r/Empulse

I don't know if I'm alone in this, but I am very steadily seeing more and more cheaters in this game. Mainly all aim hacks. For those of you who doubt me they literally advertise that they are selling the cheats at the end of the match.

Nothing will kill this game faster than it just being infested with cheaters.

I know its a tough problem to solve, but these kinds of high skill ceiling games will always attract brazen cheating. Maybe even autobanning people advertising cheats...? Who knows, please share your experiences if you are seeing cheats as well.

No idea how big the play base for the console is. But my request would be to keep the 'crossplay' on if you guys really want to see this game to thrive. I have rarely seen any console guys in my lobby after the PS5 release. It is very painful to see the pc player base is shrinking day by day. And if it keeps on continuing, I don't think Empulse is going to survive for very long.

In my opinion 1047 should try some free to play elements which will boost the player count.

Keeping multiplayer as premium, they can probably add Empulse Arena Royale as a free to play experience.

Been enjoying playing the game but there’s some issues that genuinely make me not want to play the game, I don’t like the fact snipers aren’t 1 shot kills but shotguns are even at close range I’ve been getting hit markers and the fact that you can input a keyboard and mouse into your console and play normally is a massive turn off, really need to sort at least the kbm issue cos it’s massive disadvantage to us console players

Most guns in this game feel increible to play and very powerful like the Echo Coda Percussion and Triad. Please dont change that strong guns are very fun. But in comparasin Opus and Requiem just are way to bad and its so easyly fixable make Requiem one shot and make Opus 2 shot on body. This whould bring them in line with the other weapons and whould make for some very satisfying skill expression

Can someone share their inputs on which is better?

Anyone know? I don’t want to buy and it have 100 players.?

The game has been good so far, the mechs are okay but what I’ve realized is the shield bubble. When getting shot at in a high pressure situation, its hard to see through the bubble and where shots are coming from because of the strong orange color. Maybe if it was a light color or transparent or a little blue, itll be easier to see through. What do you guys think.

seems like everybody laser beaming me while ziping around full speed

Hey everyone,

First off, massive kudos to 1047 for the art direction in EMPULSE. That gritty, mature, post-apocalyptic vibe is exactly what the game needed. It honestly reminds me of the shift from SG2 to Arena Reloaded, they completely nailed the atmosphere. I put 282 hours into Splitgate AR, and I've already clocked 16 hours in EMPULSE since the PS5 launch, so I’m genuinely hooked on the core gameplay loop.

However, as a console player, I really need to bring up a major hurdle: the mandatory PS Plus subscription.

Since EMPULSE is a premium title ($15) and not F2P, console players are hit with a double paywall. I love this studio and want the game to succeed, but maintaining a monthly subscription just to play one game isn't financially sustainable for everyone right now. It really hurts the accessibility that made 1047's previous games so great to jump into.

Are other console players in the same boat? Do you think this paywall will hurt the console player base long-term?

See u in the comments ;)

Just wanted to share my controller settings to help those who might feel that things are a little off. This was made during SG2/AR play from experience, along with suggestions made by others at the time. After 8 hours in Empulse on PS5/dualsense and a bit of tweaking, this feels great to me. I highlighted what are in my option a couple of the most important tweaks/improvements to make. I hope this helps others find a setup that works for them! Feel free to share your own binds and sensitivities - I like experimenting and hearing about others play styles

Video:

***FOV - 120*** gotta see as much as possible 

High Frame Rate - ✅

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Binds:

***Jump - L3*** being able to aim while using jetpack is one of the biggest game changers 

Crouch (toggle) - ◼️

Reload (tap) + interact (hold) - X

Cancel grapple - ◼️

Fire Weapon - R2

Aim down sights (hold) - L2

Cycle weapon forward - 🔺

Use equipment- R1

Melee - R3

Grapple - L1 

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***Sensitivity settings:*** feeling comfortable with your sticks and movement is how you flow

Horizontal sensitivity - 6.0

Vertical sensitivity - 6.0

Zoom sensitivity multiplier - 1.0

Deadzone type - smoothed radial 

Inner deadzone - .03

Outer deadzone - .07

Response curve - linear 

Acceleration type - radial 

Acceleration time - .8

Acceleration horizontal max speed - 5.0 

Acceleration vertical max speed - 5.0

Aim assist strength - .9

Auto-sprint - ✅

Auto-jetpack - ✅

Vibration - off 

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Crosshair:

***Show grapple reactive crosshair - OFF*** this was the biggest thing that made my aim feel floaty and hard to follow starting Empulse - turning it off was a necessity to me

***Crosshair style - +*** having the smallest you’re comfortable focusing helped my aim improve a lot 

I'm currently trying to platinum this game, and right now I'm working on the Abstract Expressionist trophy.

The problem is that my stats say I have 140 P.A.I.N.T. kills, but the leaderboard only shows 125 P.A.I.N.T. kills.

From what I understand, you have to earn the Fresh Coat medal by killing an enemy that's affected by your P.A.I.N.T. Is that correct?

I'm wondering if this trophy is bugged, because on PlayStation it says only 0.4% of players have earned it. Has anyone else had this issue, or is there something I'm missing?

Outside of throwing away multiple lives trying to get close to them and swinging at them with a hammer there just isn't enough counter play.

And if the other team manages to control both mechs? That's basically gg.

I think itd be a fun gimmick if a lancer and a mech could interact at the same time with eachother to initiate an animation where the mech launches the lancer at max speed. Kinda like the teamup with hulk and wolverine in marvel rivals. Obviously the mechs would need arms or something to launch someone.

To compliment this mechanic i think the hammer should do significantly more damage to mechs depending on how fast your going when you hit them.

Honestly, movement feels good, I like grapple and shooting, it feels fun to play, felt like I could play more, I didnt get bored of it. Its definetly better than Splitgate was. Compared to Splitgate, its more casual and more fun, you dont need to be pro on this game to play it, if you know what I mean.

But there is this one issue.

Will this game have the playerbase it needs? If it doesnt attract players, it will be dead sooner or later. Peak 2800 players on Steam doesnt look too good. I dont want to use my money on a game, if it will be abandoned. Thats why I am not sure, should I refund it or not.

Yes it has issues, no I do not know if it will last a year. But I must say ive got my 15 bucks worth already the game is just flat out fun.