The Forever Winter gameplay 2 - When in doubt blame the bro

More of the Forever Winter today as we venture into two new maps. Will get out with the goods? Will it all be a horrible end where our innards are used as decoration for a psychotic medical unit calling itself Franz?
Also remember this is the dev build and NOT the early access release which is out next week on the 24th.

[@PixxxelWizard]

The distant sounds of troop comms is just one of many, many "chef's kiss" touches in this game.

[@Blestyr]

The cityscape from 11:19 onwards is just absolutely terrifying and incredible looking. Looks straight out of the Future War sequences of the Terminator movies. Kudos to the developing team and art direction.

[@workingZen]

I get 'Animatrix: Second Renaissance' vibes when the humans are fighting the machines. What a beautiful nightmare

[@goldenindustries]

I think alot of people forget this is more of a horror game than a shooter game

[@biggreen8025]

The Forever Winter is a co-op tactical survival horror shooter. So it is both a shooter and survival horror

[@goldenindustries]

@biggreen8025 Yeah, which is a different concept compared to the majority of shooters. I think stalker might be considered one too, gtfo ect.

[@montanax8127]

It's shit at both

[@HTacianas]

It should still have decent shooting mechanics. They heavily advertised things like boss battles and combat oriented missions. Stealth is all well and good, but it's obvious that they intend for you to do a decent amount of shooting.

[@goldenindustries]

@HTacianas yeah, more guerilla stuff. I think the shooting seems fine, but I'll have to truly find out tuesday

[@Kay_Three]

You guys did amazing for the first video. As rough as the game seems, it's gotten me very excited to back this project! (Oh, and subbing to stay for the MechWarrior stuff!)

[@nunyab1zn3ss2]

They did release it to appease all the fans but hopefully it doesn't backfire on them and diminish the hype for the game because it seems very promising

[@Kay_Three]

@@nunyab1zn3ss2 But this is the sort of stuff the Early Access program can do. It's hard for a team of 20 to quality test properly. So as long as people are willing to accept that it is ROUGH, then we can all help out, to bring it to that promising vision.

[@jakubkvacala1880]

Well whats the worst that could happen, they find that something just dont work and need to be redisaign, as small indie studio they have leevey

[@HTacianas]

@@jakubkvacala1880 It depends on how far along the project is. When you create systems in a game, you need a good foundation. After a certain point, so much has been added on top of the original framework that you can't just patch an issue out. The current systems for combat and enemy behavior seem pretty lackluster for how far along the game seems to be.

[@neenm4299]

Your Forever Winter content is best around!

[@ratede91]

I havent been this excited for a game in a loooooong time. Thank you for the upload to help keep my patience

[@Venomx39]

I am hyped! Understand there will be bugs, weird AI, clunkiness but the viiiiibe is there.

[@Gavinbelson]

is that the appeal of this game? the "vibe" ? It doesnt look like theres anything to do.

[@edek13371]

@@Gavinbelson u survive, thats the main task.

[@coolzdevin777]

The game will probably be like zero sievert. Get missions to collect items to get $ and reputation to unlock better gear / items from that faction. If there is no diffaculty slider then expect it to be darksouls or "GTFO" where if you mess up you fully know you messed up ​@@Gavinbelson

[@workingZen]

Gosh I hope they can polish the AI and clunkyness. The art style is amazing. Hopefully there is a lot of side objectives too. Can imagine going alone must be tense

[@coolzdevin777]

@@workingZen just like any game in Early Access there's going to be bugs and there's going to be crashes. After they do a few hot fixes it should be really fun

[@nathc5479]

i cant wait for this to release. Until then these gameplay vids are greatly appreciated

[@tattoodrdoke]

Will be good to try tactics like firing to draw them towards you. Have a path for escape get them to follow so yout team mates can make their way forward and you up with them via a different route. I am gonna enjoy experimenting and hopefully finding a team of people to play with.

[@neofulcrum5013]

You guys turned the hallway into a chokepoint. Good work.

[@thaddeussharp1]

"Can you shut up and get up!"😂

[@simonleijh7986]

Great gameplay showcasing how you should run when the ods are not in your favour and evade large forces to escape with the single pack of cigarettes and pretzels from the one guy you killed. Can't wait to give this a try when it's out.

[@workingZen]

Good god! when those huge mechs come over the hill. So epic and atmospheric. I hope they can polish the AI and the character movements so it looks like they interact with the terrain. Also extraction needs a little cinematic so you feel the rush of accomplishment.

[@TechnicallyZack]

I can not wait to see what they have done since the dev build if the game looks this well off at this point. Super excited to support forever winter!!

[@workingZen]

Same here

[@lodizle1]

leaving the 30 round aks on the ground while you hold on you your 10 round guns is jest so erking!

[@HTacianas]

Can you swap guns on the fly? I noticed you can't pick up guns depending on your rig, but I haven't seen enough inventory management to know if it's possible to drop your current weapons.

[@elsleazo9592]

They need to iron out the jank from this game, because it will be amazing if they do.

[@SirAroace]

I wish you could yell scav/civi and/or try to bribe the more human enemies.

[@qhethacoalspitter8935]

I believe that if you have any good standing rep with any of the faction, their troops will ignore you as long you don't aim or engage with them

[@edek13371]

there so many possibilities

[@workingZen]

Yeah maybe have to give up your ammo to be able to leave that area alive

[@lemniscatelogos7917]

Damn that’s good gameplay

[@Gavinbelson]

which part? they just crouch walking around avoiding damage sponges. Unless youre being sarcastic.

[@Blestyr]

@@Gavinbelson well that's how this game is supposed to be played. In that sense, is not a game for everyone: picking your battles, sneaking around, crouching, avoiding enemies. And that's totally fine. Bugs and game problems aside, it was a good gameplay.

[@dfsdude]

@@Gavinbelson yeah, I haven't seen it in the discussions but the game play probably needs some way to hack the enemy AI to your favor or else it seems like it's too much hiding and fleeing.

[@eanquest3985]

Was Namaan a member of the military? Some of the things he says makes me wonder if he was or still is.

[@shadooks4774]

And his gamer tag name has “Sgt”

[@namaan_taw8259]

UK Forces a while ago now, the name is from 40K, Dark Angels player.

[@Rapture9999]

I’m very excited to play next week

[@TunekSunevi]

Bro was making mistakes at every opportunity he got omg, it got better when he just crashed

[@-frantsel6403]

Man this looks so good..

[@Diarmuhnd]

Glad you can share more of the beta gameplay videos. Thanks. Have fun. edit: love the banter after the firefight!

[@derodomtommy3716]

"I'm down" "ummm..." I forsee this being a very common way this game works

[@user-ve2vk1zq7x]

I will not put on clothes until this game comes out

[@TheCheeseBoi]

Watching you not take the scopes or mags is painful for a loot goblin like me

[@CD-kg9by]

Oh... wow. While graphics, design, atmosphere and sound are in a really good state, everything else looks and feels janky as hell. It seems like it was a huge mistake to release it that early and build up that much hype.

[@Lesa465]

its early access the hole point is for them to be told what needs fixing

[@HTacianas]

@@Lesa465 Early access is more for identifying bugs and addressing them. The current state of the game seems like it could've used more feedback from the initial in-house playtesting, since the working-as-intended game mechanics aren't very impressive.

[@Matthew-ut1hs]

They need to add stealth kills and a way to stash bodies unless the automatons get alerted either way as one giant mind

[@lolsalad52]

I think that's kinda the idea, ai tech linking status of all units, so if something happens, others are updated and come to investigate

[@GundamReviver]

This looks like people who played the red line level in metro would Excell at this, I keep getting "you fools have the stealth sense of a lemming" vibes 😂 Though the player who's vid we are watching occasionally is relatively slick.

[@HTacianas]

It seems difficult to really be stealthy as there's no concrete cover system and the AI is bit strange in their behavior. Enemies just do random 180s without much rhyme or reason. Hopefully their movement is made a bit more smooth, that way it's easier to predict where they'll be moving or facing at a given time.

[@dfsdude]

The gameplay seems very hard and maybe only a select group of gamers will really get into it unless they add something like decoys and other items that can force the OpFors to engage each other, especially as the current AI in these playthroughs seem sticky to the players.

[@ernest4077]

Chunky movement aside, this game seems promising. Watching for those crying streamer playing this game is another level of entertainment lmao

[@ShaddyzZz]

You guys shoot and stick around, bad idea. If you fire your gun, you have to leave quick af.

[@Gavinbelson]

So what is the fun part of this game? im so confused.

[@VB2P360]

@@Gavinbelson The tension, similar to a horror game. You want to not get spotted and if you do get spotted you want to end the engagement as fast as possible and move to another safe location. I think a game where players have had a similar mindset in the past would be DayZ where the mildest of combat would kill you so you wanted to make the combat as uneven in your favor as possible when possible and not enter combat that isn't in your favor.

[@lunak84584]

​@@Gavinbelson this guys a rage baiter lmfao hes commenting on everything

[@jaz97]

I hope they add the ability to edit the HUD

[@wizardoflolz5626]

This is crazy fucking good

[@Gauban83]

i cant remember where ive heard the into music from before and its killing me. whats it from ? also loveing the FW content.

[@madmyro]

You Know Nothing!!!🤣🤣

[@jakkrit6910]

fight is alway a bad move in this game i think. npc enemie alway have the number and more reinforcement... also dev team should at least make indicator show that the enemie detect us or not. like they see you but don't want to engage you or they just don't see you.

[@Gavinbelson]

So, this looks interesting. But where is the "fun" part? It just looks like your are basically avoiding damage sponge mobs the whole time. Then when you actually get to shoot something, it looks not even mid. Im just confused, graphics look cool tho.

[@Sekhatt]

@@Gavinbelson That's the fun. Being in fear of your life, in high tension, trying to survive harsh conditions. (While being completely safe in reality because it's a video game). It's not going to be fun for everyone. But I'm looking forward to this so much.

[@namaan_taw8259]

There are indicators above the npcs(when interested in players), they'll go up from question mark to exclamation then shooting. The timings do appear to be dynamic on how alert the enemy is. The videos are of our first runs and we were working things out during play.

[@lolsalad52]

​@@Gavinbelsonbro you keep spamming wbut where is the fun. If you are going to be dumb do it somewhere else?

[@Ashen_Night116]

@@namaan_taw8259 the indication will also change depending on your weaponry, you're assigned a threat value based on the gear you're carrying, so the more lightly armed you are, the less likely they're going to straight to gunning you down from the onset.

[@dionvandervelde47]

Fuck i cant waiiiit

[@eathr349]

Its jank but looks fun

[@sammyhuntington7056]

Might wanna work on that video title there bud

[@trafosomikrosakrovaths5159]

what is your pc build????

[@jakubkvacala1880]

Nice work again, will there be some kind of weapons in game video?

[@YardPrep00]

They may have shot themselves in the foot by releasing too early. It’s hard to get those negative reviews back to positive on release

[@Lesa465]

its early access they know its clunky that's why they need player feedback

[@YardPrep00]

@@Lesa465 thats why you have closed betas

[@Lesa465]

@@YardPrep00 early access is way more reliable for information gathering especially when they need to know how the game servers and game itself preforms under pressure

[@YardPrep00]

@@Lesa465 then that’s why you have open betas before the game can get review bombed. Or risk it being stained forever. Call it early access if you want, it’s still its launch date essentially. I want this game to succeed

[@TecraTube]

again bro?

[@HTacianas]

Really concerned that the overwhelming hype and leniency of people consuming content about this game will get in the way of actual constructive criticism and feedback. The game is definitely in a rough state and needs honest reviews so the devs can identify issues and address them. I'm excited for it as much as anyone else, but there's a lot of work to do. Hopefully the devs are taking advantage of the early access as much as their communications imply to improve mechanics and gameplay.

[@randomnerd5807]

This game has amazing potential, but it doesn't seem anywhere close to being ready for early access.

[@DeeaA.-qu2bn]

You get your opinions from a Big Mad malding youtuber by any chance?

[@shadooks4774]

Its not even bad for early access what u on about 💀

[@durt214]

And... the developers said exactly that? They said that there's currently one map that's actively work in progress that will be available on tuesday? That they are releasing it into early access only due to the overwhelming demand from the fans that love the project and want to give feedback on it, as well as being able to dive into the universe they've created as soon as possible? If you don't like it, come back in 2 or 3 years when the game will be in a somewhat coherent state. If you're here for the atmosphere and loving the whole idea behind the game, then that's another thing.

@@DeeaA.-qu2bnjeez man, he's got a valid point. The game looks very decent but it needs a lot of work before it's ready. A way different opinion than your certain youtuber...

[@trip9g]

It is in Early FKIN Access my man. What are you on about?????????

[@LegendaryDesu]

Hero Extraction shooter instead of Character creation with MODIFIABLE EXOSKELETONS is wildly stupid.

[@HTacianas]

They have systems to level characters and change your rig to gain different abilities. The "Hero" mechanics just seem like minor bonuses dependent on who you pick as your character.

[@matty1094]

First

[@Gavinbelson]

So, this looks interesting. But where is the "fun" part? It just looks like your are basically avoiding damage sponge mobs the whole time. Then when you actually get to shoot something, it looks not even mid. Im just confused, graphics look cool tho.

[@kempachikaotic]

Fun Is subjective, you on the other hand, aré objectively stpid

[@workingZen]

Im guessing they want the player to be more stealthy. I do hope the gun play will be a bit more 'fun' for those that choose to play guns blazing. But the risk in shooting needs to be their too. Maybe more award for playing it stealthy and not getting spotted.

[@chaoticmind176]

people forget that this is early game so your weapons and ammo is shit. Later when you have base upgrades you get acces to better weapons and ammo and even a little robot that can help you ofc you still cant go in gun blazing but you do can take out patrols or roaming mobs with some ease