“The Dome” is an online open world robotics game with RPG and survival elements. The game features a variety of attack skills, a very exciting multiplayer driving experience, and large-scale robot combat.
“The Dome” is an online open world robotics game with RPG and survival elements. The game features a variety of attack skills, a very exciting multiplayer driving experience, and large-scale robot combat.
Key Features Acquisition of resources, construction, hunting, melee and ranged weapon skills, vehicles and large robots in addition to other means of transport, and two factions to align yourself with and engage in PvP.
Game is in early access so without saying it needs lots of help. Currently there are numberous key features missing or completely unbalanced. Add to the poor usability and it leads to a DO NOT BUY THIS rating. Don't buy it yet anyway. Maybe in the future with some work Route 66 will be able to get the features functional.
So as not to seem like I'm mindlessly bashing the title I'll put some things I found troublesome.
1. User interface. Tooltips stay up and show the wrong item, even after you exit the inventory. The clicking buttons are not easy to see. Text is quite often layted over top of already existing text making it impossible to read quickly. Things that need explaining and tool tips don't have them when you want them (skill up items only pop up when you have points to spend). When receiving loot there is no indicator as to what you got. Other assorted quirks like not being able to craft items listed in the workbench even though you have all the ingredients.
2. Gameplay. Crafting is very imbalanced, basic need items require many resources and resources are few and far between, unless you happen to find the never ending spawn spots. When using your power attack via the right mouse button there is no way to cancel the ridiculously long animation which has the potential to make your loot vulnerable to others trying to steal it.
3 Building. Managed to get a Hammer of Build but was not able to place any foundation. There was no indicator as to why I couldn't. Not sure if it's because I didn't have a foundation but none of the other piece previews worked.
That said I get that it's in early access but this was absolutely abysmal to play. I hope Route 66 gets this going because the idea seemed pretty neat. In the meantime I can't recommend this unless you are absolutely sure you know it's basically broken at this point.
