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maybe that version will popup on steam too at some point? (unlikely, but could be, at least this version might have the "highest possibility to popup on steam")
as it is standalone "in one affordable package"... so maybe some 40 bucks release or so, and modding might work with the steam workshop.
and people who bought it before on their web could get the discounted version on their web and then get steam keys for the standalone version.

Don't hold your breath.  Matrix and Slitherine took quite a long time to get around to this final all-in-one version, having been quite content to charge a hundred bucks for the most up-to-date version prior to this.  They are also resistant to the deep discounts Steam tends to offer; the sales that happen on Matrix's site are not sweeping, and rarely get past -33%.

After having a go at this... It's okay, but not a lot of meat on the bone quite yet.  If I was more inclined towards the PvP angle, it might be better.  Not being able to build on minor slopes is annoying, but not crippling.  Getting good snowball momentum is straightforward, as there's not a lot of variables.  I'm not sure of the value of the ghost mechanic; yeah, they come back, but it's not clear that they do much of anything beyond ineffectively lemming rush at the enemy.

Anyone having trouble running this?  (or running it well?)  The heat in my box shot through the roof when playing...  I'm not sure if it's poorly optimized, or carrying a heavier load because of the O'Neill cylinder-ish map design, or whether my desktop is officially a piece of shit now.    (it could easily be all three)

At quick glance I thought this has something to do with Darwin.
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It would be a little more accurate to call it Darwinia-n, to better invoke the Introversion title, but the hyphen looks really clumsy. 

... Toady is an experienced programmer and it took him 13 years to get this far. One could say "surely it would take 13 people just one year!", but most of these features rely on others to function well, and it's gonna be hard to find 13 dedicated coders.
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artemonster, I believe he stated it like this for a reason; consider it suggested reading.

So, Rock Pooper Shotgun posted a thing today.

I'm not really one for the brutal survival sim vibe ala Day-Z or Rust that's been going around... but this seems more like a classic roguelike in essence.  Still brutal, yes, but the turn-based rhythm makes for a game of risk-management and moral ambiguity instead of paranoid twitch.

I hadn't seen this thread before I read the RPS article and searched, but I'm definitely putting this game on my watch list.  Might even get to the demo before summer!  >_>

And its praising fucking steam. Right, where can I burn down that persons house?

Settle down there, killer.  I'm pretty sure arson is a disproportionate response.  Can you tell us the short version of why you dislike Steam without threatening anyone/anything with a Class A-1 felony?  ^___^

While I do tend to roll my eyes at all of the "ZOMG Steam!  ZOMG Day-Z!!!" articles that have cropped up in the last week or so... that doesn't make the guy wrong.  Steam has a huge built in audience, and it puts games in front of eyeballs with its sales.  It's not perfect, but all things considered, it does okay.  Early Access isn't perfect either, but it is giving a lot of indies a way to playtest works-in-progress and also have some kind of revenue coming in to keep the ball rolling.

As for Maia... this game looks like it was tailor-made to behave like heroin injected directly into my brain.  @_@  I beat the stuffing out of DK1, DK2, and Evil Genius... and enjoyed them all.  I've also been fond of sci-fi things in general for a long time.

My only saving grace is that my 5 year old Frankenbox can't run it, and I have a full course load at school to keep me busy... otherwise, this game could easily do significant damage to my life in meatspace.  >_>

I preferred the old one, both in terms of looks and the potential of function.
This overhaul is just about indistinguishable from any other controller.

I applaud them for trying crazy new things... but if those new things truly aren't working, staying the course doesn't make any sense.

I've not used a controller for a long time, so I guess I'm a little more open minded.  I've been considering getting a USB controller, as some games are set up to prefer them.  I just hope they offer a wired final version; I'd rather draw 5 volts from my desktop than have to fuss with batteries and/or recharging.

Steam's been DDoS'ed recently. Might be under attack again, or just reeling.

I wonder, even if you dislike/hate Steam, what could you possible prove by attacking it? "Look how terrible this distribution platform that is used by millions of people and just recently was giving away a lot of its games at half price and less is! Here, I'll prove it by crashing its servers so its average user that never had any problems with it sees the error of his ways!"

Well, I guess griefers gotta grief.

Steam is persistently quirky for daily rollovers, so my money is on database derpitude.  If it was really a DDOS, I'd think the store side would be getting hit also.