Dynamic Infestation live prototyping

I spent some time last week working on some dynamic infestation gameplay possibilities. After using the Processing tool for some quick sketches, I asked the team for feedback.

Max grabbed the camera so you guys could all listen in.

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  Gaming

[Suomiis]

Why isn't NS2 prepurchasable on Steam? My guess is that it would get much more players.

[unknownworlds]

We will definitely launch on Steam when we're ready, but we're still in beta and don't want too much exposure too soon.

[Waremonger]

Please keep these coming!  I love watching these raw, candid videos. There were some really good ideas kicked around. I especially like the idea of the dead bodies energizing the infestation.

[Suomiis]

But having a prepurchase available is possible, and you can give the beta as a "gift" if you prepurchase. Games have had it like that before (for example Endless Space)

[Samus11111]

Why is this not how cysts work in the game? This would solve the entire problem of cyst chains XD.

[h3lix86]

I'm sure 50 people have answered you already but i don't feel like looking. once you buy it it gives you a steam key. until it's released it can't be sold on steam. steam has a policy that it won't sell beta's. they have to be fully released products.it's for legal reasons.

[Dimeinurear]

There needs to be a way to go commando and cut off the Aliens' resource network. Disabling one cyst should bring down a wing of their network not just be an annoyance.

[necox5]

yet ;)

[Anddosdd]

dosent the cars keep going past anoy you?, why is it constant traffic?, where are these people going?

[Anddosdd]

cars always going past your window, thats anoying for me

[Mamonar]

I have the same speakers :)

[Megarith1to3]

Please implement the body-recycling *_* Best idea of this video

[soylentgreenb]

@unknownworlds You mentioned world of goo for inspiration. I also strongly suggest that you google "the space game"; it's a flash-based RTS game based on asteroid mining.

You connect solar panels, energy stores, relays, cannons, mining nodes and so on into a network. Expanding or rebuilding destroyed parts of the network consumes a lot of energy, so if you try to do too much all at once you run into problems. If you make the network long and spindly it is difficult to defend from attack.