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Feedback and Suggestions / Your Clan Is Your Friend
« on: October 28, 2014, 02:19:39 pm »
Suggestion: Make clan members count as friends to the matchmaker so you can join the lobby with your clanmates from 'Custom Games' button.
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General Discussion / Forgotten modes
« on: October 26, 2014, 05:34:00 am »
Since last patch came in
RIP 4v4
RIP Crazy King
3v3 - still alive, but dying slowly
RIP 4v4
RIP Crazy King
3v3 - still alive, but dying slowly
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Feedback and Suggestions / The 2 gunner thing
« on: October 22, 2014, 01:40:57 pm »
The new matchmaking, because of the low game population, can make 2 gunner crews which I suppose annoys most of us. We have very little impact on game population - then what could be the other solution to this problem? I think that matchmaking should work the same as now but it would show pop-up confirmation windows like "We found a lobby for you but you may have to change your class. Continue to lobby? Y/N?". Then you could join as second gunner but at your own risk.
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Feedback and Suggestions / More priority-options in matchmaking
« on: October 21, 2014, 12:49:31 am »
So now basically if I want a 3v3 system looks for it for like a minute and then changes to 2v2 search (to find game faster). So basically I'd like to see the priorities options:
-I'm in a hurry! - basically what it is now (1 minute for searching then decreasing map expectations etc.)
-I'm fine - searching time increased to 3-5 minutes
-I'm a veteran (or "I remember 1.3.7" or sth) - match searching up to 10 minutes then changes.
Opinions?
-I'm in a hurry! - basically what it is now (1 minute for searching then decreasing map expectations etc.)
-I'm fine - searching time increased to 3-5 minutes
-I'm a veteran (or "I remember 1.3.7" or sth) - match searching up to 10 minutes then changes.
Opinions?
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Feedback and Suggestions / Matchmaking options doesn't save
« on: October 21, 2014, 12:29:02 am »
Just as before I can't save any options regarding match searching, so I can't go "I want Europe 3v3 always" and leave it there - every match I have to re-assign it over and over again, which is stupid.
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Feedback and Suggestions / Escape doesn't cancel chat
« on: October 21, 2014, 12:27:38 am »
Now I'm supposed to delete all my message using 'backspace' and then hit enter instead of just hitting escape then j/k/l and writing a new message. One of the most counter-intuitive things in new patch for me.
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Feedback and Suggestions / A way to check on your mates
« on: October 14, 2014, 01:54:39 pm »
Many times I turn on the game just to see half-empty lobbies and no friends online - I'd really like to have an option to check who of my friends is online (and maybe the amount of people waiting) without turning on my game. It may be something bigger - like battlelog from battlefield 3 \/ 
Or just small app showing the Social bar (and maybe allowing to write messages). What do you guys think?
Or just small app showing the Social bar (and maybe allowing to write messages). What do you guys think?
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Gameplay / Is Moonshine superior to Kerosene?
« on: October 14, 2014, 01:35:55 pm »
Moonshine grants stronger impulse, therefore can be used quickly to i.e. to avoid enemy bullets and when used cautiously it still can serve the same purpose as kerosene. I think that most experienced pilots use mostly moonshine.
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Feedback and Suggestions / Joining game from Spectator
« on: October 06, 2014, 05:14:24 pm »
Why can't we do it? I go to a full lobby (full of my friends), so I spectate untill next game - but then I see that after 2 minutes some guy left. Oh, and there's another. And yet I CAN'T JOIN THE GAME.....why?
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The Lounge / What do you want most?
« on: October 04, 2014, 07:44:20 pm »
For research purposes (some day when I get enough answers I'll e-mail it to the Devs perhaps) - what is the one thing that you think is most needed in GOIO right now. Name one (or two) things where the first is a must-have and a second may be the second must-have.
For me it would be more maps (and more ballanced ship designs).
For me it would be more maps (and more ballanced ship designs).
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General Discussion / What's wrong with heavy guns?
« on: October 04, 2014, 04:55:04 pm »
Last time I saw that galleon is one of the least picked ships on the last Hephaestus Challenge and I started to wonder what is wrong with galleon that people tend not to take it - and I started thinking that maybe heavy guns are somehow underpowered? I'd always imagined that heavy gun is at least as powerful as two small guns - but mostly isn't. Firstly - there's much more possibilities in light guns because...there are more light guns (duuh). Then - it's really hard to kill something using one heavy gun (say, goldfish), harder than with good combo of two light guns (pyramidion, junker, squid). I'm curious what do you guys think....
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Feedback and Suggestions / New mode - Conquest?
« on: October 04, 2014, 04:43:25 pm »
Hi folks
Recently I thought that many people don't want to play Crazy King, so basically the only viable mode for 4v4 is deathmatch (I'm not sure if you can play Desert Scrap on 4v4). So basically I thought I'd love to see something similar to conquest mode from Battlefield series. How I see it in GOIO:
-4v4 maps only
- 2 - 3 points availible
-All points active (basically CP with 4 players and 2 points)
-Perhaps easier capturing (sume suggestions may be found here https://gunsoficarus.com/community/forum/index.php/topic,4818.0.html)
-Score limit set probably higher than CK matches - testing would show.
So what do you guys think?
Recently I thought that many people don't want to play Crazy King, so basically the only viable mode for 4v4 is deathmatch (I'm not sure if you can play Desert Scrap on 4v4). So basically I thought I'd love to see something similar to conquest mode from Battlefield series. How I see it in GOIO:
-4v4 maps only
- 2 - 3 points availible
-All points active (basically CP with 4 players and 2 points)
-Perhaps easier capturing (sume suggestions may be found here https://gunsoficarus.com/community/forum/index.php/topic,4818.0.html)
-Score limit set probably higher than CK matches - testing would show.
So what do you guys think?
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Feedback and Suggestions / "Double perma" mode
« on: October 03, 2014, 07:22:30 pm »
Hi folks
Recently I've been thinking that the clashes between the ships can many times be very short; when facing a good and well-performed combo one ship can kill another within <30 seconds. I thought that we could create a game mode that doubles the permahull so every clash would take longer time and therefore could be more tactical. Nothing changes - just permahull x2.
What do you think?
Recently I've been thinking that the clashes between the ships can many times be very short; when facing a good and well-performed combo one ship can kill another within <30 seconds. I thought that we could create a game mode that doubles the permahull so every clash would take longer time and therefore could be more tactical. Nothing changes - just permahull x2.
What do you think?
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Guides / Basic UI Guide
« on: September 22, 2014, 08:15:12 am »
Hello there. So you decided to purchase Guns of Icarus Online and join our great adventure! We are really happy to have you, we hope we'll get a lot of fun together. To make your first steps a little easier we decided to explain everything you may see on the screen step by step so you know where to look that thing you want to find. So, let's begin!
After you logged in this is the first screen you see, we'll call it the main menu or the starting screen. Let's divide it up into some parts so you won't be overwhelmed.
So let's start with number one.
I'd like to call it Account Zone because it focuses on your account options and informations. The top left button (the one with gear wheel) shows the Options menu, which looks like this
There's not much to talk about here, you'll find graphics and resolution options, the different slides for different sound effects and of course controls options in case you want to check or change your keyboard or controler settings. The profanity filter is a blockade set by Muse to prevent people from writing and seeing bad words.
Moving on. The icon in the top middle, with the three people on it, is Community screen.
Here you can see your profile, your clan page (if you are member of one), upcoming events list (with option to turn on the notification so the game can remind you about the event), the Community Ambassador button and also Clan List and Leaderboards.
This is the Clan List screen. You can just search the clan you are looking for or check the variety of rankings to find the clan you'd like. If you are already a member of the clan - it is shown above the search bar.
This is the CA button screen. CA, short from Community Ambassadors are players who were chosen from the community to speak for it and help every player with every problem they may have. If you're not sure about something or you are being harrassed - those are the first people you want to turn to for help.
This is the Leaderboards screen. It shows the best competetive clans in community.
Moving on. The top right icon, the one with connected dots and arrow, is the Progress menu, which looks like this:
Here you can see all sort of data about your performance in different roles, your badges (the best one of each role), number of matches and the time you spent playing each role. The phrase "Untill next level" refers to number of achievements you have to complete to level up the role. As you see on the left side of the screen this is the Stats page, let's check the rest.
This is the Logs screen where you can see the achievements (that matter to leveling up). As you see achievements are divided into 9 paths and in each path only one achievement is active, so if you want to level up it's worth checking what are you current achievements.
When you put your mouse on the achievement - the window with it will show up, showing your progress and your goal.
This is the Challenge screen, it shows up the achievements not related to leveling up your character. It works just the same as in Logs screen.
This is Prizes screen, it shows all the prizes you gained from leveling up. You also unlock them here.
And this is the Badges screen, it shows all the badges you gained from leveling up. You unlock badges in Prizes screen.
The down left icon, the one with an exclamation mark, is notification bar. When something important is happening, someone's inviting you somewhere, asks you to join a party or just messages you - you'll find the messages there.
The down right icon is Social bar - there you can see who from your friends or clan is online. Also you can check on your party and blocked list.
Not tired yet? Good, let's move on to number two.
This area provides ship and character customisation options and also shop and manual. Let's first discuss the big icons at the top, from left to right:
This is the ship screen, brought to you by the button with the ship on it, on the left side. Here you can change your ship (if you're a captain) and also choose loadout and cosmetic add-ons such as theme or figurehead.
Clicking the middle button you'll go into Character screen. Here you can choose your loadout and customise the look of your character.
The right button, the one with the cart, shows you the shop menu. Here you can buy cosmetic stuff for your character and your ship. You can only pay using your steam wallet.
Okay, let's talk the icons below. The three icons with numbers under them are roles and their levels. You can change your role by clicking one of the icons. From the left: the bullet is the gunner, the wrench is the engineer, the helm is the captain.
The only thing left are two icons on the down right, the book and the question mark. The book shows you the game manual and the question mark sends you to FAQ.
Okay, this went swiftly. Let's move on to number three.
From the top we see:
WANTED banner
During the season you can sign up as a bounty (or don't sign up and be a hunter) and compete with other players. If you're wanted you need to win with not-wanted people, and if you're not wanted... you get the idea. Whoever get the most wins will become the best Hunter/Bounty and will get a prize.
PLAY button
Which will lead you too lobby list. On the left side you have match creation panel and on the right you have availible lobbies. There are brown lobbies and green lobbies - the brown ones are the one which hasn't started yet and the green ones have already started, they are running lobbies.
This is how typical lobby looks like
To use chat you have to press J, K or L key, to use voicechat you have to use X or C key. The J key is whole match, the K key is your team and L key is your crew. X key is whole match voicechat and C key is your team voicechat.
So the next button is Tutorials which will lead you to this screen
Here you can play the tutorials and learn the basics of gameplay.
The button below is Practice - here you can create your own invisible lobby and practice with your friends or bots. You can either play a match or even just go alone to see that ship you hadn't flied yet.
The next button is Form Crew - it allows you to make a group of people and look for a game together.
So that's all here, let's move to number four.
Here we can see the chat with three tabs:
-Global - chat for all users
-Clan - chat for members of your clan
-Match - chat only for people in the current match
Also there's a button to make chat larger, the information about the count of players waiting and version of the game, and of course Quit button.
At last but not least - number five
Here going from left to right we can see buttons:
-Forum - which will open GOIO forum page
-Need Help? - which will give you the e-mail to the Devs so you can contact them directly
-Invite Friend - which will let us send an e-mail to our friends
And further to right there are the Steam, Facebook and Twitter buttons.
I hope some of you may find it useful. Good luck and clear skies to you
~Mr.Disaster
(This is a guide that I made especially for the new players. If someone wants to use it - you have my blessing.)
After you logged in this is the first screen you see, we'll call it the main menu or the starting screen. Let's divide it up into some parts so you won't be overwhelmed.
So let's start with number one.
I'd like to call it Account Zone because it focuses on your account options and informations. The top left button (the one with gear wheel) shows the Options menu, which looks like this
There's not much to talk about here, you'll find graphics and resolution options, the different slides for different sound effects and of course controls options in case you want to check or change your keyboard or controler settings. The profanity filter is a blockade set by Muse to prevent people from writing and seeing bad words.
Moving on. The icon in the top middle, with the three people on it, is Community screen.
Here you can see your profile, your clan page (if you are member of one), upcoming events list (with option to turn on the notification so the game can remind you about the event), the Community Ambassador button and also Clan List and Leaderboards.
This is the Clan List screen. You can just search the clan you are looking for or check the variety of rankings to find the clan you'd like. If you are already a member of the clan - it is shown above the search bar.
This is the CA button screen. CA, short from Community Ambassadors are players who were chosen from the community to speak for it and help every player with every problem they may have. If you're not sure about something or you are being harrassed - those are the first people you want to turn to for help.
This is the Leaderboards screen. It shows the best competetive clans in community.
Moving on. The top right icon, the one with connected dots and arrow, is the Progress menu, which looks like this:
Here you can see all sort of data about your performance in different roles, your badges (the best one of each role), number of matches and the time you spent playing each role. The phrase "Untill next level" refers to number of achievements you have to complete to level up the role. As you see on the left side of the screen this is the Stats page, let's check the rest.
This is the Logs screen where you can see the achievements (that matter to leveling up). As you see achievements are divided into 9 paths and in each path only one achievement is active, so if you want to level up it's worth checking what are you current achievements.
When you put your mouse on the achievement - the window with it will show up, showing your progress and your goal.
This is the Challenge screen, it shows up the achievements not related to leveling up your character. It works just the same as in Logs screen.
This is Prizes screen, it shows all the prizes you gained from leveling up. You also unlock them here.
And this is the Badges screen, it shows all the badges you gained from leveling up. You unlock badges in Prizes screen.
The down left icon, the one with an exclamation mark, is notification bar. When something important is happening, someone's inviting you somewhere, asks you to join a party or just messages you - you'll find the messages there.
The down right icon is Social bar - there you can see who from your friends or clan is online. Also you can check on your party and blocked list.
Not tired yet? Good, let's move on to number two.
This area provides ship and character customisation options and also shop and manual. Let's first discuss the big icons at the top, from left to right:
This is the ship screen, brought to you by the button with the ship on it, on the left side. Here you can change your ship (if you're a captain) and also choose loadout and cosmetic add-ons such as theme or figurehead.
Clicking the middle button you'll go into Character screen. Here you can choose your loadout and customise the look of your character.
The right button, the one with the cart, shows you the shop menu. Here you can buy cosmetic stuff for your character and your ship. You can only pay using your steam wallet.
Okay, let's talk the icons below. The three icons with numbers under them are roles and their levels. You can change your role by clicking one of the icons. From the left: the bullet is the gunner, the wrench is the engineer, the helm is the captain.
The only thing left are two icons on the down right, the book and the question mark. The book shows you the game manual and the question mark sends you to FAQ.
Okay, this went swiftly. Let's move on to number three.
From the top we see:
WANTED banner
During the season you can sign up as a bounty (or don't sign up and be a hunter) and compete with other players. If you're wanted you need to win with not-wanted people, and if you're not wanted... you get the idea. Whoever get the most wins will become the best Hunter/Bounty and will get a prize.
PLAY button
Which will lead you too lobby list. On the left side you have match creation panel and on the right you have availible lobbies. There are brown lobbies and green lobbies - the brown ones are the one which hasn't started yet and the green ones have already started, they are running lobbies.
This is how typical lobby looks like
To use chat you have to press J, K or L key, to use voicechat you have to use X or C key. The J key is whole match, the K key is your team and L key is your crew. X key is whole match voicechat and C key is your team voicechat.
So the next button is Tutorials which will lead you to this screen
Here you can play the tutorials and learn the basics of gameplay.
The button below is Practice - here you can create your own invisible lobby and practice with your friends or bots. You can either play a match or even just go alone to see that ship you hadn't flied yet.
The next button is Form Crew - it allows you to make a group of people and look for a game together.
So that's all here, let's move to number four.
Here we can see the chat with three tabs:
-Global - chat for all users
-Clan - chat for members of your clan
-Match - chat only for people in the current match
Also there's a button to make chat larger, the information about the count of players waiting and version of the game, and of course Quit button.
At last but not least - number five
Here going from left to right we can see buttons:
-Forum - which will open GOIO forum page
-Need Help? - which will give you the e-mail to the Devs so you can contact them directly
-Invite Friend - which will let us send an e-mail to our friends
And further to right there are the Steam, Facebook and Twitter buttons.
I hope some of you may find it useful. Good luck and clear skies to you
~Mr.Disaster
(This is a guide that I made especially for the new players. If someone wants to use it - you have my blessing.)
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Feedback and Suggestions / Gunner default tool = spanner?
« on: September 17, 2014, 06:58:29 pm »
Recently I got my friend into the game and discovered that default engineer tool for gunner is spanner.
Why? Shouldn't it be the more universal wrench?
Why? Shouldn't it be the more universal wrench?