Development Info Underrail 2: Infusion Dev Log #9: New Combat System

[Ol' Willy]

Turd based gameplay for simulating tactical engagements is abomination that turns RPGs into slow, banal, exploitable slogs for no lifers and he wrote entire post explaining it only to miss the point, forest for the trees indeed.

There is a reason why wargames with tactical depth ten times more than in average RPG are all turn based

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[Ol' Willy]

Not a fan of such game systems but I see a lot of potential. Given the basic premise of the system it's obvious to expect the feats that will allow you to use it to your advantage. Time warping psi powers may get even more OP

 

[Oreshnik Missile]

Single biggest problem in Underrail 1 combat was cheesing the AI with LOS abuse. I should think that has been eradicated.

 

[BlackPlate]

Single biggest problem in Underrail 1 combat was cheesing the AI with LOS abuse. I should think that has been eradicated.

Are you referring to breaking LOS by running around corners or obstacles? That is a pretty good simulation of being fast and fighting tactically. It can get wonky and cheesy, but there is no better way to simulate that with the current combat system.

 

[Stavrophore]

They should at least throw flashbangs near the corners if you hid behind them.

 

[Crescent Hawk]

Over the years, however, I came to realize that, while it's a solid way to approach party-based combat, it has some significant disadvantages when it comes to single character RPGs

He was this close to getting how to fix it properly, but missed the forest for the trees.

I do agree with you yeah, even if in the end I will probably enjoy my time with it. Like this the game just feels like a blueprint for a System Shock type game. A party based game would be way better. Nevertheless Iam impressed by the looks and ambiance.

 

[Cleveland Mark Blakemore]

That engine looks superb.

Throwing out turn-based combat for this game makes no sense. Making it just another clickalot rogue-like totally removes the appeal of the original game.

Otherwise, that lighting engine is pretty nice. The prototype looks good.

 

[Crispy]

Looks neat.

Not sure why you play at such a low resolution, though. Framerate problems?