Base One - Apocalyptic Space Colonization Sim

[@daedalus1]

When the line "Humanity gradually came to its senses." (4:14) was spoken, I knew this was a sci-fi game.

[@tribbleq]

I think it just depends on how high a key the 'gradually' is.

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

Awww

[@StarlasAiko]

Not Sci-Fi...Fantasy

[@mleslie4883]

"There are 4 of us alive, 1996 are dead, but we're OK for now." You're OK? I assure you, you are most definitely *NOT* OK.

[@capnheehee8103]

Pretty sure that the 2000 number was quoted for the number of crew members aboard the various ships of the fleet (2,000 hearts aboard). This is one ship in that fleet, and the whole narrative in the gameplay is interacting with another one. The only ship verified to be completely lost at this point was the Heraditus. Not necessarily easy to follow, I know, but the literal language of all dialogue and the intros gives one the impression that there are more survivors than just 4 among all the remaining ships. That's where the round of patients are coming from, right?

[@backwardsman8887]

If it's emotionally, then I'd be fine as long as my wife and kids weren't on board.

[@TheYear2525]

I didn't know there are sunset, night and sunrise in space.

[@saxman362]

I love when you play games like this. You are the perfect youtuber for these types of games. Keep it up!

[@lukusblack6442]

I *really* want a SplatterCat episode on Vintage Story. You could easily do a whole series on it. The game's beautiful and immersive.

[@Oyocat]

"We were ready for what was next!" *Illidan Stormrage wants to know your location*

[@grenadine5571]

"Splatter Cat, what is the power house of the cell?" "Mesopotamia!"

[@dawnrazornephilim]

I'm not sure they thought the day night cycle through, you only get that on a planet, floating around space there isn't one, but the further you get away from a star the less energy you'll get. It seems a lot like planet base with weird connections for power and what not.

[@dawnrazornephilim]

@@Forien The space station orbits the earth every 90 mins, so it's not really and depending on the orbit you won't have to deal with a dark cycle at all.

[@dawnrazornephilim]

@@Forien True, it relative.

[@H1Guard]

I can't play a game that thinks there's a diurnal cycle in space, like the old joke about landing on the sun if we go at night. There is only so much stupidity before it snaps my suspenders of disbelief.

[@JakubOsiak]

The Event Horizon - one of the best sci-fi horrors I've seen, and the only horror movie ever that made it difficult for me to sleep afterwards - word of wisdom, don't watch around midnight, in a dark room all by yourself. Or do just that if you enjoy this kind of thrill...

[@pascaletudor]

I agree with you, but I think its more on the point of it being the best done at the time. Obviously, it set a certain standard, and when Dead Space appeared for the 1st time, I think they actually said that a big influence was Event Horizon

[@tribbleq]

Me at a friend's house at 11:30PM while they are watching Event Horizon: We're leaving.

[@JakubOsiak]

@@pascaletudor Dead Space is lika an unholy child of The Event Horizon and Carpenter's The Thing....

[@st.john_one]

Event Horizon was Awsome!!

[@ColinTimmins]

It would have been funny if the narator went from "We were ready for what was next!....." warp in to "No, no we weren't!" commence the explosions! =]

[@ramiel7666]

"We were wrong....."

[@michaelhale123]

When he said pop culture is all I have...I felt that.

[@republish368]

Start reading so your culture will grow up! POP culture is only MARKETING agenda to make you BUY stuff ;)

[@YeOldEntertainment]

"Whenever I play shadowrun , I always play a rigger" -Splattercat I didn't think I could love this guy anymore than I already did.

[@trancet]

How very Farscape + Seveneves of an opening, i dig it.

[@Sladeofdark]

Yes! been wanting a game like this since Space Colony!

[@luckygreentiger]

I want to like games like this--generally though they are more complicated than I care for. This seems like a good balance for me.

[@northerntarantulas]

I played banished and was having fun failing for a while xD. But I do not know if banished ever was a game that let you become stable?

[@comingviking]

@@northerntarantulasBanished can be fairly stable, but you have to be ahead of the curve and play it proactively.

[@northerntarantulas]

@@comingviking hahaha i be reactionary

[@tristanlandgren9047]

Just what I needed after a long day

[@Bill_Garthright]

I love science fiction games! Well, I love lots of different games, but for awhile, it seemed like everything was fantasy. So this explosion of science fiction games is just what I want to see. Admittedly, most of them don't really appeal to me. But some do. (Shadow Empire has been _great,_ even though I'm not in any way a wargamer.) On the other hand, card games turn me off. Oddly enough, even Shadow Empire has cards, more or less. But... I don't know. It's not quite the same thing. And obviously, tastes vary. It doesn't matter to _me_ what kind of game someone else likes to play. But as a 70-year-old gamer, I remember a time when computer games were very scarce, indeed. These days, I don't even have time to keep up with all of the game news, let alone actually _play_ all of them. It's great! :)

[@necrisuni]

"Moshi Moshi, SplatterCat desu ..." Killed me right there XD I'ma call u Splatter-Neko from now on

[@simonknibbs5867]

28:50 Can you link batteries together so that they share the load across the entire base? Did you need to add o2 and heat to the docking bay?

[@soggyridesmotorizedbicycle6258]

This game looks like fun. Nice twist on a colony builder.

[@ninochaosdrache3189]

Kudos for them making animated cutscenes, instead of slide shows.

[@fredmercury1314]

Can we all just pause for 10 seconds and acknowledge the swagger?

[@ts25679]

I probably missed it, but is there a reason the base is in a geostationary orbit that causes the planet to block the sunlight? Other than it's a gameplay mechanic?

[@sharkforce8147]

someone should tell the people who made this game that there is no night when you're in space...

[@wurgel1]

Depends. That Spacestation most likely orbits a planet, so planetary shadow is a thing. But not really a gradual one.

[@SouthernArms22]

Nice review. There is a game called Falling Frontier testing in June or so. Its an RTS. One man project. You should review it when it's available.

[@ColinTimmins]

Falling Frontier looks really interesting, I hope Splatty does get a chance to review this game as well.

[@mjay7019]

Ive had an eye on that game for a while, really hoping it plays as good as it sounds!

[@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse]

Why would the solar panel only work during "daytime"? You're in space and not bound to a dirtball that rotates.

[@dustin9317]

Just started watching this a year later thinking, "oh this looks interesting!" Check reviews.... ick, nevermind! :)

[@DefiedFaith]

lol just did the same thing.

[@sander_bouwhuis]

This game looks great. And, as always, I really REALLY like you positive style of playing games.

[@AurioDK]

I would assume that since the primary module is fully functional the wires will already have been built into the walls, any further expansion will just connect to existing plugs. That´s how regular buildings are built, you plan ahead for any future electrical wiring. Connecting/arranging wires after building a structure just doesn´t sound very practical.

[@sweepingtime]

I love these kinds of ant farm colony kind of games.

[@darthnocturnis3941]

Wait..... A day/night cycle in space? I get the intent, but I feel like that may have been overlooked a bit....

[@Dfleckt]

sooo for night came to station IN SPACE sun goes hide behind WHAT? is it orbital?

[@donaldallred2654]

i say your vid, said to myself. i need this game. and steam said, "no you gotta wait. not available yet." i almost cried.

[@infin8th0t]

🤣

[@Shadow86TheGamer]

"How many of you are survived?" Now, i'm not an English mother language but that sounds wrong xD

[@kmfdm303]

I think the pattern here is that 1 solar panel connects to 1 engineering bay. If you keep the spacing between engineering bays correct, you can just expand continuously in one direction

[@WeepingBirth]

This game looks pretty darn decent, would love to see more Splat :D

[@Alexandros_Alpha]

Yes! At last a Planetbase like game.

[@alekpo2000]

these folk are really chill for being dead on space whit no resources more than what is left of the ship... its like a loose loose situation unless u can go to the planet sometime

[@Asko83]

I remember seeing a few games with similar concepts. The graphics in this are different though, IIRC there was another like this that used pixel graphs only. I do wonder if the life support item could be used to support more than just one module, because otherwise you'll have to build a huge amount of those life support modules...

[@alekpo2000]

yeah sometime on the near future of the gameplay u will have to shut down sectors of the ship to manage the rest and that so i guess they will make u jump trough loops to survive

[@bodobagger38]

@SplatterCatGaming a friend of mine and i laughed our asses off in the cinema watching event horizon in a way that other customers wanted to throw us out... great movie!

[@lucidnonsense942]

So, you acted like an a'hole, then went on YT to brag about it? OK...

[@bodobagger38]

@@lucidnonsense942 we where young. And it actually is fucking funny. In my opinion, still, poeple who take movies like that seriously are somewhat crazy.

[@hcwood5882]

The modules and how there put together reminds me of Subnautica

[@MrVovansim]

Yes, please, more of this on twitch.

[@berkajerk]

Really curious to see how the UI and later stages hold up.

[@aidancampbell5644]

“…and reruns all become our history …”

[@CanadianWookie]

i think the reason games tend to go on a trend streak is because some of those indie developers don't have a great budget for marketing their game, they work on other projects until their genre trends, to maximize the audience viewership

[@thomcampbell9190]

this voiceover script sounds like a fanfic level writing haha

[@luckygreentiger]

Well it's not out yet, it may be improved later.

[@NonlinearNumbers]

I mean the part where they word it so that they imply the destruction of the moon will lead directly to extinction level event on earth, ridiculous.

[@wolfieinu]

Here and there you can tell that English is not the developers' first language. Hopefully if the game gains traction, they can get someone to address that.

[@Striker9]

Lol wow I didn't notice at first but after reading this I went back 😅 wow

[@sim.frischh9781]

What´s your diploma in? "Mesopotamia!"

[@michellesanctuary9089]

We want this game NOW on Steam! 🍷🍹

[@NotoriusBEN1]

... yes. let's jump through this wormhole that sizable chunks of the moon have gone through... Im sure there isn't a rock waiting to hit us on the other side...

[@bdellazzana]

that other planet is most likely being bombarded by the moon's fragments

[@marshallspohn9220]

I think it's super funny that they use daytime and nighttime cycles on a spaceship... cool looking game though

[@walt_man]

Ah, yes.. when the guy from Jurassic Park went into space with Morphius.

[@ramboahoe]

Great Movie!

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@DeepTalksPodcast777]

I would like to see more! Have you seen winter survival? It looks like a cross between the forest and the long dark. I'd love to see you play it!

[@Qulize]

This was actually interesting.

[@davehood2667]

Floating Planetbase was kinda what I was thinking too.

[@benruniko]

The slots remind me of the old xcom mars colonization game. Boy thats an old game to bring up. It still holds up graphically, surprisingly!

[@aleksk.7452]

Looks like an actually complete SpaceBase DF-9

[@JayJayM57]

interesting game but it leaves too many questions. how much energy is consumed? how many rooms can one life support module support? etc.

[@JakeHarris0]

what is the purpose of separating life support into oxygen and heat?

[@theldraspneumonoultramicro405]

can the E.L.D only supply one single room? do you have to build one for each and every damn room? thats just stupid.

[@gekkobear2]

Um, so the wormhole has massive gravity on one side, enough to rip up the moon? Wow! Okay. And you go through it (and somehow don't get crushed heading toward it)? Unlikely. And what does it do on the other side? How the heck does that work? I have many questions... Like "Can Superman pee into the wind?". The world may never know.

[@tarsis6123]

Anyone can pee into the wind. :P

[@Muenni]

@@tarsis6123 Towards maybe, but I'm sure the wind pushes right back at ya!

[@Andyman269]

The base building in this reminds me of Genesis Alpha One

[@dflxxhunterxx2]

The premise of this game is really cool

[@jordonnowland9276]

Can the E.L.D not support more then one object or room at a time?

[@JanStuivenberg2810]

It supports two mudules

[@darenkel1823]

SplatterCat: "...Click on dat!"

[@mikel1784]

on my wish list looking fun

[@genericytprofile852]

Idk why you felt the need to send life support to the power modules instead of the actual live support room. I feel like that room would need maintenance more than the power module but eh.

[@conq1273]

"Where we are going, we dont need eyes"

[@口口口口-n1c]

7:35 to skip all cinematics and get to gameplay

[@chrislaws4785]

I was THINKING about getting this game, BUT then I looked at the steam news and community page, and oh boy am I glad I did. This game is BROKEN to all hell and back, with people saying as recently as January 2nd, 2022 that once you get past the opening few missions and things start to get a little more demanding. The AI bugs out to the point where the game is UNPLAYABLE because the AI characters dont want to do what you tell them to, they drag their feet when given tasks to complete causing you to lose the game because you cant keep up with the tasks due the AI refusing to work. I'm writing this today 1/26/2022 and NONE of the game breaking bugs in this game have been patched. And there has been ZERO updates with the devs going dark since their last update on steam on August 31st, 2021. If your considering buying this game, DON'T. There are much better space sim games out there that HAVN'T been abandoned by their devs. Just an FYI!

[@raygun38]

Event Horizon is a Warhammer 40k movie, change my mind!

[@Agenor1992]

Reminds me of the science Station of Anno 2205.

[@92pkg]

This modular base system reminds me of No man sky or Subnotica.

[@steelgoodwin]

Splattercat loves Probes. *cough*

[@druettusedwardt.6073]

Just added this to my wish list I know it's gonna be a game and it's a apocalypse sim

[@SomeKindaSpy]

oh wow, hogman's voice actor played nick tatopoulos in the Godzilla The Series show in 98

[@Diree]

How is there sunset in space? They're not even orbit locked?

[@roguehandle1688]

Game looks pretty.

[@ancapftw9113]

Well, time for me to make a space cyberpunk card game. Distopian society on a space station? Maybe a CCG, with you earning random "teammates" for your deck as you win card based "combat"?

[@jeeveseventynine9263]

I relistened to the tape captain and it says: Libera Te Tutemet Ex Inferis. Save yourself ... from hell.

[@nexusofboredom]

No Pause feature is a big negative for me in Games oo

[@kensaiix]

i was hearing faint clicks in the background and thought it was insects, but it's the text appearing in the game, 6:45 uuuuhgg...

[@garybugler9117]

I'm off to play planetbase seeing as though this isn't available yet

[@shadowproductions969]

Game doesn't come out until may? That sucks. Also your solar panel seems like it's gaining more than it's dipping, especially at peak hours.. additional batteries would still help. Would love to be able to try this out.

[@grandpadado3267]

Need more than one way in and out of each module otherwise you will have bottle necks.

[@imonyourside8376]

Looks fun

[@InhalingWeasel]

Yeah, unless the sun is flat as well, I'm pretty sure there's no day/night cycle in space.

[@alex4alexn]

i wanted to see some crew get healed

[@seawit9434]

i thought i was missing something when i noticed a large majority of the latest games that came out were cyberpunk. Think it will be fantasy next? or something more like Life is Strange, in the present?

[@onyxgamer8]

Sooooooo... can we have a series? I miss those days

[@lucidnonsense942]

Twitch killed series on YT - not enough views. If you want to see Splat do playthroughs, go to his twitch channel - you can see the vods for the older playthroughs.

[@onyxgamer8]

@@lucidnonsense942 Oh cool! Thanks

[@AhmNee]

What the hell does "night" mean in space? Does the sun go somewhere?

[@Cuthawolf]

Huh, this might be my newest purchase

[@kurankeikun]

Wait, hold on, you played the tutorial and you didn't know you couldn't pause the game at all? Also, I'm no physicist or astronomer, but at the other end of the wormhole, there is a planet on which humans are heading to make a new start. But my problem is, that the wormhole is sucking everything up on the other side and spewing them towards that very planet. Wouldn't the planet's gravitational pull attract that debris and the planet will be bombarded by them until there is nothing left on the other side?

[@Ottertuber]

Losing the moon wouldn't cause the earth to become inhabitable

[@pilotnamealreadytaken6035]

Hmm yes it would.

[@Ottertuber]

@Nícolas Mallmann they made it sound like everybody is gonna die. It just felt a bit much

[@steventhunder2979]

This game reminds me of StellarHub, the 2D version of this game.

[@haroldmcbroom7807]

People want to believe that there is life somewhere out there. They want to believe that perhaps our origins are not from this planet at all. But logic would dictate that if we ever came to this planet, we would have the same means by which to leave, and the fact that we have to build ships to leave, is an indication that we never arrived here in ships, because our origins are of this earth.

[@bettyswollocks1670]

This game has more bugs than a work house mattress

[@ZWIPPMANN]

8:00 space waffle lol