About the game: (Shamelessly ripped from the Steam Store Page)Vector Thrust is a fast-paced action-arcade flight simulator with a unique cel shaded art style for PC. With an extensive variety of game modes like the unpredictable and vicious Quick Action, a customizable Skirmish Mode, and multiple immersive story-based campaigns, Vector Thrust aims to please both players wanting to get straight into the sky and those who love a flexible, diverse and customizable gaming experience.
Vector Thrust gives the player full power over the game to alter any aspect of the game they choose, ranging from simple tweaks to full-blown modifications. Adding user-made skins, changing unit performance and parameters or even complete battle scenarios is easy and open to anyone. With fully fleshed out Map, Mission and Campaign editors, Vector Thrust boasts unlimited expandability and adaptability.
With advanced tactical AI that actively brown townyses and responds to a dynamic battlefield, as well as over 200 fully playable aircraft (through various iterations of over 40 aircraft models) and even more naval and ground units that all work to complete their objectives in different ways, Vector Thrust offers missions that are never played the same way twice.Developed by TimeSymmetry and published by Iceberg Interactive
What it has now:- 170+ playable aircraft (and counting - yes, you can pilot the game's aerial superfortress)
- Enough different weapons to blow up the world six times over
- Classic arcade flight gameplay a la Ace Combat
- Controller support (controllers with multiple "modes" like the Saitek X-52 may have issues)
- AoA limiter toggle - practitioners of Pugachev's Cobra rejoice!
- A working campaign system, with two campaigns out of the box (both largely incomplete)
- Challenges to unlock aircraft (largely incomplete, possible to unlock aircraft through other means)
- Multiplayer, accessible through an opt-in beta
- Working Quick Action and Skirmish modes
- Skirmish mode mutators (stuff like instagib lasers and overdrive)
- Mod support (aircraft, skins, maps, missions, campaigns, etc.)
- Eggplanes?!?!?!
Stuff planned for release:- Bugfixes and optimization
- Mechanical rebalancing and additions
- Steam Workshop Support
- Improved mouse controls
- A final aircraft count of over 200, maybe 300 through post release updates idk
- Graphics overhaul
- roosterpits (Only two aircraft have them at the moment, low priority)
ETA and final pricing Planned for release in 3-6 months
Final pricing is 24.99 USD
Additional Links ModDB Page ModDB Forums Steam Discussion Board
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Personal thoughts:
If you're a fan of game franchises like Ace Combat and HAWX you'll feel right at home. It's still incomplete though and there are some glaring bugs/oddities that need fixing. Other than that, game's pretty forgetin' rad. I've followed Vector Thrust since its early alpha release on Desura and it's come a long way since then.
Should you buy the game early access, be sure to keep up with the Steam discussion board. The dev is pretty chill and he's open to suggestions.
im going to bed now. probably forgot some stuff but w/e
