(TL;DR at the bottom for your reading convenience).
Hello! Got my hands on the new update. Loving a lot of the changes, like the new base and the revamped lighting system. An absolute treat. The new drone "sack" is also great. a definite improvement over the "one item per drone run" thing.
The physical upgrades are also great. People have been requesting that for a while and now that we got it? It's good.
As with all things, however, there are a few things I don't necessarily agree with.
First and foremost: the new triangulation system. The concept is great... but it doesn't work as well as the devs expected it to.
Without any upgrades, the entire thing is nothing short of abysmal. Moving each thingy takes HALF of your cooldown? What that does is makes the god damn signals disappear before you can drag all of the thignies over to the signal.
Alternative? Drag them all manually. Once again, takes WAY too long without any upgrades. Right now, I am deliberately skipping signal collection until I can get some more cooldown because it has become an absolute chore.
Personally? I am a "seasoned" VotV player so I can deal with it. Brand new players, though, are unlikely to stay and see all the good stuff the game actually offers due to the rather sour first impression.
Next: The ATV and the survival mechanics. First, the fan favorite work horse. Looks great, works not as great. Specifically: the new girl guzzles fuel faster than a man discovering an oasis after being stranded in a desert for a week. I went to x-ray, India and Bravo and the fuel was down to like 75%. That's a little too much in my opinion.
Same issue with the survival mechanics. It feels like the depletion of both has been cranked up. I get that with the new "useable" MRE's and stuff Doctor Kel has more food stuff to chow down on but it still feels like too much.
FUN FACT: You can cheese the ATV by pressing the forward/backwards key for around a second and then letting go, which gives the ATV a boost of speed, for some reason. Probably a bug with the new physics changes or something.
I'm not very far into the game so those are my only real issue with the game right now. I'll be sure to complain more- I mean... Provide valuable feedback, should the need arise.
TL;DR - the early game is an absolute dogshit chorefest now which is going to drive new players away. The pause menu credits a playtester but I don't think they've done a thorough enough job.
