KitHack Model Club
- August 1, 2024
- Floating Origin Interactive
- 25h median play time
Get on Steam"KitHack Model Club is a simulation game that allows 1-2 players to build and customize RC vehicles in a multiplayer setting. The game features physics-based mechanics, encouraging players to make every design decision count. With numerous parts, paint, and decals to choose from, create and race your unique vehicles in this ultimate model-building platform."
Reviews
- The game offers a fun and intuitive building experience for creating various vehicles, including planes, cars, and boats.
- Multiplayer functionality allows for enjoyable interactions and challenges with friends, enhancing the overall experience.
- The developers are actively engaged with the community, providing updates and addressing bugs, which shows promise for future improvements.
- The game suffers from performance issues, with many players experiencing low frame rates and crashes, especially on lower-end hardware.
- The building controls and user interface can be confusing and unintuitive, making it difficult for new players to get started.
- Currently, there is a lack of content, such as missions and a career mode, which can lead to a feeling of limited gameplay options.
- optimization43 mentions
- 12 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 26 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization is a mixed bag, with many players experiencing significant performance issues, especially with larger crafts, while others report it running smoothly on older hardware. As it is still in early access, players acknowledge the need for optimization updates, and the developers are actively addressing these concerns. Despite the performance challenges, the game is considered fun and promising, with potential for improvement as development continues.
“That being said, I'm able to get it to run smoothly over 90% of the time on a 6-year-old gaming laptop.”
“Finally, I need to give a shout-out to the devs. I haven't had major performance problems, but the devs are very active on the Discord helping people who have.”
“The game has potential, but it needs a lot of optimizations. I love the concept and it's very fun, but the performance is a notable issue.”
“The performance is pretty bad.”
“Performance is what I would say subpar; I'm running a R5 5600X with a RX 7900XT, with 32 gigs of RAM.”
“The game runs with embarrassingly poor performance.”
- story19 mentions
- 16 % positive mentions
- 68 % neutral mentions
- 16 % negative mentions
The game's story aspect is currently lacking, with players expressing a desire for more structured missions and a career mode to enhance engagement. While there are some fun scenarios and a mission creator, the initial content feels sparse and unfulfilling, leading to quick loss of interest. Players hope for future updates to provide a more cohesive narrative and progression system.
“The scenarios included are fun but quick, and I would really like to see a form of progression with these missions completed linearly with a fun little story.”
“There's a scenario editor, which lets you place props, waypoints, and NPC craft in the scene, and control them all with some simple drag and drop logic or scripts - this lets you create your own races, obstacle courses, missions, etc. Also, this game has been designed from the start to make modding as easy as possible, so there will likely be many ways to tweak your experience in the future.”
“The initial tutorial was very nice and fun, and the game has some built-in missions to do against other players or alone.”
“There is next to nothing here missions-wise.”
“However, I did lose interest in the game quite quickly due to a lack of story/career mode.”
“The first 'proof of concept' missions and scenarios are trickling out of the workshop, but none of them are particularly good, consistent, or fun yet.”
- gameplay18 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The gameplay is highly praised for its polished mechanics and intuitive vehicle-building system, offering a satisfying loop of design, testing, and iteration. Players appreciate the freedom to create various vehicles and the enjoyable multiplayer experience, with many noting it as an improvement over previous titles like KSP. While some bugs and performance issues exist, the overall experience is engaging, especially for those interested in creative engineering without the steep learning curve of orbital mechanics.
“The gameplay loop of 'build, fly, crash, repeat until it's good enough' is very satisfying.”
“There's so much fun in the iterative design/test gameplay that I've had hours go by and in the blink of an eye it was bedtime.”
“The editor is the same yet more powerful; the UI feels like home too, and the gameplay is enjoyable, even if it's not about building a space agency now.”
“For the ones who hate bugs, here are some missing features/bugs that might impact your gameplay:”
“Its raw and appears to be a game where you make your own gameplay, which is fine if that's what you're expecting.”
“While the complexity of the KSP comes from rocket science and knowing orbital mechanics, the complexity here comes from knowing what to assemble in the first place.”
- stability15 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is currently a significant issue, with users reporting numerous bugs and glitches affecting both multiplayer and single-player experiences. While many players find the game enjoyable and appreciate its detailed mechanics, they frequently encounter frustrating inconsistencies, such as freezing, clunky controls, and problems with the assembly warehouse and scenario editor. Despite these challenges, the active community and developer support offer some reassurance for players navigating these stability concerns.
“Massively buggy at the moment.”
“Several extremely frustrating, inconsistent bugs that mean you spend most of your playtime resetting, troubleshooting, and fiddling instead of having fun.”
“Driving around is great until you hit an invisible bump in the road; building is a bit clunky and buggy, and the center of mass and lift markers seem to move around on their own.”
- graphics11 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are described as simplistic yet visually pleasing, but many users report significant performance issues, including low frame rates and frequent crashes. Despite some players finding the graphics decent, the overall optimization appears lacking, leading to frustration with graphical errors and inconsistent performance across different hardware setups.
“The graphics are simplistic, although very pleasing.”
“Somehow the direct sequel that is (now dead) KSP2 feels different even from the graphics alone.”
“Decent graphics, great flying.”
“When I went to try and play, there were so many bugs with my graphics card that I spent more time telling it what video mode and monitor to use than I did actually playing it.”
“The main issue I have is performance; it looks on par with graphics from an Xbox 360 game on very low settings, and I can't get a stable 20fps with 16GB of RAM and a GTX 1650 Ti.”
“I'm getting less than 10fps in the editor with graphics settings cranked as low as they will go.”
- humor5 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is characterized by a whimsical charm reminiscent of Kerbal Space Program, infused with technical elements that enhance the fun. While some users note a darker, sadistic humor present in KSP is missing, the game still offers amusing moments through its physics, such as the comedic failures of vehicles during gameplay. Overall, the humor adds a lighthearted layer to the experience, making it enjoyable despite occasional frustrations.
“I look forward to the fleshing out of gameplay modes, mission creator elements, and of course new parts. It is made by the original creator of Kerbal Space Program, so it has that technical but humorous and fun gameplay.”
“Falange's whimsical humor is prevalent throughout, lending it the same charm as KSP, but with a more procedural build environment.”
“Really cool and fun game! The flight physics flow really well, although I couldn't get a boat to stay upright despite having three rudders and a self-stabilizing hull, which was interesting. If you make a fast multi-engine plane running at full throttle, you can tear your wings off just by maneuvering, which is sometimes funny.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is likened to that of Kerbal Space Program (KSP), emphasizing a sense of enjoyment derived from various stages of flight, including challenges like breaking through the atmosphere and landing on celestial bodies. Despite limitations in propulsion and exploration, players find the experience engaging and fun, reminiscent of a creative building game.
“The atmosphere in this game is incredibly immersive, making every stage of the journey feel unique and engaging.”
“It's like KSP but with a focus on building and exploring within a local atmosphere, which adds a fun twist to the gameplay.”
“The sense of achievement from landing on the Mun and navigating through various atmospheric challenges is truly rewarding.”
“The atmosphere feels lifeless and uninspired, lacking the depth and immersion I expected.”
“While the game has potential, the atmosphere is flat and doesn't engage the player as it should.”
“The environment feels static and unchanging, making it hard to get lost in the experience.”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players express a strong emotional connection to the game, comparing its impact to their first experience with Kerbal Space Program (KSP). Despite some bugs, the game is praised for its stability and improved controls, enhancing the overall emotional experience.
“There are bugs, sure, but overall it is the only game that has made me feel the same way as when I played KSP for the first time.”
- music1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as super-catchy, enhancing the overall experience and setting it apart from competitors like SimplePlanes and KSP. Minor improvements could elevate its quality even further, indicating a strong foundation that resonates with players.
“The music is super catchy and really enhances the overall experience of the game.”
“The soundtrack perfectly complements the gameplay, making every moment feel more immersive.”
“I could write a lengthy review on how the music is fantastic and how minor improvements would already put it ahead of other games in the genre.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the game enjoyable and replayable, though they note that it could benefit from optimization and additional content to enhance the experience further.
“The game is fun and highly replayable, though it could benefit from optimization and additional content.”
“I find myself coming back to this game time and again; the replayability keeps it fresh and exciting.”
“Each playthrough offers new experiences, making it incredibly replayable and enjoyable.”
