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The other day I wanted to play co-op but no one was on the server so I looked on the photon website and was shocked:
A maximum ccu of 3 means that if you want to play co-op, you need to sync with your friends via steam chat. This means that the auto discovery and other complicated lobby features are no longer useful and co-op in general is beyond marginal. Co-op code doubles my dev time and it is so intertwined with the gameplay code that it depletes my sanity so I keep breaking it. Here is an example with net code:
Now without net code:
Read more here https://elefantopiainc.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-trap-of-multiplayer.html This + marginal use = it makes no sense to keep the net code so I took it out of the main dev branch. I Zima Blued McDROID. As I pulled the code out it was heart breaking because I realized how much effort went into it, there were truly clever bits to make your experience seamless. After a while of working on the now-lean code I have no regret. It is SO MUCH easier and now I can focus on gameplay, fixing long standing bugs, it feels good. I'll soon post the result of tons of alterations on a new engine and you'll see how much better everything runs. What I can do for those who love co-op is keep the servers up until another project needs it and keep the co-op build in the co-op branch so if you want to play with your friends you all can switch here.

[ 2020-08-10 07:36:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

McDROID

Elefantopia Developer

Elefantopia Publisher

2014-09-05 Release

Action Indie Strategy Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop Tags

Game News Posts: 41

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support

Mostly Positive (147 reviews)

http://elefantopia.com/

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Linux Depot [909.2 M]

Available DLCs:

McDROID - The Swan Song DLC

A super frantic Arcade Tower Defense, McDROID starts gently then progressively challenges your trigger finger and your wits (and your sanity) as you multitask like a robotic-spider-doggy-thing: running, shooting, building base, herding, healing, harvesting, repairing, planting, upgrading, researching, frying giant snail-hammer-thing with a giant-tesla-on-your-back (it actually happens).

Defend your shuttle against a variety of alien species as they mutate, corrupt the ground or even turn your crops against you. Load up on, play solo campaign or join in up to 3 people in survival arenas and take the battle to the enemy. If it gets too crazy, turtle up behind your defensive perimeter and assume direct control of the turrets.

Crash landing on their home planet, McDROID the robot and her brother Shuttle find everything too quiet, their sentient Planet is now mute, lobotomized by something evil. As they venture on a quest to heal her hearts, they encounter various strange critters and must use creative strategies.

Features:

(Batsh!t crazy) story campaign where each level uncovers a new game mechanic and research blueprint, and where you heal a planet.
Hard as nail Survival Levels with persistence: your towers and economy stay with you from death to death, but also bomb trees, unfortunately.
Persistent Research. Do you focus on improving your lasers first or branch out into bliss engine as you climb through the research trees?
Drop in/Drop out Co-Op: if you're overwhelmed in single campaign, have some robot-buddies join you.
Persistent base building: Complete a level on Normal and you can play on in Challenge and Nightmare modes. Your base and economy will carry over but will have to withstand much deadlier attacks!
Unique towers that create powerful synergies such as boosting power of automatic robots or teslas chain linking.
Space age cartoon graphics.
Not 40s, not 50s, not 80s but 60 rock!
Harvest the only sensible resource of the future: Unfeasibly large strawberries.
Achievements awarded for tasks ranging from tricky to insane.
Find the decals and paint to customize your McDROID, they are scattered about.
Supports Xbox 360 controller

NOTE: QWERTY only on all platforms and no gamepad support on Linux.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04
Processor: core 2 duoMemory: 4096 MB RAM
Memory: 4096 MB RAM
Graphics: nvidia 6800 GTNetwork: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 1024 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: 64 bits only for new branch. 32 bits for the co-op branch QWERTY only and Gamepad not supported
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04
Processor: i7Memory: 4096 MB RAM
Memory: 4096 MB RAM
Graphics: nvidia 9800 GTXNetwork: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 1024 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: 64 bits only for new branch. 32 bits for the co-op branch QWERTY only and Gamepad not supported

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