Hostile Mars - Sandbox Massive Horde Custom Base Defense

[@multiplesingular294]

Much better than 'Hostel Mars' where you would play a transfer student on Mars trying to make sense of the completely different culture, language, and daily life. :3

[@WACC_Warlord]

But not quite as good as "Hoss Tile Mars" where you play as a man helping his good dependable friend setup a tile installation business on mars.

[@Horus2Osiris]

Or Hosh Style Mars, where fake people get exiled to, and continue their stupid fashion wars...

[@ohnoitisnt666]

😂😂😂 or they get chopped up for jollies a la Hostel (the movie)

[@kurenan4564]

That actually sounds kinda interesting. Lots of Mars games are just about survival, but what if Mars had a fairly advanced colony with a different culture and such? That would be cool.

[@marcellus5106]

Hoe style mars is something to not show your parents :)

[@markrichards7377]

This looks great!

[@Rowland4825]

it gives me some orks must die vibes

[@banaman7746]

was originally going to say this sounded like a mindustry version of satisfactory... but after having watched the video? it's a sci-fi eden uprising with a little bit of satisfactory thrown in. I am 100% ok with this. Also, 150 enemies, with laser turrets shootind and traps and stuff around on top of it, and only a couple frames lost, on a full 3d game that has this level of graphics? the dev's level of optimization is clearly something all dev's should strive for. defenitely gonna have to keep my eye out for this one.

[@BigRookDigital]

This version is actually extremely in-efficient. I've been working on optimization the last 2 weeks (due to many of the Discord users with lower end machines getting poor performance) and have improved the rendering (draw call count and tri count) roughly 900%.

[@courtneyroach8881]

@@BigRookDigital Awesome to hear. What engine are y'all using if you don't mind me asking?

[@BigRookDigital]

@@courtneyroach8881 I'm using Unity and taking advantage of the DOTS data-oriented programming methods to allow for tons of enemies

[@lechking941]

@@BigRookDigital than i can expect my rig than to run this on max or next to max setting no problem if i end up getting this. lovly work btw.

[@drchickensalad]

​@@BigRookDigitalis the code mostly ECS then? Was always curious what games like Factorio use to run their sims so efficiently

[@OffshoreITguy]

I was just thinking the other day about a game with exactly this concept. This is right up my alley, custom base building base defense sounds like a lot of fun.

[@DoomedPaladin]

I hope that, eventually, you end up with giant bots coming to play. Ones that stand as tall as the surrounding cliffs, or even one that steps over them is the same sort of mind-boggling scale as the planetary ring asteroid field up in the sky.

[@ColinTimmins]

I really like the looks of the game. Awesome terrain considering it’s a dust bowl, very well done. This looks hella fun. =]

[@petervandalen1588]

This message is for the developer: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!!😍😍😍😍

[@BigRookDigital]

if you insist

[@lukusblack6442]

The detail is really cool. I love the pop and spin of the enemies getting shot, and how they seem to crash in a random direction, still spinning, with parts flying. I remember having that sort of detail on just boss fights in most games. There's one thing I'd change, and one I might add. That hammer... I'd go with some sort of drill laser thing, vibrating the rock instead of doing the jello thing, and rather than absorbing the end product, have it blast out in random directions on the floor. The thing I'd add is mirrors to do some directional stuff with the lasers. I might even forgo the built lasers entirely, and have one automatically in each corner, just a little cylinder automatically shooting in one static direction, and the mirrors are the expensive thing you get to play around with, getting the beam to follow a specific path. You could even add some sort of prism for late game, bursting a beam into several... possibly.

[@BigRookDigital]

Yes :) mirrors are unlocked in a later stage, but you understand the concept perfectly. Thanks for the feedback on the hammer! It is the first of many harvesting tools that are unlocked, and the most advanced one is basically what you described with a laser!

[@lukusblack6442]

@@BigRookDigital Oh, I love a designer that overshoots my ideas. ROFL!! Well done!

[@epimetheaus1214]

Reminds me of Fortnite before it became a royale and destroyed gaming.

[@terrariangamer2457]

wow im not the only one that remembers what fortnite's name stands for? that it was meant to be a defense game?

[@igorthelight]

@@terrariangamer2457 Almost noone played the initial version tho ;-) And now it's a kindergarten.

[@epimetheaus1214]

@@terrariangamer2457 Still got my Game Informer mag from the early 2010's where they showcased it too. I remember thinking it looked pretty promising. No way I could have known how wrong I'd turn out to be.

[@joewilson3393]

I really like the control over the waves. It gives it a little more flexibility on the chill factor.

[@ch4.hayabusa]

I prefer civilization style pacing, where there's a fast pace for multiplayer, standard pace and marathon pace. I saw a streamer take 2 hours on the first 10 waves. Having too much time to horde and ruminate over your base design kills the sense of urgency.

[@Raziel1984]

the game looks really cool right now. i very much like the concept somewhere between satisfactory and riftbreaker PS: video game with a not sucking shotgun? DOOM??? ... Eternal in particual!

[@PD_Swag]

It would be so cool if each map was procedurally generated so every playthrough had a different scavenging/base defending experience.

[@plainlake]

The answer was always more lube.

[@tankhead1564]

This reminds me a lot of Riftbreaker but with some added logistics, but less emphasis on the RPG character upgrades. I think I may like this one better!

[@VarenvelDarakus]

i like riftbreaker but lack of logistics makes it just odd tower defense , it looks like it wants to be RPG but all character progression are save bound , and no coop

[@rylian21]

Am I the only one amused by Splatty humming the Doug theme?

[@shhfiftyfive]

another game held back by arbitrary inventory slot limitations.

[@ape_on_rhino8467]

why he always says that he has limited time?

[@igorthelight]

He mean 30 minutes But in general - we all do... ;-)

[@chrisp9824]

One thing this game really needs is vertical building. Any game where you defend a base and build walls literally requires an option to shoot enemies BEFORE they get to the wall otherwise it just feels incredibly awkward. I hope devs are aware of that, cuz I'm very much interested in playing this game probly for a long time ;)

[@ronwon5080]

you say it's a demo but i can't find any demo

[@genobeesrage8497]

its a demo the developer sent him. its not realeased tp public as far as i know

[@ronwon5080]

@@genobeesrage8497 yea sadly i think so too, also wanna test it out :)

[@ColinTimmins]

It’s a sad, sad day… Splatty hook is up! lol =]

[@BigRookDigital]

Yes, just the demo that was sent to Matt. If anyone is interested in joining us on the next playtest session then come join us on the Discord: discord.gg/Xd88eF8Teg

[@igorthelight]

@@BigRookDigital Guys! I think the gravity is too high in your game ;-) Mars gravity is 0.375 that of Earth. But player can jump high... so... Maybe it's ok :-)

[@rylian21]

Weird that this version of Mars has 1G of gravity.

[@igorthelight]

Looks like some developers know Mars by cartoons ;-)

[@BigRookDigital]

Originally it was set to be accurate, but it slowed down the gameplay and combat a ton. I wanted to keep the combat and player mobility fast paced so ultimately decided it felt best around 1G. Plus the suits had gravity adjustment thrusters added to them so that workers sent to Mars felt more comfortable with the environment which reduced workplace injuries (may have just made that last part up)

[@vforwombat9915]

@@BigRookDigital " (may have just made that last part up)" no, I checked. that is indeed what happened when we colonized Mars.

[@rylian21]

@@BigRookDigital LOL Thanks for the reply. Works for me. This isn't KSP, so realism can take a seat waaaaay in the back to gameplay.

[@igorthelight]

@@BigRookDigital Fair point!

[@TheRealXartaX]

Shooter part seems fine. Needs more automation and interesting turrets though.

[@BigRookDigital]

This is a build I used for playtesting a few certain items and progressions. If you have any interest, there are a lot of dev logs on the Steam page that show a lot of the turrets, traps, automation, etc.. it is very heavy on automation and tons of traps and turrets.

[@TheRealXartaX]

@@BigRookDigital Sounds good. More interested in the planning&implementing base layouts and production chains aspect. Would love to see things like vacuums or roombas or whatever that would pick up scraps from enemies, resource nodes that you can deploy miners on (I guess that would require either a timer on waves or setting a certain amount of possible material per wave, though), etc.

[@cdwoodwerks6464]

Serious Sam meets Fortnite meets Tower Defense,,,,,,,,, I’m in

[@NetMoverSitan]

The Ork solution works well here: Hit 'em hard, hit 'em low and give 'em plenty of dakka. 2:25 - You're on Mars, the gravity is 0.376 g (around 38% of Earth)

[@vforwombat9915]

they're on mars. that isn't an asteroid belt in the sky. that's the robots.

[@Micsma]

I've been looking forward to this game for a while. I saw it on reddit and it looked very promising!

[@jackthelad9933]

Shame about the tower defense aspect, because the graphical design looks really nice and smooth. Could have been a great survival game.

[@zappedguy1327]

This looks good for a first look.Thanks for the vid Splatt.

[@generalquack9844]

Does this have coop?

[@pandeomonia]

Will have to keep an eye on this one. Also I'm pleased there's no annoyance layered on top in terms of like, an O2 bar and a food bar or something. Seems to focus on the important bits, the core gameplay.

[@PD_Swag]

This game looks so awesome! I really hope that the devs stick with this game because I could really see this going places. Seems like a rust/nazi zombies/portal crossover

[@coolersmoke]

This looks soooooo promising. At about 30 mins my brain just snapped into "Buy This!" mode.. then I went to Big Rook Games' channel and watched the intro vid.. Bonkers!! Those laser turrets... just bonkers. Hostile Mars is now at the top of my wish list :-D

[@Legion66]

Quite impressed with the demo definitely gonna keep an eye on this one.

[@yvngscrvpe]

Do a series on it

[@DamsdelDrennon]

For a game with that ambition, having an early demo this pretty and stable is more than reassuring. There seems to be a nice balance between exploration/gathering and base defence which makes me even more curious to see the game develop, another nice find Splatt', cheers.

[@skug978]

Count me interested in this title.

[@kareningram6093]

I have some friends who would be absolutely obsessed with this game.

[@Streaml1neJMoose]

Oh I'm going to play the shit out of this.

[@RavenShugo]

"right shoulder camera crap from consoles" = automatic skip. If you do 3rd person view, do it right with character IN THE MIDDLE. Really tired of this BS in PC games.

[@TurdFurgeson571]

A truly minor quibble. But if we never do any mining on Earth in this game then there is no point in calling the rocks "Mars rocks." We are on Mars. They are rocks. We are well over 100,000,000 miles away from Earth; no one was confused about the origin of the rocks we're currently smashing to bits while standing on Mars. Cool concept though and I look forward to where this game will go. Ton of potential here and seems like a lot of fun.

[@RannonSi]

My first thoughts are: We really need to have a wiki or list or something over useless (for when the game is out) awards. 1:33 I hope they fix the asynchronization between the audio and the subtitles - about 5 seconds is far too much. 2:03 I first noticed it around here, but the movements seem a bit stiff, especially when making small movements (E.G. from box to box). And I'm not too sure about the decision behind the running with the hands in a downwards position, but there might be a good reason for it. Overall, though, this is just me being picky, as I don't think movements as good or better than this are very common(?).

[@IRMentat]

movement and enemy impact from player weapons looks good. this could be an alternate take on the sanctum/EDF wave/map-system given how well it's handling enemy numbers in dynamic environments so far. definitely want to see some scaled up stompy foes, a few weakpoint based ones to anchor attack forces would be nice (not bullet sponge mind you, weakpoints should be just that, you hit them a few times and the part the are attached to disables, preferably with a boom). games got potential, i hope it lives up to it and doesn't just become another cookie cutter sand-bucket with 4-5 enemy types an only one biome/map.

[@TheCrusaderBin]

Hundreds of bots are all fine and dandy, but I would like to see intelligent AI enemies, like the bots from Unreal Tournament for example. Strafing, jumping, predicting, choosing targets, etc.

[@Sparkydill1986]

Got a perma ban from one of your mods the second i dropped into twitch. Made an appeal about being bummed out i guess. They ban me the second i typed in chat but didn't follow up. I've been watching and following for over 8 years. Shame I have to unfollow and unsub cuz of a mod but I guess I get why you wouldn't care about it. I've enjoyed your content all these years. Good luck in the future bud!

[@hardbrocklife]

I really hope this basically becomes satisfactory, only as a good game, meaning their is a purpose to building and manufacturing other than just fulfilling autistic fixation. I still can't believe satisfactory has nearly 0 combat. Purpose requires existential crisis. Anything else is Minecraft creative mode, and I'm not far enough along the spectrum to find that enjoyable.

[@csongorandras4217]

This is what early access Fortnite used to be. So I've bought it for $100 with my friends. Then Epic had the idea of adding a battle royale mode...

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

emm...yee... i wouldet name that first thing 'lazor turret' i just call it 'lazor gun' ...since the word turret have extremely strong connotations about being able to track and change targets from its position... and not just be a forzen angle gun with a motion sensor :/ but yee...i think i will set a tracker on this if its on g.o.g i mean slap in some terrain 'sculpturing' to truely make the base you want ontop of the simplistic rts defense+automated infrastructure management & adventure fps exploration... and there be a nice foundation for all kinds of crap..

[@okairo]

Sturdy shins and thighs? You mean our legs don't creak and snap at the slightest of falls? I'll get the game just for that. We must praise game's that have sturdy legs, and not Joker's Legs from ME.

[@Silverfirefly1]

Oh okay, going to steal another 40 minutes of my life are you? Well have it then sir, I've got my eye on you...again. Productivity be damned.

[@SimmanGodz]

Oh man! I got to play this at PAX East. Tons of fun but I really sucked. The developer was really nice and didn't make me feel like an idiot haha!

[@SantoValentino]

Looks promising, like Save The World. I’m excited

[@tsuna666]

Funnily enough, this reminds me of Fortnite. The beta Fortnite, where it was a kind of fortress-building zombie defense game, before they decided to make it a Battle Royale.

[@venataciamoon2789]

Loved the first Defence Grid, so yeah this will be great. Kinda got a satisfactory feel to it but base defence, I'm in and I know my friends will like this too. I got in the top 10 on Defence Grid 2 until the cheats came out and ruined it, so at least I have that achievement even if it's only known to me now, I'm not bitter. Do like a tower defence game and I like the first person so this would be of interest.

[@gamergirl2127]

ouuuu i am excited for this one!!

[@dstyd]

Seen the video on Hostile Mars's Steam page on a loop as Live. Was trying to chat but realized it was just a loop recording. Was trying to figure out what version you were playing as some of the stuff I was seeing was not in the current game or could be built with the demo version on steam. Interesting game but they closed off to much even for a demo version.

[@Wimpiethe3]

That laser sound is CUTE! haha Contrasts so well with the mayham.

[@SMooreArtDesign]

Reminds me of Orcs Must Die, but way better. Thank god it's not a Stadia exclusive too.

[@korblborp]

i know it's dumb, but the backpack being distorted on the upper right corner bugs me. i initially thought it was a rigging issue, but it doesn't *move*

[@paulbenbrook5542]

I think it's a weird mechanic to have everything process on a timer when you're free to build with no time pressure. It makes an artificial delay on what you can build with no real reason besides making you wait?

[@TheMarrethiel]

very early demo...

[@sim.frischh9781]

208. Robots in the first Pre-build base wave. Since you asked.

[@zackcoolman1]

Its funny you can loot the storage box, but cant bring the box home or scrap the box itself The box is more expensive than the thing inside it

[@badoobadoo6154]

It would be nice to have some special events like space pirate invasion, not only robots. Me likey some flesh to shoot.

[@Justaguy556]

Love the games you play thanks for making my night Even more enjoyable :)

[@ЕвгенийПетров-в5п]

Seen simillar but on the phone and with zombie setting. These kind of games are just a time dump.

[@AtrakKarta]

8:40 Wow, I have not heard the theme song to Doug in literal deca- years. I was going to say years. Yes.

[@jaye1967]

So this mars asset set is the new background we'll be seeing in all base building games made in Unity now I guess.

[@QQnowQQlater]

Came in ready to shrug it off.... but now want to see a fully fleshed out version to get...

[@jcapo1803]

aaaaaaaaaand wishlisted :)

[@jaredbarton8456]

It would be neat if this game has co-op. Would be perfect for that.

[@skywardsoul1178]

It's a shame Eden Star fell flat. Very similar concept to this.

[@guypierce7833]

where does he keep that hammer when he's not using it? probably best not to ask...

[@CregVisk]

It's something like Riftbreaker, but in 3D?

[@chemicalvamp]

I do love the longer format reviews, I think imma need this game. :D

[@villings]

interesting!

[@trazyntheinfinite9895]

Hey isnt that the game that was released like years ago, died and is being recycled ever since?

[@MW-cx3sb]

This gives me decent battlezone II vibes of the base defence and when you are out on foot.

[@coolersmoke]

Just what I was thinking! BZII still a fab game too :)

[@DrKuryakin]

Great for drinking game, take a shot everytime splat says scrap

[@irkanorphyn]

View is loose(too far apart). I like the concept and will keep an eye on it.

[@nikofarmer-rouse4590]

I want to see some verticality, even if it's just ramps to get on walls

[@DindellaTheDefender]

If this game ends up multiplayer, it’ll have me sold.

[@john_duncan]

I think you can force vsync on with nvidia control panel.

[@eviljimmy]

Humming the "Doug!" theme tune while crafting XD

[@KiDmO365]

Looks like a modern version of a game called Sanctum

[@AlphaOfCrimson]

I'm preeeeeetty sure I saw you pass up a storage box about 50 times.

[@EvilNecroid]

of course ur character is a strong wahman they gotta tick those boxes

[@sydneycastelfan]

looks like Space Engineers, but fun

[@SpikesOmega]

8:40 - 8:44 Were you humming the theme song from "Doug"? lol

[@tohpingtiang4878]

The same game engine? Looks like planet crafter

[@stevenhunley9486]

Make this 2-4 coop and you got a hell of a hitter

[@MysticalShadowDragon]

ngl this kinda gives me a satisfactory vibe

[@UtopssAKAPJ]

The art style knider reminds me on No Man's Sky

[@jwickerszh]

Less potatoe farming but more robot farming.

[@nanObytez-kb5ru]

10:00 A lot of modern graphics cards, for some reason, seem to just waltz all over game-side FPS caps and instead do their own thing which can cause issues with games that are designed around a limited range of fixed framerates. Sometimes manually capping FPS for each individual game in the "Manage 3D settings" of the nvidia control panel can help.

[@andrewoconnell90]

The game looks really good and I cant wait for it to come out .... BUT you want the game on wave 20 to be like the opening scene to be like saving private ryan . Thats an old guy walking in a graveyard with his family following close behind as he walks toward a grave. So if I get what you mean wave 20 is the attack of broken washing machine toasters and old pooped out microwaves. :)

[@wrathtroll1998]

There is potential here. I hope there is a "Sandbox" version to this for the potential to develop massive bases / world bases. I didn't notice any assets such as iron / copper, is this game going to focus primarily on tower defense, similar to "the riftbreaker"?

[@vforwombat9915]

splatter getting so caught up in killing 130 robots he cuts short his goodbye spiel. 'just leave. i'm busy killing robots.'

[@SilverionX]

That ending was pretty rad, not gonna lie.

[@samuraile6625]

That game look sick/ in good way.

[@Meenie66]

Looks as good as I was hoping!! My mate and I will spend MONTHS in this game for sure. Can't wait and great review as always.

[@no_torrs]

this is the first space crafting game that appeals to me

[@derekdrake8706]

Looks really cool, this is right up my alley. Needs work though, obviously. Definitely going to wishlist.