Preview: Main Assembly (Steam Early Access)
Pros:
- Bright colorful graphics.
- 2186mb Download size.
- Steam achievements.
- Controller support.
- Optional tutorial section with 12 lessons on how to build.
- The tutorial has collectible scrolls attached to optional tasks to get unlocks.
- You play as a little robot drone that can fly around and mount onto robots to take control.
- Can Dock and undock from robots/creations at will.
- Graphics-Resolution, quality preset, motion blur, fullscreen, and v-sync.
- Drone-customizable and you can get complete costume sets.
- Builder sandbox gameplay.
- Robot wars vibes.
- Play how you want.
- Powerful yet surprisingly easy, straightforward and you are able to grasp the mechanics quickly.
- Invert mouse.
- Can rebind controls.
- Challenges-a roadmap of unlocks you move along as you complete the level challenges.
- 3 modes-tutorial, challenges, and sandbox.
- Challenge mode is as you would expect, you have to build a robot for specific tasks.
- Sandbox-everything is unlocked and you can go nuts.
- Seven locations-Flatland, frozen river Mokkjoki, Lake Fikaviken, Lammelunda lower C, Buretop Raceway, Holmendolmen Skijum, and Islanda airstrip.
- Snap together construction.
- Variety of shortcuts for button presses.
- Can drag and stretch robot parts.
- Steam workshop support allowing to share/download other people’s creations.
- Use preset kits to start off a creation.
- In-game you can adjust the building grid size, show boundaries, weld icons, display mass and mass location.
- Feels polished.
- A whole lot of fun to play.
- 8 part categories -motor’s, wheels, thrust, chassis, mechanical, electronics, miscellaneous, and weapons. 3 weight categories-light, medium and heavy. Colour wheel where you can save your own blends/mixes.
- Four-player multiplayer with an invite system.
- Full robot destruction model.
Cons:
- The controller is missing some functions and the pop-ups are for the keyboard.
- A bit intimidating at first.
- Closing the current tutorial task means it won’t recognize you doing challenges meaning you have to restart.
- Can’t create levels.
- Multiplayer is an invite-only affair at the moment.
