CubeWorld - Voxel based sandbox RPG/adventure (currently in Alpha)

[SunnyD]

Link to CubeWorld Site

First, let me say my personal experience with Minecraft is very limited, so if I draw comparisons to what I know about Minecraft and say something blatantly wrong, I apologize.

Next, CubeWorld is apparently being developed solely by a husband/wife team, no kickstarter, no Steam greenlight, etc. Their registration website and store is up and down a LOT simply because they're going it alone.

Now, on to the meat and potatoes.

CubeWorld is a Voxel based RPG style sandbox adventure. Worlds are generated using a random seed, you create a character of one of 4 common RPG classes (warrior/rogue/mage/archer), then you're dumped into a friggin HUGE world to make your way.

There are "quests" so to speak, which take form of NPC's asking if you've been to a specific area (not really a quest per say), or a "boss" to kill which you will be notified about when you get to a specific area.

Right now there is no "world-building" in the game, I don't know if there ever will be. There is crafting of items/weapons/armor.

The game is mostly single-player centric. You can play multiplayer co-op. One of the developer's goals is to potentially create a "large" multiplayer server (more than 4 players), but that currently has stability issues.

I'm enjoying the game. I've wasted probably 4 hours yesterday in it while it was raining outside and had nothing better to do.

 

[Kneedragger]

Sounds cool, I'll have to check it out.

 

[mizzou]

that actually looks pretty good

 

[Newbian]

There have been a ton of videos you can watch on youtube and such.

I will stick to minecraft as this game is more about the goofy rpg side the do and no building really they have said and not sure how this will work with multiple players compared to people running minecraft servers.

Here is a video and there are two more in this series you can watch to see them fool around in it a bit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N01LOl-Q8EE

 

[SunnyD]

Okay, so for what it's worth...

- Right now it's REALLY grindy to level. Which in my opinion is sort of pleasant since it really forces you to go out to explore. But...

- Mobs can be inexplicably tough. Despite there being what appears to be a traditional color coded "con" system, you can easily get your ass handed to you by some mobs of one "con" color and others you can sort of mow through of the same "con". (for example, witches will totally annihilate you before you blink)

- Bosses are tough. Expect fights that take half an hour or more and lots of health potions and some "thinking" on your part to survive (note I said survive, not take down).

- The stat system isn't exactly intuitive, but it's simplistic. Gear is equipped by your character's "power" level, which is based on your level. So gear is roughly delineated by levels.

- You get to have a (combat) pet in the game.

- Your character's look gets customized by the gear you wear.

- Speaking of gear, the TYPE of weapon gear you use determines what attacks you use.

- You can also customize the look of your weapons... as in edit their appearance voxel by voxel.

- Interactions with NPC's is sort of Zelda-like in nature. It hasn't exactly been fleshed out yet though.

 

[Newbian]

I want a pet sheep like in the video.

 

[DigDog]

There have been a ton of videos you can watch on youtube and such.

I will stick to minecraft as this game is more about the goofy rpg side the do and no building really they have said and not sure how this will work with multiple players compared to people running minecraft servers.

Here is a video and there are two more in this series you can watch to see them fool around in it a bit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N01LOl-Q8EE

yogscast, seriously? at least you could write a NSFA warning, before people click it ..

 

[Snock514]

I'd be interested in trying it if the account creation part of the site wasn't down all the time.

 

[Newbian]

yogscast, seriously? at least you could write a NSFA warning, before people click it ..

They have some great videos out but don't make me link to the 10+ hour diggy song. :biggrin:

 

[krnmastersgt]

I already have the game, a decent amount of fun but it is still in alpha form so a lot of it is unfinished. If you want a solid play experience I would recommend probably waiting till at least its beta form or full launch version is up and running, otherwise you do experience some weird stuff from the get-go.

That aside, the game is bizarrely gpu intensive. I run it at 2560x1440 and it seems to stress my 7970 more than D3, Dota2, and League do though that might just be a very unpolished approach to the graphics rendering process for now.

Overall I'd say it's a game that will be worth buying in the future, but for now it's not worth it because of how much is left un-done/half working/weird.

Also the game plays out very differently when you have 2 or more people for the combat as some mobs can be stupidly difficult to fight solo but then becomes a relatively easy fight with 2, even without added utility of skills. The skill system leaves a lot to be desired but at the same time is straightforward and simple I suppose. The combat system itself is a bit strange as there's a lot of damage calculations that make little to no sense, and I've already found a few bugs (and exploited one!) that are either really annoying or really broken. Again, alpha state game so don't expect too much as of now.

 

[Wyndru]

There have been a ton of videos you can watch on youtube and such.

I will stick to minecraft as this game is more about the goofy rpg side the do and no building really they have said and not sure how this will work with multiple players compared to people running minecraft servers.

Here is a video and there are two more in this series you can watch to see them fool around in it a bit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N01LOl-Q8EE

Ethos just started a lets play also.

 

[Ferzerp]

It seems that the progression is balance based on the mage which is far, far easier to play. I haven't tried ranger yet, but warrior and thief are absolutely a chore in comparison.

The mage isn't godly, it just is actually playable without having to struggle.

 

[Red Storm]

So there's no building at all? That's half the fun in Minecraft...

 

[SunnyD]

It seems that the progression is balance based on the mage which is far, far easier to play. I haven't tried ranger yet, but warrior and thief are absolutely a chore in comparison.

The mage isn't godly, it just is actually playable without having to struggle.

Warrior isn't so bad if you utilize a shield and dodge. I haven't tried rogue yet at all. Ranger seemed to be very lacking in DPS, with the only benefit that you can engage from really... REALLY far away.

 

[Ferzerp]

water mage + turtle is kind of easy (or at least easier) mode. I just wish there were a way to send in the pet without having to hit things first.

 

[SunnyD]

Just figured I'd throw this out there for Minecraft fans that may not have looked at the feature page closely...

Planned: Housing
We're planning to enable players to build their own house. Players will be able to store items, trophies, pets etc. in their house and extend the house gradually.

So there will be some form of (limited) construction aside from being able to physically modify weapons/armor.

 

[snoturtle]

Looks very cool
how much is it?
Can't create an account to buy as it says down for maintenance
but after reading the forums it looks like alot of people asking when they could buy it

 

[Dumac]

Does the game have voxel-looking graphics (minecraft) or actually voxel-based graphics.

 

[SunnyD]

Spell effects and everything are all voxel-based. Even the clouds in the sky are built from voxel cubes.

 

[SunnyD]

If anyone cares, site registration and the store is currently up/open as of this post.

 

[Snock514]

If anyone cares, site registration and the store is currently up/open as of this post.

fk yeah, thanks for posting

 

[bguile]

Nevermind, found it.

 

[clok1966]

its amazing so many games are copying Minecraft (which was a copy of miner wars, etc..) and just adding features.. While I loved minecraft.. this is more my cup of tea.. goals.. the just explore is great, but even that can get old, give me some extra stuff .. this would be an awesome game to mix with minecraft.. pick a spot, start your city, build it .. with the quests and monsters.. I always felt Minecraft missed that "something" to take it to complete greatness.. its great, but just a few blocks short of the very best ever.

 

[Red Storm]

If anyone cares, site registration and the store is currently up/open as of this post.

Down again.

Edit: Never mind back up. I was able to register, but how do you play? Do you have to buy? I'm not seeing a link on their page.

 

[Snock514]

Down again.

Edit: Never mind back up. I was able to register, but how do you play? Do you have to buy? I'm not seeing a link on their page.

https://picroma.com/buycubeworld