Space Hulk

Branoic

So anyone playing?

Basically as near a total conversion of the 3rd edition board game as you can get. If you're a fan of the board game (and I am) then its awesome, but if you're expecting anything else you'll be disappointed (no other bells and whistles).

I love the board game, but can rarely get to play it. This way, I don't need to find a 2nd player and I don't have to set it up and tidy all the pieces away afterwards

nesf

I'm damn tempted. I'll almost certainly pick it up on iOS, the question is whether I'll get the PC version as well. :P

bellylint

Buggy as hell at the moment. House mate is playing it and having issues, struggling thru though. I loaded up and my second move, game crashed. Hopefully they will get it sorted quickly enough. There was a patch over the weekend at least, I havent tried it, but it was predominately bug fixing I believe.

Rev Hellfire

Any game which is crashing on the second move doesn't deserve your/our money imho.

If they can't be bothered to do a decent amount of testing before release or release with known bugs such as that, then it doesn't say much for their commitment to customers.

nesf

Rev Hellfire wrote: »

Any game which is crashing on the second move doesn't deserve your/our money imho.

If they can't be bothered to do a decent amount of testing before release or release with known bugs such as that, then it doesn't say much for their commitment to customers.

It does appear to be wonderfully half-assed and poorly thought out in many respects. Or a cynical cash grab if you want to be, um, a cynic. :P

Spear

It's been patched twice already in the last three days. I've had a fairly bug free game so far, with 4 hours or so spent on it.

Some aspects are rough, including poor animations and weak textures, the bolts seem to be rendered as flat objects and so on.

There are in turn some good touches, the helmet cam in the upper right, if there's a move and fire target available,or when it attempts to move and fire if you only select move.

But otherwise it's a faithful reproduction from all I've seen.

nesf

One of the most serious, nerd, criticism of it that I've heard is that bolters sound like machine guns. Which is a small thing but disappointing to those who are into the universe.

Jelle1880

nesf wrote: »

One of the most serious, nerd, criticism of it that I've heard is that bolters sound like machine guns. Which is a small thing but disappointing to those who are into the universe.

So far I've only seen one game where bolters sound like they should, and that was Space Marine.

I might give it a go, but when it's on sale.

ZeroThreat

Is Space Hulk similar to Space crusade? I know only of the boardgame.

bellylint

ZeroThreat wrote: »

Is Space Hulk similar to Space crusade? I know only of the boardgame.

It was set in the same universe, I would say if you enjoyed crusade then you def would enjoy space hulk.

bellylint

Spear wrote: »

It's been patched twice already in the last three days. I've had a fairly bug free game so far, with 4 hours or so spent on it.

Some aspects are rough, including poor animations and weak textures, the bolts seem to be rendered as flat objects and so on.

There are in turn some good touches, the helmet cam in the upper right, if there's a move and fire target available,or when it attempts to move and fire if you only select move.

But otherwise it's a faithful reproduction from all I've seen.

yea I am gonna give it another month, one of the patches came through on Sunday (guys must be working hard )
I have hopes that it will get to a much better place quickly enough, and that it will be a good game.

Angron

I got a bit annoyed at some of the spelling mistakes I've spotted at various points (It was before they put out the patches, but I swear at one point I saw difficulty spelled with one f). It's not a brilliant game, but I've found it enjoyable enough, though I have at times found myself wishing Relic had made it.

Tenger

Angron wrote: »

I got a bit annoyed at some of the spelling mistakes I've spotted at various points (It was before they put out the patches, but I swear at one point I saw difficulty spelled with one f). It's not a brilliant game, but I've found it enjoyable enough, though I have at times found myself wishing Relic had made it.

Angron getting a bit annoyed is not a good thing......

Spear

Tenger wrote: »

Angron getting a bit annoyed is not a good thing......

Something to amuse him then:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4tmNhtf8ks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOrdOl6xoRc

Jonny7

Enormous patch and free campaign mission delivered today - haven't got this yet, the reviews put me off, it the below patch improves the game I might grab it, anyone tried it?

http://steamcommunity.com/app/242570/discussions/0/864976115510136253/

Changelog
1.2
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New 3 mission campaign “Messenger of Purgatory”.

We have had both a rough start as well as great support from all of you. So we decided to give you this one for free as a big THANK YOU!!

We really love working on this game, and you have been with us through the launch and beyond. So enjoy finding the remains of Captain Atarius!

Features/improvements:
Improved visuals for environment and units
Greatly improved performance of the game
Added animation speed option - can now choose Normal / Fast / Very fast speed of units.
Added “don’t allow Genestealers to split AP between multiple units” system to counter multiplayer conga-line exploit.
Fixed the rule with melee bonuses to apply only for the close attacks to the front.
If genestealer enters the map it will trigger overwatch attack check now
Assault cannon range reduced from 3 to 2 tiles radius. Assault cannon explosion uses now path calculation so doors block damage.
Choosing “any faction” in random game is now server-driven, so it highly increases the chance to match.
Highlighting units when mouse is over.
Highlighting activable genestealer entry points when mouse is over.
Added more informative log messages for the close attacks.
Showing the GS entry points you can use during the blips placement mode with different color and not showing entry tiles when not used.
Lurk zone tiles show information about AP needed to place+enter.
Showing hit percentage for ranged attacks when mouse is over target unit
New main menu background
Changed “Use Lightmaps” option to say “Use dynamic lights” and swapped the checkmark.
You have to finish all actions with a Genestealer before being able to take any other action with another.
Hotseat: Debriefing now always shows stats from the Terminator point of view.

Bugfixes:
Fixed the close combat resolution on ladders. Had bug for turning after close attacks.
Fixed the combat draw case resolution - defender now turns to the attacker in the draw case.
Blip is now revealed correctly if on ladder
Fixed bug with overwatch on the ladders
Fixed bug with opened doors not being always open visually when loading saved game.
Fixed one more bug with the misclicks on the tiles
Fixed some of the SFX to sound better.
Fixed door bug during overwatch, leaded to genestealer was shown in the closed door visually
Fixed genestealer disappearing after revealing blip and killing him in autofire.
Fixed the FX displacement for Calistarius and Gideon when doing melee attack
Fixed the unit death in flame after movement caused the game crash.
Fixed the problems with camera and logical bugs when unit exits the map.
Fixed the bug when pressing undo while moving, leading to the unit being “frozen”.
Fixed the game freeze sometimes when trying to select next genestealer and no genestealers has any AP left.
Fixed missing camera panning on opponent melee attacks when action camera is switched off
Fixed using last flamer shot into room would causing Terminators to lose, not win in mission Cleanse and Burn.
Fixed the bug during unit movement that led sometimes to messed tiles position and unit moving into empty space.
Fixed the broken Broodlord melee attacks.
Fixed the tiles misclicks caused by units colliders.
Fixed game crash when the last remaining blip is being voluntary revealed.
Fixed unit turn bug that led sometimes to inaccurate animation blending.
Fixed the game accepted input in the strategic camera mode
Fixed the melee weapon field FX not being in correct state when loading a save game
Fixed the assault cannon spinning state not being updated properly when loading a save game.
Fixed the power field generator hit state not being updated properly when loading a save game.
Fixed the wrong direction on the power field generators - they are now rotated towards the closest “visible” genestealer.
Assault cannon rotation fixed so its shooting straight visually
Fixed an error that lead sometimes to game crash when moving towards door and using move+fire on it.
Fixed music issues in the main menu and briefing
Fixed broken door in mission 9 of Sin of Damnation campaign
Fixed several issues with strategic map not showing correctly
Fixed issue with buttons containing usernames not being cropped
Fixed bug where some of the options in the ingame options menu not saving correctly

Mr.Rain

Branoic wrote: »

So anyone playing?

Basically as near a total conversion of the 3rd edition board game as you can get. If you're a fan of the board game (and I am) then its awesome, but if you're expecting anything else you'll be disappointed (no other bells and whistles).

I love the board game, but can rarely get to play it. This way, I don't need to find a 2nd player and I don't have to set it up and tidy all the pieces away afterwards

Just in the Same boat, but with my second edition "home made copy" (it was on White Dwarf :P ages ago). I love it but my friends are never up to play since is a 2 players game (is like were always at least 3 when playing boardgames....)

I even have some old tactical marines unmounted in order to used them with the alternative rules for the power armour... ( I have to assemble them, I still even haven't the genestealers and the old metal termies ready to play :P)

Is great game and the expansions added a lot of fun... wouldn't mind playing again...

BTW I feel the 3rd edition is too messy on things like line of sight...

Outkast_IRE

Just got this a few days ago.

I have never played the board game but am a big fan of the universe and other game series. I must say i am enjoying it quite a bit.

Pros.
- Real Strategy & Thought required.
- Universe is interesting
- Relatively easy to pick up, but will take a while to master & understand all the minor rules.
- No bugs, or issues encountered thus far.
-Good campaign structure with each mission taking about 30-60mins with a save feature if necessary
-Varied maps.

Cons
- Animation is ok, hopefully they work on it for the future
- Learning curve whilst not too steep it will take a while to master
- Controls can take a bit of getting used to just remember to use the undo button if you make a mistake.

To sum it up to me it feels like " Chess with a good element of chance thrown in for good measure"