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You can stop the movement of troops, thus creating strongholds, you can stop troops and order them to move again, then they will choose a new nearest enemy point to move to.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1128115,"author_name":"elq","author_uid":"elq","epoch":1744096152,"text":"Wow this game is so good. Reminded me of those old flash World War games. Great job!!\nI would definetly play this more.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1130432,"author_name":"gquibao","author_uid":"gquibao","epoch":1744118939,"text":"Loved it. The atmosphere you created for this game is fantastic. The music, the visuals, the storytelling work so well together. This has been one of my favorites games so far, it was an inspiring experience. Congrats!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1130434,"author_name":"gquibao","author_uid":"gquibao","epoch":1744118945,"text":"Sorry, duplicated message here haha","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1130664,"author_name":"FoxEcho","author_uid":"foxecho","epoch":1744120826,"text":"Really fun\u2014there\u2019s something inherently satisfying about capturing all the points on the map. The visuals are clear, and it\u2019s easy to understand how to play. I liked it!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1130842,"author_name":"MrManGuy","author_uid":"mrmanguy","epoch":1744122260,"text":"This felt like one of those mobile games where you had to connect the points to claim the map, but this one had actual depth lol. I liked being able to send out different units, and I liked the constant threat of enemies capturing territories I was no longer defending. Great game!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1131415,"author_name":"Edvard","author_uid":"edvard","epoch":1744126182,"text":"Wow, very cool, the idea is super implemented, incredibly cool visuals, I really like it, and the mechanics are awesome","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1134365,"author_name":"Indiealesha","author_uid":"indiealesha","epoch":1744146567,"text":"A very interesting idea and great execution! Good job, I really like it even though I'm not usually a fan of this genre... should've shown it to my dad, he loved playing these kinds of games)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1135151,"author_name":"ten10gu","author_uid":"ten10gu","epoch":1744153812,"text":"This was really fun! I loved the vibe, and the gameplay was super well executed. The pacing was really good, and I absolutely love how well-designed the levels were.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1136179,"author_name":"apt_prose7","author_uid":"apt-prose7","epoch":1744169180,"text":"The theme of post-apocalypse is expressed perfectly","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1136200,"author_name":"GlebSviripa","author_uid":"glebsviripa","epoch":1744169397,"text":"After few levels it feels a bit hard to win but it's good overall","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1136257,"author_name":"Broco","author_uid":"broco","epoch":1744170439,"text":"I think this game is missing some more tactical gameplay. There's so much waiting until you can drop new troops.\nI would've like to be able to decide were my troops are moving, where to deploy them, decide when to retreat, group up and merge troops. Also I'm having a hard time trying to match it to the depth theme \ud83d\ude05\n\nAnyways great entry! Didn't find any bugs whatsoever. Has many levels!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1141608,"author_name":"mars88","author_uid":"mars88","epoch":1744256007,"text":"Very cool gameplay, I love it!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1142249,"author_name":"AlvaroRomeral","author_uid":"alvaroromeral","epoch":1744274293,"text":"Cool aesthetics, I like it!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1143133,"author_name":"TheGreatCarpet","author_uid":"thegreatcarpet","epoch":1744300227,"text":"A very engaging and fairly simple game. It would be cool if you could control where your units go and whether they can merge. Other than that, it\u2019s a really great game!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1143554,"author_name":"Soul Grinder","author_uid":"soul-grinder","epoch":1744308458,"text":"Very interesting idea for the theme, I could see this expanded on to include all sorts.  Nice moody atmosphere and map graphics too, nice work!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1144381,"author_name":"WhiteSeaSon","author_uid":"whiteseason","epoch":1744325105,"text":"Wow, very cool game! Who knew you could do a great strategy game with just two orders for your units! I was a bit confused by the self-defending point at first, I wish it had a different icon, but, otherwise - a great game, I had fun!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1144750,"author_name":"JB Rock","author_uid":"jb-rock","epoch":1744338619,"text":"This was a fun strategy game. At first I thought there wasn't enough control, but once you begin working with the defend and attack options on the units it did have a lot more effect. I really enjoyed the vibe and and theme too. Kind of reminds me of some old school RTS's.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1144877,"author_name":"jtap","author_uid":"jtap","epoch":1744344419,"text":"An enticing and atmospheric game, everything seems simple, but it is very interesting to play, thanks for this experience","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1145778,"author_name":"Velis69","author_uid":"velis69","epoch":1744385453,"text":"Very similar to fallout series, the same world maps and this is very similar to them. I like battle games in atmoshere! Check my game and rate too, comrade!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1145803,"author_name":"kuboi","author_uid":"kuboi","epoch":1744387315,"text":"Very cool retro game and a take on the theme! I'm a big rts enjoyer so this was right up my alley! I found that the troops sometimes get stuck if they're heading to an enemy point and it gets captured before they get there, but a simple switch to defend and back fixes the issues, so no biggie:) Great work!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1145973,"author_name":"ping78","author_uid":"ping78","epoch":1744392557,"text":"I was a bit hesitant at first because I like to control my units, but once I got into it, It wasin't bad. Great job with this one!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1152417,"author_name":"3sSTheJammer","author_uid":"3ssthejammer","epoch":1744750085,"text":"Wow! Really nice mood in the game. Loved the gameplay too, but I wish there was a speed up button xD","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1155308,"author_name":"quadtree","author_uid":"quadtree","epoch":1745172121,"text":"Really neat concept, although at times it felt like the outcomes were a bit random. There were also a few times that it seemed like units got stuck, at least temporarily, on control points. I'm not sure if that was a bug or not. Still, the interplay of the range mechanics was certainly interesting. 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