XCOM & Highfleet Had A Baby. And It's AMAZING(ly brutal)

XCOM & Highfleet Had A Baby. And It's AMAZING(ly brutal) - Mech Engineer Day 1 Tutorial!

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Күн бұрын

Welcome to Episode 1 of my First Taste mini-series for Mech Engineer!
Have you ever wondered what you'd get if you mixed XCOM: Terror From The Deep, Highfleet, and Mortal Engines? Keep watching, and you might find out!
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00:00:00 - Game Introduction
00:01:24 - Series Introduction
00:05:44 - Game Start: Founding Your Base
00:11:17 - Calendar & Upgrade the City
00:17:49 - Checking Mission Parameters
00:18:47 - Choosing Pilot Talents
00:25:01 - Mech Engineering: Designing Our Own Mech
00:26:17 - Basic Mech Fittings
00:28:23 - Weapon Design & Tuning
00:40:46 - Reactor Design & Tuning
00:47:10 - Armour & Defensive Systems
00:53:03 - Redesigning Starter Mechs
00:56:27 - Assigning Pilots & Mission Launch!
01:03:15 - Mission Debrief
01:13:45 - Research & Production
01:17:56 - New Day Report
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#LetsPlay #MechEngineer #indie
Mech Engineer playlist: • Let's Play: Mech Engineer
Mech Engineer on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/14...
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3rd party music attribution:
Music from filmmusic.io
By Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
End screen background music - "Frost Waltz"
End screen & character art:
Jackie Musto - www.kayandp.com/

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@GentlemanBrawler Ай бұрын

This comment is showing interest in a full series.

@scott3594 Ай бұрын

Yes 🎉

@MrNorker77 Ай бұрын

This comment doesn't care either way. The person writing it however would be very exited for a series. (Sorry, couldn't resist. I am fun at parties, trust me!)

@spheroid-collective Ай бұрын

I am autistically excited for the prospect of a full series on this game

@silkmonkey Ай бұрын

I love series covering interesting games that I am too dumb to be able to play properly. 🤷‍♂️

@GamerGarm Ай бұрын

Series, series, series!

@minsova Ай бұрын

Aavak did such an amazing job reading the opening lore bit that I had to do a double take to make sure it was Aavak and not the game audio.

@Aavak Ай бұрын

Thank you very much indeed ^^

@nosferatulite6086 Ай бұрын

My first thought (having already played) was "Can we convince the devs to make this the ACTUAL voice over for the game...."

@GtierGoes Ай бұрын

I second this.

@Hectonkhyres Ай бұрын

Seriously, the man needs to become a professional voice actor separate from his letsplays.

@donwald3436 Ай бұрын

It took me until that very slight hitch in the bottom third that made me realise this was not professionally recorded lol.

@michaelray3865 Ай бұрын

SplatterCat introduced me to this… can’t wait for Aavak to take it up!

@skaianDestiny Ай бұрын

The developer shared this video on the official Discord! Excellent work!

@Aavak Ай бұрын

That's very kind of them indeed!

@Shirocco7 2 күн бұрын

Waste not, want not! The game UI is painfully hard to figure out.

@Ottertuber Ай бұрын

Hell YEAH! This game is amazing but very difficult. It feels like I'm actually role-playing as a Mech Engineer. Thanks for bringing attention to this amazing work of passion.

@Aavak Ай бұрын

It's an absolute gem of a game, glad to have the opportunity to show it off a bit :D

@theeutecticpoint Ай бұрын

Man, Microprose, that brings back some good memories, I hope this new operation can do justice to the name!

@SomtimesHeron Ай бұрын

Go wiki the history of Microprose it's brilliant

@paulie-g Ай бұрын

Well, it was restarted by someone with a connection to old Microprose and out of the same sense of nostalgia, so I don't think abusing the name is going to be the problem. Sadly, it appears they're working on a shoestring budget with not a lot of marketing, because the games they've published so far haven't sold particularly well. The name was always going to attract indy devs, because for people of our age being published by Microprose is a tremendous badge of honour (even if it's not old Microprose), but that won't continue if they can't demonstrate that they can help devs sell their games. I'm holding my fingers crossed for them, would absolutely love it if they manage to make a go of it.

@danis8455 15 күн бұрын

@@paulie-g For what it is im pretty sure high fleet sold very well. i mean SsethTzeentach made a video about it :P

@paulie-g 15 күн бұрын

@@danis8455 Yeah, Highfleet probably sold about 150-200k copies. However, I'm not sure how much they had to do with its development or success. Arguably, Highfleet should have sold more given the streamer exposure, niche as it is. Still, at least that gives MicroProse a small warchest to continue, so that's good.

@andrewsapelli8989 Ай бұрын

Love the idea of a first taste mini series over an extended first taste situation. Honestly I wouldn't mind if this turned into a full series!

@bow-tiedengineer4453 Ай бұрын

"You don't want me to be sat here explaining the ins and outs of every detail." Don't you tell me what I do and don't want, I love listening to you explain things! :P

@Chronosv2 Ай бұрын

This is wonderful. When I first heard of this game it looked impenetrable so I didn't jump on it. Your introduction here has made this easily understandable, and I'm looking forward to more!

@Aavak Ай бұрын

Super happy to hear that :D

@TheNextDecade244 Ай бұрын

I'll be honest at first I didn't quite comprehend that those billions of tiny dots on the combat map were all enemies. And then it hit me. Dear lord.

@Aavak Ай бұрын

Haha, yeah. The waves of enemies crashing against the city XD

@koghs Ай бұрын

Oh, finally someone worth watching is playing the thing! I had just the worst time figuring it out. Thank you so much my man.

@Aavak Ай бұрын

You're more than welcome :)

@LanderKoenig Ай бұрын

Agreed, it’s hell, but is our hell

@darkocelot7342 Ай бұрын

Oh boy. This tickles my XCOM2 senses, which may just be my favorite gameplay in any game. The mixture of strategic and tactical, the feeling of building up a base and exploring and researching and engineering... I am very, very interested in a full series, especially from you Aavak! This tutorial was very informative.

@Aavak Ай бұрын

Very glad you enjoyed it :)

@reverse_engineered Ай бұрын

There's no way I could play this myself, but I'm enjoying watching you play it. I look forward to a series!

@kholdanstaalstorm6881 Ай бұрын

I'm here at 5:40 and had to stop now, to calm myself down and steel my resolve that was washed away by those opening minutes. Already my mind is racing with ideas, tactics and a flood of nostalgia, because I've played the first OG X-Com within a couple of years of it's release. So the sales pitch had oodles more hooks than a octopus hook and I'm already so sold on the idea I can hear the fear from my credit card from the other end of the house... Aavak delivers a masterpiece painting when setting the stage and have an exceptional skill to nail it to the game framework, absolutely legendary storyteller! Now I've had my 15 minutes to get ready and I'll dive once more into the breach!

@kholdanstaalstorm6881 Ай бұрын

Darn Aavak... You were oh so right... I see a lot of time evaporate because of this... Full series please!

@danjal87nl Ай бұрын

Something tells me the learning cliff meme may apply to this game. 😂

@zhuljens Ай бұрын

Which one?

@ThePlayerOfGames Ай бұрын

@@zhuljens WoW, Everquest, EVE Online where the curves are higher and higher gradient until you end up with EVE that finishes in a cliff with dead bodies all over it

@LanderKoenig Ай бұрын

This ain’t a learning cliff, it’s a learning mountain, covered in landmines, and a full fortress at the top ready to kick your ass

@Tyrope Ай бұрын

@@ThePlayerOfGames You cannot give examples of learning cliffs and then NOT mention Dwarf Fortress...

@piedpiper1172 21 күн бұрын

@@TyropeAn infinite slope isn’t a cliff

@LeperFriend1837 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this! Oh this game looks like my cup of tea! Also while I'm here, I need to thank you for showing me The Last Spell all those months ago. Hands down one of my favorite games ever.

@Aavak Ай бұрын

You're very welcome :D

@ExtraRaven_ Ай бұрын

i would love to see more of this game! i tried it myself and didnt even know you could configure weapons until now lol. i always enjoy watching someone who knows what they're doing playing this type of game. and you did a great job compressing all that information without it feeling too info-dump-y. thanks for making great videos :>

@Aavak Ай бұрын

Really glad you felt it wasn't too much of an info dump, that was my biggest worry going into this video after having played through the start so many times; there was such an accumulation of little bits of info about this or that system that were all vying to get out XD

@caligo7918 Ай бұрын

I played the original UFO game on my Amiga 600 and had to get a PC for TftD. Man, i love those games! Back then, you got a book with the game and reading that was basically the tutorial, no chance to play without... This game looks vast and full of newbie traps. No wonder that it took a few runs to get this far!

@GhostOfBuscemi Ай бұрын

Oh what an enticing title though...you have my attention

@Aavak Ай бұрын

I hope you enjoy the video mate :D

@nobob8564 Ай бұрын

This has happened before. At first glance, I didn't think the game would be for me, or very good, but then I watch Avak's video, and by the end I had my mind changed. I'll probably be picking this one up. This is why I watch this channel, for all these interesting games, where if I saw the on Steam's store page, I wouldn't even give them a second glance, and I end up missing out on a very interesting and fun game. Thanks for showcasing this one.

@Aavak Ай бұрын

You're more than welcome, and I'm so glad I was able to shine enough light on this gem to get you to take a second look!

@sik3xploit Ай бұрын

It's so great seeing devs who have love for their work, I will always support that.

@aronseptianto8142 Ай бұрын

the vibe for this game is just immaculate. it really does feel like you're playing a war of attrition. It has the isolation feel of being the last city on earth. It has that feeling of looming doom that is followed along with 'oh well, time to get on with it i guess'. All of this is done purely with fancy UI work i don't think I'll ever play this game myself but I'll enjoy and look forward to see aavak take a proper crack at it

@StarlasAiko Ай бұрын

I am glad to see MicroProse returning to Indy Game quality and philosophy of games

@Alexandragon1 15 күн бұрын

Thx for the guide and the video! Also, the reading of the introductory story was done amazingly!

@GaryGammarid Ай бұрын

Amazing relay of information :) I am definitely interested in watching more of this!

@leootp22 Ай бұрын

This game is deep system wise! Great job on explaining all the many many different systems and layers involved. Love this and will be watching the series!

@Aavak Ай бұрын

Thank you :D

@jane_gorelove Ай бұрын

will probably never have mental energy to play this myself, but watching a series would be amazing, love the insane level of detail in this game!!

@breden.l Ай бұрын

This is a fantastic intro to the game! I’ve had this game in my steam library for a while, barely touched, but this has inspired me to take another stab at it!

@Aavak Ай бұрын

I really hope you enjoy :D

@geoffreyentwistle8176 Ай бұрын

A mini series of this would absolutely be something I'd watch! I love that you take time to break down the mechanics - you showed me a few things I'd never caught on to when I played the demo!

@Aavak Ай бұрын

I'm really happy to hear you enjoyed the video, and glad I could shine a light on some of the mechanics for you. I really love games like this, with depth to the design elements of mechs / ships, not just focusing on what you do with them.

@Wolfineer_ Ай бұрын

Splatty put this one on my watch radar and I've been very tempted, would love to see an attempt at a series!

@Shaddymaze 19 күн бұрын

Well made! Def. interested in series.

@AcudocFritz Ай бұрын

Please do more of this. I really like your take on this. You make the tinkering with the mechs fun!

@suppermike777 Ай бұрын

units of weight are somewhere between 10 pounds and 10 Kilograms, leaning to the KG side. For the default builds, 90kg would be spot on for a 20mm aircraft based autocannon, and that lines up with 60+40 for the pilots seat in person and gear.

@Tyrope Ай бұрын

I was going to say "So, a Metric Tonne?" but that's 1000kg, isn't it?

@Disarcade Ай бұрын

This is a stellar game and a glorious video. I can't think of a more perfect combination. Now I wish for two things - to play the game myself and an extensive video series!!!

@TheRedBrain Ай бұрын

So this is the forth taste? Depending on how you look at it, that's kinda gross :P Also: Our First Turn Great!

@timeiseverthing Ай бұрын

I have been waiting for this!

@Pepper_Pip Ай бұрын

I'm only 5 minutes in, and you've sold me on this being a game I will love

@Aavak Ай бұрын

I hope you get to pick it up for yourself, and enjoy it as much as I am ^^

@jonathanspangenberg1563 9 күн бұрын

Wow, what an interesting game. Thank you for helping me understand the reactor tuning.

@nazaxprime Ай бұрын

I'm all about a full series of this. 🤞

@orbitalostrich2629 Ай бұрын

That intro bit was so so cool!

@Aavak Ай бұрын

Thank you :D

@sebastiang.5032 Ай бұрын

I can't believe the details of mechanics that got put into this game. Great video, I'm learning much here.

@Aavak Ай бұрын

Cheers, I'm glad the video is helpful :)

@The_Ashling Ай бұрын

Can't wait for this series!

@Lacarait Ай бұрын

This is tickling all the strategy and complexity loving parts of my brain. How exciting!

@Aavak Ай бұрын

I hope you enjoy the series!

@ZeratKJ Ай бұрын

complicated, impresive,love the art style :)

@5peciesunkn0wn Ай бұрын

Ooooooh. This is an intriguing looking game! :D

@05Matz Ай бұрын

Ooooh, very much my sort of game. Glad to see these complex simulation-managerial games coming slowly back into fashion, now that our hardware and software capabilities are so much better!

@alphaarts2952 Ай бұрын

A new game found thanks to you. This is right up my alley being a avid battle tech enjoyed and a cdda player. This is hitting all the bells and whistles of a great and unforgiving game

@Cuthawolf Ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this video. It's a bit too dense of a game for me to play, but I really enjoy watching it played. Hope to see a whole series, or at least an extended taste.

@EroFelipe Ай бұрын

Man, this game is hard and I loved. Really enjoying the video.

@EpsilonRosePersonal Ай бұрын

That introduction was fantastic.

@okonkwojones 23 күн бұрын

12:18 I don’t understand…how can it not be “nice”? You have shaken me to my very core, Mr. Aavak.

@MrEuklides Ай бұрын

Oh, full series please! I truly enjoy your take on in depth strategy.

@Xyrin1 Ай бұрын

I stumbled onto this series this morning, and when I saw the graphics on the menu I had a feeling but when you mentioned Microprose it really sealed it for me. I grew up playing their games. (F-117 and such when I was younger)

@Michael-bn1oi 2 күн бұрын

Ahh, excellent stuff. Going to have to try this out! Hope you're doing well, man.

@GtierGoes Ай бұрын

This was an amazing intro and tutorial.

@Aavak Ай бұрын

Cheers :D

@FrostWolfPack Ай бұрын

Daum Bring more of this, Heck Start series!!

@strategicowl192 Ай бұрын

Praise be for mechs, the potential of a series and St. Algorithmus!

@MaleniaLi Ай бұрын

OMW to buy this game right now. Just the perfect mix of classic xcom and battletech that I want. Also pixel art

@lf4186 Ай бұрын

Looks cool!

@Shirocco7 2 күн бұрын

Golly. This game needs tutorials like this, like a car needs wheels. It's nigh impenetrable without one. Good work mate.

@NoName5589 Ай бұрын

I pressed all the buttons under the video! Well just the important ones really.. For real though I've had my eye on this game for years but it was always a little daunting to jump into. I'm so glad you've done this first video at least. It's very well done and gives an amazing starting point for someone new coming into the game

@Aavak Ай бұрын

You're more than welcome, I had a great time making the video so I'm really happy folks are finding it helpful!

@NoName5589 Ай бұрын

Honestly it brings me back to the early days of learning Cataclysm DDA. The key back then was having the manual ready and watching a really good series on it. It looks like we finally have access to both

@chiptastick-7823 Ай бұрын

I'd love to see a series on this. This looks like a cool game.

@compwiz13 Ай бұрын

I adore this game but the day 1 learning curve is incredibly daunting. I'm very tempted to try it again after watching this video though

@Aavak Ай бұрын

That makes me /very/ happy to hear, and is exactly why I chose to make this into a mini-series instead of trying to just cram as much as I could into one video, as it wouldn't have afforded me the time to really spent on any of the mechanics to really explain them as much as I wanted to!

@kimbosan1 17 күн бұрын

Nice, great explanation of engine engineering. Melee mining tool is must have in tunnel maps, it gives you ability to dig your own way into nests and avoid bad encounters in limited space

@FluffsuneGaming Ай бұрын

God damn this looks great!

@helicoidcyme Ай бұрын

oooooh this is right up my alley...

@CafecitoConMiel 3 күн бұрын

Thanks, excellent video my friend

@Ninjanoto2 6 күн бұрын

this was very well explained and at least for me took out some of that info overload that comes with games like this.. i did like some of the moments where you deep dived into the mech lab parts like the reactor and the guns

@iron1164 Ай бұрын

This game looks busy. It's great. Hopping to see more!

@namiest8639 Ай бұрын

This game looks sick. It has a fun art style. Thanks for showing it.

@Aavak Ай бұрын

You're more than welcome!

@evilhumour_292 Ай бұрын

I cannot wait to see more from this interesting game

@rabidpistol9722 Ай бұрын

I would love a full series on this!

@Solusphere Ай бұрын

I'd also like to see a full series of this!

@Diarmuhnd Ай бұрын

Game looks fun! Fits right into the GammaWorld/XCom/Hive Fleet/Forever Winter multiverse floating around in my head.

@evanurquhart9044 Ай бұрын

really enjoyed the video, adding my comment to those who'd like a first series (and also those who've said this game looks too hard for me, but really fun to watch).

@tiffanywytte1456 Ай бұрын

I am very interested in this series :')

@ChrisJohnson-gx8yo Ай бұрын

Thanks for the Tutorial.

@Aavak Ай бұрын

You're more than welcome, I hope it helped :)

@Magpie_Media Ай бұрын

Interesting, Very interesting.

@zotaninoron3548 Ай бұрын

I did a double take when I saw the setting screen 2 minutes in and it said published by Microprose. Nostalgia hit like a freight train.

@Aavak Ай бұрын

I know right?! A glorious freight train full of exquisite torture... and while that statement is 100% accurate to the experience of most Microprose games, I just now realised how much like a cenobite it makes me sound. Hmm...

@cassandrariordan7901 Ай бұрын

Such engineering! Wow.

@GtierGoes Ай бұрын

Wow! Nice!

@benjamintennyson4638 Ай бұрын

This looks fun lol

@joshuamink8723 Ай бұрын

I hope to see a series!

@Hermslice Ай бұрын

O thank God!!! So excited to see aavak play this!!!

@Aavak Ай бұрын

Glad you're looking forward to it!

@Hermslice Ай бұрын

@@Aavak binged both episodes!! I have been trying to play this on my own. Getting some aavak knowledge helps a ton!!

@LanderKoenig Ай бұрын

Finally someone covers this one

@aaron8977 Ай бұрын

I think this game is super freaking cool. There are so many systems and it’s so in depth. It can feel tedious at times but once the game starts to open up you feel how important that complication is to the game

@Aavak Ай бұрын

Yeah, very much so!

@gryphon0468 Ай бұрын

Damn dude. Thank you for this video. Finally someone who doesn’t frustrate the shit out of me playing this.

@Aavak Ай бұрын

You're more than welcome mate, glad you enjoyed the video :)

@Yokoto12343 Ай бұрын

oh please let this be a full series!

@pip7286 Ай бұрын

Please play this, it is something I would love to explore but can only explore vicariously through others!

@robertraman6307 8 күн бұрын

Subscribed when he explained that he would like to have a mech in his garden towering his neighbors😂

@marcbennett9232 Ай бұрын

wow I think this might be a bit overwhelming for me! but I love watching!

@LordGecko01 Ай бұрын

Please make this a full series!

@Laenthal Ай бұрын

This video is the only thing i have seen about the game yet, but now i'm veeery hooked. Good job explaining all the little interface knobs while not being boring. I'd add that the only XCOM-ish part i saw is in the story plot (and it's rather closer to Aftermath than to TftD), not gameplay or mechanics. The combat so far is just a survivors-type of thing.

@Aavak Ай бұрын

The comparison to XCOM is more the 'style' of the game, than the gameplay to be fair, and original XCOM (UFO: Defence) than the modern reboots. But I have to take a moment to praise the comparison to Aftermath, such an amazing franchise that one!

@nazaxprime Ай бұрын

I'm a bit busy so my algorithmic contributions Will Be steady and sustained over a long period of time. I might not get to binge this but I really hope it becomes a long series so I can for a very long time. 😎👍

@Aavak Ай бұрын

Any contribution is warmly appreciated and gratefully received :D

@nazaxprime Ай бұрын

@@Aavak back at ya, and thanks for the years of positivity, fam. Pew pew!

@SirFailureOfKnights Ай бұрын

Moreee! ....Thanks

@myrules2374 Ай бұрын

Would love to see a full series thing

@ThePhully Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@jacthing1 Ай бұрын

I would definitely like it to be a full series

@sabetwolf Ай бұрын

Oooh this is looking intersting

@milestailprower 17 күн бұрын

This game looks crazy! It looks like a lot of passion was put into this! Shoutouts to Microprose for being Gigachads who make great games.

@Aavak 17 күн бұрын

I know right? The fact that Microprose got bought up, split up and abandoned by a big company, then some wealthy fan decided they missed the games so much, that they bought out the rights to as much of the old Microprose IP as they could find, even bought the rights to the name and old Logo, and /specifically/ uses it to makes games like Microprose used to is WILD to me. Even got some of the old founders on board. Absolute legend.