Universal [Beta] Tacticool: 5v5 top-down battlefield with cars, ragdoll, destruction and physics

After playing a fair bit in the early days and banging the drum I’ve not played in ages. The new update seemed like a good time to dip back in.

What’s changed? Everything! Ok; that’s an exaggeration but to say it’s almost a different game is not too far wide of the mark.

To begin you might almost have described the game as a runner. What we have here is a little more conventional but what has been lost in uniqueness has been payed back in spades by the playability.
It being a bit more familiar has made it far more accessible than the constantly on the move early model, even after the crouch was added.

What has been retained is the limited area of view; you can’t see far, even with a sniper rifle. This for me is where the essence of the game has been retained; the almost claustrophobic “hemmed in” feel.
Playing with a longer ranged weapon still gives you the expected advantages (as do the short ranged too) but there’s no shooting your enemy from across the map here.

The new Area 39 map is a nice twist with the pesky lurchers mixing it up for both sides. I’ve got to unlock some guns again but the starter ones feel familiar and satisfying in their feel.

What’s also been retained is the polish. From day one it felt like a slick product and that remains the case; graphics are still lovely and sound production is strong.

One problem for me is a constant glitching. A few milliseconds freeze every second or so. Almost imperceptible but not quite. Very off putting; has anyone else had this problem or is it just me? I’ve tried the usual hard reset.

All in all I’m very glad to be back and shall try and make some time to get back into it and pop into discord too.
It’s fascinating to see how it’s evolved; keep it up.

 

The lagging could be my end and I’m not sure it’s video based. If it’s not an issue you’ve come across before maybe it is me; that said I have no trouble with anything else and my connection is robust to say the least. I’ll keep an eye on it.

I need to spend more time on it really but the game would obviously lend itself to area domination/king of the hill type game modes now that remaining still is a viable option.

On that note; any chance of a control configuration screen allowing buttons to be repositioned?
Having a crouch button that needs you to take your thumb off the movement pad just feels counterintuitive to me; my muscle memory says it should be on the right.

I’ve promised myself to try and play less PUBG, at least until the new map hits so I’ll make sure I transfer that time to Tacticool. Something that hasn’t changed is how bloody good it is.

 

Hurrah, lag is gone. Who knows; maybe it was something my end that’s resolved itself or maybe it’s something in the update. Either way, it’s back to super smooth for me.

More importantly, moveable buttons. Great stuff; thank you. Being able to toggle between stand and crouch whilst moving sounds like a minor detail but it’s not. It improves the flow no end and feels so much more natural.

Great job.

Edit: Forgot to mention I spotted a spelling mistake on one of the loading screen tips. The one about sniper rifles and MGs taking time to aim has “Sniper” spelt “Spiner”.

 

Interesting update. I like the additions to the team roster.

Whilst I applaud the idea of no more infinite ammo, I think perhaps the amount provided is too little.

You run out very early in the match it seems to me, especially in a game with auto-fire.
How about an increase in starting ammo along with the ability to pick up more from fallen players. The chance to do so should be short, the pickup disappearing after a few seconds to prevent the battlefield becoming a big ammo dump.
Alternatively (or even in addition) an extended ammo supply could be selected instead of the special.

 

Far from just being a fix for the ammo problem, this temporary locking out of guns and operators after you die adds a very interesting new dynamic.

It forces you outside of your comfort zone once you die with your favourite load out. You have to be at least competent with a couple of other weapons.
What do you do it you’ve poured all your upgrade money into your favourite gun and have to rely on a base version of another? What if you’re used to running around as Welt and your play style doesn’t suit a slower character?

Now you have a deck of operators that are only cycled through when they’ve all been played. I really need to practice and upgrade away from assault rifle!

Excellent change; I love it.

 

Why not refer to the load outs as cards that make up your deck? People will generally understand the concept of a card that is played and then is not played again until the others have been played.

The problem perhaps is that some people may have a bias against the idea of cards due to the implication that some “luck of the draw” is involved which obviously is not the case here.

 

I’ve been beta testing this now for about a month or two but will I keep my progress? I haven’t bought any thing I’ve just played it and I hope I can keep my progress

 

Awesome! Thank you

 

I’d like to see new maps coming and new game modes like a supremacy mode where you try to hold the point in the center and I would like to see more types of vehicles. And I really like all the changes you add none of them feel negative

 

What will this games age rating be? I’m hoping 12+ so my parents will let me get it when it releases