This game is called TOO HARD... is it? | Ixion | Let's Optimize

IXION is a city-builder that requires you to be vigilant, to constantly assess and reassess, to learn and adapt. In short, it's awesome!
If you and your crew are to endure, you must confront the perils of space, while at the same time uncovering its secrets and extracting its resources.
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[@TheDutchActuary]

Something new! MAN do I love this game, but I can see why reviews called it 'too hard' when it came out a few months ago.... Join me to see if i'm up for the task! Meanwhile, don't forget to subscribe and like the video if you want to help me out - Especially giving this first one a thumbs up REALLY helps the algorithm!

[@jeffstaples347]

Oh hey, it's the suggestion I made. I'm excited to see this!

[@shyft7401]

The big thing about Ixion, is that it was marketed and presented as an endless city-builder as far as most could tell, but was in fact a visual novel that happened to have skill checks to mark progress. So when it came out and was discovered to be 'chapter based', and in turn each of those chapters has an optimal path, a lot of people were understandably miffed. I know I was more interested in the core loop of gather/build/expand, and was imagining something like 'Mobile Frostpunk'. Alas, it was not meant to be.

[@TheDutchActuary]

I wasn't aware of that! That makes a lot of sense.

[@olivermorin3303]

I can see that nobody's actually answered what "genetic conatus" is, so here goes. "Conatus" is a poetic term that describes the innate inclination of a thing to continue to exist, especially in the face of adversity. A more technical synonym would be "inertia", while a more prosaic word would be "perseverance". "Genetic conatus" would refer to one of two things: either the inborn (and thus, "genetic") perseverance of the human race, or the innate perseverance of the human genome itself. DOLOS, being a heavily utopian organization, probably has a lot of capital-o Opinions about genetic conatus that border on spiritual in tone. Oh, and here's a freebie you didn't ask for: self-similarity, in mathematics, is what happens when something looks like a part of itself. You see how the Tiqqun was moving through a void filled with a bunch of identical columns of light? (No you didn't, because it happens in the next episode.) That's self-similar space, and it's a key part of how the VOHLE FTL engine works.

[@TheDutchActuary]

Today I learned not one, but TWO things!

[@Rogerfoulger]

They have different play difficulties so it depends what u choose. This was introduced recently. I bought this at launch but waited for the updates before playing which will be soon I'm sure

[@TranceEmotion]

I managed to beat the game at launch but it felt like a chore. I've heard it better now though and might give it another go to see if its less annoying than it was.

[@tmanook]

I played at launch. I got 2 chapters in an decided the non-stop accidents and hull damage was too irritating. There are config changes built-in that allow you to tone down the accidents and hull damage, so I did that. Didn't get past chapter 3 because I just lost interest. Cool game, but most of the story is in the first chapter. Feels like this game had so much potential. I really should finish playing.

[@peachesjnr]

oohh this seems interesting

[@NasimSah-f4j]

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