A Post Apocalyptic Sea Survival RPG That Has Me Excited! - Sea of Rifts

[@CliffBackerTheThird]

So this is basically Sunless Sea but outdoors.

[@fugitiveunknown7806]

Exactly what I was thinking, delicious friend.

[@НиколайЛамберт]

Like a clone of sorts.

[@ZeroPlayerGame]

I mean, if that's your first encounter with the genre. Really, "sea of horrors" is a pretty old trope, the Unterzee is just a recent iteration of it.

[@Rowland4825]

its just Sea

[@raidermaxx2324]

no, its a different gamre thatalso has a boat in it, like in Sunless Sea, as well as many many many other games that also have a boat in it lol

[@beqan2]

dude, that TV sound is something I heard till i got past 35 years old. Normally it's just kids who can hear it since they are not to damaged yet. So good hearing

[@vforwombat9915]

not just damage. you ears naturally lose the ability to hear high pitched sounds as you get older. kids can hear things old ppl cannot.

[@lucidnonsense942]

it's coil whine from switch mode power supplies, put your ear to your GPU when it's under load, you'll hear it. Especially if you are generating a lot of frames on low raster load.

[@Grimaldi-ow6mx]

When I was young, I could hear my parents' bedroom TV with the volume off all the way on the other side of the house. I'm 53 now, losing hearing slightly in the left ear, but I can STILL hear the high pitched hums of some light bulbs and electronics. That and my lifelong tinnitus. My last hearing test showed I had amazing hearing at both ends of the spectrum, but normal range was diminished. Guess I'm just lucky like that. 😒

[@RolandDT]

43 and I can still hear this even with tinnitus.

[@murasaki848]

9:45 The sound everyone was hearing from old TVs is the flyback transformer. Transformers are usually an iron core and have a constantly building and collapsing magnetic field around them, so the core is constantly flexing because of the changing force. Since they're usually only held on one side, this means they tend to vibrate sort of like a tuning fork at whatever frequency the field is running at, in this particular case 15.75 kHz, which is the frequency at which horizontal lines were traced on old NTSC (the standard used in the US and Japan) televisions. The vibration gets worse as the TV aged and the transformer loosened up. 15.75 kHz is at the edge of hearing for humans so most people didn't notice. I certainly did.

[@_Nicocide]

"A chicken stares at you indolently" is my new favorite background activity

[@JakeRichards414]

This game actually looks pretty well made, probably giving it a go thank you splat

[@PopeRocket]

"Prepare to take the blame, Sif." "Steady.." "Steaady.." "NOW!"

[@vforwombat9915]

sif left. his first crew all left as soon as he docked. says a lot.

[@ash12181987]

"The high pitched scream of the elder gods servants, the old ones, a sound at the edge of hearing" Splat: "Oooh, like the electric hum when a TV is on!"

[@sidmcmillan926]

The high pitched noise you hear (I hear it all the time also, musicians ear) is "Sympathetic Resonance" vibration, like what happened with the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It's caused by the small transformers within an electrical device vibrating at just the right frequency (giving the device a small tap will usually stop it)

[@BroxigarZ]

So weird that I finally played a game BEFORE it showed up on your channel. Normally, I come here to find whatever obscure thing you’ve found that may look interesting. My only feedback to them was to add variant combat. They are already playing with the obscure “strange” otherworldly plot device, use that to make combat more than just firing cannons like it’s boring real life. Have like Tentacle chain hooks that tether you to enemies, have the ability to summon eldritch horrors, etc.

[@therealchriscunningham]

"there needs to be more broadsides" needs to be installed in the top rank of game canon. You must be able to pet the dog. You must be able to unleash broadsides.

[@daniell1483]

This obviously needs more work, but for a pre-alpha, I think it shows a lot of promise. I definitely like the Sunless Sea vibe. I'm going to keep an eye on this one.

[@darkwindspeed]

The sound of your hearing coming from the TV is the low hum/whine of vibrating magnetic fields caused by flowing electricity.

[@hotchkip]

I hear that same thing too a lot!

[@Mordaris]

I used to hear it too, but only with CRTs.

[@brandonkenney6310]

Your frustration with the grain getting spoiled in transport is actually a fairly common issue, but at least the game is merciful and lets you do a partial delivery. I worked with a trucking company once and recall driver who had his entire shipment of about 20 cases being refused by the buyer because 1 box got damaged in transport. The end result was that the trucking company had to pay the driver plus the expenses related to the truck, and got stuck with a bunch of drink mix concentrate.

[@5Poisons]

So Sunless Sea and Dredge had a love child? I'm in!

[@raidermaxx2324]

god i hate that when yall do that lol.. it looks like sim city and call of a duty had a love child!! 10\10!!

[@mr.strugglesnuggle6668]

​​@@raidermaxx2324But every aspect of the game is very clearly heavily inspired by both Sunless Sea and Dredge? Maybe consider for a moment that you're just being a contrarian?

[@CrudelyMade]

Looks pretty good, looking forward to seeing the finished version with the combat effects and exploring the rest of the world. Tons of potential I think.

[@charles_teak]

A gargantuan world. But miniscule worldbuilding. I expect this to grow into something spectacular. Like Sea of Thieves, and they need SHANTIES! Wishlisted!

[@mr.strugglesnuggle6668]

Please no shanties it'll completely ruin the immersion on this type of game. They fit games like Black Flag where you're actually using the keel while your crew man the rest of the ship but not on these kinds of games where your PC is pretty much just the ship and your crew is a resource that can run out

[@charles_teak]

@@mr.strugglesnuggle6668 Bro they can make it so players can turn it off in the settings lmao. No big deal, pal!

[@mr.strugglesnuggle6668]

@@charles_teak Also shanties weren't really a thing anymore after steam engines were invented. You can see the ship chimney, right? "The switch to steam-powered ships and the use of machines for shipboard tasks by the end of the 19th century meant that shanties gradually ceased to serve a practical function. Their use as work songs became negligible in the first half of the 20th century."

[@charles_teak]

@@mr.strugglesnuggle6668 Blud, I say why not we add shanties? You can just turn it off if you don't want it! Simple as!

[@goose5180]

Dude a battle brothers style pirate game would ruin my life!!

[@paulschumacher4308]

OMG! I'm not the only one! As a kid I could always hear the CRT monitors. It's rare to find another who could.

[@JanderStrahd]

9:45 Same. Some TVs used to make noise even when off.

[@SamBirney]

Yeah, and while not loud, I could always hear the sound from several rooms away in the house.

[@murasaki848]

@@SamBirney A friend of mine was visiting while I was working a night shift. I came home for lunch and I heard a whine like a TV was on. He said he wasn't watching anything, so I looked around. Turns out he'd plugged in his old camcorder to charge the batteries, and it had turned on. It was one of the old fashioned ones that still had a tiny CRT for the viewfinder instead of an LCD. It was buried under a pile of his clothes down the hall and behind his room door which was closed, yet I heard it plainly.

[@MisterZealot]

Lovecraft meets Sid Mayer's Pirates. Intresting

[@infinitivez]

Been itching for a another sea faring game that isn't too heavy on the tactical combat, this looks tasty to wishlist! And their playtest is even open! Look forward to cutting my teeth on it.

[@Ayay01]

That iron axe in front make the ship look like Rudolph the red nosed ghost ship .

[@skyewise]

YES! I unplug things around the house because of that electronics noise! Finally... Someone else.

[@Timlagor]

Gotta love a ship that can sail straight into the wind

[@mr.strugglesnuggle6668]

Can't you see the ship chimney?

[@igorthelight]

9:45 - I can hear that too!

[@joaogomes9405]

This is just Sunless Seas with Dredge bits thrown in

[@fugitiveunknown7806]

"Oh no, you got chocolate syrup in with the ice cream!"

[@joaogomes9405]

@@fugitiveunknown7806 I don't remember saying that was a bad thing. Just that this game is not hiding what its influences are

[@fugitiveunknown7806]

@@joaogomes9405 I think it's the "just" that made me think you thought that it was a bad thing.

[@paulwratt]

from the look of it, each cannon only fire when its lane FOV goes complete red (as opposed to part red). So they all fired on one side because all lanes went complete red on an enemy

[@meatpuppet7712]

" THAT " game that lets you pull your ship up next to another and let loose with your fifteen cannons is called war of war ships. It's a free warship simulator that's been around for quite a while. It's fantastic.

[@simonecosci565]

Some of my fav games are Dredge, Dave the diver and Sunless Sea. So yeah, this is gonna be a must play for me.

[@darby2314]

I know the TV pain. My partners upstairs bathroom has this super weird alternating tone that sounds like a distant siren. I can't hear it from any other place and can't figure out what it is. The vibration frequency sounds like it's maybe a capacitor charging and depleting, but I'm not sure.

[@tjep2670]

I hear the same thing from my subwoofer! At first I thought it was tenninitus but its only near some electronics. Not really sure what it is.

[@vforwombat9915]

@@tjep2670 i hear it everywhere! oh, wait, that IS tinnitus.

[@CazadorSlayer]

A bit like a mix of Dredge and Sunless Seas...Very cool! I'll be keeping an eye on this one!

[@ShadeScarecrow]

Every time I am remembered that barbers also were surgeons at some point I´m really happy to be born nowadays xD

[@thedango6890]

I hear the electricity as well splat. Remember the older tvs would buzwup eeeeeee when turning on

[@912695ify]

Looks like Sunless Sea/Skies meats Dredge, a wonderful combo!

[@larrybarba7757]

I hear that sound from the tv and my family thinks I'm insane

[@vforwombat9915]

but are those two things related?

[@PNGpyro]

I hear that tone some electronics make too! I was staying in an AirBnB recently, and I found the router hidden in the corner of the room because I could hear it buzzing when I was trying to sleep. :/ Pretty sure it's something in the power supplies.

[@Audiotrocious]

The Sid M Pirates game was fun when you had an OP ship and just unleash your broadsides and laugh maniacally, especially if firing grapeshot.

[@alageasia]

This really reminds me of Sunless Seas, even down to the UI.

[@JoshuaKelley-n1k]

Caves of Qud 1.0 just came out

[@IanJones-tz5el]

I hear it too, doesn't matter where in the house, even if the door to the room is closed, weird huh.

[@sidmcmillan926]

7:20 ... you forgot "Fortunate Son" 🪖 lol ... oh yeah, the peg-leg sore knee thing, normally be a stump ending above the knee, i.e, ain't no knee left no more 😬 cheers for the play thru Splat, liking the look of this one - like already said, Sunless Sea + Dredge 👌

[@maximilienward2130]

i hear the high pitched tv sounds too, splatter cat

[@Madhattersinjeans]

Seems interesting, getting some sunless sea vibes.

[@OldmanJohnnyMorgan]

I hear that too and always have, the high pitch whine of electronics

[@broceollomon]

This game is very obviously inspired by Sunless Sea. It seems much more player friendly though; less obtuse language and quicker gameplay. And I say that as someone with a hundred or so hours in Sunless Sea.

[@MauMenzori]

Everything is post apocalyptic nowadays. XD

[@jessl1934]

Even reality

[@KlickPy]

Art is an expression of our experiences

[@Alwaysmoving1]

Your mums post apocalyptic

[@LorenzoCassaro]

​@@jessl1934Nah, we still have to get through the Apocalypse, before the fun can begin.

[@th-bk8ez]

Yeah. Personally, I would like to see Apocalyptic. Like, taking place during the Apocalypse.

[@ATZag135]

ThankYou SirSpla77!

[@Timlagor]

Sunless Sea was so nearly great -the real time parts seriously damaged it though

[@leftrom9738]

Reminds me of Dredge (the UI mostly), with rpg elements, more quests, but with much less atmosphere.

[@DoomedPaladin]

Sunless Sea + Dredge, huh? Could be fun. I'd like better UI, like the map being more see-through, and a horizontal compass at the top of the screen instead of the top-down one down in the corner.

[@garuthesun1445]

Sunless Sea clone? Wow. About time

[@tairyu2574]

Seems like a mix of Dredge and Sunless Sea.

[@pollydoom5039]

I have the same experience with some TVs also with neon lights

[@arcanos9706]

Ooh this looks cool!

[@Wez_wolf]

10:07 the tv sounds and feels on. Adhd super power 😅

[@dusandragovic09srb]

Like that seed generation part. A lot, A LOT of potential now with AI.

[@samtasker8755]

Love your videos splattercat, gnomes was the best one you did this year, please do more videos on gnomes

[@Tyrgalon]

Fully agree about BROADSIDES.

[@wdavis81x]

This looks like it's in my wheelhouse. Pretty cool.

[@vforwombat9915]

that's what she said.

[@bandgeekforlife406]

I also hear the high-pitched whine of the tv, Splat.

[@rrbhaunoch3084]

'this world is so slimy!' lol

[@mikecampos1193]

Do I have to know how to play sunless sea or sunless sky two games that involve you being a captain of a ship or a captain of a flying train.

[@joaogomes9405]

I don't see why you would since this game has no connection to either. It's clearly very inspired by them, but it's not part of the series or made by Failbetter

[@vforwombat9915]

yes. yes, you do, even if you never play any of these games ever.

[@mikecampos1193]

I'm guessing they might work on both games or love the exploring the dark sky or sea.

[@mallonox]

Can we get a AC4: Black Flag playthrough already

[@saltymcbutthurt-ym1ft]

Isn't Splat an indie-focused channel? The only big releases I ever see him play are titles he's personally excited for.

[@slokin82]

I hear that tv sound too Splat and similarly no one else does, bothers the hell out of me

[@paulberry5750]

Looks cool!

[@jimdee5319]

Splatt, a lot of people hear that high pitched noise haha.

[@HoJu1989]

3D Sunless Sea? Interesting

[@kasparsz9549]

STALKER 2 is OUT finally. Would really love to watch you play it.

[@saltymcbutthurt-ym1ft]

I hear ya, man. It would be so cool if Splat had done an hour ten minute video on the game, like two weeks ago. Sadly, as we all know, Splat absolutely despises Stalker and has vowed to never ever ever play any version of it ever. Sorry.

[@hechticgaming7193]

god I miss the mid to late 90s age of sail games. That and Pirates of the Burning Sea....

[@coaiemandushman1079]

Less Open, Bootleg Sunless Sea

[@trashmyego]

Being the only person in a home that hears high pitches tones can be hellish 😞I've always been the one.

[@Snowkeeper2161]

The should add sea shanties as background sound when you are at sea.

[@kekipark77]

reminds me of dredge. which was great.

[@thecinemagician]

Nah, I've totally heard the electric whine, someone said it was something to do with adhd

[@ladyscarlette6289]

Weird, because I definitely don't have ADHD, but I can hear electricity in laptop chargers and lights and some microwaves.

[@josh1382]

I hear that muted tv noise to splat

[@endrgar]

This is a sunless sea, only from a different perspective, it needs more of its own characteristics and diversity.

[@THExPOPEXIX]

look my boat ax is burning red

[@dakel20]

I'm /still/ playing Sid Meier's Pirates!, to be honest. It really bums me out that there's been no real successor. This doesn't look bad, curious to see where it goes.

[@dirtywhitellama]

If it makes you feel better, I also hear the high pitched whine of silent electronics.

[@Urko2005]

Are pirates becoming the new zombies in games ? Seems to be an invasion lol

[@akhigasi]

Did anyone mention broadsides? Color me interested.

[@sidmcmillan926]

I wonder if Sif is also a typo, and it's meant to be Sid 🤔 but yeah, I'm kinda biased on that one 😉 but would kinda make sense, I've not heard the name Sif before, also can't think what it could be short for?

[@bigd8122]

Sif is a Norse deity who is Thor's wife.

[@sidmcmillan926]

​@bigd8122 oh okay, cheers for the info 🤗

[@thebattlepumpkin]

Dredge+Sunless sea.

[@michaelc1626]

I hope it is more than just a complicated economic simulator which is what Sunless sea ended up being

[@SirDubington]

neato

[@BadManiac]

Reminds me a bit of Diluvion kinda, looks good.

[@Daniel29977]

I remember there was a Pirates Of The Caribbean game some 20 years ago, like 3rd person RPG style with TERRIBLE controls (LMB to walk etc.) but it had decent sea battles (with broadsides) and I will never forget the stormy seas with giant waves and lightnings and so on. Sadly, the only impressive thing about this game.

[@reidsb78]

I also hear the TV noise

[@jessl1934]

9:46 auditory processing disorder moment

[@igorthelight]

It's a real sound tho!

[@cjanquart]

Steampunk Sid Meyer's Pirates? Just need to dance with the attractive governors daughters to get a leather cuirass or brace of pistols.

[@Raziel1984]

7:26 you mean "fortunate son"

[@SvenneMEan1337]

You don't look at the info in when stuff happens and just skip it, like when Ernest transformed you didn't even read what happened to him... just why?

[@Damiv]

Splat isn't physically capable of reading.

[@alkazarjkdghjd]

Because it's better to skip all text and blame the game for it after.

[@vforwombat9915]

splatt is doing 30 min cutup videos of 1 hour playthroughs for us to take a gander. he's not here to actually play the game the best way, or give every single text box for us to read, he's here to mash out a fair gameplay sample for folks to get a feel of the game's vibe and decide on.

[@Imminentemesis]

I can also hear the TV whine. Apparently it's a genetic thing as to whether you can or not.

[@GameTimeWhy]

All this post apocalyptic but where is my pre apocolyptic game?

[@marystar1924]

No roleplay in this game. It is an Action-adventure game. Feels alright, could become something good.

[@Akideoni]

Sunless sea vibes

[@LynxLord1991]

Seems interesting its wish listed

[@agaba5500]

yeah thats lame that you only have the option to fire a full salvo. in would of warships you have 3 different firing options. full salvo, single shot, or sequential shot

[@KristopherRiddle]

3d sunless sea's nice

[@ninjachicken8939]

Looks very Dredge

[@erikvaid2560]

How do you know the mis-spellings aren't intentional?

[@vforwombat9915]

i knoe right?