My eyesight is terrible compared to what it once was but I can read it just fine. Judging by the likes a lot of people agree with you. Am i missing something or do a bunch of you just have really bad eyesight?
I thought so at first, but the more I watched the more it stood apart. It's is unabashedly an FTL clone, but it's not without it's own qualities.. I've already spent too much on games lately, but it's getting a bookmark / wishlist.
@lylakaiki4850 Yeah, it's a thing Simon always used to say ironically (probably still does), so it feels almost obligatory to use that overly redundant phrase on any of the Yogs videos.
The boarding action and equipment seems pretty cool. I love FTL and still play it from time to time, but playing a teleported always left something wanting for me. I’d love to see how this builds on FTL
As FTL is one of my favorite games of all time, I have to say that Void War has promise, but misses out on a lot of the charm that makes the original so great. It seems far too easy and is not even hiding the fact that it’s mostly just a reskin. As a mod this would be awesome, but as it’s own game, not so much. The one good thing I can say is that we got an hour long video from Tom, which is always wonderful!
Torment 2 seems to be about FTL normal difficulty. And it goes up steeply. Also no way to make this as a mod. Way to many gameplay differences. How would you even start modding in Assault Sled or Crew Equipment? Nevermind Powers?
Bear in mind the game is in very early Alpha state. There's still so much more content, balancing and tweaking to be added to this. Like it ain't even on Steam yet. Also, I've played for circa 20 hours and there's 13 difficulty levels, the higher the difficulty, the more weapons, modules and systems become available. In addition, enemy ships get significantly harder to fight too and even the bosses at the end of the game change.
@@christopherg2347 crew equipment would require a lot of effort, but you could easily stitch together the assault pods by chopping up the hacking drone animation with the teleporter functionality. And active crew abilities are either in the base game or already modded in
Yeah - first thought was "Oh awesome, a Warhammer 40k themed game heavily inspired by FTL?" Then I saw the interface and it was "Oh come on, try at least a *little*"
Considering FTL is over a decade old at this point and the devs have gone on record saying they won't make another, I don't see the problem. Gotta have more games if you wanna have a genre
looked like just an ftl reskin but if we ever get an ftl 2 I hope it copies some of the things from this. I love having individual items for characters
I can only imagine the convos among the crew at the end "Yay we did it guys, we beat the gigademon ship!" "What now?" "We all get sucked into the warp and eaten by demons I guess" I wanna see a good ending!
I really like it. Think it would be cool if they played in to the "perils" of the warp a bit. So maybe sometimes you get jumped by demons or end up at the wrong destination or smth
That actually does happen. There are events and sectors where Demons will spawn on your ships and there will be hull breaches that continuously spawn demons until they are closed. Plus, Psyker units can spawn demons on your own or enemy ship too.
This feels like someone got halfway through making a mod and then decided they wanted money, which I'm kind of torn about. On the one hand, I don't like the idea of people using mod makers as free labor and taking all of the proceeds. On the other hand, if I'm going to spend $15, I'd prefer if what I'm buying actually iterates on the formula rather than being so nearly identical to something I already own that it could have been a mod.
Within the first 2 minutes I'm not even sure if I wanna support this - this looks like a mod for FTL, but if it's a completely separate game that's.... oof. I could understand this as DLC for FTL if partnered with GW to make like a 40k themed expansion, but.... this is kinda.... idk. I feel uncomfy. I'm sure there's more to it but I'm too inebriated to consider rn
3 minutes in and this is just a reskin/reflavor of FTL. The entire game was ripped off, but with a new skin. This feels like a mod or an expansion, not a standalone game.
Okay so having gone through the full video - if they do change all the Jimmy Space-s to "Johnny Void"-s, and all the power bars to power dots, and all the room rectangles to... rhombi... idfk - there really is enough here to be a fairly decent FTL successor, and maybe even enough hold up on its own... eventually -- though I doubt it'll live to see the day 😬.
@@avlaenamnell6994 There's more than enough here that they can sue. Have a quick look at what substantial similarity is and what constitutes comprehensive nonliteral similarity.
@avlaenamnell6994 I don't think you have any understanding of IP law. This is way further than just making another game in the same genre. They're straight up using the same UI and art assets without even pretending to change anything.
Tom: Has a psychic power designed for boarding. Tom: in big battle with the daemon lord of war, with a close combat-designed ship. Tom: Fails to use said psychic power. Never change, Tom. Never change.
Hyperspace was great and was a community-made thing I believe. Well, I just hope Subset Games got their money if they sold FTL off to Warhammer/Tundra Games...
Space Marine shouldn't suffocate. Not only is power armor an all environment hazard suit with its own air supply, they can survive in a vacuum for a good amount of time naked.
I knew about this game months ago and it is gratifying seeing people go through the EXACT same process I did in seeing just how much this game is just a mod for FTL.
And sadly.... other people keep defending it. Like I don't care if it is "legally distinct" or not. This "game" is very clearly a FTL at its core without question, RESKINED and being sold for 15 dollars. Just look at the Symbols for the rooms and Ship Layout..... that alone is enough to tell me its definitely "copying" things.
@@jaywerner8415 so dont fucking buy it??? Actively wanting to get people financially ruined for the equivalent of tracing is just pointlessly fucking vindictive, No one other than a GW lawyer has any right getting angry about this But nah, everyone who is uninspired should be met with capital fucking puinishment, lol
I like something trying to be a spiritual successor to FTL, but ffs, copying EVERY SINGLE ELEMENT OF THE HUD is a bit much is it? It looks more like a mod to the game, than new game, jesus.
@@jaywerner8415even if there isn’t assets used this is still sooooo close that it constitutes IP infringement. You can look at Sega v. Fox Interactive et al where Simpsons Road Road was functionally identical to Crazy Taxi.
the icons sure, but the design of the HUD is quite different, mainly due to the aesthetics, if you go back and looks at FTL, youll see its HUD is alot more clean and minimalist. Not to mention this game has additions you can get for crew members that can stack ontop of their abilities.
Like, For better or worse I do HOPE they do get C%Ded. This early footage that everyone is getting just shows its a "copy" of FTL, Reskined and Modded into 40k, being sold as its own game. Its just TOO similar far as I can tell to NOT be accused of "steeling" from FTL.
Man I really wish they'd have just made it a mod, would've been very cool. Stealing FTL and selling it as it's own game is just a tad too scummy to be supported
Download this now if you want it, because I don't think it'll last long. Not only is it an almost asset flip copy of FTL, but the steam page has nothing saying it's official...which makes me thing they're just ripping that IP too. This guy is really playing a risky game of cease and desist chicken.
Havent beat FTL yet cuz im trash at games but now i know therers a 40k version? Oh yeah, were also going to fail at this too, thanks for being the gateway drug(The Hobby) as its been a whale of a time
The worst thing about this game isnt that it is a blatant rip off, when it could have just been a mod. The actual worst thing is the user interface and how ugly it all is. But I will never complain about more Tom + FTL
In the deadly serious dimness of distant days-yet-to-come, conflict is omnipresent.
This made me giggle embarrassingly
In the legally distinct bleak fullness of time, there is exclusively feuding.
Everyone's grumpy, I can't see a thing, it's a long time from now, and we can't stop hitting each other
Some time from now things will be bad and there won't be any light at the end of the tunnel, only fighting.
Typical disagreement- bludgeon 400 hundred
FTL except the UI is unreadable
Hello brother
The zero contrast was a brave choice wasn't it.
Soooo, FTL then?
My eyesight is terrible compared to what it once was but I can read it just fine. Judging by the likes a lot of people agree with you. Am i missing something or do a bunch of you just have really bad eyesight?
@@billfred9411 I blame my autism (+very bad eyesight as well)
There's taking inspiration from a game, there's copying a game, and there's this...
Couldn't tell the difference after a minute. If all the game wants you to do is go play the original, what's the point?
@@davidsalisbury1688 To steal 15 dollars off 40k fans for a reskin
I was wondering for a while if this was not just a very well-made mod.
@@Teauma Wait so it isn't?
I thought so at first, but the more I watched the more it stood apart. It's is unabashedly an FTL clone, but it's not without it's own qualities.. I've already spent too much on games lately, but it's getting a bookmark / wishlist.
R.I.P. in peace, legally distinct God-King -Jimmy Space- Johnny Void.
(I'm all here for more psuedo-Warhammer game times with Tom!)
Lol did you actually just write rest in peace in peace 🤣
@lylakaiki4850 Yeah, it's a thing Simon always used to say ironically (probably still does), so it feels almost obligatory to use that overly redundant phrase on any of the Yogs videos.
He is Johnny Void, and they are his Void Troopers!
The boarding action and equipment seems pretty cool. I love FTL and still play it from time to time, but playing a teleported always left something wanting for me. I’d love to see how this builds on FTL
As FTL is one of my favorite games of all time, I have to say that Void War has promise, but misses out on a lot of the charm that makes the original so great. It seems far too easy and is not even hiding the fact that it’s mostly just a reskin. As a mod this would be awesome, but as it’s own game, not so much. The one good thing I can say is that we got an hour long video from Tom, which is always wonderful!
Full agree. Tom was great but there are literally free mods for FTL that are better than this.
Torment 2 seems to be about FTL normal difficulty. And it goes up steeply.
Also no way to make this as a mod. Way to many gameplay differences. How would you even start modding in Assault Sled or Crew Equipment? Nevermind Powers?
Bear in mind the game is in very early Alpha state. There's still so much more content, balancing and tweaking to be added to this. Like it ain't even on Steam yet.
Also, I've played for circa 20 hours and there's 13 difficulty levels, the higher the difficulty, the more weapons, modules and systems become available. In addition, enemy ships get significantly harder to fight too and even the bosses at the end of the game change.
@@christopherg2347 crew equipment would require a lot of effort, but you could easily stitch together the assault pods by chopping up the hacking drone animation with the teleporter functionality. And active crew abilities are either in the base game or already modded in
@@veryboredminecraft The sled is more then animations.
And psykers abilities are equipment all over, not some trivial racial abilities.
They really made absolutely zero effort in hiding the fact they made an FTL reskin/clone 💀
Wait this isn't a FTL mod?
@@Drakind Nope, its a separate game made by another developer
@@WRX3 Probably one of the most blatant rip offs I have ever seen then.
Yeah - first thought was "Oh awesome, a Warhammer 40k themed game heavily inspired by FTL?"
Then I saw the interface and it was "Oh come on, try at least a *little*"
Considering FTL is over a decade old at this point and the devs have gone on record saying they won't make another, I don't see the problem. Gotta have more games if you wanna have a genre
A whole hour worth of Tomask and the Dark Non-Present which Understands Solely Conflict? Lovely!
Feel like you should be playing this with Ben.
tom: i will take the ion gun that bypasses shields to disable systems
also tom: i will eat missiles to the face before i use my guns
looked like just an ftl reskin but if we ever get an ftl 2 I hope it copies some of the things from this. I love having individual items for characters
I love the synergy and doubling down on the imperial crew set. Potent mixture.
I would love to see you FTL Multiverse, possibly as members videos! I got into FTL after watching you play it way back in the day.
He did do it as a members video :) it's one of the earliest members videos he did actually.
I can only imagine the convos among the crew at the end
"Yay we did it guys, we beat the gigademon ship!"
"What now?"
"We all get sucked into the warp and eaten by demons I guess"
I wanna see a good ending!
38:26 ‘GORLAG!’ Haha. He was so excited for that death mage.
And then proceeded to forget about him when he was banished to the second row 💔
Legally distinct space empire game where you travel speedier than light
Tom and FTL are the only two 3 letter combinations I needed to know to commit to an hour long watch
Rimworld = Dwarf Fortress with Prison Builder aesthetics. This is the FTL + 40K version of that
Tom and Ben FtL meme streams best streams. long die the horse
I really like it. Think it would be cool if they played in to the "perils" of the warp a bit. So maybe sometimes you get jumped by demons or end up at the wrong destination or smth
I think that would require them actually having their own game....
That actually does happen. There are events and sectors where Demons will spawn on your ships and there will be hull breaches that continuously spawn demons until they are closed. Plus, Psyker units can spawn demons on your own or enemy ship too.
Sanguine essence for the Sanguine essence Deity! Craniums for the Cranium high seat!
Love the longer run time. This was awesome to watch! More please if you still want to play it.
This feels like someone got halfway through making a mod and then decided they wanted money, which I'm kind of torn about. On the one hand, I don't like the idea of people using mod makers as free labor and taking all of the proceeds. On the other hand, if I'm going to spend $15, I'd prefer if what I'm buying actually iterates on the formula rather than being so nearly identical to something I already own that it could have been a mod.
I would love to see more of this!
When i saw this about a month or so ago i just knew you had to play it and here we are
Within the first 2 minutes I'm not even sure if I wanna support this - this looks like a mod for FTL, but if it's a completely separate game that's.... oof.
I could understand this as DLC for FTL if partnered with GW to make like a 40k themed expansion, but.... this is kinda.... idk. I feel uncomfy. I'm sure there's more to it but I'm too inebriated to consider rn
3 minutes in and this is just a reskin/reflavor of FTL. The entire game was ripped off, but with a new skin. This feels like a mod or an expansion, not a standalone game.
"Should have fired a hittile"
I dont know whay but i found that so funny
I've been playing Void War for the past week or so. It's so good.
It's not easy being a legally distinct pandaemonium lord, constantly getting new recruits mixed up between blood and war
Okay so having gone through the full video - if they do change all the Jimmy Space-s to "Johnny Void"-s, and all the power bars to power dots, and all the room rectangles to... rhombi... idfk - there really is enough here to be a fairly decent FTL successor, and maybe even enough hold up on its own... eventually -- though I doubt it'll live to see the day 😬.
If this is meant to be it's own thing legally speaking I don't know whether FTL or Games Workshop has more of a case for a lawsuit
neither as they havent stolen any assets or IPs, what would they be suing over? you cant copy righta genre.
@@avlaenamnell6994 There's more than enough here that they can sue. Have a quick look at what substantial similarity is and what constitutes comprehensive nonliteral similarity.
@@avlaenamnell6994 you don't have to have literally stolen something, if it's close enough then you can sue
@avlaenamnell6994 I don't think you have any understanding of IP law. This is way further than just making another game in the same genre. They're straight up using the same UI and art assets without even pretending to change anything.
@@avlaenamnell6994 Just because FTL is old doesn't mean you can just lift their game design. You are just feeding vultures
Love more games like ftl
This might just be the second game you make me buy, Tom
Tom: Has a psychic power designed for boarding.
Tom: in big battle with the daemon lord of war, with a close combat-designed ship.
Tom: Fails to use said psychic power.
Never change, Tom. Never change.
"another missile.. should have fired a hitile" lmao loved that
Oh snap, you play as Abaddon
WOW I thought this was like a 30 min video. Didn't at all feel like over an hour! Would love to see more!
Oh my god theres another FTL
Really hope you do some videos on this game! Love the longer form too!
This feels more like a mod for FTL than an independant game. Still cool tho'.
Hyperspace was great and was a community-made thing I believe. Well, I just hope Subset Games got their money if they sold FTL off to Warhammer/Tundra Games...
What’s this? An entire hour of listening to Tom’s dulcet tones? I’m in!
1 Hour Tom action? I appreciate the effort.
Tom spending ages without anyone on shields and a crew member in an empty room =_= classic Tom
Its just TOO identical for me to support this. Its like selling a texturepack for Minecraft and acting likes its a new game
Space Marine shouldn't suffocate. Not only is power armor an all environment hazard suit with its own air supply, they can survive in a vacuum for a good amount of time naked.
It's always nice to see an hour long video pop up
Here I was thinking that everyone knew how litigious GW was…
That was pretty good
I knew about this game months ago and it is gratifying seeing people go through the EXACT same process I did in seeing just how much this game is just a mod for FTL.
And sadly.... other people keep defending it. Like I don't care if it is "legally distinct" or not. This "game" is very clearly a FTL at its core without question, RESKINED and being sold for 15 dollars.
Just look at the Symbols for the rooms and Ship Layout..... that alone is enough to tell me its definitely "copying" things.
@@jaywerner8415 so dont fucking buy it???
Actively wanting to get people financially ruined for the equivalent of tracing is just pointlessly fucking vindictive, No one other than a GW lawyer has any right getting angry about this
But nah, everyone who is uninspired should be met with capital fucking puinishment, lol
love this, much more of this please
My friend just told me about this and I was wondering how long it would take to end up on the channel
Amazing stuff, love it
Turns out the fifth chaos God was IP infringement.
It always has been.
Malal/Malice that you?
Such a well polished expansion on FTL, love the style
Please, more of this!
hope you play this with ben when it gets more updates
This was awesome thanks for the video buddy
loved FTL and would love more of this
dominos ..... papa johns ... dominos ... lol
I wonder if it become the age of pandemonium because he was pledged to krom?
They are charging money for this baltant FTL reskin. I think they will get a copyright strike soon
We can only hope.
Looks really cool actually
James Workshop will remember that.
I really just want an actual FTL sequel, is that really that much to ask? 😥
Game made for Tom & Ben duo
Dang, I thought this was the warhammer 40k mod for Barotrauma
I like something trying to be a spiritual successor to FTL, but ffs, copying EVERY SINGLE ELEMENT OF THE HUD is a bit much is it?
It looks more like a mod to the game, than new game, jesus.
The ship layouts and Art of the Room Symbols is what gave it away for me. They definitely "borrowed" something.
@@jaywerner8415even if there isn’t assets used this is still sooooo close that it constitutes IP infringement. You can look at Sega v. Fox Interactive et al where Simpsons Road Road was functionally identical to Crazy Taxi.
Why change perfection?
The only way to make it different would be to make it worse
the icons sure, but the design of the HUD is quite different, mainly due to the aesthetics, if you go back and looks at FTL, youll see its HUD is alot more clean and minimalist. Not to mention this game has additions you can get for crew members that can stack ontop of their abilities.
this is uh...something. glad Tom played it before the C&D hits
Like, For better or worse I do HOPE they do get C%Ded. This early footage that everyone is getting just shows its a "copy" of FTL, Reskined and Modded into 40k, being sold as its own game.
Its just TOO similar far as I can tell to NOT be accused of "steeling" from FTL.
I love FTL and I've been hoping for more similar games but the art in this just ruins it for me
Very bold umm throwback to FTL but hey we're just gamers at the end of the day. This looks like fun.
Dang, I thought this was a mod due to how the rooms and similar are straight from FTL. Turns out they just copied FTL and put a new UI on it. Big sad.
One hour Angor? I'm in!
Not quite FTL-like but I really miss the Chapter Master fan game, it was really cool.
Between this and SOVL i think GeeDub’s legal department are sharpening their cease-and-desist shaped blades
At least SOVL as a game is original and not a complete rip of a different game.
Man I really wish they'd have just made it a mod, would've been very cool. Stealing FTL and selling it as it's own game is just a tad too scummy to be supported
More of this pls Papa tom
Welcome to FTHELL
the auto tele back you people is the best.
HELL YES TOM FINALLY
Lawsuit simulator
Certainly feels like it from all the videos iv seen of it.
This is like taking a texture pack for minecraft and trying to sell it as another game. GW and the guys behind FTL are not gonna be happy
There’s nothing GW can do about it
FTL might, but they’d lose my respect if they did
@Alexander59059 Oh no one guy who doesn't understand copyright law is gonna lose respect for a decade old game
@@TheKsalad
Oh and I’m sure you’re an expert on copyright law
@@TheKsalad The FTL crew would have to actually interact with their industry to even possibly see this so that's not fucking happening
Blood for the blood god
Download this now if you want it, because I don't think it'll last long.
Not only is it an almost asset flip copy of FTL, but the steam page has nothing saying it's official...which makes me thing they're just ripping that IP too.
This guy is really playing a risky game of cease and desist chicken.
looking forward to more of this. With ben too!
this is cool
Wait, this was 1 hour long? Felt like 30 minutes :o
If we don't get more of this...
I will riot
People are complaining about this like Tom doesn’t upload gameplay of a Vampire Survivors clone every other week 😂
I think the lack of daylight come winter is making all the overweight UK nerds moody from no Vitamin D 😆
Play ‘Still Wakes The Deep’ it’s an awesome lovecraftian game. Awesome game amazing voice acting. Not long either I loved it.
man you know theres like taking inspiration and then theres literally just looking like a mod
Havent beat FTL yet cuz im trash at games but now i know therers a 40k version? Oh yeah, were also going to fail at this too, thanks for being the gateway drug(The Hobby) as its been a whale of a time
Praise the Omnissiah! Tom dropping 1 hour long video!
Adore this so much, would very much like to see more :)
I spent too much of this video just trying to figure out if it was a weird looking mod for FTL...
I was wondering how long until you found this gem, Tom.
A spear? Oh Ben...
The worst thing about this game isnt that it is a blatant rip off, when it could have just been a mod.
The actual worst thing is the user interface and how ugly it all is.
But I will never complain about more Tom + FTL
Just play the Multiverse mod for FTL - it actually improves on the original and adds more content instead of this flavor reskin.
Wishlisted
Holy crap, it's Plagiarism War!