Xenonauts (a modern XCOM remake)

[Ganner]

Has anyone tried out http://www.xenonauts.com/ yet?

It looks ALOT like the oldschool XCOM (not the shitty FPS they have coming out, but a true 2d XCOM) with some new features.

New stuff I can see so far:

Improved air combat
Working on an improved UI
Improved AI
More weapon choices
Better UFO detection (you get reports of UFO stuff even if you dont have active detection in an area)


I want to try it but i see they have already missed their targeted release date a few times.  Anyone play it in the alpha stage yet?  Is it worth preordering and getting in now?

[Lobster]

I have purchased it on pre order. Its the first game i seen that is trying to recaptuer the Xcom feel.
Looking forward to the release

[Ganner]

I have purchased it on pre order. Its the first game i seen that is trying to recaptuer the Xcom feel.
Looking forward to the release

So how does it play so far?

[Tibe]

The new XCOM: Enemy Unknown? If you dont know about it yet. I quess they knew that people would hate the FPS one so they will also release this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkJ7ew2rZgw

[Ganner]

yea, i dont have faith in either of the two licensed XCOM games.  The FPS I expect to be as bad as duke nukem and the turn based strat i expect to be so dumbed down it will be pathetic.

[Tibe]

Im quite sure the reason for this is cause they want the series to appear to those mainstream gamers. U know those only Skyrim and CoD playing gamers, whose intrests u only get with shiny graphics and loads of adventisements and who rarely care about how much money they spend.

[okiN]

It's in beta as of this month. I tried it, it's pretty swell. Probably releasing later in the year.

[okiN]

It's on Steam as early access now. If you got it during alpha you can get a Steam key off the Desura site here.

https://secure.desura.com/cart/cdkeys

[Ganner]

It's on Steam as early access now. If you got it during alpha you can get a Steam key off the Desura site here.

https://secure.desura.com/cart/cdkeys

Holy sweet jesus, i was waiting for this to pop up on steam since i missed backing their kickstarter.

brb installing now.

Also retracting my previous statement of the XCOM turn based game. Its pwn.

[okiN]

It was up for preorders with alpha access on their website both before and after the kickstarter, that's where I got it from. Hopefully Steam will get it more exposure though. It's also a much nicer way to get updated versions than that piece of shit Desura.

[Banok]

I bought this on steam, not sure if its really worth £15 considering its an unfinished 2d game. but definitely enjoying it overall. there is a older version on pirate bay which I tried first before buying.

it has some nice pros over the new xcom but probably more cons imo. I like the more expansive geoscape, more realistic theme. but the ground combat is actually less tactical despite being more complicated. the overwatch/fire/hunkerdown and cover system in new xcom is vastly superior decision making than xenonaut's tell 10 dudes to roll dice.

[Ganner]

I bought this on steam, not sure if its really worth £15 considering its an unfinished 2d game. but definitely enjoying it overall. there is a older version on pirate bay which I tried first before buying.

it has some nice pros over the new xcom but probably more cons imo. I like the more expansive geoscape, more realistic theme. but the ground combat is actually less tactical despite being more complicated. the overwatch/fire/hunkerdown and cover system in new xcom is vastly superior decision making than xenonaut's tell 10 dudes to roll dice.

The combat of this one resembles the original xcom alot more, but it is still frustrating sometimes.  I ended up buying it on steam and enjoyed it a bit, but will wait about 6 more months before i pick it up again, sort of like project zomboid(if they ever do put that sucker on steam)

[okiN]

Just an FYI: Xenonauts just went gold.

http://www.goldhawkinteractive.com/forums/showthread.php/10219-Xenonauts-V1-0-Released!

[Banok]

sweet, guess a replay is due

[Radament]

i'm tempted , watching some videos and it looks quite polished , ai seems challanging even on normal , art style is awesome , tons of mods on their forum , dis seems way more entertaining than enemy unknown.