Real-Time Tactics Ratten Reich - Men of War for Furries - now available on Early Access

[Lazing Dirk]

#furry

#furry #ww2 #battle #bolge

>december 1944
>battle of the bulge
OwO what's this??

 

[Faarbaute]

 

[IDtenT]

Please be good.

 

[Tweed]

If they don't add tails to the models than they're literally just humans with bolted on ratfaces.

 

[Baron Dupek]

Watch the cinematic teaser for Ratten Reich, an upcoming real-time strategy game set where you fight to survive in an ongoing war between rats, mice, roaches, and lizards. Ratten Reich is headed to Early Access in Q2 2024.

 

[Modron]

Bigass update with roadmap for EA development in it: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1717250/view/4151834437158143288

Roadmap and big updates
We are happy to show you our road map, having gone through dozens of difficult situations we are ready to show our plan


Hey friends!

As the game's Early Access launch approaches, we're delighted to unveil the Ratten Reich roadmap, packed with fantastic features and plans.

Come chat and discuss what you're excited for and stay tuned for more updates! And for those of you who've been part of our closed testing, we're rolling out another build to polish up any remaining details.

Now it's worth talking about our in-game updates.


New Features:

• Hotkeys for unit and ability management
  
  
  
  
  
• Added session statistics for players
  
  
  
  
  
• Tracers added to all bullets
• New voiceover added to the Archipelago map
• Started development on the "Desert Storm" map
• Rally Point: You can now place a rally point near a captured base where new hired fighters will gather.
  
  
  
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• Patrolling: Enemy units now patrol the territory.
• Scripted Combat Vehicles: Vehicles that move along a predetermined route.
  
  
  
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• Unit Markers Added: For better readability on the game location.
  
  
  
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• Resource Cap Added: A limit on the maximum available amount of resources.
  
  
  
  
  
• Unit Cap on Map Added: A limit on the maximum number of units on the map.
• Trap Mechanics Added: Including mines and tripwires.
• More Random Events on Map Added.

Fixes and Improvements:

• Improved level design of the "Archipelago" and "Swamp" maps
• Updated design of ability indicators:
• Grenades
• Air Strike
• Enemy artillery attack
• Additional indication for available stationary guns
• Additional light indication for active grenades
• Fixed weapon grip for heavy machine gunners
• Minor enhancements to AI behavior
• Fixed Several Critical and Minor Bugs.
• Significant Optimization: The project has been significantly optimized for better performance.
• Improved Enemy Unit Reaction to Threats.
• UI Targeting Now Indicates Multiple Targets.
• Corrected Grenade Flight Trajectory.
• Fixed Issue with Incorrect Display of Active Buff and Debuff Effects.
• Fixed Pistol Shooting Animation.

 

[Tyranicon]

This out now in EA. Anybody get it? Steam reviews don't paint a good picture.

 

[Tweed]

Well, I said if they didn't add tails it would be shit.

 

[Angnomynous Wasp Scholar]

Bongs say it's shit

 

[Parsimonious cook]

I got my backer key a while back, so might as well install it and take a look. Dont expect much at this point...

 

[Parsimonious cook]

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiet.

OK, well... the gaym is not that bad, but it needs work.

First off, this is the first game that I have ever seen on Steam that had rusniggerian set as a default language. I can image this could filter out some people who wouldnt want to bother trying to find out how to switch to English, but oh well.

Gameplay-wise - you control individual soldiers (of course they can be grouped as needed). Postures can be changed (standing, crouching, prone), there is sticky cover like in CoH/DoW2. Soldiers come in various classes (rifleman, stormtrooper, medic, machine gunner, probably others I havent seen yet), different classes have different items they can use. Soldiers can put on gasmasks, some can throw grenades (frag, gas, anti-tank from what I have seen so far). There are also some vehicles (so far I have seen armored cars, though there are tanks as well) and heavy weapons with limited field of fire that can be taken over (HMGs, mortars).

The missions revolve around capturing flags much like in CoH. There is no base building, you get resources by capturing flags and you can use resources to call in reinforcements to rally points that get unlocked at the flags you capture. Sometimes you can also use call-ins such as airstrikes.

Generally, I would say that the game would benefit from having a tactical pause/ability to slow down time - neither of which seems to be in. As you can imagine, things get very hectic in large fights, since you have to throw nades manually and such. There is also no saving in missions so far. Anyway, it is OKish Man of War-lite experience. Not terrible, not great. I backed the KS so long ago that this is basically a free gaym for me, so w/e.

The furry factor is kinda disturbing. The movies between missions are done p. well, and there are sexualised females of various species that are in the game. I dread the type of shit I might be exposed to if I keep playing.

 

[Peachcurl]

Well, I said if they didn't add tails it would be shit.

More importantly, this game never had a chance due to the space between "Ratten" and "Reich".

 

[lightbane]

So, what's the plot? Nazi rats fighting against what? Frog Frenchies or something?

 

[Parsimonious cook]

Germans = Rats, Entante/Allies = Mice, rusniggers = Cockroaches (lol), AZNs (I think both chinks and japs) = some kind of lizards.

The plot is basically a WWI that keeps going until it turns into WWII.

 

[JarlFrank]

As you can imagine, things get very hectic in large fights, since you have to throw nades manually and such.

>the biggest issue of Men of War is that there's too much micromanagement in big battles
>soldiers don't do shit they should do, like throwing nades when detecting large groups of enemies
>game comes out that wants to be like Men of War but better
>doesn't fix Men of War's biggest problem (passive soldier AI)
tfw

 

[JarlFrank]

I like the option to micromanage in certain situations, but I shouldn't have to do it all the time in games like this. This has already been my biggest issue with Men of War and its spiritual successor Call to Arms/Gates of Hell.
When I tell individual soldiers to take a position I don't want them to stand in the same spot forever, I want them to dynamically change cover according to the situation. I don't even need their behavior to be complex, just if the sandbags you hide behind get blown up, maybe walk to that wall over there and hide behind that. Or when a tank approaches, take your panzerfaust and blow it up instead of waiting for my manual command to do so. Managing a wide front when your soldiers literally just stand still and shoot small arms is pretty much impossible when the AI keeps spamming troops at you.

 

[Tyranicon]

People keep telling me it's a Men of War clone, but the marketing is telling me it's a furry game with sexualized boob rats.

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[Tweed]

People keep telling me it's a Men of War clone, but the marketing is telling me it's a furry game with sexualized boob rats.

.....

Ahh.

The classic Masterbait and Switch.

 

[Harthwain]

As you can imagine, things get very hectic in large fights, since you have to throw nades manually and such.

>the biggest issue of Men of War is that there's too much micromanagement in big battles
>soldiers don't do shit they should do, like throwing nades when detecting large groups of enemies
>game comes out that wants to be like Men of War but better
>doesn't fix Men of War's biggest problem (passive soldier AI)
tfw

Men of War wasn't the micromanagement hell that was Soldiers: Heroes of World War II. That said, I do agree even Men of War: Assault Squad 1 could've used more automation (auto-replenishing ammo from the supply trucks, for example). I simply threw people without ammo ahead of units who had ammo, Soviet penal battalion style. If Ratten Reich shares these issues with earlier iterations of Men of War, I am not surprised the review scores are lower than they could've been otherwise.

I like the option to micromanage in certain situations, but I shouldn't have to do it all the time in games like this. This has already been my biggest issue with Men of War and its spiritual successor Call to Arms/Gates of Hell.

Call to Arms/Gates of Hell STILL has these issues? I thought they acknowledged them and tried to fix them?

 

[JarlFrank]

Call to Arms/Gates of Hell STILL has these issues? I thought they acknowledged them and tried to fix them?

It's better but not fully fixed. You still have to micromanage soldiers changing cover, or even changing windows when occupying a house, which honestly should be an automatic thing they adjust based on enemy direction.

 

[lightbane]

Germans = Rats, Entante/Allies = Mice, rusniggers = Cockroaches (lol), AZNs (I think both chinks and japs) = some kind of lizards.

Interesting, and not what I would have guessed. I thought Allies would be cats, not mice, the less evil version of rats, so to speak. Ruskies as disgusting insects is hilarious. Asians as lizards... No idea.

Compare this to Maus' take of nationalities.

The plot is basically a WWI that keeps going until it turns into WWII.

Soo, Tanya the Evil?

People keep telling me it's a Men of War clone, but the marketing is telling me it's a furry game with sexualized boob rats.

.....

Why not both? TM.

 

[Harthwain]

I watched some reviews and I got the feeling the game would be better served if it went with Silent Storm's approach to gameplay management.

 

[Parsimonious cook]

TBH fam, pretty much everything would be better if it went with Silent Storm´s approach to gameplay management. The game is still in EA and likely will stay there for some time... we will see what happens.

 

[Axioms]

This game needed a lot longer in the oven is the general consensus I've seen from indie strategy nerds. It just isn't ready. Probably gonna bomb for the devs but that's what happens. Also it is traditional for non-furry anthropomorphic animal games not to make tight shirts over big tits, especially for... rats... Tells you they are not super smart about their aesthetic.

 

[Fedora Master]

All fucking Furries must hang.