Ok Kerb's first Kickstarter is out Sword of the Stars: The Pit. A fun (your gonna die clown your gonna DIE) rouge like rpg. Can you survive 30 level of the pit and find the cure to save your world? It is lore rich and all about randomization. This game weapon mods might to this but the next game they will do something different, same with traps, and many other items. I got to level 12 on hard (love the engi)... Must keep going.
Totalbiscuit- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qstolOa_jA
Buy it on Steam- http://store.steampowered.com/app/233700/
Buy it on Gamersgate- http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-SOTSPIT/sword-of-the-stars-the-pit
Demos in the 2 links above.
This is on Kerbs site which links all news, previews and reviews- http://www.kerberos-productions.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=46863
If you want to leave feedback and suggestions do so here, they are adding stuff here- http://www.kerberos-productions.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=69
Need more info steam community The Pit- http://steamcommunity.com//app/233700
The Pit LPs should be popping up on Youtube now.
It is on Steam and Gamersgate and both have a demo- 8-10$. And yes there are very few bugs. Patches and additions come out ever other week. If the game does well we will get expansions for this sucker (psionic expansion?)
About the Game
A deadly plague ravages your world. Your last hope: a legendary alien facility dug deep into the Feldspar Mountains...a massive Pit, built by the ancient Suul'ka.
If 'The Pit' really exists, there might be something left. Something that will give your doctors a fighting chance at the cure.
All you know for sure is that every expedition into those mountains has failed to return...
And Nothing Sows Death Like the Suul'ka.
Quamdiu Poteris Superesse?
Sword of the Stars: The Pit is a fun, fast, light-hearted turn-based RPG, where the tradition of Rogue and other old school dungeon-diving games meets the sci-fi Sword of the Stars universe, where the question to ask isn't "Did you make it to the end?" so much as "How far did you make it into The Pit before the monsters got you?"
Be brave, press on for the sake of your planet, and when all else fails, go out in a blaze of glory!
Key Features
- 3 Characters to choose from... Marine, Scout and Engineer! (they level different, play different, & they start with different items)
- 30 Levels of ancient evil science between you and the cure! (4 difficulties, harder it is the more unique stuff you will find and its all randomized levels each game)
- Improve your character and increase your skills as you try and find a way to survive the depths. (swords, shotguns, pistols, assault rifles, knifes, grenades, go fisticuffs, etc...)
- Dozens and dozens of enemies drawn from the Sword of the Stars universe! (harder difficulties more unique enemies)
- Over 50 weapons and armors with a variety of special effects including flamethrowers, rocket launchers, plasma cannons and powered Brawler armor! (Loads & loads of items)
- Randomized augmentation effects (for your equipment... and for you!) make each game unique.
- Crafting lets you make special items from bits and pieces of your enemies. (sandwich makes you strong but it might kill you too)
- Over 100 items to discover, ranging from the familiar to ancient exotic tech. (load up on everything soldier your gonna need it)
- Dozens of room types containing a host of exotic devices to help - or maybe hinder - your progress. (look a friendly medical station NO WAIT A torture device NOOOOO)
- Discover and decipher hidden messages, crafting recipes, and pieces of Sword of the Stars lore! (Sots lore rich game)
- Many fiendish ways to die including poisoning, disease, traps, radiation, starvation and of course... MONSTERS. (watches those corners marines they will kill you!)
Now offtopic, Kerb's 3 guys working on Sots 2 get most of the money from this game so they are getting paided again for Sots 2 support duty. The Pit is selling well. Sots 2 is still getting updates. Strategic and tactical ai is the focus. Big updates every month and a half. Patches every week.
Also there will be another kickstarter for another Sots game. Mecron loves tank warfare. Sol-Force General, as in, panzer general? a turn based strategy game? hex based with all sorts of details on sotsverse ground units?
My guess it will start in spring or summer. This will also support Kerb and Sots 2 post support.
And yep they are working on the next expansion for Sots 2 (new race with new ftl and its focus is ground combat, new ground combat for all races, new tech (new tech tree), new ships & new ship sections, mining ships & mining mission ie send IO to this system, more minors?, more randoms?, more grands?, etc...) Which means Paradox will support Kerb on new stuff (not post support). I wonder if random maps generator will finally return or maybe the expansion after this one?
