KickStarter Encased - isometric post-apocalyptic RPG under the dome

[Daedalos]

very excited about the positive feedback.

actually wanting me to finish pathfinder ASAP so I can play this instead.. kekw

 

[Jenkem]

I don't mind the voice acting, none of them are bad and seemingly fit the characters. It's the narration I can't stand, it just disrupts the flow. Hopefully they patch in an ability to toggle it on/off without removing all voices.

I think the UI/UX is one of the better things in the game, though I hate how you can't hit escape to close journals/inventory/etc. I hear they are adding that in the first hotfix though.

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

WTF IS A BAG OF HAMMERS

I checked every perk, trait and ability. It must be something you gain during the playthrough, similar to story perks in Fallout 1 and 2.

It's the trait used by the game to mark you as a dum-dum. I think there's a tooltip about it.

Hm, you sure?

Well you could make a character with brains 1 or 2 just to check it out.

Yep, just checked. Its dumbfuck brains 1 sadly :/

 

[Sykar]

I've played up to the point of finishing Nashville, what you may call the first dungeon.
Impressions so far:

+ Exploration and setting are very fun, they nailed the awesome feeling from exploring vaults in FO1.
+ There seems to be a good amount of reactivity/c&c.

/ I'm indifferent towards the voice acting. If one could remove the narrator and keep the characters it'd be pretty alright.
/ Loot containers rivaling Expedition Vikings in quantity. But you can just skip them, so I suppose it's ok.

– Lots of bad UI/UX decisions. Hire a proper designer, for fuck's sake.
– Combat is flat and boring. Better than FO admittedly, but not by much. Currently playing at the highest setting with a non-combat character, and I'm still beating every encounter without much thought. I doubt adding another difficulty tier will change anything because the base system is too simple to allow for proper tactics.
+ The silver lining is that, at least so far, I haven't seen any trash-mob encounters.

Despite the flaws, it's a very enjoyable game so far, and I could hardly put it down. Thumbs up.

 

[Terenty]

Just started, but what already makes it worse than Fallout is the impersonal dialogue options and too much unnecessary descriptions and details

 

[razvedchiki]

another great cyprus game success!

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Here goes:

edit.
Bossy-perk probably just makes her worse at physical stuff.

 

[unseeingeye]

Might have to check this out. I'm genuinely surprised that people are liking it, need to start paying more attention.

 

[Cpt. Dallas]

Installed, but may let it sit through a patch or two. Pathologic 2 hasn't finished beating me to a pulp yet.

 

[markec]

Here goes:

edit.
Bossy-perk probably just makes her worse at physical stuff.

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

Ok a small update.

Played a few hours last night, finished Nashville, beelined to Magellan for the servoshell quest, obtained it and going to Picnic now.

Started as Silver Wing, all stats 6 (Bossy trait). Focused on survival, influence and science at start. 0 investment atm into combat, will go for psionics later.
Atm lvl 9, took Observant on lvl 3, Renaissance person on 6, and Loner on 9.
Raised survival to 60 pronto to get the bonus x3 xp on discovering new shit (works on secrets!!!) - xp gain on exploring is stupidly good, especially with loner perk.
So far so good )))

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

Here goes:

edit.
Bossy-perk probably just makes her worse at physical stuff.

Bossy perk is great.

Tip - raise cha and perception at character generation to 9, then take Mysterious patronage perk on 9, it gives you faster perk progression (every 2 levels instead of 3).

 

[razvedchiki]

hows combat cheezecake?

 

[Wulfric Pinewood]

Yeah, game is really sweet, and dat price! Go people support the devs and buy this gem of a crpg.
It's nice when You have a game with so strong focus on C&C and many little accents like coffin one . For me Encased is a game of autumn 2021.

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

Pretty much avoided it at start, only nuked all the turrets outside nashville because each gives nice xp. Once i got the Nashville servoshell i curbstomped the crazies inside.
Insane amount of xp can be gained by exploring so combat atm is not a priority for me

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Here goes:

edit.
Bossy-perk probably just makes her worse at physical stuff.

Bossy perk is great.

But does it give its bonus when base cha is already 10?

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

Here goes:

edit.
Bossy-perk probably just makes her worse at physical stuff.

Bossy perk is great.

But does it give its bonus when base cha is already 10?

Ops, yeah, sorry, didnt see you had it on 10 already

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

Perception is really important in game - for combat precision, dialogue and discovering secrets. Also gives a bonus to learning (better xp gain).

 

[SkiNNyBane]

 

[RandomName]

I am curious: what's the difference between Guts and Psyche?

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

Action points will be low due to low fortune sadly

 

[Sykar]

Pretty much avoided it at start, only nuked all the turrets outside nashville because each gives nice xp. Once i got the Nashville servoshell i curbstomped the crazies inside.
Insane amount of xp can be gained by exploring so combat atm is not a priority for me

Much more satisfying blowing up the generator!

Action points will be low due to low fortune sadly

Deftness will compensate.

 

[razvedchiki]

istn combat piss easy?

 

[Atlet]

If you dont gimp yourself, its very easy. But maybe mid to end game is a bit harder. Lets hope.

 

[Lyre Mors]

If you dont gimp yourself, its very easy. But maybe mid to end game is a bit harder. Lets hope.

How far are you? I'm a ways past the Maelstrom and getting my ass handed to me repeatedly even with two strong companions at my side. To the point where I'm actually considering starting over and rerolling.

I feel like even if I optimize my character and slurp up as much experience I can in the opening few hours, life post-Maelstrom under the dome will still be pretty brutal for awhile.

To be clear, combat is easy for the first couple hours, but after that things change a lot.