Everweave Recensioni 29

This game is still in beta, people! The harsh criticisms are unnecessary. This is based on DnD, BASED, not written for! And after playing through the first week, I have found this to be a wonderful take on creating my own adventure! I made my own character, named her, gave her a background story, and described her appearance- ALL of which the AI DM remembered. Keep in mind that AI cannot read intentions, so yes, it helps to explain your actions. I've had none of the previous bugs because I began after the latest fix. I strongly urge everyone to actually read through the TOS, because it gives you multiple outlets for resolving game issues, and explains that they are a VERY small group of devs. Hopefully this will lend compassion to those demanding urgency and immediate contact.

Now, it helps if you've had experience with this type of game. I think back on Neverwinter Nights. The AI doesn't know your mind- you direct it in such a fashion. You are the narrator. I LOVE that I can finally create my own story and have NPCs! To address the messaging- write longer messages. Combine as much narrative as you can. The AI DM does remember the storyline. And as another reviewer stated, the AI will not tolerate rudeness. Be kind. Think of it as a new entity in America learning the finesse of our society. If you swear at it, your game experience might not be all that great, or you might even get asked to not come back. I will say this again-THIS IS A BETA GAME, SO GIVE THE DEVS A BREAK. They didn't have to let us play it. They did so for CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, so BE NICE. Calling it a bad game and dissing their work is like someone coming to your work and peeing all over your desk! HELP THEM! That's what they've asked us to do. I am greatly looking forward to the final, polished version of this game. To be in on a beta where the devs actually DO listen to suggestions is exciting! You've been given an opportunity to do something great! Don't belittle it or yourselves by acting like jerks. These devs stay awake at night trying to solve a LOT of issues. I believe they've come a long way!

I understand the negative reviews, but I’m thoroughly enjoying my experience. It may be too much to ask, but try the cheapest subscription, and your experience with greatly improve. I cannot stop playing. It’s a phenomenal replacement if you are unable to gather together friends for a game of D&D, and you’re fiending!

Good mechanics overall and it's good at storytelling and adapting. However, it has trouble keeping up the pace. Too much in your inventory increases loading time, it forgets about stuff, and the newest update came out feeling half finished, leaving some bugs

Let's start with it saying it follows 5e SRD DnD. No it doesn't. Maybe parts of it, but not the actual SRD or open license. Try sneaking and then bow shot from a hidden location, instant combat without having resolved the sneak attack of the initial bow shot. And when you point it out, it says you have alerted them to your presence and where you are. But thats not true. They would have to see you or investigate or discover your location, but somehow they can see me in the dark (human's don't have dark vision so...)

Now let's talk about the DMs (yes, MULTIPLE DMs). There is the narrative, the dialogue and the combat. And they do not TALK to each other or truly trade amongst each other information. In narrative, I am describing my rapier attack. Then combat starts and the combat DM says I do 1d4 damage since I am a rogue based on a shortsword or dagger...but a shortsword does 1d6, not 1d4. Also doesn't check the values of the rapier, ignores the fact I said it was poisoned. ANd don't get me started on critical hits. Twice in combat, the DM rolling to hit said I acheived a 20, critical success but somehow only did 4 points of damage. Not possible. Since my MINIMUM normal damage is 4. 1d8 for the rapier +3 from strength or +3 from dex is you use finese. Either way, should have at least been 5, if they wanna say I rolled all 1's. Worse was it was a sneak attack. Which means 1d8 + 3 + 2d6 min would be 5, and critical would have been 2d8 + 4d6 + 3. which is 9. It cheats to drag out combat or use whatever system they have coded. Not weapons. Not what you have. ANd NOT what is on your character sheet.

ANd the fact the three DMs apparently do not talk means no one shares details so whatever happens in one the other doesnt know it. Changes how NPCs react or act, changes how combat occurrs.... and the fact I have to keep the system steady while using messages that I have to spend real money for... I am the DM. NOt the AI.

Its horrid. Not worth it. If this is the case, I can just make ChatGPT use a prompt and go on an adventure and get better results. I know, cause I've done it.

If I had to rate the game on potential, it’d be quite high. If the devs were honest with themselves in that they’ve released which is honestly in early beta and charged accordingly, I’d rate it higher. In practice, though, it’s a buggy, unstable game that provides 60 messages (every thing you say or describe doing uses a message…so that number can easily be depleted in an hour or two of play easily) with multiple message packs which range from $3-$20 and monthly subscription plans which range from $6-$50 per month based on messages provided and promise of faster responses from their AI DM (I doubt that bit since I’ve tried two tiers of subscriptions and seen no real difference). The rates they charge would be acceptable for a complete and polished game, but remarkably high for one in its current state. Customer service is a joke since there’s no way to communicate to them through their app and contact has to be either through a Discord Channel or through email which you have to actively look for and they don’t respond to after the initial contact based on personal experience. It’s one of those I’m debating uninstalling and moving on from or not spending any more of my money (I’ve spent well over a $100 on it in message packs and two different monthly subscription tiers to date) until the actual product justifies the spending…which I’d guess might very well be 6 months-a year based on what I’ve seen. In essence, it has promise but is currently terribly overpriced for the app’s current stage of development.

Similar apps have the feature of giving the players the option to freely choose different modes ("say" vs "do" vs letting the AI progress the story, etc). Because RPGs have so many technical aspects, this is absolutely essential because while LLMs are good at generating text, they're bad at everything else. So instead of having buttons to click between OOC communication with the DM vs combat vs inventory and money management (like shops) vs roleplaying, there seems to be one model badly handling everything, or as some people claim it's choosing for the player behind the scenes which model to use. This makes it malfunctional, which I fear is intentional because correcting the AI's mistakes wastes players' tokens. They generally seem to deprioritize giving players options. I mean, I know it's in beta but it's still astonishing that it was released without even implementing all the basic class, species, background, equipment, etc options in the core game it's based on, but for as long as it's been out, there's still only 5 classes and no implementation of the "background" character creation mechanics or selecting starting equipment at all! That is the bare minimum. Why would they prioritize anything above that? Instead they would rather try to implement multiplayer options. What is the point of that? Apps like this are for playing dungeons and dragons when you're by yourself. If I have multiple people, I'm not going to use the app, I'm going to play dungeons and dragons! I remember when they even removed one of the few adventure options simply because it was the least popular (like it cost them anything to have it as an option) and told people who missed it to just ask the DM to change it after starting the adventure. Why not let the player describe what adventure they want before starting then? Oh, right, because that would save the player some tokens! It's a shame because I really like the aesthetics and narration style compared to other apps, but it just doesn't work as well and the devs seem disinterested in fixing it.

This app is in early development, that needs to be on the forefront of everyone’s mind when looking at this app. It’s an amazing AI DnD style app that when I compare it to others offers far more than others I have tried. Yes there are some bugs, but again this is very early access and a small team. The discord chat has tips and tricks to help make the most of your experience and the community has folks that are willing to help you find work around a for issues.
One tip though, when a new update comes out test it with a campaign you don’t mind having some continuity issues or bugging out and not your man campaign. Join the discord to keep up to date with news and announcements, also for new tips on how to navigate any new bugs or issues, and be kind to the DM. Honestly keeping a polite tone with the DM has done wonders for me when correcting any issues that have come up in my main campaign.

An uninspiring disappointment of a "game." You can't even call it a game because the actual game functions are completely broken. Everweave is a choose your own adventure book being marketed as a game to suck people in. The main people that enjoy it are people that just turn off combat, ignore the inventory system, etc. and just go through the narrative or people that just like to cheat and play as gods which also is just playing the "game" narratively. What the developers don't say in their advertisements is that there is no real AI dungeon master. YOU are the dungeon master and will be doing the heavy lifting, creating the entire world and narrative as the AI is just a yes man that outputs a basic story that tries to avoid D&D themes and creations due to the developers possibly trying to avoid paying for copyright. Nothing works and it is full of game breaking bugs that completely ruin your experience. The developers are completely incompetent. People already know generative AI can make a story. The actual hard part is making it into a game, which they clearly can't. The game has been in development for almost three years and they still haven't gotten off of the ground floor. The developers also seemingly don't care if your game is ruined that you've been playing for two years. They just want to stay in their hug box and not get their feelings hurt so they'll ban you for being negative. A bunch of really weird people so it's no wonder this game fails so hard. If you combine the 100% misleading advertising, poor experience with the expensive pricing model, this game is essentially a scam. There's even data privacy and security concerns. Avoid it like the plague.

Keeping I mind that this game is still in development my only real issues are 1: the lack of unique names. iv been playing for a week and already have met several characters with the same names (2 borin's. 3 silas's and a few Theron's) I hope as they develop the game this issue is resolved. 2: my inventory doesn't change. For example I got a special sword and 4 special torches for a quest to battle a monster and after the battle I 'gifted' the sword back to the man who made it and used all 4 torches in the battle but all 4 torches a and the sword are still in my inventory even after the DM acknowledge my returning it, not to mention my now infinite supply of Heath potions after buying just 2 at the start of my game and using them both they remain in my inventory.

Im sure these issues will be resolved at some point during development and other then that I'm loving the storytelling and uniqueness of the characters I meet

I really enjoy this you can get about a hour if you send in messages with about a paragraph. for your 60 free messages. that part sucks, but it has made me feel like I'm part of game and actually in it. yes still very beta not a lot of races, classes, and Themes. you just have to know how to pace how much you play a day for the free 60 messages.

I downloaded this app two days ago because my ad algorithm kept throwing it at my face and was interested in the fact the AI kept track of my inventory. As a two year player of AI Dungeon, this peaked my interest since that game tends to be forgetful about NPCs and inventory.

In the two days I've played this app, I have to say I'm very, very impressed. At the time of posting it's still in it's Alpha release so there will be some bugs I will mention. But the upsides definitely outnumber the bad.

Good things:
-This app is PERFECT for teaching new players the D&D experience. Character creation is an absolute breeze. You can pick a scenario and be thrown right in!
-The DM/GM is an excellent storyteller. It describes the scenes in detail, each NPC feels like a person with their own personality. It remembers your actions, repeats what you said to the NPC perfectly and makes the game immersive.
-Combat is absolutely stunning. AI rolls the dice for you and the other combatants and calculates damage automatically. This speeds up the game and makes combat feel like it's in real time. It also does what Song of Swords does and allows you to target specific parts of each target. You want to dive tackle an enemy? Go for it. You want to pick up an enemies weapon and throw it at someone's head? No problem. You want to backflip while decapitating an enemy? Sky is the limit!
-Daily limit. Now this is a mixed blessing. The game only allows something like 60 interactions daily. Which is enough to progress quite a bit in the story, but stops to allow you to go on with your life like a REAL session. But also if you absolutely MUST keep playing because you ended at a critical part, there are multiple options to keep doing that without breaking the bank.
-Inventory system that keeps track of coins goods, weapons and armor.

Bad (but being improved):
-High Fantasy only games. No selective genres (Survival Horror, Sci-fi, Modern Day drama, etc.
-AI can have trouble processing if you minimize the app or turn off your phone. It also will have trouble generating if you input too much.
-Character creation is very much still Beta. There is only a few races and classes a player can be. For instance, if you want a spellcaster, your only current option is warlock. No mage, no wizard.
-While inventory system is invaluable to gameplay, there are some bugs. You have to be specific about what you want to buy, sell or loot. If you simply say, "I want to trade." The AI will freak out and not be sure if you want to gain items or lose items. I also recommend looting each fallen enemy individually. If you try to loot a bunch of bodies after a battle (like encountering a battle between orcs and town guards) the AI will only give you like... one item. Out of everything. Find an abandoned merchants shop? Look specifically for a potion? Found no problem. Try to scavenge the whole place at once? You're lucky if you find anything. However if you decide to leave a gift to someone as "payment" like offering a spare sword you have in your inventory, the game hilariously will reward you with coin. Even though its a gift.

All in all, while the game isn't perfect, it's definitely a huge leap forward in AI and D&D gameplay. And as I mentioned, the app is still in Alpha, so many of the bads will eventually be phased out.

I went through the game with a very oppressive DM that required me to roll a 14 or more for EVERY task. Great so you have a 30% chance or less to accomplish everything, that's oppressive and hopeless. Often I found needing to roll 18s and 20s. Once I had to roll a 22. If I could have... I would've thrown the dice right in the DM's face. The only way to get around this hurdle was to use ability buffs to make it at least reasonably even, but if you have no ability buffs expect to fail every time. There seems to be no ability buffs happening in combat either. Last night I had a fight with 4 enemies- the fight lasted 3 hours because nobody could hit anything. Maybe other players are breaking the game causing the AI to increase the threshold for success for everyone?

Don't get me started on the pay to play, I've spent over $50 in a week. The only thing that is good about this game is the descriptiveness in the storytelling.

I’ve been waiting my whole life for a game like this… and I really enjoyed it, even with the buggy mess of items/equipment and sloppy Ai memory.

I enjoyed it enough to sign up for $7 a month. Or like $90 a year.

For that amount of money, I got about 3 hours of game time. And frankly 1/2 of it or more was the Ai stuck thinking. Then of course… gameplay stopped… it asked me for even more money to keep playing… $25 a month ($600 a year). This is ABSURD for a narrated game with zero graphics engine. Total RIP OFF.

I’m very sad. This game could have really been cool. Oh well.

I have found the limit of 60 messages (free) way too limited. I hit that in one session.
In that session, I had a battle that kept erroring out and could not get past it. It would start over everytime. The responses are WAY slow.
I finally just removed the app from my phone. HAD such high hopes....

Everweave did not make it's saving throw...

The game is extremely buggy—don’t waste your time contacting customer service. During a battle I was flooded with error messages, freezes, and forced rerolls. It seemed to start after I used profanity. The devs asked for a link, which I provided, but it doesn’t show how many errors, rerolls, or freezes actually occurred so they would reset the character.

When playing, I often have to simplify my directions as the AI will continually make errors. Not putting silver in the right account at a bank, not giving me my silver when I complete a mission at an adventurer's guild, etc. The AI often makes frequent mistakes when given complex instructions, which ruins the experience. I want this to be fun, but having played D&D for years, the run-of-the-mill campaign of start here, this is the middle, you have achieved your goal, doesn't make it exciting. I like a very complex game rich in detail, such as NPC's having more than four names etc.

I picked this game a up a few days ago and was having immense fun, especially since I’m very new to the D&D world. However the AI gave me some trouble that actually costed my life in my first campaign. Me and 3 other companions set up an ambush on some goblins. And when we triggered the ambush, none of my companions engaged in combat. When I asked the AI why they haven’t joined, it kept repeating that “they were still waiting for the right moment to strike” even though my HP went all the way down to 1. My constant cries for my companions to join the combat was met with the repeated message of “waiting for the right moment to strike”. The AI seems to get confused in certain situations. Everything else has been extremely fun!

I have been playing this game for over a week, it is very additive, but like all new games it has it flaws. (and like all DM's also). This game is worth it for me to buy a monthly mission plan and a few extra packs every when I want to treat myself for a good week.

The game will forget to give you your items, just say something like (DM I would like to pick up X and Y) it will go back and correct it's mistakes and que those items to be added to your inventory.

It will eat up message also (turns) so be sure to say "I will continue into the forest searching for X. Rather than I want to continue into the forest as the AI will tell you a nice story but not que the event right away.

It will repeat names and confuse it self as it will have multiple people called by the same name, easy way to fix this is say "DM change the widow Susan's name to May" the game will change the name and use the new one going forward.

Combat and such is still a work in progress also but as long as you have good gear and don't try and min, max combat to much it is playable and still fun.

The concept is awesome I understand that this is early access which means it has bugs but the A.I. Really needs to have some work done. A lot if people have Have already brought up the reused names, the fact that it likes to push you towards something you tell it, specifically, what you do, what you want it to do, and it doesn't listen there at spend specifically, what I'm looking to do and how I'm willing to look and most normal dm's. Would go okay, you're taking that kind of time? Here's advantage, or here's disadvantage. One of my biggest issues that I've seen with a 3 characters I played so far.Is that The AI doesn't know what things actually cost from the game I went in for a simple armored repair on my barbarian, which should have only cost maybe a gold piece and it ended app costing me 18 gold. It just doesn't understand the price variance. It's good on the storytelling per se. There are times it has to think a long time before you talk. But it's the combat where I have problems. It either it wants to drive you to crawl to combat. No matter what, it seems that the dice out goal'm is a little off because I've played DND since I was 16, and I'm 47 and Yes, bad rules happen, but it's not to the point where you might have one success for every 50 rolls you roll the other issue I have in the combat system is like the character I just deleted cause he died at level 3. It was a wall like a goblin warlike I had 6 city. Guards with me, we had an element attack of surprise with 9. The Gnolls that I had been fighting up until then , and even when I investigated was my unseen servant , their regular Gnolls , ragged armor rusty weapons I was hitting them with my scimitar, swing 10 10 hits on A6I was there AC according to the AI. I\n Go to 5 these Gnolls with the guards and suddenly instead of fighting the Gnolls, I've been fighting the entire time, I'm all of a sudden fighting Knowles that are equal to me in armor class, how hard they hit, how often they hit? And that's another thing, the enemy hits far more than you do, even though they're supposed to do dice rolls, and sometimes they don't even do dice rolls, they just hit you and You have the element of surprise for some reason where you're fighting isn't surprised and on top of that, in normal rules, there's a 5 foot spot that's what you take app everybody around you takes app a 5 foot spot, so please tell me I can be a goblin Wark, I'm 12 feet back from the combat. And I state this, the city guard that are with me, 3 of them are not ahead of me, but somehow online knolls are able to not only stand on the other side of the human guards, but all 9 can attack me when I'm only taking up a 5 foot spot. And I've got 3 guards in front of me and around me, all taking up 5 foot spots
. And on a different note, reading some of these other reviews, even when I told the AI wanted help wanted to find party members, oh no, nobody will help you didn't matter what, I played. Those are my issues, it has potential. But like I said, I know this is an early access and if the creators actually listen. It has potential, but it needs work also with its prices If you're gonna have a free to play honestly and you gonna charge people money to keep playing it. 60 messages is right. It's no more than 15 minutes, especially when you go into great detail when it'll ask you what you want to do. And sometimes it'll do it another times it'll what do you want to do?So they're right on that

From my experience, I’ve really loved it a lot. It’s been incredibly addicting diving into the adventures, building relationships with party members, and seeing their interactions with my character. I’ve grown very attached to the party members and care for them as much as real players.

I’ve tried other AI chatbots before, and they often forget details or get continuity mixed up pretty quickly. Everweave, while it still has its flaws, seems to have the best AI recollection of story details I’ve seen — from the very beginning of an adventure to thousands of messages later. Occasionally I still have to correct it, but not often enough to ruin immersion.

Another feature that surprised me was just how unrestrained the AI is. It doesn’t shy away from more extreme or darker subjects, which works great for gritty adventures. Enemies and monsters can commit truly evil acts, and you can romance characters and have uncensored intimate moments that definitely don’t just “fade to black” like in many other campaigns.

I will admit, the greedy message limit is pretty ridiculous — and yes, the AI will drag out conversations and encounters to burn through your messages if you let it. Let me explain:

A huge piece of advice for anyone who wants to get the most out of the experience is to play as both a player and a sort of co-DM alongside the AI. The AI won’t drag things out and waste messages as much if you help guide it with clear direction.

For example, if you’re in a forest looking for action, don’t just write, “I wander deeper into the forest.” Instead, write, “I wander deeper into the forest until I come across a goblin camp.” The system works best when you help dictate what happens. The AI DM will almost always incorporate your prompts into the narrative.

Even if a beloved NPC or party member dies, you can type something like, “Then, like a miracle, my fallen friends are revived back to life,” and the DM will roll with it. Co-DMing like this might compromise immersion for some people, but it’s absolutely the best way to prevent the AI from dragging out events needlessly and to experience exactly what you want out of the adventure.