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Your first flash game? I would call this an impressive title even from a veteran flash game maker. Favorited and 5-starred. Well done!
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The impossible badge is doable. It needs a lot of time and tactical thinking though. Apart from Storm Alligator’s walkthroughs that you will find on YouTube, you will also find very useful tips on how to beat this game in the following forum page here on Kong: http://www.kongregate.com/forums/3-general-gaming/topics/242329-mission-in-space-the-lost-colony-strategy-guide
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I LOVE this game! And I usually hate turn based games! Everything just fits together so well. Alert mode gives you an advantage and a disadvantage, but if you don't use it you could die, but if you have little ammo then it could be useless, so the choices you make are life and death. This game is actually my style, even though it's not the game-type I prefer, I'm just so addicted! Nice job!
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So I figured out what my problem was, I needed to update my flash player, I was still on an older version. Flash updated, game works now.
It's pretty silly that people down-rated my last comment just because i was having an issue they weren't. I mean, I wasn't shitting on the game I was just looking for help.
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Engineer 1: I reviewed your schematics for the colony. What the ^%#$ are you doing placing the control panels all over the place!? The cost of this facility is going to skyrocket! Either your getting kickbacks from the contractor, or you're a xenomorph building a hellish dungeon to trap our employees!
Engineer 2: Yes! I'm getting paid by the contractor. That's what it is. ...Xenomorph! Hah! What's gotten into that brain of yours? That delicious, delicious brain.
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it may be too easy if there was a "undo move" button, but it would save my hair from being pulled out cause I accidentally clicked on a acid puddle or otherwise missed the path right as I was about to end the mission perfectly.
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One major flaw in this game: I can't tell where the holes in the walls are half the time. this is particularly annoying when the hole isn't even facing you and you can't see it because of the lay out of the map. they need to be highlighted, or stand out more thn tey already do. i had one mission nearly completed when suddenly two aliens popped out of a hole i had no idea existed and killed beckett, who has no hp as is.
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(bug?) Beckett can't pick up ammo. I understand that he can't shoot, but he can give it to someone else later, can't he?
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I really hate this "the game doesn't hand me the badge right away, so it sucks" mentality that a lotta people have on BotD situations
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Possibly one of the easiest impossible badges on kong. Stage 11 diamond was my hardest but I found that sending Taylor and the LT north and then splitting them up to the NW and NE corners by them selves, while sending the rest south and splitting those 4 up to the SW and SE corners was the best answer. Great game. Enjoyed it a lot!
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Add a checkbox in options to turn on/off highlighting of vents? They can be hard to see, which I know is kinda the point, sometimes I wished they glowed red or had a mouseover although now I just remember where they are. Can you make the radius of pierce's bomb show up before you throw/place them? (in orange or another colour), or add the radius into the mouseovers for the skills? (I know it already shows up when you use Trigger Bomb). Sometimes it's hard to see or understand an aliens max move range when there's glue/acid on the floor. I have to guess at the "range" of a vent too, but maybe that's how it should be, we can't see where the aliens spawn.
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Ha, second mission: you are meant to save Farro. But I locked the elevator door without him in it. So he's dead. Mission accomplished, though?
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I think you should add a kill-counter for each trooper and provide additional xp for killing aliens - not too much, but it feels wrong not to be awarded xp for killing them..
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I don´t get why your squadmates status displays on the lower left of the screen actually qualifies as a target for flame thrower attack if thats selected?? isn´t any point in targeting the teammates PERSONALLY with an area attack....
frustrating control bug, great game nonetheless, played it for hours and will..
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New update : corrected more typos. Thanks to everyone who pointed them out / fixed bug in mission 8, left behind troopers are counted in the score / fixed another bug : you correctly get the badges when you are victorious in the last mission of an act even if you skipped that mission before.
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It would be nice to have a melee attack. I would imagine it being quite weak, but you wouldn't have to or worry about ammunition. This could be an attack using the butt of the machine gun. Characters could be equipped with a survival knife for more damage, or a bayonet.
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Awesome game, but perhaps instead of having to reset every upgrade point maybe just make it so you can click a single node to activate/deactivate it. My only complaint is its annoying to have to reset every upgrade when changing strategies for different levels. Still 5/5.
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Not bad. It's really entertaining. The good thing about it is that it is turn based, which allows me to plan my moves.
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I remember back when I was in middle school when I feel in love with flash games. One of the first series I got myself into was Modern Tactics, which basically melted down everything from Call of Duty into a turn based strategy. Truth be told, it worked rather well, being able to swap your soldiers equipment, classes, and perks to suit your need while keeping modes such as CTF and Search and Destroy and even introducing a Stealth mode which added even more to the game than I thought possible. However, as the series progressed the developer suffered problems with glitches and by the 4th game the series was a flop. I wish from you StormAlligator to take the potential of this game and make it into replay value. Add some scenarios or custom maps (Map editor maybe?), ability to swap weapons and equip so we can upgrade more without overpowering ourselves and perhaps soldier-on-soldier battles which would work better than you would think they would. Please, expand on this game!
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Really a well done game, and deserving of far more plays and praise than it's received. The Diamond medals and challenges had just the right level of intense difficulty while still seeming within the realm of possibility and the various upgrades were very well thought out. I would have liked to see some minor changes (such as a highlighted radius when placing bombs) and I think the Woods character could have used a little bit of tweaking to make him slightly more useful (the Cry of Self-Control was essentially useless), but overall a fantastic example of a flash game done right. Here's hoping for a sequel!
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Only just discovered this one and loving it. I see so many similarities to old favourites that it feels like I'm back on my Amiga, wide eyed and fascinated ;)
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I wish there was a reply button on these comments.... @Stormalligator's response to my post. It's not that the level isn't beatable with the upgrades you have. I know there is a walk through that probably demonstrates this. Also the fact that you have a reset skill points button automatically puts this game ahead of others that don't. But even after I finish a game, I like to continue to play it (If it's enjoyable obviously) and max out the upgrades that are available. I just feel that, even though it's beatable with much less, it's still fun to max out your characters and completely dominate. I really like the additional challenges in game to earn more experience because it has a requirement of only so many skill points anyways so it's definitely something to strive for. All in all it's a fun game and I could keep on going but this comment is long enough as it is. Thanks for your time =)
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Easily the most satisfying impossible badge I have earned. It's really skill-based. You are very skilled at making games, sir - I look forward to more strategy based games from you (please? =P)
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In the sixth mission, I only got hit once and passed it easy, but it said I left 4 behind. Is it because I killed all the aliens before pressing the buttons when the mission briefing said to do it the other way around?
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This game is outstanding... Your first game is much better than most will ever be able to accomplish. I'd rate "milky way"/5 but the system doesn't allow me...
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Awesome strategy game! The only complaint I have is that Aliens come out of sewers and attack at the same turn, could be annoying when an alien comes out and kill your trooper in one shot.
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I think Taylor's "Self-Control" and Wood's "Cry of Self-Control" and "Leader of Men" skills could use a boost, they are very situational and I almost never need them (besides the point that close combat and giving the enemies free attacks are both bad anyway), and Wood's own "Cry of Focus" has a better accuracy bonus that is always on for the duration. Maybe add a 25% chance of ammo preservation, like a quarter of Farro's base skill? that makes a good alternative or boost to bigger magazines (you can handle the situation of ending up with 5 shots left in the clip by making it count as a normal shot again, it'd be necessary anyway to get the average 7th shot expected).
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Did anyone else stay back and gun down as much as the aliens as possible in the first level before exiting the level?
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This game is Warhammer 40k meets a flash game, space marines Vs tyranids, I just wish I could be the aliens haha. Well put together combat system that challenges one to think about how to best make a fighting retreat considering defense, offense, line of sight and much more than other games even brush on.
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Very impressive. Missions are not so difficult to complete, but to earn gold you must think a lot and invent a strategy. It reminds me my impression of "Kingdom rush" - small changes in battle system totally renew and refresh gameplay. The same thing here, with firing during alien move.
Only one time before I was enjoyig so much step-by step strategy game of such a kind. I played one aimilar game, but it was a bit more realistic (and difficult): if you lose party member in one mission, he or she is really killed.. so you should fight in next missions with smaller party (or try to complete previous mission better, to keep all units alive). Maybe something like this in a seaquel? It will make a game more immersive))
5/5. and liked music very much
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I've tried many of such games but this was the best. 5/5. Good ideas on alert system, ammo recharging and character development. Nice work!
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Oh My Fcuking God. What a masterpiece. Reminds me my teenage times when I was playing a game called UFO enemy unknown or something like that, on PC without windows, launched on DOS, with like 100 MHz and 16 MB RAM :D. Good memories :D. I do wonder why there are not many turn based tactics games like this one. I absolutely love these. One more great game that reminds me this one is Jagged Alliance. Do I have to say... 5/5 from me :D
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I was playing this game with those awesome bass solo in the background. It was 5x more intense than what it should be
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I really should finish this game some time. Hardly original, but it's good, mostly fun, well done, and the soundtrack is gold. It's as good a reason as any to push for at least the hard badge.