Lux Alliance
- June 8, 2017
- Sillysoft Games
Lux Alliance is a fast-paced, synchronized-turns world conquest game inspired by classic strategy board games. With over 100 maps to choose from, including historical and fantasy settings, players can collaborate with allies, anticipate opponents, and capture enemy headquarters to win. The game also features challenging AI, a map editor, cross-platform online multiplayer with rankings league, and an open-source LuxAgent SDK for programmers to create new AIs. Hot-keys are available for efficient gameplay.
Reviews
- The game excels in simplicity, making it easy to get into while still offering strategic challenges.
- There is a wide variety of maps and AI types, which keeps the gameplay fresh and engaging.
- The simultaneous turn mechanic adds a new level of strategy, allowing for quick and dynamic gameplay.
- AI teammates can be detrimental, often causing more harm than good, making the game frustrating.
- The game suffers from technical issues, including poor resolution and clunky movement, which detracts from the overall experience.
- Multiplayer functionality is broken, and the game has been reported as buggy and unplayable by some users.
- graphics6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Overall, the graphics are generally well-received, with users noting good quality visuals and music. However, some players experience jittery visuals and graphical artifacts, particularly when receiving notifications or using the Steam overlay, suggesting that adjusting screen and video settings may help mitigate these issues.
“Graphics and music are good.”
“Whenever I get a friend notification or pop up on the Steam overlay, the game has weird graphics artifacts.”
“The graphics are plagued by jittery visuals that disrupt the overall experience.”
“The game suffers from inconsistent visual quality, especially when notifications appear.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Players express frustration with the gameplay mechanics, particularly the inability of units to engage enemy armies that pass through their territory without conflict. This lack of engagement undermines strategic gameplay and creates a sense of confusion regarding unit interactions.
“Gameplay makes no sense as enemy armies go right by my own units when passing by my territory instead of my units blocking them where they should engage me.”
“I can't believe they allowed a mechanic where opposing forces can just pass through each other instead of engaging in combat.”
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, users report a stable gameplay experience with no freezing or glitches; however, they also highlight issues with a poor interface and buggy screens that detract from the overall stability.
“The game has a horrible interface and buggy screens.”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally well-received, with users consistently noting its quality and contribution to the overall experience.