Infested Planet

Infested Planet

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nyandi 24 Dec, 2020 @ 10:01am
Enhancements to the game
I'm aware that the dev is was hired by a studio to work on another project, and I wish them luck on that. So this is more of a wishlist of features I'd like to potentially see in Infested Planet or a sequel.

1. Soldier pathing - This is more of an annoyance than anything, but sometimes the soldiers pick really weird paths. I think this is due to the proc-gen nature of the maps; the automatic pathing for the soldiers apparently thinks there's something in the way so they go the long way around.

2. Scoring fix for weekly Horde mode - originally, the game ended fifteen seconds after the last wave started. I gather that there was some complaint about that due to the fact that it was nearly impossible to clear out all the enemy hives before the game ended, so it was made open-ended (but with no score accrual after the last wave started except by killing hives). This caused its own problem, specifically with Burrowing Hive; as long as there is at least one other hive left on the battlefield, the burrowing hives would pop back up, and you'd get the points for killing them added on. I'd like to see some way to minimize that.

3. Additional unit types: While I don't play Planetary Campaign all that much, I'd really like to see some of the features in it get ported to the regular game. Being able to run around with a medic unit rather than depending on the medical pod would be nice, for example.

4. Play as the aliens: I think this has the potential to be a lot of fun. It would require a rather dramatic reworking of the game mechanics, so I don't see it happening anytime soon, though.
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RocketBear  [developer] 25 Dec, 2020 @ 9:20am 
Originally posted by jaimehlers:
4. Play as the aliens: I think this has the potential to be a lot of fun. It would require a rather dramatic reworking of the game mechanics, so I don't see it happening anytime soon, though.

I was exploring this idea for the last DLC. Alas, it didn't happen, but it's a pretty neat thought.
Sn!ck[CH] 8 Feb, 2021 @ 5:21am 
I'm looking forward for the next DLC. One of the best strategy game I have in my library! :)
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