bro. i bought this game and havent regret it a single second. it does have its rough edges but there is so much protentional and the core of the game is amazing.
Such a shame Splat completely forgot he had an invulnerability button. :p Still, an interesting concept and execution, not sure it's for me though, I'm not too fond of deck builders in general.
its ai generated, most likely. Lots of unreadable staff happening on skeletons and background orc faces during loading screen, so ye, most likely ai generated.
defo Ai generated.. in the orc pic you can see where its over laying 2 sets of eyes, one your familiar with a few of the free art Ais you can spot the tell tale signs
Does Splatty actually know just how many content creators are taking inspiration from his releases? Like, I can absolutely see streamers of the tower defense genre play this literally tomorrow :D
2 minutes into the video and it's a 'buy' for me. Exactly my vibe. I'm IN I hope there is 'create your own hero' This is how I used to play Battle for Middle Earth 1&2
That's the kind of game I could spend hours on. edit : the demo should give a preview of the deck building aspect, even if it's not accessible it would be nice to know what the options are
@@redkardevs in that case, I will definitely get the game. Not just because there is a pause button, but I trust Splattercat's opinion and I also like this genre of games. I am happy he put it on my radar and I am really happy that the devs are actively involved with the fan base
Could of used the spiked wall upgrade also. He had enough resources he just wasn't using them. Also never used the heroes ability to be invincible while tanking.
The game looks fun. If the devs are reading this, and if they appreciate being given ideas that they didn't even ask for: how about a 'scavenger' card that lets you have a scavenger run along your walls with a fishing rod, collecting the resources left at the bottom of the walls?
26:57 Man that Nature Blessing card is shit, do 1% HP damage after 10 seconds? That needs at least a 10x buff so it does 10% HP damage after 10 seconds.
This is more powerful than you think, because it stacks. It deals massive damage to units with high HP. It's great against bosses - the more total HP they have, the more damage it will deal. If you also upgrade the hero with attack speed it's a real killer.
Yea, the art is just about all AI. It still does a really goofy job that makes it obvious when you glance at details in the larger pieces. Like having two suns behind the hills early in the video. Not a fan, but the future doesn’t look so pretty anyway, so it’s on theme
@@elliotroberts73 I made the animation in after effects. The background image is created in midjourney. AI can't do animations as far as I'm concerned... yet.
I feel you in my bones bro. If it helps, he pretty clearly thought it was and gave credit to a human. Doesn’t wipe that sting out for us humans though 😂
I just think it’s interesting that @YNBAW accuses us of ‘seething’ when we’re just commiserating at a shared uncertainty about the future. Is us not talking up the tech so offensive that you have to pipe up here? It’s also worth noting that this tech literally just grabs bits from work created by humans. At no point is the tech just magically producing the work by itself. Hate humans all you want to. When machines come for your job, I’ll still commiserate with you. It mad at your strange reaction. Just perplexed.
I'm 90% sure that "banger art" is AI generated, just can't tell whether it's Stable Diffusion or MidJourney. Nothing wrong with it, other than to recognize generations do not take any meaningful effort, and isn't a very good indicator of game quality.
@@donovanteale6502 You *literally* can copy paste a provable prompt sequence and just set it to auto-generate thousands of options to pick from with no cost of either funds or time.
@@thant0s not to mention none of the artists whose art was stolen to train the generator will ever see a shred of recognition or a dime from the products being sold using their work.
@@thant0s Most artists using AI to create game assets are using AI to enhance pictures they have made, then are photoshopping it, then running through AI, then photoshopping, over and over. It takes a lot of experience to create the vision in your head. Sure YOU can go find some script of prompts but that doesnt mean the art you produce is any use. I suspect your hatred of AI is just jealously of the results people are getting. Its sad. Art is for everyone, and ugly snobby attitudes to people doing art you dont like is petty and rude
@@donovanteale6502 ".. I suspect your hatred of AI.." That right there? Don't do that. Not only in this case are you horribly off the mark, but by now everyone recognizes how ludicrous a tactic it is. I don't "hate" AI generated art, far the hell from it, I'm an *enthusiast* who's generated, by now, thousands of images. I would wager that if your assumption is it's an impossibility to create "good art" *just* using the built-in tools of Stable Diffusion, for example, you would absolutely be incorrect, just from my own barely involved fumblings with prompts / negatives. Whatever someone decides to do *after the fact* is on them, but co-opting that in an attempt to invalidate my initial statement is incredibly disingenuous, and I suspect you're capable of far better than that.
You know whats an issue i noticed with a lot of indie games recently? Icon packs. I've seen the same icons re-used in about half a dozen games already and it's getting really annoying.
We were looking to add a twist on a typical RTS and TD genre. Personally I'm not a fan of cards either, but in this case we think we made it work. I was sceptical, but now I'm a convert :) Try it, see what you think! There is a playtest next week.
Hoping either-or are placeholder and both can be brought more inline with one another before launch. The difference was *so* jarring I very nearly assumed it was just a low-effort asset flip. That's extremely common for tower defense games.
There is no artist there, Splat. It's all AI ''art' from midjourney, and it's an insult to the craft honestly (I am a concept artist that works on videogames) it's why all the eyes and hand look weird the skeletons have like 0 anatomy sense and parts of it 'bleed' into the background and the edges are fuzzy in some places. Theres no artistic intention here, only a mashup of parts stolen from my peers's (and me lmao) work. AI is also the reason many of us have it harder to keep and find jobs in the industry lately, so it's really a shame to see an indie game using this when they could have paid a real person. I understand if they're like a SUPER INDIE company and they're 2 cats in a trenchcoat without any money, but I really hope they don't rely on this for long and move to getting an artist as soon as they can, times are really rought for us in the industry and this thing should have never been made in the first place since it works using our work to get rid of us without, ofc, any kind of compensation.
I was like "useee bastionnn" for about a full minute at the end there 😂
I really enjoyed the warcraft 3 like vibe of this one
bro. i bought this game and havent regret it a single second. it does have its rough edges but there is so much protentional and the core of the game is amazing.
Thanks for continuing to put out so many videos splatt ^-^
The art style looks to me like Midjourney v3. I've seen orcs very much like those glowy-red-eye ones in the first image before.
the art is almost certainly Ai generated.. look at the glowing red eyes and some have eyeballs on top
MAJOR Battle for Middle Earth vibes - which is an (extremely) good thing! Min. 19 onwards feels like the battle of Helms Deep.
It was one of our inspirations :)
The other troll have his red glowing eyes low enough to look like he's blushing.
Troll : Yametee~~♥️😳
Such a shame Splat completely forgot he had an invulnerability button. :p Still, an interesting concept and execution, not sure it's for me though, I'm not too fond of deck builders in general.
"I wonder if that crazy duck will remember he can fly. Nope, I guess not." -Bugs Bunny
"If only there were some way for you not to be taking all that heavy damage right now." - Me
Shame that the style of the concept art don't carry over into the actual game. The defense concept of it is a nice one.
its ai generated, most likely. Lots of unreadable staff happening on skeletons and background orc faces during loading screen, so ye, most likely ai generated.
Yeah it's certainly AI generated art.
100% AI art, most likely using v3 midjourney or some other early sample. came here purely to leave a comment on the thumbnail being AI art
the game is 3D, the art is 2D so yeah it def won't carry over LOL.
Going to have to check this one out. Looks like fun. Definite gold star for whoever is doing the splash screen art. It is fantastic!
The demo is very limited though (no deck customisation) unless you plan on paying id wait a bit.
the art very much looks like AI-generated ones.
@@MrVentches wow really? The robots might be taking over sooner than I thought…
I have a VERY strong feeling all that art is AI generated.
I had the same exact thought. There's something slightly uncanny about it that is throwing me off.
defo Ai generated.. in the orc pic you can see where its over laying 2 sets of eyes, one your familiar with a few of the free art Ais you can spot the tell tale signs
AI truly is a godsend for indie devs
Spot on 😂
@3:00 Oh, Look a FREE Squad of Spearmen that does NOT count towards the unit cap according to its text..... Far right card.
artist feelis like an IA one. Not that it is bad but it is kinda apparent. sick still
1:30 What artist is he talking about, might he be called DALL E2?
Whole art is "one button click effort"...
Thanks for showcasing! ^^
Only if the hero had a skill to be immune to damage....
Lack of chicken nuggie exchanges was a deal breaker for me
As soon as splat said is like Ratropolis i went to wishlist this game
I was skeptical about the deck building. But it’s interesting. I generally dislike RNG in my games, but this looks pretty fun. Gunna check it out.
Does Splatty actually know just how many content creators are taking inspiration from his releases? Like, I can absolutely see streamers of the tower defense genre play this literally tomorrow :D
2 minutes into the video and it's a 'buy' for me. Exactly my vibe. I'm IN
I hope there is 'create your own hero'
This is how I used to play Battle for Middle Earth 1&2
Create your own hero...
Now that is interesting. Thanks, we'll look at that idea post release :)
@@redkardevs Hero deck and structure deck.
f for the fallen caravan that went unmourned by splat
Looks great. I’ll be getting it! Thanks!
i think this is going to scratch a good itch
That's the kind of game I could spend hours on.
edit : the demo should give a preview of the deck building aspect, even if it's not accessible it would be nice to know what the options are
This one probably has potential.
Art is generated by Midjourney
Inbox 📥👆👆
Needs a pause button, to get your bearings and check the surrounding area and what can be upgraded in base
Yep, there is one! Space! We just need to add in a tutorial.
@@redkardevs in that case, I will definitely get the game. Not just because there is a pause button, but I trust Splattercat's opinion and I also like this genre of games. I am happy he put it on my radar and I am really happy that the devs are actively involved with the fan base
In demo there is no Card shop nor Deck building. so after first play you see it all.
"RNGesus seems to be upset with us"
game looks super nice to play, i dont think that few images made by AI defines it.
Looks good
I like the Vale Guard vibe
You didn’t use the hero abilities that’s why you lost
are you going to cover the biotech DLC and update for rimworld?
Looks pretty good. The wave at the end, could you have built more javelins/paladins/archers to deal with them or had you reached your unit limit?
Unit limit
Could of used the spiked wall upgrade also. He had enough resources he just wasn't using them. Also never used the heroes ability to be invincible while tanking.
I'm getting Warcraft 3 Custom Game Mode vibes from this
the art on some of those cards are like 1:1 from Across The Obelisk.
It's an asset pack. We don't have an artist so we had to make do.
The game looks fun. If the devs are reading this, and if they appreciate being given ideas that they didn't even ask for: how about a 'scavenger' card that lets you have a scavenger run along your walls with a fishing rod, collecting the resources left at the bottom of the walls?
Actually we thought about something like that, but a donkey :)
@@redkardevs Cool!
"Searchin' Urchin"
26:57 Man that Nature Blessing card is shit, do 1% HP damage after 10 seconds? That needs at least a 10x buff so it does 10% HP damage after 10 seconds.
This is more powerful than you think, because it stacks. It deals massive damage to units with high HP. It's great against bosses - the more total HP they have, the more damage it will deal. If you also upgrade the hero with attack speed it's a real killer.
@@redkardevs Oh that's a lot better if it stacks.
Only the demo is available, you cant change the deck and its basically impossible to get past 15mins lol. card shop and deck builder is disabled.
I like the basics and want to play this. 🤭/pos
Yea, the art is just about all AI. It still does a really goofy job that makes it obvious when you glance at details in the larger pieces. Like having two suns behind the hills early in the video. Not a fan, but the future doesn’t look so pretty anyway, so it’s on theme
i do like the concept of rts survival
But but but... chicken nuggies!
Why do the unit icons vibrate when they come into contact!?!
(no, it does NOT seem intentional...)
JANK!
The art looks AI generated
Becouse it is!!!
and its very bad. loved old format
@@vadimbelousov4938 and it makes no sense! commercial subscription from midjourney costs 600$, they could hire an actual artist for this money!
@@chuck-norris they wouldn't need a commercial sub to use the art generated by midjourney. this probably cost them 10 bucks.
@@chuck-norris midjourney costs $30 per month for commercial use IF your company earns less than 1 million USD in revenue. Our earns zero.
Heh, kinda wish it was a continuation of the Warlords franchise... Darklords rising still plays pretty clutch to me
so good. I miss my dark elf necromancer
Interesting and informative vid, thank you :)
Just don't move ANY part of the UI to the middle!!!
1:39
Dude, that's AI generated arts.
That watercolor stuff for the game? Computer generated art, a-la Stable Diffusion.
Someone watched the last episode of goblin slayer and decided to make a game about it
Actually like the Warcraft style art style. Reminds me of the old WC3 tower defense maps.
@SplatterCatGaming
Art style of this game is AI generated by Midjourney
why didnt he use his bastion ability
Dear god, it has happened. A game with purely AI generated menu art.
Actually animation is hand-made :D
@@redkardevs Yeah... It definitely isn't...
@@elliotroberts73 I made the animation in after effects. The background image is created in midjourney. AI can't do animations as far as I'm concerned... yet.
@@elliotroberts73 wanna bet on it?
@@redkardevs applying an aftereffects filter to an AI generated image isn't exactly "hand made".
Why didn't you pick up all of the bags of Gold?
The art looks like it was AI generated
I can't build a deck so T2 Archer Towers are not an option. I died several times.
…….🥺 I love it
……….. I want it
………….I need to put in a couple extra hours at work
Game is priced at $4.99 :)
@@redkardevs exactly so at 2.50$ an hour that’s a couple hours 😂 another day another nickel
AI art in the intro menu.. ouch.
Edit: Oh splattercat likes AI art hahah.. ouch (i'm an illustrator/concept artist)
I feel you in my bones bro. If it helps, he pretty clearly thought it was and gave credit to a human. Doesn’t wipe that sting out for us humans though 😂
Seething because AI can do a better job than most "artists".
@@Rauser142 why would you put quotations around the word artists besides just to be petty? Are they not "real artists" if they don't like a.i.?
I just think it’s interesting that @YNBAW accuses us of ‘seething’ when we’re just commiserating at a shared uncertainty about the future. Is us not talking up the tech so offensive that you have to pipe up here?
It’s also worth noting that this tech literally just grabs bits from work created by humans. At no point is the tech just magically producing the work by itself. Hate humans all you want to. When machines come for your job, I’ll still commiserate with you. It mad at your strange reaction. Just perplexed.
@@RubbahPants Artist is not a real job lol at them being BTFO'd by a machine.
aerotower?
Nice video, not my game
1:43 Whoever the artist is? There's no artist involved. All the images are AI generated.
Bastian dude
As for me, the artwork looks like it made by AI)
I'm 90% sure that "banger art" is AI generated, just can't tell whether it's Stable Diffusion or MidJourney. Nothing wrong with it, other than to recognize generations do not take any meaningful effort, and isn't a very good indicator of game quality.
To say creating good AI art doesnt take meaningful effort, is to lie.
@@donovanteale6502 You *literally* can copy paste a provable prompt sequence and just set it to auto-generate thousands of options to pick from with no cost of either funds or time.
@@thant0s not to mention none of the artists whose art was stolen to train the generator will ever see a shred of recognition or a dime from the products being sold using their work.
@@thant0s Most artists using AI to create game assets are using AI to enhance pictures they have made, then are photoshopping it, then running through AI, then photoshopping, over and over. It takes a lot of experience to create the vision in your head. Sure YOU can go find some script of prompts but that doesnt mean the art you produce is any use. I suspect your hatred of AI is just jealously of the results people are getting. Its sad. Art is for everyone, and ugly snobby attitudes to people doing art you dont like is petty and rude
@@donovanteale6502 ".. I suspect your hatred of AI.."
That right there? Don't do that. Not only in this case are you horribly off the mark, but by now everyone recognizes how ludicrous a tactic it is. I don't "hate" AI generated art, far the hell from it, I'm an *enthusiast* who's generated, by now, thousands of images. I would wager that if your assumption is it's an impossibility to create "good art" *just* using the built-in tools of Stable Diffusion, for example, you would absolutely be incorrect, just from my own barely involved fumblings with prompts / negatives.
Whatever someone decides to do *after the fact* is on them, but co-opting that in an attempt to invalidate my initial statement is incredibly disingenuous, and I suspect you're capable of far better than that.
the paintings are amazing
Uhm, both Warcraft and Starcraft have their unit abilities in the bottom right, same as this game.
You know whats an issue i noticed with a lot of indie games recently? Icon packs. I've seen the same icons re-used in about half a dozen games already and it's getting really annoying.
Even more pathetic when you realize icons are about the easiest thing you can do in-house.
Then go and do some .... You do not even know, how much work Is needed to develop a game all by yourself.
Splatt's vocabulary is inspiring, lol
First. Woot. Great job splat
They could clean the shop by directly showing you 3 cards, rather than selecting a deck that you don't know anything about.
But...but...the surprise mechanic.
@@ItsMrAssholeToYou Well, you still don't know what you will get beforehand. And I just want a smooth experience, so no clutter please :D
Game has deckbuilding aspects to it: AAAAAnd i'm out.
Reminds me ORX. Now that game was crazy fun. This doesn't look quite there yet. The AI generated art gives me mixed feelings on it though.
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The art is clearly generated by an AI. Great artwork nonetheless.
the art style i suspect was AI-made
The drawings are obviously made with midjourneyAI and are pretty basic.
Cards. Why did it have to be cards?
We were looking to add a twist on a typical RTS and TD genre. Personally I'm not a fan of cards either, but in this case we think we made it work. I was sceptical, but now I'm a convert :) Try it, see what you think! There is a playtest next week.
Splatter, this video is flagged as "World of Warcraft" related content.
WTH!?
Your mom is flagged as "World of Warcraft" related content.
After all those beautiful dark artworks, the graphics is just over saturated and even uglier than warcraft 3, that was quite a shock :D
Hoping either-or are placeholder and both can be brought more inline with one another before launch. The difference was *so* jarring I very nearly assumed it was just a low-effort asset flip. That's extremely common for tower defense games.
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Waaaaaaaaagh!
Ai art lmfao
Man I am...pretty done with deck builders. It's all that seems come out anymore. Deck builders and vampire survivors. Indie gaming is in a real slump.
:)
The art honestly looks like AI generated art
ugh cards...
I tried it. It's buggy af and unbalanced. And just really bad/unfinished lol
Wasted opportunity, knights name should have bin GalaChad?
There is no artist there, Splat. It's all AI ''art' from midjourney, and it's an insult to the craft honestly (I am a concept artist that works on videogames) it's why all the eyes and hand look weird the skeletons have like 0 anatomy sense and parts of it 'bleed' into the background and the edges are fuzzy in some places. Theres no artistic intention here, only a mashup of parts stolen from my peers's (and me lmao) work. AI is also the reason many of us have it harder to keep and find jobs in the industry lately, so it's really a shame to see an indie game using this when they could have paid a real person.
I understand if they're like a SUPER INDIE company and they're 2 cats in a trenchcoat without any money, but I really hope they don't rely on this for long and move to getting an artist as soon as they can, times are really rought for us in the industry and this thing should have never been made in the first place since it works using our work to get rid of us without, ofc, any kind of compensation.
Yeah, we're like super indie with absolutely 0 budget and paying for everything from our savings, so we really couldn't have gone any other way.
@@redkardevs That I can understand, I hope your game succseeds! looks rly fun
Це орки🍉
RUclips thinks this is WoW haha.
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Don’t like the mix of art styles. Cartoony main game and dark/grim loading screen
Demo is pretty stupid it doesn't give you deck builder or any cards so its worthless to even play.
We've been pretty hard at work trying to polish EA before release. We will be updating the demo soon!
game looks fun but i dont like the rng aspect of it
Pretty obvious that game art is AI generated.
gay
wtf Midjourney bs is this