Thanks for this video - I have Xenoshyft Dreadmire on its way to me in the post at the moment and this video has upped my anticipation for receiving it!
Watched the hidden gem video, watched this video, found a KS copy on the bay and cannot wait to get this on the table. The Artwork, the theme, tower defense, quick playtime and one-shots with a good amount of variation. I'm hooked.
@@OneStopCoopShop just arrived yesterday. Played it today and it is super awesome. Love the theme and art. I think the different setups and labs give it a good replayabillity. Died against the sefend boss :D but will try again tomorrow :D
I just picked this game up sealed at a thrift store and it looks really fun. These are pretty much the only instructional videos about them so thank you for the help because the rule book is a bit confusing with set up for a first timer
Yeah not sure what I think about the weather. Immolation i think is better overall! I will be pushing it soon, many less tiebreak effects and randomness.
Thank you for the playthrough. This game seems brutal indeed. I like hard game but i'm not sure about this one. I like game when I can say, If I would have played this way instead of this way I would have won. I'm not sure I can say that about this game.
I agree 100% it is brutal and I am not sure in the right way! I will be posting the immolation playthrough shortly and it goes completely different from this one thoughI am not sure I did anything different. Still a cool deck building mechanic with this one! Thanks for watching!
Great playthrough! Out of curiosity, what brand of sleeves do you typically use? I notice that these seem to fit a lot better than any I've tried so far.
So many great deckbuilders! Thanks for introducing us to yet another one. It does seem like a lot of the deckbuilders end up having solo options to them a lot more than the average non-deckbuilding game.
GREAT question! I think you need Dreadmire after you have played Onslaught for awhile. You don't need both right away there is enough replayability in Onslaught for at least 8-10 plays. THEN if you are still loving, get Dreadmire for more replayability!
Great question! Since the items are randomly set up and the divisions are randomly chosen, I Would say each game you buy very different items. Usually though when you buy one item in the game, you want to buy more than one in your deck as they will show up more often (very common in any deck builder). Hope that makes sense!
I played 2 times yesterday this game (i havent played it earlier) and we got totally destroyed, in round 3 (wave 1) and then in round 5 (wave 2). Reveal effects can be terrible, and a lot depends on order of enemies. Maybe ill be luckier next time.
Any cards discarded get placed in your discard pile. Plus the xenoxanthum is in your discard pile. You won't run out. Also you get a new xeno every round
Not sure your playing this correctly. Psionic abilities, weapons, etc have to be attached to a Unit before enemies are revealed. They aren't played out of your hand.
I don't have the game anymore, but pretty sure the cards that can be played from hand have an icon on them as instants. But I totally could be wrong! Do you have a name of a card you were thinking of that I could look up?
No, he played it correct. Instants (with the instant symbol) are played out of hand. However, in minute 30:00 when fighting the Bloodseeker he made a mistake by forgetting about the +2/+2 bonus effect. Nevermind, this game is hard as hell ...
Qq; didnt watch entire video… did you ever use cards from one hand to help the other? I thought “teamwork” was an advantage to playing multi-handed but I havent seen you do this.
At 3:23 you played an instant to react to the enemy reveal ability. However p.18 in the manual states Players can REACT to enemy Reveal Abilities using "Abilities and/or playing Instants". The Instant part makes sense but what about Abilities??? Is the rulebook referring to TROOP Abilities that may apply? If so, ANY TROOP of just the one nearest the enemy? And for the other player can he react using an Ability of a Troop in his lane. This F ing game is so pissing me off. The rulebook SUCKS.
Page 19 says all players can use their abilities or cards to React towards the enemy. The Abilities refers to the troop abilities and cards refers to the equipments. Therefore, I would interpret that as the game allowing players to use their troop abilities and equipment to assist the players currently battling the enemy. If the troop ability says it deals damage then damage should be dealt, or health or whatever. The only thing is you can't move/deploy your troops into the other lanes until the wave/round is completed. You can use the ability of your troops as stated in their card, the distance to the enemy is mentioned only if it matters. If distance/position to the enemy is not stated, you can use the ability, assuming the description says you can use it.
Why is this game considered a “deck builder”? I dont see any deck building. You just gain a few new cards each wave and fight. Then they get eliminated or you keepem. Then repeat, hoping to draw better ones?? I dunno… I guess I was expecting some sort of Ascension or Shards Of Infinity style deck builder. The deck-building aspect of this game doesnt really look like deck building. Its more like, get a card, usem, get a few more, usem… and also looks like you could just use the same cards every time you play.
Thanks for this video - I have Xenoshyft Dreadmire on its way to me in the post at the moment and this video has upped my anticipation for receiving it!
Nice good luck it's a hard one!!
Watched the hidden gem video, watched this video, found a KS copy on the bay and cannot wait to get this on the table.
The Artwork, the theme, tower defense, quick playtime and one-shots with a good amount of variation. I'm hooked.
Yes yes yes!! I hope you enjoy it!!
@@OneStopCoopShop just arrived yesterday. Played it today and it is super awesome. Love the theme and art. I think the different setups and labs give it a good replayabillity. Died against the sefend boss :D but will try again tomorrow :D
Haha yes! I did a lot in that game but so glad you are enjoying it!!
thank you for introducing me to this game, i have already ordered it and I'm waiting for it to arrive
I just picked this game up sealed at a thrift store and it looks really fun. These are pretty much the only instructional videos about them so thank you for the help because the rule book is a bit confusing with set up for a first timer
Glad to help and have fun!!
@@OneStopCoopShop every source I can find says it's brutal af so im excited to get stomped into the dirt repeatedly
I haven't played Dreadmire, but base Xenoshyft is brutal. The weather deck seems to add more randomness, for better or for worse.
Yeah not sure what I think about the weather. Immolation i think is better overall! I will be pushing it soon, many less tiebreak effects and randomness.
Thanks for the video!
Those Moss Pincers in the second round should have had +1 attack and health from Monsoon.
Thanks for that!
Looks challenging I like it. Reminds me of Space Alert which I love
It is a good challenge i just dislike the reveal effects! I like immolation much more, i will post in the next couple of days. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the playthrough. This game seems brutal indeed. I like hard game but i'm not sure about this one. I like game when I can say, If I would have played this way instead of this way I would have won. I'm not sure I can say that about this game.
I agree 100% it is brutal and I am not sure in the right way! I will be posting the immolation playthrough shortly and it goes completely different from this one thoughI am not sure I did anything different. Still a cool deck building mechanic with this one! Thanks for watching!
Great playthrough! Out of curiosity, what brand of sleeves do you typically use? I notice that these seem to fit a lot better than any I've tried so far.
Here I used Ultra Pro Sleeves, Standard!
This is a great deck builder I have to purchase one day. Another one... :)
They just keep adding up! I love deckbuilders and this is no exception! Thanks for watching!
So many great deckbuilders! Thanks for introducing us to yet another one. It does seem like a lot of the deckbuilders end up having solo options to them a lot more than the average non-deckbuilding game.
Never let a character die without using their ability. That’s begging to lose.
Another great OSCS video! Hey Colin do you think it's worth getting Dreadmire if you already have Onslaught? (I am planning for now solo only)
GREAT question! I think you need Dreadmire after you have played Onslaught for awhile. You don't need both right away there is enough replayability in Onslaught for at least 8-10 plays. THEN if you are still loving, get Dreadmire for more replayability!
knowing a Boss enemy was still coming and using the item that reduced a enemy to 1 HP seems like a real bad choice
Yup! Oh well!
Do you vary the items you buy or do you find that you end up purchasing the same stuff each game for these divisions?
Great question! Since the items are randomly set up and the divisions are randomly chosen, I Would say each game you buy very different items. Usually though when you buy one item in the game, you want to buy more than one in your deck as they will show up more often (very common in any deck builder). Hope that makes sense!
I played 2 times yesterday this game (i havent played it earlier) and we got totally destroyed, in round 3 (wave 1) and then in round 5 (wave 2). Reveal effects can be terrible, and a lot depends on order of enemies.
Maybe ill be luckier next time.
Yes those reveal stink! Good luck!
Great play through, is this worth having without the base game?
Certainly! This one may even be better than the base!
Dreadmire is a stand-alone game from Onslaught. It can be used with cards from the original game but is very much designed to be played by itself.
What deck are we drawing from when drawing back up to 6? I'm extremely confused.
Your personal deck!
@@OneStopCoopShop but that runs out! You only start with like 12 cards. Do you get a personal deck each round? That's what is confusing me
Any cards discarded get placed in your discard pile. Plus the xenoxanthum is in your discard pile. You won't run out. Also you get a new xeno every round
@@OneStopCoopShop do you recycling the discard back into your deck. Got it
Yup!
Not sure your playing this correctly. Psionic abilities, weapons, etc have to be attached to a Unit before enemies are revealed. They aren't played out of your hand.
I don't have the game anymore, but pretty sure the cards that can be played from hand have an icon on them as instants. But I totally could be wrong! Do you have a name of a card you were thinking of that I could look up?
No, he played it correct. Instants (with the instant symbol) are played out of hand. However, in minute 30:00 when fighting the Bloodseeker he made a mistake by forgetting about the +2/+2 bonus effect. Nevermind, this game is hard as hell ...
Qq; didnt watch entire video… did you ever use cards from one hand to help the other? I thought “teamwork” was an advantage to playing multi-handed but I havent seen you do this.
No idea at this point but I'm sure I thought about it!
Tough beat! I like the simple combat resolution, but the game seems a bit too punishing for me. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching! And yes you have to be ready to lose! 😀
At 3:23 you played an instant to react to the enemy reveal ability. However p.18 in the manual states Players can REACT to enemy Reveal Abilities using "Abilities and/or playing Instants". The Instant part makes sense but what about Abilities??? Is the rulebook referring to TROOP Abilities that may apply? If so, ANY TROOP of just the one nearest the enemy? And for the other player can he react using an Ability of a Troop in his lane. This F ing game is so pissing me off. The rulebook SUCKS.
Sorry man I get you. I don't remember at this point!
Page 19 says all players can use their abilities or cards to React towards the enemy. The Abilities refers to the troop abilities and cards refers to the equipments. Therefore, I would interpret that as the game allowing players to use their troop abilities and equipment to assist the players currently battling the enemy. If the troop ability says it deals damage then damage should be dealt, or health or whatever. The only thing is you can't move/deploy your troops into the other lanes until the wave/round is completed.
You can use the ability of your troops as stated in their card, the distance to the enemy is mentioned only if it matters. If distance/position to the enemy is not stated, you can use the ability, assuming the description says you can use it.
Why is this game considered a “deck builder”? I dont see any deck building. You just gain a few new cards each wave and fight. Then they get eliminated or you keepem. Then repeat, hoping to draw better ones?? I dunno… I guess I was expecting some sort of Ascension or Shards Of Infinity style deck builder. The deck-building aspect of this game doesnt really look like deck building. Its more like, get a card, usem, get a few more, usem… and also looks like you could just use the same cards every time you play.
I can see that for sure