Philo Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Hi folks Nimbatus is only a few Steam reviews away from reaching a better rating category. This is very important for us, since the Steam algorithm shows better rated games to more people. Pleeeease consider to write a Steam review!https://store.steampowered.com/recommended/recommendgame/383840 Thanks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Check.👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkily Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 One review coming up. Recommended 4.2 hrs last two weeks / 68.8 hrs on record Posted: Nov 20 @ 7:15am EARLY ACCESS REVIEW Nimbatus is a game about making your own drone, and flying it on missions. The basis for it is quite simple. The logistics of construction is where it really shines. There's almost nothing you can't do. Would you like to put an explosive TNT block on a detachable mount with sensors, to create an enemy-seeking missile, instead of using actual weapon? Maybe instead of flying, you'd like to make a walker? It will be challenging, but can be done. Would you like to chain together a masive chain of ships into a massive snake-ship, spewing death in all directions? Maybe you'd like to install logic modules, to create a turret that detects and targets enemies for you; or even a drone whose sole purpose is to autonomously eradicate every scrap of mass on the planet. You could even set up factories that deploy swarms of subdrones, or that discard one weapon set to manufacture another, as needed. If you have the mind of an engineer, I think you'll enjoy this game immensely; and as development progresses, the roadmap looks promising, with racing drone challenges coming soon. (As of 11/20) If you take an interest, visit http://www.strayfawnstudio.com/ and check out their community; they have a feature request section that can get your idea in the game, if it's good, and the developers are constantly monitoring it. Their previous game is still getting updates and is still monitored by the devs as well, which I think is a good sign that this game, as well, will not be neglected even after it comes out of early access. Pros: Very involved building system, with the ability to use a network of logic to simply but effectively coordinate complex activity. Weapon workshops let you upgrade and adapt weapons, both for more effectiveness, and to adapt them to unique purposes. Diverse mission types involve more challenges that require multiple builds, or a very careful and complete single build. Asynchronous multiplayer arena called 'sumo' in which you craft an autonomous drone to push an opponent designed by a human out of a ring, which shrinks over time. Asynchronous Racing Arenas coming soon, with Combat Arenas coming soon. Planets and missions are procedurally generated, providing a wealth of unique worlds. Weather system on the roadmap for development. Cons: Mission types are limited, and can get repetitive with time. Only a few very challenging enemies as of yet. Progression mechanics are intended, but not yet implemented. Currently, only one arena, sumo, is available. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philo Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 Thanks folks ^^ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Star" Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 I did a review on the first day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookami-sama Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Of all things Nimbatus, I believe this one is the most difficult to accomplish. An ordeal of its own: to type a review of a game that is straightforward and clean enough that every attempt I muster up feels sluggish, bland, needlessly complex; when all I really should write up is « What are you waiting for? » O Great Drone Overlord, I beg of You, grant your puny servant the tiniest module of Your grand equation, that they compute this ordeal! self.graceWith(power_divineLogic); 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philo Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 The super mean thing is: If you don't buy the game on Steam, the review does not count into the score If this was different, we wouldn't have a problem at all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkily Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 I've found the most compelling reviewers to be the ones unafraid to deal with agame as it is, warts and all. Thankfully, I think most of the cons here are things that the team seeks to address in development. 7 minutes ago, Philo said: The super mean thing is: If you don't buy the game on Steam, the review does not count into the score If this was different, we wouldn't have a problem at all Even if we have it on steam, via a key? If it's not a money purchase it doesn't count? Huh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philo Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 Yes, as soon as you got the key outside of Steam, they don't count the review. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ookami-sama Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 (edited) So buying through Humblebundle invalidates part of the review...? I already despise Steam, so I am unsure if I can loathe them to any higher degree. I believe not. Edit: I hope I did not make it sound like we are too much of a sect... « Did » because this review is final and set in stone until Steam is brought down by anarchists. Which might happen soon if all goes well. Edited November 20, 2018 by Ookami-sama Aaaand sent! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garheardt the Black Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Reviewed! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philo Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share Posted November 22, 2018 @Ookami-sama Jup, buying through Humble means your review is not counted into the Steam score. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkily Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I wonder if the review suddenly counts if your also buy a copy via steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philo Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share Posted November 22, 2018 I think you can't buy a copy for yourself if you already activated the key from another source. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkily Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Yeah, but you can spend the money - it might consider that a verified purchase. I can't imagine a way to test that, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corona_wind Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Can't write a review. Steam wants money first. [edit] and steam wouldn't take it anyway, apparently, since they hate humble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Yes, I'm very sorry. Steam only counts your review to the score when you bought the game directly via Steam. That is because they think there's a possibility for misuse of the system and to keep the integrity of the score But on the other hand, reviews are still useful even when they don't count towards the score if they have valuable information in them, regardless if they are bought outside of Steam or being received for free. Are you not able to write a review even though you bought it from humble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corona_wind Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Only paying steam customers get to write reviews. I can pay them $5 for the privilege of writing a review that doesn't count... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Hmm, this sounds strange, I'm very sorry I asked another game-dev friends who sells his game on humble but he never had such a case. Can you try the following link and check if you can (of course only if you want!) write a review this way? https://store.steampowered.com/recommended/recommendgame/383840 If that doesn't work, can you give us a screenshot of where Steam orders you to pay for the review? Then we can try to see what happened and maybe contact Steam to fix it, because that should definitely not be the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micha Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Thats normal @Markus If you buy a key on humble you can't write a review on steam unless you have bought some steam games first. Also the reviews from humble players don't count towards the game score. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Ah, I see. Sorry, you're right. Steam calls these accounts limited/unlimited. Only if you bought games in value >=$5 you become an unlimited account and are able to write reviews (and more). Below that threshold you're considered a "limited account" and are restricted in certain actions. Now I get it, I'm sorry for the confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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