Vactics Gerard Delaney Build the mech to fight against robotic Vactics in tactical chess-like combat. The war is already over and the heroes o… Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsBuild the mech to fight against robotic Vactics in tactical chess-like combat. The war is already over and the heroes of the city have fallen. Take on a new randomly generated challenge every time you play and join with the citizens to fight for a better future. Vactics is designed to let you play as much as you like and upgrade to the full version at any time. Unlocking the pro version of the game provides: • Access to all 18 mech types and dozens of additional tech modifiers. • Access to the full 24 colour palettes to choose from with custom app icons each. • An extended campaign with additional enemy types and areas to fight through. • An additional phase to the campaign with the true ending and all the co-pilots. • The daily district challenge where you can compete with others on the leaderboards. • Much more to discover.... -- Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Information Seller:Gerard Delaney Genre:Puzzle, Strategy Release:Nov 22, 2023 Updated:Dec 04, 2023 Version:1.200.5483 Size:308.8 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Link: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1561887778 For those who is curious what iAP is, here is the screenshot, it is a "free to try" premium game, just give it a try. Chq Well-Known Member Jul 20, 2013 351 25 28 #2 Chq, Nov 21, 2023 Hoplite in space? gmattergames Well-Known Member Mar 1, 2013 600 35 28 #3 gmattergames, Nov 25, 2023 A mech themed hoplite-like with progressive upgrades for special moves and combos. Has a GameStew vibe with its lo-fi esthetics and trippy synth music. Definitely worth a look if any of this checks your boxes. MetaGonzo Well-Known Member May 7, 2009 1,423 249 63 #4 MetaGonzo, Nov 25, 2023 Last edited: Nov 25, 2023 Checks my boxes? It neatly fills them in. Edit: First run. Cut fairly short after the tutorial stage but enough for basic impressions. Very Hoplite and that’s fine by me. I’m sure some variations will make themselves apparent but if you like the fundamentals of Hoplite then this will suit you. The art is a limited palette pixel style; I like it but that’s in the eye of the beholder and all that. Music is a gently unobtrusive electronic noodling in the background and sfx are sparse but cover the requirements. There’s one subscription and a one off upgrade to the Pro version. I need to further explore what the Pro offers to make that decision. Suffice to say I will have to absolutely love it to spend £13 on a permanent upgrade. The 3 month subscription is £5 which I may be tempted to as exploratory before thinking about the full upgrade. Both prices I would say are quite punchy. I’m happy to pay good money for substantial content. Whether that is what’s on offer here remains to be seen. elcrazy Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2017 513 367 63 #5 elcrazy, Nov 25, 2023 So I just played this a little bit and it’s pretty great. Asking price is quite high for an iOS game. In Canada it’s $17.99 plus tax. Will come to just over $20. That’s being said, it may be worth it. Just because it feels high in this market doesn’t mean it’s actually high. Yes Hoplite was like $3. But wouldn’t you have all paid $20 if you knew how epic it ended up being? It’s still on my phone, I know that. This is Hoplite 2.0 with nice roguelite. Looks like there is a lot added for the asking price. I certainly will not “rent” it for 3 months. Would rather just buy it. Gonna play free version a bit more. But I’m close to hitting the buy button. I recently went back to Hoplite and wanted “more”. This seems to be that “more”. I certainly look forward to diving and see what else the game has to offer. If you enjoyed Hoplite, you need to at least give this a try. There is still a lot here for free. And no adds or timers or anything like that. Just try it out and buy with a lot more added. Lol note: They do tease you a bit. I have unlocked two things I can’t use unless I buy full version. Plus all the pilots you can see you can’t use. Lull4by likes this. ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,181 103 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #6 ColeDaddy, Nov 26, 2023 I've been playing Hoplite for years, off and on, and I'm only on level #1792...and that's on the Normal setting. Given that there are several thousand levels, and a single price point, I'll keep plugging along on Hoplite for now. Boardumb Administrator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Apr 14, 2009 8,647 780 113 THE BOSS Sacramento, CA #7 Boardumb, Nov 26, 2023 It might just be me but I couldn't get past the colors and contrast. It's like playing Virtual Boy lol. Would kill for some color theme options. Otherwise this game is absolutely fantastic. I'm not too sure what the unlock vs. subscription is all about, but from the portion I've been able to play without feeling like vomiting I'd easily drop whatever they're asking for a one time full unlock. elcrazy likes this. elcrazy Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2017 513 367 63 #8 elcrazy, Nov 26, 2023 Last edited: Nov 26, 2023 Looks like there are lots of pallets choices. Most seems to be with full version. Edit: also just noticed each color scheme has two options. Just click it and it will change to the inverse. This scheme looks to be easier on the eyes… Ok last edit…. When you change palette color you get the option to change the app icon to match as well. I believe both in apps are the same. One is just basically renting the full game for 3 months. The other is just the full premium price to own the game. I’m still having a ton of fun with the free part. But thinking I’m gonna have to drop the $20 for full premium. Just too much I am missing out on lol. Seems like a bit of an odd comment. This has a premium price as well. Game seems to have as much if not more than Hoplite does. It’s a free game with increidble Hoplite vibes. If you love Hoplite that much why not try something else that’s done incredibly well for free? Not trying to be rude. Just think if you love Hoplite you gotta try this. ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,181 103 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #9 ColeDaddy, Nov 26, 2023 @elcrazy That’s a fair comment. I did download the game but didn’t care for the aesthetics. However, I’m willing to give it another try elcrazy likes this. Roxton Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Jan 30, 2015 130 58 28 #10 Roxton, Nov 27, 2023 Obligatory victory post. Attached Files: IMG_6148.jpeg File size: 92.3 KB Views: 3 elcrazy likes this. Boardumb Administrator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Apr 14, 2009 8,647 780 113 THE BOSS Sacramento, CA #11 Boardumb, Nov 27, 2023 Holy crap, thank you. I looked for exactly this, assuming it would be under Options. Honestly that's probably where it should be, but whatever the case this is hugely helpful for me. elcrazy likes this. elcrazy Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2017 513 367 63 #12 elcrazy, Nov 27, 2023 Amazing. I love it but wow it’s hard. I probably just need to slow down a lot. Patience is the key here lol. Have you figured out how to hack the building? I have a lot unlocked. Just unlocked fire which is pretty powerful. Did you buy the full game? I think there are 5 more campaigns. I did buy it. But can’t “save the city” just yet lol. elcrazy Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2017 513 367 63 #13 elcrazy, Nov 27, 2023 Ya it’s under progress. I looked under options as well. But I get why it’s where it is. So happy I was able to help. Enjoy! I’m loving it. But as mentioned above still trying to beat the first campaign. Roxton Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Jan 30, 2015 130 58 28 #14 Roxton, Nov 27, 2023 On the daily district, I was given techs that I had not yet unlocked. One of them was “Hack,” so I suspect when we unlock that one, we’ll be able to get into the building trivially. I have bought the game. My winning run involved excessive use of two diversely upgraded dash abilities. The first dash allowed targeting a vactic, giving it a lot of freedom. Add in a couple combo cooldown upgrades, and you kill things fast while staying really healthy. You might consider enabling “purist” if you want to try that approach with some determinism. i’ve since had luck with grenades, although that one requires a bit more thinking. I was not displeased to learn that Saving the City is not the win condition. It unlocks a new objective, and with it, more enemy types. And I haven’t even unlocked all enemies. Between the copilots, their companion quests, and the diverse tech arsenal, I expect this title will keep me engaged for a quite a while! ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,399 810 113 #15 ste86uk, Nov 27, 2023 I didn’t take much note of this as I don’t love the aesthetic and there’s that many games on iOS sometimes I pass games over for minor niggles because there’s so much choice I have to make a decision quickly to pass or play. But all of these comments, I can’t ignore that so I’m going to have to download it and check it out for myself. The price does sound high for iOS but I’ve been use to buying switch games for a while so it doesn’t seem so bad, but I’d have to really love it to commit that much still. But glad I can try it beforehand. ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,181 103 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #16 ColeDaddy, Nov 27, 2023 @elcrazy, I acquired the green theme but don’t know how to enable it. I somehow enabled the yellow theme, but don’t recall. Advice? elcrazy Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2017 513 367 63 #17 elcrazy, Nov 27, 2023 Go under game progress. At the top you will see colour palletes. Select that and then you can hit each colour choice twice. Some will say full game only, but you can still click to see what the set looks like on screen. You can also change the icon. Hope this helps. Let me know if not. ColeDaddy likes this. ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,181 103 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #18 ColeDaddy, Nov 28, 2023 Perfect. Thank you elcrazy likes this. elcrazy Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2017 513 367 63 #19 elcrazy, Nov 28, 2023 You enjoying it? Happy you gave it a a download? ColeDaddy likes this. ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,181 103 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #20 ColeDaddy, Nov 28, 2023 A few things made me delete it the first go-round: 1. The price point for an abstract board game (a genre I really enjoy) seems too high. By point of comparison, I bought Divinity 2 for the same price, albeit it was on sale. 2. I had a hard time differentiating what each enemy does given the uniform color scheme. Hoplite’s enemies are more easily identifiable and one can determine their weapons and range when strategizing in advance. 3. The intro is too wordy. I’m the type who skips intros and jumps right into the fray. This resulted in its deletion. However, after redownloading the game, given your recommendation, I find the game to be very well thought out and entertaining. My current niggle is when positioning yourself in the first drop/move, I prefer a confirmation of one’s location. There’ve been more than one occasion when I’m trying to identify what an enemy does (see #2) and fat finger the adjacent spot only to get inadvertently tagged. As a result, I’m at a demerit after the initial placement; which as you know, can be a difficult spot to be in because the only way to replenish health, is through combos. I’m still not sold on spending $13 for this game. I’m willing to pay half the price to support the work. But, since Hoplite has been my top of the line abstract board game with it’s more approachable price point; and, literally thousands of levels, I find it difficult to justify that price tag, ATM. Either way, I’m glad you gave me some food for thought that challenged my thinking, giving me a chance to try this game out. 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A mech themed hoplite-like with progressive upgrades for special moves and combos. Has a GameStew vibe with its lo-fi esthetics and trippy synth music. Definitely worth a look if any of this checks your boxes.
Checks my boxes? It neatly fills them in. Edit: First run. Cut fairly short after the tutorial stage but enough for basic impressions. Very Hoplite and that’s fine by me. I’m sure some variations will make themselves apparent but if you like the fundamentals of Hoplite then this will suit you. The art is a limited palette pixel style; I like it but that’s in the eye of the beholder and all that. Music is a gently unobtrusive electronic noodling in the background and sfx are sparse but cover the requirements. There’s one subscription and a one off upgrade to the Pro version. I need to further explore what the Pro offers to make that decision. Suffice to say I will have to absolutely love it to spend £13 on a permanent upgrade. The 3 month subscription is £5 which I may be tempted to as exploratory before thinking about the full upgrade. Both prices I would say are quite punchy. I’m happy to pay good money for substantial content. Whether that is what’s on offer here remains to be seen.
So I just played this a little bit and it’s pretty great. Asking price is quite high for an iOS game. In Canada it’s $17.99 plus tax. Will come to just over $20. That’s being said, it may be worth it. Just because it feels high in this market doesn’t mean it’s actually high. Yes Hoplite was like $3. But wouldn’t you have all paid $20 if you knew how epic it ended up being? It’s still on my phone, I know that. This is Hoplite 2.0 with nice roguelite. Looks like there is a lot added for the asking price. I certainly will not “rent” it for 3 months. Would rather just buy it. Gonna play free version a bit more. But I’m close to hitting the buy button. I recently went back to Hoplite and wanted “more”. This seems to be that “more”. I certainly look forward to diving and see what else the game has to offer. If you enjoyed Hoplite, you need to at least give this a try. There is still a lot here for free. And no adds or timers or anything like that. Just try it out and buy with a lot more added. Lol note: They do tease you a bit. I have unlocked two things I can’t use unless I buy full version. Plus all the pilots you can see you can’t use.
I've been playing Hoplite for years, off and on, and I'm only on level #1792...and that's on the Normal setting. Given that there are several thousand levels, and a single price point, I'll keep plugging along on Hoplite for now.
It might just be me but I couldn't get past the colors and contrast. It's like playing Virtual Boy lol. Would kill for some color theme options. Otherwise this game is absolutely fantastic. I'm not too sure what the unlock vs. subscription is all about, but from the portion I've been able to play without feeling like vomiting I'd easily drop whatever they're asking for a one time full unlock.
Looks like there are lots of pallets choices. Most seems to be with full version. Edit: also just noticed each color scheme has two options. Just click it and it will change to the inverse. This scheme looks to be easier on the eyes… Ok last edit…. When you change palette color you get the option to change the app icon to match as well. I believe both in apps are the same. One is just basically renting the full game for 3 months. The other is just the full premium price to own the game. I’m still having a ton of fun with the free part. But thinking I’m gonna have to drop the $20 for full premium. Just too much I am missing out on lol. Seems like a bit of an odd comment. This has a premium price as well. Game seems to have as much if not more than Hoplite does. It’s a free game with increidble Hoplite vibes. If you love Hoplite that much why not try something else that’s done incredibly well for free? Not trying to be rude. Just think if you love Hoplite you gotta try this.
@elcrazy That’s a fair comment. I did download the game but didn’t care for the aesthetics. However, I’m willing to give it another try
Holy crap, thank you. I looked for exactly this, assuming it would be under Options. Honestly that's probably where it should be, but whatever the case this is hugely helpful for me.
Amazing. I love it but wow it’s hard. I probably just need to slow down a lot. Patience is the key here lol. Have you figured out how to hack the building? I have a lot unlocked. Just unlocked fire which is pretty powerful. Did you buy the full game? I think there are 5 more campaigns. I did buy it. But can’t “save the city” just yet lol.
Ya it’s under progress. I looked under options as well. But I get why it’s where it is. So happy I was able to help. Enjoy! I’m loving it. But as mentioned above still trying to beat the first campaign.
On the daily district, I was given techs that I had not yet unlocked. One of them was “Hack,” so I suspect when we unlock that one, we’ll be able to get into the building trivially. I have bought the game. My winning run involved excessive use of two diversely upgraded dash abilities. The first dash allowed targeting a vactic, giving it a lot of freedom. Add in a couple combo cooldown upgrades, and you kill things fast while staying really healthy. You might consider enabling “purist” if you want to try that approach with some determinism. i’ve since had luck with grenades, although that one requires a bit more thinking. I was not displeased to learn that Saving the City is not the win condition. It unlocks a new objective, and with it, more enemy types. And I haven’t even unlocked all enemies. Between the copilots, their companion quests, and the diverse tech arsenal, I expect this title will keep me engaged for a quite a while!
I didn’t take much note of this as I don’t love the aesthetic and there’s that many games on iOS sometimes I pass games over for minor niggles because there’s so much choice I have to make a decision quickly to pass or play. But all of these comments, I can’t ignore that so I’m going to have to download it and check it out for myself. The price does sound high for iOS but I’ve been use to buying switch games for a while so it doesn’t seem so bad, but I’d have to really love it to commit that much still. But glad I can try it beforehand.
@elcrazy, I acquired the green theme but don’t know how to enable it. I somehow enabled the yellow theme, but don’t recall. Advice?
Go under game progress. At the top you will see colour palletes. Select that and then you can hit each colour choice twice. Some will say full game only, but you can still click to see what the set looks like on screen. You can also change the icon. Hope this helps. Let me know if not.
A few things made me delete it the first go-round: 1. The price point for an abstract board game (a genre I really enjoy) seems too high. By point of comparison, I bought Divinity 2 for the same price, albeit it was on sale. 2. I had a hard time differentiating what each enemy does given the uniform color scheme. Hoplite’s enemies are more easily identifiable and one can determine their weapons and range when strategizing in advance. 3. The intro is too wordy. I’m the type who skips intros and jumps right into the fray. This resulted in its deletion. However, after redownloading the game, given your recommendation, I find the game to be very well thought out and entertaining. My current niggle is when positioning yourself in the first drop/move, I prefer a confirmation of one’s location. There’ve been more than one occasion when I’m trying to identify what an enemy does (see #2) and fat finger the adjacent spot only to get inadvertently tagged. As a result, I’m at a demerit after the initial placement; which as you know, can be a difficult spot to be in because the only way to replenish health, is through combos. I’m still not sold on spending $13 for this game. I’m willing to pay half the price to support the work. But, since Hoplite has been my top of the line abstract board game with it’s more approachable price point; and, literally thousands of levels, I find it difficult to justify that price tag, ATM. Either way, I’m glad you gave me some food for thought that challenged my thinking, giving me a chance to try this game out.
