Airship Dragoon

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tutorial/step by step ? Nope, hra vás vyplivne a učte se. Po pár minutách snaživého klikání bez odezvy jsem to vzdal :D Kdybych to nedostal v random klíči, nedal bych za to ani půl eura..

First battle, trying to figure out what to do - one of my units just runs into a wall :( I have to say that such a bad pathfinding just made me stop playing the game. I really liked the promise. (My gametime is so high due to card farming).

this game is bad. and i feel bad for buying it.

This game will test your patience...

I actually bought this game twice. I Greenlit it on Steam and then found a copy online. Knowing that not all games I vote for ever get approved, I purchased it direct from the publisher. As I always buy games I vote for, I bought it when it came available on Steam. It takes some getting used to, and it is sometimes hard to find the info you need. I'd like to see a mini-map so I don't have to swap between the map and the screen. I'd also reccomend that you deploy your troops left to right (or visa versa) so that as you cycle through your units, you're not jumping all over the map. Battles can take awhile and depending on how many airships you have, a "turn" could take quite awhile. Also reccomend you save after every successful battle in case you accidently quit without saving (only did it twice, was in a big hurry so it was my own fault). Additionally, keep a decent cash reserve, Tempting as it is to upgrade tech every turn, you need money when the AI does its turns. Say 1000 to 1500 per AI you border. More, I imagine later in the game when they have more airships. Remember that fielding troops and arming them take cash. Offensive troop numbers are determined by the size of the attacking airship (5-10-15), defending numbers are determined by the type of terrain. AND how much money you have to spend! Combat is sequential, but the non-moving side can do opportunuty fire if it has reserved action points from it's previous turn. APs are used for moving, attacks and reloading. Units have weight restrictions on how much they can carry. Reloading has to be done manually, so while you may fire at a target of opportunity if you have enough APs remaining, you cannot do a "reload of opportunity", so to speak. A word of caution: attacks of opportunity with explosive weapons can be hazardous to your health. If you are too close to a wall, rock, tree, or even a slight rise, your weapon could impact that, killing yourself. Visibility ranges from 50 to 300 . The attacking trooper has to be able to see the target himself in order to fire at it. And has to be within his weapon's range. There's a helpful counter that tells you how many enemies your active trooper can see. Click on it and a range will appear to the right. Click on the range and you will turn to face that target. You need to keep an eye on that counter while you are moving. You also get reports during the AI's movement phase if something enters your viewing range, so don't use the AI's turn as an opportunity to refresh your beverage or make room for more, you might miss something important. That's the mechanics. I have only played the P. campaign where you chose one nation (for ease of recognition, they resemble UK, USA, France, Zulu, Far East and Germanic) and fight the rest. Each side has distinctive uniforms. All sides have the same initial equipment (rifle, pistol, grenade, first aid kit). Every turn, cash allowing, you may research an item for specific class troopers. There are 4 ot 5 developments per class. Classes are Sapper, Reccon, Gunny, Grenadier, Marksman and Fusiler. All sides have access to the same developments. It gets progressively more expensive as you progress up the tech tree. For example, at Medium difficulty the first tier weapon research costs 1000, the second tier in the same class cost 3000. The AI does its own research. In my current game, the Chinese AI developed grenade launchers before I did (Grenadier tier 1). It was NOT a pleasant surprise.

There is a huge amount to enjoy and admire about this game. Anyone who favours gameplay over graphics, has a fondness for turn-based play and enjoys X-Com style games will likely get many hours of fun. The steampunk style gives a refreshing feel to the combat genre while the combat itself is gritty, nail-biting and hugely rewarding when you get your tactics right. The weapons, meanwhile, give a very satisfying thump or crack on firing and the resulting impacts are great to watch. The ability to recruit and upgrade your squad and develop new weapons adds a rewarding element to the gameplay. To think that this was produced by one dedicated developer is pretty amazing and helps account for the few shortcomings with the game. First, setting up your squad for each battle can be tedious as I could not find any way to remember "loadouts". Second, the opening turns can also be tedious as units can only be moved individually and watched all the way to their location. Finally, the campaign itself may feel a little underdeveloped at times. That said, a great wargame and a developer whose future efforts will be eagerly anticipated by this grizzled gamer.

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