Universal Prevail (by JohnnyTwoShoes)

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  1. Dailon80

    Dailon80 Well-Known Member

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    I did change it and it starts a whole new world
    I'm trying to figure out and I'm checking is it the same universe every time you play or is it random
    I would think it would be random otherwise the game would get old quicker
     
  2. VirtualBoyFreak

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    I've just changed the world. It's weird how the savegame works. Inventory is persistent, but you can change universes. It's cool in a way, since you don't begin from zero.
     
  3. FYI, the App Store does show five screenshots (none that grab me, personally). But I still find it odd that people are doing mental gymnastics to explain that it was an accidental release and will most definitely be fixed if the developer is the one who created this thread with no explanation and disappeared.
     
  4. yankeeblue000

    yankeeblue000 Well-Known Member

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    What AppStore? I only see 1 screen shot in mine
     
  5. Bloodangel

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    Only 1 pic on the uk AppStore
     
  6. VirtualBoyFreak

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    Only one pic on the Spanish app store...
     
  7. VirtualBoyFreak

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    #128 VirtualBoyFreak, Jan 29, 2017
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    I'm revising my review to 4 stars. Leaving bugs aside (and hoping for a fix), the reasons are that after a few hours of playing, the only things I've been able to do are:

    - Kill spaceships and/or aliens: when you shoot at them, they call for reinforcements and ships come to try and kill you. You can destroy them to take their weapons, but there's no way I've found to steal their ships. If you destroy them in space, you can exit your spaceship and gather the loot from the destroyed ships.
    - Get 1 kind of resource and process it for money: there's only one resource, the silverish stone, which can be processed. Minigame gets old fast.
    - Taxi missions: always the same: take one person from A to B.
    - Get seeds and destroy them against the floor: there's only 4-5 different seeds that I've found, and they only make people follow you or attack you.
    - Produce TNT in a machine, but you can't put it in your inventory, so it's just to destroy the planet surface you're on.
    - Buy things: the jetpack is fun, but what's the umbrella for? Who knows...
    - Ride different vehicles: there's one spaceship that has a rope that comes down, but I haven't found what the rope is for. It would have been cool to have rescue missions or something like that. The other missions don't seem to do anything, except for the ones that have guns, which are very useful because you can shoot, but nothing more.
    - EDIT: you can also "build" (check image attached). I don't know very well how to do it, but it kinda works. It's like structures from World of Goo.

    I've also added my inventory so that you see what I have. I have arrows, but no bow to throw them :p

    Sure, it's a bunch of things you can do, but they tend to get old quick and I can think of many more that could have been implemented to make it a great game. There's no "wow!" feeling aside from the initial freedom of going from planet to planet when you begin playing it.

    Even though I'd love to have many more things in the game, seeing the progress of things this weekend and all the expectations we had but weren't made true, I'd be more than happy if we got an update fixing the bugs we've discovered.
     

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  8. scottyd2k9

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    Is anyone else getting a white screen on launch ?
     
  9. djstout

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    Created this thread and disappeared... yes that's pretty annoying and I might well ask for a refund. The dev could have at least explained to us what was going on like he couldn't finished it or it was a mistake or else.
     
  10. tekchic

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    Been following this thread with some popcorn. It almost feels like a "No Man's Sky" botched release. I'm mildly interested, but not ready to spring yet. I'd like to see how this develops. :)
     
  11. Kenan2000

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    I guess it was a little bit overhyped,nobody overhyped terraria,nobody expected MHFU port,nobody expected cataclysm - dark days ahead port.I just hope that same story won't happen with Morphite.
     
  12. zatoichi

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    It was worth the $5 to see where this ended up. I've been following since it was announced.

    Silly question: how do you exit a vehicle? I did it by accident once, and haven't been able to do it since. Didn't see anything about it in the tutorial videos. Thanks.
     
  13. gemineye62

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    Nothing makes sense with this release.
    Josh commented at least six times in the first day when Plunderland dropped.

    No word from him and it is day two.
    No video and only a couple of screen shots.
    No write up.

    You are just shooting yourself in the foot with a launch like that if you were expecting
    great sales from day one.

    I'm just going to sit back and wait until Josh chimes in and sets the record straight.
     
  14. Mince0

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    Refunded, cant even move the camera just spins around after 5 years I had hopes but this is just embarrassing.
     
  15. raravan

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    don't know about Terraria, but C - DD and MHFU was amazingly well done ports. way better than this ugly Prevail release.
     
  16. rezn

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    I think it was worth a shot. I don't fully get how a game this buggy or unfinished (from what I played) can still be sitting at the top of the hot games list ..but then here I am leaving a comment finally so that's just another reason it's sitting at the top. I don't recommend it. Save your money or wait for some actual updates/bug fixes.
     
  17. VirtualBoyFreak

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    #138 VirtualBoyFreak, Jan 29, 2017
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    All "exit" is done by keeping pressed the top left button, the one which looks like an "eject CD" button.

    I don't expect any updates with extra content. I'd be happy if we got an update fixing all the silly bugs. In any case I won't request a refund. I like it even with the bugs, although I'd rather it had more content and polish.

    I think it was overhyped as Topia or as Star Command.
     
  18. fabell

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    Call me old fashioned, but I'm not buying this until the developer actually puts proper punctuation marks into the App Store description.

    I have a theory that the lack of a period says more than anything else could about this release.
     
  19. Cinot

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    #140 Cinot, Jan 30, 2017
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    The bugs which are mentioned in the thread have also occurred tocme. The first half hour was ok, but now, the display becomes pften black.

    It is a pity because I have looked forward to this game ...

    hopefully the dev will report in the forum or at least fix this bugs.

    But I will not request a refund, with the hope that in the next few days this problems will be resolved with a patch or something.


    Edit: Finally, I asked for a refund. The game is unplayable for me. After a few minutes, my screen is black and I can't do anything ( force quitthe app ). If this get fixed or the dev explains what's going on, I will rebuy the game
     

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