Ikr? I can’t imagine them being much better than a bicycle but being able to shoot with a pistol at least while moving would be a nice little specialty
Robert, with the current secret level series on Amazon prime they asked the community what games should be made into episodes. I commented foxhole and it would be kind of epic if foxhole was a real episode on secret level. I don’t want to bother but it would pretty nice if you could up vote that comment. Plz consider
Nice video Robert! We got a "Semi-major" test coming up jan 15th. (Might be changed) hopefully we can get some more testers in these tests. They have been lacking in players recently in my opinion.
My role is a bard! Responding to the bit at the end. I do a mix of barding and farming/menial labor. The barding is to make me silver so I can buy food and the labor is so I can get food directly from helping out-it makes me feel less useless haha.
This'll be an interesting game for sure. I'll wait patiently until we have a full release or at least an advanced beta before getting more invested though.
what i want to be added to anvil empires is.....MEEEEEE PLEEEEEASE TAKE ME IM READY IVE BEEN WAITING, lol on a serious note with what ive seen i think adding relic weapons like how they did originally for foxhole would be cool and fit better into anvil, like you go exploring in the underground and find a powerful ancient swords or armors that cant be repaired but has high stat buffs to health and stamina and attack and i think making farms be bigger like in feudal times there would be vast lands filled with fields just seeing massive fields would indicate life would be cool
Im a little worried about playing with a small group of friends. We struggled early game, we managed to place a fort after 3 days. But i doubt we will be able to live long enough when random enemies show and destroy homes we worked on for a week if not longer. The one complaint i heard from a random who found and joined us was that joining a large base is that you are basically a noone. Everyone does their own thing and as long as youre not using stuff, everyone ignores you. The main thing i did was test what items were best for carrying materials and building walls. I will probably enjoy this game more than foxholes chaos, but if i get stuck alone after friends lose interest, i fear that building myself a little house will be repetitive and stale and a very hard experience. 😒
It doesn't look like you can do a lot from a top down view. I don't think it would be any more different than melee in foxhole perhaps it will have a mix of durability and chance for shields and the like.
I have some fighting in this video and in my previous anvil videos if you want to take a look at where it's now. It needs a lot of work in my opinion but once they add more weapons to it I think it should be good!
I think I'm hoping this game evolves to be more nuanced and complicated than just a massive 3v3 war. Would be interesting to see towns and homesteads be able to pledge allegiances or maybe form their own factions, or factions be able to make alliances. Neutral trading would be very interesting for example. Outside of that, though, I am hoping that there is a lot of fun gameplay around just being a part of a town and living and working within one. Like in Foxhole how I like to pick 1-2 hexes that I primarily fight or do logi in and they start to feel like my home, I'd like that to be the case in Anvil Empires as well. I'm hoping the war lasts long enough and progresses slow enough that you're not constantly having to move to new towns to avoid or be an active part of the conflict if that is your desire.
Not yet! But I will in the future. Basically the underworld is a cave system within the game to get special rare metals right now. So basically think dwarf miners. As it becomes more fleshed out I will make a video about it.
I might just be dreaming but I'm hoping foxhole can get some larger player capacity after the success of this game (which I will be buying since I missed ALL of foxholes development)
Here is what I predict. Once this game comes out Foxhole will lose some players for tiny bit but after I bet like you kind of said Foxhole will get more because people will know about this type of game and want to play the more "modern" version of this type of game. I don't think this game will split the player base as much as people think in the long run, only when it first releases.
I feel like the game would be focused on smaller group rather than large team based when I see the homestead part, as in you won't be able to just hop in and play because the homestead is owned by the group, or am I mistaken?
I think it will be like Foxhole where large and small groups will be needed. It seems like with homesteads it may cater to solo play better than Foxhole.
@@RobertLovesGames I just hope you could still spawn and get into action directly like in Foxhole. I'm worried of something like "sorry this is our homestead, you can't use our things here" while in Foxhole the bunker bases are free for all and privately owned facilities still can be used by public to produce stuff (if they bring their mats)
Is Anvil playable right now with Early Access? Or do you jump in when they do open the servers? Thank you for the keen coverage of Anvil. It looks so good! One thing that looks a bit weird and out of place, but perhaps it's only because I've not seen it for myself, is the pulley power system and the automation (ie those automated anvil hammers for example). They'll probably grow on me though, I like the concept of them.
Right now it's invite only for pre-alpha testing. You join the Anvil Empires discord for a chance to get an invite. And no problem! I'm excited to see how this game continues to develop!
We got a devbranch test on dec 19th. but the first proper test will happen jan 15th. Devs have said this is a "Semi-major" test so its expected to be a bit bigger than the normal ones we have
It looks a bit rubbish in terms of gameplay. And I think maybe has a bit less depth than Foxhole. I feel like a medieval style game needs to go into the non warfare side of things a bit more. Maybe some survival elements as those were a bigger challenge back then that actual warfare. I dont think a straight medieval version of foxhole would play well.
Oh it is rubbish, dont you worry. but then again its a pre-alpha. The game is still in its early stages, but the devs are working on it and are getting feedback regularly. i've soon spent 500hrs on this game, i defenetly has it's moments.
personally my biggest problems with anvil are how its too industrial for the time and the combat isn't chaotic enough and boring. I personally don't think there should be gears and water weals because thats kind of stupid in my oppinion as it doesn't fit in. There should be more enfisis on getting your gear by plundering and blacksmithing because in reality most armies would be mostly made up of peasants without armor anyway.
Gears were invented by the Greek, water wheels were used well before the age this game is modeled after. Emphasis* Luckily you are not the developer of a Medieval game. It'd be terrible.
@@Mad_Catter_ you are right that they used a lot of water wheels, but they only ever used gears in water wheels. I didn't mean I didn't want gears I just don't like how they look in the game because how artificially rudimentary they look. Real medieval gears didn't look like that and it bothers me.
@@Mad_Catter_ There are teeth on gears that is turned with rope. My problems not with the gears its that its not done properly. Gears with teeth were turned by other gears with teeth not rope. Rope was used sometimes, but not like that. Im sorry if I didn't explain my oppinion properly, but surely someone can see whats wrong with how it looks now.
I'd really like it if you did a video covering the naval engagements and progression over the course of this war. I feel like a lot of people don't see the hard work and big engagements that go down because they stay in landlocked areas.
That's a great idea! I will definitely try to focus on the naval aspects in upcoming videos! And will hopefully be able to cover major battles as well!
Horses in Foxhole when?
Ha! That would be cool for early game!
Actually you have a point.
Ikr? I can’t imagine them being much better than a bicycle but being able to shoot with a pistol at least while moving would be a nice little specialty
Not ironically enough I think that could be a good idea
it's good if foxhole has calvary like early ww1
Robert, with the current secret level series on Amazon prime they asked the community what games should be made into episodes. I commented foxhole and it would be kind of epic if foxhole was a real episode on secret level. I don’t want to bother but it would pretty nice if you could up vote that comment. Plz consider
Nice! I will take a look at it! Thanks for letting me know about this!
Nice video Robert!
We got a "Semi-major" test coming up jan 15th. (Might be changed) hopefully we can get some more testers in these tests. They have been lacking in players recently in my opinion.
Thank you! I hope so as well! I will do my best to promote it and get people in to test :D
Yes please been waiting for nearly two years for a chance to play!
Same!!! @@oshel5793
My role is a bard! Responding to the bit at the end. I do a mix of barding and farming/menial labor. The barding is to make me silver so I can buy food and the labor is so I can get food directly from helping out-it makes me feel less useless haha.
This'll be an interesting game for sure. I'll wait patiently until we have a full release or at least an advanced beta before getting more invested though.
For sure! And yes I would suggest waiting a bit :D I will always keep you all updated on what is going on with the game and when a good time to join!
I need to play this now!
Join the discord and join us in the pre-alpha test! :D
Idk what all the fuss is about this looks awesome just hope they finish the fame and it dosent become a lost project
I don't think there has been really any fuss about it honestly. It does look like an awesome game and I hope they finish it as well :D
ANVIL EMPIRES ACCEPT ME. LET ME TEST YOUR GAME
lol! Good luck!
Love the concept of this game be great to see how it evolves thanks for bringing this to the channel occasionally to give an update 👍
I love the concept as well! And no problem. I will keep you all updated on the game and when a good time to jump in is!
02:25 Thats gonna be intense gameplay turning the wheel. He better turn into conan the barbarian by pushing that for hours.
lol! +10 to strength! :D Good thing they are already thinking about automation in the game!
interesting, i had never heared of this game, something new to try! thanks for sharing!!
No problem! Still in development but should be like Foxhole!
what i want to be added to anvil empires is.....MEEEEEE PLEEEEEASE TAKE ME IM READY IVE BEEN WAITING, lol on a serious note with what ive seen i think adding relic weapons like how they did originally for foxhole would be cool and fit better into anvil, like you go exploring in the underground and find a powerful ancient swords or armors that cant be repaired but has high stat buffs to health and stamina and attack and i think making farms be bigger like in feudal times there would be vast lands filled with fields just seeing massive fields would indicate life would be cool
Im a little worried about playing with a small group of friends. We struggled early game, we managed to place a fort after 3 days. But i doubt we will be able to live long enough when random enemies show and destroy homes we worked on for a week if not longer.
The one complaint i heard from a random who found and joined us was that joining a large base is that you are basically a noone. Everyone does their own thing and as long as youre not using stuff, everyone ignores you.
The main thing i did was test what items were best for carrying materials and building walls.
I will probably enjoy this game more than foxholes chaos, but if i get stuck alone after friends lose interest, i fear that building myself a little house will be repetitive and stale and a very hard experience. 😒
I wish one of us could make a bts about making this and the difficulty the devs are dealing with
That would be so cool! I would love that!
I hope they add stabbing and overhead stab just blocking with shield just like roman combat type
That would be awesome!
Can’t wait to see a good fighting system in this game, I have no idea what it would look like
It doesn't look like you can do a lot from a top down view. I don't think it would be any more different than melee in foxhole perhaps it will have a mix of durability and chance for shields and the like.
@@kls1836 I want a game like this but with Chivarly 2 combat system
@@liquidbeagle5341 dont we all lol
@@liquidbeagle5341 I mean it would be a bit unrealistic though. If you know what I mean.
I have some fighting in this video and in my previous anvil videos if you want to take a look at where it's now. It needs a lot of work in my opinion but once they add more weapons to it I think it should be good!
This game is getting deep, pun intended
lol! It should have a lot of depth to it once everything gets fleshed out!
I think I'm hoping this game evolves to be more nuanced and complicated than just a massive 3v3 war. Would be interesting to see towns and homesteads be able to pledge allegiances or maybe form their own factions, or factions be able to make alliances. Neutral trading would be very interesting for example.
Outside of that, though, I am hoping that there is a lot of fun gameplay around just being a part of a town and living and working within one. Like in Foxhole how I like to pick 1-2 hexes that I primarily fight or do logi in and they start to feel like my home, I'd like that to be the case in Anvil Empires as well. I'm hoping the war lasts long enough and progresses slow enough that you're not constantly having to move to new towns to avoid or be an active part of the conflict if that is your desire.
What is the underworld? Do you have a video that elaborates on it further
Not yet! But I will in the future. Basically the underworld is a cave system within the game to get special rare metals right now. So basically think dwarf miners. As it becomes more fleshed out I will make a video about it.
hope there is lots of larping and less meta when it finally comes out
I'm sure there will be a good mixture of both :D
I wonder if I’ll get an email to join the test. I put in my request when they first announced whenever the hell that was 😂
I hope you do here soon! Good luck!
For the first 10 seconds I thought it was foxhole
Ha! Same developers! Should be very similar to Foxhole!
I might just be dreaming but I'm hoping foxhole can get some larger player capacity after the success of this game (which I will be buying since I missed ALL of foxholes development)
Here is what I predict. Once this game comes out Foxhole will lose some players for tiny bit but after I bet like you kind of said Foxhole will get more because people will know about this type of game and want to play the more "modern" version of this type of game.
I don't think this game will split the player base as much as people think in the long run, only when it first releases.
@RobertLovesGames oh I'm not worried about the community spliting I'm hoping we can have more then 120players in a single hex 😅
I feel like the game would be focused on smaller group rather than large team based when I see the homestead part, as in you won't be able to just hop in and play because the homestead is owned by the group, or am I mistaken?
I think it will be like Foxhole where large and small groups will be needed. It seems like with homesteads it may cater to solo play better than Foxhole.
@@RobertLovesGames I just hope you could still spawn and get into action directly like in Foxhole. I'm worried of something like "sorry this is our homestead, you can't use our things here" while in Foxhole the bunker bases are free for all and privately owned facilities still can be used by public to produce stuff (if they bring their mats)
Is Anvil playable right now with Early Access? Or do you jump in when they do open the servers?
Thank you for the keen coverage of Anvil. It looks so good! One thing that looks a bit weird and out of place, but perhaps it's only because I've not seen it for myself, is the pulley power system and the automation (ie those automated anvil hammers for example). They'll probably grow on me though, I like the concept of them.
Right now it's invite only for pre-alpha testing. You join the Anvil Empires discord for a chance to get an invite. And no problem! I'm excited to see how this game continues to develop!
Is There 2 big faction like foxhole
3 factions! Right now in the test there are only 2 but when it launches there will be 3 factions to choose from!
Hey bro how would I go about playing this? This looks awesome!
Yo! Join the anvil discord in the description and follow steps to get registered for the next invite!
All I want for christmas, is anvil empire acess
PLS IV BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS
Winter arc?
Yes!
no views + 1 minute ago? crazy early for this one
Woo!!
I can't get access 😢
Keep trying to get an invite in the Discord! I heard a bigger test is coming January 15th so maybe they will invite more people in!
Signed about year ago
Still no access
A Linux port would be nice
Maybe some day!
does anybody know when the next playtest will be
They normally do one every 1-2 months so maybe start of January.
i would bet on 4 to 6 weeks . There was devblog about new things 2 weeks ago so shoudnt be long before they wanna test it .
We got a devbranch test on dec 19th. but the first proper test will happen jan 15th. Devs have said this is a "Semi-major" test so its expected to be a bit bigger than the normal ones we have
I hope my potato pc can playing this game😅
Honestly it might be because it's not fully optimized but my computer is chugging playing this game :D
It looks a bit rubbish in terms of gameplay. And I think maybe has a bit less depth than Foxhole. I feel like a medieval style game needs to go into the non warfare side of things a bit more. Maybe some survival elements as those were a bigger challenge back then that actual warfare. I dont think a straight medieval version of foxhole would play well.
Oh it is rubbish, dont you worry. but then again its a pre-alpha. The game is still in its early stages, but the devs are working on it and are getting feedback regularly. i've soon spent 500hrs on this game, i defenetly has it's moments.
personally my biggest problems with anvil are how its too industrial for the time and the combat isn't chaotic enough and boring. I personally don't think there should be gears and water weals because thats kind of stupid in my oppinion as it doesn't fit in. There should be more enfisis on getting your gear by plundering and blacksmithing because in reality most armies would be mostly made up of peasants without armor anyway.
Gears were invented by the Greek, water wheels were used well before the age this game is modeled after.
Emphasis*
Luckily you are not the developer of a Medieval game. It'd be terrible.
@@Mad_Catter_ you are right that they used a lot of water wheels, but they only ever used gears in water wheels. I didn't mean I didn't want gears I just don't like how they look in the game because how artificially rudimentary they look. Real medieval gears didn't look like that and it bothers me.
@@NoNameNolasname The peg gears are accurate to the time period though, they are meant to look rudimentary.
@@Mad_Catter_ There are teeth on gears that is turned with rope. My problems not with the gears its that its not done properly. Gears with teeth were turned by other gears with teeth not rope. Rope was used sometimes, but not like that. Im sorry if I didn't explain my oppinion properly, but surely someone can see whats wrong with how it looks now.
@@NoNameNolasname I will have to look closer at what you mean, thank you for clarifying.
Will You Make a Video From Anvil Empires?
(Like Gameplay)
Yep! I have made some already if you look on my channel :D
@@RobertLovesGames ok :)
A change from foxhole? I hope he hasn’t moved away, I’m going to start the game soon and this guys videos are amazing
Still playing Foxhole :D This is just another game like Foxhole by the same developers!
@ oh phew, I’m getting the game soon and this videos are a huge help!
I'd really like it if you did a video covering the naval engagements and progression over the course of this war. I feel like a lot of people don't see the hard work and big engagements that go down because they stay in landlocked areas.
That's a great idea! I will definitely try to focus on the naval aspects in upcoming videos! And will hopefully be able to cover major battles as well!