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Valkatox

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A very interesting game that is currently in early access on Steam.

It isn't your typical war game. The battles can last quite a while from what I've gathered, even into days.
Logistics is a huge part of it. Every truck, rifle, mortar roung, MG nest, tank and foxhole is player made.
If you don't players doing logistical support and trucks driving equipment to where it is needed then your line will not hold.

There is quite a lot that I could talk about in terms of the gameplay, but I'd recommend it for sure.
And with it being £15 or around there, sure beats a lot of these £40+ games you have coming out, play and then not look at again.

http://www.foxholegame.com/
 
Valkatox do you play this title? If so, Can you explain in greater detail how it works. Can you have a library of profiles and then just play whatever profile you feel like playing?
 
Yeah I started playing today.

The way it works is as a top down sort of shooter. I think the view type is somewhat similar to Running with Rifles.
If it is night time the field of view is less, and an example of how it works is. You can see what you're looking at but not around corners and such.

In terms of the gameplay. Basically from what I've gathered there are campaigns and servers (120 players). Each is a map with the two sides fighting.
The sides are fictional and the war is a sort of WW1 / WW2 mix.

When you join a game, you are locked into the side you pick. As the games can last a few days.
You join a game and load in at the main base, you have a pistol. Anything other than that will be supplied by other players doing logistics (you'll find rifles and other weapons at the main base and elsewhere).
Logistics is basically getting resources, taking those resources to a building in one of the towns and with that you can make varied items, examples -
'Trauma Kit' (For medics which if you're critically wounded in battle you can be revived, when wounded like this you have around 20 seconds for a medic to get to you) but once that is done the medic will need to use his 'First Aid Kit' to actually heal you. This is a neat video on playing a medic -
Oh and on that note, it isn't a 'class' game where you pick at the start your role. You get the equipment and just play as you wish.

You can build and use other things like - artillery pieces, shotguns, trucks (very useful for logistics and transport), tanks, mortars, machine guns, radios, binoculars, gas masks and so forth.

It is quite a unique game I must say. Unlike most games where people just run in or go rambo, you have to work as a team and use tactics and strategy. Which is why I am liking it so much.
And as for the profiles I haven't looked into that much yet as it's a new feature apparently, but I believe you can have different profiles yes. But as I said before, you can be whatever you want really in terms of role.

I think I've rambled now, but if there is anything in particular you would like to know feel free to ask.
Oh and it is early access Alpha, so more things are going to be added including features and tweaks to how the game works.
 
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