Krater pre-alpha Steam keys giveaway + feedback wanted!

[Metro]

You can now preorder this on Steam for $15 (game releases on June 12th). Preordering gets you the first DLC for free. Note to thormo, you guys might want to consider a 4-pack, too, since the game will eventually allow for multi-player/co-op. The 4 pack bundles seem pretty popular in generating preorder sales.

 

[felipepepe]

Wow, already? I thought this was for the end of the year or something like that....no wonder it looks so complete. o_O

 

[Metro]

Yeah, surprised me, too. Note that co-op will not be available right away.

 

[thormo]

Yeah.

Coop will be added the latest the 10th of July. We felt we should focus on the offline version and get it tight so people who just want to play the campaign and roam around could do so. We will add more content during the summer as well. With the coop patch (free of course) we will add some coop related content as well such as boss fights for more people.

The 4-pack will be released when we release the coop part of the game.

Thanks for your support and feedback so far!
Cheers,
Martin aka Thormo

 

[Zed]

Did you ever add pausing?

 

[Replicant]

I looked up the system requirements at the site, but couldn't find them. Does anyone know?

Also, how about the voice acting contest? Still going or not really?

 

[thormo]

The voice over contest is over the winners has been notified. We should announc ethe winners on our web page soon!

System requirements can be found here:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/42170/

at the bottom of the page. We might be able to go lower but we keep them until we know more.

 

[thormo]

Zed No we havent had the time to add a proper pause function yet. I still think we should have it as an option when you play single player offline.

 

[Metro]

Cool to hear about the 4 pack. Hopefully you guys do well with preorder sales. There's a bit of a buzz over at the Cheap Ass Gamer forums from people checking out the beta, etc. I can definitely see a groundswell of interest forming as release nears.

 

[Angthoron]

Will there be more keys given for the beta? I seem to have missed out on this and it looks really interesting.

 

[Astral Rag]

Some bugs:

-The taskbar remains visible after alt-tabbing.

-Floating rocks:

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/576705883601800669/12AD8FF445767C17D4DF517321B2AC408ABCFF8E/

W7 64b
i7920
560ti
1920x1200 res. "high detail" setting.

(Pre-purchased the game on Steam and playing the "public tests" beta that came with it)

 

[Astral Rag]

Will there be more keys given for the beta? I seem to have missed out on this and it looks really interesting.

http://www.alienwarearena.com/giveaway/krater-closed-beta-key-giveaway/

 

[Angthoron]

Will there be more keys given for the beta? I seem to have missed out on this and it looks really interesting.

http://www.alienwarearena.com/giveaway/krater-closed-beta-key-giveaway/

Thanks!

 

[DwarvenFood]

Hi, just wanted to say this:

This is the only game that does not want to run on my gfx card, saying DX 10 support is required. This next to "big" titles like Diablo3 that still allow me to play (note: only playing demo) Maybe it's necessary to have these strict gfx card limitationsbut I can imagine there are more people with a bit older cards (or not?)

Cheers, and props for giving out so many beta keys !

 

[Metro]

I agree that going with DX10 was a mistake from a 'widen the net' sales perspective but I'm sure they had their reasons. Despite the fact that I'm still chugging along on an antiquated card I realize that I'm more of an anomaly.

 

[Gord]

So apparently it's out now?
Anyone can give some impressions from the beta?
What can I expect? Is it worth getting?

 

[toro]

So apparently it's out now?
Anyone can give some impressions from the beta?
What can I expect? Is it worth getting?

Anyone?

 

[mikaelis]

Also, is there a plan to add active-pause? I am in no mood to clickfest all over my 2073600 pixels in real time trying to fend-off hordes of mobs...

 

[Hobo Elf]

Also, is there a plan to add active-pause? I am in no mood to clickfest all over my 2073600 pixels in real time trying to fend-off hordes of mobs...

This. I was going to buy the game, but then decided not to because of no pause. I don't really feel like managing a party of characters as well as expect to use their abilities to their fullest in RT. Just imagine what a clusterfuck Baldur's Gate would be without pause.

 

[felipepepe]

Also, is there a plan to add active-pause? I am in no mood to clickfest all over my 2073600 pixels in real time trying to fend-off hordes of mobs...

This. I was going to buy the game, but then decided not to because of no pause. I don't really feel like managing a party of characters as well as expect to use their abilities to their fullest in RT. Just imagine what a clusterfuck Baldur's Gate would be without pause.

Agreed, it's a feature that I've been waiting for since the early apha...I'm dissapointed it didn't make into the final game...

 

[Konjad]

The lack of pause is a feature to make it more hardcore

 

[Gord]

I would still be grateful for any sort of mini-review, summary or even just a witty one-liner about the game.

Is it a action-RPG hack&slash Diablo clone in post-apoc setting? A aRPG like Divinity II? Old-skool hardcore?

Anyone?

 

[DwarvenFood]

Wish I could help, but I could not play it because of DX10 requirement.

 

[felipepepe]

I would still be grateful for any sort of mini-review, summary or even just a witty one-liner about the game.
Is it a action-RPG hack&slash Diablo clone in post-apoc setting? A aRPG like Divinity II? Old-skool hardcore?
Anyone?

It's a mix of Diablo and Dawn of War 2. You choose & control 3 bros, each with its own abilities (tank, healer, melee fighter, ranged fighter, etc...) and must hack & slash through some dungeons, complete quests, gather phat lewt and the usual ARPG stuff. I did a mini LP of the beta some pages ago, give it a look and you'll understand.

 

[Gord]

Thanks felipepe!

How's the system? Lot's of freedom when leveling, or not so much?

 

[Anthony Davis]

I have a question about the game if anyone wants to answer it. The Steam page with the features list mentions something about permanent injury and death.

The death part I get...

What is this permanent injury system? It intrigues me.


Very tempted to buy this just to support some Swede bros. I dig your furniture.

EDIT: Forget tempted. I will buy it when I get home, but I would still love some more information about the injury and death system.