BULWARK - Open World Apocalyptic Fortress Colony Survival

[@falconeerdev]

Hey amazing you gave it a shot!!! Super appreciative and you got into some of the more "advanced" or newer systems that aren't properly tutorialized yet, cool to see those being tried out. So yeh like you said a lot of that is missing cuz there's still a lot of development to go. Including some more guided and goal oriented gameplay involving hostile and friendly other settlements and the faction system. With regards to the camera, I think you nailed it on the head there, it's an open world, 3d topology game and it's tricky. It is also something I am improving every day every week. But there isn't a clearcut answer. A lot of people go "hey detach it from the towers and surveyor, or make it like every other builder" but you would lose some of the funky stuff it does. You point a few things regarding it Middle mouse: Yes! just go to the controller screen and set it to be an middle mouse orbit. It's not perfect yet, but it's there. misclicking: yeh I have a bunch of systems in to sort of predict where someone wants to click, but it is far from perfect. The RMB /LMB issue. hahah I had reversed and got slaughtered for the pre-alpha demo by people saying that was sooo wrong. So hmmm yeh Seems I will keep designing myself into corners ;) but I am listening and that's why it's an 'evolving' demo. Hopefully I'll get it right at some point ;) please revisit in 6 months or so and see how I did ;) Cheerio and super thanks Tomas (the solodev for the game)

[@therealdoomsage]

Solid attitude mate I hope you find the success you've clearly worked for, you deserve it! I'll be a solodev myself soon, once I figure out how to rewire the human psyche from scratch and rid myself of the perpetual procrastination (propetstinualation or peepee for short.) of untreated, twice exceptional attention deficit dis..tracted?...no, fuck, I know this one....

[@Xexelli]

Super excited for this game. Do you have a roadmap for features? Not a timeline, just goals.

[@falconeerdev]

​@@therealdoomsage Well I actually ended up solodev cuz I wasn't a truly very well organised human who was great in teams. Had a big burnout and doing it by myself saved me in a way. Sometimes you gotta adapt to who you are , rather than adapt who you are :)

[@Mahbu]

I was about to say to Splattercat that you are generally accessible and communicative and that, if he had any thoughts or suggestions, you are receptive to constructive criticism. . but you're already here. So, hey. Cool. I look forward to more progress with the game.

[@falconeerdev]

@@Xexelli it's all over the place but somewhere down in my psyche is a roadmap of sorts. But I am quite chaotic and love fiddling and in between the fiddling I need to make a few more major features. I hope that in 6 months I can look at this and say ok this is content complete. But stress is my enemy so do not pin me on that. (at some point my money is gonna run out, so it' won't be years or anything) Sometime this year would be nice, but if it's not then early next year. Not longer than that I feel.

[@WiredP]

Thanks for playing, taking the time to make a video like this really helps with the games visibility and makes Tomas Sala's vision for the title a step closer.

[@idontwantahandlethough]

SO PRETTY! And I love how different it is too! It's neat when devs aren't afraid to try something weird and new :)

[@jeffb1275]

This is a really refreshing, new look for a setting and interface. Kudos to dev for doing something new, and to Splat for giving it a good and fair look.

[@PhilipPetrunak]

Kinda weird the first thing you get as resources is wood and stone, not, you know, FOOD.

[@90maducc]

Yeah, kinda odd. I was hoping to have a fishing mechanic in game.

[@deusmachinashirou5044]

​@@90maducc the developer did say the game is in development so a fishing building might get introduced along with other systems

[@rocmsocem]

They're surrounded by oceans and the game isn't fully implemented so maybe it'll come later or at least animations of fishing ships/docks on the ocean when towers are built there

[@humanname1458]

In survival it's actually better to have access to water, then shelter then food. You can live 7 days on no food, but only 3 on no water. So if you spend your first couple days making camp near some useable water you have more chance of surviving 🤷‍♂️

[@davidrossi5096]

Kinda weird for a nomadic people on an expedition to not pack enough food to last until they’ve established a new settlement. I’m sure your criticism seemed valid though.

[@lordravenlocke5301]

Absolutely loving the way the building system works. Has a good natural growth based on where you place hub points. Excited to see what this one has in store. Thanks for finding this gem.

[@kevintemple245]

What a coincidence, I just finally picked up Falconeer. I love the world and art style, and this seems like an interesting expansion of the Falconeer world. Definitely putting this on the ol' Wishlist.

[@tuxuhds6955]

19:48 Yes, being depressed may have an adverse effect on getting wood. Looks great, will try the game now! :)

[@Laserbeams_]

The cities you build give me big "Limsa Lominsa" vibes and I'm so into it.

[@shannonparkhill5557]

First Splattercat gaming video I've seen a while that actually convinced me that I want the game!

[@rickyspanish4792]

Very original game! Gameplay seems organic if you know what I mean. Very intuitive. Nice!

[@phillgizmo8934]

Wow! I like the conceptualization of the art very much. It reminded me the style of the clone wars 3d animated series.

[@Expression2.0]

Dude, the dev voicing the tutorial has absolutely charmed me! I’m gonna give this game a chance just because of that!!! 😊😊😊

[@msolomonii9825]

Another solo developer?, amazing!, some serious talent! Interesting game, a whole bunch of basic concepts we've seen done before but done a bit differently, I'm impressed.

[@nokta7373]

This looks like something I'd love to play. Hope it will get fleshed out properly. Definitely put this one on the whishlist.

[@grrr_lef]

Looks amazing! Lot's of potential here.

[@daniell1483]

Very cool cosmetic design! I absolutely love the idea of building these societies entirely on craggy sea mounts, with a style that is sorta steampunk in design. What I really like is the way some buildings get built without the player directly micromanaging everything, it gives the settlement a unique organic quality. Just a very fascinating game, I'm going to keep an eye on Bulwark going forward.

[@trukklob2227]

Love this concept! Not sure about replayability, as there doesn't seem to be any real goals... But what a beautiful weird steampunky adventure!

[@anteshell]

This looks very interesting. I hope they manage to develop more robust procedural system to make buildings and pathways less glitching into the ground. But that is minor gripe. I will absolutely get this regardless once it releases.

[@jasondelong83]

This game looks pretty dope.

[@V3RTIGO222]

Honestly super hype, loved the style of the falconeer and playing through it, always wished I could play other factions and get other mounts though lol

[@kentrefftzs708]

I gotta say I really enjoy your content...keep up the great work.

[@CptSyphilis001]

Can we just appreciate the underated comedic genious that is Splat? "Oh theres no wood available! Thats what depression feels like"

[@CharliMorganMusic]

It's a city builder without micromanagement. Love it.

[@DoomedPaladin]

Not very familiar with the world, but this does strike me as a prime one for a ttRPG setting book (5e, Genesys, or Savage Worlds maybe). I feel like there should be little spider-crawlers climbing around on the cities, leviathans and pods of whales and dolphins swimming those seas, and lots more creatures flying in the skies. I'm getting some 'Kaina of the Great Snow Sea' anime vibes from this too, which is pretty fantastic. I look forward to seeing where this one goes @falconeerdev !

[@silasfox5075]

Straight up wishlisted. This looks awesome Dev, keep at it. Will def be returning.

[@PopeRocket]

The kind of game that smooth jazz can only improve upon.

[@ronmimnaugh7674]

It does look like it has promise. I too am going to watch how this develops. I own far too many games that had promise and that is as far as it ever got.

[@Visigoth_]

This is cool... it looks like it's using the "wave function collapse" procedural generation from Townscaper & Bad-North.

[@yggdrasilburnes]

I thought the technology felt familiar. Had a certain vibe to it.

[@BioBoy989]

I love how he was completely unphased by the dragon flying by his harvester there a the end lol. Really interesting looking game though. :D

[@nmavrantzas]

This is an amazing game! I can't wait to see how it evolves. Thank you, Splatty!

[@ryanmauk]

"They don't have wood....that's what depression feels like" 🤣

[@ChrisCarter242]

Insta buy. I love it and fully support it when Devs have the courage to go new and creative ways. Thank you so much for the review!

[@CharliMorganMusic]

Superior camera option is to have a top-down view toggle instead of isometric.

[@etienne8110]

Woah. Solo dev with animations, voice acting and some interesting game mechanics. That is def going on my wishlist and I'll keep an eye on it.

[@ratheonhudson3311]

"This does not produce wood between us" should be a quote for a shirt, you're full of funny quotes

[@MikeJones-qc1ju]

2nd 🥈 keep up the good work I've played some of the games you show off and wouldn't find them without you

[@dangilboa6496]

This is really unique and extremally interesting. Hope you take another look at it in a few months time as Falconer suggested, really looking forward for another review of a more complete version.

[@gautiergary8604]

This looks fantastic, can't wait to try it

[@barefootwalk1798]

Love the aesthetics.

[@BenjaminJohnson-yd9oh]

This one looks super intresting, glad to see a breakaway from the standard colony survival design!

[@RundGongN]

The dynamic buildings popping up reminds me of urbek city builder

[@thatoneguywhosaysstuff9529]

Ok, maybe i should've watched the start of the video, but to me, this screams the infrastructural elements of The Falconer

[@thatoneguywhosaysstuff9529]

Ah yes, it is, I shoulda watched the pre thing Still think it's cool as all get out

[@aidancampbell5644]

This does look beautiful.

[@zinematicgaming]

Looks very interesting, will try out later today

[@foolthecube6060]

well shit... I want this now. If Someone were to mix this with a final fantasy tactics or Front Mission 3 and/or Ring Of Red I'd Live for it.

[@wagesof58]

"That's some great voice talent" plays total silence instead of the voice track in the video

[@ricks5756]

It would be interesting if a game like this could be adapted to Warhammer 40K. Playing the role of a planetary governor who has to build, maintain, and manage a hive city on a hostile planet, would be fun I think :)

[@myownthoughts969]

I like it. It does a lot of stuff for you. So you can concentrate on expanding and exploring

[@ThePandabearzzz]

With all the major resources at our disposal you should focus on upgrading your command towers

[@michaelborror4399]

Great artwork, kinda reminds me of playing Lego worlds with battletech, as it was great to build different structures, but I definitely felt that it then made me want to play a turn based strategy game or program a 2d6 game further, or as there's more easily transferable formats like by writing designs down on graph paper, after initial arena design ideas, on both sides of the wall, and the nice colors on the pool of rejuvenation with designing columns?

[@MrDavidMoyer]

20:00 "What if I do this? Will that give me wood? Is this an idea that will produce wood between the two of us?" LOL. Are you planning to go out to the tool shed later and work that wood with your tool, too? Immature humor, I know, but it made me laugh for a minute anyway.

[@anarchy4812]

I like the style anc concept, will be nice to see it evolve

[@Raphaelreck]

Thanks for the demonstration. I enjoyed this and I downloaded the demo.

[@GlorifiedGremlin]

It almost reminds me of black skylands a bit in it's focus on expansion through an airship, except 3D and way more into defense and colony management, rather than running around fighting

[@Nekoyashiki-san]

Thanks for showcasing! ^^

[@kendrawolf]

Definitely gonna try the demo at least, looks interesting and the graphics are beautiful

[@lemusketeer3232]

Love it, it is new and fresh in a market segment which for me is all very same-y and a bit stale. If you link this into the lore of the falconeer it makes more sense (to me that is, but I understand your reticence). It does need a brief lore intro and basic control i,nstructions but more than that would spoil the whole point which is exploration (of map, of possible placements, of reason for placements) this is supposed to be a blank 3d slate upon which to impose your will. To much at the start gives you a grid and imposes artificial boundaries in your mind before you actually start.. I'm rambling, I am stoked for this game I can't wait to start.. wow this has blown my mind open with possibilities. Well done Mr developer. And thank you Splatt for showing me this masterpiece in the making (my masterpiece made with the lore and tools provided by this talented developer)

[@Palocles]

Very unique and interesting looking game. Will wish list it.

[@matsuhikotakagawa8060]

Wow, This _thing_ looked neato ❤️ Definitely gonna get it once it's out 👍

[@kalamatagames2631]

It is a nice weird game something out of common RTS games i hope the best for the developers, 🤯

[@mogytamas2]

this looks amazing!

[@phillgizmo8934]

Is there like an amusement park called "The Nerd Castle" anywhere?

[@Diree]

It looks unique, but I'm very puzzled by how this game works...as you said, it's very intransparent. But yeah, the dev has responded, so I'm kinda hopeful, I guess?

[@michaelscotthawthorn7871]

This game looks great .. WISHLISTED!!!

[@s4mis4mi]

Is Advisor Atlan the same dude that reads those stoic quotes on youtube? Love his voice.

[@MrHavukka]

Gave it a try today, that really is something new. Camera controls are bit funky

[@Cuthawolf]

Man this looks rad as HELL. Wishlisting.

[@MinecraftPanda8]

Looks like a really fun game

[@SoulReaverVidView]

Really cool game! Def going on wish list.

[@Kutchulu]

Developer has a strong Dutch accent.😁👍🇳🇱

[@boerboelmummy5075]

Thanks Splatt, this looks fun.

[@Coldcaster89666]

I swear I heard this guy's voice before. I think he's also spoken on Redfrost motivation channel. His voice is very distinct... if not him than very close.

[@Ekklo]

Thanks Splat!

[@montypython5521]

The middle mouse button turning the ship is probably for battle

[@MadeThisStuff]

So much potential here!

[@nERVEcenter117]

Reminds me a lot Slipways and its resource and efficiency maximizing.

[@frownmastr]

This looks really interesting

[@SusCalvin]

It doesn't look like resources are stored, at least. They are a continuous flow, coverage and capacity.

[@highfive7689]

It's like Simcity rem how the street system enclosed a block where add a type of building. The buildings in lattice of blocks are then made to upgrade or downgrade depending on the algorithmics created from the structures in the adjacent blocks. It would be interesting what the final structured city would look like, Maybe like a snowflake - not two are ever a like, unless you believe in bizarre teachings of fractal chaos theory -- lol.

[@masterofgreymog5751]

This is very much a video about SplatterCat failing to upgrade roads.

[@masterofgreymog5751]

Splatter: "I may have just made a mistake." Me: "Nah, that was the first thing you did correctly in the last 5 minutes. Go back and upgrade roads and place your surveyor damnit!"

[@ParkerPG]

It gives me Airborne Kingdom vibes and i like it

[@NicoCommandeur]

Damn the dutch accent is a great accent for tutorials

[@shiguno]

That dutch accent, always so easy to spot 😂

[@jrs3739]

Looks great!

[@markrichards7377]

Given that the game does quite a bit of things for you, do you think this might be good for younger gamers?

[@tjk3430]

What an odd game. I'm intrigued. Probably not enough content to stream on Twitch. Could you have upgraded your first wood outpost?

[@BitOBear]

I think you need to assign a wood captain to the link to the iron mine . You need to stop the wood or just like you need to bring the iron in.

[@BearNDragon]

I think it uses similar mechanics to creeper world. better graphics and more casual, but it looks like a similar concept for transporting resources.

[@PartisanOgrae]

This looks great.

[@nizarb.arsantaka2740]

This game is beautiful

[@Rikaishi]

The real takeaway for the dev from this vid is that some players will fail to realise their most important resource conduits are still made of wood.

[@13thravenpurple94]

Great work Thank you

[@geoffreyburr5378]

Will you play the full campaign when it becomes released?

[@takkik282]

I don't understand, what limit you to upgrade everything to max the moment you can ?

[@alexmorariu2736]

Some actually playable/released games would also be cool to review

[@itsunknown5381]

Can you please try infested fortress by Bitmen Studios :D

[@Sassy_Witch]

1:30 dude thats an AI created animation lmao. Poor Splatter

[@ShadowWolfRising]

Yo this looks fuckin' SICK! I believe your supposed to put 1 of each resource on a Harbor.

[@ZCSilver]

this looks really cool, but I'm gonna wait till its finished. Hope you make another video then.