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Join Date: 2012-11-01 Member: 165335Members
Join Date: 2012-11-01 Member: 165335Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Why does nothing lead me to where I want to go?</div>So I buy the game, expect something similar to Natural Selection, end up with an upgraded layout with new ways of doing the old things. Nothing to complain about here. I finally managed to adapt my eyes somewhat to the environment in of the game, could read the map a little better, that is when I remembered that I could upgrade myself, although not how. I found out how to upgrade myself, although the upgrade layout was a bit messy (It was by accident that I clicked on giving myself more movement speed, was worried that it cost resources but couldn't really see if id did, because no numbers seemed to be attached to what I clicked on), then I tried to evolve to a Gorge, and tried to build things, but had no idea how. We had no resource towers, wanted to build a resource tower. We need defensive towers, or whatever, have no idea, what, how do I, uhm, click, info anywhere? No. And it went on. Until I figured that I might as well log off and find myself a tutorial online to read up on everything.
Looking for a tutorial of some kind, I access the website, click on a link, which sends me right back to the front page. Click again, the link send me back to the front page again. Can't find a tutorial link. Can't find an information link. Can't find. Can't find. Can't find. What am I doing? What is this? Who is, what is, where is, ok, I quit.
Looking for a tutorial of some kind, I access the website, click on a link, which sends me right back to the front page. Click again, the link send me back to the front page again. Can't find a tutorial link. Can't find an information link. Can't find. Can't find. Can't find. What am I doing? What is this? Who is, what is, where is, ok, I quit.
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Some points of confusion:
* Gorge no longer build the main buildings. That's up to the Khammander now.
* The tooltips on the bottom should help you know there are options, but without text it's hard to figure out what they mean. Hopefully others helping explain can help new players, but they could still use a little fixing up.
Some points of confusion:
* Gorge no longer build the main buildings. That's up to the Khammander now.
* The tooltips on the bottom should help you know there are options, but without text it's hard to figure out what they mean. Hopefully others helping explain can help new players, but they could still use a little fixing up.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I re-read what I wrote and I apologize for not being clear and for coming off as patronizing.
I should have looked through the tutorials under 'Training' which can be accessed through the main menu in the game, but the reason why I steer away from tutorials like these is because they do not come with any description (A short summary) to explain what is about to be taught (So in the back of my head I take no notice that these tutorials even exist), and when viewing the tutorials the content comes off as being chaotic.
Take the Gorge tutorial as an example: The first minute he jumps around as a Skulk killing marines, multitasking his tutorial. It was not until he STOPPED MOVING for a second and was about to use the evolution tool (or whatever I should call it, I'm not sure) that I thought "Ah, finally." But every now and then it felt like he kind of fell off topic and was like "Oops, sorry, I got caught in the moment".
In the "Official Game Overview Video"- tutorial: The Natural Selection icon pops up (No need for a natural selection image to pop up a second time inside the game) and then the tutorial rapidly jumps from action scene to action scene while he talks, bullets and fire and green goo everywhere. So I am trying to link what I see with what I hear, but no link can be found, so it feels like I am in the head of someone with attention deficit disorder.
When I clicked on the 'Training' button I did not expect a list of YouTube tutorials (without descriptions). I expected the game to launch, or something similar. Like it was mentioned in "Official Game Overview Video"- tutorial, that I can launch the game and view everything that the game has to offer without enemies there to interrupt me, but in all honesty I didn't even see the tab at the top of the tutorial list. I would have expected the tutorial list to be in the other tab.
Click on 'Training'
First tab: Explore Mode
Second tab: Tutorials
Click to 'Explore'
Game is launched
Active tutorial in the game <-- Preferably starting with a summary, then going from the ground-up, without too much interruption.
Now I know that if I have any questions regarding gameplay I can fast forward through some of those tutorials and use Explore Mode, though.
The website's links need a bit polishing though, or at least under 'About' which is crucial. Any information regarding the game should go under About. Species, classes, upgrades, etc. I just can't seem to find what I want to find, anywhere. There's no easy solution. I'm still trying to find information about the level design tool, or just a link that says Spark SDK or something. Right now I have to use google to search for content on unknownworlds.com because I can't navigate this site.
And by no means do I intend to complain. I'll get through this eventually. I wish the development team the best.
The videos are currently built by Hugh, who has been playing this game religiously for a while. Feedback like this from new fresh eyes are definitely aprpeciated.