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I haven't seen anyone mention this yet so I want to post and see who is playing, discuss the game etc.
Conan Exiles https://conanexiles.com/
Developed by Funcom
Steam EA Cost: $29.99 (Geenman has a discount code for $6 off at the time of this post)
https://www.reddit.com/r/ConanExiles/
The game:
Survive:
Journey through a vast, seamless world. Explore crumbling ruins and uncover the history of ancient civilizations. Fend off hunger, thirst, and even insanity as you explore dark dungeons filled with monstrous creatures. Escape scouring sandstorms and bloodthirsty cannibals. Gain knowledge to craft new items and build stronger structures. Unleash your savage fury with brutal attacks that will see heads rolling and limbs flying.
Build:
Harvest anything from rocks and wood to rare minerals and human flesh. Use forges, workbenches, tanneries, and more to craft tools, armor, and powerful weapons. Construct a home, a fortress, or an entire city using the incredibly powerful building system. Build on almost everything, from ancient ruins to towering mountainsides. Craft a wide variety of furniture and decorations to customize your home and settlement.
Dominate:
Wage war on enemy players, blow up their city walls, and take control of the Exiled Lands. Capture thralls, break them on the Wheel of Pain, and put them to defend your settlement and craft rare items. Build an altar to your god and bring them offerings to earn their blessing and rewards. Summon and take control of towering avatars, and see your enemies driven before you as you crush their homes and their legacy.
Server rulesets: PVP, PVE, PVP Blitz (This mode wipes every 30 days. It is meant to be a race to the finish)
My thoughts:
Let me first say that visually this game is stunning compared to other same type games such as Ark and Rust. I mean Funcom know what they are about so I suppose this can be expected but the game looks fantastic and it runs fantastic. I'm currently running the game at 4k with all settings to ultra and locked at 60 fps (because I want that) and the fps never dip. it runs at a steady 60 and if I unlocked that I'm sure i'd be closer to 100 or more. The game just plays great for me.
Sound is done well with beautiful music and really good ambient noises. Characters are done well too. You can play in first person view or third. The game is your typical survival game and shares aspects with Rust and Ark but IMO more like Ark but done so much better. Sure there are bugs as this is yet another early access game. The Devs have a lot of work ahead of them but as far as EA games go; this one is on the right path, very playable, tons of features, tons of potential.
I haven't been this excited for a survival game in a long time. I personally play survival games over almost all other game types as I just love them and to date this is the best one I have played plus it is based on the Conan universe!
I will say this game as it is right now is brutal hard. Pretty much every beast you find in the game wants to eat you. Very Ark like in this respect but the variety of creatures is great, the art style is fantastic and it even has Boss monsters, NPC characters (which can be deadly as well) and so much more.
You have to eat and drink to survive and of course gather and kill. It is a kill or be killed world in every way.
Is the game perfect? Nope not close. They are working on it though and it looks like it will be one of the very best survival experiences available. Combat is a bit clunky right now but they are currently working on it. There are balancing issues as well not to mention bases can be destroyed way too easy. This is a known issue that with any luck we receive attention soon. I could go on but for now I will leave you with this: If you enjoyed Rust and or Ark, you will enjoy Conan Exiles.
Also I am running a server for this game and anyone is welcome. I am not going to be advertising my server any time soon as I want time to play around with settings and learn the game but it is running and you are welcome if you want a safe place to learn the game with an Admin you know from TechPowerUp.
It is a 32 person server for now. As this is a new game I want to keep the server size within reason to help keep a smooth game play experience.
My server is PVE, increased gather rates, slightly increased experience rates, full loot, no base damage or raiding. This game is brutal and I think for now a PVE server makes sense as players can group up to take on all of the creatures and bosses.
These settings can and will change as I play with them and find a good balance but my main goal at the moment is to learn the game and find the best balance. I do enjoy PVP and most likely will turn it into a PVP server eventually. You can search the name within the game server browser.
Server info:
Age of Hyborian Rejects PVE, x5 gather, EXP boost, full looting safe bases No raiding
173.234.24.170:27071
I'm only adding my server info to be friendly. I do not care if anyone here plays on it or not. I would be just as happy just to see others playing this game period. It so far is quite good with loads of potential and done in a cool universe.
Conan Exiles https://conanexiles.com/
Developed by Funcom
Steam EA Cost: $29.99 (Geenman has a discount code for $6 off at the time of this post)
https://www.reddit.com/r/ConanExiles/
The game:
Survive:
Journey through a vast, seamless world. Explore crumbling ruins and uncover the history of ancient civilizations. Fend off hunger, thirst, and even insanity as you explore dark dungeons filled with monstrous creatures. Escape scouring sandstorms and bloodthirsty cannibals. Gain knowledge to craft new items and build stronger structures. Unleash your savage fury with brutal attacks that will see heads rolling and limbs flying.
Build:
Harvest anything from rocks and wood to rare minerals and human flesh. Use forges, workbenches, tanneries, and more to craft tools, armor, and powerful weapons. Construct a home, a fortress, or an entire city using the incredibly powerful building system. Build on almost everything, from ancient ruins to towering mountainsides. Craft a wide variety of furniture and decorations to customize your home and settlement.
Dominate:
Wage war on enemy players, blow up their city walls, and take control of the Exiled Lands. Capture thralls, break them on the Wheel of Pain, and put them to defend your settlement and craft rare items. Build an altar to your god and bring them offerings to earn their blessing and rewards. Summon and take control of towering avatars, and see your enemies driven before you as you crush their homes and their legacy.
Server rulesets: PVP, PVE, PVP Blitz (This mode wipes every 30 days. It is meant to be a race to the finish)
My thoughts:
Let me first say that visually this game is stunning compared to other same type games such as Ark and Rust. I mean Funcom know what they are about so I suppose this can be expected but the game looks fantastic and it runs fantastic. I'm currently running the game at 4k with all settings to ultra and locked at 60 fps (because I want that) and the fps never dip. it runs at a steady 60 and if I unlocked that I'm sure i'd be closer to 100 or more. The game just plays great for me.
Sound is done well with beautiful music and really good ambient noises. Characters are done well too. You can play in first person view or third. The game is your typical survival game and shares aspects with Rust and Ark but IMO more like Ark but done so much better. Sure there are bugs as this is yet another early access game. The Devs have a lot of work ahead of them but as far as EA games go; this one is on the right path, very playable, tons of features, tons of potential.
I haven't been this excited for a survival game in a long time. I personally play survival games over almost all other game types as I just love them and to date this is the best one I have played plus it is based on the Conan universe!
I will say this game as it is right now is brutal hard. Pretty much every beast you find in the game wants to eat you. Very Ark like in this respect but the variety of creatures is great, the art style is fantastic and it even has Boss monsters, NPC characters (which can be deadly as well) and so much more.
You have to eat and drink to survive and of course gather and kill. It is a kill or be killed world in every way.
Is the game perfect? Nope not close. They are working on it though and it looks like it will be one of the very best survival experiences available. Combat is a bit clunky right now but they are currently working on it. There are balancing issues as well not to mention bases can be destroyed way too easy. This is a known issue that with any luck we receive attention soon. I could go on but for now I will leave you with this: If you enjoyed Rust and or Ark, you will enjoy Conan Exiles.
Also I am running a server for this game and anyone is welcome. I am not going to be advertising my server any time soon as I want time to play around with settings and learn the game but it is running and you are welcome if you want a safe place to learn the game with an Admin you know from TechPowerUp.
It is a 32 person server for now. As this is a new game I want to keep the server size within reason to help keep a smooth game play experience.
My server is PVE, increased gather rates, slightly increased experience rates, full loot, no base damage or raiding. This game is brutal and I think for now a PVE server makes sense as players can group up to take on all of the creatures and bosses.
These settings can and will change as I play with them and find a good balance but my main goal at the moment is to learn the game and find the best balance. I do enjoy PVP and most likely will turn it into a PVP server eventually. You can search the name within the game server browser.
Server info:
Age of Hyborian Rejects PVE, x5 gather, EXP boost, full looting safe bases No raiding
173.234.24.170:27071
I'm only adding my server info to be friendly. I do not care if anyone here plays on it or not. I would be just as happy just to see others playing this game period. It so far is quite good with loads of potential and done in a cool universe.