Bot Wars system requirements
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
So much passion and effort was put into this game and i love everytime i get to see more and more progess on this game it is truly a work of art in progess. 10/10
The game has amazing potential as not only as strategy game but as a shooter and a source of income for the company. I really think they should pick this game back up and give her a once over as well as some investment into advertisement. Really hope to see more in the future from this game.
Fun, but needs indicators for what type of bot you're switching to, and bot customization would be a welcome addition. RTS controls need some work too. But otherwise, it's pretty great and I'm looking forward to the full release.
Here's why: i think bot wars is a fun game, and has some really cool mechanics, but until it is optimized better it can be near unplayable at times. i have a computer that can run most big games at the highest setting, but i cant even run bot wars well at the lowest setting. however, if the lagginess is not a problem for you, i would say go for it!
Got it on sale and looked promising but i was disappointed for the following reasons
- riddled with bugs whether that's you being flung out of the map, noclipping with things she shouldn't or the game simply not starting
- horribly optimised, for christ knows what reason this game turns my PC into a bitcoin miner despite my computer being able to run triple A games
- invasive UI, i do not need to know the names of every member of my squad they especially do not to be always on my screen
- important controls not being obviously displayed or taught to the point where i have to break immersion to go look and sometimes the controls displayed in BIG text in the bottom right are just flat out wrong and do not work for me
- sound design for menus and especially swapping between troop types can get annoying really quickly and whenever my squad levels up it mutes all in game noise for a split second which i would be fine with if squads didn't level up constantly
game is satisfying for what it is but i wouldn't advise buying this at full price and i would not advise buying the game in the state it's in with just a buggy tutorial and a skirmish that i can't select AI difficulty on. Sorry Baron, refunded.
It's pretty cool. Currently only land battles but given the background of the sponsor I cant imagine them not branching out. Gives me Planetside vibes when you crank up the numbers, tho it does get laggy easily.
This game is Just amazing Baron! Just played my first game and just wow! Amazing music, art style, and so much more. Hope to see you play this game more and countine you with your new game making.
I LOVE this game, while it's not the best fit for lesser pc's it is an amazing game, with great mechanics, so many different strategies and methods to explore, you won't get bored of this game for a LONG time.
Its got a good idea of a game but the main thing about the game which are the bots are really dumb and you cant do anything about it they will get stuck anywhere just hope the fix the bots
Warcraft 3 released in 2002, you'd think RTS controls and UI/UX design would be a solved problem but apparently it isn't because the implementation of the basic movement and camera controls for the RTS system is pitiably bad.
As seemingly one of the few adults who have bought this game, I will try to give a real review for the devs.
It has a lot of potential, great idea and everything blah blah. You already know this and it is the games selling point. A ravenfield/battlefront/whatever else combination of impressive ai warfare, upgrading, and strategy. I enjoy the silly corporate robot dystopia, when a battle gets going it does look visually impressive. It's something I really want to like and want to succeed, just so you know before I list some of its faults.
It has been in early access for a year and I only bought it because of this 1 year anniversary sale. Your early access introduction spiel in the store page estimated roughly 1 year of early access "theoretically". In that time you added some maps and new classes which is solid content. You guys say a campaign mode is all that is really missing and you even mentioned wanting to add vehicles before. But you guys also say you've started development of a second game (a vehicle related one no doubt). This is generally seen as red flag, and I dont think you need a random reviewer to tell you that.
As you say, polishing of existing mechanics and models is of high priority. The camera spins out every time you enter the rts view and hit a movement key. The first person mode has bits of the robots model constantly getting in the way and is literally just shoving the camera into the robots head, no actual first person view models. Using third person causes your gun to sometime drift off from where you're actually looking, I don't know of this is a weird attempt at aim assist or not but it only happens in third person. The physics is wonky resulting in you clipping through the floor or getting launched across the map. There are still no reload animations, just a little ui graphic on the reticle showing the progress. Performance optimizations are something that should probably be done sooner rather than later. I sure hope a full AI rework and revisit of the whole upgrade/xp system is part of the plan as well.
Tactical mode has pretty much none of the features you'd expect, like being able to fly the camera up/down? Actually buy bots from barracks? There is no mouse cursor on the screen? You're stuck flying just above bot height with the only binds being selecting bots and telling them where to go/attack and with the state of their AI you're lucky if that works properly! The keybinds are terrible, and the horrible ui makes changing any of them a nightmare.
I need to play more of them, but the maps also feel a bit too big for how the game plays currently. The AI is atrocious at navigation, I spend a lot of time just waiting for my squad to catch up to me. I will see bots stuck on bases/turrets, map props, anything, especially prevalent on the NEW trench map. There is very little movement abilities and the "stamina" for sprinting is very limited. The ball form can barely move up an incline and is only useful for a short speed boost in one direction. This makes actually moving around the map to build/upgrade barracks and turrets a huge chore that takes about half of your play time in a game.
I feel kinda bad for the devs, their fanbase seems to be 98% children who haven't given any feedback. Their discord seems more focused on children roleplaying their favorite robot factions and making a meme of spamming the same stupid suggestions daily in the suggestion channel. At least thats how it was when I joined it a couple months ago to see if they posted anything about their development plans. Oh well.
pretty cool game and for it only being out for a year, its optimisation isn't so shabby, tho be warned it does get really laggy in huge maps like no bots land where there are massive 200-400 bot battles in the late game so don't say i warned you, i would set bot per node and bots per batch to 5 if ur computer is having a tough time handling the sheer amounts of bots
i wanna say at first it isnt a bad game, but it idnt deliver on the promises they made, its been quite a while, they said they would get regular even up to weekly updates at the start to give all factions unique troops or weapons (or at least some kind of varition of) they haven't delivered (yet), this game in its current state is a lot of fun, but lacks the replayability, there are a couple of different faction but only 3 are different, and well its jsut not taht much fun to keep playing the same units and the same map, its jsut missing something, and it could have been an amazing game, i really hope they update it and make it the amazing game they envisioned it, till then or at elast until theres more info about that, i cant recommend buying it.
For starters, I bought this game when it first came out. No, I am not looking for a refund. I am here to give an honest review of this game and make things clear. Please wait till this game is complete before you decide to buy this game. It is not worth the 15 dollars, nor is it worth the 5 dollars the dev (baron) mentioned in the 1st-anniversary video he posted recently. As the game is now, it isn't close to half the game that was promised.
So far, I have played every update given and will continue to do so, and from what we have gotten, there has not been that much progress made that should account for a year. A lot of these are either simple bug fixes or add a singular new character or faction design. These characters on their own are not bad, nor are these small updates. My biggest concern is with the time it takes to get them. Starting with a week or so to two weeks till December of last year, from there, it takes up to three months or so to see any progress with it still a very small change or addition equal to the ones previously. If they were any bigger, or at least big bug fixes, I'd be more accepting, but none of the updates so far should take so long.
Another thing I would like to mention is the map design and AI. They are very simplistic with is all looking like test maps with neon colors to them, with the two maps with actual coloring and theme them looking ugly and simply not as big as they're made out to seem. When it comes to the AI, they break pretty easily by just jumping down from high terrain, stopping their pathfinding. And, with the tactical mode, it breaks their thinking when giving them a command.
To wrap things up, this game truly is not worth it as it is. Even baron himself barely shows it off, with only about 12 videos made, the majority of which were shown around the time the game came out. Although the game does have tons of potential and could be a great if effort is put. From how it stands now this game only seems like its simply abandon and just another cash grab.
First off, DO NOT play with max unit, minimum spawn time, and max spawn groups UNLESS your rig is VERY strong. It will lag out super hard at that point due to all the explosives and neon tracers flying everywhere.
I do still recommend however, as it is a lot of fun normally. Just do yourself a favor, and don't do what I do. Or you might wind up in a laggy 2 hour match that crashes the game as soon as it finishes due to all the casualties it has to calculate.
very good but it's a bit buggy and laggy optimize bot wars and fix some bugs boom a super good game and add like flying and ground vehicles and more bots
great game found out about this game from watching the creators youtube channel Baronvongames. This game has a ton of potential and im excited for its future my only complaints right now is sometimes you cant destroy bases or towers and have to wait for your AI teammates to do the job for you and that it is too easy if you guys could add harder difficulty settings to the AI that would add a ton of replayability to this is game as i win everytime and would like to have more of a challenge. once you level up your character you turn into a one man army and just mow down armies of enemies which is extremely satisfying but gets boring when you cant be killed and the enemies dont put up much of a fight at the end game. Keep doing great work and im looking forward to the campaign and the future of this game!
Don't buy this if you know how to use a mouse and enjoy it.
It's mouse controls are awful I've tried everything I could. (Please fix that)
Game feels heavy, slow and tedious most of the time.
Other than that not bad.
this is a very fun game that has many fun things about it
I love this game, it is very color full and fun! Also it can run slow if you play with too many bots, so don't over do it!
Bot Wars game play reminds me the classic Star wars Battlefront 2. Plus it's really fun to play.
Amazing game its evolved so much.
honestly a amazing game 10-10 would recommend it to anyone
Fun game from a great Youtuber and I have already tried to find the max amount of units i canhave and got to 105 before the end of the skirmish.
This game is great, just finished a game on the new map, it as one of the best experiences I have ever had.
Amazing game
Pros:
Amazing battles
Fun early game and late game
Can get repetitive but if you put your own spin on the game it won't (Only using level 1 buildings, Only upgrading turrets, Ect)
Looks great
Cons:
Depending on how good your computer is it can perform well or be extremely laggy
There are some bugs that are annoying but not game ruining (Hitboxes being off and not being able to reload are the 2 biggest I ran into)
Leveling up your squad feels too easy (I once got a basic soldier to the point it had 17000 health, 200 regen, and 100 extra damage with 30 minutes)
Overall a very fun game that I would recommend testing out if your PC can handle very large groups of stuff
picked it up for 5$... super fun!!!!
Pretty good and hope that the WW1 themed bots become playable in the future
Very Detailed, Very entertaining, Can't wait for future towers, units or other ideas to come to this, can't wait for the campaign, I love Baronvongames I've been watching him for 4 years now, Happy Birthday to Bot Wars!!!!!!
Develepers it will be cool if you add a defens mod.
lots of fun, me and my brother love it tons
It has a well put together mix of base building and fighting. An there will be a multiplayer so you can play with friends.
its very fun cuz you can fight people and its not gory but its also kinda a gun game and also Baronvongames was helping make it.
brilliant with lots of great game mechanics hile recommend
I love the building aspect as well s the fighting. i love the different factions, how they have different infantry strengths, and some with more or less troops per spawn too. I do hope to see some fps fixes with looking in a specific direction and your game just slows down a ton. i know its new so i cant complain too much. i do love the maps and hope for some building variety that one factions has compared to the rest, or just the aesthetic of the buildings and turrets looking different depending on what faction you chose. I do hope to see even more factions with all their uniqeness and of course the campaign. I do rate this game a 10/10 so far. i love this type of game. Also I would like to add that I would love to make the AI harder or maybe somehow making them smarter? I am not sure how to do that besides giving them lots of free gold in the beginning to upgrade one or two things, but iam sure you would find a better solution.
FUN ONCE U PLAY FOR LIKE 30 MINS I CANT WAIT FOR THE CAMPAIN
The Game Is Fun But To easy I recommend the option to choose different levels for the bots. also will there be a multiplayer game mode cause I would love that to happen
it's good but I think it's broken
great game from a great youtuber
i love this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! soo goood would recomend to anyone
Cool game i play it alot becouse weekly updates and i like the theme.
minor frame issues due to me having way too many bots in the field; shield bois best bois
Tons of fun and it's still only early access. The developers are active with weekly updates!
This Game is amazing. The graphics are amazing and the dev team is constantly adding new things.
one of the best games iv played
a funky lil game. of course still in an early state but i can see that this game will become something great!
I have always been interested in the idea of mixing third/first person shooter and the RTS genres together, and this game pretty much does that. While some parts are rough, it does it quite well for the most part. If you're looking for a game you can play solo, while getting a fair share of robotic mayhem, give this a shot.
+Visuals look nice for the game and price.
+The game play once you learn it can be fun and can keep your attention.
+The maps that are present are unique and keep the game fresh.
+Most factions are enjoyable to play.
+Performance is what I expected, aside from some obvious frame drops.
+Game's theme is pretty nice.
+Music is good and fits the game.
It will be nice at some point down the line that some casual multiplayer becomes available, it at all possible. I feel like the chaos of this game may only amplify with friends.
-Tutorial could be better, but gets the basics down.
-One of the factions I didn't enjoy, maybe I need more time with them but they just didn't do enough early game.
- Experienced a bug first couple of games on Bridge where I didn't spawn with a bot and was stuck in tactical view outside the map.
-First person view needs some work, kind of hard to aim at first. I don't mind the learning curve, just wish it was nicer.
-There doesn't appear to be a cross-hair? That might bother some and add an extra learning curve. May want to consider using a cross-hair overlay if that bothers you.
Its very fun when you have a ton of bots and just shred through enemies
I wish this had multiplayer! Very fun, can't wait to play this with friends
This game is so much fun!!! The few games that I have played have all lasted me 40 or so minutes which is nice. Also can kind of laggy when you got max spawn and bots, especially when you have max carnage going on with mortars and death beams plus grenades, was probably at 1FPS and could barely move... Just absolute Carnage, I love this game. Although I did find some glitches when capturing points you kind of just get sent flying which is rather funny, honestly speaking some these glitches just make it more fun. Oh and with the shield boys at the top of ramps you can get stuck on the next platform as you walk up, so then you have to jump. This is like my new favorite game btw. So much carnage I love it. Also I really like the faction specific units like the samurai bot and the dreadnought (I think is whats it called). I'm so looking forward to other faction specific bots as well. Once again this game is so much fun, little glitchy yes but still tons of fun!!! 9/10
This game is literally the best game in the world it keeps me playing and this game keeps me playing other games struggle with that for me but this game is for me kinda like Ravenfield and I love Ravenfield and I hope this game stays alive it is a grate game good job developers.
this game is awesome I can hope for more updates though
Lots of potential. Good game. Kinda like a rts version of enlisted made by a indie developer.
The big bot wears a Santa beard and hat and plays 'Here Comes Santa Claus' when you play on the Christmas themed map.
10/10 It's hurts to laugh this much.
YOU CAN PLAY THIS GAME OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND STILL HAVE FUN!
This is a great game overall with few to none game breaking bugs. better than battlefield 2042 :D.
Hello! I've have been a big fan of BaronVonGames for a long time now! But, this does NOT effect my opinion. I think this game is GREAT! 9/10! I would highly reccomend this game (Not including the fact that it is made my one of my favorite Youtubers!) Overall, REALLY good game! would reccomend! Shoutout? Would be apprecieted!
I never knew how much I wanted a game like this until I bought a game like this. A shining example as to why Indie games are oft more fun than triple A titles, there's a clear difference in quality when a game is made with love and is more of a passion project rather than just another game to get as much money as possible. Also release the damn soundtrack, Dross music got me feeling spicy.
one word that fits bot wars: madness
Great game, I really like the tactical mode. I just wish there was a way to change the effects amount because the explosions make my game lag, but that's also because I have a bad computer. All in all though rally great game.
it is very fun but unstable with crashes abundant
Really Fun and the player has so much control in the game and the games production
This game is very fun, it has huge scale battles options and can be chaotic, i recommend a good laptop or pc for large battles though.
its a fun game i just can't wait for campaign i would rate 9 out of 10 stars
Its quite fun, but very basic. In many ways it reminds me on a Game Jam project, and that being said - there are many game jam projects whose quality is higher than this game.
However - this is very forgivable, because the gameplay loop is really cool. Fully combat oriented FPS/RTS/team tactics game. I only played one map, but I had a blast.
Maybe not worth your money right now, but keep an eye on it - if it gets polished up into a proper product, it'll be worth it every cent.
Edit:
one note - I feel there's very little challenge in the game right now, due to imbalance. All it takes is to get enough skillpoints, to earn XP with collected gold. Once battles become massive, you'll be gaining hundreds of XP points. If you pour those into health pool and health regen - you and your squad will practically be invincible. Pretty much, any map about 10 minutes in, you can start flattening.
For now, I'll be uninstalling it because it really needs a lot of proper balancing work. I'm hoping it'll receive it because the core of the game is really fun.
great game can be a bit laggy if u have a bad pc tho.
please add some tanks jeeps maybe even a space ship!
i maybe a here is a idea for a space ship it would be a bigger one (not as big as the map but very very big) and from it you could spawn in more space ships!
you could make tanks or the car/jeep would have no weapons or armor and you would have to upgrade to have weapons
also maybe and more abilities besides the ball mode maybe like a teleport or somthing along those lines
maybe you could a a d-day stlye map it does not HAVE to be d-day but it could be some what similar like instead of boats it spaceships!
overal the you devs have made a great game keep it up have a nice day!
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Quite good, spent my full time playing this game on only one singleplayer match so its really fun
they took all the best parts of first person shooters and rts games and put them together well and I love it
ah kinda good kinda not why do they make the levels so long and hard!!!!!!!!!!
it a good game but you guys should add workshop like ravenfield
WONT EVEN LET ME PLAY, am stuck at the bottom of the map
it is sometimes a little laggie but it is one of the coolest games i have
It's a great game all around but they should have the ability to change how hard the enemy is, on my most recent match my bots destroyed Dross while I was fighting Neobotics.
fun game I've spent hours playing this game nonstop try it out for your self
This game has great potential bot wars is amazing and I really hope other people agree with me
It's a fun game, it can be difficult at times.
It's a fun game. The youtuber behind it, Baronvongames, is an amazing and fun guy to watch. Support the developers by buying the game. You won't regret it. Coolest strategy game on the market and has a lot of room for growth and expansion.
i liked how it just became a meat grinder but for robots in some games. i wish i could just watch the AI play and see where that goes. but i really don't have many problems with this game in terms of things i don't like.
This game is so cool and so unique, its these types of game I look for when im bored. This game also has so much potential in terms of like game modes, difficulties, factions, and even community workshop! CANT WAIT TO SEE WHERE THIS GOES!
Bought the game because it seems cool right? yeah but i cant even finish the tutorial because of all the bugs, getting stuck in the ball mode in the tube, after dying i respawn in the area after the grenade launcher dude spawning and i cant get back up the elevator.
(edit) when i try and go into skirmish im stuck in a spot with 9999999 money 99/99 troops 1k/1k hp and im just floating in random spots depending on the map it also shows im lvl 99 for some reason, i finally got past the tutorial and this is what i come too, i've tried quitting than redoing and trying all the maps, the ai i see on the minimap but i cant control anything its just me watching from a minimap basically.
im really sad about this because of how much i've been wanting to play
this is a great inviason game lol
FPS GO BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Really great game highly recommend!
play the game it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo fun
amazing, my only problem is when there are massive numbers of bots it lags a little bit
Godlike Rumba(grenade launcher once leveled high) army.
poggers go baronvongames (btw this is a fun game)
There are many bugs, my units did not respond to my commands. There are a lot of grammatical errors. The tutorial had me confused and i was looking more at settings than playing. No fps options, the game looked jarred when moving the camera. I can't enjoy the game in its current state. Asked for a refund.
Baron need to fix it to be full screen
its real fun but kinda laggy. We could do ground and air vehicles
Truly cant find many games that are able to be not only fun but a great blend between shooter and real time strategy. Wasnt expecting much when i bought the game but with five different factions who all have unique looks and weaponry its hard to complain. The only real downside i can see with the game so far is the hitboxes on buildings are wonky at best, sometimes the AI just bug out when giving commands, and once you get the hang of the level system its very easy to become overpowered very quickly. Only thing I'd like to see from this game would be more maps, and more of a challenge from the opposition since it doesnt seem like they level up like you
Its fun and really unique for a game, great graphics. Its so chaotic which I like in a game and the vibrant colours everywhere are chefs kiss, one thing to add though, it does get a bit repetitive but just play games with a catch e.g only buy explosive towers or spider towers
its a good game just don't play the tutorial its very buggy and i hope they add space craft
It pretty fun if it may get laggy but your computer will get used to it
Great game, multiplayer would complete it
It has been a very fun time playing and love his channel
it is a good game. Thank goodness it came out when it did so people would have a fun retro game to play. So check it out when you have the time.
the game is a great concept and i am excited for the future updates but one thing i wanna leave in the review is there is a need for an updated control system on tac mode. the camera turning should be integrated similar to how halo wars has the camera be its own first person entity. second there should be buttons for moving up and down while in tac mode all i have found so far is you have to look strait down and zoom out to go up.
hey guys at fromptech i press start and i am stuck still with 9999999999$ and 99/99 units help fix the bug
This game is really fun to play it can be so chaotic as a match goes on , I love how each faction has different stuff like the red faction has a samurai, the yellow faction more on the tech side hence the only weapon they have is the gun on there arm I would recomend getting it and also subscribe to baronvongames on youtube.
This game is great, totally worth almost every cent... But the downside is you can't really set the difficulty and its always set to "DARKSOULS DIFFICULTY" as i like to call it. But hey, maybe difficulty changing will happen in a update.
this game is so fun to play and I can't wait for more updates for it. I love it so much and its too much fun/
It's a pretty alright Early Access game. Still some work that needs to be done in the "quality of life" department, but I can see this game staying positive.
This is one great game. It's just too bad that it needs way too much fps to even use. My computer, which is rather old, lags so much I can hardly see what's going on half the time. So make sure you have strong wifi and fps. Otherwise, one hell of a game.