This alone has been key to scoring the Defend Objective cards as your opponent can’t easily work out which one you are going for, assuming good positioning. You can even play one facedown, leaving your opponent guessing your plans. This gives you even more control over what cards you play. Firstly, you maintain a hand of five cards and only choose three to make active at the start of each turn. There are a couple of things to help with those problems though. I don’t actually have a funny comment for this one Other times, you draw the Secure objectives in the wrong order. Sometimes you gamble on keeping a card in and your opponent doesn’t field any units it affects. I’ve tried different deck configurations for different armies, and only had a couple of bad moments. It’s led to much closer scoring on our games, with victory feeling a lot less dependent on the cards you draw. He also knows that I field vehicles maybe one game in twenty, so Big Game Hunter is a safe bet to take out. My regular opponent plays Necrons, so I know I can safely remove Witch Hunter. The deck customization removes a lot of the cards you can’t normally score. Fragile, yet mobile units? Don’t take the Defend cards. Running a Black Templers list? Don’t put in Harness the Warp.
Rather than simply grabbing your usual deck, you actually use those cards to build yourself an eighteen card deck. What really makes this stand out from regular Maelstrom missions is the changes it makes to the Objective deck. Or whenever I think I’m being smart really…
Customization continues it with up to three crew mates offering stat boosts, a captain providing a signature special ability, and a number of feature choices which can change how the cannons work to providing a speed or maneuverability advantage. Players will also be able to choose one of nine ships available before each battle, each with different strengths, weaknesses, and passive abilities. Gunpowder Games Lead Developer Blaine Smith said: “We’re stoked to finally turn the game loose and see how players react to the monsters and chaos of 16 warships trying to outwit each other, trading broadsides and blasting the bits off each other in battle!” Maelstrom was originally intended to be funded out of a Kickstarter campaign that was shortly shutdown by Gundpowder for lack of backers, only to start over and finally succeeding in raising their intended amount of money (USD $10,000). “As more players sink, the monster infested ‘Dead Waters’ encroach on the outer areas of the map, reducing the play area and forcing a climactic showdown”, explained Gunpowder Games through their latest press release. Each time a ship is sunk, its loot will float up to the surface waiting to be collected. Maelstrom seems to follow all of those as it puts in command of pirate-like ships in a free-for-all PvP or PvE Battle Royale experience with some peculiar and really interesting features like sea monsters that rise from the deapths to feed on the players as less of them remain alive.Įach player will start the game on the outskirts of the map, having to sink other player’s or NPC’s ships in order to collect loot containing powerups, useful items and treasure. Gunpowder Games is an indie studio integrated by industry veterans that have worked in huge gaming companies like Riot Games, Blizzard and Sony, that came together under the premise of “creating games that are engaging, thought provoking, highly competitive and addictive”. As of today, players can purchase it for around USD $10 with a 10% discount price. Independent studio Gunpowder Games announced today the release of the Steam’s Early Access version of the their naval battle-royale game, Maelstrom.
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