: 24 Jul, 2024 @ 10:53am

Early Access Review
I am saddened to feel the need to post a negative review for a game which seemed very promising, but the shift away from the originally planned single player campaign in favor of the current, very limited, PvP lobby based system hurts.

For me, it would have been the single player campaign that propped up, and gave meaning to, the tactical skirmish aspect of the game.

Now it seems that this skirmish mode is the main focus, rather than a stop gap until the actual game is completed.

I feel like perhaps the developer has spent too much time listening to the relatively few people engaged with the game right now, versus the much more numerous number of people who purchased the game to support the developer in the overall goal as stated on the EA page (which has since been edited)
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Developer response:
Hooded Horse  [developer] Posted: 26 Jul, 2024 @ 1:45pm
Thank you for trying the game! A robust singleplayer campaign experience is still an essential part of development plans. What happened is that the original planned design for Conquest mode just didn't lead to the best result for players, so the team has committed to redesign it, rather than rushing out what would be a subpar experience. This will take more time, but it will lead to the best result for the game.

The dev team is working on a redesign, and the goal of the new singleplayer campaign experience will be to mesh closely with Nebulous' core gameplay and return to many of the most interesting mechanics from Conquest mode's original design including officer veterancy and intelligence, a persistent fleet with logistical concerns, and a narrative thread and objectives.

We're sorry the original development direction didn't work out, but please rest fully assured that the singleplayer campaign experience is still part of the plans and an essential step in Nebulous's future.

Tim
CEO, Hooded Horse
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desrtfox071 2 Oct, 2024 @ 11:07am 
This is only the second game I've ever refunded. First was Forza 7. Those reading this review (if it stays up) be warned, the single player aspect of this game is mostly removed.
desrtfox071 2 Oct, 2024 @ 10:54am 
No update at all on single player campaign in months. Steam store page scrubbed of the original single player campaign details. Requested refund.
Tsviet Operator 8 Sep, 2024 @ 9:32pm 
MP is all that matters. When thats completed in 5 years youll get your butchered product
desrtfox071 26 Jul, 2024 @ 1:51pm 
Thank you very much for the response. Should what you describe transpire, then I will change my review. At this time, I remain strongly concerned about the direction of development, and the recent devlog update about carriers did nothing to address what direction development my be taking as of cancellation of conquest mode.