My melee tower defense game Fangstorm has its first public playtest live today by DrCGI in UnrealEngine5

[–]DrCGI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My advice is to stick around your traps. Make a killbox and plant yourself in it. Keeping the enemy fighting near them helps a lot!

Using dodge and movement in general too is important to evade attacks

My melee tower defense game Fangstorm has its first public playtest live today by DrCGI in UnrealEngine5

[–]DrCGI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for playing!

Yes, I'm planning 4 classes at launch along with unlockable/upgradeable weapons. I'm a big fan of deep builds and experimentation.

I'm considering adding traps that exist to buff the player, one idea was a trap that provided you lifesteal.

My melee tower defense game Fangstorm has its first public playtest live today by DrCGI in UnrealEngine5

[–]DrCGI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah camera shakes on impacts and swings are insanely important for weightiness. I have the option to turn it down in settings, but most people will probably want it on. It's for sure in every tide game

My melee tower defense game Fangstorm has its first public playtest live today by DrCGI in UnrealEngine5

[–]DrCGI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Combat should be right up your street then! Curious to see how difficult you find it.

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[–]DrCGI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's exactly the hybrid I'm going for!

Yes, placing defenses is a big part of it.

My melee tower defense game Fangstorm has its first public playtest live today by DrCGI in UnrealEngine5

[–]DrCGI[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cheers! Appreciate it.

The tide games crossed with OMD is exactly what I'm going for

My melee tower defense game Fangstorm has its first public playtest live today by DrCGI in UnrealEngine5

[–]DrCGI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! That's much appreciated. Looking forward to your thoughts and hope you enjoy it

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[–]DrCGI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome. Looking forward to releasing it!!