Low Sci Fi Xeno Planet Colony Survival - The Pioneers

The Pioneers Surviving Desolation Gameplay with Splat! Let's Play The Pioneers Surviving Desolation and check out an indie game where you'll awaken from your cryopod far from home and try to survive.
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[@thetaphi]

I had this on my wishlist for aaaaages. Today I took one sniff at their EULA, and it's on my wishlist no longer. DRM, no derivative works (you read that right, YT vids about the game are againts EULA language, you need the express permission of the studio), and automatic exclusive license to the studio for everything you do with the game cause it may record your gaming sessions WAIT WHAT!?

[@krjal3038]

Appreciate the heads up. That's some crazy over-stepping

[@DalmarLesage]

Thanks for the warning. Guess I'm not even watching the video.

[@micheljolicoeur6094]

Totally agree about that price point. At $39cdn it is quite expensive for what you get, especially with games like PalWorld, Helldivers 2 and Manor Lords ($50 but 25% off for the first two weeks so $38cdn currently) all at roughly the same price point.

[@Sharlenwar]

You could always wait for the steam summer sale, etc. These developers should know better by now and plan their pricing to line up with those sales.

[@user-kn6mc5od4f]

Wtf is cdn?

[@CanalTremocos]

@@user-kn6mc5od4f Dominion of Canada

[@LilFeralGangrel]

@@user-kn6mc5od4f Canadian

[@Thepher6]

@@user-kn6mc5od4f Canadian

[@dirtywhitellama]

Sure, space is dark, but you also don't control your actions from 50 feet over your head in an omniscient viewpoint. Besides which your eyes can figure things out in the dark much better than your computer monitor can.

[@DrBunnyMedicinal]

Give people a decent bit of time in complete darkness and they will be able to spot a single photon. The human eye is amazing, though sometimes it's also amazingly stupid.

[@vforwombat9915]

"but you also don't control your actions from 50 feet over your head in an omniscient viewpoint. " speak for yourself

[@vforwombat9915]

@@DrBunnyMedicinal " and they will be able to spot a single photon. " that's something they tell you but is completely useless in reality. its true a photon will trigger a never reaction. you know what else will? a non photon. the signal to noise ratio of your visual processing system is way too low for you to be able to TELL you saw a single photon.

[@DrBunnyMedicinal]

@@vforwombat9915 An excellent point!

[@KevlarIlluminati]

I prefer being unfortunate spacemen then being unfortunate seamen.

[@noxwarlord4909]

Like ending up in da butt? 😂

[@AKSnowbat907]

At one point, you thought the opposite. That's why you're here.

[@HadronFlux]

Any time I look at a game I might get or a game I have in my Steam library that I've not tried out in a long time I look for a Splattercat demo. I literally was just looking at Pioneers in my library as I got it when it went EA and barely touched it. Hits the spot Cat. Thanks.

[@kareningram6093]

I think I vaguely remember you covering this game a while ago, and I feel like it hasn't changed much since then? I would need to go watch the other video to be sure. Good premise for a game, but this still needs a lot of work. I hope the devs keep at it.

[@dcsblessedbees]

Nice looking game, I've had it on my wish-list for a while. It was kind of high priced for the content amount the last time I looked at it, but that was a while ago.

[@ItsMrAssholeToYou]

7:02 Splat: "No red smokes." 7:05 Left side of screen: You sure about that?

[@Chrono_Mitsurugi]

Thats our Splattercat for you.

[@caligo7918]

Streamer blindness, very common

[@czerlak]

KZbinr blindness in general​@@caligo7918

[@DrBunnyMedicinal]

Splatty gonna/gotta Splat. 😅

[@ronmimnaugh7674]

I like the idea of the game. I will probably wish list it and wait to see what it looks like when it is done. I have too many early access titles that never get any real updates or improvements. Thanks for posting this. Looking forward to seeing how it progresses

[@RocketMaster2]

You can automate the suit lockers to refill O2 by constructing the relevant upgrade for the lockers in the build menu. It takes some advanced resources though IIRC.

[@AndreasMadsen]

Good review. This game has been living on my wish list for ages. I love the idea of it but it just seems lacking in some aspects...which was exactly what you just pointed out. I also worry a bit about replayability to be honest.

[@epimetheaus1214]

Looks a little like Kenshi in space.

[@KlickPy]

I just finished The Martian lol. Nice timing

[@aoihitori]

It's been so long since the last time saw this game.

[@OmegaDesh]

And it looks exactly the same.

[@CosmicCleric]

@@OmegaDesh I was going to say the same. What has changed since the last time we've seen this game.

[@vforwombat9915]

@@CosmicCleric you now have hair in your ears.

[@CosmicCleric]

@@vforwombat9915 Jokes on you, I have no ears!

[@vforwombat9915]

@@CosmicCleric nose hair? ..maybe it just comes out of your eyeballs. ... ..ya got me heading down some visual rabbit holes i should not head down.

[@Nekoyashiki-san]

Thankd for showcasing. ^^

[@MrAgmoore]

17:21 Splatty injured their ankles because he's playing on cracked-out speed.

[@matthewhunt2143]

Gives me some Ragnorium vibes. I'd like the ability to have more people though, because it's far too limiting otherwise.

[@msolomonii9825]

Looks like it still needs a lotta work.

[@DerFreiegedanke]

I hope you are better now!

[@Sharlenwar]

Thanks for your content, and curse you for making me spend money!

[@grandfremdling3841]

Good video

[@satoro26]

I am 100% sure there is or will be some sort of craftable flashlight. It just makes sense. I like the concept of the game but i agree about the price tag. On another note this game kinda resembles what i imagine barotrauma would be like if it was a 3d game.

[@halbouma6720]

"This game is fiddily, you have to do everything the hard way" -- its just a realistic hard core survival game lol. Nothing is easy when you're trying to survive on an alien planet. Thanks for the video covering the game!

[@WayneMurphy-rj6zu]

Clicking a mouse multiple times to accomplish one task does not simulate the harsh living conditions from being marooned in space. It is simply annoying. I am always amazed that this argument keeps coming up.

[@trydierepeat8208]

pre-ordered game a while back (after your 1st vid) I like idea of game but yea the game needs a lot more work, before i consider continue playing.

[@elevown]

Some people who enjoy video games DONT have (functioning) eyeballs. Not to say they dont make games better.. But not stricktly a requirement..

[@MrSoiree]

Sci fi fun

[@stevenastillero9599]

Mmm...I find the general vibe, concept, and style to be interesting and aesthetic. That said, not sure if game is worth getting as is. But if it is polished and expanded more, that would make it more worthwhile, to say the least.

[@allenr316]

Seems to be this is more like some of the open world zombie survival games where you build a base, but your base location is pre-determined and there aren't any zombies. 😂😂 You're running around, finding leftover supplies from the trip to the location, then transitioning to crafting or growing what you need to live.

[@mrshrekles]

Haley Williams? PARAMORE?

[@chaosordeal294]

100% agree - games don't need to be super dark, or dish out the traits/magic/tech to overcome.

[@trg121]

It doesn’t look like a lot of progress has been made since the last time you did a video on this game. I like the concept but I don’t like how much micro management is needed. Also seeing how long the game has been in this state I will wait till it comes out of early access before buying

[@mattstyles2498]

No what i was gonna say is. If its dark. Agust the brightness. Thats what its there for. Everyone can choose. Dingus

[@roguesailing6178]

Sounds like RimWorld

[@jittisoolt5927]

What’s up Splat ❤️❤️❤️

[@dangerface300]

This game is poorly tutorialized - I can't express that enough 😂

[@roberthadley1560]

Never commented in two hundred videos. You the man that faces piles of trials. This is a Moody Blues reference. Look them up. The even nature of your voice keeps me listening.

[@gunnarsantomauro7196]

Posted 25 seconds ago nice

[@OnlyShadowTV]

Lets go

[@MrAgmoore]

Hayley is a babe. Imagine being the only good-looking person on a planet like Mars.

[@redonealpha710]

Thanks Splat! I have had this for awhile, and I know It recently got an update (rover etc.). It´s actually In It´s final phase of EA If I recall, but If you´re only showing the Initial game start one might think that´s all there Is to It which Is not the case! As far as automation goes, I am afraid I don´t agree. Basically because you will only get about 9 crew members that you will need to manage, which Is not like overwhelming, and because players have become VERY lazy when It comes to doing anything! They call It Instant gratification! Sure, while the older folks do the real work, ya catch my drift? More so, If It was automated, what would be left for you to do, watch? This Is not Rimworld! Anyhow, It´s a cool chill game set In space which Is much my jam. Again thanks for the upload.

[@chrisstokoe3169]

Lol haily Williams isn't she a singer in a band

[@neilarcher2551]

Yup, it's called Paramore. Their tune Ignorance is pretty catchy.

[@phlogistanjones2722]

I feel as if I have seen ***YOU*** play this game before but you did not reference that. It appears to be no further along than the last time I watched a vid about it wherever that may have been. That was at least six months ago. AND this is listed as being "Early Access" but it is still $30..... I LOVE the idea.... I do NOT like the slow rate of progress and the money they are asking ME to give them on a "promise" of it getting better. (Dates of last reviews added: Most recent 2023/01/20 and the first time 2021/10/11) So other than the UI/portraits (which is the same since 2023) I see little to no differences in the three videos. THAT tells me not to bother until the full game is released. FeelsBadMan

[@ericblood7215]

Oh yeaaa

[@danilooliveira6580]

I give some slack to indie games using AI art, specially if it's early access. most of the time in those cases good art doesn't even matter and they could be using ascii for all I care. so AI art is a nice help when they need to get their game out there before they can hire dedicated artists. it's the people with budget trying to minimize expenses and maximize profit that bugs me. or quasi-scammers that are basically making asset flips with extra steps.

[@mbielcik]

🖤

[@driver3899]

5:20 too dark

[@loganwolfram4216]

I actually think having ultra dark nights with zero visibility is way more interesting gameplay-wise. Just having day and day(blue) provides no meaningful difference in how you have to approach the game.

[@acefalcons4903]

The mentioning of no rubber band grouping ability bothers me, especially for the asking price of this game.

[@DoctorBendOver]

nothing about this is like This War Of Mine.

[@Blefiz]

That's splatty for you 😂

[@Al_Does_Stuff]

Ui has similarities, people will also do nothing in that game without orders as well iirc. The split between base stuff and mission stuff isn't as obvious but it's kinda their with needing to put the suit on/off before hand

[@the_ttr]

I usually go for drill as second so no need to mine manually. however I've disliked game osme itme ago not for AI voice/portraits (as to some extend they can be accepted, eg as place-holders) but to the fact that game have time limit. Each day, conditions of moon (Lo?) are getting worse. This effectively will lead to kill everyone/base destruciton. If they decided to add some endless mode then perhaps I would re-consider.

[@crippletime]

Algorithm comment

[@Mikebrowski]

How is the mid game here? Can you get more people?

[@s1nb4d59]

Its not that dark splatt.

[@alekpo2000]

i remember this from last year but the map still looks like crap, why i can see the place where the floor texture ends and the next starts? nobody checked that?? its been a year man wtf

[@douglaswilliams4389]

Theory of everything.... The event horizon of a black hole is the likely suspect of how information is going from a point 👉 in a future to a point 👉 in the past... allowing the purpose of the revelations to solidify the ending of the world 🌎. If spiritual influence is causing the idea of another game or movie 🎬 having to do with < reasons to leave the earth > = " GREAT IDEA 💡 " ... Because we need to leave it. Food for thought 🤔

[@djpickle68]

When your the first viewer....... nice (video was posted 9 seconds ago)

[@aerouge4492]

Looked intresting, but the sentence "controlling multiple guys is kind of a headache" killed this instantly. Sorry but Babysitting braindead dupes isnt that much fun.

[@sparkofcuriousity]

Imagine a world where you can create art for art's sake instead of as a means for surviving in a sick and twisted system, that sustains itself by exploiting human value. Now... Fight for that world.

[@michaelmcavoy9516]

AI art is theft and thank you for speaking up about it.

[@lolmao500]

AI art is theft but the big AI guys own congress so nothing is gonna be done against the thieves... because the thieves are billionaires. But yeah, every language model is based on stolen assets from millions of people and they should all be charged with crimes. Congress are old fossils who dont know how any technology works and the few that do are paid off to dont notice all the crimes committed. Thats what happens when you live in a gerontocracy. A corrupt one at that. Technology advances way too fast for governments to keep up. Even more so when every single politician has no idea what internet or computers or ai or copyright laws work or why they should be completely rewritten.

[@sparkofcuriousity]

No it's not. lol

[@joyfuldice]

​@@sparkofcuriousityWill you think differently when all or part of your profession is outsourced to an AI?

[@sparkofcuriousity]

@@joyfuldice Are you kidding me? I wish that happen. Then i can actually dedicate my valuable time to things i care about.

[@neilarcher2551]

Steam have some opinions they added to their refund policy people should be aware of. Splatty did mention it in another video.

[@duckmentv]

Buyed this game few month ago, pretty boring as colony survival rn. Always same map but with different placed items in same spots. Replayability can be renamed into levelgrind like in korean mmo

[@TheAzrai]

Same map and same locations of items... yeah no thanks.

[@Crimsonwtf]

Eww gross.

[@yt_Ajay_]

AI voices is an instant dealbreaker.

[@colby8104]

Oh God, you're one of those people. AI voices are the future. Get use to it.

[@harbringar828]

AI voices save the developer a ton of money, this helps development and also the overall cost of the game. So, its pretty badass IMO.

[@sparkofcuriousity]

@@colby8104 Yes, it's unfortunate these people are so short sighted and close minded.

[@kyleelliott6861]

I mean.....unless his name is Wayne June there's 0 reason for an indie dev to not use AI voices

[@Grogeous_Maximus]

@@colby8104 used*

[@mine7632]

FIRST HEHEHAHAHEHHEHAHEHAEHHAEHHAEHAHEHAHEHAE

[@Grogeous_Maximus]

*fart noise*

[@richiebee33]

I hate it when they use AI voices for AI

[@VyktorAbyss]

Tried the demo a long time ago and as you say it is clunky controls, too dark, and terrible at giving you any help tutorial wise.... It is quite pretty, but being honest looks like a $5 game you pick up in 3 years time when its dead to pass a few hours... not a premium price game. If it had a way better story and loads more content and things to do (like in Planet Crafter for example) it'd be ok, but it is so linear lacking replay-ability it's an easy pass.

[@twin4o]

This game reeks of "cheap"...

[@Poetic-Rambler]

Like your entire fcking existence.

[@michaelbeckett1]

Man, you make these so hard to watch sometimes. At 20:50 it said air bottles, not air battles. That made me cringe pretty hard. And at 05:05 you saw the other pod then later you instantly forgot and started looking around trying to find it in the opposite direction. I get you probably play so many of these games that your mind is probably on auto mode. But it's just hard to watch. But oh well. Probably going to get hit with so many "who cares" comments. I guess after writing this I realise that I don't actually care that much.

[@franciscovargas5091]

You care enough to write a whole paragraph. Just breathe and don't watch if it's too hard for you.

[@michaelbeckett1]

​@@franciscovargas5091 Ok. Sorry for calling out your favourite KZbinr Francis

[@franciscovargas5091]

@@michaelbeckett1Apology accepted, Michael.

[@PatrickMG19]

@@franciscovargas5091 It's okay to watch a video and then comment on what you did or didn't like about it. Don't be so weird about it.

[@stevenastillero9599]

​​@@franciscovargas5091 One of the cult members of splat? Given how you feel so entitled and semingly just blindly defend splat.

[@LordZoth6292]

Posted 48 seconds ago, no views. Blud really fell off

[@ryanorionwotanson4568]

1755 comments in 21 minutes, a lot better than millions of small channels. Lol😂

[@ryanorionwotanson4568]

1755 comments in 21 minutes, a lot better than millions of content creators. Lol😂

[@LordZoth6292]

@@ryanorionwotanson4568 It's a joke fam.

[@ryanorionwotanson4568]

@@LordZoth6292 right... Just saying 🤣

[@Dermetsu]

AI voices and yet another survival game. Hard pass.

[@Gunnar_Konig]

Nothing wrong with AI art and voices, don't be a luddite.

[@Wanderer_Drakias]

This game reminds me of the game called Space Colony from 2003. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Colony_(video_game)

[@SirDiamondNips]

Aside from the potential of AI involvement in this project, the idea is really cool. The concept of a low scifi survival game where your life depends on making crack in-the-moment decisions is really exciting. I know better than to get excited for a scifi indie game though...

[@metafishling]

I can understand using AI assets as an alternative for placeholder assets, as long as it is disclosed. A small studio (or solo dev) might not have the money to pay artists, modelers, writers, etc what they deserve, especially when starting out. However, the price should reflect that as well. If the game is successful enough to replace the AI work, then raise the price and offer a "supporter's pack DLC" for people who like and already bought the game and want to send some money to the creative hires. To me, this seems like a possible compromise, especially for solo/tiny indie teams. Having just watched a feature video about the latest Unreal Engine release, it seems like new engine capabilities eliminate jobs for animators and designers too (can do more with less employees), but it's not as new as AI and we're used to that kind of incremental change. I don't think people should overreact against AI tools, but agree it is a concern that needs to be addressed.

[@danicule8671]

holy fk this game is trash

[@jeffrobagman2834]

This. This is what I came here for. The deep breakdown of game systems, the insightful analysis of balance issues! Truly I have never read a better review. My only complaint is that you're a bit wordy. Try and get your point across more succinctly. Cheers! 😊

[@sparkofcuriousity]

@@jeffrobagman2834 hahaha i love this comment!😁

[@quarterpounderingurmom4086]

For every like I get I won't care 😂

[@user-nl2kr1nk9s]

Dude I'd chill with the anti-AI rhetoric if I were you, whichever AI replaces us it will have been trained on hours of you smack-talking its ancestors.

[@ItsMrAssholeToYou]

This games seems awfully under-baked for something that's been around for as long as it has.