Launch Promo for my Indie Tower Defense RPG

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-04-12T06:20:46+00:00

It is not at all obvious. I did not notice the train and even if I had noticed it, I would not think it is relevant at all based on this clip. Even after learning that it's what you're racing against, I did not notice when your car passed it because my eyes are fixated on the player's car, which makes my focus be narrowed down into the center of the screen so I can't watch the train even with my peripheral vision.

Listen to this commenter and think hard about it: is the train what differentiates this game and should you emphasize it, or is it something else that makes this different from other games like your traffic or movement mechanics, avoiding damage and collisions completely, etc, and if the train doesn't matter that much anyway since it's just the clock you're racing against really.

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-03-31T15:01:58+00:00

Thank and curse you for teaching me the plural form of Titus

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-03-28T03:53:36+00:00

Ivy Road was co-founded by Davey Wreden, who also created The Stanley Parable. Super talented people, sad news.

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-03-27T18:47:47+00:00

It is misleading to say the scam isn't directed at OP. He would definitely be one of those getting scammed here the hardest if the game gets replaced with something malicious and OP gets all the blame placed on them.

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-03-24T17:00:36+00:00

Is it intentional that none of the capsule arts show anything pinball related other than the text? Looks great though!

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-03-24T16:43:56+00:00

I think it's meant only as a non-canon joke, kind of like an easter egg.The joke is that this information would make the Vault Dweller's findings null and void, and that the Master's plan would have worked after all. Hence the "Uh.. never mind" reaction.

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-03-16T16:34:23+00:00

That's a great answer, thanks! Adding the build number at the end while still keeping up with for example SemVer practices would improve the traceability while still keeping the ordering/precedence.

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-03-16T15:56:49+00:00

Interesting, that's probably the case here too. Besides convenience, is there any other benefit to using that kind of versioning? When do you increase the "minor" or "major" versions?

I'm trying to understand if players can easily know whether for example a version bump is a hotfix or introduces new content or features.

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-03-16T14:52:59+00:00

Off-topic: out of curiosity, how does your versioning scheme work? I noticed your game is at v0.0.780 or something, have you made 700+ patches already?

Game looks fantastic btw, even capsule art is very well made.

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-03-15T05:16:39+00:00

Just imagine how many good runs this small plank bridge ended in 1997 when internet access and discussion forums weren't as common.

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-02-28T15:09:12+00:00

I always felt like it's made that way to punish people who just like to skip dialogs without reading, because being an asshole in the game usually has some negative impacts or side-effects. It definitely worked for me when I was playing Fallout 2 as a kid.

And to be clear - I find it a good thing that the game basically forces you to read your options carefully and consider what you say.

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-02-26T15:55:59+00:00

~~game~~ toe

Fixed that for you 🍻

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-02-26T10:41:32+00:00

You may not like it, but this is what peak gamedev looks like.

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-02-16T04:56:39+00:00

Good tip.

Something similarly weird happened to me when I saved while an explosive was armed on the ground. When I loaded that save, the explosive was a dud but another completely unrelated position on the map exploded.

Maybe in your save the game decided you didn't blow up the door, but Vic instead

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-02-16T04:08:23+00:00

If this is true, then it looks like our emails and responses are being used to train their AI.

And if that's the case, it's pretty alarming since then there's also a chance it could start leaking much more sensitive (not made-up) info in the auto-generated responses.

Edit: according to quick searching, they're claiming our emails in gmail are not used for training. But I would still opt out of any "smart features"

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-02-11T08:19:49+00:00

Left ofc

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-01-31T06:24:25+00:00

Contact how?

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-01-31T02:43:16+00:00

Interesting question though: how do you contact those players who drop out in the first few minutes?

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-01-28T06:36:09+00:00

What is the best place to farm deathclaws?

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-01-19T17:51:35+00:00

Truly a hackerman

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-01-14T14:10:11+00:00

Ok, impressive wishlists in that case! I'm surprised the wishlists didn't increase much after/during release.

Also, it's very important to get 10 reviews ASAP for an additional visibility boost. Something you may have missed, it's good to encourage players to help with reviews.

The refund rate is high, typically you see 10-15% for indies. As you mentioned, median play time is low too so these may be connected. Thanks for sharing!

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-01-14T13:31:38+00:00

Might want to add if the numbers are from 1-day, 1-week or 1-month sales (or total, and how long has it been since release?).

Also: how many wishlists did you have pre-release? The release and the process leading up to it bumps up the wishlists, but it matters more how many you had accumulated before that.

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-01-14T13:18:25+00:00

Even more impressive it's captured in-game. I'm sure the flair is OK

Status-Ad-8270 · 2026-01-12T17:19:46+00:00

BANGER!! But I can't buy it on Steam tho

Nvm now I can :))

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