Enormity Prototype l Mission 1 l Dark Side of the Sun l Full Playthrough

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Big Update: here is a link to the TTS that is now available to try steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3373331766u Known Errors: The blip movement during the Red turn sequence (thanks Uramaki) @ 2:50:00 I missed the 2 half make a whole (Thnaks Michael) on turns 3-6 I moved the blips not on patrol which is what I should have done for much of the video I forgot about the linear keyword. (thanks Max)

[@WojoO]

Thanks for the info that it's not available to try :p

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Oh sorry I thought is was available. Sorry to mislead you

[@joefilomena2768]

I can't tell if this was clear or not so just to call it out explicitly, I believe that previous reply was trying to point out a typo in the original message. You clearly meant 'noW available to try', but at the moment the original message is 'noT available to try'.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Hahahahah!!! Thank you so much I totally missed the meaning behind the last message!!! I corrected it. I am notorious for bad spelling lol!!!! Sorry

[@WojoO]

@@MeetMeAtTheTable i though ":p" will guide you that it was a sarcastic joke 😂

[@Rokku82]

This was fun to watch! Glad to see you have fun during the playthrough. Can't wait to see what the full campaign has in store.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Thank you glad you enjoyed it. Yes I am pumped to see what is in store when this goes live I think there will be more then people think!!!

[@RobertTrice-s5e]

Thanks for this, I had a go at reading the prototype rule book but thankfully you have taken the pain out of the game. Fantastic game that it is, reckon they will nail all the stretch goals, and hopefully we can meet you at the table when the final product is out. Keep up the great work👍

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Thank you. Yes there is a lot going on with this game!!! I can’t wait to get the full game in my hands!!!! It’s going to be epic!!! Thanks for the great comment and thanks for watching 😃😃👍

[@robotradar]

Thank you for showcasing the game. I love the ambition of ITU and am awaiting Kingdoms Forlorn eagerly. Compared to the previous games this one looks a bit standard concerning gameplay and appearence. I hope this will go more the route of being unique as the predecessors did. I see a lot of Nemesis, Deep Madness, STALKER and such in it and it plays more traditionally. Bummer for me as a solo gamer is the need to control 4 characters. I hope this changes to a more solo freindly mode. I trust ITU to make a great game and love the way their stories are written. So I was naturally excited but had some higher hopes, if I am honest.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

This is in early development and I’m sure they will listen to the community and help create a great experience. It is hard to top a game like ATO they think big and it pays off. I feel this one will too!!! Thanks for the great comment and thanks for watching 😃😃👍

[@thebrothersslim6056]

Awesome! Looking forward to the next one :)

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Thank you glad you enjoyed it and thanks or watching

[@michaeledmonds4849]

@2:50:16 The two "half successes" combine into a success (p.16)...so you had 4 before your reroll, and still had the potential to use the token on.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Michael I totally missed that!!! Thank you for catching that I’ll make sure to put a note in the video. Great to hear from you thanks for the help and thanks for watching 😃😃👍

[@ADungeonDelve]

Enjoyed the video and would love to see more gameplay!

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Thank you glad you enjoyed it hope you have been well thanks for watching

[@michaeledmonds4849]

Blip patrol at the end of Turn 3, they should have moved in the direction of their facing IIRC, not towards the closest spacer. (great video so far, best of the ones I've seen out there at showing/explaining things)

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Thank you glad you enjoyed it. Totally forgot to move them on a patrol even into the red part of the track I misunderstood the movement thanks for the gereat comments and thanks for watching

[@Sweatbumps]

Awesome video!

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Thank you sweetbumbs!!!! Glad you enjoyed it. This is going to be super fun!!! 😃😃👍

[@AeonTrespassField]

@@MeetMeAtTheTable You have me hyped to try the TTS demo that just came out! This game looks super awesome

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Yes it has been so much fun!!! Let me know what you think after trying the TTS!! 😃😃👍

[@nte2336]

TTS mod is live just incase you guys want to try it out

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Thank for letting everyone know I put the link in the pined comments

[@maximilianobisurgi9362]

I was really waiting for your playtrough since you show the unboxing, this is really nice. I also started playing this on TTS. Btw, some rules clarification cause it might help others and we can start deducing some rules haha. I think that on 44:58, the Noise Roll, should only be one dice. Rule says that if you encounter that weird intruder symbol, you roll as many dice as blips on the board. But, one of the last bullet points says “If the Noise source specifies the number and color of dice rolled, roll those dice instead”. So I think it should be one white dice, and I imagine even if you are one the red or black track, please someone correct me if I am understanding this wrong. Keep going with this, I will be waiting for your next video.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

I totally get your questions let me know if you find any info on this I will be looking this up as well I feel that "Noise (White)". would mean a noise roll using white dice and since there are X number of blips you would roll for each one if I am wrong please let me know. Being a prototype there are going to be outling rules that are not fully explained. Thanks for the great question and thanks for wathcing

[@maximilianobisurgi9362]

@@MeetMeAtTheTable Hey, yeah we are debating about it now on Discord haha, we agree that it would be nice to have some sort of official clarification. We all agree the color of the dice would be white, no matter the Countdown Track, but we are not sure about the amount of dice being rolled

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

@@maximilianobisurgi9362 if you hear anything let me know and I will do the same thanks

[@maximilianobisurgi9362]

@@MeetMeAtTheTable Not sure why my comment did not get posted haha, on the discord channel someone from ITU has been answering a lot of the questios we were having. One was this one, and he mentioned that if it says Noise (white dice icon for example) it would require a single white dice for that noise roll. Also, he answer about another doubt that was that some weapons, have you rolling for noise with a Intruder symbol + some dice icon. If that is the case, you could potentially end up with more dice than blips on the board, in which case you could assign 2 dice to one blip. Hope this helps for your next run

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

@maximilianobisurgi9362 this helps a ton thank you I’ll mention this in the next video thanks for all the help 😃😃👍

[@sablestar1956]

The mechanics remind me of ATO. Is it a space them on top of ATO?

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

There are a lot of things that are similar to ATO. The biggest difference is instead of the exploration phase being a complete narrative it is a dungeon crawl instead. 😃😃👍

[@michaeledmonds4849]

@1:45 what size is your table? (in reference to how the game fits on it). Thanks!

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Oh great question I’ll Make sure to mention that in the future it’s 5 feet by 3 feet inside the table. Thanks for the great question!!! 😃😃👍

[@michaeledmonds4849]

@@MeetMeAtTheTable Same as mine, awesome! (tightest space hog game we've played on it is Oathsworn so far).

[@shanebowler2612]

This is amazing. I've never played anything from Unknown Studios. At age fifty, this has been my first year at the gaming table. I've played a lot of Nemesis and Root this year and I make mistakes every time I play. This seems so much more complex compared to both. I want to play this game but I don't think I have the aptitude for it. Finger is hovering over the 'back this project' button, though!

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Congratulations for getting into the most awesome hobby!!! Nemesis is soooooo good!!!! This game would bring more elements then nemesis but is more of a campaign then the one shot nemesis game. If anything the. Add game without the minis is reasonable and should give hours of playtime. Not sure if that helps. But more importantly glad you found some fun games to play hope you find more!!!! 😃😃👍

[@alwega2923]

Yo Shane, as a guy a bit older than you I definitely sympathise! I had bought Aeon Trespass: Odyssey from Into the Unknown, and it was an insanely awesome gorgeous well written game. Sadly it became only much much more complicated and complex while playing, so ultimately I sold it. With Enormity, it's the same feelings all over again, but I guess I cannot skip over it as it is my favourite theme. Maybe I can houserule some of the fiddlyness away ;-). Btw, Nemesis is my most hated game 😂

[@shanebowler2612]

@@alwega2923 I did the DEAD SPACER pledge the other day right before it closed. It just looks so incredible. Nemesis pushes me to my limit. I make a ton of mistakes playing it and kick myself in the butt for it but I love the mythos, the minis, the scale, the pieces, all of it. Its just so much to track. I'm into this though. I will grind it out and get better. Im all in on NEMESIS. Have the Core game, Lockdown, Aftermath, Void Seeders, Carnomorphs, all the extra stretch stuff. Plenty to keep me busy until Enormity drops. I hope when I get it I can find some players in my area that want to set this up and figure it all out.

[@michaeledmonds4849]

I also think you missed that you can spend Expertise tokens to reduce incoming damage (p.28) making them very valuable when you are being attacked.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Thanks for letting me know that I didn’t know I must have missed that in the rules. That’s so clutch!!!! Thank you!! I’ll Make sure to mention that in the next video!!! 😃😃👍

[@maximilianobisurgi9362]

2:50:17 remember 2 half sucess count as one success so you should have just use your potential and you would have done it with your first roll 😁

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Totally missed that thanks for letting me know.

[@maximilianobisurgi9362]

@@MeetMeAtTheTable Sure no worries! Btw, are you planning on going with the second part of the prototype? This was a really nice playtrough!

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

@maximilianobisurgi9362 yes I am going to me filming the boss battle today so stay tuned for it soon!!! 😃😃👍

[@maximilianobisurgi9362]

2:29:45 hey, I think you forgot about the Linear keyword, which says you can only shoot on a straight line. So techincally the second grin is not a valid target, although rules are not clear if streight line would count as passing trough one side of the square the target is. EDIT: I saw your comment on it 5 seconds after I post this comment haha😂

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Yes there were times that I totally missed the linear keyword I forgot about it till near the end of the video thanks for letting me know and thanks for watching

[@maximilianobisurgi9362]

@@MeetMeAtTheTable Its a lot to keep track of haha. And cant imagine also having to remember all while recording, I think you did a great job, so keep going 👍

[@BbBb-zx6sx]

I'm getting a Deep Madness vibe from the game; the tone and fiction. Also, the condition cards, similar to Deep Madness and Nemesis.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

There are some similarities for sure. I have been really enjoying what I have played so far great to hear from BbBb!!!!

[@beerman2000]

From reading the comments it appears that this game plays much more tense than it appears watching it. Luckily it's too close to Christmas for me. $ saved lol

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

This is does. The blips are not that intimidating until Bamb!!!! They turn into 3 bad guys and then the boss starts chasing you down!!! And you cry in the corner. Lol!!!! It’s fun for sure!!! 😃😃👍

[@goldsmeeth2771]

Excited to see mothman battle

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Yes can't wait!!!! Hope to get to it soon!!! It's going to be so fun!!! thanks for watching!!!

[@Theaquasnake]

For Solo play, you need to play with all 4 Characters right? If so, then that will be a challenged for my 45 x 24 inch table. 😢

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Yes you are correct. They did try to make it as small as they could and using the books for maps are a really good idea. Sorry it will not fit your game table I think this is going to be fun!!!

[@uramaki6580]

I was looking closely at the rules and I realized that the management of the blips was wrong: During the first turns (white) the blips move straight in the direction of the arrow (patrolling) both at the end of the turn (with the scan) and during the players' noise. During the intermediate turns (red) the blips move straight with the scan and towards the player who made noise during the spacer phase (I think that change the arrow directions for future patrolling). In the final turns (black) they move towards the spacers in both cases. (Pag. 17 rule book). At first I thought this would make the bips even slower, but on reflection it would allow them to be positioned in the first turns on the map in a more annoying areas and not chase the players aimlessly (who at this point in the game are necessarily faster).

[@uramaki6580]

For references: Pag. 17 "countdown effects" Pag. 30 "2.Blip patrols"

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

You are correct. Thanks for letting me know. I didn't quite get what they were going for till I read both passages you presented. Sorry for the error. Hope it didn't distract from the game play too much. Thanks or the help and thanks for watching

[@uramaki6580]

@@MeetMeAtTheTable I'm happy to help! It's not a simple game, it will take time to learn it well. Let us know if the game becomes more claustrophobic with the aforementioned changes!

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

there is a lot for sure. It would definitely would have made it more difficult to manipulate the blips

[@manydills]

@@uramaki6580 I don't think I fully agree - I think blips will *always* move toward the character as a result of a Noise roll; they will simply not change their arrow direction during the White/Infiltration levels. However I do agree that during Infiltration (White), during the Invader turn they will simply move in a straight line.

[@beakerkell]

Nice playthrough! Im still on the fence for this one since I backed Kingdoms Forlorn and can't play that one yet.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Thank you glad you enjoyed it. When the KS goes live this should explain more what the game has to offer!!! Hope that will help you make a decision. 😃😃👍

[@beakerkell]

​@@MeetMeAtTheTable Just finished watching your video and I think I'm convinced. I loved the build up of tension towards the end of the game!

[@baharisharis9773]

Playing the demo now and noticed a mistake. The is a symbol to place a Unique Specimens by the elevator door. Spawned a Cackling Starfish, really messed my token pool

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

It my demo it is not there if appears there in the 3rd mission from what I understand but I cold be wrong ill go back and check. Thanks for letting me know and thanks for watching

[@baharisharis9773]

@@MeetMeAtTheTable It is there, I can see it in the video. A red circle with an elongated U infront of A1 door Just finished the demo. Pretty good. I dont understand why some peolpe say there is no tension. It really reminds me of playing Mothership RPG (you should check it out. It is immense fun and quick for DM prep!). Things always start slow and ramp up like here

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

@@baharisharis9773 you are correct my mistake I thought it was for the 3rd mission. Sorry about that. Yes this game is really tense. I have really enjoyed what I have played of it for sure!!!! 😃😃👍

[@manydills]

You are not obligated to spawn Intruders when you Scout a Blip. It’s optional.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

correct you do not have to I mentioned this but still spawned them cus I thought we could take them out and didn't want all those surprise attacks on us later. Thanks for the great comment and thanks for watching

[@alwega2923]

I'm just sad enormity can't be properly played as a solo game. Pretty sure rule, upkeep and fiddlyness overload will set in pretty quickly. Damn shame ITU doesn't compromise on their games ;-)

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

It is hard as a solo gamer. It all depends on how much you're willing to handle before too much is too much. I hope as it goes through design that it will become more streamlined. but we shall see.

[@xtopherrothgery4905]

Rules question for you if you get a chance. How did you interpret "You can only use 1 token of a given type per die"? Not sure if they mean you can use one reroll and once potential conversion per die, or if they mean you can only use reroll or potential conversion per die, but not both.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

That’s a great question. I interpret it as you can only use one of each of the tokens on a die so you could use a Re-roll and then a discipline to change a potential but not multiple disciplines to change multiple potentials. If I did that during the play through I missed that. I could be wrong and these are prototype rules but that’s my understanding thanks for the great question and thanks for watching 😃😃👍

[@xtopherrothgery4905]

@@MeetMeAtTheTable Thanks. That makes it tough.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

True especially if your rolling red or black dice to move those blips or if you need a ton of hits and can only change one

[@manydills]

@@MeetMeAtTheTable ITU has issued a clarification/rules edit (per BGG) that said that their intention was to allow spending of one Discipline per Potential, not one per die. (The rules text will be changed in a future revision.)

[@warlord76i]

A lot of Nemesis vibe....i wonder that, how much was actually inspired from it?

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

great question. Im not sure.

[@winghong3]

Well, if you really think about it, aren't both games just inspired from the Aliens franchise? Although Enormity definitely draws a lot from Event Horizon too in vibes.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Aliens and event horizon are soooo good couple of my favorite movies!! That’s why I love these games so much 😃😃👍

[@uramaki6580]

Am I the only one who thinks blips have a very interesting and thematic design? I really like the idea that the mission starts in total silence (where you start doing your own thing just paying attention to distant noises and/or radar signals), but then you end up having to survive the extraction point overwhelmed by bad-surprise-speedy-tokens (and monsters). The "problem" with the lack of tension is difficult to judge in an initial scenario like this (in which the game wants to be accessible and readable), but things can go really bad easily with this system in a more tight one.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

You are not in the only one. I think they have nailed that tension in this game. It feels like that survival science fiction movie. Where they originally get there and everything seems quiet and it will be easy to get in and out and then as things continue they get over whelmed. This is going to be a great game that has so many great things going for it and the theme and tension is one of them. can't wait to see more when the campaign opens. Thanks for the great comment and thanks for watching

[@olegyd]

In my this game just overwhelming with small mechanics for no reason

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

There is. A lot going on and it may become more streamlined as the game goes through production so watch for any updates that could Make this game more your style. Thanks for watching 😃😃👍

[@alwega2923]

​@@MeetMeAtTheTable Hmmm, I fear ITU will only ADD more stuff rather than streamline or simplify their game 😉

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

@ that is a possibility for sure

[@kvasac123]

Hmmm...the game borrows a lot from Nemesis and Deep Madness. Also, too many components and things to perform per phase seem to needlessly complicate the game. Intro scenario took 2 hours with just 1 player, I think the scenario would take too long with more. Visually, it is gorgeous but it seems slow and a bit all over the place.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

There is a lot going on. I hope they will look into this going forward to streamline it a bit to keep it less complicated. The theme and game play is really fun. Thanks for the great feed back and thanks for watching

[@kvasac123]

@@MeetMeAtTheTable I like space horror and dig these kind of games, but they need to streamline and simplify things. I will have to wait toward the end of KS and make the decision based on what the game end up looking like. I see a lot of people have given feedback, so I am guessing they can use that to make the game better.

[@zimbo5521]

@Bairnt Which do you like better, Enormity or Nemesis Retaliation?

[@gir73]

As someone who got his shelf packed with Nemesis and more on the way, I'm very interested in this question. Does this game offer anything more that Nemesis doesn't? Which one left the better impression?

[@winghong3]

I honestly think that once enemies start engaging, and you get into using the guns, rationing bullets and managing your character's stats (stress and adreadaline), THAT part of the fight is definitely better than Nemesis. I think the current prototype Enormity's issue is that combat takes too long to start and they are too infrequent. The enemy pressure needs to be higher on the design. That, or need to introduce more environmental hazards to keep the tension up.

[@gir73]

Just to add to my own question. The main draw for me at the moment is that it plays on a single huge spaceship.

[@GameBrigade]

These are completely different games. After playing I wouldn’t equate the two. Does a disservice to both games.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

This is a great conversation because I can see where this may fill the same space. I think GamesBrigade has said what I would have. But here are some takeaways. 2 of the biggest things that this game has going for me that makes me want both of these in my collection is 1. It has a very established and expansive campaign system built in. Which is going to be super awesome!!!! 2. I feel there is more excitement to explore the locations as to Nemesis were you are searching the ship for the right room to enact your objective. Nemesis is more linear in all aspects compared to this game. I was worried that the blips were going to distract from the emersion but I liked the way they did them. This is a prototype and I will pass this feed back onto Into the Unknown they seem to be very active with the community to have them help craft games. After ATO I have faith that this game will be super fun when it delivers. Thank you all for the great comments

[@GoodEggGuy]

I watched this and Mike's video on One Stop Coop Shop and... it feels dull. Love ATO so had high hopes but maybe it's the setting (regular space suits and scanners rather than cool far-future tech) or maybe it's the hours spent pushing blip tokens around (and taking generic "move 2" actions), but the gameplay isn't grabbing me. I hope the boss fight will be up to the standards of ATO or better, at least.

[@winghong3]

I am of the opinion that they should have made the game rules like Space Hulk. Spawn the blips directly into corridors or rooms instead of "out of bound" space. Then drop in model enemies as soon as they are within line of sight. I think the game can dramatically improve in atmosphere as soon as there is enemy pressure from turn 1.

[@xtopherrothgery4905]

I guess the idea is supposed to be it's dark inside the ship so you don't know what a blip is until it's on top of you? Though that seems to be contradicted at times by the story description. It would be interesting if they upped the power level of weapons and it was a constant battle to move across the map.

[@ObsidianKnight90]

​@@xtopherrothgery4905That's how Machina Arcana plays.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

This is a great conversation I ll pass this along to Into the Unknown. as great feedback thank you all

[@m1kinh090]

ATO has the most dull combat I have ever played unfortunately. It has zero decision making and empty boss profiles unfortunately :/

[@abrahamlincoln908]

I think you meant Sci-Fi. Not to be a nitpicker, but "SyFy" is a channel brand name, owned by NBCUniversal. I doubt you'll get in any real trouble, but someone could mistakenly think this game has the backing of the SyFy network.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

oh Thanks ill make the change I didn't realize that,. thanks for the help and thanks for watching

[@Drakthal100]

At end of turn 1 you talk about not knowing what the letter and number on the scanner card is used for. Since its called a patrol. Are you sure the blips move towards a character at that part and not just towards the space in the center of the card? That would make the word Patrol make more sense :) Or that the card is placed on that field instead of on the character and then the enemies move based on that spot: EDIT: Just checked the rulebook doesnt seem like it no :D

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Yes im sure these letters and numbers in the middle will be used for other game mechanics that we have not experienced yet. Thanks for check that out and thanks for watching

[@zimbo5521]

IMO, not much tension or suspense because blips (monsters) take too long to reach characters, and too easy to avoid blips (monsters). Therefore, combat is too infrequent. If this is intended to be a slow game, then it could greatly benefit from more narrative and skill checks to alleviate boredom and keep things interesting.

[@DexterJexter11]

The demo shows there's several types of runs, with much more combat.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

There are multiple versions of the way you will travel through the Shepard as Dexter has said. This is just a way to show of how the different things you will encounter are played. I am posting the Link to the TTS is you want to give it a look to see the different ways to run through the Shepard

[@chrishudson9525]

As illustrated in the video, combat can turn deadly before you can even react in time. I think you're confused about what kind of game this is.

[@zoguardala8590]

He wasnt spawning or moving blips correctly to be fair. Download the TTS demo yourself, have a good read of the whole rulebook first then play and refer to rules so u get them right for your first playthrough. When u play the game as intended, its actually amazing.

[@zoguardala8590]

Also, you dont get spacer tokens at the end of everg turn, u only get them when u use an adrenaline action. As soon as u use an adrenaline action and move your bar up one space, then u grab any tokens to the left of the bar and put them in the incoming pool, so some turns u will not have any tokens, .akes u really think about which character to use in what order and what action to use to get tokens, makes the game more suspensful and difficult

[@casspirmk6338]

That game looks like Space Hulk girl league. All went soft long and forgiving. Minis appearance rather amatory and whole business looks far from some exemplary space horrors of board game industry.

[@MeetMeAtTheTable]

Thanks for the feedback. You know I have never played space hulk I’ll have to give that a try lots of recommendations for it. Including your comment. Thanks for the great comment and thanks for watching 😃😃👍